mrbananagrabber
King Koopa
Paul Heyman's unofficial joke writer
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Sept 23, 2021 19:51:24 GMT -5
Even if he ends up as the NXT 2.0 Zombie. At least he made Grimes “knees to face” (I actually don’t know what his finisher is called and he’s one of my favorite wrestler) like death. It’s a double footed stomp to the chest, isn’t it?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 23, 2021 20:18:10 GMT -5
Even if he ends up as the NXT 2.0 Zombie. At least he made Grimes “knees to face” (I actually don’t know what his finisher is called and he’s one of my favorite wrestler) like death. It’s a double footed stomp to the chest, isn’t it? Yeah, it’s called the Cave-In.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Sept 23, 2021 20:43:50 GMT -5
Apparently, WWE has basically scrubbed their social media channels clean of references to Joe Gacy and his racy new gimmick, likely due to the unwanted foxy attention it's gotten.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Sept 23, 2021 20:53:31 GMT -5
Setting aside the "strawman PC character gets 'canceled'" joke that just writes itself, it's always fun watching Vince's thirsty ass get cold feet the minute he actually gets some of that mainstream attention he craves so much.
Reminds me of them literally breaking the fourth wall with Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger a few years back.
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Chainsaw
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A very BAD man.
It is what it is
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Post by Chainsaw on Sept 23, 2021 20:55:54 GMT -5
It’s a double footed stomp to the chest, isn’t it? Yeah, it’s called the Cave-In. If they decide to keep the gimmick, it'll be renamed the Virtue Signal.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 23, 2021 21:02:56 GMT -5
Yeah, it’s called the Cave-In. If they decide to keep the gimmick, it'll be renamed the Virtue Signal. No, the Cave-In is Grimes’s move. Gacy does the Tajiri handspring rebound into a lariat, I believe.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Sept 23, 2021 21:07:51 GMT -5
“Oh, no! This gimmick we created as a dog-whistle to wannabe bigots has immediately been embraced by actual bigots! Who could have seen this coming?!?”
-WWE, probably
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gl83
Dennis Stamp
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Post by gl83 on Sept 23, 2021 21:34:24 GMT -5
“Oh, no! This gimmick we created as a dog-whistle to wannabe bigots has immediately been embraced by actual bigots! Who could have seen this coming?!?” -WWE, probably When I read that report about NXT adopting things from current events into their characters and promos, I just knew that something like this was going to happen.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Sept 23, 2021 21:46:14 GMT -5
“Oh, no! This gimmick we created as a dog-whistle to wannabe bigots has immediately been embraced by actual bigots! Who could have seen this coming?!?” -WWE, probably When I read that report about NXT adopting things from current events into their characters and promos, I just knew that something like this was going to happen. Awww yes, current events*. *Current events from 2013
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2021 21:50:29 GMT -5
Nxt recently had a qanon scandal which flew under the general public’s radar due to nxt being largely unknown to non fans. Getting involved in the media fueled culture war changes that hence the scrubbing. Seemed to be more of an indie gimmick anyway, would confuse or bore big crowds.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 23, 2021 21:51:40 GMT -5
What a waste of a haircut.
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MolotovMocktail
Grimlock
Home of the 5-time, 5-time, 5-time, 5-time 5-time Super Bowl Champion 49ers-and Wrestlemania 31
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Sept 23, 2021 21:56:47 GMT -5
Yeah, it’s called the Cave-In. If they decide to keep the gimmick, it'll be renamed the Virtue Signal. I was gonna suggest the Privilege Check.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Sept 23, 2021 21:59:46 GMT -5
Wait, so they just actually went and did this and didn't think of the end result?
Everyone with even an ounce of pull this company is actually stupid. There ought to be a tax, five million every time Vince does something stupid that has a 0% chance of working. He'll be broke in a month.
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Mecca
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by Mecca on Sept 23, 2021 22:17:37 GMT -5
Wait, so they just actually went and did this and didn't think of the end result? Everyone with even an ounce of pull this company is actually stupid. There ought to be a tax, five million every time Vince does something stupid that has a 0% chance of working. He'll be broke in a month. This is pretty spot on for WWE...
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Chainsaw
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A very BAD man.
It is what it is
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Post by Chainsaw on Sept 23, 2021 22:41:14 GMT -5
“Oh, no! This gimmick we created as a dog-whistle to wannabe bigots has immediately been embraced by actual bigots! Who could have seen this coming?!?” -WWE, probably Can't wait for someone from WWE to plead ignorance to it even being a SJW gimmick, despite every single goddamn person on Twitter picking up on it immediately the moment Gacy appeared on TV. I'm sure the next step is "Well, Gacy is the one who pitched it, not WWE." You can set your clock to it.
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Mecca
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by Mecca on Sept 23, 2021 22:49:33 GMT -5
“Oh, no! This gimmick we created as a dog-whistle to wannabe bigots has immediately been embraced by actual bigots! Who could have seen this coming?!?” -WWE, probably Can't wait for someone from WWE to plead ignorance to it even being a SJW gimmick, despite every single goddamn person on Twitter picking up on it immediately the moment Gacy appeared on TV. I'm sure the next step is "Well, Gacy is the one who pitched it, not WWE." You can set your clock to it. Vince "what's a sjw?"
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Sept 23, 2021 23:14:35 GMT -5
“Oh, no! This gimmick we created as a dog-whistle to wannabe bigots has immediately been embraced by actual bigots! Who could have seen this coming?!?” -WWE, probably Can't wait for someone from WWE to plead ignorance to it even being a SJW gimmick, despite every single goddamn person on Twitter picking up on it immediately the moment Gacy appeared on TV. I'm sure the next step is "Well, Gacy is the one who pitched it, not WWE." You can set your clock to it. It basically happened with Retribution, which everyone initially picked up on as being blatantly an Antifa analogue, despite WWE swearing that it had nothing to do with it.
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Post by Mama Rhodes Looking @ U Now on Sept 23, 2021 23:21:21 GMT -5
Honestly I don't think I'm ever gonna forget about the show coming back from commercial to "this ring is a safe space"
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hassanchop
Grimlock
Who are you to doubt Belldandy?
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Post by hassanchop on Sept 24, 2021 2:22:21 GMT -5
This should be his theme song:
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Sept 24, 2021 2:44:25 GMT -5
Seriously though, that handspring into the clothesline was pretty cool.
Maybe he should change his name to Joe Gracie and have a gimmick where he is married to Eve Torres' little sister.
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