@@MisterBourgolinieven though your commentary is completely biased, showing all u seem to be is a fan holding a torch for the Attitude Era and little else, I will say this, you're a much better booker than Tony Khan! 😂😂😂
You should just stay a fan and not voice your opinion about things behind the curtain. You have probably the worst take on pro wrestling that I have ever heard and have done nothing but prove your ignorance about the business.
@@MisterBourgolini Who says I quit? I worked a few dark matches over the years and got paid for it, if Triple H ever wanted to bring me on the production team, I am sure he wouldn't be disappointed, certainly would do better than anything you'd come up with.
@@DasKrug Tell me when Triple H contacts you. Then I'll quit talking to you. In the interest of fairness, you deserve another chance in WWE so I don't have to listen to you ever again.
I'm sorry, but the programing has been the best in recent years. There's a reason why NXT was the better of the three shows at one point and it was due to his direction
NXT? You may be right on that. But show me where SmackDown and Raw are doing great. Because it's hard to find something to justify watching SummerScam. Because the card is a ripoff for fans.
@@MisterBourgolini When Paul fully ran NXT compare the programming then as opposed to RAw and Smackdown when Vince was running them. Shows that Leveque ran when they had Adam Cole, Keith Lee, Gargano, Black and so on. From 2015 to 2021-22 the show was put together better
@@MisterBourgolini What? The marks will buy tickets if it says WRESTLING anywhere on the sign. Its why AEW is sinking and ROH failed. You cant make a really successful promotion without the general casuals. Dont even know why Im answering you. Go watch the Young Bucks do gymnastics
@@brianlogan4243 "Don't even know why I'm answering you." Because you made a retarded comment and I challenged you to book. If you didn't want to answer, then shut your mouth. It's that simple. The Young Bucks are not captivating. Too reckless to understand in-ring psychology. Goodbye.
@@MisterBourgolini Lol, bro I refereed for 10 years, I was around some of the best bookers ever in the business. in 2024 there arent bookers nor have their been since 1995. I hate wrestling and barely watch the critique of the business for the last 10 years. Today its a tv show, they literally could have someone take a dump in the ring and they still get tv rights fees, booking that you have probably never seen was done and had to be good or they didnt draw. No draw no paydays. No one wants to hear your mark ideas on a you tube channel either. Just keep buying tickets and being a fan boy.
@@MisterBourgolini Ring psychology. Gunther does stiff chops, he should be pushed. Mizzark, when you ask guys to stiff one another in a business everyone knows is fake, who is the mark then?
@@DasKrug It is a mental disorder to insult without making a point. Especially when the comment has nothing to do with you. That's how mental you are. My point to that guy was if he thinks booking is a cake walk, he should try it himself and see if it's as good as WWE currently. Quit interjecting yourself in an attempt to humble me. It's failing and all you are doing is embarrassing yourself.
Well i do agree triple h is not best booker when compare to territory days but still better booking than an indy promoter who knows nothing about wrestling
@@MisterBourgolini all Vince Russo did was want to see things for shock value. Without Vince McMahon, and the other people in creative to actually apply wrestling psychology to get to the quote and then, bro Kane will choke, slam undertaker through a table.” Ideas it would’ve never worked. Hence why Vince Russo worked. He just did things sporadically, and he made WCW unwatchable at the end, and he had TNA crowds chanting “fire Russo.”
He’s an idiot . Anyone that really gives Vince Russo credit for the attitude era is an idiot. You know someone just is a hater when they will find a way to argue for the sake of Vince Russo just so they don’t have to give Triple H credit.
This guy is out of his mind. Cody is over as hell, the blood line story built into the greatest story line of all time. Then the only reason LA Knight is not world champ is because he popped during the bloodline story
Cody is over as hell... yet the crowd chanted "We want Roman" in Cody's presence. You want to explain that to me? That's a problem if Roman is getting the chants over Cody.
Cody’s great. Kids love him. The crowd sings his song. But whether heel or face, Roman outshines him. The crowd wanted him to turn face, and it feels like his return outshines Cody.
@@raysiva The kids may love Cody, but that ain't enough to pop a rating. Cody is still a mid-card talent while Roman is still main event material. That was pretty evident when Roman Reigns returned and popped a rating.
Then you are missing out on key points on what can be done better in terms of booking. You're part of the problem, not the solution. And this is not just a WWE problem. It's an AEW problem, NWA problem, TNA problem, and even a New Japan problem.
@@MisterBourgolini Then watch stuff from the 80s and quit crying........ shit back then it was terrible. Hogan dominated... not because he was good, but because he was good at the political game of backstage, making sure he got pushed. He was the John Cena of his day... and he still sucks. There was only a handful of wrestlers that were really great like Savage, Andre, Steamboat and Piper... and then in the early 90s with Michaels and Bret Hart.
Title for title would have been horrible. Fans were already fed up with Roman having both the Universal & WWE titles to the point the WWE merged them into the Undisputed title and brought back the World title for RAW. And you think having 1 man hold even more titles was a good idea? And fans wanted Cody to finish his story. People were PISSED when Cody gave his Royal Rumble spot to the Rock, hell people boo'd the Rock to the point WWE had to turn Rock heel. Rock VS Roman I'm sure is a money match, but WM40 wasn't Rock's time, it was Cody's time. I do agree Cody may have cooled off since WM40-now, as everybody pretty much expects Cody's title is at absolutely 0 risk until Rock comes back. But still in the moment building up to Mania, Cody was on fire. Ultimately things worked out. It may have taken a while but Damian Priest has gotten over. LA Knight is already over and the US title is fine for him. But the MITB, World title, and face turn against Judgement Day has done more to get fans behind Priest then it ever would have done for LA Knight. I see LA as pretty much a made man, he was already over and he'll probably always be over. But Priest was in need of being built up, he needed MITB more then LA, and WWE succeeded in their plan.
Priest wasn't built correctly. To get someone over, you have to give them good booking, give them strong character development, making them menacing in the ring. If they get over, put a mid-card title on them. If they get more over, then put the world title on them. Damian didn't get over until he lost the title. Now that he's being presented correctly, it's evident in Raw's ratings. As for LA Knight, he peaked. No way will he ever compete for the world title again. WWE dropped the ball on LA Knight and now he only he 3 years left. He'll never be at that level where he is main event material. Yes, Cody's "Finish the story" angle could have been better if they didn't push him right at his return in the 2023 Royal Rumble. He needed to be built more, not be on TV every single week, not wrestle every single week at the time. The full time "fighting champion" gimmick is failing. That's why it should have been a slow build instead of an instant push at the 2023 Royal Rumble. If it's Gunther last year, who else would have been the logical choice against Roman? Because Gunther was ready, Cody wasn't. Hell, Gunther is getting ratings up as world champion on Raw. Think about that. That goes to show you that Gunther is the better champion in WWE.
Dude, Triple H has been the best booker in a decade. He’s better than Vince McMahon, he’s better than Tony Khan, he’s better than Russo . Do I think he’s the best book ever? No, but to be fair to him we haven’t even seen him book for a full year yet. One of the biggest things WWE has dropped. The ball on the last two decades is creating real superstars. All their main event guys felt like they were force-fed or nerd fans just put them in a position because they hated who they were being force fed and then after they got to that position, the fans abandoned them. Triple H is the only active Booker right now. That knows how it should be done. Now it’s just a matter of seeing if he can pull it off. Like the great wrestling Boom of the 90s it didn’t just happen overnight. Hogan and Flair just wake up one day and go to wrestling school and six months later they were the two dominant wrestlers of the 80s. If you’re going to sit here and say that, he’s the worst ever when we’ve had people like Tony Khan , Jim Herd and Vince Russo book so bad that either they put their company they were booking for out of business, or they were fired Before it could happen or currently, one of them is trying to nose, dive his company into the ground because he’s worried about what Dave Meltzer thinks. It honestly sounds like you don’t like Triple H as a person which is kind of dumb because you don’t even know him and you just want to make him look bad. This doesn’t sound like a real critique. It sounds like it doesn’t matter what he did you’re gonna find a way to shit on him.
1. Triple H has been the best booker in a decade? I guess Scott D'Amore of TNA didn't bring TNA back from the dead. 2. Here's the difference between Khan, Herd, and Russo compared to Triple H. Khan was good in the beginning because the Executive VPs of AEW were filters. That was why the first two years of AEW was good. Herd tried to innovate at a time where WCW needed something innovative. Problem is that he did not execute his storylines correctly. Plus, he was dealing with a locker room full of egotistical wrestlers. And Vince Russo tried to create storylines for every single talent. Some worked, others did not. But at least these bookers did not deliberately sabotage storylines. Khan, Herd, and Russo were just idiots. Triple H deliberately ruined careers. 3. "It honestly sounds like you don't like Triple H as a person which is kind of dumb because you don't even know him and you just want to make him look bad." This is logical fallacy because it does not counter a point. The lack of jobbers on TV, botched storylines, and low ratings are facts that have been documented. This isn't Paul Levesque the person, this is Triple H the booker. So f&%^ off with that mentality. 4. "It sounds like it doesn't matter what he did you're gonna find a way to s&%^ on him." Just like you're s&%^#ing me you hypocritical jerkoff? Get out of here. Come back when you have a logical argument.
@@MisterBourgolini and your reply kind of just fax what I said. I really don’t think you’ve seen good booking I don’t really believe you were around in the 80s or 90s. When did TNA come back from the dead? And I’m sorry, no good booking has ever happened in AEW. There’s been some cool moments and some good matches but overall booking it’s been a shit show. Again it’s more than OK if you like TNA and AEW there’s nothing wrong with that but I think the majority of the rest of the world thinks they shit. You don’t like triple H because you’re a AEW fan and he’s Lex Luther to you, but you’re not really looking at what’s drawing ratings or putting fans in the seats. it’s just your personal preference. AEW’s numbers have been going to the shit this entire year. And cut the bullshit. The only reason anyone gave a shit about AEW in the beginning is for the same reason they liked Brian Danielson, and WWE. They didn’t like what they were being fed so anything else they’re going to love. And as soon as they put on top, they stop giving a fuck . The best thing about AEW when they started was that they weren’t WWE . It looks like the rest of the common section thinks the same as I do so you can keep saying that your favorite wrestling show with a few hundred people in the audience is kicking ass and the rest of us are just laughing . Oh and don’t get it twisted I’m not WV fan. This last year’s wrestlemania was the first full WWE show. I’ve watched since 2006. All modern wrestling absolutely sucks it’s just WWE is slightly better than the rest of the diarrhea and vomit that is on TV right now.
@@bdr113080 1. "I really don’t think you’ve seen good booking I don’t really believe you were around in the 80s or 90s." And you know this how exactly? Do you not know how big Stone Cold, D-Generation X, The Rock, and The Undertaker were during the big boom period? You know what they had that modern talent don't have in WWE? They had character, they captivated wrestling. Same with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Jake Roberts, and Macho Man had, a character that mattered. Where are the characters of the talent under Triple H's booking? I'm waiting. 2. "And cut the bulls&^%. The only reason anyone gave a shit about AEW in the beginning is for the same reason they liked Brian Danielson, and WWE. They didn’t like what they were being fed so anything else they’re going to love." So were are going to ignore 50/50 bookings of Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, and other wrestlers that were not indy darlings? In AEW, there were characters in the beginning, but Tony Khan pissed it away. So go by your own words and cut the bulls&%^. 3. "All modern wrestling absolutely sucks it’s just WWE is slightly better than the rest of the diarrhea and vomit that is on TV right now." Finally, you used your brain and realized that all wrestling is garbage.
