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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Jan 20, 2016 19:02:10 GMT -5
Yeah, they always leave Benoit hanging when it comes to this stuff. Hahaha |
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Post by stealthamo on Jan 20, 2016 19:02:27 GMT -5
I totally get not naming Benoit. That being said, you'd think they could phrase it without bringing up multiple winners. Just say Michaels was the first person to win from #1, and move on to people winning from #2 or #30.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 20, 2016 19:15:09 GMT -5
That's because Chris Benoit killed his wife Nancy and son Daniel before taking his own life. I read this in Cole's voice. |
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Post by isink on Jan 20, 2016 19:32:45 GMT -5
I will never understand the fascination with wanting to seeing them mention Benoit's name. HHH's thing of being afraid of kids/business partners asking Jeeves about things they hear on the show (like Chyna, Steph getting arrested, Submission Sorority). You really think they'd let Benoit be mentioned? When the murder-suicide happened it was a PR nightmare for WWE. It started with a tribute show on RAW, while CNN is reporting on the case and mid RAW it is announced that police are treating this a murder-suicide. They retracted the tribute show the next day. For the next month steroids and drugs being part of WWE culture. This happened at the same time as NFL concussion deaths were slowly being publicized. Since the event a publicly reported health & wellness program has been put in place. There are plenty of reasons not to speak of Benoit. First the company does not want to be accused of profiting from Benoit, and the events. They still sell video with his matches, and he is on WWE Network, but is not advertised or listed. |
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Post by TheFadedSpade on Jan 20, 2016 20:50:04 GMT -5
"There's only one man alive who has done it!" No, that sounds shitty. nevermind That said, shitty lines are right up Micheal Cole's alley. I love it! |
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Jan 20, 2016 21:09:36 GMT -5
I wish they would do more like this...
"There have only been two Rockers. Shawn Michaels was one of them."
"Only two Texans were ever Commissioner or in charge of WWE talent. One of them was Shawn Michaels."
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jan 20, 2016 21:14:05 GMT -5
Didn't Mysterio enter at 2 and win? What's the difference between them?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 21:17:03 GMT -5
First thought reading the title and I thought "an asshole".
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Post by Talent Name on Jan 20, 2016 21:20:48 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 12:52:54 GMT -5
Didn't Mysterio enter at 2 and win? What's the difference between them? I've never understood that either, it's the exact same thing as being number one. |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 21, 2016 12:57:33 GMT -5
I will never understand the fascination with wanting to seeing them mention Benoit's name. HHH's thing of being afraid of kids/business partners asking Jeeves about things they hear on the show (like Chyna, Steph getting arrested, Submission Sorority). You really think they'd let Benoit be mentioned? When the murder-suicide happened it was a PR nightmare for WWE. It started with a tribute show on RAW, while CNN is reporting on the case and mid RAW it is announced that police are treating this a murder-suicide. They retracted the tribute show the next day. For the next month steroids and drugs being part of WWE culture. This happened at the same time as NFL concussion deaths were slowly being publicized. Since the event a publicly reported health & wellness program has been put in place. There are plenty of reasons not to speak of Benoit. First the company does not want to be accused of profiting from Benoit, and the events. They still sell video with his matches, and he is on WWE Network, but is not advertised or listed. I remember being here that Monday as all the news was breaking. Man that whole thing with the changes coming frequently to the store was all kinds of messed up. |
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Post by WWEedy on Jan 21, 2016 13:03:08 GMT -5
Well it's going to be "Only 3 men have ever won the Royal Rumble from the #1 spot, including HALL OF FAMER Shawn Michaels and THE BIG DOG Roman Reigns!" so get used to complaining about this while you can  |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 21, 2016 13:13:40 GMT -5
Didn't Mysterio enter at 2 and win? What's the difference between them? Not much...but it sounds more impressive that you're #1 than #2... also technically you are in the ring longer as #1  Also they kinda lucked out with Rey winning... he was just slightly over the amount of time in the ring Benoit was for his victory making Rey have the longest time in a single Royal Rumble. |
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jan 21, 2016 13:39:52 GMT -5
They should acknowledge that Rey Mysterio won from #2 since it's the f***ing same. It's not like #1 enters then dicks around the ring like a goober waiting on #2 to come out and even if he did, he's doing f*** all.
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Post by Instant Classic on Jan 21, 2016 14:52:53 GMT -5
Don't worry Roman will be 1 of them come Sunday.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 21, 2016 14:55:08 GMT -5
Shawn has also wrestled Chavo.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 21, 2016 15:02:03 GMT -5
Didn't Mysterio enter at 2 and win? What's the difference between them? Not much...but it sounds more impressive that you're #1 than #2... also technically you are in the ring longer as #1 Also they kinda lucked out with Rey winning... he was just slightly over the amount of time in the ring Benoit was for his victory making Rey have the longest time in a single Royal Rumble. Wasn't that immediately after the murder? I always assumed it was 100% intentional so they'd have one less reason to have to talk about Benoit, like the way they made Orton the youngest champion at Summerslam after Brock Lesnar left at Wrestlemania that same year. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 21, 2016 15:03:42 GMT -5
Not much...but it sounds more impressive that you're #1 than #2... also technically you are in the ring longer as #1 Also they kinda lucked out with Rey winning... he was just slightly over the amount of time in the ring Benoit was for his victory making Rey have the longest time in a single Royal Rumble. Wasn't that immediately after the murder? I always assumed it was 100% intentional so they'd have one less reason to have to talk about Benoit, like the way they made Orton the youngest champion at Summerslam after Brock Lesnar left at Wrestlemania that same year. No, no it wasn't. Rey Mysterio won in 2006. Benoit didn't happen till Summer 2007 |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 21, 2016 15:06:27 GMT -5
Wasn't that immediately after the murder? I always assumed it was 100% intentional so they'd have one less reason to have to talk about Benoit, like the way they made Orton the youngest champion at Summerslam after Brock Lesnar left at Wrestlemania that same year. No, no it wasn't. Rey Mysterio won in 2006. Benoit didn't happen till Summer 2007 Huh....well time to correct that in my brain then. |
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Post by willyjakes on Jan 21, 2016 15:14:39 GMT -5
Do they mention the caveat that Michaels only won an abbreviated jobber laden rumble?
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