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Post by Chardee MacDennis on Apr 10, 2012 15:49:29 GMT -5
(NOTE: I, obviously, am not hoping for any of these people to die or wish bad on any of them. Just an interesting thought I had mulling.)
If someone like CM Punk, John Cena, Randy Orton or Big Show died this upcoming Saturday, there would be no doubt a tribute show to them on Monday Night Raw. A huge deal would be made from the WWE and we would definitely be reminded of it very often.
Let's say, instead of one of those stars dying it was someone who was on NXT or the like passed. What would be the WWE's reaction? Would they hold a tribute show for Percy Watson? What would happen if the WWE found about Trent Baretta dying on the day a Raw was about to be taped?
Curious to see what the people of FAN think. I'm sure we'll get some good insight...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 15:50:49 GMT -5
There'd probably be like a tribute video to them or something, maybe a feature on the website going into some of their best moments, but I doubt they'd go too far out of their way for it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 15:51:56 GMT -5
Some people in the past were lucky to even get a graphic at the start of the show, remember people like Test and Umaga?
But yeah, a graphic and a 3-minute tribute video like they did for Macho Man perhaps
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Post by PKO on Apr 10, 2012 15:52:52 GMT -5
I've wondered this too.
I think they'd have a very short video package at the start of the show, and that'd be it on RAW or Smackdown. Probably a few video memories from friends on WWE.com.
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Post by Chardee MacDennis on Apr 10, 2012 15:52:55 GMT -5
Some people in the past were lucky to even get a graphic at the start of the show, remember people like Test and Umaga? But yeah, a graphic and a 3-minute tribute video like they did for Macho Man perhaps Were Test and Umaga employed when this happened? That was during my break from wrestling. |
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Post by CH Punk on Apr 10, 2012 15:54:13 GMT -5
Some people in the past were lucky to even get a graphic at the start of the show, remember people like Test and Umaga? But yeah, a graphic and a 3-minute tribute video like they did for Macho Man perhaps Were Test and Umaga employed when this happened? That was during my break from wrestling. No, both were released at the time they died. |
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Post by Mayonnaise on Apr 10, 2012 15:57:03 GMT -5
Some people in the past were lucky to even get a graphic at the start of the show, remember people like Test and Umaga? But yeah, a graphic and a 3-minute tribute video like they did for Macho Man perhaps Were Test and Umaga employed when this happened? That was during my break from wrestling. No and both were after they left WWE because of drug issues and because of drug issues. |
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Post by Savage Gambino on Apr 10, 2012 15:59:27 GMT -5
I don't know about most of the jobbers, but I'm sure that McGillicutty would get one. Being so young and being the son of a Hall-of-Famer who died before he was fifty (and only a year after he left the company), that's one death that would surely hurt for the WWE family.
This is a really somber topic, I have to say.
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Post by SenorCrest on Apr 10, 2012 16:01:12 GMT -5
I think it depends on what impact those guys have with the people back stage. For example if Percy Watson was awesome with everyone back stage and was beloved by everyone then maybe they will give him at good tribute maybe even an hour or so. But if he was kind of a loner or didn't have many friends backstage then a good 3 minute video + his friends talking. Their rank as a superstar is one thing their presence backstage is another.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 16:05:34 GMT -5
I don't know if even the top names would get a tribute show now, after the Benoit fiasco. It's a touchy subject, you can't just not let the viewers know what happened, but they definitely can't have another Benoit-like situation happen.
I would think maybe devote half an hour to the deceased, but carry on business as usual.
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Post by Ryanar on Apr 10, 2012 16:08:04 GMT -5
I think it depends on what impact those guys have with the people back stage. For example if Percy Watson was awesome with everyone back stage and was beloved by everyone then maybe they will give him at good tribute maybe even an hour or so. But if he was kind of a loner or didn't have many friends backstage then a good 3 minute video + his friends talking. Their rank as a superstar is one thing their presence backstage is another. Exactly, Owen Hart was far from the main event when he passed. And he got a tribute show, im guessing because he was apart of the hart family and he was truly loved backstage |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 16:09:25 GMT -5
Also because he died during the PPV and it was heavily publicized.
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Post by rapidfire187 on Apr 10, 2012 16:28:56 GMT -5
Probably something similar to how they handled Pillman's death no?
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 10, 2012 16:30:02 GMT -5
(NOTE: I, obviously, am not hoping for any of these people to die or wish bad on any of them. Just an interesting thought I had mulling.) If someone like CM Punk, John Cena, Randy Orton or Big Show died this upcoming Saturday, there would be no doubt a tribute show to them on Monday Night Raw. A huge deal would be made from the WWE and we would definitely be reminded of it very often. Let's say, instead of one of those stars dying it was someone who was on NXT or the like passed. What would be the WWE's reaction? Would they hold a tribute show for Percy Watson? What would happen if the WWE found about Trent Baretta dying on the day a Raw was about to be taped? Curious to see what the people of FAN think. I'm sure we'll get some good insight... "In Memorium" graphic and that's about it. Maybe something on the website. |
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Post by thecrusherwi on Apr 10, 2012 16:36:04 GMT -5
Probably something similar to how they handled Pillman's death no? Wow didn't even think of that. Yeah, Vince mentioned it on the Free For All I think, but I don't think they even talked about it on the actual Badd Blood ppv IIRC. Although if they did that today they would probably be destroyed by the outside media. Pillman was one of the first wrestlers to die young. There have been so many in the past ten years that it's a much more mainstream subject now. The world would be watching for WWE's reaction. |
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Post by xCompackx on Apr 10, 2012 17:16:03 GMT -5
I don't know if even the top names would get a tribute show now, after the Benoit fiasco. It's a touchy subject, you can't just not let the viewers know what happened, but they definitely can't have another Benoit-like situation happen. I would think maybe devote half an hour to the deceased, but carry on business as usual. Good point, though I don't think that should stop them from dedicating a show to someone's memory. That whole situation was just marred with bad circumstances from the previous week's "death" of Vince and the information being released mid-show. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Apr 10, 2012 17:20:36 GMT -5
Wow didn't even think of that. Yeah, Vince mentioned it on the Free For All I think, but I don't think they even talked about it on the actual Badd Blood ppv IIRC. They brought it up during the entrances for the first match. They had to, because Pillman was scheduled to face Dude Love that night. |
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Post by rapidfire187 on Apr 10, 2012 17:28:14 GMT -5
Wow didn't even think of that. Yeah, Vince mentioned it on the Free For All I think, but I don't think they even talked about it on the actual Badd Blood ppv IIRC. They brought it up during the entrances for the first match. They had to, because Pillman was scheduled to face Dude Love that night. Yea, and didn't Vince also interview Pillman's wife via satellite on RAW? |
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Post by juvijuiceisloose on Apr 10, 2012 17:28:45 GMT -5
I think there would be a 10 Bell Salute at the beginning of Raw, and a show of solidarity with armbands and whatnot, but I think it would be business as usual for the most part.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Apr 10, 2012 17:37:10 GMT -5
They brought it up during the entrances for the first match. They had to, because Pillman was scheduled to face Dude Love that night. Yea, and didn't Vince also interview Pillman's wife via satellite on RAW? Oh yes, I forgot about the Dude Love match. And yes they interviewed Pillman's wife on Raw. Very uncomfortable. The Monday Night Wars mostly ruled, but some of the sh!t they would do for ratings at times was pretty embarrassing. |
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