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Subject: Z! True Long Island Story - Zack Ryder Channel
knuckleballschwartz
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posted on 5-26-2011 at 09:20 PM
I agree a wwe.com move is a mistake. Also so many questions after this week's episode:
a) What's the deal with episode 15's broski of the week? is that the youtube starwars kid's younger bro?
b) who the hell is the big O?
c) why aren't we seeing more of scott stamford on wwe tv? he'd be epic as their borash.
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posted on 5-26-2011 at 10:44 PM
quote:Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
I'm pretty sure he already gets input from someone backstage at WWE..at the very least, there's no way he's been making those Ryder
graphics all by himself.
I know he's requested on Twitter some graphics to be made for his show. I remember near the beginning of his webshow, he asked on Twitter for
someone to make a "Z! Long Island Story" logo and sure enough (he even got into specifics on color/size/format), one of his followers was a graphic
designer and whipped one up for him.
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posted on 5-26-2011 at 11:10 PM
quote:Originally posted by knuckleballschwartz
a) What's the deal with episode 15's broski of the week? is that the youtube starwars kid's younger bro?
No idea. I figure
it must be a friend of Zack's brother or something...nothing interesting at all about him, other than being a fat, seemingly shirtless little
kid.
quote:b) who the hell is the big O?
c) why aren't we seeing more of scott stamford on wwe tv? he'd be epic as their borash.
I've been thinking about this
lately...but my questions were more like "Why the fuck is the Big O not under contract yet?" and "How awesome would it be if they brought Big O in
as Zack's partner/bodyguard/whatever and started using Stanford as their manager/hype man?"
And color me worried about moving the show to WWE.com. If it gets him on TV, great. But let's not forget the sad tale of Scotty Goldman.
After being a jobber/invisible on TV for months, he was given a dot com show (which, coincidentally, featured Zack Ryder in a recurring role). Some
thought that perhaps it was leading to him actually having a real role in WWE. Weeks later, Colt Cabana returned to Ring of Honor.
[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Cherokee Jack]
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S Kid J E T S 48
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 02:25 AM
Or, we can look at what the Dirt Sheet did on WWE.com and the results there for those involved....
Slightly more positive.
Lets not forget, the point of this was to a) get WWE's attention and b) to get on Raw or Smackdown.
Goal A: Completed.
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Matte
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 02:28 AM
And Goal B: kind of accomplished. He was on Raw like 2 weeks in a row, although for only 5 seconds each time.
Yea, I know that doesn't count.
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 01:33 PM
It would still be better for everyone around to keep him on youtube. If they want to increase the exposure by having it on the .com then just embed
the video on the site but don't move it.
Stay wet my friends.
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 03:05 PM
The .com move is such a weird, almost Waynes World movie idea that worries me more than I can really explain.
I never go to .com for anything other than check a roster move & am not certain that I'd go for Zach.
Similarly, the appeal of the show was its half-assed nature and slagging off of the creative so being forced under the umbrella may limit the
opportunity for the "missing the Boat" references.
I wouldn't be shocked if he lost a Internet champ match within 3 weeks of the move, probably to Hornswaggle.
I thought O-zone looked a little smaller than Zach in any onscreen encounters so maybe that's why he hasn't been called to the main
roster.
fun show with a wonderful serious moment of the Randy Savage tribute.
Thought the Know you're Bro went a little long.
Was that Hawkins official debut on the show?
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 04:25 PM
Hawkins was BotW about 5 weeks ago - "riding" the escalators. I'm not sure if that qualifies as an official debut or not, though.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 04:52 PM
quote:Originally posted by Wickedfrost
It would still be better for everyone around to keep him on youtube. If they want to increase the exposure by having it on the .com then just embed
the video on the site but don't move it.
I mean, its not youtube, but it's not like 5 people a day go to WWE.com...
This is one of those times I wish I read the Did You Know? bumpers...because they actually say how many unique visitors WWE.com gets every day.
And really, he's on Twitter and Facebook...and he announced the move on Youtube...the people he's gotten will follow him if they are truly
fans.
I still think this is a good move. We need to watch the show many times. If WWE sees a show featuring Zack Ryder is getting commercial watches on
their site, they'll literally think he can make money for them finally.
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 05:56 PM
I prefer YouTube because it's easier and quicker. But if it's the same show, just on a different site, I'll still watch. My only
fear is that he'll lose some of his creative control after the move. He'll be on WWE's website, and I could see them telling him
what THEY want.
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diablo_dor
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 06:02 PM
quote:Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
I mean, its not youtube, but it's not like 5 people a day go to WWE.com...
