Guest nWo Hogan Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Wanted to know what everyones thoughts on the FWA are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inno Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 never seen it, don't really have any opinion on it. don't really care about it to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jactus Cack Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 I went to Revival and I can honestly say that the show would certainly be good enough to sit alongside the top 3 WWF PPVs of the year. It was excellent, and I hope that they get the chance to prodcue some shows of the same calibre on a regular basis on a major TV channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRM Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Cheer up Tony I aint seen any fwa but all the things i've heard have been good. they have some good talent, give there fans good moneys worth and don't cut corners. They also seem to have good media contacts and hopefully a tv deal will be in the pipeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shining Wiz Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 I have seen lots of FWA - best wrestling in the UK by a long way, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack_Halewood Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 it's crap... The action is incredibly contrived... there is no psychology and very little build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jactus Cack Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 (edited) Jack, if I may interject.. When fans compliment the FWA, it is in comparison to the WWF. The FWA is trying to go big in an attempt to gain a market niche in this country. That market has been put into place by the popularity of the WWF. The FWA is doing the sensible thing by trying to appeal to WWF fans by offering a similar product. In terms of it being entertaining, it was just as good as anything the WWF have produced recently, and I believe the in-ring product was also a worthy competitor. Unfortunately, it would seem that if it doesn't compare with Puro, it doesn't compare full stop. I've said it before, and I believe this, but Puro and US/UK stuff can be different. I guess it would be like Rugby League fans thinking they're bettere than Rugby Union fans. Or snooker players thinking they are above pool. But no-one does that because they are different. There are enough people that ridicule fans like me because they are too ignorant to realise what wrestling offers as an entertainment brand. The last thing we want is for people like you that know about the business mocking fans like us as well. Puro is wrestling. WWF is entertainment. There is absolutely no denying whatsoever that the WWF is more successful than anything that Japan has to offer. As a fan of American wrestling, what's to stop me from taking knocks at Puro because their angles and storylines don't have much 'build'? Puro is a better in-ring product, but all round, the WWF is better. Edited February 17, 2002 by Jactus Cack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayden Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I've got a few FWA tapes/ When you bear in mind the ammount of money they have compared to the WWF, or any other American promotion for that matter it isn't half bad. I have to admit when I bought the tapes I almost did it out of pity, they were only cheap and I thought giving a little extra cash to UK wrestling wasn't a bad idea. When I watched them I was presently surprised. Don't be expecting anyone to get on the mic with quite as much talent as the Rock, or wrestle like Chris Benoit but the overall product offered is reasonably entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vulcanized One Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I thought it was great when i went to see it. Alex Shane may be annoying on Talksport but was great on the mic, entertaining the crowd and the standard of wrestling was excellent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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