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Post by WarChief on Oct 20, 2012 11:59:29 GMT -5
The whole "respect the veteran thing" is BS. My dad worked at a place where there was a guy who had been there 35 years and was a known pedophile. he never got caught but he was always going on about some hot 13 year old he saw driving by the local catholic high school. I also worked once with a guy who had been where I was for 40 years and he was a wife beating drunk and I am supposed to respect him cause he is a veteran" Respect is EARNED its not given freely because of longevity. I have more respect for David Arquette based on his actions than I ever will for Goldberg. Take the scenarios into perspective, really what your dad does isn't similar to the way the wrestling business works. Whether you like it or not, respect is kind of a big deal in the WWE. |
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Post by Xifax on Oct 20, 2012 12:13:18 GMT -5
The whole "respect the veteran thing" is BS. My dad worked at a place where there was a guy who had been there 35 years and was a known pedophile. he never got caught but he was always going on about some hot 13 year old he saw driving by the local catholic high school. I also worked once with a guy who had been where I was for 40 years and he was a wife beating drunk and I am supposed to respect him cause he is a veteran" Respect is EARNED its not given freely because of longevity. I have more respect for David Arquette based on his actions than I ever will for Goldberg. this is a very strange anecdote. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2012 15:47:30 GMT -5
Who cares if he wasn't a fan of wrestling? I'm not a baseball fan, but if a team saw that I could throw a ball well and wanted to pay me to do it for them, should I refuse?
I don't understand that. He felt he could do well in wrestling and knew he could get a great income from it. I've never seen him s*** on the fans, so what's the big deal?
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Post by Hit Girl on Oct 20, 2012 16:22:55 GMT -5
Goldberg made his impact and money and seems to be smart with it, then got out when he felt he had done all he needed to do. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
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Post by percymania on Oct 20, 2012 16:25:51 GMT -5
I've only read the first page of this topic, but I like this attitude from Ryback. I hope they are teasing a Ryback/Goldberg match down the road. That would be fun to see.
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Post by FinalGwen on Oct 20, 2012 20:00:54 GMT -5
He has admitted that it was for the money on one of the late night talk shows. His story of how he got in the business was that his accountant called him one day and told him to go get more money, so now he rolls around on the floor with guys in their underwear. He went on talking about how wrestling is fake but it's a paycheque. Saying that wrestling is fake was hardly breaking news, but his tone and demeanour showed no respect for the business. I've got no problem with Ryback talking about Goldberg like this. The more talent line is debatable and one that I disagree with but it's not like he's disrespecting Ric Flair. Veteran or not Goldberg's reputation, actions and own words showed no respect or love for the art of wrestling. You don't need to respect someone who never showed it in the first place. If the actor portraying your favourite superhero didn’t like the comic books do you lose respect for them? Does it affect the quality of their work? Whilst in the ring, Goldberg took this business far more seriously than many guys who have been life long fans. In all fairness, when Rhys Ifans went on a drunken rant at Comic-Con against comic fans, it did cause something of a backlash. As for the Goldberg/Ryback comparisons, I think the more obvious comparison would be Rock. He looks FAR more like Goldberg, right down to a tattoo on the left shoulder.  |
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Post by Bone Daddy on Oct 20, 2012 21:13:49 GMT -5
Do we even know that Ryback actually said anything? It is WWE magazine, it could just be the writers speaking through the character
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Post by secretJOKER on Oct 20, 2012 21:15:44 GMT -5
Man, this "Cena got hurt, quick, we need someone else" push went STRAIGHT to Ryback's head, eh?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2012 21:28:06 GMT -5
Man, this "Cena got hurt, quick, we need someone else" push went STRAIGHT to Ryback's head, eh? Is this a serious post? |
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Post by EP 54 is banned from Collision on Oct 21, 2012 14:24:41 GMT -5
Goldberg had exactly one entertaining match in my eyes, and Regal got fired for it.
Ryback has already topped that mark.
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Post by BigWill on Oct 21, 2012 14:30:39 GMT -5
Goldberg had exactly one entertaining match in my eyes, and Regal got fired for it. Ryback has already topped that mark. Why was Regal fired for that match? |
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Post by EP 54 is banned from Collision on Oct 21, 2012 18:43:38 GMT -5
The match in question is the one where (according to Regal and Lance Storm) WCW told Regal to take Goldberg out to have an actual wrestling match, rather than the 'punch, punch, kick, spear, jackhammer' jobs Goldberg was doing. Poor Bill hadn't got a clue, looked totally lost, and Bischoff then fired Regal for 'making Goldberg look bad'.
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