Nah.... Cody just sucks. And Triple H wasted two years of television on Cody just to "finish the story" did nobody favors. What I have seen of the Triple H era so far? He sucks really bad. I just hope he doesn't have thar creepy erection for Cody in the same manner Eric Bischoff has for Hulk Hogan. Also, Triple H was dealt a bad hand due to McMahon's decade of part time champions. McMahon is the reason why there is next to no super stars in the company right now. Now to be fair.... Does Triple H era suck? Absolutely. But Is he the worst? If he isn't, he's pretty close. Does AEW suck? Absolutely. Did Wrestlemania XL suck? Absolutely. Probably I'm the bottom 5. Worst than Wrestlemania 27. But that wasn't 100% Triple H's fault Dwayne and his gigantic ego and fart sniffing played a major roll in that fiasco. The entire wrestling industry is absolute garbage right now.
He’s just a pure mark, he’s the type that real professionals laugh at when they hear how much better they can do it than the guys that are actually proving to be successful.
And the craziest part of it all was that I liked this guy as a wrestler as well. I even liked that Bernie Mac had Triple H on his show back in the early 2000's. I can't say that the same liking is there when I don't follow him on wrestling matches anymore. It is sad that he became one of the worst guy's ever.
Tony Khan is an idiot, but Triple H is a saboteur. That's why Nick Khan worked his ass off to get a deal with Netflix. And it's going to fail after the first couple of months on Netflix. Then what excuse will WWE fans have when ratings tank on Netflix? Tony Khan needs to pull his head out of his ass to give creative to someone else. Triple H needs to go. Sabotaging hot angles, continuing Vince McMahon's tradition of 50/50 booking, bad finishes, not knowing what to do with the tag team division, etc.
@@DasKrug What about the stars that Vince Russo made like Goldust, The Rock, Blue Meanie, Al Snow, The Headbangers, Shane Helms, Val Venis, Edge, Christian, and the Hardy Boyz? What about the stars that Gabe Sapolsky made for ROH like Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Homicide, the Briscoe brothers, etc? What about the stars Tony Khan made for AEW like MJF, Jack Perry, Jade Cargill, and Dr. Britt Baker DMD? Who did Triple H make stars out of? Not Roman Reigns, not Cody Rhodes, not Gunther, and not LA Knight. So did Triple H make as stars? Give examples. There are no superstars in the Triple H era. It's just wrestlers that lack in-ring psychology and character.
@@MisterBourgolini Wow, Vince Ruso made stars out of those already established talents? Every one that you listed as a Russo creation came from other promotions already well known, he didn't make any of them. Meanwhile, Triple H made basically every single star that has come up from NXT that wasn't brought over from another promotion. Don't be blinded by hate and stupidity, it's unbecoming.
I don't really agree with most of your opinions in this video, and would point to how hot WWE has gotten since 2019, especially since Triple H took over and he brought us the best Wrestlemanis in years. However, I can respect your right to your opinion and I don't agree with the people insulting you.
Yeah, I wish these people would pull their heads out of asses and put their bias in the garbage can. These people need to be objective and understand why the ratings suck.
The ICW is not the whole world... It doesn't matter how much they explode over a Gunther slap boxing match, he was not a draw and did not, frankly still isn't, and not established enough, he was not there yet. To have him beat Roman for the title in 2023 would have been like finally having s3x with a girl for the first time only to pull out and finish in your favorite sock. It would have done nothing but kill all the momentum that the tribal chief story line had built up, like all of it. Legitimately the worst most mark @ss delusional booking in wrestling history.
in may/june of 2023, Vince re took control of creative with reports of his calling in right before the show making them do last minute changes and burying talent. HHH liked LA but VM did not. Vince made him a model and HHH turned him back into knight. Vince came back and got rid of knight. when sexual allegations got rid of Vince, HHH brought back LA. HHH has only had full control of creative once Vince lost control of WWE. That is a major point you do not address. HHH has made mistakes but he is doing better once the strings were cut
If Triple H likes LA Knight so much, why did Triple H fail to pull the trigger on Knight the moment he got over? If Triple H had any balls, he and Vince could have compromised on how to build up Knight.
@@MisterBourgolini they definitely wasted knight’s opportunity. He was white hot for a while and they definitely missed a chance to make some money with him.
@@tteft Yes. LA Knight should have gone to Raw and competed for the secondary world title last year and ratings would skyrocket. LA Knight was capable of attracting casual viewers.
What a wank video. HH has WWE flying sky high and he's the worst booker. Yet Tony Khan's numbers are awful and he's booker of the year. Ever wonder why most people in the business hate fans?
Flying sky high where? Triple H repeats matches on television, books heels vs heels, faces vs faces, does not book a star against jobber, forces 50/50 booking with the majority of the superstars, can't book a tag team division, the women's division is suffering, and Cody Rhodes as the world champion is being overshadowed by Samoans fighting over a necklace. How is that flying sky high? Tony Khan is a clown that f&%^s up big moments. So he's no different from Triple H, Billy Corgan, and whoever is booking TNA currently. The whole damn business is in a creative rut.
Triple H has a hard-on for mediocre talents like Zayn, Owens, Priest, Balor, etc for some reason that I will never understand. None of these guys should ever be able the mid-card whatsoever.
Unfortunately, Cody Rhodes is a mid-card talent himself. Everytime he is in the ring with the Bloodline, the chants of "We Want Roman" deafens. Proving that Roman Reigns is the man while Cody is a second banana champion.
@@MisterBourgolini I highly doubt those chants are directed towards Cody; especially considering you specified the Bloodline, you probably realize that too, and are just trolling
@@animejat This content creator is the biggest asshat i have ever seen on YT. It's amazing. I've seen some shitty ones in my time but this guy takes the cake
I haven’t watched the whole thing but I definitely think H shouldn’t be a booker. WWE today is so clichè and predictable and sometimes really cringey, and I gotta believe Paul’s nerdy ass thinks it’s great. But I just can’t stand Paul Levesque the dude. I don’t think he’s the worst and he certainly listens to the fans; but maybe that’s the problem. The FANS today are so cringey and behind the scenes and basically pretending to all be bookers themselves. Just giving those fans what they want isn’t the right move to me, and I think Triple H is just ignorant and lame. Not intentionally harmful to the product and certainly not the worst. Just way too hyped up lmao he’s a C- at best, pro wrestling is in dire need of a dope ass show runner who knows exactly what he/she wants and what he/she’s doing. Paul Levesque ain’t that dude, we still in the pg era imo
Even when WWE Raw goes to Netflix, Triple H is somehow going to f&%^ up the show. The uncensored language and ultra violence isn't going to convince casuals that wrestling is in a boom period. It's something that these modern day wrestling fans do not understand.
How is the business booming for Trips? He's not the one behind the Netflix deal. He's not behind SmackDown going to Raw. He's not behind NXT going to the CW Network. The only beneficiary in the wrestling business is Nick Khan. All Triple H is doing is booking s&%^ angles, botched finishes, low rated segments, etc. TKO is aggressively campaigning for WWE. Triple H is a s&%^ booker, quit defending him. I will agree with you that Tony Khan is a clown. Unless he finally has the balls to surrender creative to Shane McMahon, I can't watch AEW anymore. Tony f&%^ed it all up by being obsessed with 5 star matches and other nonsense. Tony Khan makes Vince Russo look like Bill Watts.
How can you say that Triple H booked a Wrestlemania rematch that nobody cared about when the fans literally hijacked the shows chanting and posting #WeWantCody the fans didn't want Roman vs Rock because it was Cody's time, and NOBODY wanted Rollins vs Rhodes. Even The Rock himself admitted that the fans wanted Cody vs Reigns more than him vs Reigns.
Well, the fans got what they wanted, now they don't care. SmackDown's ratings are at all time lows because of it. Cody can't draw, can't hack on the mic anymore, barely defends his title, etc. The fickle fans cost WWE it's biggest money match ever.
When taking the whole "We're The Authority" thing legitimately when all it was, was nothing more than the publicity stunt, practically admitting their product was shit, and that it was a last ditch effort to boost their ever tanking ratings. It was, and still is to this day, the single bullshit lie they ever fucking pulled. And to have Baron Corbin as Vince's scapegoat for being a "terrible GM" was incredibly poor take when everyone knew it was always Vince's booking to begin with. Triple H isn't perfect at booking. No one is. ua-cam.com/video/6DIuTHWLEAE/v-deo.html - 5 year old video, but proves just how bad the E was long before Trips took over.
@@saviostephenfernandez2763 Because Cody is in not in the main event. The main event is Roman Reigns vs the Bloodline. That peppered necklace is the top prize sadly.
No. Cody sucks! He has about as much personality and charisma as The Miz. He's an average ring performer at best, his finisher looks like trash. Triple H wasted two years of television on Cody just to "finish the story." I can't stand him, Smackdown is unwatchable at this point. It feels like I am watching WWE 2005-2009 all over again getting a champion I don't want being forced. Stardust is a horrible champion. Then on Raw you have the two biggest supper stars ( McIntyre and Punk) just playing a game of kicking each other in the balls all summer... Triple H era sucks! I have to 100% agree. But is he the worse? If he's not well, he's pretty close.
Finally, someone that is being objective here. All these comments that I've been getting are incredibly biased. These so called "Fans" are the reasons why casual viewers won't put the remote down for a couple of months because they are not entertained.
@MisterBourgolini Too be fair... Triple H was handed a crap hand due to McMahon's decade long era of part time champions. He's is the reason there is next to no superstars. Another issue is that they are too prosperous financially for their own good. All of the guaranteed money from USA, now Netflix, Fox, Saudi Arabia, WWE Network, and Peacock makes it so that they don't have to sell a single tickets, PPVs, or merchandise to stay in business. Look what happened to the Covid-19 years when there was no fans. They are horrendously complacent. Stardust may be a star in some people eyes, but he isn't any super star by any stretch of imagination. Triple H's mistake is putting too much faith in Stardust. If he really wanted to put to title on Stardust, he should had done so at Wrestlemania 39 instead of wasting another year of television. I know the Triple H era is still young, but I seriously hopes that he doesn't get that super creepy erection for Stardust in the same manner Eric Bischoff still to this day has for Hulk Hogan. He's making the same exact mistake McMahon makes. He panders too much to the casual fan in order to get more exposure at the expense of pissing off the hard-core fans. I'll leave you with this food for thought. Just because WWE is financially successful doesn't mean the product is any good. McDonald's sells more Hamburgers than anyone else on planet earth but that doesn't mean that they're any good.
@@theuriah01 Agreed. If wrestling fans looked at things objectively like Christian Maracle, BC Amplified, Solomonster, and Brian Zane, the wrestling industry wouldn't be garbage like it is today. But I guess fickle fans can't handle criticism and will dismiss examples by pulling the hypocrisy card, "you don't know them in real life" card, "you don't know what goes on backstage" card, "you never watched wrestling until now" card, etc. Meanwhile, casuals that used to wrestling fans just change the channel or go to streaming services and not miss anything important.
@@rn6312 So you admit to being biased. This is why I criticize those that refuse to tell the truth about Triple H's booking. Allow me to point this out. Bookers from every wrestling organization are garbage. Triple H can't captivate viewers in WWE. He had to bring back Roman Reigns because SmackDown struggled in the ratings. Tony Khan can't book AEW. Billy Corgan screwed up the NWA. New Japan Pro Wrestling sucks currently. So there are no problems is a lie and calling me a "whiny baby" does not negate the problems that are in wrestling. If you were smart, you would call out the wrestling promotions and help them get better. You don't understand the rippling effect of Triple H's booking in the whole industry.
