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Post by kidkamikaze10 on Apr 12, 2024 12:04:32 GMT -5
If my wife is going through all of that, and you still take a potshot at me knowing all that, going against my work ethic? You'd be lucky if I just said that old Stephanie joke.
Ospreay could have gone a lot harder than that. Like bringing up the current Vince scandal. And Trips would have deserved it.
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Post by khali on Apr 12, 2024 12:09:43 GMT -5
They keep proving Punk's point on wasting TV time on petty stuff. Triple H made comments on an ESPN sanctioned sports cast show, not on his main WWE TV programming. Ospreay et al maybe best responding in a similar format show, not their TV takings that draw 3k fans. I love this idea that Ospreay needs to track down an exact replica of the show it happened on to make a response. But anyway, you said below that you didn’t even watch the show so you didn’t even find out how little time Ospreay wasted within his larger promo.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 12, 2024 12:10:17 GMT -5
If my wife is going through all of that, and you still take a potshot at me knowing all that, going against my work ethic? You'd be lucky if I just said that old Stephanie joke. Ospreay could have gone a lot harder than that. Like bringing up the current Vince scandal. And Trips would have deserved it. Everybody should be coming at Paul's throat with that, every chance they get. But they don't.
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 12, 2024 12:11:20 GMT -5
You don't need to make a Stephanie joke at Trips. He's been maneuvering his way forever, dating back to the days he was carrying the Kliq's bags for them. There are a million other things to go at Triple H for.
Saying that any westerner who largely made their name in Japan is afraid of the grind is just ridiculous to me.
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 12, 2024 12:16:34 GMT -5
So, uh, while the "you married into power" thing is, indeed, dated, I'm pretty sure he said it because the specific criticism leveled at him was that he wasn't willing to "grind" for what he was going to get. The whole point is "don't you dare lecture me or shit talk me in public about my work ethic when you're in the position you are because of who you married", not "lololol you married the boss's daughter" like we're back in the Reign of Terror era chatrooms. EDIT: I don't think WWE's going to start undercutting a lot of people's pay just because of their new ownership; last I heard on that, they're actually looking to up a lot people's pay. Still, their long term strategy may just end up being "keep the Performance Center churning, pay those guys less, get similar results", so guess we'll see over time. I think they’re more likely to up the pay a lot to hold onto the guys they already have, as opposed to bringing in outside “unproven in the US talent” at exorbitant prices. Word is the increases were huge for recently re-signed talent like Cody, Charlotte, Bayley and the Mysterios. We’ll see if they’re able to keep some or all of Seth, Drew and Becky as well. I’m guessing they kept Sheamus as well if he is returning to TV with promo packages. For free agents, they’ll seemingly pick their spots and not go crazy - the most prominent they’ve signed recently are Jade, Kairi, Naomi, Punk and now Giulia, Tama and Jacob Fatu.
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Post by Watch AEW Magnitude on Apr 12, 2024 12:22:33 GMT -5
I just always look at the early 2000s “lol you slept your way to the top” stuff as being so dismissive and misogynistic to Stephanie. There’s so much shit to call Triple H out for, but the “boss’s daughter” shit is peak lame.
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Post by Doo Doo on Apr 12, 2024 12:28:56 GMT -5
HHH was getting pushed hard long before he married Stephanie, but I thought it was funny. It probably would've been better if he kept saying, "I just want to focus on the positives, bruv."
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 12, 2024 12:32:39 GMT -5
HHH was getting pushed hard long before he married Stephanie, but I thought it was funny. It probably would've been better if he kept saying, "I just want to focus on the positives, bruv." "LET'S TALK ABOUT MY DEAL WITH NETFLIX, BRUV!"
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Post by Sparkybob on Apr 12, 2024 13:36:19 GMT -5
Like others mentioned, Ospreay's has every right to clap back on Hunter but it's a silly retort like boy you sure got Triple H by saying he had sex with an attractive woman. Also doesn't even get to the lack of grind comment Hunter was talking about HHH for a lot of accounts and worked his ass off to get to the main event in the late 90s. So I don't even think it's that hypocritical for HHH to say it as opposed to someone like Shane/Stephanie saying the same thing.
There is plenty of things to go at HHH that has nothing to do with dragging Stephanie alongside with him. Even the Katie Vick stuff would have been better or Hunter fake crying after losing to Brock at summerslam 2012.
