Thought of the Day: That’s On Them
This is actually from the latest Steve Austin Show and it almost made me cheer for him while I was listening.In a discussion of always facing the hard camera, here’s what he said (paraphrased):
“If I do a move or a spot and one of the 6-8 cameras they have around the ring doesn’t pick it up, that’s on them. I’m busy trying to put on an entertaining match and it might not make sense to turn to the camera.”
The other day I was watching Hogan vs. Warrior at Wrestlemania VI and Hogan puts Warrior in a chinlock with his back to the camera. A camera on the floor went around and got a good shot of the hold and nothing changed. Back then, the match was considered a classic and one of Hogan’s best ever. Today, he’d probably be lectured about how to properly work a match and how there is ONE AND ONLY ONE way to get over, because all that jazz Hogan did just isn’t the same as looking at a specific camera and saying whatever catchphrase is on a t-shirt that month.
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