@@MisterBourgolini Fun fact. Everyone's biased, whiny baby. You definitely are.. whining about every wrestling organization out there except for the Indies. So watch those.
I guess "Boomer Butthole" wouldn't be allowed on television back in 1998. Because Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and X-Pac were the biggest a-holes in the company at the time.
Exactly. Jade Cargill's booking was the only highlight of Tony Khan in AEW.. In WWE, Jade not only has been exposed, but she did segments that devalued her as a character. Why Jade was not in NXT to craft her character is a spit in the face of wrestlers that learned character development.
@MisterBourgolini come to think about it, H doesn't know how to book the women's division. Io was botched, Bayley was botched, Reha is not the same. I could go on
@@mattnoname4430 Agreed. There was a reason why Vince McMahon didn't want Io Shirai on the main roster. They had her leave WWE so she could return to Japan. Bayley's heel turn under Vince was captivating. Rhea Ripley was good in Judgment Day, but Triple H botched it. I mean don't get wrong, Vince McMahon is a dips&%^ for ruining a lot of potential stars, but he knew how to save Bayley's career when the hugger gimmick failed. Good bookers are hard to find these days.
@@MisterBourgolini So are people on YT who say something intelligent. You sure as heck dont, and then you're a fascist ontop of it. So... that makes your opinion even worse.
There seems to be a fair amount of negativity on this video, here's my thoughts: Yes, I do disagree with this analysis, but I'm one person. We all have our own opinions. Comparing and contrasting our points of view is a great way to learn about how other people think. Everyone here, including the creator, is very much entitled to whatever opinion they want. To the creator, thank you for spreading your opinion :) Wishing you the best, and I hope your enjoyment of the product rises soon
When Triple H gets released, I'll give WWE another chance. It's only a matter of time before TKO gives Triple H his release. It's time someone from Hollywood steps in to book the shows. Take notes from the Hogan era of WWE, give wrestlers a character, fire the writers, give wrestlers bullet points on what to say. The promos in wrestling today are so scripted, wrestlers can't camouflage it. No matter the negative comments, they stay up on this video. I'm not turning off comments just because.
@@MisterBourgolini We'll see what happens. Not saying you should hide the negative comments or anything, just giving you your props for putting your opinion out there.
I mean low ratings, illogical booking, crap finishes, and lack of jobbers is indicative of what he's doing. Everyone wants to know where the boom is because the only boom is the business side, not the creative side.
@@MisterBourgolini low ratings illogical booking yeah you clearly don’t remember pre Covid and during Covid do you. This is still miles better than why we used to get.
Hmm. I'll give you LA Knight (kind of) but don't agree with the rest of this at all. My only problem with Triple H's booking is how predictable it is, but even that isn't really a problem. He's a KISS booker, It's only predictable because he goes with the most logical decisions 99% of the time. That lack of creativity/outside the box thinking is more than compensated for by his rational approach to booking.
That's actually a good point that I could have pointed out. Triple H is a predictable booker, but he's not creative. That's why we talk about Vince Russo being creative in WWE.
@@MisterBourgolini Yeah he's not really, a seasoned wrestling fan can read him like a book, but he's got the fundamentals down which Russo in particular NEVER did! Logical progression up the card for wrestlers (LA Knight's the sticky exception), natural face & heel alignments dependent on crowd reaction, the belts all feel important, TV always builds to the big shows & never the other way round... all basic principles but ones numerous bookers throughout history have failed to uphold.
I may not agree with you 100%, especially on HHH being a bad booker. But your narrative and vision are actually good and somewhat valid if they went that way in a different dimension.
The most lucid and objective comment thus far. Yes, even a good booker can have illogical moments. I'm not saying be perfect, but do you best to make the fans in the arena electric. Good booking, good storytelling, and good wrestling is what gets the crowds popping.
@@rn6312 So let me get this straight (since you modern people take offense to that word), it's all right for others to say accept wrestling, but when I present examples of flawed booking that has been documented on camera, it's bad because it's an opinion? Why is WWE Raw going to Netflix? Because they are struggling on USA. This is not a cable TV thing, it's a booking issue. Not everyone goes on the internet and dwells on segments. There are people that watch live TV and want something entertaining to watch. I have a right a comment as much as you. If you don't like my comments, go find another user to f&%^ with. I'm not going anywhere.
@@MisterBourgolini You're welcome to your opinion but your opinon is based on false data. It's why it's shitty and stupid. And FYI if you dont' like my opinion on your intelligence, turn off comments, fool.
This is stupid. I think all those bookers of now defunct promotions were worse. I think the booker of the biggest promotion probably is doing a good job. Sales matter, not opinions.
Triple H is not the reason why WWE is making money hand over foot. It's because of Nick Khan's ruthless business deals. I will give Nick Khan his due. Without him, WWE would have been forced to fire a record number of employees, talent, and even executives. WWE would have been forced to privatize to survive. Nick Khan and TKO are why WWE is making money. Triple H is just booking.
When the 1989-92 Jim Herd era of WCW exists, no one could ever be worse! Sure. there were some great things like Flair's feuds with Funk and Steamboat, but just to name a few absolutely horrible gimmicks that they had at that time, you had the Ding-Dongs, Oz, The Black Scorpion, Norman the Lunatic, the Dynamic Dudes and the list goes on and on, plus horrible gimmick matches like the Chamber of Horrors or the capture the flag scaffold match from Great American Bash 1991. Those shows were truly terrible in a way that we'll hopefully never see again. Try watching some shows from that time and today's WWE shows don't look nearly as bad in comparison. Then, you have the bookers like Nick Gulas, who drove his fans away by pushing his untalented son George above everyone else on his cards, or Verne Gange, who in the late 80's and very early 90's drove himself out of business by refusing to change anything about the presentation of his shows and like Gulas, thought that his son (in spite of him never getting over, no matter how hard he was pushed) needed to be the focus of the cards (along with his old friends that were more than ripe for retirement by that point), and where they fall in that whole spectrum is up for debate as well. Not to mention that Triple H isn't a booker in the classic sense of the word, like Bill Watts or Jerry Jarrett were back in their day, he's the head of a creative team which is a completely different kind of role. A booker books the entire show by themselves, Triple H just takes the ideas of others and picks and chooses which ones that he wants to use. Even in terms of the WWE, I'll take this era over the dreadful Raw guest host era any day of the week!
If Triple H executed his stuff correctly like he did in 2022, I would have not made this video. But even the most objective wrestling fans know that Triple H cannot hack in terms of a good story. His NXT darlings from the original Black and Gold are not ratings draws. Sami Zayn was almost over with the casuals, then he lost in Montreal. So WWE gave Sami a consolation prize with KO in the form of the tag team titles. It was a failed title reign. As for Cody Rhodes, they built him up way too quickly, resulting in a loss at WrestleMania 39. If they slow built Cody and made him wait, the crowd would have been on his side more. But they f&%^ed up last year, now his title reign as the face of the company is horrible. I don't know when Triple H exactly went downhill, but I want to believe it started at WrestleMania 39 Night 2. Omos vs Brock Lesnar as the opener and Asuka losing to Bianca Belair was the start of this mess.
@@MisterBourgolini Not that I don't agree with a few of your points, but the title of the video is still a big exaggeration, when you compare today's WWE to many of the promotions of the past and even the dark history of WWE itself. I started watching WWE (or WWF, as it was then called) in 1989 and trust me, the shows that they put on today aren't nearly as bad as many of them were back then. Granted, it's also a little like comparing apples to oranges, but when I think back to horribly racist gimmicks like Yokozuna or Saba Simba, I'm all kinds of glad that we've moved on from a time when the presentation of colored wrestlers as the worst kind of stereotypes was seen by the company as acceptable. Another name that it's easy to bring up is Adrian Adonis and his gay gimmick in the mid 80's that I honestly cringe at, when I think back on it today, How many innocent gay people (or even suspected gay people) were bullied and harassed by others thanks to them being taught from childhood by WWF TV that viewing minorities in that way was okay, we'll never know. but I have no doubt that there were many and at least today, they try to be respectful (I didn't say that they always succeed!) and not spread blatant hate in the name of profit. Doing that to me is so many times worse than having Cody, Roman or Gunther or any of their wrestlers, for that matter, lose in a match that they perhaps shouldn't have or getting booked against the wrong opponents. On a much lighter note, I could also have mentioned the old USWA and Jerry Lawler's fondness for comic book-based heel gimmicks that in most cases were far more hilarious to look at than they were scary! You can find many of those clips and shows on UA-cam and yeah, they're really, really, really bad! That's what I would call bad booking!
Believe it or not, a true wrestling fan isn't afraid to critique every single wrestling organization. TNA, NWA, AEW, New Japan, MLW, etc. Because without critiques, you cannot make the product better. I've even criticized local wrestling promotions that I've watched on the net. It's up to the promoters and bookers to listen and see what needs to be done better.
@@rn6312 So trying to help the wrestling organizations improve their product to create new fans is complaining? By that logic, your channel blows because all you do is comment. You don't do anything productive to help the wrestling industry. F&%^ off.
People are blind to reality. Good booking translates to captivating television. If television is captivating, ratings go up. If ratings go up, networks make money. And if networks make money, new deals can be made when the old deal runs out. I learned not along ago that ratings new register with Netflix and other streaming services, that it's not just a television concept anymore. So they can't excuse mediocrity if ratings tank. SmackDown ratings have tanked since returning to USA Network. And if Raw's ratings tank on Netflix, what excuse do diehard wrestling fans have? For everytime some moron says "Ratings don't matter," I will walk away because they will never understand why ratings are important everywhere you go regardless of television or streaming app. They lack common sense and logic.
Your delusional if no one cared do you think the rock would have pulled the plug or as he said he did ? No he would have done the match the wrestling world was with Cody for two years you had some fair points early but lost me once you said Gunther and Roman for wrestlemania 39 that’s insane and I m a huge fan of Gunther
@@MisterBourgolini None specifically. Basically, while I respect your opinions, I have to disagree with a lot of them. I do see some of them, like the Pitch Black match, but for example, Gunther should NOT've beaten Roman at WM39, after a well-done and smartly told story between Roman and Cody. I guess if you REALLY want a parody, the best I can do is Tranquilo Club. So... hey, sorry if I offended you, sorry about the parody comment.
sorry have to disagree there for me personally that would be his father in law after all vince killed almost any interest i had in wrestling and it wasnt until last year that i got interested in it again to the point where im watching all the ppvs again but not to the point where im watching full episodes of raw and smackdown again lol but still form 2014 until last year all i was watching was a given years wrestlemania at best lol and that was because vince mcmahon all but killed wrestling for me
@@rn6312 Oh look, a pathetic worm pulling the racist card because wrestling fans are getting tired of Samoans being shoved down our throat. The only Samoan that is truly over is Roman Reigns. Others, not so much.
I've seen Vince McMahon's booking and it's trash too. All of wrestling is trash. Open your mind and look at everything objectively. You'll be surprised how much wrong is with wrestling today.
