Bought todays at work but aside from the Final Battle article, didnt get chance to read it yet. As a ROHbot, it was nice to see the coverage, but it needed tightening up.
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Must admit the retrospective on past Final Battles read as though it was written by someone who had read the results of the shows but not actually watched them.
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* Describing Danielson v Low Ki from FB'04 as a "pro wrestling wet dream" - not really, they never seemed to get above 2nd gear and it had a really shitty non finish.
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* Criticizing FB'07 for not having a stand out headline main event - truly it should have been pointed out that there was a four-way world title match scheduled that was only cancelled because the champion (Nigel) was concussed the night before at the PPV taping.
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* Saying FB'07 was instantly forgettable (or words to that effect) is simply rubbish. Any serious ROH fan who watched that show saw the Briscoes record-setting tag team title reign terminated by the Age of the Fall in a great match with a cracking finish, which the NYC crowd responded to with some of the loudest boos I've ever heard. I will NEVER forget that, never mind "instantly."
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Moreover some of the editorial needed tweaking. Saying the fanbase has thought of Davey Richards as potentially the next world champion for "several years" raised my eyebrow, and making reference to Jay Lethal vs Weapon of Mask Destruction 2 in an article with heavy focus on Kevin Steen v El Generico, it might have been worth mentioning that the Weapon in question was Generico, to illustrate how far he has come.
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Just one man's opinion.
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Hey,
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I just wanted to address your post as the article in question was written by myself.
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Firstly, thanks for the feedback- it's good to actually get some constructive criticism. Rest assurred, it wasn't put together off the top of my head, I've been following the promotion for some time now, and have done pretty much every ROH review that the mag has printed.
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-In terms of Ki/Dragon, I know the bout itself was a disappointment, however in the article itself, I was largely dealing with the anticipation towards the match. If that wasn't clear, I apologise. It's something I'll work on.
-Likewise, I'd have hoped it would have came across clearer in the story that I was particularly criticising the 07 show in terms of quality but moreso the lack of a an extra spark. The show didn't come across in the context I was placing it as one that had the same character and shape of other shows. For me, it was lost in the mix somewhat, and it's ended up being overlooked. I probably came across slightly harsh in that regard but I defintely was not aiming to crap on the show at all. Personally, I also loved the AOTF tag bout.
As for the Generico thing- good point. I guess with space restrictions we all prioritise different things and there was alot I was trying to get in, It's an aside people would certainly have been interested in.
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Honestly though, cheers for the honest appraisal! Indeed it's good to see people giving FSM another go at the moment.
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Hey,
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I just wanted to address your post as the article in question was written by myself.
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Firstly, thanks for the feedback- it's good to actually get some constructive criticism. Rest assurred, it wasn't put together off the top of my head, I've been following the promotion for some time now, and have done pretty much every ROH review that the mag has printed.
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-In terms of Ki/Dragon, I know the bout itself was a disappointment, however in the article itself, I was largely dealing with the anticipation towards the match. If that wasn't clear, I apologise. It's something I'll work on.
-Likewise, I'd have hoped it would have came across clearer in the story that I was particularly criticising the 07 show in terms of quality but moreso the lack of a an extra spark. The show didn't come across in the context I was placing it as one that had the same character and shape of other shows. For me, it was lost in the mix somewhat, and it's ended up being overlooked. I probably came across slightly harsh in that regard but I defintely was not aiming to crap on the show at all. Personally, I also loved the AOTF tag bout.
As for the Generico thing- good point. I guess with space restrictions we all prioritise different things and there was alot I was trying to get in, It's an aside people would certainly have been interested in.
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Honestly though, cheers for the honest appraisal! Indeed it's good to see people giving FSM another go at the moment.