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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 19:02:25 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. Who cares? Stop taking everything so personal. And for the record, I highly doubt he was giving serious answers.
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Post by amaron on Aug 7, 2012 19:03:07 GMT -5
Nash has turned into Jericho in my eyes. Can't believe a word he says one way or another.
In this article he specifically says that Punk shouldn't be champion, yet he basically sucks him off on Twitter.
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Post by dlg3000 on Aug 7, 2012 19:03:27 GMT -5
Jesus f*** I hate Kevin Nash. Cute baby pic. That was dumb and disrespectful what KN said about two people who are dead.
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Post by Some Guy on Aug 7, 2012 19:04:10 GMT -5
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? Because he's an asshole who gets to say whatever he wants whenever he wants, yet never pays for it while guys like Drew McIntyre and so forth pay for the actions of others. Hell, he got to come right back in to screw Punk out of a title at his hottest last year, then screwed Punk in his match against HHH, screwed Punk in a tag match......and Punk never got revenge in any form. Plus, the way he said it is so goddamn obnoxious and uncalled for.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 19:05:16 GMT -5
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? Because he's an asshole who gets to say whatever he wants whenever he wants, yet never pays for it while guys like Drew McIntyre and so forth pay for the actions of others. Hell, he got to come right back in to screw Punk out of a title at his hottest last year, then screwed Punk in his match against HHH, screwed Punk in a tag match......and Punk never got revenge in any form. Plus, the way he said it is so goddamn obnoxious and uncalled for. It sounds like you're mixing kayfabe with reality.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 7, 2012 19:07:01 GMT -5
Nash talks bollocks.
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Post by Some Guy on Aug 7, 2012 19:10:53 GMT -5
Because he's an asshole who gets to say whatever he wants whenever he wants, yet never pays for it while guys like Drew McIntyre and so forth pay for the actions of others. Hell, he got to come right back in to screw Punk out of a title at his hottest last year, then screwed Punk in his match against HHH, screwed Punk in a tag match......and Punk never got revenge in any form. Plus, the way he said it is so goddamn obnoxious and uncalled for. It sounds like you're mixing kayfabe with reality. No I'm not. I'm just saying it's annoying that Nash can spout off whatever he wants, then come back and jump right into a main event/semi main event program if he so pleases where he doesn't help anyone out but his buddies.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Aug 7, 2012 19:13:43 GMT -5
It sounds like you're mixing kayfabe with reality. No I'm not. I'm just saying it's annoying that Nash can spout off whatever he wants, then come back and jump right into a main event/semi main event program if he so pleases where he doesn't help anyone out but his buddies. At the very least, Punk came out smelling like roses when he and Nash were jousting on the mic. Man, was Nash bad last year when it came to talking.
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Post by Sam Punk on Aug 7, 2012 19:14:35 GMT -5
Hey he had 50000 in the Garden when he won the title Does the Garden even hold that many? They were literally hanging from the rafters.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Aug 7, 2012 19:16:47 GMT -5
You mean the guy who has people yelling "Yes" at him so much that he's starting to go insane is NOT larger then life. Entire arenas are yelling that, and now it's grown even bigger ever since Bryan started telling people to stop it. And with Punk, he's one of the biggest stars in the business right now. The guy might be working though. Not only that, Punk goes out of his way not to get noticed, and he still gets noticed.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Aug 7, 2012 19:18:12 GMT -5
But...but...Kevin, what about the New New World Order faction with CM Punk? Kvin Plz.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 19:18:28 GMT -5
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? Because he's an asshole who gets to say whatever he wants whenever he wants, yet never pays for it while guys like Drew McIntyre and so forth pay for the actions of others. Hell, he got to come right back in to screw Punk out of a title at his hottest last year, then screwed Punk in his match against HHH, screwed Punk in a tag match......and Punk never got revenge in any form. Plus, the way he said it is so goddamn obnoxious and uncalled for. I still fail to see how he should pay for it. He's not even in WWE anymore. What are they gonna do, "bury him" to his wife or something? Job him out to Santino in his backyard? Drew McIntyre? What? None of this makes any sense. If Punk or Bryan are seriously offended, maybe they should take it up with him. Otherwise...yeah, Nash can say what he wants. He's just an old guy talking about his profession and giving some outdated opinions, that might just hold a bit of merit.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 7, 2012 19:18:38 GMT -5
I like to imagine Kevin Nash lurking on this very forum, reading this very thread and softly smiling to himself, "Triple-work"
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Post by Cronant on Aug 7, 2012 19:20:57 GMT -5
I like to imagine Kevin Nash lurking on this very forum, reading this very thread and softly smiling to himself, "Triple-work" ;D "He claims it was a double work" is priceless. I want that to get used more. "It was a double work you moron!"
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Post by BRAINFADE on Aug 7, 2012 19:25:40 GMT -5
No, Nash. Benoit and Guerrero hugging wasn't the end of the business. That would have been when you and your buddies pissed all over kayfabe in MSG.
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Post by celticjobber on Aug 7, 2012 19:28:37 GMT -5
Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised if many inside WWE feel the same way about Punk and Bryan's size. That thing Kevin said about seeing them at an airport sounded like something Vince McMahon might say.
"They are not bigger than life," he says. "I bet they could both walk through airports and not be noticed unless they have a gimmick shirt on and the belt.""
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Aug 7, 2012 19:29:12 GMT -5
Hey he had 50000 in the Garden when he won the title Does the Garden even hold that many? When set up for pro wrestling the Garden doesn't hold quite half of that (capacity is slightly under 23K).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 19:30:57 GMT -5
Does the Garden even hold that many? When set up for pro wrestling the Garden doesn't hold quite half of that (capacity is slightly under 23K). Reference to a TNA skit but, cool, I didn't know that.
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Post by Renslayer on Aug 7, 2012 19:33:17 GMT -5
You know, if Nash is gonna mention small guys who were great workers who couldn't draw, he should've mentioned Shawn Michaels in 96, who despite putting on great matches all the time, was bland as shit. And if he's gonna bring up business not being the same since 96-01, he should mention HHH's sucky run from when he came back in 2002. He has an interesting point about being a sort of forefather to the Attitude Era (disagree with him, but we can discuss it), but him excluding his boys from his critiques is a bit off-putting imo.
And I know he has no reason to make it up, but I don't believe him when he says Vince saw Heat.Vince had no idea about Scarface almost a decade after it came out, & he just so happens to see a new movie? Nah
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Post by Arrow on Aug 7, 2012 19:37:16 GMT -5
I think there's some truth in what he's saying. People like the larger-than-life superstars. That's what Hogan was, it's what Austin was, what Rock, and what John Cena is. They each possess a quality that says, "hey, look at me! Listen to what I have to say! Pay for me!" I don't agree with his slams on Eddie, Benoit, Punk, and Bryan - and his "death of wrestling" bit was hilariously stupid, as is the implication that small people can't draw - but I don't disagree with his overall point either. I remember talking to a friend about that very exact point while watching a Dolph Ziggler match. While we both loved what he could do in the ring, but because we thought (and I'm aware this could just be our opinions) he lacked that "larger than life" feel (again, only our opinion), we could never see ourselves really paying to see him wrestle in a main event. I think that's what Nash was trying to get at.
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