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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 22, 2014 19:25:16 GMT -5
Vader? The Oddities? Viscera? Godwins? Ahmed Johnson? I'm trying to think of people from that era. Vader and Ahmed Johnson were Stunned. I'm not sure about Viscera, but it's possible since Austin feuded with Corporate Ministry.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 22, 2014 19:25:30 GMT -5
Vader? The Oddities? Viscera? Godwins? Ahmed Johnson? I'm trying to think of people from that era. Anyone on the roster in 98 would have gotten Stunned. The whole buildup to the 98 Rumble was that Austin kept attacking everyone in the match, because he's Stone Cold damnit.
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Post by PsychoGoatee on Oct 22, 2014 19:45:27 GMT -5
I think the term is Stunned. You can put -ed or 'd on the end of anything, also -y, it's the suffix revolution babay. It adds flavor, makes it flavory. Stunnered is awesome and works, stunned also works sure, but there aren't really any rules on using a wrestling finishing move in a sentence. And if there are... a rebellious rattlesnake might scoff at them.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 22, 2014 19:50:32 GMT -5
I think the term is Stunned. You can put -ed or 'd on the end of anything, also -y, it's the suffix revolution babay. It adds flavor, makes it flavory. Stunnered is awesome and works, stunned also works sure, but there aren't really any rules on using a wrestling finishing move in a sentence. And if there are... a rebellious rattlesnake might scoff at them. Austin's been using the term Stunned on his podcast.
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Post by PsychoGoatee on Oct 22, 2014 19:58:25 GMT -5
You can put -ed or 'd on the end of anything, also -y, it's the suffix revolution babay. It adds flavor, makes it flavory. Stunnered is awesome and works, stunned also works sure, but there aren't really any rules on using a wrestling finishing move in a sentence. And if there are... a rebellious rattlesnake might scoff at them. Austin's been using the term Stunned on his podcast. I dig his podcast too, but I don't think this is a thing where there's a "proper term" as you say. And if Austin's choice of how to phrase it is considered official, it'd still be fine to say it another more humorous way such as Stunnered. Kind of like the Joss Whedon Buffy style of suffixing everything. I think the language is more enjoyable when people can be wacky with it.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 22, 2014 20:01:55 GMT -5
Austin's been using the term Stunned on his podcast. I dig his podcast too, but I don't think this is a thing where there's a "proper term" as you say. And if Austin's choice of how to phrase it is considered official, it'd still be fine to say it another more humorous way such as Stunnered. Kind of like the Joss Whedon Buffy style of suffixing everything. I think the language is more enjoyable when people can be wacky with it. You're right that there is no official way to say it. I'm sure WWE announcers have even said 'Stunnered,' but in my opinion Stunned sounds much better and smarter than saying 'Stunnered.' I realize you can verb just about anything in our language, but the word stun already has a verb form.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Oct 22, 2014 21:12:31 GMT -5
I dig his podcast too, but I don't think this is a thing where there's a "proper term" as you say. And if Austin's choice of how to phrase it is considered official, it'd still be fine to say it another more humorous way such as Stunnered. Kind of like the Joss Whedon Buffy style of suffixing everything. I think the language is more enjoyable when people can be wacky with it. You're right that there is no official way to say it. I'm sure WWE announcers have even said 'Stunnered,' but in my opinion Stunned sounds much better and smarter than saying 'Stunnered.' I realize you can verb just about anything in our language, but the word stun already has a verb form. If I could be serious for a moment... Grammatically speaking, both MIGHT be correct. The form starts from the verb, "stun". The participial form, "stunned" (past tense), is the root form for other participial phrases: the gerund, "stunning", and the nominative, "stunner". As the nominative, the subject, "the stunner" performs an action, "stuns". The grammatical and linguistic problem the accepted nominative is. If the original noun form for the verb "stun" is in fact "stun", (as in: "Grandpa's sudden passing was a stunto us all.") then it technically is a "Stone Cold Stun". If, however, the nominative is acceptable, then "Stunner" stays. Semantically and semiotically, this is a non-issue since the message conveyed is the action itself. "Stunned" and "Stunnered" are interchangeable. Linguistically speaking, "stunnered" is the equivalent to saying another moronic phase used by dopey sportscasters: "out-physicalled". To sum, both are accepted, even though one is correct.
