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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jun 4, 2021 23:04:44 GMT -5
Please get f***ing rid of him
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Post by eJm on Jun 4, 2021 23:06:26 GMT -5
This feels like it warrants reviving. Honestly he was so bad tonight that it felt like he was being actively spiteful with it. You’re right. On the other hand, that AEWTix monologue was one of the funniest things in wrestling this year.
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Post by Facetious on Jun 4, 2021 23:08:33 GMT -5
In the past I feel like he kinda brought the product down, but now he genuinely is bringing it down. Every time they showed him at DoN, he looked like a zombie. IF you have to keep him, make him a special commentator like Taz for the occasional Cody match or Jungle Boy where he won't actively shit on it.
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Post by smokinvokoun86 on Jun 4, 2021 23:09:14 GMT -5
Usually I think people are being really harsh on JR..:but yeeaaaaah. Not his best night.
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Post by markymark on Jun 4, 2021 23:09:19 GMT -5
Please get f***ing rid of him They wont fire him unless he pulls a Willie Urbina, but its clearly they will let him go once his deal is up(Spring 2022)
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Post by toodarkmark on Jun 4, 2021 23:09:39 GMT -5
Please get f***ing rid of him Was he on a mission to namedrop EVERY dead wrestler who was in the KKK?
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Post by Cyno on Jun 4, 2021 23:09:51 GMT -5
I don't think he should do these late night Dynamites live anymore. It's past his bedtime and he gets cranky and weird.
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Post by markymark on Jun 4, 2021 23:10:33 GMT -5
I don't think he should do these late night Dynamites live anymore. It's past his bedtime and he gets cranky and weird. Next 2 shows are taped, so at least his commentary will be edited.
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Post by eJm on Jun 4, 2021 23:11:22 GMT -5
I don't think he should do these late night Dynamites live anymore. It's past his bedtime and he gets cranky and weird. Yeah, me and my brother basically said he seems to be in a mood which to us was hilarious at times but not in the way that should be on a National TV show.
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Post by Facetious on Jun 4, 2021 23:13:27 GMT -5
I don't think he should do these late night Dynamites live anymore. It's past his bedtime and he gets cranky and weird. Next 2 shows are taped, so at least his commentary will be edited. He's still going to be awful lol. I've seen enough of his New Japan on AXS
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jun 4, 2021 23:13:48 GMT -5
Please get f***ing rid of him They wont fire him unless he pulls a Willie Urbina, but its clearly they will let him go once his deal is up(Spring 2022) Frankly he's said a lot of stuff that may not be all-out "a racist caricature" but it is so horrifically in poor taste and said so blatantly that it feels like someone went to bat for him not to get reprimanded for it.
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Post by toodarkmark on Jun 4, 2021 23:14:14 GMT -5
Like, how do they get rid of him? It's all obviously passed him by, he hurts the product, he's obviously obsessed with mentioning wrestlers who were in the KKK, but he's got the contract and he's Jim f'n Ross. He can't be fired.
He is literally the worst thing about AEW IMO. He does suck more when it's late nights and PPVs.
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Post by MrElijah on Jun 4, 2021 23:14:21 GMT -5
Please get f***ing rid of him Was he on a mission to namedrop EVERY dead wrestler who was in the KKK? No. He's gonna do the legitimate Nazi's next week!
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Post by toodarkmark on Jun 4, 2021 23:16:24 GMT -5
Was he on a mission to namedrop EVERY dead wrestler who was in the KKK? No. He's gonna do the legitimate Nazi's next week! "Boy these kids really remind me of the Harris Brothers. Remember them Tony? The Harris Brothers."
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Post by Cyno on Jun 4, 2021 23:17:35 GMT -5
JR has his reputation and stays in the "problematic" area without diving headfirst into "blatantly racist" like Urbina with his Shida "impression" did.
He also benefits from name dropping guys who most wrestling fans of a certain age won't even know beyond "he's old timey." Dick Murdoch is the worst one because you can look him up on Wikipedia and see a whole bunch of Black wrestlers claiming he was racist as f*** and a part of the KKK.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jun 4, 2021 23:17:39 GMT -5
He's been awful since WWE moved him to Smackdown and had only gotten worse over the years. He gives no shits about the product and only wants to reminisce about his days in Mid South. The second the wrestlers and Tony get over m marking out of him calling their stuff he needs to be shipped of to OK to fade away
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Post by 4TheGlory on Jun 4, 2021 23:17:51 GMT -5
I am gonna bring up something I mentioned in the live thread.
I’m worried about the guy. In his book he detailed his major opiate pain killer addiction and from everything I heard from him tonight. He sounded pulled out of his mind. Jittery, overly exited, mixing up words, aggravated etc. I hope I’m wrong but logic and past issues to me points to a relapse. They need to keep a close eye on him. This wasn’t normal “off” JR, tonight felt different
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 4, 2021 23:18:47 GMT -5
They'll let his contract expire in 2022 or they'll restructure it I assume to have him be a backstage role more so.
Just have him do interview segments backstage and such. He still does very well there. But a live wrestling product I can tell is starting to wear on his overall drive. Especially doing it at 10PM EST till Midnight. He was just very off tonight.
I dont know if they'll ever truly get rid of him but I hope they consider the above. They're hiring more commentary options who have fit better as well. JR was brought in with a clear motive to start. Now this deep into AEW's life I can't exactly call him mandatory at the booth.
That being said I hope it's nothing personally going on with him as well. I don't want to see anything bad happen to him or something that would cause him to spiral.
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Post by markymark on Jun 4, 2021 23:21:17 GMT -5
Like, how do they get rid of him? It's all obviously passed him by, he hurts the product, he's obviously obsessed with mentioning wrestlers who were in the KKK, but he's got the contract and he's Jim f'n Ross. He can't be fired. He is literally the worst thing about AEW IMO. He does suck more when it's late nights and PPVs. Shanna, Kong are buddies with the EVP and they got fired, Hebner also got fired despite being "Earl Hebner", they will let him go once his deal is up.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 4, 2021 23:22:18 GMT -5
They're also in a weird spot with him because it seems like everyone backstage genuinely likes him. But on nights like this he sucks at his job hard.
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