I still think this is a good move. We need to watch the show many times. If WWE sees a show featuring Zack Ryder is getting commercial watches on
their site, they'll literally think he can make money for them finally.
I know what you mean but, and I can easily see this not being the worked, the original reason people started taking to the show was that it
wasn't produced by the WWE, it never actually slagged them off but it also didn't pretend creative were infallible.
It had the look and feel of something created on a laptop.
hopefully they maintain that aesthetic.
It may mean there actually is some promotion for the show which isn't a bad thing.
S Kid J E T S 48
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posted on 5-27-2011 at 07:34 PM
quote:Originally posted by Matte
I prefer YouTube because it's easier and quicker. But if it's the same show, just on a different site, I'll still watch. My only
fear is that he'll lose some of his creative control after the move. He'll be on WWE's website, and I could see them telling him
what THEY want.
Yeah, I see that...which is why the most important person for Ryder's future may be...Joey Styles.
Take Care, Spike Your Hair....OH MY GOD!...You Know It.
EDIT: For his part...he seems to already be promoting him on his own:
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posted on 6-2-2011 at 09:18 PM
quote:@ZackRyder Episode 16 of Z! TLIS is being uploaded to YouTube as we tweet...stay tuned! http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz
Guess its gonna be on both sites...will link it when its actually up!
And here it is:
[Edited on 6-2-2011 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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C.MontgomeryPunk
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posted on 6-2-2011 at 10:29 PM
Sorry, there was a HUGE, EPIC, spoiler that I revealed.
[Edited on 6-3-2011 by C.MontgomeryPunk]
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posted on 6-2-2011 at 11:30 PM
EDIT: No longer needed response.
Sorry dude, but random unwarned spoilers are always my pet peeve...no matter how little.
[Edited on 6-3-2011 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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posted on 6-3-2011 at 12:07 AM
WWE already has a strong promotional team working twitter and facebook, so I imagine he'll keep those shout outs... My guess is that like a
sensible guy, he asked permission to do this before episode 1, and was given it as the bigwigs assumed it would fail. Now they see they're
missing out on several hundred thousand extra 20 second ads a week, and want to bring it in house to bleed the advertisers dry.
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posted on 6-4-2011 at 02:23 AM
From Smackdown -
quote:Johnny Curtis was shown backstage watching the video and then introduced himself. He said he wasn't getting his title shot with Truth so
he was going to do what any superstar would do. He picked up a plate and poured milk in it while pretending to cry. He dropped the plate and then
poured the milk on his head and just stood there�
Is this a Ryder rip-off? Where Zach acts out "wwe dropping the ball", "trying to get over", "missing the boat" etc?
I remember Eddie Guerrero.
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posted on 6-4-2011 at 08:24 PM
quote:Originally posted by C.MontgomeryPunk
Is this a Ryder rip-off? Where Zach acts out "wwe dropping the ball", "trying to get over", "missing the boat" etc?
I was thinking the exact same thing.
Stay wet my friends.
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posted on 6-5-2011 at 01:43 AM
Glad to see it's still on Youtube. Even if they start putting it on WWE.com, I'd hope they'd let Zack continue to post it on
Youtube as well (as well as keeping the style/production the same).
And I would totally subscribe to AreYouSiriusBro Radio.
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posted on 6-9-2011 at 08:59 PM
Raw from Long Island this Monday - Ryder or RIOT!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on 6-9-2011 at 10:18 PM
Okay, I'm sold. And if WWE doesn't feature Zach Ryder for at least six minutes on a three hour episode of Raw in LONG ISLAND, I will
consider them a complete and utter failure.
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posted on 6-10-2011 at 12:04 AM
So Bill DeMott had a suit, he just dressed down to go on air. Hmm.
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posted on 6-10-2011 at 12:10 AM
Yeah, that was probably my favorite episode of the show.
Wanted to go to Raw this Monday...but ticket prices are pretty out of control for a Raw...so we'll have to see. A Ryder definite appearance +
Austin could make it worth it.
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posted on 6-10-2011 at 01:19 PM
So, we had a beagle paw-pumping, a Shake-Weight, and Bud Light w/ Lime. Not to mention, Trish, Hugh, Scott Stanford, and Zack's Dad. Yeah - my
day can only go downhill from here.
Woo Woo Woo.
Oh, and did we not get an action figure spot this week?
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posted on 6-10-2011 at 01:27 PM
That training montage was the greatest thing I've seen all week.
Seriously, I know I've been behind this kid since day one, but why is he not the US Champion yet?
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