@@MisterBourgolini bro I’m not closed minded you literally don’t know professional wrestling if you Paul is the worst Booker of all time. Go look up Bill Watts or Vince Russo before you come at the dude who booked the most popular era of wrestling in the 21st century. I love AEW and I’m saying that
@@BlackstreetBoys2Men Wait a minute. How is Bill Watts a bad booker? He innovated weekly episode television with Mid-South Wrestling in 1982. He put Jim Ross on the map on commentary in 1982. He made stars out of Ted DiBiase, Eddie Gilbert, Junkyard Dog, One Man Gang, Kamala, Jim Duggan, Butch Reed, Ron Simmons, Dr. Death, Terry Gordy, etc. Without him, Vince McMahon never would have created Monday Night Raw. Eric Bischoff would not have had Monday Nitro. So you want to explain that one. Look, Vince Russo is polarizing. I admit that he had some dumb storylines in WWE and WCW. But WCW was already gone to hell and none of the old timers wanted anything to do with Russo, so he was at disadvantage. But at the same time, Russo made stars out of Booker T, Scott Steiner, Shane Helms, and even Lance Storm. Do you realize how over Storm was during Russo's time? He never got over in WWE. So yeah, Russo at least tried in WCW, it just didn't work due to corporate meddling, backstage politics, and egos all over the place.
Says the biased guy that's going to claim that I'm a wrestling fan of a certain organization. I hate all wrestling organizations. Triple H is no different from other bookers, they're all crap.
@@rn6312 I haven't watched since before SummerSlam and there are still problems. Quit being ignorant and actually pay attention to the flaws of Triple H's booking.
Then you missed key points of the video due to your own ignorance. Only someone who is afraid of criticism would do something like this. Open your mind and listen before you comment. Now get out of here.
@MisterBourgolini What's really funny is that I wasn't talking to you. Next time, say thanks for commenting. Then maybe you'll get 12 likes next video.
They should have built him up slowly, but wrestling fans got fickle over Roman. The finish the story nonsense KILLED his momentum. It wasn't about Cody, it was about Dusty. Look, Dusty is dead, but the finish the story nonsense was stupid. It made Roman look bad. Roman had to return to WWE because of this s&%^.
@@MisterBourgolini Your opinion and it seems you're in the dead minority. But hey it doesn't take a genius to make a shitty video like you did about it.
Listening to BC Amplified, Christian Maracle, and Technical Workrate Productions gave the courage to tell the truth. I'm being objective because no one is innocent. Vince McMahon is next.
@@MisterBourgolini Boy... you're a little special if you don't know who that is and who is running for POTUS with those initials. Should I have used DJT? Or #45? Maybe then you'd understand what those rallies are.
@@rn6312 Keep politics out of this video. No one cares about your political opinions. You are pathetic. WWE's creative is in the crapper and you are so desperate for an argument, you can't stay on topic. I'm almost at a point where I'm done talking to you. Either you stay on topic or you shut up. Triple H's booking of Cody Rhodes is stupid, Gunther's booking needs improvement. Randy Orton and KO's win-loss record should not qualify them for title shots at PPVs. If you cannot accept that these are examples of illogical booking, then you are not a wrestling fan.
@@rn6312 You do realize that WWE put out some of the worst storylines post-Vince Russo, right? Mae Young giving birth to a hand, Triple H portraying Kane as a necrophiliac. Snitsky being a baby killer and punting a baby in the audience. All of those storylines were without Vince Russo and those were just horrible. WWE got far more backlash after Vince Russo left.
Yeah. Low ratings, wrestlers looking baggers at a grocery store, can't cut a decent promo, don't have in-ring psychology, etc. Tony Khan started that trend and Triple H is capitalizing on it. Low ratings make the situation even worse.
@@MisterBourgolini Tony Khan is literally the best booker (alongside Vincent KENNEDY McMahon and russo) if them three collabed they could put Triple Hitler out of business!
@@MisterBourgolini LMAOOOOO seriously? Vince Russo was terrible. Just look at WCW where he had his chain let loose. or the garbage he did in Impact. Same thing. Man you have to be the dumbest wrestling fan ever.
I see the comment section is full of a lot of people crying and fuming. Well boo hoo. The video is accurate. Triple H is a horrible booker. People just don't like the truth. Truth hurts. The future of wwe/wrestling does not look good. Wwe is a hot mess these days. And a huge part of that is triple h's fault.
First off, lay off the Jewish insults. You don't want people calling you an antisemitic dick for brains. Second, why you are such a jerkoff over Triple H's heart attack? That's not funny and you should have your head checked by a doctor. Third, stop commenting. You're so desperate for an argument, you are having to resort to be an insensitive ass over a man that could have died. Just f&%^ off.
@@MisterBourgolini I'm antisemetic for being Jewish and using yiddish slang? You're weird. And I"m not the one that's sad he didnt die. You are. Cry more btw. I've noticed something. Whenever I bring up ACTUAL FACTS you have nothing to say... because all you spout out are bad opinions with zero facts to back them up
Where is he selling out at? Because I heard reports that nosebleed seats are tarped off on the hard cam. The only places that sell out are in European countries because people in the states are tired of wrestling. Bad booking equals tarped off nosebleeds.
@@MisterBourgolini The Wrestling Observer has talked about WWE selling out arena after arena except for house shows, and PLE's especially so, it's falling in line with what WWE actually claims. Back in 2019 that wasn't the case. There were people actually taking photos of venues with those seats roped off and blacked out on Twitter, really regularly. Crowds were so angry that they were yelling refund and chanting things like AEW and CM Punk.... FIVE YEARS after he left. So feel free to paste some evidence about non sold out arenas at tv tapings and ples. My suggestion is if you don't like the product, don't watch it. That's what I did with WWE for the better part of a decade (except for a few mos in 2019 or so) The product is hot now. Go watch the old shitty PG era crap with Super Cena, hot shot short champ runs which were garbage and cheapens belts and nonsensical crap storylines on peacock. I'll take the "renniasance era" any day.
Ratings tanked after WrestleMania 40 for both Raw and SmackDown. Fact. Cody has only had 3 world title defenses since WrestleMania. Fact. When Roman Reigns returned to SmackDown, an extra 400,000 viewers watched SmackDown. Fact. Facts don't care about your feelings.
The best booker is obviously BOOKER T
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After hearing you say that Gunther should've beat Roman in WM 39, I stopped taking your opinion seriously
Like I care about yours. Go away.
@@MisterBourgolini Thanks for taking the time to reply, though 😘
This dude a straight dumb mark, pro wrestlers should be happy that this nobody has no bearing over the actual profession.
@@MisterBourgolini You should, maybe you learn something lmao. But at least you care enough to reply to him. Cutie.
@@MisterBourgolinieven though your commentary is completely biased, showing all u seem to be is a fan holding a torch for the Attitude Era and little else, I will say this, you're a much better booker than Tony Khan! 😂😂😂
Nice attempt at Bait, but, ultimately no good.
Got me.🤓
Tell me why HHH' s booking is something good.
@@Rena_2000Because the show is a lot better.
@@Conclusionary3843 compared to what? Just the past few years alone?
@@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954 pretty much. It's gotten way better since like 2018 to now
Why this is the worst video in UA-cam history.
Spoiler: it's the title.
Bingo
You should just stay a fan and not voice your opinion about things behind the curtain. You have probably the worst take on pro wrestling that I have ever heard and have done nothing but prove your ignorance about the business.
Unless you work for WWE, get out of here.
@@MisterBourgolini afraid that's not going to happen toughnuts and I have actually worked for WWE in the past, so there's that.
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Then tell a story about your experiences in WWE and why you quit. I'm sure Triple H would love to bring you back to the production team.
@@MisterBourgolini Who says I quit? I worked a few dark matches over the years and got paid for it, if Triple H ever wanted to bring me on the production team, I am sure he wouldn't be disappointed, certainly would do better than anything you'd come up with.
@@DasKrug
Tell me when Triple H contacts you. Then I'll quit talking to you. In the interest of fairness, you deserve another chance in WWE so I don't have to listen to you ever again.
Obviously not familiar with Vince Russo's work at the end of WCW. David Arquette as champ anyone?
I know he thinks he's jesus christ. The guy knows nothing about pro wrestling
I'm sorry, but the programing has been the best in recent years. There's a reason why NXT was the better of the three shows at one point and it was due to his direction
NXT? You may be right on that. But show me where SmackDown and Raw are doing great. Because it's hard to find something to justify watching SummerScam. Because the card is a ripoff for fans.
@@MisterBourgolini When Paul fully ran NXT compare the programming then as opposed to RAw and Smackdown when Vince was running them. Shows that Leveque ran when they had Adam Cole, Keith Lee, Gargano, Black and so on. From 2015 to 2021-22 the show was put together better
No it hasn’t
Hhh booking sucks
@@jasontodd1896 Right, that’s why more people are watching it now as compared to the bland booking of Vince
OMG, clearly you have no idea how wrestling is booked. Anyone that talks about "1st and 2nd and 3rd greatest match of all time" is a straight mark
You try booking and see if you have it down correctly without pandering to the marks.
Yeah, I thought so.
@@MisterBourgolini What? The marks will buy tickets if it says WRESTLING anywhere on the sign. Its why AEW is sinking and ROH failed. You cant make a really successful promotion without the general casuals. Dont even know why Im answering you. Go watch the Young Bucks do gymnastics
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"Don't even know why I'm answering you."
Because you made a retarded comment and I challenged you to book. If you didn't want to answer, then shut your mouth. It's that simple. The Young Bucks are not captivating. Too reckless to understand in-ring psychology. Goodbye.
@@MisterBourgolini Lol, bro I refereed for 10 years, I was around some of the best bookers ever in the business. in 2024 there arent bookers nor have their been since 1995. I hate wrestling and barely watch the critique of the business for the last 10 years. Today its a tv show, they literally could have someone take a dump in the ring and they still get tv rights fees, booking that you have probably never seen was done and had to be good or they didnt draw. No draw no paydays. No one wants to hear your mark ideas on a you tube channel either. Just keep buying tickets and being a fan boy.
@@MisterBourgolini Ring psychology. Gunther does stiff chops, he should be pushed. Mizzark, when you ask guys to stiff one another in a business everyone knows is fake, who is the mark then?
Im so glad this is just a guy on youtube and not an actual booker for any company lol
Let's see you book. Because you will get criticized too.
@@MisterBourgolini Like you've ever actually booked anything other than a bus trip.
@@DasKrug
I hope a judge gives you a one way ticket to the looney bin.
@@MisterBourgolini Why? Is it suddenly a mental disorder to point out facts.
@@DasKrug
It is a mental disorder to insult without making a point. Especially when the comment has nothing to do with you. That's how mental you are. My point to that guy was if he thinks booking is a cake walk, he should try it himself and see if it's as good as WWE currently. Quit interjecting yourself in an attempt to humble me. It's failing and all you are doing is embarrassing yourself.
Well i do agree triple h is not best booker when compare to territory days but still better booking than an indy promoter who knows nothing about wrestling
Or Vince in his dementia days.
BMI off the charts. Stay mad
OK b00mer.
@@MisterBourgolini Says the guy who loves 80s wrestling. That makes you a Boomer, fool
Bro this might be the worst take i've seen ☠️ like i wanted to hear you out but this is not it
Then you are a lazy s&%^.
you have a mister metokur tribute in your bio and a rumble link LOL something tells me wrestling isn't the only thing you have shit opinions on
I s&%^ on everything. Entertainment, politics, the medical establishment, etc. I don't give a f&%^.
@@MisterBourgolini So that means you're just a giant whiny asshat.
LOL, nobody over the age of 16 likes Mister Metokur
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Not my fault that kids like stupid goofy s&%^. That's why the world laughs at them for being morons.
Bait used to be believable
No one cared about Cody vs RR ?? Lmao smh that match had grown men crying
Real men don't cry.
@@MisterBourgolini that the dumbest thing ever said
@@growing.grounds4054
Don't tell me you cry. That's something I would expect from a beta male.
@@MisterBourgolini yeaaaaa you definitely don’t get any play whatsoever by this comment
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Man up.
