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Post by mrtuesday on Aug 10, 2012 18:22:33 GMT -5
Don't they usually put the real name of a talent in the release information? Unless he changed his legal name to A.W. it seems fishy.
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Arrow
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Post by Arrow on Aug 10, 2012 18:22:34 GMT -5
I understand what got him kicked out, and he certainly isn't helping his case here, but the circumstances surrounding the whole thing annoy the hell out of me. It really sucks that a rape joke is such a big deal.
The Prime Time Players aren't interesting without AW.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 10, 2012 18:23:06 GMT -5
Well, whether you disagree with the rape comment ideologically or not, dude's not 100% wrong. He was getting good heat, getting himself over in the limited capacity given to him, but colored outside the lines and got punished for it. I'll miss the guy. He grew on me in a big way.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Aug 10, 2012 18:23:20 GMT -5
He's just coming off as pathetic now, RT'ing people who seem to have an IQ equal to your average YouTube commenter.
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Post by kayfabulous on Aug 10, 2012 18:23:28 GMT -5
I'm not really going to comment on why we assume he was released but that tweet made me roll my eyes. It's not 1999 anymore and the social atmosphere is different now. Rock and Stone Cold fit a niche in our culture at that time, you can't just copy that mindset that was in 1999. Try to be successful now, not 10 years ago.
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Snowman
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Snowman on Aug 10, 2012 18:26:45 GMT -5
this is bullshit. THIS IS f***ING BULLSHIT :MAD:
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Post by Mayonnaise on Aug 10, 2012 18:27:11 GMT -5
Well, whether you disagree with the rape comment ideologically or not, dude's not 100% wrong. He was getting good heat, getting himself over in the limited capacity given to him, but colored outside the lines and got punished for it. I'll miss the guy. He grew on me in a big way. It wasn't just a one time thing though. He made racists remarks about the Colons and Rosa on PPV, made jokes about Rosa that based on what we know now were way over the line all the time.
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King Ghidorah
El Dandy
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Post by King Ghidorah on Aug 10, 2012 18:27:18 GMT -5
Ease up on the fella he did just get fired.
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BigJerichool222
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Aug 10, 2012 18:28:32 GMT -5
All this time and he never even took off his suit to compete.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 10, 2012 18:29:32 GMT -5
Well, whether you disagree with the rape comment ideologically or not, dude's not 100% wrong. He was getting good heat, getting himself over in the limited capacity given to him, but colored outside the lines and got punished for it. I'll miss the guy. He grew on me in a big way. It wasn't just a one time thing though. He made racists remarks about the Colons and Rosa on PPV, made jokes about Rosa that based on what we know now were way over the line all the time. Key words: "based on what we know NOW". I'm sure, if we didn't know, he wasn't exactly privy to that information either. It's unfair to retroactively punish a guy for making comments he probably didn't know where hitting too close to home.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 10, 2012 18:29:47 GMT -5
The Prime Time Players aren't interesting without AW. That is just not true. While AW did add something to the Prime Time Players, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young didn't need AW THAT badly. They aren't bad talkers and were doing their schtick and getting regular TV time on SD months before AW was in the picture. They have enough charisma on their own. I liked AW as a manager, and wish they didn't fire him, but he was wasted on the PTPs. It would've been better to pair him with someone who actually NEEDED a mouthpiece. They should have kept him with Primo & Epico and/or went ahead with putting him with Mason Ryan.
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Krimzon
Crow T. Robot
This guy is the man!
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Post by Krimzon on Aug 10, 2012 18:30:51 GMT -5
I f***ing knew they'd actually can him...SMH.
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mrjl
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Post by mrjl on Aug 10, 2012 18:31:13 GMT -5
just a thought. I wonder if Rosa had something to do with it. Two weeks ago, AW makes light of violence against women. The beginning of this week we find out a diva is being abused by a former employee
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Nikki Heyman
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Post by Nikki Heyman on Aug 10, 2012 18:32:13 GMT -5
I won't miss him. As Abraham Washington he was awful and annoying. As AW he was annoying and awful. Good riddance. This 100000%
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2012 18:32:26 GMT -5
Flip AW and you get VM. Since that's Vince McMahon's initials, welcome to your TNA gimmick, Abe. "I'm VM of VM Industries...We're afraid to take chances, so we better stick to status quo and not rock the boat...whoaaaa! Did you say pigeons? Do you know what that implies?! Don't do that! We at VM Industries don't appreciate that!" I actually wouldn't mind this.
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DXKramer
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Post by DXKramer on Aug 10, 2012 18:32:38 GMT -5
Don't they usually put the real name of a talent in the release information? Unless he changed his legal name to A.W. it seems fishy. you are onto something there.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Aug 10, 2012 18:33:18 GMT -5
What is up with wrestlers trying to use Twitter to make themselves martyrs? I like you, AW, but you are WAY[/size] over inflating your value. All you did was tell jokes and offer distractions. You're literally a dime a dozen manager. Trying to make yourself a bastion of the Attitude Era only works for the stuck in the past diehards who already hate the current WWE and therefore don't like you. Bryon Saxon could do your gig and no one would flinch. Go ahead and call Rob Feinstein and get your shoot dvd schedule.
The Prime Time Players were working without AW before and will survive without him. Hell, pair them with Vickie if they feel they need a manager.
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Krazee
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Post by Krazee on Aug 10, 2012 18:33:29 GMT -5
well this f***ing sucks
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Post by Mayonnaise on Aug 10, 2012 18:34:00 GMT -5
It wasn't just a one time thing though. He made racists remarks about the Colons and Rosa on PPV, made jokes about Rosa that based on what we know now were way over the line all the time. Key words: "based on what we know NOW". I'm sure, if we didn't know, he wasn't exactly privy to that information either. It's unfair to retroactively punish a guy for making comments he probably didn't know where hitting too close to home. He still made racists comments and was talking about having someone put Rosa in her place on Monday after WWE knew what was going on. He knew better but kept pushing. Even if you want to give him the benefit of the doubt on the Rosa stuff from Mon., he still made racists and sexist jokes before the Kobe stuff and after.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Aug 10, 2012 18:36:06 GMT -5
Don't they usually put the real name of a talent in the release information? Unless he changed his legal name to A.W. it seems fishy. you are onto something there. ...That's a good point
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