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Post by MichaelMartini on Oct 22, 2014 21:27:34 GMT -5
The move is called the Stunner, not the Stun. Should be Stunnered imo. A word that only works in a wrestling context, like Tombstoned.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 22, 2014 21:43:49 GMT -5
The move is called the Stunner, not the Stun. Should be Stunnered imo. A word that only works in a wrestling context, like Tombstoned. I probably shouldn't have challenged the use of 'Stunnered' in the first place, but there is really no right answer here. This comes about because we very often make verbs out of nouns. 'Stunner' is the name or title for Austin's finishing move. Instead of saying, "He hit the Stunner," people will just say, "He Stunned/Stunnered him!" In this case, you would use the past tense form of the verb. Of course the true past tense verb form of stun is stunned. In some cases, it's very easy take a finishing move and turn it into a past-tense verb. You picked one of these easy cases. It's easy to make Tombstone into Tombstoned. Another easy finishing move to make into a past tense verb is Pedigree (to Pedigreed). However, it will not always sound this natural. It doesn't with Stunner because the term stunner is a nominative form of the verb stun. The move is a Stunner because it stuns you. In grammar, you would say that the move stuns you, not stunners you. Therefore, just in general speach, it sounds more correct to use the correct verb form when using Austin's finisher name as a verb. I realize I may have explained this poorly and it's probably very stupid to keep discussing such an insignificant thing.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Oct 22, 2014 21:49:55 GMT -5
The move is called the Stunner, not the Stun. Should be Stunnered imo. A word that only works in a wrestling context, like Tombstoned. I probably shouldn't have challenged the use of 'Stunnered' in the first place, but there is really no right answer here. This comes about because we very often make verbs out of nouns. 'Stunner' is the name or title for Austin's finishing move. Instead of saying, "He hit the Stunner," people will just say, "He Stunned/Stunnered him!" In this case, you would use the past tense form of the verb. Of course the true past tense verb form of stun is stunned. In some cases, it's very easy take a finishing move and turn it into a past-tense verb. You picked one of these easy cases. It's easy to make Tombstone into Tombstoned. Another easy finishing move to make into a past tense verb is Pedigree (to Pedigreed). However, it will not always sound this natural. It doesn't with Stunner because the term stunner is a nominative form of the verb stun. The move is a Stunner because it stuns you. In grammar, you would say that the move stuns you, not stunners you. Therefore, just in general speach, it sounds more correct to use the correct verb form when using Austin's finisher name as a verb. I realize I may have explained this poorly and it's probably very stupid to keep discussing such an insignificant thing. You learn quickly, Padawan.
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Post by TGM on Oct 23, 2014 2:59:51 GMT -5
Stunnered for hitting somebody with a Stone Cold Stunner.
To say I Stunned Stephanie McMahon could mean a few different things.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Oct 23, 2014 3:11:15 GMT -5
Enter thread expecting trivia on those who escaped Austin's wrath.
Leave thread with a bucket of grammar tips that are useful only in a 'rasslin context.
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Oct 23, 2014 3:19:03 GMT -5
I always say "stunnered" and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.
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Post by sonofblaine on Oct 23, 2014 3:23:16 GMT -5
Stone Cold never gave Stone Cold the Stunner.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Oct 23, 2014 3:29:47 GMT -5
This thread has been delightfully enlightening.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Oct 23, 2014 6:16:42 GMT -5
Stone Cold never gave Stone Cold the Stunner. But the Rock did give him one I believe.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Oct 23, 2014 6:37:48 GMT -5
Vader? The Oddities? Viscera? Godwins? Ahmed Johnson? I'm trying to think of people from that era. The Oddities I don't think did. They debut after WM. Kurrgan maybe as a Truth Commission member but I don't remember it happening.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 23, 2014 8:18:22 GMT -5
Has Cena ever had a stunner?
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Post by Aboutreika18 on Oct 23, 2014 9:51:01 GMT -5
Has Cena ever had a stunner?
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 23, 2014 10:07:54 GMT -5
Obviously guys who weren't in the company when he was using that move won't have taken one, so Savage, Luger, etc.
Hmm. This is a toughie.
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