This guys never heard of Vince Russo
Which is pretty sad because the highest ratings in Raw history was due to Vince Russo and Vince McMahon collaborating on innovative stories.
@@MisterBourgolini all Vince Russo did was want to see things for shock value. Without Vince McMahon, and the other people in creative to actually apply wrestling psychology to get to the quote and then, bro Kane will choke, slam undertaker through a table.” Ideas it would’ve never worked. Hence why Vince Russo worked. He just did things sporadically, and he made WCW unwatchable at the end, and he had TNA crowds chanting “fire Russo.”
He’s an idiot . Anyone that really gives Vince Russo credit for the attitude era is an idiot. You know someone just is a hater when they will find a way to argue for the sake of Vince Russo just so they don’t have to give Triple H credit.
@@MisterBourgolini Because Russo did so well for himself in WCW afterwards lol
@@MisterBourgolini Hey we got a mark here who thinks Vince Russo is good
This guy is out of his mind. Cody is over as hell, the blood line story built into the greatest story line of all time. Then the only reason LA Knight is not world champ is because he popped during the bloodline story
Cody is over as hell... yet the crowd chanted "We want Roman" in Cody's presence. You want to explain that to me? That's a problem if Roman is getting the chants over Cody.
@@MisterBourgolini those chants could just be to spite Solo. as he is a fake tribal chief and dislikes when they chant that.
U idiot then why did fans boo the rock vs Roman match
Cody’s great. Kids love him. The crowd sings his song. But whether heel or face, Roman outshines him. The crowd wanted him to turn face, and it feels like his return outshines Cody.
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The kids may love Cody, but that ain't enough to pop a rating. Cody is still a mid-card talent while Roman is still main event material. That was pretty evident when Roman Reigns returned and popped a rating.
Im not even gonna watch the whole thing this guy sounds like one of those dudes that watches wrestling but never is happy with anything about it
Then you are missing out on key points on what can be done better in terms of booking. You're part of the problem, not the solution. And this is not just a WWE problem. It's an AEW problem, NWA problem, TNA problem, and even a New Japan problem.
Very true. He probably misses the PG era... which is pathetic
@@rn6312
If you are talking about the 1980s, I agree.
@@MisterBourgolini Then watch stuff from the 80s and quit crying........ shit back then it was terrible. Hogan dominated... not because he was good, but because he was good at the political game of backstage, making sure he got pushed. He was the John Cena of his day... and he still sucks.
There was only a handful of wrestlers that were really great like Savage, Andre, Steamboat and Piper... and then in the early 90s with Michaels and Bret Hart.
@@rn6312
Yeah. Be thankful Triple H didn't book Savage, Andre, Steamboat, Piper, Michaels, and Hart. Because if he did, WWE would have gone bankrupt.
Title for title would have been horrible. Fans were already fed up with Roman having both the Universal & WWE titles to the point the WWE merged them into the Undisputed title and brought back the World title for RAW. And you think having 1 man hold even more titles was a good idea?
And fans wanted Cody to finish his story. People were PISSED when Cody gave his Royal Rumble spot to the Rock, hell people boo'd the Rock to the point WWE had to turn Rock heel. Rock VS Roman I'm sure is a money match, but WM40 wasn't Rock's time, it was Cody's time. I do agree Cody may have cooled off since WM40-now, as everybody pretty much expects Cody's title is at absolutely 0 risk until Rock comes back. But still in the moment building up to Mania, Cody was on fire.
Ultimately things worked out. It may have taken a while but Damian Priest has gotten over. LA Knight is already over and the US title is fine for him. But the MITB, World title, and face turn against Judgement Day has done more to get fans behind Priest then it ever would have done for LA Knight. I see LA as pretty much a made man, he was already over and he'll probably always be over. But Priest was in need of being built up, he needed MITB more then LA, and WWE succeeded in their plan.
Priest wasn't built correctly. To get someone over, you have to give them good booking, give them strong character development, making them menacing in the ring. If they get over, put a mid-card title on them. If they get more over, then put the world title on them. Damian didn't get over until he lost the title. Now that he's being presented correctly, it's evident in Raw's ratings. As for LA Knight, he peaked. No way will he ever compete for the world title again. WWE dropped the ball on LA Knight and now he only he 3 years left. He'll never be at that level where he is main event material.
Yes, Cody's "Finish the story" angle could have been better if they didn't push him right at his return in the 2023 Royal Rumble. He needed to be built more, not be on TV every single week, not wrestle every single week at the time. The full time "fighting champion" gimmick is failing. That's why it should have been a slow build instead of an instant push at the 2023 Royal Rumble. If it's Gunther last year, who else would have been the logical choice against Roman? Because Gunther was ready, Cody wasn't.
Hell, Gunther is getting ratings up as world champion on Raw. Think about that. That goes to show you that Gunther is the better champion in WWE.
Dude, Triple H has been the best booker in a decade. He’s better than Vince McMahon, he’s better than Tony Khan, he’s better than Russo .
Do I think he’s the best book ever? No, but to be fair to him we haven’t even seen him book for a full year yet. One of the biggest things WWE has dropped. The ball on the last two decades is creating real superstars. All their main event guys felt like they were force-fed or nerd fans just put them in a position because they hated who they were being force fed and then after they got to that position, the fans abandoned them.
Triple H is the only active Booker right now. That knows how it should be done. Now it’s just a matter of seeing if he can pull it off. Like the great wrestling Boom of the 90s it didn’t just happen overnight. Hogan and Flair just wake up one day and go to wrestling school and six months later they were the two dominant wrestlers of the 80s.
If you’re going to sit here and say that, he’s the worst ever when we’ve had people like Tony Khan , Jim Herd and Vince Russo book so bad that either they put their company they were booking for out of business, or they were fired Before it could happen or currently, one of them is trying to nose, dive his company into the ground because he’s worried about what Dave Meltzer thinks.
It honestly sounds like you don’t like Triple H as a person which is kind of dumb because you don’t even know him and you just want to make him look bad. This doesn’t sound like a real critique. It sounds like it doesn’t matter what he did you’re gonna find a way to shit on him.
1. Triple H has been the best booker in a decade? I guess Scott D'Amore of TNA didn't bring TNA back from the dead.
2. Here's the difference between Khan, Herd, and Russo compared to Triple H. Khan was good in the beginning because the Executive VPs of AEW were filters. That was why the first two years of AEW was good. Herd tried to innovate at a time where WCW needed something innovative. Problem is that he did not execute his storylines correctly. Plus, he was dealing with a locker room full of egotistical wrestlers. And Vince Russo tried to create storylines for every single talent. Some worked, others did not. But at least these bookers did not deliberately sabotage storylines. Khan, Herd, and Russo were just idiots. Triple H deliberately ruined careers.
3. "It honestly sounds like you don't like Triple H as a person which is kind of dumb because you don't even know him and you just want to make him look bad." This is logical fallacy because it does not counter a point. The lack of jobbers on TV, botched storylines, and low ratings are facts that have been documented. This isn't Paul Levesque the person, this is Triple H the booker. So f&%^ off with that mentality.
4. "It sounds like it doesn't matter what he did you're gonna find a way to s&%^ on him." Just like you're s&%^#ing me you hypocritical jerkoff? Get out of here. Come back when you have a logical argument.
@@MisterBourgolini and your reply kind of just fax what I said. I really don’t think you’ve seen good booking I don’t really believe you were around in the 80s or 90s. When did TNA come back from the dead? And I’m sorry, no good booking has ever happened in AEW. There’s been some cool moments and some good matches but overall booking it’s been a shit show. Again it’s more than OK if you like TNA and AEW there’s nothing wrong with that but I think the majority of the rest of the world thinks they shit. You don’t like triple H because you’re a AEW fan and he’s Lex Luther to you, but you’re not really looking at what’s drawing ratings or putting fans in the seats. it’s just your personal preference. AEW’s numbers have been going to the shit this entire year.
And cut the bullshit. The only reason anyone gave a shit about AEW in the beginning is for the same reason they liked Brian Danielson, and WWE. They didn’t like what they were being fed so anything else they’re going to love.
And as soon as they put on top, they stop giving a fuck . The best thing about AEW when they started was that they weren’t WWE .
It looks like the rest of the common section thinks the same as I do so you can keep saying that your favorite wrestling show with a few hundred people in the audience is kicking ass and the rest of us are just laughing .
Oh and don’t get it twisted I’m not WV fan. This last year’s wrestlemania was the first full WWE show. I’ve watched since 2006. All modern wrestling absolutely sucks it’s just WWE is slightly better than the rest of the diarrhea and vomit that is on TV right now.
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1. "I really don’t think you’ve seen good booking I don’t really believe you were around in the 80s or 90s." And you know this how exactly? Do you not know how big Stone Cold, D-Generation X, The Rock, and The Undertaker were during the big boom period? You know what they had that modern talent don't have in WWE? They had character, they captivated wrestling. Same with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Jake Roberts, and Macho Man had, a character that mattered. Where are the characters of the talent under Triple H's booking? I'm waiting.
2. "And cut the bulls&^%. The only reason anyone gave a shit about AEW in the beginning is for the same reason they liked Brian Danielson, and WWE. They didn’t like what they were being fed so anything else they’re going to love." So were are going to ignore 50/50 bookings of Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, and other wrestlers that were not indy darlings? In AEW, there were characters in the beginning, but Tony Khan pissed it away. So go by your own words and cut the bulls&%^.
3. "All modern wrestling absolutely sucks it’s just WWE is slightly better than the rest of the diarrhea and vomit that is on TV right now." Finally, you used your brain and realized that all wrestling is garbage.
Nah.... Cody just sucks. And Triple H wasted two years of television on Cody just to "finish the story" did nobody favors. What I have seen of the Triple H era so far? He sucks really bad. I just hope he doesn't have thar creepy erection for Cody in the same manner Eric Bischoff has for Hulk Hogan.
Also, Triple H was dealt a bad hand due to McMahon's decade of part time champions. McMahon is the reason why there is next to no super stars in the company right now. Now to be fair....
Does Triple H era suck? Absolutely. But Is he the worst? If he isn't, he's pretty close.
Does AEW suck? Absolutely.
Did Wrestlemania XL suck? Absolutely. Probably I'm the bottom 5. Worst than Wrestlemania 27. But that wasn't 100% Triple H's fault Dwayne and his gigantic ego and fart sniffing played a major roll in that fiasco.
The entire wrestling industry is absolute garbage right now.
He’s just a pure mark, he’s the type that real professionals laugh at when they hear how much better they can do it than the guys that are actually proving to be successful.
And the craziest part of it all was that I liked this guy as a wrestler as well. I even liked that Bernie Mac had Triple H on his show back in the early 2000's. I can't say that the same liking is there when I don't follow him on wrestling matches anymore. It is sad that he became one of the worst guy's ever.
Tony Kahn said hold my beer.
Tony Khan is an idiot, but Triple H is a saboteur. That's why Nick Khan worked his ass off to get a deal with Netflix. And it's going to fail after the first couple of months on Netflix. Then what excuse will WWE fans have when ratings tank on Netflix? Tony Khan needs to pull his head out of his ass to give creative to someone else. Triple H needs to go. Sabotaging hot angles, continuing Vince McMahon's tradition of 50/50 booking, bad finishes, not knowing what to do with the tag team division, etc.
@@MisterBourgoliniTriple H is a saboteur? You might want to check with the hundreds of people he made into stars as both a talent and a booker.
