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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 22:47:28 GMT -5
Yeah I could never suspend my disbelief to believe HBK or Big Show we’re broke while working for a company like WWE.
The only time I ever brought it storyline was Nikolai Volkoff in the 90s working for Million Dollar Man.
That time was rough. At least you could show a non fan Summersam with Bryan beating Cena and then Mania with him beating HHH, Orton and Batista. Just don’t show them anything in between.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 19, 2020 22:59:48 GMT -5
God, WWE sucked so much ass in Fall 2013. That was 7 fxxxing years ago?! Where does time go, y’all?
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Post by PKO on Sept 20, 2020 3:27:38 GMT -5
This pretty much jump started the in-kayfabe perception that their superstars were idiots, had no savings despite potentially making loads of money and had to beg their bosses for them to keep their jobs because if they were fired, they could do literally nothing else to support their families. And they wonder why nobody’s a star anymore. I’m watching 1999/2000 RAW’s at the moment and the contrast between then and now is startling. Back then the popular stars were the ones that stood up to the McMahons and authority. Now, every big star must bow down to the McMahons at some point.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Sept 20, 2020 4:44:30 GMT -5
Yeah I could never suspend my disbelief to believe HBK or Big Show we’re broke while working for a company like WWE. The only time I ever brought it storyline was Nikolai Volkoff in the 90s working for Million Dollar Man. That time was rough. At least you could show a non fan Summersam with Bryan beating Cena and then Mania with him beating HHH, Orton and Batista. Just don’t show them anything in between. The only reason I bought the HBK being broke storyline was that it took place during the 2008 financial market crash, so being young and naive I went along with the idea that HBK had invested in a few businesses that ended up going downwards due to the recession.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Sept 20, 2020 6:25:36 GMT -5
I love this thread for reminding me of this hilarious angle.
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Post by XIII on Sept 20, 2020 6:44:49 GMT -5
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Post by stealthamo on Sept 20, 2020 7:04:09 GMT -5
The saddest part is not only would Big Show lose that title match fairly handily, but not even two months after that he was doing this:
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Sept 20, 2020 8:54:32 GMT -5
And didn't the Authority do all this just so they could get someone to punch people?
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Sept 20, 2020 9:21:54 GMT -5
The saddest part is not only would Big Show lose that title match fairly handily, but not even two months after that he was doing this: "Hunter, you monster!! How much did you pay Big Show to humiliate himself like that?!" "Huh? Nothing, it was his idea! We even asked him to stop but he's just...he's just really into it."
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Sept 20, 2020 9:25:19 GMT -5
and here we see show's reaction to hearing about the whole angle for the first time.
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Post by BorneAgain on Sept 20, 2020 9:26:58 GMT -5
Let us not forget that the entire basis of this angle as Big Show having a failed investment in a strip mall of all things.
I will say that at least the broke HBK storyline had some gems like JBL hilariously describing the embarrassing things he'd make Shawn do, up to and including making him stand out outside a restaurant and dance like a monkey.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 20, 2020 9:30:01 GMT -5
Didn’t Big Show randomly drive a truck rig into the arena and start a yes chant once? Am I remembering that correctly? Yep lol That's the moment I was referring with Show. It was sooo cringey. I think this segment has a bit of Mandela Effect to it in terms of “Oh, Big Show just started doing it independently from anything directly related to Daniel Bryan”. This was directly to assist Bryan in this segment. What I think it gets mixed up with is something maybe six months or a year and half later, either way Bryan’s out hurt, and they have Big Show (I think) out there like “Do a big Yes chant to show your support for Bryan in his recovery”, they film that and drop it into ads for the Network as though they’re chanting for the low, low price (“Cheaper than PPV, ya f***in’ idiots”).
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Sept 20, 2020 9:55:51 GMT -5
The angle that prove that in WWE, ironclad contracts only last a year.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Sept 20, 2020 11:51:48 GMT -5
More like Ironclad Idiot!
... more like Ironclad Idiot!
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Post by DSR on Sept 20, 2020 12:15:22 GMT -5
The saddest part is not only would Big Show lose that title match fairly handily, but not even two months after that he was doing this: "Hunter, you monster!! How much did you pay Big Show to humiliate himself like that?!" "Huh? Nothing, it was his idea! We even asked him to stop but he's just...he's just really into it." "Really, we just gave him a sash. When he's not wrestling, he's always got the diaper and top hat on, year-round."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2020 15:43:10 GMT -5
Yeah I could never suspend my disbelief to believe HBK or Big Show we’re broke while working for a company like WWE. The only time I ever brought it storyline was Nikolai Volkoff in the 90s working for Million Dollar Man. That time was rough. At least you could show a non fan Summersam with Bryan beating Cena and then Mania with him beating HHH, Orton and Batista. Just don’t show them anything in between. I'm disappointed nobody talks about this. And I genuinely could buy a guy like Volkoff being both dumb enough to blow his money and incapable of getting employment in any other form of work. Therefore he would be bought by DiBiase.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2020 15:44:07 GMT -5
The saddest part is not only would Big Show lose that title match fairly handily, but not even two months after that he was doing this: Best thing to ever happen in his career. For us.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Sept 20, 2020 15:47:14 GMT -5
Quality of the storyline aside, the angle of an athlete going broke even after an extremely high profile run really isn't far-fetched. Like, at all.
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Post by edgestar on Sept 20, 2020 16:10:38 GMT -5
This pretty much jump started the in-kayfabe perception that their superstars were idiots, had no savings despite potentially making loads of money and had to beg their bosses for them to keep their jobs because if they were fired, they could do literally nothing else to support their families. And they wonder why nobody’s a star anymore. They ran a similar angle a few years before where HBK somehow squandered all the money from BOTH stints as a top performer for the company and JBL was the only person that could help him out. Despite the fact that his best friend is one of the heirs to the entire company. That may have been a test run for this Big Show idiocy. I read "top performer" really fast, and thought it said "tap dancer"
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Sept 20, 2020 16:12:59 GMT -5
The saddest part is not only would Big Show lose that title match fairly handily, but not even two months after that he was doing this: I’ll always find it funny that the RAW this wacky promo was advertising ended with Bryan joining the Wyatts.
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