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Post by Arthur Digby Stamp on Mar 27, 2008 15:02:37 GMT -5
I'll try to phrase this very delicately, in the hopes that a civil discussion takes place..
In the history of Raw, there's been several "Raw is _" tribute shows in the wake of a wrestler's passing. However, each of those wrestler's were employees of the WWE, and had been high-profile, long-time employees at that.
The majority of the time, when a wrestler or wrestling personality passes away, we get a graphic, sometimes a video, and sometimes a 10 bell salute. But to date, every active performer who has died has received a tribute show dedicated to their memory.
My question to you is, at what point do you put the storylines on hiatus, and pay tribute? I don't want to name any names, but what if a wrestler who competed primarily on Heat was to pass away? An active performer with the company, but someone who perhaps wasn't as high profile as an Eddie Guerrero or a Owen Hart. What form of tribute would they receive, in your opinion?
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Mar 27, 2008 15:04:37 GMT -5
If they regularly appeared on TV, even as a jobber, and were on a WWE contract (not developmental) I imagine they would get a tribute show of some sorts.
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Post by Lair of the Shadow MaDaBa on Mar 27, 2008 15:09:53 GMT -5
I've honestly thought about this a lot.
So, for instance, were Gene Snitsky to die in a car accident (God forbid), I'd imagine they'd do a tribute show, otherwise they'd look blatantly hypocritical image-wise.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2008 15:13:59 GMT -5
I've always wondered about this.
I guess they'd just do the ten-bell salute and then carry on with the show.
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Post by Bo Rida on Mar 27, 2008 17:46:21 GMT -5
Add me to the always wondered about it too list, especially if it was somebody largely hated (think Muhammed Hassan or even JBL rather than Vince).
I really think WWE would be in a huge "damned if you do and damned if you don't situation" especially after the Benoit tribute show (from a media sensalism point of view anyway as you can't blame anybody for that).
I think they'd just have to abandon the live show and just do a clip show with the ten bell salute at the start.
Of course this may not go down to well with the wrestlers.
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Post by Desi on Mar 27, 2008 17:52:58 GMT -5
I think it depends on the person and how they died. If it was a jobber/midcarder that died of either natural or uncontrollable circumstance, then they'd get a Ten-Bell Salute and a video package in their honor.
But if it were a major main-eventer/legend (who died in the same manner of the first example), then I can definitely see a tribute show for them.
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Post by Monty Black on Mar 27, 2008 18:52:20 GMT -5
Brian Pillman never got a tribute show...  |
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Post by Desi on Mar 27, 2008 18:54:11 GMT -5
Brian Pillman never got a tribute show... IIRC, they gave a good chunk of the show talking about Pillman (and with his wife as well, I think....) |
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Post by destrucity on Mar 27, 2008 19:46:10 GMT -5
Brian Pillman never got a tribute show... IIRC, they gave a good chunk of the show talking about Pillman (and with his wife as well, I think....) That wasn't a tribute to Pillman. That was exploitation of his family. |
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Post by destrucity on Mar 27, 2008 19:49:46 GMT -5
How other feds have handled the death of a member of their roster.
WCW wouldn't let Larry Zbysko break kayfabe when Louie Spicolli died.
TNA put a graphic of Candido on the screen after his final appearance with the company was aired a few days after his death.
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Post by WWE Trademarked My Name on Mar 27, 2008 19:54:57 GMT -5
Anybody lower than maybe Mr. Kennedy on the card probably wouldn't get a tribute show, most likely just a graphic and maybe a video package. I've always wondered this and I really hope we'll never have to find out.
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Post by Mark4HBK on Mar 27, 2008 22:08:44 GMT -5
IIRC, they gave a good chunk of the show talking about Pillman (and with his wife as well, I think....) That wasn't a tribute to Pillman. That was exploitation of his family. QFT. |
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Post by Desi on Mar 27, 2008 22:12:40 GMT -5
That wasn't a tribute to Pillman. That was exploitation of his family. QFT. Well, considering that I was 9 when it happened, I didn't know any better. |
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Post by chunkylover53 on Mar 28, 2008 0:10:17 GMT -5
A video package? Of what? Their two matches on Heat? And no, I'm not trying to sound like a dick even though it comes off that way.
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Post by angryfan on Mar 28, 2008 0:14:51 GMT -5
How other feds have handled the death of a member of their roster. WCW wouldn't let Larry Zbysko break kayfabe when Louie Spicolli died. TNA put a graphic of Candido on the screen after his final appearance with the company was aired a few days after his death. THe deal with Zybysko and Louie pissed me off severely, to the point that I actually wrote to WCW at the time. Never got a response, of course, but I felt I needed to do it. Hell, remember when the guy that worked as The Renegade died? We got a graphic that was on screen for maybe three seconds, then went to the live feed, with Tony saying something like "Fans, the man who wrestled here as The Renegade (gave his name, of course) killed himself yesterday. That was it. |
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Post by Captain Wonderful on Mar 28, 2008 0:15:22 GMT -5
How many of these have there been? I can only recall Owen, Eddie, and Benoit.
It seems to only happen when it blatantly disrupts a storyline or was simply too big to ignore. People who deserved three-hour tribute shows, like Mr. Perfect, British Bulldog or Andre the Giant or Moolah, got nothing more than a picture at the beginning of the show, a ten-bell salute and MAYBE a video package if they were lucky, followed by the obligatory (and quite cheapened) Hall of Fame induction.
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Post by chunkylover53 on Mar 28, 2008 0:46:09 GMT -5
How many of these have there been? I can only recall Owen, Eddie, and Benoit. It seems to only happen when it blatantly disrupts a storyline or was simply too big to ignore. People who deserved three-hour tribute shows, like Mr. Perfect, British Bulldog or Andre the Giant or Moolah, got nothing more than a picture at the beginning of the show, a ten-bell salute and MAYBE a video package if they were lucky, followed by the obligatory (and quite cheapened) Hall of Fame induction. They weren't on the active roster at the time, why would they take up a whole show? |
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Post by twiggy101 on Mar 28, 2008 0:54:42 GMT -5
I would imagine if that a jobber died then there might be a 10 bell salute followed by a video package, not necessarily all matches but some pictures of them with fans, before the show goes on.
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