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Post by ghost on Apr 12, 2024 13:37:54 GMT -5
I can't believe people are having HHH's back on this. What he said about Ospreay (assuming that shot was directed at him) was completely out of pocket. Questioning someone's work ethic because they prefer to make more while working less is dumb boomer mindset BS. If HHH wants talent to not ask for what they are worth and work ten times more than they need to because they have "WWE" on their resume, then that's cool, but talent with actual options will have a different mindset, especially younger ones who aren't indoctrinated with "work long hours until you drop dead" mindset.
As far as Ospreay's response, it was perfectly reasonable. HHH is in his spot because of his relationship with the boss's daughter. That's common sense. HHH has not been working with meritocracy for 20+ years, whether as a talent or as a suit. When your morals are questioned by someone in that type of situation, then bringing up the low hanging fruit is fair game. Ospreay's response has nothing to do with "lol you're banging someone". It's deeper than that, and it's an understandable response given what he was accused of.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Apr 12, 2024 13:48:01 GMT -5
Cannot imagine having an open goal like that and deciding to deliver two and a bit decade old Livejournal arguments. You'd like to think he'd learn a thing or two but it's Will Ospreay.
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Post by Doo Doo on Apr 12, 2024 13:48:07 GMT -5
If anyone knows about digs, it's this guy am I right
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 12, 2024 13:51:40 GMT -5
I guess I need to say it again: he went with the "you married the bosses" daughter line because Hunter went after him for not "grinding" enough. The guy who's the creative boss of the WWE now, who no matter how hard he's worked in other parts of his career is in that position because of who he married, is saying that about Ospreay, Okada, or whoever else took the AEW deals offered.
Like, we're seeing that, right? Again, yes, it's an old reference, but it's a direct, connected response to the criticism Triple H leveled at them.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 12, 2024 13:57:13 GMT -5
I guess I need to say it again: he went with the "you married the bosses" daughter line because Hunter went after him for not "grinding" enough. The guy who's the creative boss of the WWE now, who no matter how hard he's worked in other parts of his career is in that position because of who he married, is saying that about Ospreay, Okada, or whoever else took the AEW deals offered. Like, we're seeing that, right? Again, yes, it's an old reference, but it's a direct, connected response to the criticism Triple H leveled at them. Tribalism makes me do weird things
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Post by GOTHIC CHARISMA 🧊 🥶❄️FURY on Apr 12, 2024 14:14:29 GMT -5
look i love me some WWE right now but i'm not about to feel bad about somebody clapping back at HHH. hell him and stephanie themselves probably thought it was funny and were like "that a boy uh, that's some heat bruv uhhhh hahah that sounds like brother uhhhhh wild uhhhh".
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Post by Doo Doo on Apr 12, 2024 14:22:04 GMT -5
look i love me some WWE right now but i'm not about to feel bad about somebody clapping back at HHH. hell him and stephanie themselves probably thought it was funny and were like "that a boy uh, that's some heat bruv uhhhh hahah that sounds like brother uhhhhh wild uhhhh". For real. I'm happy for the fans and wrestlers that WWE is good right now, but the more HHH speaks the harder it is for me to feel the same for him. Just stay in the background and let Stephanie or Nick Khan handle that other stuff, my man.
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Post by GOTHIC CHARISMA 🧊 🥶❄️FURY on Apr 12, 2024 14:25:06 GMT -5
look i love me some WWE right now but i'm not about to feel bad about somebody clapping back at HHH. hell him and stephanie themselves probably thought it was funny and were like "that a boy uh, that's some heat bruv uhhhh hahah that sounds like brother uhhhhh wild uhhhh". For real. I'm happy for the fans and wrestlers that WWE is good right now, but the more HHH speaks the harder it is for me to feel the same for him. Just stay in the background and let Stephanie or Nick Khan handle that other stuff, my man. i pray that he does not go out there to open smackdown tonight or we may have to tell this dude to shut up weekly
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Post by Doo Doo on Apr 12, 2024 14:27:37 GMT -5
For real. I'm happy for the fans and wrestlers that WWE is good right now, but the more HHH speaks the harder it is for me to feel the same for him. Just stay in the background and let Stephanie or Nick Khan handle that other stuff, my man. i pray that he does not go out there to open smackdown tonight or we may have to tell this dude to shut up weekly The way HHH and Shawn Michaels (yeah, THAT Shawn Michaels) handle these things is like a night and day difference.
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Post by jb80 on Apr 12, 2024 14:40:41 GMT -5
Look, I'm disappointed in Will for going for the low hanging fruit, it's petty. He should of said something about his nose or heart attack.
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Post by Doo Doo on Apr 12, 2024 14:44:05 GMT -5
Look, I'm disappointed in Will for going for the low hanging fruit, it's petty. He should of said something about his nose or heart attack. He should've said something about Kevin Kelly and those EC3 nudes.
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