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d-pump
October 16th, 2005, 02:49 PM
Wow, I got the Olympia PPV last night and was shocked.

I have videos of a lot of the shows from years gone by, but have always wanted to watch the show live, but couldn't get to the show, so I decided to buy the PPV.

The Broadcast was so poorly organized, I couldn't help but feel disgusted for the great athletes that spent so much time prepping for it. There were times between certain parts of the show where nobody knew what was going on, and many minutes would go by when the mc wasn't even on the podium. The audience was getting restless, and people were yelling obscenities.

Co-emcee Mike Adamle got half of the competitors names wrong and many times lost his place in his notes and would fudge his lines- it was like watching a car crash. very awkward at best


This was funny-
The guy that attempted the 1015 lb Bench Press was ridiculous. His bench suit was not even on all the way (someyimes normal), and because of all the stiff gear, after he took it off the rack, he was stuck there, cause the bench shirt was too stiff. The bar went down to his midsection, and after the fiasco, he just stayed down on the bench (maybe he was to embarrassed to get up.)

The challenge round was so disorganized and Triple H (the other mc) couldn't hear the judges decision most of the time. Victor Martinez was given a win on one challenge only for it to be taken away a few minutes later, because it was an accident.

Competitors were obviously disgusted and at one point during some confusion, Gunter grabbed the mic and yelled Bull****- That was kinda funny. Even fans were fed up of how bad it was.

I love bodybuilding and expected the event to be as professionally run as the videos that one can buy. Im sorry this post reads bad, but i'm still in disbelief over how bad it was run.

figurechic
October 16th, 2005, 03:09 PM
Yeah - it was not too good.
Challenge round needs to be trashed.

Mike
October 16th, 2005, 03:28 PM
Thank god HHH is a pro wrestler - at least he could fill in the dead air space and try to cover for the crappy production. That challenge round was a snoozer and it looked like all athletes were tired and just didn't care. I can't blame them.

dannyu87
October 16th, 2005, 05:31 PM
WWE Corporation has an "Army" of script writers, marketing people and character developers for there PPV and TV shows.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051015/155015.html?.v=1

I'm not saying great atheletes, don't make great entertainers. However, it does take a lot of stage rehersal, many years of trial and effort, scripting and coaching to bring about a successful pilot or tv show. :)

d-pump
October 16th, 2005, 08:19 PM
obviously the olympia does not!