@@DasKrug
What about the stars that Vince Russo made like Goldust, The Rock, Blue Meanie, Al Snow, The Headbangers, Shane Helms, Val Venis, Edge, Christian, and the Hardy Boyz? What about the stars that Gabe Sapolsky made for ROH like Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Homicide, the Briscoe brothers, etc? What about the stars Tony Khan made for AEW like MJF, Jack Perry, Jade Cargill, and Dr. Britt Baker DMD? Who did Triple H make stars out of? Not Roman Reigns, not Cody Rhodes, not Gunther, and not LA Knight. So did Triple H make as stars? Give examples. There are no superstars in the Triple H era. It's just wrestlers that lack in-ring psychology and character.
@@MisterBourgolini Wow, Vince Ruso made stars out of those already established talents? Every one that you listed as a Russo creation came from other promotions already well known, he didn't make any of them. Meanwhile, Triple H made basically every single star that has come up from NXT that wasn't brought over from another promotion. Don't be blinded by hate and stupidity, it's unbecoming.
@@DasKrug
Give me an example. All I know of that is homegrown is Bron Breakker.
I don't really agree with most of your opinions in this video, and would point to how hot WWE has gotten since 2019, especially since Triple H took over and he brought us the best Wrestlemanis in years. However, I can respect your right to your opinion and I don't agree with the people insulting you.
Yeah, I wish these people would pull their heads out of asses and put their bias in the garbage can. These people need to be objective and understand why the ratings suck.
@@MisterBourgolini Their ratings don't suck you nimrod.
The ICW is not the whole world... It doesn't matter how much they explode over a Gunther slap boxing match, he was not a draw and did not, frankly still isn't, and not established enough, he was not there yet. To have him beat Roman for the title in 2023 would have been like finally having s3x with a girl for the first time only to pull out and finish in your favorite sock. It would have done nothing but kill all the momentum that the tribal chief story line had built up, like all of it. Legitimately the worst most mark @ss delusional booking in wrestling history.
in may/june of 2023, Vince re took control of creative with reports of his calling in right before the show making them do last minute changes and burying talent. HHH liked LA but VM did not. Vince made him a model and HHH turned him back into knight. Vince came back and got rid of knight. when sexual allegations got rid of Vince, HHH brought back LA. HHH has only had full control of creative once Vince lost control of WWE. That is a major point you do not address. HHH has made mistakes but he is doing better once the strings were cut
If Triple H likes LA Knight so much, why did Triple H fail to pull the trigger on Knight the moment he got over? If Triple H had any balls, he and Vince could have compromised on how to build up Knight.
@@MisterBourgolini they definitely wasted knight’s opportunity. He was white hot for a while and they definitely missed a chance to make some money with him.
@@tteft
Yes. LA Knight should have gone to Raw and competed for the secondary world title last year and ratings would skyrocket. LA Knight was capable of attracting casual viewers.
@@MisterBourgolini heck even if they would have had him break Gunther’s run with the IC
@@MisterBourgolini F**K your elitism
What a wank video. HH has WWE flying sky high and he's the worst booker. Yet Tony Khan's numbers are awful and he's booker of the year. Ever wonder why most people in the business hate fans?
Flying sky high where? Triple H repeats matches on television, books heels vs heels, faces vs faces, does not book a star against jobber, forces 50/50 booking with the majority of the superstars, can't book a tag team division, the women's division is suffering, and Cody Rhodes as the world champion is being overshadowed by Samoans fighting over a necklace. How is that flying sky high? Tony Khan is a clown that f&%^s up big moments. So he's no different from Triple H, Billy Corgan, and whoever is booking TNA currently. The whole damn business is in a creative rut.
@@MisterBourgolini Sold out buildings and raking the money in. Flying.
Also, at no time in wrestling history have we never had dodgy booking.
Im the biggest hhh fan there is as a wrestler his bookings confused me on certain things hes a slow starter but is just starting
Triple H has a hard-on for mediocre talents like Zayn, Owens, Priest, Balor, etc for some reason that I will never understand. None of these guys should ever be able the mid-card whatsoever.
Unfortunately, Cody Rhodes is a mid-card talent himself. Everytime he is in the ring with the Bloodline, the chants of "We Want Roman" deafens. Proving that Roman Reigns is the man while Cody is a second banana champion.
@@MisterBourgolini I highly doubt those chants are directed towards Cody; especially considering you specified the Bloodline, you probably realize that too, and are just trolling
@@animejat This content creator is the biggest asshat i have ever seen on YT. It's amazing. I've seen some shitty ones in my time but this guy takes the cake
I haven’t watched the whole thing but I definitely think H shouldn’t be a booker. WWE today is so clichè and predictable and sometimes really cringey, and I gotta believe Paul’s nerdy ass thinks it’s great. But I just can’t stand Paul Levesque the dude. I don’t think he’s the worst and he certainly listens to the fans; but maybe that’s the problem. The FANS today are so cringey and behind the scenes and basically pretending to all be bookers themselves. Just giving those fans what they want isn’t the right move to me, and I think Triple H is just ignorant and lame. Not intentionally harmful to the product and certainly not the worst. Just way too hyped up lmao he’s a C- at best, pro wrestling is in dire need of a dope ass show runner who knows exactly what he/she wants and what he/she’s doing. Paul Levesque ain’t that dude, we still in the pg era imo
Even when WWE Raw goes to Netflix, Triple H is somehow going to f&%^ up the show. The uncensored language and ultra violence isn't going to convince casuals that wrestling is in a boom period. It's something that these modern day wrestling fans do not understand.
No mate, that title goes to the man child Tony Khan. Business is booming for Trips.
How is the business booming for Trips? He's not the one behind the Netflix deal. He's not behind SmackDown going to Raw. He's not behind NXT going to the CW Network. The only beneficiary in the wrestling business is Nick Khan. All Triple H is doing is booking s&%^ angles, botched finishes, low rated segments, etc. TKO is aggressively campaigning for WWE. Triple H is a s&%^ booker, quit defending him.
I will agree with you that Tony Khan is a clown. Unless he finally has the balls to surrender creative to Shane McMahon, I can't watch AEW anymore. Tony f&%^ed it all up by being obsessed with 5 star matches and other nonsense. Tony Khan makes Vince Russo look like Bill Watts.
Business is booming. Don't listen to him. He's just an asshole with an opinion with no hard data to back up his claims
Creepy
Wrong video bud.
@@MisterBourgolini I'm not your bud pal.
@@MisterBourgolini
How can you say that Triple H booked a Wrestlemania rematch that nobody cared about when the fans literally hijacked the shows chanting and posting #WeWantCody the fans didn't want Roman vs Rock because it was Cody's time, and NOBODY wanted Rollins vs Rhodes. Even The Rock himself admitted that the fans wanted Cody vs Reigns more than him vs Reigns.
Well, the fans got what they wanted, now they don't care. SmackDown's ratings are at all time lows because of it. Cody can't draw, can't hack on the mic anymore, barely defends his title, etc. The fickle fans cost WWE it's biggest money match ever.
When taking the whole "We're The Authority" thing legitimately when all it was, was nothing more than the publicity stunt, practically admitting their product was shit, and that it was a last ditch effort to boost their ever tanking ratings.
It was, and still is to this day, the single bullshit lie they ever fucking pulled. And to have Baron Corbin as Vince's scapegoat for being a "terrible GM" was incredibly poor take when everyone knew it was always Vince's booking to begin with.
Triple H isn't perfect at booking. No one is.
ua-cam.com/video/6DIuTHWLEAE/v-deo.html - 5 year old video, but proves just how bad the E was long before Trips took over.
Cody Rhodes is not Main eventer star simple as that and Triple H is trash booker
Finally, someone who gets it unless the damn marks that didn't watch the video before commenting.
How the hell you going to say he is not a main eventer when he was the highest merchant seller in WrestleMania dumbass 😂
@@saviostephenfernandez2763
Because Cody is in not in the main event. The main event is Roman Reigns vs the Bloodline. That peppered necklace is the top prize sadly.
They called up nxt superstars and then release them
No. Cody sucks! He has about as much personality and charisma as The Miz. He's an average ring performer at best, his finisher looks like trash.
Triple H wasted two years of television on Cody just to "finish the story." I can't stand him, Smackdown is unwatchable at this point. It feels like I am watching WWE 2005-2009 all over again getting a champion I don't want being forced.
Stardust is a horrible champion.
Then on Raw you have the two biggest supper stars ( McIntyre and Punk) just playing a game of kicking each other in the balls all summer...
Triple H era sucks!
I have to 100% agree. But is he the worse?
If he's not well, he's pretty close.
Finally, someone that is being objective here. All these comments that I've been getting are incredibly biased. These so called "Fans" are the reasons why casual viewers won't put the remote down for a couple of months because they are not entertained.
@MisterBourgolini Too be fair... Triple H was handed a crap hand due to McMahon's decade long era of part time champions. He's is the reason there is next to no superstars.
Another issue is that they are too prosperous financially for their own good. All of the guaranteed money from USA, now Netflix, Fox, Saudi Arabia, WWE Network, and Peacock makes it so that they don't have to sell a single tickets, PPVs, or merchandise to stay in business. Look what happened to the Covid-19 years when there was no fans. They are horrendously complacent.
Stardust may be a star in some people eyes, but he isn't any super star by any stretch of imagination. Triple H's mistake is putting too much faith in Stardust. If he really wanted to put to title on Stardust, he should had done so at Wrestlemania 39 instead of wasting another year of television.
I know the Triple H era is still young, but I seriously hopes that he doesn't get that super creepy erection for Stardust in the same manner Eric Bischoff still to this day has for Hulk Hogan.
He's making the same exact mistake McMahon makes. He panders too much to the casual fan in order to get more exposure at the expense of pissing off the hard-core fans.
I'll leave you with this food for thought. Just because WWE is financially successful doesn't mean the product is any good. McDonald's sells more Hamburgers than anyone else on planet earth but that doesn't mean that they're any good.
@@theuriah01
Agreed. If wrestling fans looked at things objectively like Christian Maracle, BC Amplified, Solomonster, and Brian Zane, the wrestling industry wouldn't be garbage like it is today. But I guess fickle fans can't handle criticism and will dismiss examples by pulling the hypocrisy card, "you don't know them in real life" card, "you don't know what goes on backstage" card, "you never watched wrestling until now" card, etc. Meanwhile, casuals that used to wrestling fans just change the channel or go to streaming services and not miss anything important.
UA-cam keeps erasing my comments 😂
@@theuriah01
UA-cam must love diehard WWE marks instead of people that are objective over the quality of wrestling.
All these comments and the responses are hella funny.
That's because they are biased and afraid to admit that there are problems with Triple H.
@@MisterBourgolini what kind of delusion and drugs are you on? Jfc
@@MisterBourgolini Or.... there are no problems. You're just a whiny baby.
@@rn6312
So you admit to being biased. This is why I criticize those that refuse to tell the truth about Triple H's booking. Allow me to point this out. Bookers from every wrestling organization are garbage. Triple H can't captivate viewers in WWE. He had to bring back Roman Reigns because SmackDown struggled in the ratings. Tony Khan can't book AEW. Billy Corgan screwed up the NWA. New Japan Pro Wrestling sucks currently. So there are no problems is a lie and calling me a "whiny baby" does not negate the problems that are in wrestling. If you were smart, you would call out the wrestling promotions and help them get better. You don't understand the rippling effect of Triple H's booking in the whole industry.
@@MisterBourgolini Fun fact. Everyone's biased, whiny baby. You definitely are.. whining about every wrestling organization out there except for the Indies. So watch those.
When Billy Gunn joined DX they should have changed the name to The Boomer Butts.
I guess "Boomer Butthole" wouldn't be allowed on television back in 1998. Because Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and X-Pac were the biggest a-holes in the company at the time.
