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Post by Sparvid on Apr 19, 2011 7:46:23 GMT -5
Seriously. I rag on WWE (and TNA) quite a bit, but I have to give credit where it's due: That turn was bizarre but compelling and made for great television. Viewers were confused, yet interested.
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Post by Lardlad on Apr 19, 2011 7:46:51 GMT -5
If you can't smoke on TV in the UK, how are TV writers supposed to show that a character is edgy? I don't think you're allowed to smoke inside of buildings in Canada either. Charlie Sheen ran into this problem last weekend when he was in Toronto and went with an e-cigarette. Then again, I think cigarettes are the least of R-Truth's problems in Canada....
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Post by ________ has left the building on Apr 19, 2011 8:02:04 GMT -5
I watched that segment last night and thought "That's how you do a heel turn". How Truth was acting and smoking reminded me of the Oldheads from my old neighborhood. He goes back to improvising his raps again, I would forever markout.
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Post by Citizen Zero on Apr 19, 2011 8:04:24 GMT -5
Honestly, with the way he was jumping and acting excited at the beginning, I still felt sorta sorry for R-Truth losing even after his 'heel turn'.
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Apr 19, 2011 8:05:08 GMT -5
He should get a talkshow.
The Moment of Truth
He could sit on a stool in a dimly lit arena and cut really pretentious heel promos. Whilst toking a cigar of course.
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Soap
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Got a smoke?!
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Post by Soap on Apr 19, 2011 8:23:21 GMT -5
R-Truth is f***ing boss. He has gone from being a total shitarse nobody cares about to being the best thing on the show, all in the space of one night. Delighted he beat Morrison down, who came across terribly on the microphone.
They really need to go for this in a big way, eg: R-Truth not being able to concentrate in matches cos he needs a cig, cartoonish segments backstage of him drinking gallons of water etc. Love it.
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Post by Session Moth is over on Apr 19, 2011 8:38:02 GMT -5
So did R Truth actually put a fag in his mouth? Why was this edited from the Sky Sports version?
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Apr 19, 2011 9:22:56 GMT -5
So did R Truth actually put a fag in his mouth? Why was this edited from the Sky Sports version? Indeed he did. Is smoking on tv banned in the UK?
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Soap
Mike the Goon
Got a smoke?!
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Post by Soap on Apr 19, 2011 9:26:02 GMT -5
Is smoking on tv banned in the UK? Not as far as I know. People are frequently depicted smoking in shows like Coronation St. and Eastenders. RAW is also aired post-watershed on Sky Sports, so I don't know what the deal is.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Apr 19, 2011 9:46:37 GMT -5
He should get a talkshow. The Moment of Truth He could sit on a stool in a dimly lit arena and cut really pretentious heel promos. Whilst toking a cigar of course. Yes. Extra points if he has a glass of alcohol.
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Post by Woooooolhouse! on Apr 19, 2011 9:48:36 GMT -5
Everything about that was awesome. Morrison being a dick (seriously, his "good guy" character is unbearable. At least turn him tweener, so he can be more like the Shaman we all knew and loved), Truth turning and being weird and randomly evil, all of it. Awesome. Seems a bit dodgy if the arena allowed them to carry on with the promo, considering its illegal to smoke in public indoor places in the UK.. Unless it's in a scripted performance, like a comedy show or a stage play. Seriously, that's written into the law. Would not shock me if that storyline was created because someone told Brian Gewirtz about that loophole. It's true. That is actually written into the Indoor Smoking Ban law here in MN, too. There was a bar that did a "Stage Show" and advertised it as "the entire audience is part of the show" which allowed its patrons to smoke in the bar. It didn't last long, but it got people talking!
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Post by Axl Low on Apr 19, 2011 10:02:06 GMT -5
I smell a Tag Team with this man!
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Post by rprince18 on Apr 19, 2011 10:08:36 GMT -5
who was yelling think of the children rtruth
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 19, 2011 10:17:38 GMT -5
Well that was odd, mostly due to Sky Sports strange censorship which is going way too far now (as others said it’s not illegal to show it on TV and as it’s scripted I don’t think Truth broke any laws either).
A few weeks ago Vickie said Dolph was “full of perfection” and they cut the word “perfection” as I assume they thought she was about to say something else, or did that happen in America too?
Most of all they butchered the Rock’s return promo.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 19, 2011 11:05:24 GMT -5
Just watched this segment on YouTube... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
So much gold, from Morrison's selling, to R-Truth going insane and lighting up a smoke ("You wanna talk about ME?!"), to a hot and mouthy English crowd (THAT'S ILLEGAL *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*). Great stuff.
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Post by Greer on Apr 19, 2011 11:23:01 GMT -5
Ummm people are already declaring R Truth to be the best part of RAW and we haven't even seen what he will do yet.
Shouldn't we calm down just a bit?
Just a bit.
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Post by 76flyingeagles on Apr 19, 2011 12:17:02 GMT -5
Ummm people are already declaring R Truth to be the best part of RAW and we haven't even seen what he will do yet. Shouldn't we calm down just a bit? Just a bit. Calm down? this is the IWC every little thing gets blown up beyond what it should do. As far as R Truth smoking being edited out on Sky Sports i can only think they didn't want to show someone doing something illegal on there channel even if it is something as disputable as Smoking in a Public Place. But then i think of all the other shows that are on and I'm reminded that surely can't be the reason.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Apr 19, 2011 12:26:06 GMT -5
Who cares why they edited it? I want to know how they actually did it. Smoking is illegal in a public building here.
Every smoker who has been forced to go outside for the past 5 years should have lit up then and there. lol
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Post by nm on Apr 19, 2011 12:27:29 GMT -5
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on Apr 19, 2011 12:31:06 GMT -5
Oh great. Because kids are obviously gonna take up smoking because Truth did it, whule he was TURNING HEEL.
Seriously. If Cena lights one up during a promo, call the butthurt police, but Reynolds can suck it. And I dont even smoke.
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