Albino Heat
Don Corleone
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Post by Albino Heat on Oct 16, 2009 11:15:25 GMT -5
I'm a little disheartened that since Shane won't be running the company, Rodney and Pete Gas won't get cushy jobs.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Oct 16, 2009 11:18:57 GMT -5
That's huge, huge news and a total shock. I do hope, however unlikely it is, that he goes to TNA, transforming the company into a viable competitor to the WWE - because that'd certainly be more interesting than a move into MMA or another business not connected to wrestling at all. That would be great. TNA could use the rub of a McMahon not named Vince or Stephanie. TNA would have to do EVERYTHING right for the next 10 years in order to have a chance to be a viable competitor to the WWE. And the WWE would have to slip up pretty bad at the same time. As it stands, TNA seems content to keep doing what they're doing, and staying a distant second to the WWE. No McMahon rub can stop that. |
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AriadosMan
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Your friendly neighborhood superhero
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Post by AriadosMan on Oct 16, 2009 11:20:31 GMT -5
I honestly don't think this is fake. There is little to gain from doing a "fake Shane retirement" and even less from buying up businesses that market themselves as alternatives to WWE.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Oct 16, 2009 11:23:46 GMT -5
This is a total shock, but in hindsight, maybe it shouldn't be that shocking.
Remember Shane during the InVasion? He could cut a pretty convincing promo, seemed like he was really into it, and that he was having fun out there. But the last few times Shane has shown up, his promos have taken a huge dive. He sounds more like he's reading lines than emoting. He can't even punch correctly. It's like Vince booked Shane to be a powerhouse to make him feel better.
I don't think he had it in him for the past 2-3 years. And it's particularly sad when he's starting to gray and he won't change his gimmick of rich spoiled brat, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who does occasional high risk moves.
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Post by Michael Coello on Oct 16, 2009 11:25:06 GMT -5
;D
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
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Post by Sephiroth on Oct 16, 2009 11:27:26 GMT -5
This is not completely surprising, in all honesty. Shane is a smart guy and has clearly worked hard on the production side of WWE. He could probably be just as much an asset on any television production team. This may sound silly, but I could just as easily see him working behind the camera at CNN or any of the other news networks. Shane's specialty is in the technical side of things, managing people and equipment.
I do not think he is going to go form some new wrestling fed, or join TNA. Rather, I expect he simply reached one of those points in life that everyone comes to at some time or another where we ask ourselves "Is this all I want out of life?" He has decided he wants to try things other than wrestling. I would not be amazed if his decision was in no small part influenced by his mom's decision to try her hand at politics. Its called looking to new horizons. More power to him.
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Post by thedavefather on Oct 16, 2009 11:30:30 GMT -5
Pretty huge shocker i must say, but whatever i guess Shane is a smart man and he will do fine for himself.
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Krimzon
Crow T. Robot
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Post by Krimzon on Oct 16, 2009 11:32:21 GMT -5
They should've done a storyline that had him selling his shares of the company to Orton. Naturally, the WWE would swerve us and have the shares go to Hornswoggle.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Oct 16, 2009 11:33:30 GMT -5
Forget it Jake, it's WWE...
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Post by lookout on Oct 16, 2009 11:34:36 GMT -5
This sort of sucks because I was holding out hope that he would take over wwe since he seems to have a good head on him, especially compared to his sister and vince. Now if something suddenly happens to vince, it all goes to steph and that is scary.
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Full of IT.
ALF
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Post by Full of IT. on Oct 16, 2009 11:35:39 GMT -5
Anybody discussing even the possibility of Shane going to TNA need to start thinking logically and not as a fantasy booker.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Oct 16, 2009 11:38:13 GMT -5
I'm a little disheartened that since Shane won't be running the company, Rodney and Pete Gas won't get cushy jobs. What about Joey Abs? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2009 11:39:38 GMT -5
Gotta say, at first I was shocked but, after think about it, I am not. He is a guy that loves MMA and wrestling, not sports entertainment. Add in that he seems to be the most laid back of the McMahons, hell he let Steph jump him for power, and he really doesn't seem to fit into WWE.
It will be interesting to see where he ends up next. He has a great business mind and a lot of cash.
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AriadosMan
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by AriadosMan on Oct 16, 2009 11:43:12 GMT -5
Gotta say, at first I was shocked but, after think about it, I am not. He is a guy that loves MMA and wrestling, not sports entertainment. Add in that he seems to be the most laid back of the McMahons, hell he let Steph jump him for power, and he really doesn't seem to fit into WWE. It will be interesting to see where he ends up next. He has a great business mind and a lot of cash. The problem with him owning an MMA fed is no one would take it seriously solely because of his last name. |
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Post by Mehe is F'n hardcore. on Oct 16, 2009 11:55:29 GMT -5
Shock. Absolute shock.
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 16, 2009 12:09:24 GMT -5
I'm a little disheartened that since Shane won't be running the company, Rodney and Pete Gas won't get cushy jobs. What about Joey Abs? Joey Abs was always a mooch and a leech that only survived because he latched himself on to Pete Gas-O-Mania. |
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Oct 16, 2009 12:14:28 GMT -5
Joey Abs was always a mooch and a leech that only survived because he latched himself on to Pete Gas-O-Mania. Not a smart idea to attach yourself to Gas-O-Mania. You usually end up fizzing out. |
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Post by Mehe is F'n hardcore. on Oct 16, 2009 12:15:24 GMT -5
Which one of us edited the wiki article so that Shane's name is Snane?
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Convoy
El Dandy
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Post by Convoy on Oct 16, 2009 12:15:50 GMT -5
Sooooo...
..what the hell does this mean for the company? Should I be worried or sad?
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Post by VengeanceGOD on Oct 16, 2009 12:16:02 GMT -5
I'm sad to see him go, Shane was always my favorite McMahon. Now, how much of that is him as a person and how much of that is an on-screen character, I'll never really know.
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