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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 30, 2022 21:04:36 GMT -5
RIP Don. I wish more commentators had even half his enthusiasm
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Post by mc74 on Dec 30, 2022 21:14:20 GMT -5
Sad to hear the news of his passing. Such a very underrated commentator.
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Post by Derk! on Dec 30, 2022 21:17:51 GMT -5
One of the highlights of TNA's early days. Dude's enthusiasm was infectious.
RIP.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Dec 30, 2022 21:31:30 GMT -5
This is definitely not Gem Mint 10.
Also, a highlight from his Wikipedia page:
During the Fish Market Street Fight between Curry Man & Shark Boy and Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) at Destination X in 2008, he repeatedly made mention of the competitors creaming each other with a fish.
Rest in peace.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Dec 30, 2022 21:47:57 GMT -5
Don West had an enthusiasm and passion that cannot be faked and could sell sand in a desert. Reportedly he was a lovely guy as well, he will be missed.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Dec 30, 2022 22:19:11 GMT -5
Rest in peace, sir.
Him and Mike made Impact.
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Post by ace on Dec 30, 2022 22:57:41 GMT -5
Classy move from Michael Cole on Smackdown sending love to Don’s family. Respect.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Dec 30, 2022 23:14:07 GMT -5
Classy move from Michael Cole on Smackdown sending love to Don’s family. Respect. “A huge *iMPACT!* on the wrestling business.” I see what you did Cole and I respect the hell out of it.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 30, 2022 23:15:37 GMT -5
Cool to see both AEW and WWE pay tribute to Don tonight. Seems like he was really loved across the industry.
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Post by Dragonfly on Dec 30, 2022 23:33:27 GMT -5
In his book about the early days of TNA, Jerry Jarrett said he wanted Don to be "the voice of the fan." And he was, at least for me. The man was just flat out fun.
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Post by Ash Kingston on Dec 31, 2022 0:44:30 GMT -5
Aw, that really sucks. Don West was a pretty good commentator, and while he sometimes felt overly enthusiastic, that's not necessarily a bad thing. RIP.
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Post by sportatorium on Dec 31, 2022 1:07:44 GMT -5
RIP Don. Tonight's tributes are well deserved.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 31, 2022 1:10:14 GMT -5
It's really telling that both shows paid tribute to Don West, when he worked for neither of those companies. That's how you know you've left a legacy.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Dec 31, 2022 4:21:27 GMT -5
RIP Don West Just lost my uncle today myself so it is just been a weird day Condolences to you and your family. My step-father passed away a week after Thanksgiving this year. The holidays are a very rough time to lose a loved one. RIP Don West. I will always associate his voice with the glory days of TNA.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Dec 31, 2022 4:59:08 GMT -5
I regret never purchasing a brown bag from Don West. I had one in my cart so many times and never pulled the trigger. As a huge wrestling DVD collector I was a sucker for Don's Brown Bag Specials. Even had the pleasure of purchasing a couple from Don himself at various TNA events. I had to stop buying them though because I kept getting the same dvd's after a while. How many copies of Destination X 2005, does one need? The answer is 4 apparently lol.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Dec 31, 2022 5:03:43 GMT -5
A story about Don I just remembered. He was very entertaining in person as well. At a TNA house show in San Francisco in 2011 someone said something derogatory about Jeff Hardy as we were standing in line waiting to enter the building and Don informed the heckler that "if Jeff heard that he would twist you up like a pretzel, buddy."
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Post by jason1980s on Dec 31, 2022 11:36:02 GMT -5
It' nice WWE and AEW did a tribute to him. I imagine Don would be a guy who everyone has something good to say about him.
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Dec 31, 2022 11:59:51 GMT -5
Rest in peace Don. My condolences to his family.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2022 12:14:39 GMT -5
RIP
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Post by "Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat on Dec 31, 2022 12:21:37 GMT -5
Cancer and leukaemia hit me hard as it’s ravaged my family, and Don West was one of my favourite commentators of all time so when I saw Mike Tenays’s tweet it hit me hard.
My first memory of Don was on the first TNA show I ever saw. He was going crazy over a Teddy Hart vs Juventud Guerrera match and I was like “i love this guy”.
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