Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 18, 2018 8:29:46 GMT -5
I'd wager that I get EVERY Japanese name wrong, and once WWE brings in more of their Chinese recruits, I'll pronounce most of THEIR names wrong too. I'm probably a little bit off on most of the Hispanic names, too.
Not out of malice. Just because getting the tones correct and holding vowels for the proper length and such just won't ever be absolutely perfect since I don't speak those languages.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Oct 18, 2018 8:51:58 GMT -5
A friend of mine always pronounced Tully Blanchard as 'Toolee'. My older brother still does this.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Oct 18, 2018 8:58:20 GMT -5
At any point, did you ever think someone's name (wrestler, manager, etc) was pronounced a different way than it actually is? I used to think Ole Anderson's name was "Ol'", like how old is sometimes said. :x What is it supposed to be? Olay? Chris Benoit was definitely Chris Ben-oyt when I was a kid because I owned the WCW N64 games but didn't watch the show. I always loved how Terry Funk would pronounce Hayabusa "Hayaboosee" in FMW.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 9:01:52 GMT -5
To be honest though I’ve heard it many times I can never remember how Kazuchika is pronounced.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Oct 18, 2018 9:08:29 GMT -5
At any point, did you ever think someone's name (wrestler, manager, etc) was pronounced a different way than it actually is? I used to think Ole Anderson's name was "Ol'", like how old is sometimes said. :x What is it supposed to be? Olay? O-lee
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Oct 18, 2018 9:14:35 GMT -5
Thanks to Bruce Prichard and Jim Cornette Dick Togo will forever be "dick, to go." On the subject of Kaientai, I'm STILL not sure how to pronounce Mens Teioh's last name. I always thought it was Tay-Oh. Tay-Oh! Taaaaaaaay-Oh! Daylight come and you can pronounce it now.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Oct 18, 2018 9:29:20 GMT -5
My mom would always call him “Jim Duncan” when I was a kid and it really irritated me
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Oct 18, 2018 9:35:56 GMT -5
Guilty with mispronouncing "Ol" and "Ben-oyt" as well. Also, I thought Sid Justice is pronounced "Juice-tick".
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Post by Viking Hall on Oct 18, 2018 9:46:50 GMT -5
A few Japanese ones, the pronunciation of Shinsuke caught me off guard. However I have a friend who is notorious for it, still insists on calling Marty Scurll 'Marty Scroll' and Ted DiBiase 'Ted De-Bee-See' despite hearing both pronounced correctly countless times. I know people like this-I don't know why they insist on mispronouncing. I have one friend and I think it's because he doesn't pay attention, which is disturbing Frustrates the hell out of me, doubly with Marty Scurll since A) I showed him a tweet from Scurll complaining about people mispronouncing his name and B) he considers himself enough of a fan to have a Marty Scurll t-shirt. But no, forever Marty Scroll.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Oct 18, 2018 10:14:09 GMT -5
I know people like this-I don't know why they insist on mispronouncing. I have one friend and I think it's because he doesn't pay attention, which is disturbing Frustrates the hell out of me, doubly with Marty Scurll since A) I showed him a tweet from Scurll complaining about people mispronouncing his name and B) he considers himself enough of a fan to have a Marty Scurll t-shirt. But no, forever Marty Scroll. My wife always calls him Marty Squirrel And Drew Gulak is Gulash.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 18, 2018 11:28:27 GMT -5
I know people like this-I don't know why they insist on mispronouncing. I have one friend and I think it's because he doesn't pay attention, which is disturbing Frustrates the hell out of me, doubly with Marty Scurll since A) I showed him a tweet from Scurll complaining about people mispronouncing his name and B) he considers himself enough of a fan to have a Marty Scurll t-shirt. But no, forever Marty Scroll. He should paint himself green and be Marty Skrull.
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Post by theresalwaysanegon on Oct 18, 2018 11:50:33 GMT -5
Ishii is probably one of my top 5 favorite wrestlers going and I still don't quite know how to pronounce his last name.
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Post by 67 more on Oct 18, 2018 12:40:42 GMT -5
Ishii is probably one of my top 5 favorite wrestlers going and I still don't quite know how to pronounce his last name. Just ee-shee. The people who go ee-shee-ee are taking it too far. The Brazilian NXT dude. Adrian Jouade or whatever it is. No clue how to pronounce his name.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Oct 18, 2018 15:10:48 GMT -5
Jean Paul Levesque - Gene Paul Le-Veck
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Oct 18, 2018 15:12:34 GMT -5
Ted De-Bias
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 18, 2018 15:12:47 GMT -5
Ciampa
They pronounce it is Champ-ah
I still pronounce it totally different
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 18, 2018 15:14:01 GMT -5
Ishii is probably one of my top 5 favorite wrestlers going and I still don't quite know how to pronounce his last name. Just ee-shee. The people who go ee-shee-ee are taking it too far. The Brazilian NXT dude. Adrian Jouade or whatever it is. No clue how to pronounce his name. Zha-ood, I think.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 18, 2018 15:14:16 GMT -5
Also Jack Gallagher name too which you used to pronouncing it the way you see it but I’ve you have to pronounce the her at the end which through me off for a bit
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Post by theshockmaster on Oct 18, 2018 15:39:18 GMT -5
Both Ciampa and Gargano. I'm still not sure if I'm right now. It's a long a, right? Not like Chomp-a or Gargahno?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Oct 18, 2018 17:03:10 GMT -5
Just ee-shee. The people who go ee-shee-ee are taking it too far. The Brazilian NXT dude. Adrian Jouade or whatever it is. No clue how to pronounce his name. Zha-ood, I think. Portugese pronunciations are weird. God help us if they get some really Irish names going.
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