Gummydavidson
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Post by Gummydavidson on Aug 24, 2014 19:05:55 GMT -5
Either in person or social media anyone felt like they have made a total balls-up with a wrestler?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 19:21:59 GMT -5
Yes. I used to run a semi-popular Facebook page about pro wrestling a few years ago, where I posted 'rare' pictures and people commented on them, etc. I found a current picture of the Rock N Roll Express, thought it was funny, and posted it with some caption about them being old and silly looking in their R&R Express gimmicks - then I said something specific about Robert Gibson, but I don't remember what it was. It got some laughs from my followers. I didn't think much of it - until a few hours later I signed in and found that several middle aged women who didn't even follow my page had posted replies, calling me names, challenging me to say the same thing to Robert Gibson's face, and sharing my post with the real Robert Gibson. Then, Robert Gibson himself replied and called me out for my comments, basically saying that I was a nobody and a zero, thus nobody cared about my opinions, and finally... he said that I couldn't wear his jock strap.
Thing is, I never meant anything personal to Ricky or Robert. I actually have always liked watching the guys, but part of the fun of being a wrestling fan is being able to make fun of wrestling and wrestlers. I never dreamed that a real wrestler would ever see anything I posted. I didn't reply to Robert's flames, but just apologized for offending everyone and then let the female posters continue to deride me. I honestly didn't care about that, but I kind of felt guilty over the unkind things I'd said about Robert Gibson.
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Post by Ken: The Hero of WWE on Aug 24, 2014 19:28:03 GMT -5
At CHIKARA King of Trios 2012 Night 1, I stared at Colt Cabana during intermission for some reason. It was awkward and embarrassing. He did wink at me. Why, I don't know.
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on Aug 24, 2014 21:07:09 GMT -5
Nothing too bad, but asking KENTA to sign my copy of Joe vs. Kobashi at GBH 5-1 qualifies because I thought they were the same dude.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 21:18:30 GMT -5
A wrestler being mistaken for someone else when asked for a picture or autograph from a fan has got to be the worst ego killer for them. Especially if it's realized mid-signature.
"I loved you in Harlem Heat."
"I wasn't in Harlem Heat..."
Uncomfortable silence.
"I'm Hard Work Bobby Walker."
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Post by lildude8218 on Aug 24, 2014 21:23:43 GMT -5
Does it count if it was only an inner embarrassment and the wrestler didn't know I was embarrassed and that it was an embarrassing situation?
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Post by Macho Pichu on Aug 24, 2014 21:24:18 GMT -5
Not a story involving the wrestlers themselves, but I remember a hockey game I went to as a kid where we got autographs from Lance Storm and Stevie Ray. This was only a month or two after the very first Nitro episode that started it all for me, so I knew that Stevie Ray was a face and Lance Storm was a heel at the time, even if I didn't know what faces and heels were. At one point during the game, they introduced their two WCW guests. I felt really awkward being the only one booing Lance Storm.
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Urethra Franklin
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Aug 25, 2014 2:22:37 GMT -5
Nothing TERRIBLY embarrassing, but:
- I tried to buy Chris Hero a beer not knowing that he doesn't drink.
- I tried to talk hockey with Kevin Steen not know that he doesn't follow it.
- I tried to make sense of last year's CHIKARA angle with Johnny Gargano while pretty sloppily drunk.
- I was talking to Mark Briscoe during one of Jay's matches so much that he had to (very politely, mind you) ask we could pick up the conversation after the match ended.
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TGM
Hank Scorpio
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Post by TGM on Aug 25, 2014 2:45:21 GMT -5
I told Dolph Ziggler he should refer to his fans as Dolphans and he informed me that he already did (quite rudley), the jerk.
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Emmet Russell
King Koopa
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Post by Emmet Russell on Aug 25, 2014 2:57:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess I have.
I called Bully Ray out on twitter for promoting WWE when promoting his wrestling school, not knowing the previous tweet before that he'd promoted TNA. Oops. I love social media mistakes; I've never been called an idiot by more random people in my life.
To be fair to me, he's been very clear in his intentions to get back in WWE lately so you can't blame me for seeing the tweet and thinking he'd only promoted the WWE and not his own, current employer.
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Glitch
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Post by Glitch on Aug 25, 2014 3:05:15 GMT -5
Yes. I used to run a semi-popular Facebook page about pro wrestling a few years ago, where I posted 'rare' pictures and people commented on them, etc. I found a current picture of the Rock N Roll Express, thought it was funny, and posted it with some caption about them being old and silly looking in their R&R Express gimmicks - then I said something specific about Robert Gibson, but I don't remember what it was. It got some laughs from my followers. I didn't think much of it - until a few hours later I signed in and found that several middle aged women who didn't even follow my page had posted replies, calling me names, challenging me to say the same thing to Robert Gibson's face, and sharing my post with the real Robert Gibson. Then, Robert Gibson himself replied and called me out for my comments, basically saying that I was a nobody and a zero, thus nobody cared about my opinions, and finally... he said that I couldn't wear his jock strap. Thing is, I never meant anything personal to Ricky or Robert. I actually have always liked watching the guys, but part of the fun of being a wrestling fan is being able to make fun of wrestling and wrestlers. I never dreamed that a real wrestler would ever see anything I posted. I didn't reply to Robert's flames, but just apologized for offending everyone and then let the female posters continue to deride me. I honestly didn't care about that, but I kind of felt guilty over the unkind things I'd said about Robert Gibson. Talk about thin-skinned. It's funny that he says that nobody cares about your opinion, considering all the attention he and his old fans have given you.
