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Post by kidglov3s on Mar 11, 2012 13:06:37 GMT -5
John Cena just doesn't know where to draw the line sometimes. Calling people Y2Cheap, CM Sucks. It's bad enough they have to deal with all that comes with being inferior to a living god such as John Cena, he doesn't need to rub it in their faces.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 11, 2012 13:19:17 GMT -5
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this so far... I meant to and accidentally typed Graham instead of Gilbert.
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Post by kidkamikaze10 on Mar 11, 2012 13:19:26 GMT -5
The first time I cussed out the TV screen was when HHH did his infamous Booker T promo.
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Post by blackmariah on Mar 11, 2012 14:46:50 GMT -5
Vince calling Cena his "n****" in front of Booker T. If it wasn't Booker T I'd agree, but I took it as a "nudge nudge, wink wink" towards Booker T's accidentally N-ing of Hogan.
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Post by ICBM on Mar 11, 2012 14:52:23 GMT -5
The first time I cussed out the TV screen was when HHH did his infamous Booker T promo. Huh? Could you explain plz?
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Post by Lila on Mar 11, 2012 15:02:40 GMT -5
The first time I cussed out the TV screen was when HHH did his infamous Booker T promo. Huh? Could you explain plz? Just know HHH came across very racist with saying 'you people' every other sentence.
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Post by Acclaim Entertainment on Mar 11, 2012 15:20:51 GMT -5
Huh? Could you explain plz? Just know HHH came across very racist with saying 'you people' every other sentence. What do you mean, "you people"?
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Post by Hit Girl on Mar 11, 2012 15:32:21 GMT -5
Virgins bleeding.
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Post by dav on Mar 11, 2012 15:56:40 GMT -5
How wrong is it that I actually laughed at that line when I first heard it?
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Post by turkeysandwich on Mar 11, 2012 16:05:56 GMT -5
Almost all of the Memphis footage prior to 1979 no longer exists. I shudder to think what was said about any minority wrestlers back in the less "enlightened" 60's and early 70's. This is from 1981:
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Mar 11, 2012 16:25:05 GMT -5
Rumor has it that Vince was so pissed off after hearing that he was going to fire Ric Flair on the spot until HHH talked him out of it.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Mar 11, 2012 16:42:28 GMT -5
I think that was because Vince had brought a bunch of representatives from WWE's sponsors to the show, and a lot of them became very offended at Flair's promo.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 11, 2012 17:11:35 GMT -5
I think that was because Vince had brought a bunch of representatives from WWE's sponsors to the show, and a lot of them became very offended at Flair's promo. So he would have been well within his rights to fire the guy if Triple H hadn't intervened. Flair being Flair could have cost them a lot of money.
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Post by NOwave on Mar 11, 2012 17:40:30 GMT -5
Yes, along with the "Brian Christopher's daddy is Jerry Lawler!", but more importantly, Jerry Jarrett recognized that it exposed the business inappropriately and let Gilbert go soon after.
And, as others have said, ethnic/racial slurs were not uncommon in Memphis, back in the day. Heck, any kind of slur that would be considered offensive today was common, and the fans seemed to like them, generally. I sometimes wonder if we're a little too thin-skinned now.
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Post by theryno665 on Mar 11, 2012 17:56:32 GMT -5
John Cena just doesn't know where to draw the line sometimes. Calling people Y2Cheap, CM Sucks. It's bad enough they have to deal with all that comes with being inferior to a living god such as John Cena, he doesn't need to rub it in their faces. I heard he called someone "Poopy" once. No one deserves that. And I love that Doug Gilbert shoot video if only for the thumbnail preview, pulling an awesome derp face.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 11, 2012 18:05:55 GMT -5
John Cena just doesn't know where to draw the line sometimes. Calling people Y2Cheap, CM Sucks. It's bad enough they have to deal with all that comes with being inferior to a living god such as John Cena, he doesn't need to rub it in their faces. I heard he called someone "Poopy" once. No one deserves that. And I love that Doug Gilbert shoot video if only for the thumbnail preview, pulling an awesome derp face. Which could not be more appropriate, given he thought this promo would ever be anything but his undoing professionally.
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Post by Jiren on Mar 11, 2012 18:48:52 GMT -5
The thing that I've never understood is this: When Roddy Piper debuted for WCW, he cut a promo saying that he was one of the few guys who Hogan was never able to defeat. It was generally regarded as a great promo by all involved. When Warrior debuted for WCW, he cut a promo saying that he was one of the few guys who Hogan was never able to defeat. The people involved (Hogan, Bischoff, and WWE) act as though it's one of the biggest blunders in wrestling promo history. Am I missing something here? I think a big issue is that Warrior was only supposed to talk for like 8 minutes and he went 20. The way Hogan said it Warrior said something that was a "No-No in this business and it took all self control to not Punch Warrior". Mind it is Hogan I'm talking about here, Bulls*** is his first language
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Post by kidkamikaze10 on Mar 11, 2012 19:27:05 GMT -5
And, as others have said, ethnic/racial slurs were not uncommon in Memphis, back in the day. Heck, any kind of slur that would be considered offensive today was common, and the fans seemed to like them, generally. I sometimes wonder if we're a little too thin-skinned now. I think it's less a "thin-skinned" issue, and more of a lack of diverse audience issue. Or the awareness of one.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 11, 2012 19:41:48 GMT -5
Yes, along with the "Brian Christopher's daddy is Jerry Lawler!", but more importantly, Jerry Jarrett recognized that it exposed the business inappropriately and let Gilbert go soon after. And, as others have said, ethnic/racial slurs were not uncommon in Memphis, back in the day. Heck, any kind of slur that would be considered offensive today was common, and the fans seemed to like them, generally. I sometimes wonder if we're a little too thin-skinned now. I'll take thin skinned over catering to bigots.
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Post by ibdude on Mar 12, 2012 1:00:40 GMT -5
Randy Orton to Kofi: "That's the problem with you people, give you an inch and you take a mile."
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