@@MisterBourgolini Very true. And they still are, minus X-Pac since he's not there.
@@MisterBourgolini They were, and they're a lot like you except they're not fascists. And fascists are especially bad
0:01 but then everything changed when the fire nation attacked
i agree that triple h booking isnt that great and he has a lot of flaws but nah hes absolutely not even close to the worst.
HHH worst booking has been with Jade. AEW booked her better, and they botched her. She needs to turn on Belair already.
Exactly. Jade Cargill's booking was the only highlight of Tony Khan in AEW.. In WWE, Jade not only has been exposed, but she did segments that devalued her as a character. Why Jade was not in NXT to craft her character is a spit in the face of wrestlers that learned character development.
@MisterBourgolini come to think about it, H doesn't know how to book the women's division. Io was botched, Bayley was botched, Reha is not the same. I could go on
@@mattnoname4430
Agreed. There was a reason why Vince McMahon didn't want Io Shirai on the main roster. They had her leave WWE so she could return to Japan. Bayley's heel turn under Vince was captivating. Rhea Ripley was good in Judgment Day, but Triple H botched it. I mean don't get wrong, Vince McMahon is a dips&%^ for ruining a lot of potential stars, but he knew how to save Bayley's career when the hugger gimmick failed. Good bookers are hard to find these days.
@@MisterBourgolini So are people on YT who say something intelligent. You sure as heck dont, and then you're a fascist ontop of it. So... that makes your opinion even worse.
Came for the clickbait title to give ya a thumbs down and call you an aew mark shill
Except for the fact that AEW is trash just like your comment. I haven't watched AEW in a couple of years, so the joke is on you. F&%^ off.
There seems to be a fair amount of negativity on this video, here's my thoughts:
Yes, I do disagree with this analysis, but I'm one person. We all have our own opinions. Comparing and contrasting our points of view is a great way to learn about how other people think. Everyone here, including the creator, is very much entitled to whatever opinion they want. To the creator, thank you for spreading your opinion :) Wishing you the best, and I hope your enjoyment of the product rises soon
When Triple H gets released, I'll give WWE another chance. It's only a matter of time before TKO gives Triple H his release. It's time someone from Hollywood steps in to book the shows. Take notes from the Hogan era of WWE, give wrestlers a character, fire the writers, give wrestlers bullet points on what to say. The promos in wrestling today are so scripted, wrestlers can't camouflage it. No matter the negative comments, they stay up on this video. I'm not turning off comments just because.
@@MisterBourgolini We'll see what happens. Not saying you should hide the negative comments or anything, just giving you your props for putting your opinion out there.
Excellent video i agree with you Sir 😊
Oh now he’s the worst booker get a grip
I mean low ratings, illogical booking, crap finishes, and lack of jobbers is indicative of what he's doing. Everyone wants to know where the boom is because the only boom is the business side, not the creative side.
@@MisterBourgolini low ratings illogical booking yeah you clearly don’t remember pre Covid and during Covid do you. This is still miles better than why we used to get.
@@BigBladeFan
You ain't getting away with using COVID as an excuse for low ratings. Illogical booking = low ratings. Come up with a better argument.
@@MisterBourgolini nah your ass ain’t getting away with this clickbait bs that’s why you got called out in the comments.
@@BigBladeFan Word
What a joke
Hmm. I'll give you LA Knight (kind of) but don't agree with the rest of this at all.
My only problem with Triple H's booking is how predictable it is, but even that isn't really a problem. He's a KISS booker, It's only predictable because he goes with the most logical decisions 99% of the time. That lack of creativity/outside the box thinking is more than compensated for by his rational approach to booking.
That's actually a good point that I could have pointed out. Triple H is a predictable booker, but he's not creative. That's why we talk about Vince Russo being creative in WWE.
@@MisterBourgolini Yeah he's not really, a seasoned wrestling fan can read him like a book, but he's got the fundamentals down which Russo in particular NEVER did!
Logical progression up the card for wrestlers (LA Knight's the sticky exception), natural face & heel alignments dependent on crowd reaction, the belts all feel important, TV always builds to the big shows & never the other way round... all basic principles but ones numerous bookers throughout history have failed to uphold.
I may not agree with you 100%, especially on HHH being a bad booker.
But your narrative and vision are actually good and somewhat valid if they went that way in a different dimension.
The most lucid and objective comment thus far. Yes, even a good booker can have illogical moments. I'm not saying be perfect, but do you best to make the fans in the arena electric. Good booking, good storytelling, and good wrestling is what gets the crowds popping.
@@MisterBourgolini If you went a week without any, (in your opinion) the problem is you, not the people in the comment section.
@@rn6312
So let me get this straight (since you modern people take offense to that word), it's all right for others to say accept wrestling, but when I present examples of flawed booking that has been documented on camera, it's bad because it's an opinion? Why is WWE Raw going to Netflix? Because they are struggling on USA. This is not a cable TV thing, it's a booking issue. Not everyone goes on the internet and dwells on segments. There are people that watch live TV and want something entertaining to watch. I have a right a comment as much as you. If you don't like my comments, go find another user to f&%^ with. I'm not going anywhere.
@@MisterBourgolini You're welcome to your opinion but your opinon is based on false data. It's why it's shitty and stupid. And FYI if you dont' like my opinion on your intelligence, turn off comments, fool.
This is stupid. I think all those bookers of now defunct promotions were worse. I think the booker of the biggest promotion probably is doing a good job. Sales matter, not opinions.
Triple H is not the reason why WWE is making money hand over foot. It's because of Nick Khan's ruthless business deals. I will give Nick Khan his due. Without him, WWE would have been forced to fire a record number of employees, talent, and even executives. WWE would have been forced to privatize to survive. Nick Khan and TKO are why WWE is making money. Triple H is just booking.
When the 1989-92 Jim Herd era of WCW exists, no one could ever be worse! Sure. there were some great things like Flair's feuds with Funk and Steamboat, but just to name a few absolutely horrible gimmicks that they had at that time, you had the Ding-Dongs, Oz, The Black Scorpion, Norman the Lunatic, the Dynamic Dudes and the list goes on and on, plus horrible gimmick matches like the Chamber of Horrors or the capture the flag scaffold match from Great American Bash 1991. Those shows were truly terrible in a way that we'll hopefully never see again. Try watching some shows from that time and today's WWE shows don't look nearly as bad in comparison.
Then, you have the bookers like Nick Gulas, who drove his fans away by pushing his untalented son George above everyone else on his cards, or Verne Gange, who in the late 80's and very early 90's drove himself out of business by refusing to change anything about the presentation of his shows and like Gulas, thought that his son (in spite of him never getting over, no matter how hard he was pushed) needed to be the focus of the cards (along with his old friends that were more than ripe for retirement by that point), and where they fall in that whole spectrum is up for debate as well.
Not to mention that Triple H isn't a booker in the classic sense of the word, like Bill Watts or Jerry Jarrett were back in their day, he's the head of a creative team which is a completely different kind of role. A booker books the entire show by themselves, Triple H just takes the ideas of others and picks and chooses which ones that he wants to use.
Even in terms of the WWE, I'll take this era over the dreadful Raw guest host era any day of the week!
If Triple H executed his stuff correctly like he did in 2022, I would have not made this video. But even the most objective wrestling fans know that Triple H cannot hack in terms of a good story. His NXT darlings from the original Black and Gold are not ratings draws. Sami Zayn was almost over with the casuals, then he lost in Montreal. So WWE gave Sami a consolation prize with KO in the form of the tag team titles. It was a failed title reign. As for Cody Rhodes, they built him up way too quickly, resulting in a loss at WrestleMania 39. If they slow built Cody and made him wait, the crowd would have been on his side more. But they f&%^ed up last year, now his title reign as the face of the company is horrible. I don't know when Triple H exactly went downhill, but I want to believe it started at WrestleMania 39 Night 2. Omos vs Brock Lesnar as the opener and Asuka losing to Bianca Belair was the start of this mess.
@@MisterBourgolini Not that I don't agree with a few of your points, but the title of the video is still a big exaggeration, when you compare today's WWE to many of the promotions of the past and even the dark history of WWE itself. I started watching WWE (or WWF, as it was then called) in 1989 and trust me, the shows that they put on today aren't nearly as bad as many of them were back then. Granted, it's also a little like comparing apples to oranges, but when I think back to horribly racist gimmicks like Yokozuna or Saba Simba, I'm all kinds of glad that we've moved on from a time when the presentation of colored wrestlers as the worst kind of stereotypes was seen by the company as acceptable.
Another name that it's easy to bring up is Adrian Adonis and his gay gimmick in the mid 80's that I honestly cringe at, when I think back on it today, How many innocent gay people (or even suspected gay people) were bullied and harassed by others thanks to them being taught from childhood by WWF TV that viewing minorities in that way was okay, we'll never know. but I have no doubt that there were many and at least today, they try to be respectful (I didn't say that they always succeed!) and not spread blatant hate in the name of profit.
Doing that to me is so many times worse than having Cody, Roman or Gunther or any of their wrestlers, for that matter, lose in a match that they perhaps shouldn't have or getting booked against the wrong opponents.
On a much lighter note, I could also have mentioned the old USWA and Jerry Lawler's fondness for comic book-based heel gimmicks that in most cases were far more hilarious to look at than they were scary! You can find many of those clips and shows on UA-cam and yeah, they're really, really, really bad! That's what I would call bad booking!
@@MisterBourgolini Why do you even give a crap about the product if you haven't liked it for nearly 40 years? Get a life.
@@rn6312
Why do you even care to comment on every single comment if you are going to be biased the whole time? Take your own advice and get a life.
With click bait titles/thumbnails and that voice with the white noise in the background. Stopped watching after 5 seconds.
Clearly not a genuine wrestling fan you don't have a clue mate
Believe it or not, a true wrestling fan isn't afraid to critique every single wrestling organization. TNA, NWA, AEW, New Japan, MLW, etc. Because without critiques, you cannot make the product better. I've even criticized local wrestling promotions that I've watched on the net. It's up to the promoters and bookers to listen and see what needs to be done better.
@@MisterBourgolini You're not a true wrestling fan. you just like to complain.
@@rn6312
So trying to help the wrestling organizations improve their product to create new fans is complaining? By that logic, your channel blows because all you do is comment. You don't do anything productive to help the wrestling industry. F&%^ off.
@@MisterBourgolini You're not helping. Look at my comment about it. Wanna help? Dont watch the product. Hit them in the wallet. THAT can matter, fool
Dude has some facts and some questionable comments.
People are blind to reality. Good booking translates to captivating television. If television is captivating, ratings go up. If ratings go up, networks make money. And if networks make money, new deals can be made when the old deal runs out. I learned not along ago that ratings new register with Netflix and other streaming services, that it's not just a television concept anymore. So they can't excuse mediocrity if ratings tank. SmackDown ratings have tanked since returning to USA Network. And if Raw's ratings tank on Netflix, what excuse do diehard wrestling fans have? For everytime some moron says "Ratings don't matter," I will walk away because they will never understand why ratings are important everywhere you go regardless of television or streaming app. They lack common sense and logic.
Verne Gagne.
Your delusional if no one cared do you think the rock would have pulled the plug or as he said he did ? No he would have done the match the wrestling world was with Cody for two years you had some fair points early but lost me once you said Gunther and Roman for wrestlemania 39 that’s insane and I m a huge fan of Gunther
...this is a parody, right?
What's it a parody of? Christian Maracle? BC Amplified? Tell me.