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Aug 25, 2014 6:16:36 GMT -5
Not me but a friend of mine once told AJ Styles that "Daniel Bryan is more indy than you".
This was the summer of Bryan's big return angle at Summerslam.
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King Koopa
He's just a Sexy Kurt
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Post by 67 more on Aug 25, 2014 7:19:53 GMT -5
At a meet and greet with X-Pac, Hall and Nash. It was my turn to ask a question when Hall complimented my shirt (the Razor shirt from Squared Circle). I proceeded to giggle like a schoolgirl then completely forgot my question, forcing myself to make up a new one which was complete shite, but not before stuttering for what felt like a eternity.
Then when I had my photo took with them, Pac said "Hey, you're a big guy!" to which I expertly replied "But not as big as Kev, obviously." f***ing hell.
I redeemed myself when I apologised for hugging Nash like I was John Travolta which got a laugh out of him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 8:21:33 GMT -5
Yes. I used to run a semi-popular Facebook page about pro wrestling a few years ago, where I posted 'rare' pictures and people commented on them, etc. I found a current picture of the Rock N Roll Express, thought it was funny, and posted it with some caption about them being old and silly looking in their R&R Express gimmicks - then I said something specific about Robert Gibson, but I don't remember what it was. It got some laughs from my followers. I didn't think much of it - until a few hours later I signed in and found that several middle aged women who didn't even follow my page had posted replies, calling me names, challenging me to say the same thing to Robert Gibson's face, and sharing my post with the real Robert Gibson. Then, Robert Gibson himself replied and called me out for my comments, basically saying that I was a nobody and a zero, thus nobody cared about my opinions, and finally... he said that I couldn't wear his jock strap. Thing is, I never meant anything personal to Ricky or Robert. I actually have always liked watching the guys, but part of the fun of being a wrestling fan is being able to make fun of wrestling and wrestlers. I never dreamed that a real wrestler would ever see anything I posted. I didn't reply to Robert's flames, but just apologized for offending everyone and then let the female posters continue to deride me. I honestly didn't care about that, but I kind of felt guilty over the unkind things I'd said about Robert Gibson. Talk about thin-skinned. It's funny that he says that nobody cares about your opinion, considering all the attention he and his old fans have given you. Yep, pretty much exactly what I thought... and his insults were pretty juvenile. I honestly felt more embarrassed for him than I did for myself, but I had too much respect for him to try to counter. As it turned out, one of these women who was attacking me actually knew Gibson, was his girlfriend or something. She also shared my comments with Ricky Morton but he either didn't see them or didn't find them worth acknowledging. All in all, it makes for an interesting story, and Gibson's jock strap has become an inside joke between me and my wrestling friends.
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Zach
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Post by Zach on Aug 25, 2014 8:30:41 GMT -5
I was actually embarrassed by a wrestler once. Last year I met Vader at a comic convention. He was about an hour and a half late, (was supposed to be there at 10am, showed up a 11:30). His handler was telling everyone "oh his plane just landed this morning so he is really tired and running late", which I later found out was a lie, several other people said he was there the night before, so he actually just didn't wake up in time! Anyway he finally shows up and he's totally out of it and still half asleep. When I get the picture with him, his eyes are closed and his mouth is open because he kept talking to someone while the picture was being taken...but then not only did he sign my name wrong, he signed HIS OWN NAME WRONG! When I told him my name, instead of "Zach" he wrote "Vach", then he spelled his own name with a T instead of a D! So the full signature says "To Vach - It Vater Time" (yes he forget the apostrophe S too). I think he started to write his own name then realized what he was doing and just wrote the last half of mine. I almost wanted to go back and say "uh sorry but can you re-do this? you spelled everything wrong" but I felt embarrassed for him and figured the messed up photo was funnier anyway. On a related note, I got Mick Foley to sign my photo saying "To Zach, You couldn't like Goldberg?"
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 25, 2014 9:50:48 GMT -5
Me vs Sami Callihan. Wing challenge in 2012. Not pretty
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 25, 2014 9:55:23 GMT -5
I was actually embarrassed by a wrestler once. Last year I met Vader at a comic convention. He was about an hour and a half late, (was supposed to be there at 10am, showed up a 11:30). His handler was telling everyone "oh his plane just landed this morning so he is really tired and running late", which I later found out was a lie, several other people said he was there the night before, so he actually just didn't wake up in time! Anyway he finally shows up and he's totally out of it and still half asleep. When I get the picture with him, his eyes are closed and his mouth is open because he kept talking to someone while the picture was being taken...but then not only did he sign my name wrong, he signed HIS OWN NAME WRONG! When I told him my name, instead of "Zach" he wrote "Vach", then he spelled his own name with a T instead of a D! So the full signature says "To Vach - It Vater Time" (yes he forget the apostrophe S too). I think he started to write his own name then realized what he was doing and just wrote the last half of mine. I almost wanted to go back and say "uh sorry but can you re-do this? you spelled everything wrong" but I felt embarrassed for him and figured the messed up photo was funnier anyway. On a related note, I got Mick Foley to sign my photo saying "To Zach, You couldn't like Goldberg?" This is way better than if he did it right.
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Square
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Post by Square on Aug 25, 2014 10:02:26 GMT -5
I've seen Nick Jackson's dick
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Aug 25, 2014 10:09:40 GMT -5
I've seen Nick Jackson's dick /thread
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Post by Digital Witness on Aug 25, 2014 10:14:31 GMT -5
I've seen Nick Jackson's dick Did you get More Bang For Your Buck?
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