Essential1
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Post by Essential1 on Aug 15, 2013 14:25:36 GMT -5
Maybe you guys will get your serious gay gimmick.
He can just feud with people for bringing up his "lifestyle" and he can be like "SO WHAT" and go all badass on them.
Imagine D-Young beating the hell out of Ryback for mocking him.
Or the WWE will acknowledge it on screen in their own time and he just becomes the new Rico.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 14:33:59 GMT -5
I'm happy for him, but more than that, I'm selfishly excited that the odds of a PTP push just went up considerably. They should be getting a face push regardless of Young being gay. Theyre a great and entertaining team, not to mention Titus is just pure gold on the mic. If anybody deserves a face push and a Tag Title victory over The Shield, it's the PTP.
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Aug 15, 2013 14:39:56 GMT -5
I just caught wind of this. I'm happy for him and I wish him the best.
This may mean nothing on a grand scale but cool that he's comfortable with it.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 15, 2013 14:42:37 GMT -5
I wonder who his first win as a openly gay man will be against? Someones going to job! Woo Woo Woo... And after Zack jobs, he comes out too? Please?
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Post by DIIV on Aug 15, 2013 14:46:32 GMT -5
I'm glad that he's comfortable with himself.
What's with this obsession over a gay gimmick??
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Post by Display Name on Aug 15, 2013 14:47:41 GMT -5
So,when does Bourne come out?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 15, 2013 14:52:21 GMT -5
They should be getting a face push regardless of Young being gay. Theyre a great and entertaining team, not to mention Titus is just pure gold on the mic. If anybody deserves a face push and a Tag Title victory over The Shield, it's the PTP. I'm a bit worried for Titus. All the hype over Darren coming out could possibly overshadow him he'll end up marginalized as "Darren Young's friend".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 14:53:26 GMT -5
If anybody deserves a face push and a Tag Title victory over The Shield, it's the PTP. I'm a bit worried for Titus. All the hype over Darren coming out could possibly overshadow him he'll end up marginalized as "Darren Young's friend". Nah, Titus is ridiculously entertaining on the mic. Not to say that D. Young is bad, but Titus has always been a lot more charismatic.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 14:55:08 GMT -5
The gimmick should definitely not change. He's still a Prime Time Player, who just happens to be gay. They've been long overdue for a title run, maybe this will actually get them closer to one. This is a big day for pro wrestling.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 15, 2013 14:55:26 GMT -5
Could be the best thing that could happen to Titus, if as I mentioned earlier, he plays the role of being Darren's best buddy who supports him against bigotry.
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Post by thegame415 on Aug 15, 2013 14:58:14 GMT -5
So, IWC, will we complain about them exploiting his sexuality for good press, or will we complain about them not making a big deal out of it?
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 15, 2013 14:59:15 GMT -5
So, IWC, will we complain about them exploiting his sexuality for good press, or will we complain about them not making a big deal out of it? Yes
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Post by frogsplash45 on Aug 15, 2013 15:00:09 GMT -5
just talked about this with my brother, and we both thought it was a good idea for him to maybe become the face for the B A STAR campaign. don't change his character, PTP are amazing as it is, but maybe have him do more PR stuff about bullying. The best thing they can do is just continue business as usual. If it really doesn't matter, we shouldn't see a reactionary turn.
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Post by Sparvid on Aug 15, 2013 15:05:03 GMT -5
I can already tell I'm going to be really sick of this. This is going to be something WWE is going to drive into the ground to try to show how progressive and enlightened they are. Within hours it's not going to be about how Darren Young came out, it's going to be about how WWE fosters great working conditions and applauds diversity etc. Meanwhile whichever girl has the most lax gag reflex will get to come up from NXT next. I just saw the headline "WWE ISSUES STATEMENT ON DARREN YOUNG", to which my reaction was "...Why?" But I don't know, maybe there are plenty of companies out there who releases official statements regarding the sexuality of their employees / independant contractors.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 15, 2013 15:09:12 GMT -5
I can already tell I'm going to be really sick of this. This is going to be something WWE is going to drive into the ground to try to show how progressive and enlightened they are. Within hours it's not going to be about how Darren Young came out, it's going to be about how WWE fosters great working conditions and applauds diversity etc. Meanwhile whichever girl has the most lax gag reflex will get to come up from NXT next. I just saw the headline "WWE ISSUES STATEMENT ON DARREN YOUNG", to which my reaction was "...Why?" But I don't know, maybe there are plenty of companies out there who releases official statements regarding the sexuality of their employees / independant contractors. They do if it's a breakthrough for that particular industry. WWE need to tread carefully. They have to fight their normal tendency to be sleazy and inane over this. They have to be subtle and respectful in how they treat this whole thing.
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Post by Michael Coello on Aug 15, 2013 15:11:18 GMT -5
Whoa whoa whoa whoa....
Gay? With THAT hair? Please......
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Aug 15, 2013 15:14:00 GMT -5
I can already tell I'm going to be really sick of this. This is going to be something WWE is going to drive into the ground to try to show how progressive and enlightened they are. Within hours it's not going to be about how Darren Young came out, it's going to be about how WWE fosters great working conditions and applauds diversity etc. Meanwhile whichever girl has the most lax gag reflex will get to come up from NXT next. I just saw the headline "WWE ISSUES STATEMENT ON DARREN YOUNG", to which my reaction was "...Why?" But I don't know, maybe there are plenty of companies out there who releases official statements regarding the sexuality of their employees / independant contractors. Why? For the good PR going in to SummerSlam. The story has been picked up by major news sites. WWE being supportive of Darren Young is part of the story and it makes WWE look good. WWE is right to publicly support him.
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Post by The Heenan Family on Aug 15, 2013 15:24:12 GMT -5
Has any former WWE superstar in the past gone to talent relations saying they wanted to come out of the closet only to be told not to do so?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 15:27:05 GMT -5
I just saw the headline "WWE ISSUES STATEMENT ON DARREN YOUNG", to which my reaction was "...Why?" But I don't know, maybe there are plenty of companies out there who releases official statements regarding the sexuality of their employees / independant contractors. They do if it's a breakthrough for that particular industry. WWE need to tread carefully. They have to fight their normal tendency to be sleazy and inane over this. They have to be subtle and respectful in how they treat this whole thing. Subtle and respectful, just how the WWE likes it. I like to imagine a big meeting where they're talking about how to handle it, everyone is professional with good ideas, meanwhile Vince chimes in with stuff like how he really liked the way TNA handled Orlando Jordan but thought they should have stepped it up a bit so everyone could pick up on the idea.
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Post by JTG Fan on Aug 15, 2013 15:28:40 GMT -5
Imagine D-Young beating the hell out of Ryback for mocking him. This needs to happen. I want Ryback to be an actual bully who calls people gay as an insult among other things, and then gets his ass kicked.
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