Deacon
Member
I was thinking on my way home from work (scary!) and I started thinking about all the excitement that was generated by the Ultratitle back in March (or whenever). I don't want to get into a discussion about the pros/cons of the tournament, though I do hope to discuss it in the future (after it's all finished, posted, and whatever). What I want to know is:
1. What excited you about the Ultratitle tournament? Was it the prize $? Was it the "prestige"? Was it the challenge?
For me, I think it had several things that got me excited.
First, it brought Chad back. For me personally, as hard as I worked to make Deacon real & utilize his Christian "gimmick" in unique ways, Chad did twice as much. He understood Deacon like few others, and to this day, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to him, not for the "push" (which I could've probably gotten w/ several characters), but for what he brought to Deacon. To have a "monster babyface" character is a challenge, but Chad helped establish Deacon in my eyes, and I dare say in lots of other people's as well. The thought of putting Deacon in Chad's hands again was appealing. In addition, I might not have agreed w/ every decision he made, but I felt like he was fair, or at least honest, about his decisions.
Next, it was all Pete's fault. I had ZERO intention of jumping into the tournament. I'd offered to judge, write, whatever to help it, but not participate. I had been focused on NFW and the thought of doing anything else was daunting, but Pete was so jacked for it, and straight up asked me (or maybe told me I needed to) that I just couldn't say no.
And I think the challenge of it was somewhat appealing, and even though I'm not sure I was pushed to the brink until I was put out, I felt a desire to do something and give my absolute best because others were doing the same.
So, what about you?
In answering that question, I think we'll get a better idea of what ways to reach out to the general group. I know it's not a great idea to do Ultratitle (or similar) all the time because... it's a special event, like Christmas, and doing that every day would kinda suck. But I do think a good discussion would be valid.
OH - and keep the snarky comments out. I know I'm asking a lot, but lets at least give my question some play before we jump in with our typical silliness.
wf
1. What excited you about the Ultratitle tournament? Was it the prize $? Was it the "prestige"? Was it the challenge?
For me, I think it had several things that got me excited.
First, it brought Chad back. For me personally, as hard as I worked to make Deacon real & utilize his Christian "gimmick" in unique ways, Chad did twice as much. He understood Deacon like few others, and to this day, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to him, not for the "push" (which I could've probably gotten w/ several characters), but for what he brought to Deacon. To have a "monster babyface" character is a challenge, but Chad helped establish Deacon in my eyes, and I dare say in lots of other people's as well. The thought of putting Deacon in Chad's hands again was appealing. In addition, I might not have agreed w/ every decision he made, but I felt like he was fair, or at least honest, about his decisions.
Next, it was all Pete's fault. I had ZERO intention of jumping into the tournament. I'd offered to judge, write, whatever to help it, but not participate. I had been focused on NFW and the thought of doing anything else was daunting, but Pete was so jacked for it, and straight up asked me (or maybe told me I needed to) that I just couldn't say no.
And I think the challenge of it was somewhat appealing, and even though I'm not sure I was pushed to the brink until I was put out, I felt a desire to do something and give my absolute best because others were doing the same.
So, what about you?
In answering that question, I think we'll get a better idea of what ways to reach out to the general group. I know it's not a great idea to do Ultratitle (or similar) all the time because... it's a special event, like Christmas, and doing that every day would kinda suck. But I do think a good discussion would be valid.
OH - and keep the snarky comments out. I know I'm asking a lot, but lets at least give my question some play before we jump in with our typical silliness.
wf