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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 14, 2007 11:59:21 GMT -5
So maybe the title of this thread should be F*** SAVAGE (DON'T READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO HIT ME)
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Post by Nice Guy Cody on Dec 14, 2007 12:01:54 GMT -5
Wow, there's an awful lot of Hogan hate on the board this week. I'll say, you'd think he killed people's mothers and then ate their corpses by the way people are ranting over him. But then again, I guess wrestling is SERIOUZ BIZNEZZ!!!11 Yeah, cuz it's not like there's 3x as many people who fly into spastic fits and angry rants any time somebody gives the slightest hint that they don't like Hogan, or don't believe that he invented wrestling single-handedly in 1984.
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Post by thestinger on Dec 14, 2007 12:01:56 GMT -5
Well WWF at the time had male on female violence all the time.
The difference, I assume is that it was planned ahead of time, and agreed to by all parties, including the network airing the program.
Torrie Wilson went on the record that she had absolutely no idea Macho was going to smack her across the face. And after he hit George he threw her, practically to the ground.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 14, 2007 12:04:31 GMT -5
I'll say, you'd think he killed people's mothers and then ate their corpses by the way people are ranting over him. But then again, I guess wrestling is SERIOUZ BIZNEZZ!!!11 Yeah, cuz it's not like there's 3x as many people who fly into spastic fits and angry rants any time somebody gives the slightest hint that they don't like Hogan, or don't believe that he invented wrestling single-handedly in 1984. It's one thing to dislike the guy, it's another to actually wish harm upon him and go on a tirade about how you hate him. I think that the ones who hate him so much far outnumber those who like him, especially on the internet. I dislike Kennedy, doesn't mean I'm going to make threads with "F*** KENNEDY.....KENNEDY" and how he's the worst person to ever lace up a pair of wrestling boots because he doesn't do enough wrestling moves.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 14, 2007 12:06:35 GMT -5
Well WWF at the time had male on female violence all the time. The difference, I assume is that it was planned ahead of time, and agreed to by all parties, including the network airing the program. Torrie Wilson went on the record that she had absolutely no idea Macho was going to smack her across the face. And after he hit George he threw her, practically to the ground. Which Nitro was this, BTW?
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 14, 2007 12:07:45 GMT -5
Well WWF at the time had male on female violence all the time. The difference, I assume is that it was planned ahead of time, and agreed to by all parties, including the network airing the program. Torrie Wilson went on the record that she had absolutely no idea Macho was going to smack her across the face. And after he hit George he threw her, practically to the ground. There's a difference between scripted/choreographed violence and just plain attacking somebody. Macho crossed the line.
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Post by CJ Denton is Egon on Dec 14, 2007 12:11:06 GMT -5
Well WWF at the time had male on female violence all the time. The difference, I assume is that it was planned ahead of time, and agreed to by all parties, including the network airing the program. Torrie Wilson went on the record that she had absolutely no idea Macho was going to smack her across the face. And after he hit George he threw her, practically to the ground. There's a difference between scripted/choreographed violence and just plain attacking somebody. Macho crossed the line. crossed the line? he turned around pissed on it (and slapped the hell out of it)
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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 14, 2007 12:12:26 GMT -5
C'mon Macho...BE A MAN!
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Dec 14, 2007 12:24:21 GMT -5
So Savage got canned for WCW for being a woman-beating douche No wonder McMahon doesn't want to let him back and let Hogan mock him like that on the Anniversary show. Stone Cold Who?
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 14, 2007 12:29:16 GMT -5
We all know about that hypocrisy, but McMahon will keep bringing Wife-Beatin' Steve back as long as the crowds keep poppin' (in spite of the fact that he can't wrestle). I don't know how much of a draw Macho would be now, but it would probably be less than Steve. I'm not pissed about Lethal using the gimmick either, as Macho has burned alot of bridges and not had a match in years.
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Post by MCMGM on Dec 14, 2007 12:30:04 GMT -5
After readin the list of WCW champions i remember Savages Runs in 98-99 THEY LASTED 1 DAY AND EACH TIME HE WAS BEATEN ON NITRO BY HOGAN smurf HIM Savages promos were something new and i place blame on him for the ratings decrease and not rocking up to the next 2 ppvs made me realise he really does deserve whats comin to him Savage's promos were something new? Something borrowed and something blue?
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Post by CJ Denton is Egon on Dec 14, 2007 12:35:10 GMT -5
Savage's promos were something new? Something borrowed and something blue? I would hate to be the one married to savage
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 14, 2007 12:37:50 GMT -5
I found the footage of it, and will try to upload that incident with Savage/Torrie shortly.
Didn't look like a real hard slap, but he threw down Gorgeous George pretty hard.
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 14, 2007 12:40:22 GMT -5
I found the footage of it, and will try to upload that incident with Savage/Torrie shortly. Didn't look like a real hard slap, but he threw down Gorgeous George pretty hard. Thanks, I suspect the camera didn't catch the worst part of the incident though.
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on Dec 14, 2007 12:42:23 GMT -5
do we really need the "if you don't care" part of the thread title?
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Post by hollywood on Dec 14, 2007 12:45:47 GMT -5
We all know about that hypocrisy, but McMahon will keep bringing Wife-Beatin' Steve back as long as the crowds keep poppin' (in spite of the fact that he can't wrestle). I don't know how much of a draw Macho would be now, but it would probably be less than Steve. I'm not pissed about Lethal using the gimmick either, as Macho has burned alot of bridges and not had a match in years. I didn't really mind them bringing Austin back despite his, shall we say, "marital indiscretions." But when they openly hinted that Debra might've deserved on the air in the days before his return, that was a different story.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 14, 2007 12:48:48 GMT -5
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 14, 2007 13:32:08 GMT -5
I'll say, you'd think he killed people's mothers and then ate their corpses by the way people are ranting over him. But then again, I guess wrestling is SERIOUZ BIZNEZZ!!!11 Yeah, cuz it's not like there's 3x as many people who fly into spastic fits and angry rants any time somebody gives the slightest hint that they don't like Hogan, or don't believe that he invented wrestling single-handedly in 1984. There aren't "3x as many". In reality, there is an equal amount of Hulkamaniacs and Hulk Haters around the net. Claiming that there are "2x/3x/4x as many" of the side that someone might disagree with is an all-too common tactic used by people to make their opinion seem like the one that's being persecuted.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 14, 2007 14:41:23 GMT -5
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Post by thestinger on Dec 14, 2007 15:44:12 GMT -5
I didn't really mind them bringing Austin back despite his, shall we say, "marital indiscretions." But when they openly hinted that Debra might've deserved on the air in the days before his return, that was a different story. They did that? Jeez! Between that and TNA re-creating Pacman's 'making it rain' thing, and ROH being started by a phedophile, I'm starting to think the people that run wrestling companies are the most despicable people alive.
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