What makes you cringe?

I was thinking last night whilst watching the latest Impact! (I know, I was bored) and there was a few things happening which really made me cringe. Im not talking about 'grinding gears' here, just things like you just find really embarrassing about Wrestlin either today or from the past.

Ill kick off by saying the Titantron (do they call it that in TNA?) videos in TNA. Who the hell designs these? Immortal's looks like its been designed by some grade school kid using powerpoint, its absolutely terrible (not to mention the music sucks too).

The TNA crowd, whilst I love an atmosphere and chanting in general, every single chant seems to have to rhyme with "duh duh duh duh" (you know the one, This. is. aw-ful, We. drink. root. beer., You. are. so. sad." Its SOOOO cringeworthy!

Anything that makes you watch with fingers in ears or through your hands?

hornswaggle.
john cena promo's

Thing that makes me cringe the most is the "Orton's going to that place, where he hears voices" Only from Michael Cole though because he has a certain way of saying it which annoys me and makes me cringe.

The stuff that recently made me cringe were the promo's where Cole was mentioning Lawler's recently deceased mother, and by recently i think it was a week after she died!!

Michael Cole.

The WWE has been doing stories with deceased relatives for ages.

Can't you remember when The Big Show was getting grief from the big boss man, he turned up at the funeral with a megaphone calling him an illigitimate B*stard just after his dad died.

I also remember them making a story about JR's face after he had a stroke.

I think I have been de sensitized to it now

things that make me cringe are when WWE commentators can't find anything better to say than 'wow' or 'woah' about high flying moves - it makes them sound unprofessional and uneducated about wrestling.

Other things include: John Cena, Vicky's 'patented' excuse me line and now Sin Cara.

TNA's music videos are a good shout too, they look amatuer.

95% of anything John Cena does makes me ashamed to still watch this stuff

The John Cena salute.

That damn salute is part of my 95%

Superstars such as Jacob Novak who don't look at all comfortable inside the ring.

Oh, and most divas cutting promos

HHH wrestlemania entrance.

I thought that was awesome, first time i've watched his entrance in years

Rey winning a match

I don't mind him winning a match just cant stand him with the WHC

Only 95% Gaffer?

talkingpoint wrote:things that make me cringe are when WWE commentators can't find anything better to say than 'wow' or 'woah' about high flying moves - it makes them sound unprofessional and uneducated about wrestling.

Other things include: John Cena, Vicky's 'patented' excuse me line and now Sin Cara.

TNA's music videos are a good shout too, they look amatuer.

Sin Cara?

Yeah Brady, I can handle Cena when he acts serious and focused, it doesn't happen often but when it does I can take him.

I may take alot of flack for this but I'll say it.

Randy Orton!!

It makes me cringe that WWE have done nothing to his character apart from have him get along with Cena for no apparent reason.

Also one more

I cringed big time, on a constant basis during the Straight Edge story lines involving CM Punk, for one simple reason, He was the biggest Heel in the industry for kids, because he lived a clean and healthy lifestyle.

I HATED THAT!!!!!

I dont think it was his life style that made him heel, it was the preaching

Most diva matches, yeah they look good, but you'd think that the abilty
to Wrestle (sorry Vince should you read this i meant entertain) a little
bit would be required.

John Cena amazing comebacks

The rise and fall of the mid carders. One week gods, the next nobody's.

HULK HOGAN - justbabout everything he does or tweets.

Rik Flair - still blading at what age.

TNA ruining another match with an unessecary ref bump, or out side
interference.

Cena looking at the crowd for ages before he speaks
Diva matches

Divas talking.

Knockouts talking.

Anything Hulk Hogan says, does or thinks.

Anything Dixie Carter has said, done, thought or tweeted.

Michael Cole and Vickie Guerrero being the two biggest heels in WWE.

95% of the people on NXT.

Heath Slater.

Primo. Well, he doesn't make me cringe, more like grit my teeth and hope that he's painfully violated by a blue whale.

John-Original Name King wrote:

talkingpoint wrote:things that make me cringe are when WWE commentators can't find anything better to say than 'wow' or 'woah' about high flying moves - it makes them sound unprofessional and uneducated about wrestling.

Other things include: John Cena, Vicky's 'patented' excuse me line and now Sin Cara.

TNA's music videos are a good shout too, they look amatuer.

Sin Cara?

Yes Sin Cara - his top rope finisher is so unrealistic and the botch with Primo made it look even worse. I'm sure he's a very talented athlete and will do well in the WWE, especially in the merch stakes - he seems very marketable but he needs to be given the 5 star frog splash or something as a finisher in future.

Would anyone feel him hitting a 5 star?

Just give him the goddam 619 and be done with it.

People that religiously defend a specific wrestler/promotion just because they are a total mark and aren't able to back up their argument.

David Tails wrote:People that religiously defend a specific wrestler/promotion just because they are a total mark and aren't able to back up their argument.

Aren't you a TNA mark yourself? or used to be?

Holymiky wrote:

David Tails wrote:People that religiously defend a specific wrestler/promotion just because they are a total mark and aren't able to back up their argument.

Aren't you a TNA mark yourself? or used to be?

TNA Mark? No. TNA Fan? Yes.

If you look at my recent posting history, you will see I've posted more negative comments regarding TNA than positive ones. That's far from being a mark.

If you want a TNA mark go to 606 and look up RVDisTNA.

John Cena Promo's for sure!!

The Great Khali attempting to wrestle

Nxt

Vince McMahon's creative powers with the mid card

Yeah i knew he was a TNA mark as soon as he started posting on 606 DT.

That weird look Eric Bischoff gets on his face where he is shooting for Devious and Cunning , but just manages aroused and constipated.

The amount of Brothers Hulk can get into one promo

Where Randy Orton gets demented and starts punching the mat

Mike Tenay's 'inquisitive' face which actually looks like he's been nibbling a lemon out of Melina's ass.

theundisputedY2D2 wrote:Mike Tenay's 'inquisitive' face which actually looks like he's been nibbling a lemon out of Melina's ass.

Oh my god, LOL!

Randy Ortons head rubbing looking at the roof thing he does before he starts punching the mat.

Jerry Lawler when he commentates the diva's fights.

John Cena's comebacks in fights with 3 diving shoulder blocks in succession.

How in pretty much every tag match theres a point where they are both on the floor and have to crawl over to their corners and dive to tag in their opponent.

I've not watched wrestling for a while, but I'm pretty sure these things are still happening.

R-Truth.

Derbyblue wrote:How in pretty much every tag match theres a point where they are both on the floor and have to crawl over to their corners and dive to tag in their opponent.

That one gets me too. And also, no-one seems to interfere on the pins anymore. The tag partners just seem to let their partner get pinned and lose.

The ritual humiliation of JR.

When Stephanie McMahon was Smackdown GM and she used to stand up to guys who were 2 feet taller than her and outweighed her by 300 lbs and they backed down.

Linda McMahon with a mic in her hand.

The Snoop Dogg Segment at Mania.

Hornswoggle.

The Majority of TNA makes me cringe.

The Promos, the shouting, the run ins, the heel and face turns and the wrestlers just acting like they are gods gift to earth, in and out of the ring!

When storylines are dropped half way through with no explanation...or when fans are expected to forget something that was previously stated.

When someone challenges someone to a fight and they reply "You're on!......next week"

or even worse:

"Yeah I'll fight you!...................in a year's time"

Michael Cole's foot is pretty cringeworthy