@@MisterBourgolini None specifically. Basically, while I respect your opinions, I have to disagree with a lot of them. I do see some of them, like the Pitch Black match, but for example, Gunther should NOT've beaten Roman at WM39, after a well-done and smartly told story between Roman and Cody. I guess if you REALLY want a parody, the best I can do is Tranquilo Club. So... hey, sorry if I offended you, sorry about the parody comment.
@@TotalPogoGuy
There was no story with Cody and Roman. It was just an excuse to have them wrestle.
@@MisterBourgolini Again, just your opinion. It may have started out separately but their stories were able to intertwine for the next year or so.
Nah the parody is this guy thinking he's a good wrestling essayist. Should just rename himself Mr. Baloney because that's what he's full of
More wrestling videos these are great!
sorry have to disagree there for me personally that would be his father in law after all vince killed almost any interest i had in wrestling and it wasnt until last year that i got interested in it again to the point where im watching all the ppvs again but not to the point where im watching full episodes of raw and smackdown again lol but still form 2014 until last year all i was watching was a given years wrestlemania at best lol and that was because vince mcmahon all but killed wrestling for me
Agreed. Vince McMahon cannot hack it anymore. I don't think he was able to hack it since Vince Russo left in 1999.
@@MisterBourgoliniwhat happened to tna and wcw think that
HBK>>>> HHH
Wyatt six stuff making wresting fans idiots.
You sound like you on the verge of a burp that never comes. But i respect (not agree with) your Opinion.
Finally, someone that ain't biased. You can disagree, but don't be biased.
@@MisterBourgolini 🤷 hey your entitled to your opinion.
His voice sounds like he needs to take a poo.
Ahhh dont worry he'll just push ANOTHER samoan 😂😂😂😂😂😂
With all due respect, this is World Wrestling Entertainment, not Samoan Wrestling Entertainment. I'm tired of Samoan pushes.
@@MisterBourgolini Racist
@@rn6312
Oh look, a pathetic worm pulling the racist card because wrestling fans are getting tired of Samoans being shoved down our throat. The only Samoan that is truly over is Roman Reigns. Others, not so much.
@@MisterBourgolini Nah, you're just a racist dude, hating on Samoans. What did they ever do to you? Nothing.
Bro the title tells everyone you don’t know pro wrestling history let alone the last 10 years of Vince 😂 dislike no view
I've seen Vince McMahon's booking and it's trash too. All of wrestling is trash. Open your mind and look at everything objectively. You'll be surprised how much wrong is with wrestling today.
@@MisterBourgolini bro I’m not closed minded you literally don’t know professional wrestling if you Paul is the worst Booker of all time. Go look up Bill Watts or Vince Russo before you come at the dude who booked the most popular era of wrestling in the 21st century.
I love AEW and I’m saying that
@@BlackstreetBoys2Men
Wait a minute. How is Bill Watts a bad booker? He innovated weekly episode television with Mid-South Wrestling in 1982. He put Jim Ross on the map on commentary in 1982. He made stars out of Ted DiBiase, Eddie Gilbert, Junkyard Dog, One Man Gang, Kamala, Jim Duggan, Butch Reed, Ron Simmons, Dr. Death, Terry Gordy, etc. Without him, Vince McMahon never would have created Monday Night Raw. Eric Bischoff would not have had Monday Nitro. So you want to explain that one. Look, Vince Russo is polarizing. I admit that he had some dumb storylines in WWE and WCW. But WCW was already gone to hell and none of the old timers wanted anything to do with Russo, so he was at disadvantage. But at the same time, Russo made stars out of Booker T, Scott Steiner, Shane Helms, and even Lance Storm. Do you realize how over Storm was during Russo's time? He never got over in WWE. So yeah, Russo at least tried in WCW, it just didn't work due to corporate meddling, backstage politics, and egos all over the place.
Buddy you’re too old to be watching WWE, try watching an actual Sport, not a weekly TV Show Drama😂
I'm not your buddy, friend.
@@MisterBourgolini You're right. You're just an asshat.
There’s always one attention seeker… 😂
Says the biased guy that's going to claim that I'm a wrestling fan of a certain organization. I hate all wrestling organizations. Triple H is no different from other bookers, they're all crap.
@@MisterBourgolini Then here's a thought. Don't watch wrestling and quit being a little baby
@@rn6312
I haven't watched since before SummerSlam and there are still problems. Quit being ignorant and actually pay attention to the flaws of Triple H's booking.
@@MisterBourgolini Um... that wasn't long ago, whiny baby. Tell me again in 5-10 years.
Terrible. Didn't watch the video but i just wato say you're wrong
Then you missed key points of the video due to your own ignorance. Only someone who is afraid of criticism would do something like this. Open your mind and listen before you comment. Now get out of here.
I ain't read your comment, but I disagree 😂
@@danhunt285
Real funny. Get out of here.
@MisterBourgolini What's really funny is that I wasn't talking to you. Next time, say thanks for commenting. Then maybe you'll get 12 likes next video.
@@danhunt285
Thank you for commenting, now get out of here.
In history, 😂
Cody is god awful finally someone agrees that he was pushed too soon
They should have built him up slowly, but wrestling fans got fickle over Roman. The finish the story nonsense KILLED his momentum. It wasn't about Cody, it was about Dusty. Look, Dusty is dead, but the finish the story nonsense was stupid. It made Roman look bad. Roman had to return to WWE because of this s&%^.
@@MisterBourgolini They built him up for 2 years. LOL Geezus.
@@rn6312
They did it wrong. They made Cody look like a fool.
@@MisterBourgolini Your opinion and it seems you're in the dead minority.
But hey it doesn't take a genius to make a shitty video like you did about it.
Good vid
heyu
I’m subscribing to your channel. You speak the truth
Listening to BC Amplified, Christian Maracle, and Technical Workrate Productions gave the courage to tell the truth. I'm being objective because no one is innocent. Vince McMahon is next.
@@MisterBourgolini You're about as "objective" as DT at one of his stupid cult rallies.
@@rn6312
I don't know who DT is, you're a moron for not explaining crap.
@@MisterBourgolini Boy... you're a little special if you don't know who that is and who is running for POTUS with those initials. Should I have used DJT? Or #45? Maybe then you'd understand what those rallies are.
@@rn6312
Keep politics out of this video. No one cares about your political opinions. You are pathetic. WWE's creative is in the crapper and you are so desperate for an argument, you can't stay on topic. I'm almost at a point where I'm done talking to you. Either you stay on topic or you shut up.
Triple H's booking of Cody Rhodes is stupid, Gunther's booking needs improvement. Randy Orton and KO's win-loss record should not qualify them for title shots at PPVs. If you cannot accept that these are examples of illogical booking, then you are not a wrestling fan.
Russo?
Close. At least Russo made stars out of certain wrestlers. Triple H buried more wrestlers than made stars out of.
@@MisterBourgolini Guess you don't know how McMahon and other writers tempered Russo's worst impulses. If it wasn't fo rthem, WWE woudl have died.
@@rn6312
You do realize that WWE put out some of the worst storylines post-Vince Russo, right? Mae Young giving birth to a hand, Triple H portraying Kane as a necrophiliac. Snitsky being a baby killer and punting a baby in the audience. All of those storylines were without Vince Russo and those were just horrible. WWE got far more backlash after Vince Russo left.
This is the highest of quality that UA-cam can produce. Ily
Apparently you don't watch many videos.
Just subbed to your channel
Why? His opinions on the WWE suck ass and the rest of his vids have nothing to do with it.
Triple Nose seriously is the worst booker in wrestling history
Yeah. Low ratings, wrestlers looking baggers at a grocery store, can't cut a decent promo, don't have in-ring psychology, etc. Tony Khan started that trend and Triple H is capitalizing on it. Low ratings make the situation even worse.
@@MisterBourgolini Tony Khan is literally the best booker (alongside Vincent KENNEDY McMahon and russo) if them three collabed they could put Triple Hitler out of business!
@@TrollFace93
Tony Khan is a clown. Although Vince Russo rocked. No matter what people say, Russo is the most polarizing booker in wrestling history.
@@MisterBourgolini NOthing you say matters. You're a fascist.
Sounds like he wants Vince back
Yeah, Vince Russo.
@@MisterBourgolini LMAOOOOO seriously? Vince Russo was terrible. Just look at WCW where he had his chain let loose. or the garbage he did in Impact. Same thing.
Man you have to be the dumbest wrestling fan ever.
disagree
Thank you for telling me. Get out of here.
I agree 100% However, he's not the worst. But Triple H is pretty close.
Anyone with half a brain would disagree with this trash.
@@MisterBourgolini You're an asshat. He barely said anything and you disrespect him.
Cody sucks!
S'funny, someone told me the same thing about your Mom.
I see the comment section is full of a lot of people crying and fuming. Well boo hoo. The video is accurate. Triple H is a horrible booker. People just don't like the truth. Truth hurts. The future of wwe/wrestling does not look good.
Wwe is a hot mess these days. And a huge part of that is triple h's fault.
Then don't watch it and stop being a wuss. Nobody's holding a gun to your head.
Big nose aka hhh is a terrible booker. Vince is better than him.
Always hated big nose
Post a photo of yourself on your channel. Let's see how you look.
I have a feeling you were sad when Triple H didn't croak from his heart attack. Putz
First off, lay off the Jewish insults. You don't want people calling you an antisemitic dick for brains. Second, why you are such a jerkoff over Triple H's heart attack? That's not funny and you should have your head checked by a doctor. Third, stop commenting. You're so desperate for an argument, you are having to resort to be an insensitive ass over a man that could have died. Just f&%^ off.
@@MisterBourgolini I'm antisemetic for being Jewish and using yiddish slang? You're weird. And I"m not the one that's sad he didnt die. You are. Cry more btw.
I've noticed something. Whenever I bring up ACTUAL FACTS you have nothing to say... because all you spout out are bad opinions with zero facts to back them up
Wow I just saw that your channel was deleted for a long time until fairly recently.
You should have kept it that way.
Speaking of delete, how about delete your account?
Yeah he's so terrible that the WWE keeps selling out venues... when Vince was having half the arenas empty in the end.
Totally worst booker.. you fool
Where is he selling out at? Because I heard reports that nosebleed seats are tarped off on the hard cam. The only places that sell out are in European countries because people in the states are tired of wrestling. Bad booking equals tarped off nosebleeds.
@@MisterBourgolini The Wrestling Observer has talked about WWE selling out arena after arena except for house shows, and PLE's especially so, it's falling in line with what WWE actually claims. Back in 2019 that wasn't the case. There were people actually taking photos of venues with those seats roped off and blacked out on Twitter, really regularly. Crowds were so angry that they were yelling refund and chanting things like AEW and CM Punk.... FIVE YEARS after he left.
So feel free to paste some evidence about non sold out arenas at tv tapings and ples.
My suggestion is if you don't like the product, don't watch it. That's what I did with WWE for the better part of a decade (except for a few mos in 2019 or so) The product is hot now. Go watch the old shitty PG era crap with Super Cena, hot shot short champ runs which were garbage and cheapens belts and nonsensical crap storylines on peacock. I'll take the "renniasance era" any day.
This guy spits out the worst opinions with zero facts or data to back them up. Don't listen to him.
Ratings tanked after WrestleMania 40 for both Raw and SmackDown. Fact. Cody has only had 3 world title defenses since WrestleMania. Fact. When Roman Reigns returned to SmackDown, an extra 400,000 viewers watched SmackDown. Fact.
Facts don't care about your feelings.
“Cuz he wouldn’t have any of this if he didnt marry, the bosses daughter.” - batista
Yeah. Triple H was power hungry from the first day that he wrestled for WWE. That's why he hung out with the Kliq and learned from them.