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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 2, 2021 17:53:40 GMT -5
Good point. But remember when Jinder debuted on SD long time ago as Khali's brother in law? And then a few days later people on twitter claimed he was Canadian? That made difficult to believe he knew Khali's sister. The angle ended quickly & he was sent to NXT. That's what I fear here. I hope this story is better explained, like why his family left Nigeria if they were royal offspring That's not even close to the right timeline; the Jinder/Khali feud was a year before Jinder's stint in NXT, Jinder being Canadian had absolutely nothing to do with that, and I don't really believe that 2011 wrestling twitter saying Jinder was Canadian had anything to do with that decision. 2011 may feel like forever ago, but it wasn't "People didn't know wrestling wasn't real" levels of forever. And why does Jinder being proud he is Canadian factor into anything? Apollo does not need to explain why his family left Nigeria. They immigrated like a lot of people, enough said. All he is saying is he is from Nigerian royalty and his grandfather instilled pride in him and him being a dickhead heel, he thinks that makes him better than everyone I don't think we have to spell it out in a full paragraph for something so simple
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 2, 2021 18:10:57 GMT -5
ALso we've got a right-now example all over the tabloids and celebrity gossip constantly, about the spare son to a throne, sixth in line and with nephews and a niece ahead of him, who packed up and moved to another country with his wife because there just wasn't much point in hanging around. I don't think it sounds that ridiculous or in need of qualifying at all.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 5, 2021 21:59:06 GMT -5
Sooooooo, that Apollo promo was brought to my attention by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] and ![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/ISOckXUybVfQ4/source.gif) I'll give it two weeks before I start flaming it if they don't clean that shit up or if we find out this is all Apollo idea
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 5, 2021 21:59:48 GMT -5
Sooooooo, that Apollo promo was brought to my attention by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] and ![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/ISOckXUybVfQ4/source.gif) I'll give it two weeks before I start flaming it if they don't clean that shit up or if we find out this is all Apollo idea I tag you when your boys are about to have matches, I tag you for this f***ing shit I giveth, I taketh away lmfao.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 5, 2021 22:02:14 GMT -5
So about tonight, uhhhhhhh........
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 5, 2021 22:03:09 GMT -5
Sooooooo, that Apollo promo was brought to my attention by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] and ![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/ISOckXUybVfQ4/source.gif) I'll give it two weeks before I start flaming it if they don't clean that shit up or if we find out this is all Apollo idea I tag you when your boys are about to have matches, I tag you for this f***ing shit I giveth, I taketh away lmfao. This is going be a f***ed up Bday weekend when PENTA takes that L lmao
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2021 22:08:24 GMT -5
I gotta see the promo but from hearing him say 3 words and holding a spear...yeah they gotta clean this up. Big E is for sure gonna unload on this when he returns. Like, nah. Keep his original voice and throw away that spear.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 5, 2021 22:09:46 GMT -5
I think I get why this angle seems to have a sore spot with me. There's nothing wrong with Crews embracing his culture more, but presenting it as a bad thing meant for people to boo for heel heat is pretty much a slippery slope.
And given WWE's record on this in the past, it's not a path that I entirely trust them to take.
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Post by nm on Mar 5, 2021 22:11:25 GMT -5
Remember when he used to call Teddy Long "Thaddeus" lmao Did he call Tazz Tazzwell or Tazzworth, does anyone remember? Tazzwell. I will never forget that line as long as I have a sound memory
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 5, 2021 22:13:24 GMT -5
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Mar 5, 2021 22:19:54 GMT -5
I had to work but it seems I dodged a, uh, uh....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2021 22:20:59 GMT -5
I had to work but it seems I dodged a, uh, uh.... Spear.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2021 22:22:42 GMT -5
I am still at a complete loss for words that this somehow ...someway made it onto air in 2021.
Un f***ing real.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 5, 2021 22:25:53 GMT -5
It’s a great look, but I don’t think he needs to carry a spear around. Too much Saba Simba energy.
That’s probably the big sticking point for me in my limited capacity as a white man to comment appropriately on racial matters.
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Post by romanstylesiii on Mar 5, 2021 22:29:37 GMT -5
I don't get the correlation to Malcolm X lol.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2021 22:30:42 GMT -5
I think I get why this angle seems to have a sore spot with me. There's nothing wrong with Crews embracing his culture more, but presenting it as a bad thing meant for people to boo for heel heat is pretty much a slippery slope. And given WWE's record on this in the past, it's not a path that I entirely trust them to take. We're not supposed to boo him for embracing his culture, we're supposed to boo him for being an aspiring tyrant. The man came out with a militia! Still something they shouldn't touch? Yeah maybe.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 5, 2021 22:35:22 GMT -5
I don't get the correlation to Malcolm X lol. Militant by any means necessary
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Post by romanstylesiii on Mar 5, 2021 22:39:35 GMT -5
I don't get the correlation to Malcolm X lol. Militant by any means necessary One is fighting for civil rights, the other is talking down to people because he's royalty.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 5, 2021 22:42:44 GMT -5
This isn't "Jinder Mahal insulting Shinsuke Nakamura with insensitve Japanese stereotypes" bad, but I fear it could GET there...
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Post by john84 on Mar 5, 2021 22:56:14 GMT -5
It wasn't the most comfortable promo I've ever sat through.
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