TheXtremisT
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 16, 2014 16:56:39 GMT -5
I've just been watching old ECW matches, and realised that Joey Styles' on commentary doesn't do it for me. I don't get the love for him. I assume he's got die hard ECW fans who appreciate him, but remove that fanbase and who REALLY likes him that much?
He's a smart announcer, knows a lot of stuff just like Striker, but I don't see anything special about him. Maybe it's when he goes from 0 to shrill in under 2 seconds with "OH MYEE GOD".
While I think backstage he is well liked, especially for standing up to others, and clocking JBL like he deserved, I'm talking about his commentary.
How do you guys feel?
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Post by marino13 on Jan 16, 2014 17:00:20 GMT -5
I thought his time commentating in WWE was far better than his ECW stuff. Much more calm and didn't crack his voice as much.
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Post by The Yes Man on Jan 16, 2014 17:08:06 GMT -5
He is better with a partner.
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Post by beermoney86 on Jan 16, 2014 19:46:56 GMT -5
under rated in my opinion, but I'm a huge ECW mark and Raven has said his top 3 announcers would be Solie, Ross, then Styles. I liked an announcer who actually knew about wrestlers and different styles of wrestling thus my love also for Mike Tenay
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Post by HalfBlackRazorback on Jan 16, 2014 20:00:51 GMT -5
He is ok I think because I was never an ECW fan is part of the reason I don't see his mystique. His work in WWF was acceptable but not overwhelmingly impressive
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2014 20:12:37 GMT -5
I like Styles but do feel he is overrated. I think he is great with a partner to bounce stuff off though.....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2014 21:39:18 GMT -5
I like him a lot.
I just never liked him announcing alone as it felt bush league and he needed a color man.
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Post by ICW on Jan 16, 2014 21:41:30 GMT -5
You have to understand the state of commentary in the mid 1990s. It was so awful and Joey Styles was a TREMENDOUS breath of fresh air. There wasn't anyone like him.
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Post by Brad on Jan 16, 2014 22:05:09 GMT -5
I had no problem with him in WWE. I don't like him in ECW because like Bash said, a one man booth is bush league.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 16, 2014 22:35:00 GMT -5
I like him better as AJ Styles
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Jan 16, 2014 22:44:40 GMT -5
Joey Styles should have Cole's job. He is the third greatest announcer ever & NO ONE has a legitimate argument against it.
His promo about the demonization of the terms "Wrestling" & "Wrestlers" was brilliant beyond words.
In an ideal world he would have stepped up to the booth at WrestleMania 25 after years of faithful dedication to the genre, shocked hands with Ross as the legend in his own time placed his iconic 10 gallon hat over his heart & said "The torch is hot, don't slow down with it."...
Joey Styles is unappreciated by the world & mainstream fans can toss my salad ten ways to December to Dismember which is where I first saw him in person & shouted at the top of my lungs "THANK YOU JOEY!!!!" which he acknowledged with a thumbs up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2014 23:14:58 GMT -5
OH MY GOD! If anything he's underrated.
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TheXtremisT
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 17, 2014 6:25:39 GMT -5
Good points, I feel more or less the same about needing a commentating partner. That's probably why I didn't mind him or dislike him when he did Raw or WWE/ECW.
He certainly knows his stuff and is a great fan for sure, I'm thinking he's like Striker without the 'geeky' side, and doesn't shove the facts down our throats?
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Post by mikey1974 on Jan 17, 2014 7:05:48 GMT -5
You have to understand the state of commentary in the mid 1990s. It was so awful and Joey Styles was a TREMENDOUS breath of fresh air. There wasn't anyone like him. absolutely a great point! in the WWF you had Lawler and Vince,which generally consisted of Lawler being the heel and furthering his feud with the Hart family, and Vince with his over the top "UNBEEEELLLEEEEVABLE!" calls. they needed Jim Ross (which came later) to add some actual WRESTLING commentary to the mix. in WCW you had Schiavone ,who ,sorry,but he generally came off like a shill sometimes.EVERY show was the "Most Important Night in the history of our industry!"... then you had Bischoff,who was actually okay,but generally just seemed to be there to plug stuff a lot of the time.Heenan was Heenan,playing the comedic heel announcer role. and then lastly you had Mongo. so,in ECW,Styles not only had an encyclopedic knowledge of wrestling moves,holds,promotions around the world,and the wrestler's careers,but he seemed genuinely enthusiastic about what he was seeing,and brought an energy to ECW that in really needed to look bigger than it was. I won't say he's overrated. maybe a bit underrated. I don't consider him the best on commentary ever. but ECW needed him,and it was a perfect union at the time.
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Post by RollinsFan44 on Jan 17, 2014 9:27:06 GMT -5
No way, I loved Joey Styles' commentary. He's a very hard worker and also very underrated if anything.
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Post by hulkhogancollector on Jan 17, 2014 23:02:57 GMT -5
OH MY GOD! If anything he's underrated. I agree with Joel Gartner was good too, I miss the ECW of the 90s
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Post by Franky4Fingers on Jan 18, 2014 5:25:41 GMT -5
i liked him because he was a solo act and yet kept it interesting enough for me not to mute it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2014 6:27:34 GMT -5
Joey Styles should have Cole's job. He is the third greatest announcer ever & NO ONE has a legitimate argument against it. His promo about the demonization of the terms "Wrestling" & "Wrestlers" was brilliant beyond words. In an ideal world he would have stepped up to the booth at WrestleMania 25 after years of faithful dedication to the genre, shocked hands with Ross as the legend in his own time placed his iconic 10 gallon hat over his heart & said "The torch is hot, don't slow down with it."... Joey Styles is unappreciated by the world & mainstream fans can toss my salad ten ways to December to Dismember which is where I first saw him in person & shouted at the top of my lungs "THANK YOU JOEY!!!!" which he acknowledged with a thumbs up. My Siberian Husky Nishka could do Coles job better than him. to quote JR-"he is a stain on the underwear of life"
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Post by HuskerTornado on Jan 18, 2014 20:09:28 GMT -5
Joey Styles should have Cole's job. He is the third greatest announcer ever & NO ONE has a legitimate argument against it. His promo about the demonization of the terms "Wrestling" & "Wrestlers" was brilliant beyond words. In an ideal world he would have stepped up to the booth at WrestleMania 25 after years of faithful dedication to the genre, shocked hands with Ross as the legend in his own time placed his iconic 10 gallon hat over his heart & said "The torch is hot, don't slow down with it."... Joey Styles is unappreciated by the world & mainstream fans can toss my salad ten ways to December to Dismember which is where I first saw him in person & shouted at the top of my lungs "THANK YOU JOEY!!!!" which he acknowledged with a thumbs up. Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of legitimate arguments against it. Who are your top 2?
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