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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on May 7, 2012 15:27:50 GMT -5
Ezekiel Jackson, who prides himself in being “The Personification of Domination,” has struggled mightily since dropping the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Cody Rhodes in August. Once a fixture on SmackDown, the Guyanese grappler has been relegated to WWE Superstars and non-televised bouts since dropping the strap—the majority of which he has lost. Earlier this year, WWE creative had planned to push Jackson again but his behavior backstage derailed it.
Appearing boastful over creative’s plan to renew his push, Jackson pushed his colleagues’ buttons to the point where a fight almost broke out in the dressing room at a SmackDown taping in January. Vince McMahon caught wind of the incident backstage and immediately entered the dressing room before Jackson and his co-workers could come to blows.
The push, which was expected to commence with a strong showing at the Royal Rumble, did not come to fruition because of an order from the WWE CEO to not push Jackson due to his behavior backstage. This also explains his downward spiral in recent months.
wrestlechat.net/report-backstage-incident-resulted-in-ezekiel-jackson-being-de-pushed/
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on May 7, 2012 15:30:18 GMT -5
Haha, I just imagine Vince bursting in and going "SHUT UP!" in his Mr Mcmahon voice. I never figured Zeke to be a dick though, always seemed pretty cool.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 15:30:38 GMT -5
Now I picture him backstage dancing around.
"I'M GONNA GET A PUSSSH I'M GONNA GET A PUSSSSH"
"Oh, did you get depushed? Well I don't have to worry about that"
"I'M GONNA GET A PUSHHHHHH"
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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on May 7, 2012 15:31:35 GMT -5
"The Guyanese Grappler" should be his nickname.
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Post by Jimmy on May 7, 2012 15:31:56 GMT -5
The story comes out days after this video...dirt sheets.
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Post by BigWill on May 7, 2012 15:32:46 GMT -5
Jackson was getting depushed way before January, and hasn't shown anything to warrant another push since losing the title, so I have a hard time believing they had any plans with him at the Rumble or after it.
Plus I don't think I've ever heard of that site.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on May 7, 2012 15:34:40 GMT -5
Vince: Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 7, 2012 15:36:42 GMT -5
Jackson was getting depushed way before January, and hasn't shown anything to warrant another push since losing the title, so I have a hard time believing they had any plans with him at the Rumble or after it. Plus I don't think I've ever heard of that site. Actually he was TLo's go to guy for a few weeks after the Rumble and looked to be getting a push before he was jobbed to Otunga 4 or 5 times in a row and then dropped off the face of the Earth. |
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on May 7, 2012 15:36:44 GMT -5
I always thought the reason for Zeke's depush was...  |
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Post by W?Y on May 7, 2012 15:48:20 GMT -5
Yeah, not sure I believe this one. Zeke's attitude has always seem fairly even-handed and cool, so I won't take this without a grain of salt. If anything, I'd want to de-push him due to him being potentially dangerous in the ring before anything else.
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Post by Krimzon on May 7, 2012 15:49:50 GMT -5
This here is what you call stagnation.
It's a combination of no cuts & aggrivation.
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Post by norsisclouds on May 7, 2012 15:51:42 GMT -5
Well, he looks weird anyway.
I don't know much about his ringwork but he just looked like a big musclehead to me and wasn't interesting in the least.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on May 7, 2012 15:53:51 GMT -5
I always thought he was depushed because Vince/creative realised they'd tried to push the guy plenty of times and each time he had failed because Big Zeke ain't got no cuts.
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Post by BigWill on May 7, 2012 15:54:45 GMT -5
Jackson was getting depushed way before January, and hasn't shown anything to warrant another push since losing the title, so I have a hard time believing they had any plans with him at the Rumble or after it. Plus I don't think I've ever heard of that site. Actually he was TLo's go to guy for a few weeks after the Rumble and looked to be getting a push before he was jobbed to Otunga 4 or 5 times in a row and then dropped off the face of the Earth. Yeah, but the report seems to say that he was getting his depush right before the Rumble. So if I'm to believe the reports, he already had heat with management when he teamed up with Teddy. Besides, I wouldn't even consider being Teddy's go to guy a start of a push to begin with. |
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Post by Beets by Schrute on May 7, 2012 16:14:35 GMT -5
Pretty weird that Vince would get on to someone for not fighting when he wouldn't push Morrison for being ball-less. Unless Zeke was fighting someone like Orton or Big Show
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Post by hassanchop on May 7, 2012 16:31:51 GMT -5
Maybe he got pissed off again when security didn't know who he was?
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Post by thelonewolf527 on May 7, 2012 16:38:15 GMT -5
This sounds way too similar to Ahmed Johnson being depushed so it's probably bs.
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Post by SassovsHart on May 7, 2012 16:41:55 GMT -5
I haven't seen this anywhere like PWI or F4W, so I doubt it. All the backstage reports I'd always heard on him were that he was this well liked, studious guy, only guy to pass some test on Dr. Death's autobiography down in OVW, etc.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on May 7, 2012 16:41:55 GMT -5
He just isn't very good. So I've got no problems with a depush.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on May 7, 2012 16:44:23 GMT -5
I don't even care if this is NEWZ or not. I'm just amused beyond words at the mental image of a 66 year old man hearing a fight is about to break out between professional athletes and having his first thought be "Chill the f*** out guys, I got this!" revealing a Superman shirt underneath and dashing out to the locker room to save the day.
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