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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 22, 2009 14:09:52 GMT -5
So.... that was just really ackward cheap heat on ECW, telling Yoshi Tatsu he "truly despises all foreigners". Plus I won't get into the fact that he's wrestling in America, so that makes him foreigner.
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Post by The Tank on Jul 22, 2009 14:10:49 GMT -5
Yea, but William Regal just hates people in general. (And that's not a kayfabe comment.)
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Post by yellowdog on Jul 22, 2009 14:11:50 GMT -5
So.... that was just really ackward cheap heat on ECW, telling Yoshi Tatsu he "truly despises all foreigners". Plus I won't get into the fact that he's wrestling in America, so that makes him foreigner. I haven't seen it but is it possible he was being ironic with that line? |
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Post by Jimmy on Jul 22, 2009 14:11:53 GMT -5
Not really racist. As Matt Striker pointed out, it makes him a xenophobe.
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Post by VINTAGE GRIDLOCK! on Jul 22, 2009 14:13:53 GMT -5
it was nowhere near as bad as Shelton's antics, surely?
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 22, 2009 14:20:11 GMT -5
Well he once told Tajiri to stop bowing as there's no stereotypes in the WWF, then he had a nice cup of tea.
Yes it's only vaguely related but I'm hoping someone can post a clip of it.
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Jul 22, 2009 14:25:49 GMT -5
My first thought was "He's stealing Shelton's gimmick!"
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Post by hassanchop on Jul 22, 2009 14:35:32 GMT -5
Oh he just plain doesn't like no one because they are always stealing his spot just like Vladmir Kozlov.
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Post by jobber2thestars on Jul 22, 2009 14:35:56 GMT -5
I heard that and immediately thought that it was a weird comment, especially since Regal is British and lives and works in America.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 22, 2009 14:37:18 GMT -5
Just seemed super ackward and forced to me.
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Post by Peeetah on Jul 22, 2009 14:48:44 GMT -5
Seemed like a joke to me, since he's a foreigner himself. Shelton far far worse though I wasn't really bothered by either of them.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jul 22, 2009 15:18:09 GMT -5
Is Yoshi Tatsu's gimmick that all the Heels are racist towards him?
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Post by hassanchop on Jul 22, 2009 15:23:17 GMT -5
Is Yoshi Tatsu's gimmick that all the Heels are racist towards him? What if he faces Funaki? Will he be racist to him? If it was Kenzo Suzuki, maybe. |
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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on Jul 22, 2009 16:04:33 GMT -5
Shelton's was racist, Regal's wasn't. I think it was some ironic humour on Regal's part above all else.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 22, 2009 16:08:44 GMT -5
it was nowhere near as bad as Shelton's antics, surely? You mean when Shelton was being being racist and then got kicked in the head and beaten in seconds? Is there anything wrong with a guy being racist and then having it shoved up his ass? |
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Post by nealo on Jul 22, 2009 16:10:43 GMT -5
every 'evil foreigner' gimmick hates America and anyone who isnt fromtheir country of origin, even JBL who is american shares this view
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Post by Fundertaker on Jul 22, 2009 16:38:44 GMT -5
Is Yoshi Tatsu's gimmick that all the Heels are racist towards him? What if he faces Funaki? Will he be racist to him? If it was Kenzo Suzuki, maybe. Funaki would tell him to go back to New Japan and take AWESOMENESS lessons from Hiroshi Tanahashi before taking him seriously. |
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Post by Paul E. Funk on Jul 22, 2009 16:52:19 GMT -5
Well he once told Tajiri to stop bowing as there's no stereotypes in the WWF, then he had a nice cup of tea. Yes it's only vaguely related but I'm hoping someone can post a clip of it. Sadly couldn't find that one so, as consolation, here's some Booker T with Regal & Tajiri. I love Bookers reaction when Tajiris strips down to his ring gear. |
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Post by Maniac Mitch on Jul 22, 2009 17:48:52 GMT -5
It seems like an interesting way to go, with switching around the foreigner/American dynamic(at least with Shelton. As has been mentioned, I think Regal was going for humour and irony with that line.)
As for racism, I have no problem with it being used for heat in wrestling if it's the heel doing it, because they're eventually going to get their comeuppance. On the other hand, if you have someone who is being portrayed positively who has those traits, it's a problem for me.
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Post by Cavs for Mavs Mafia on Jul 22, 2009 19:55:45 GMT -5
Will, he was in the Unamericans.
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