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Post by chronocross on Jan 17, 2018 20:25:57 GMT -5
Didn't Regal make a comment in the UK once about (I think) Tony Blair and the place cheered? I could be wrong, I feel like it happened maybe on one of the UK only PPVs back in 2000 or 01.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 20:28:38 GMT -5
Yeah, well, your local sports team sucks!
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jan 17, 2018 20:34:17 GMT -5
I don't find it that odd. I work at a place where there are many different Rooting interests and shit talking each other's favorite sports teams using whatever weak arguments we can dream up is at least half of what we talk about. Including work related talk.
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Jan 17, 2018 20:42:03 GMT -5
I've always wanted a heel to visit a town that recently won a major championship and criticize a lower end sport they performed poorly in. Like if the Patriots win the super bowl this year, a heel should visit Boston and make fun of the local college women's division 2 volleyball team for having a losing record. or if they're in a town with really low self esteem and the crowd AGREES they suck. |
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jan 17, 2018 20:44:44 GMT -5
I've always wanted a heel to visit a town that recently won a major championship and criticize a lower end sport they performed poorly in. Like if the Patriots win the super bowl this year, a heel should visit Boston and make fun of the local college women's division 2 volleyball team for having a losing record. or if they're in a town with really low self esteem and the crowd AGREES they suck. I went to a Raw in Green Bay the night after the Packers lost the 4th and 26 game in January 2004 (famous among football fans). When they showed some Packers on the screen after the commercial break, there was a sizeable groan from a large part of the crowd. |
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Post by DJ Maniak on Jan 17, 2018 23:45:27 GMT -5
I may be dead wrong, but I don't think current wrestling fans are as knowledgeable about football teams as the WWE seems to think they are. I've been a wrestling fan for over 30 years, and little else. I know the team names and where they're from, but that's about it. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 18, 2018 9:20:45 GMT -5
I've always wanted a heel to visit a town that recently won a major championship and criticize a lower end sport they performed poorly in. Like if the Patriots win the super bowl this year, a heel should visit Boston and make fun of the local college women's division 2 volleyball team for having a losing record. This sounds like gold, I would love for some smartass midcard heel to do this. I love how this works in the UK. "Manchester United suck!" *crowd cheers* "Man City suck!" *more cheers* "England sucks" *loudest pop of the night* "You people are f***ing weird" *'Yes we are' chant starts* Didn't Regal make a comment in the UK once about (I think) Tony Blair and the place cheered? I could be wrong, I feel like it happened maybe on one of the UK only PPVs back in 2000 or 01. If this happened, it must have been written for Regal, because he would definitely have known that it wouldn't get over. |
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Jan 18, 2018 9:59:53 GMT -5
I've always wanted a heel to visit a town that recently won a major championship and criticize a lower end sport they performed poorly in. Like if the Patriots win the super bowl this year, a heel should visit Boston and make fun of the local college women's division 2 volleyball team for having a losing record. or if they're in a town with really low self esteem and the crowd AGREES they suck. I recall Angle visiting Pittsburgh once and he got HUGE cheers whenever he badmouthed any of the local sports teams and he just shrugged it off. One of the best homecomings ever. |
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 18, 2018 11:29:52 GMT -5
For me, you can't beat Heenan's "The best part about ( city name) is the airport, I can leave"
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jan 18, 2018 14:23:33 GMT -5
Not a sports team, but Kurt Angle bringing up disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson in Canada.
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Post by Deputy Muscle on Jan 18, 2018 15:04:32 GMT -5
Always a huge fan of Edge & Christian running down whatever place they were in.
A mispronunced city only added to the hate before a 5 second pose. Good times.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Jan 18, 2018 15:24:26 GMT -5
I just love it when the crowd cheers and approves of what the heel is saying depend on who the heel is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 17:36:49 GMT -5
Nothing beats when Rock said "I'll be sure to come back when The Lakers beat the Kings in May!" in Sacramento I've never heard such bloodthirsty heat over a Sports Team reference before or since. . His promo in Toronto that year: “...stronger than a bear, faster than a buck, the biggest thing to hit Canada CAUSE THE MAPLE LEAFS SUCK!” Received the “asshole” chant. |
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Post by Rican on Jan 18, 2018 17:46:30 GMT -5
It is called character development dude. Now all of us know that Elias does not care for the Spurs. I love Elias but he went too damn far this time |
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Post by pegasuswarrior on Jan 18, 2018 18:48:48 GMT -5
Not at all weird.
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Post by Skeletor on Jan 21, 2018 19:38:33 GMT -5
It does seem weird to me, but I'm not a sports fan so I just don't have the same type of loyalty or emotional attachment to a sports team. It's to the point where once it starts, I just kinda groan. But, then... it does get a reaction so it serves its function. You get me, you REALLY get me! |
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Post by repomark on Jan 22, 2018 13:02:49 GMT -5
For me, you can't beat Heenan's "The best part about ( city name) is the airport, I can leave" I always liked Heenan’s: “of course (INSERT TOWN) is where they invented the toothbrush. Had it been invented anywhere else it would have been called the teethbrush.” |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 14:09:22 GMT -5
I may be dead wrong, but I don't think current wrestling fans are as knowledgeable about football teams as the WWE seems to think they are. Yeah. Obviously everyone is an individual, but modern wrestling fans seem to be more the comic book nerd/genre show watching type than sports fans. |
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 22, 2018 23:49:35 GMT -5
Nothing beats when Rock said "I'll be sure to come back when The Lakers beat the Kings in May!" in Sacramento I've never heard such bloodthirsty heat over a Sports Team reference before or since. The irony is that year, the Lakers and Kings both lost in the second round. |
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