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Post by mrbananagrabber on Dec 28, 2012 18:54:35 GMT -5
I've seen GIF's of this before, but I've no idea what it means, why he does it and when he did it. If it helps, it looks like he's just lost his mind.
Anyone care to share?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2012 18:57:59 GMT -5
This was from 2001 - the night after Survivor Series - when Flair returned and announced he was part-owner of the WWF.
It's some sort of old timey comedic way of signifying "Am I hearing this??" I think.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Dec 28, 2012 19:00:20 GMT -5
It was the RAW following Survivor Series 01 and the end of the inVasion, he was, as sole owner of WWE, about to award Angle the WWE Title when Ric Flair debuted and dropped the bombshell that Shane and Steph. were able to buy WCW and ECW by selling their 50% of WWE to him. It was just him selling the shock of the moment.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Dec 28, 2012 19:08:13 GMT -5
Ha ha, hey, I found it after all!  Man, I love me some goofy Vince. We should have a thread dedicated to all the weird shit he's done over the years. |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 28, 2012 19:13:26 GMT -5
The ear-pulling itself is funny, but what really sells it is Vince's face. It's just......hilarious as hell.
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Post by Starshine on Dec 28, 2012 19:47:19 GMT -5
Anyone have a gif of Vince going crazy after DX pulled the limo stunt on him?
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Post by celticjobber on Dec 28, 2012 20:21:20 GMT -5
It's something Carol Burnett used to do on her 70's TV show. Maybe Vince was a fan?
"Burnett ended each show by tugging her ear, which was a message to her grandmother who raised her. This was done to let her know that she was doing well and that she loved her. "
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Dec 28, 2012 21:30:52 GMT -5
I loved the fact HHH squeezed it into his Vince impersonation during DX.
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Post by CH Punk on Dec 28, 2012 22:36:47 GMT -5
I always thought it was a "pinching yourself" type thing were he was trying to wake himself up from a bad dream by doing that.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 28, 2012 22:52:38 GMT -5
He also saw his ass do tricks that night. Vince's body was really working that night.
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Post by Throwback on Dec 28, 2012 22:59:40 GMT -5
loved when HHH dressed as Vince and did it.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Dec 29, 2012 6:13:50 GMT -5
it was so funny, so is that swallowing he does when he is nervous.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Dec 29, 2012 7:43:26 GMT -5
I thought it was a nervous twitch that he sold very well. Vince always had a nack for doing funny stuff like this, my favorite would have to be his "git... GIT!" phrase he used once (to which, if anyone has a vid of it I'd be eternally greatful).
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Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 29, 2012 7:54:32 GMT -5
Old Vaudeville trick to drive home that something is extremely awkward to the crowd.
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Post by Bobeddy on Dec 29, 2012 8:38:08 GMT -5
Remember that episode of ECW that opened with Crazy Vince just rocking in a rocking chair at the top of the stage?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2012 8:39:15 GMT -5
I thought it was similar to the cartoony way that people would rub their eyes in disbelief.
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Post by Buddy Peacock on Dec 29, 2012 9:17:51 GMT -5
I thought it was a nervous twitch that he sold very well. Vince always had a nack for doing funny stuff like this, my favorite would have to be his "git... GIT!" phrase he used once (to which, if anyone has a vid of it I'd be eternally greatful). |
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Post by zeez on Dec 29, 2012 14:37:00 GMT -5
It's something Carol Burnett used to do on her 70's TV show. Maybe Vince was a fan? "Burnett ended each show by tugging her ear, which was a message to her grandmother who raised her. This was done to let her know that she was doing well and that she loved her. " It could be. I know that Vince was very close with Carol Burnett's grandmother. |
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