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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Aug 8, 2012 0:12:42 GMT -5
Conclusion: Jerry Lawler is the Bizarro Bobby Heenan. Lawler is Canadian, is what you are getting at? Wait, maybe British. I forgot where Bizarro land was.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Aug 8, 2012 0:20:35 GMT -5
Conclusion: Jerry Lawler is the Bizarro Bobby Heenan. Lawler is Canadian, is what you are getting at? Wait, maybe British. I forgot where Bizarro land was. It's Canada, and we're Bizzaro World.
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Post by trollrogue on Aug 8, 2012 6:17:42 GMT -5
I like King when he does those half-shout/half-scream exclamations (i.e. PUPPIES). Since he rarely does it anymore (he did it a few times last RAW which I marked for) there's really nothing that he brings to the table for me these days.
I say keep having CM Punk obliterate King's commentary skills, then pull a double-turn after Royal Rumble (Punk loses the title to Rock after King helps Rocky steal a victory, making King a glorious heel on the mic again).
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Post by sonofblaine on Aug 8, 2012 8:10:12 GMT -5
I didn't really care one way or another about Lawler for a long time, but his Vickie taunting at the PPV a few months ago (the navel thing) really turned me on him. It's like I suddenly noticed him, he was so annoying, and now every time he talks I groan.
Everytime he said something about Sheamus "borrowing" ADR's car, I wanted to punch him right in his stupid looking face. And did he really say that the San Antonio police gave Sheamus a "season pass"? He's insinuating that the SAPD are huge Sheamus fans and are ignoring a grand theft auto report?
Everyday, when I hit my knees before bed, I wish for world peace and that Lawler gets fired and Regal put in his place, and not exactly in that order.
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Post by Free Hat on Aug 8, 2012 9:09:04 GMT -5
I'm not sure that even turning him heel would help him at this point. I mean if you really think about it, he's still effectively playing that same character. His whole schtick as a heel was coming up with the most comically absurd justifications for the heel wrestlers' actions he could think of. He still does that now, except he does it for faces instead. It's just not funny anymore because he's old and tired and doesn't give a shit.
I'm not entirely convinced that a heel turn would suddenly give him his motivation back. He started sucking long before he turned face.
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Post by stealthamo on Aug 8, 2012 9:18:51 GMT -5
I think I figured it out, why King has been so bad the past few years. Think about it, he started getting really bad around 2007, right? That's because when something is older than 15 years, Jerry doesn't care about it anymore. ;D
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Post by Brooklynpunk97 on Aug 8, 2012 9:31:02 GMT -5
I dont even listen to the guy. He chimes in every so-often to negate the heel thing Cole says with a face-like comment. Thats his only role.
Theres one thing though that I will always love about Lawler. He almost got Colt Cabana in WWE. After his match with Matt Classic, Lawler wanted the Coltski. Any guy who tried to get Colt Cabana in WWE gets my respect.
Just waiting for that US title run.
The United States Champion! Colt! Boom Boom Caaaaabana! Dreams.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Aug 8, 2012 9:49:18 GMT -5
I missed the match, what did he say? Two things really: Kelly Kelly was about to give the stinkface to Eve, and Lawler said "quick, tag me in Eve!" Then after Kelly Kelly won, he said "beautiful! And the match was good too!" or something to that effect. But that first one was pretty disgusting. Just Lawler being Lawler really. I shouldn't be surprised anymore. He says those same two lines every time Kelly Kelly wrestles.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Aug 8, 2012 10:11:43 GMT -5
Lawler is Canadian, is what you are getting at? Wait, maybe British. I forgot where Bizarro land was. It's Canada, and we're Bizzaro World.*Cena throwing Edge in the water* Lawler: Look at that coward Edge trying to dive in and swim away!
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on Aug 8, 2012 16:09:33 GMT -5
Reading this thread really is making me sad thinking how I now automatically think of Lawler as an awful, embarrassing, behind the times, old commentator when it should be looking back on him as one of the all time greats of the business, as a performer and a commentator in the Attitude era. And I know he still did the whole pervert shtick back then but he was younger and it suited the time imo. As long as the average fan and (most importantly) the higher-ups in the office think he's doing a good job he's there until he retires. I did a quick check of the opinions of my friends who I consider "average" fans, they all love Lawler and think he's one of the highlights of the show. Yep. I'd wager to guess that if you polled fans at a house show or TV taping, like 8 out of 10 would say Jerry does a great job. My friends who are wrestling fans (but don't go online to boards or NEWZ sites) still seem to love him. Thinking about this earlier made me realise, and not to insult your friends, but if it's so obvious to us how terrible Lawler is what kind of person do you have to be to actually find him funny and entertaining? Obviously not the brightest so it's natural for non wrestling fans to look down on the likes of us since when they see wrestling theyd instantly pick up on how bad shit like this is and assume we have the same taste as the average red neck idiot that watches, why wouldnt they? And thats before even going into the "wrestling is fake" part.
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Post by Serry on Aug 9, 2012 12:34:09 GMT -5
Oompa Loompa chants were perfectly audible before Lawler's remark about them. He was weird anyway.
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Post by amaron on Aug 9, 2012 12:45:47 GMT -5
I liken Lawler to the baseball player that hangs around waaaay past his prime.
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Post by nate5054 on Aug 9, 2012 13:39:48 GMT -5
He sucks, he's the absolute worst, he sucks, he's terrible, he sucks, he's pointless, he sucks, he can't do any facet of his job right, he sucks, he should have been put out to pasture long ago, he sucks, he makes Cole look like the greatest thing since sliced bread in comparison, he sucks, I can't believe he's still out there after so many years of unbearable ear torture, he sucks, it's amazing that Vince is still clueless enough to keep him around, he sucks, he's horrid, he sucks, he sucks, and he sucks.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 9, 2012 13:46:23 GMT -5
I don't hate Jerry Lawler. I don't even dislike Jerry Lawler. I like Jerry Lawler a hell of a lot better than most of the guys on this board. But what I didn't like was the whole "Alex Riley is trending for the first time" thing. Riley trends pretty much every time he's on TV, even when they show the silhouette for the mystery partner/opponent match graphics.
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