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Post by BorneAgain on Aug 7, 2012 18:09:53 GMT -5
If Nash were saying it was the issue of personality/gimmick vs. wrestling skill I could sort of understand his argument (even though it clearly would not apply to Eddie) but height?
Let's ignore that countless shorter guys drawn big money in Mexico and Japan. Jerry Lawler, Ric Flair, Bruno Sammartino, Rey Mysterio, The Sheik, Steve Austin, Verne Gagne, Bob Backlund, and John Cena all drew a crap load of money in the United States and none of them were over 6'1. Is he really suggesting that the 3 or 4 inches of height on Eddie or Chris really made the biggest difference?
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Aug 7, 2012 18:12:19 GMT -5
The Rock was right when he called Nash "Big Daddy Bitch"
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Aug 7, 2012 18:12:37 GMT -5
And once again Nash has accomplished exactly what he intended. We are talking about him. Nash wins. Hey we talk about lots of old guys around here,he is bound to come up every now and then.
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Post by Todd's crazy , Man. on Aug 7, 2012 18:17:08 GMT -5
There are some people who I dislike because of the way they're booked (Cena , HHH) but No. Kevin Nash is a terrible person. Not Diesel. Kevin Nash is a terrible person.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:18:30 GMT -5
People are actually taking this seriously, lol.
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Post by apolloniajames on Aug 7, 2012 18:19:19 GMT -5
Eddie was a bigger draw in his 3 month reign (especially with the Latino audience) than Big Daddy Cool was in his entire one year run. Pipe bomb, Real talk, etc.
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Post by FinalGwen on Aug 7, 2012 18:31:14 GMT -5
There are some people who I dislike because of the way they're booked (Cena , HHH) but No. Kevin Nash is a terrible person. Not Diesel. Kevin Nash is a terrible person. I'd agree, were it not for this interview. While Nash might be backward in his attitudes to certain aspects of the business, he's wonderfully progressive in other ways.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:32:11 GMT -5
Some classic Kevin Nash right there, love the article. Even when I disagree with the guy, I like how his mind works.
The Bryan/Punk stuff was such a small part of it. He was pretty hammered when he said it too going by the article. I'd recommend the whole thing.
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Post by Jimmy on Aug 7, 2012 18:37:03 GMT -5
Remember how the WWF tanked with Nash as Champion, and how it went down tremendously in 2002/2003 with guys like Triple H, Lesnar, and Undertaker on top?
I do.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:41:36 GMT -5
Oh my God, I love Kevin Nash so freaking much. Everything he does is genuinely hilarious.
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Post by WarChief on Aug 7, 2012 18:41:45 GMT -5
On screen or off, Nash takes any goodwill he might have at any given time (Rumble Return), turn around and shit on it (Punk/HHH feud), and rinse/repeat.
f*** Kevin Nash. Go away and stay away you immobile, out-of-touch moron.
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Post by Some Guy on Aug 7, 2012 18:46:36 GMT -5
People are actually taking this seriously, lol. It's not like Punk or Bryan are going to be able to go over him anytime soon, nor is he putting over the product in any way. I don't see how this is a good thing, Nash is such an obnoxious douchebag and he never pays for it.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Aug 7, 2012 18:48:48 GMT -5
I doubt he even meant this, wasn't he just on Twitter the other week saying he was glad 'Phil' kept the title and complimenting his run?
Dunno if he was drunk or whatever but I doubt he seriously meant it. For all Nash's fault, he's not stupid.
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Post by KobashiChop on Aug 7, 2012 18:51:32 GMT -5
The Fingerpoke of Doom was one of the nails in WCW's coffin.
Kevin Nash sounds dumb to claim Benoit and Guerrero's moment at WMXX was the "end of the business".
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 7, 2012 18:55:19 GMT -5
I would like to see that
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Post by Cronant on Aug 7, 2012 18:56:36 GMT -5
Yeah, that would sound interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:57:07 GMT -5
Remember how the WWF tanked with Nash as Champion, and how it went down tremendously in 2002/2003 with guys like Triple H, Lesnar, and Undertaker on top? I do. Hey he had 50000 in the Garden when he won the title
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:57:43 GMT -5
People are actually taking this seriously, lol. It's not like Punk or Bryan are going to be able to go over him anytime soon, nor is he putting over the product in any way. I don't see how this is a good thing, Nash is such an obnoxious douchebag and he never pays for it. Go over him? He's an old guy talking about wrestling. It's just an interview and he's giving his opinions, why should he "pay" for it? He just swears by and is immersed in the old school psychology of wrestling, and the top guys being small flies in the face of that. I love Punk and Bryan, but why get so offended over this?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:58:26 GMT -5
Remember how the WWF tanked with Nash as Champion, and how it went down tremendously in 2002/2003 with guys like Triple H, Lesnar, and Undertaker on top? I do. Hey he had 50000 in the Garden when he won the title Does the Garden even hold that many?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 18:59:35 GMT -5
This is hilarious.
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