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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Sept 24, 2021 4:48:28 GMT -5
Maybe if you don’t want the attention of people who think being PC and safe spaces are for “soyboy cucks”..don’t make an entire gimmick around it and be shocked when these people flock to you? Like it’s the same thing that happened with Swagger and Zeb, to the point they had to go out of gimmick and say “hey this is all fake please don’t boycott us”.
They need to stop putting this stuff out and then going “oh it’s just a wasslin gimmick” card everything you get the wrong kind mainstream attention.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Sept 24, 2021 4:55:30 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. Wouldn't her sister's last name be Torres?
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Sept 24, 2021 8:35:05 GMT -5
Maybe if you don’t want the attention of people who think being PC and safe spaces are for “soyboy cucks”..don’t make an entire gimmick around it and be shocked when these people flock to you? Like it’s the same thing that happened with Swagger and Zeb, to the point they had to go out of gimmick and say “hey this is all fake please don’t boycott us”. They need to stop putting this stuff out and then going “oh it’s just a wasslin gimmick” card everything you get the wrong kind mainstream attention. Yeah. At least Swagger and Zeb’s xenophobic thing was intended to be a *heel* gimmick. But, yeah, within like two weeks it was receiving an unironically positive reaction from more than a few live crowds. I’m reminded of the old saying “You can’t shake hands with the devil then say you were only joking.”
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 24, 2021 8:55:17 GMT -5
This thread title just makes me miss Dan Matha.
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Post by lucas_lee on Sept 24, 2021 9:17:17 GMT -5
I have a feeling this was Joe s idea, he probably wanted this to be the third gen of the Bray Wyatt/Waylon Mercy character. I hope he brings back that weird mask he had in CZW
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Sept 24, 2021 11:43:07 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. Man, did this thread absolutely call it lol
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Sept 24, 2021 14:07:55 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 who would have thought that would have happened except everyone who remembers Patriot Act Jack Swagger?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 14:10:34 GMT -5
I just hope nobody complains about Tony D'Angelo!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 14:15:08 GMT -5
I watched his promos and I don't understand.
What was so "controversial" here?
And how did they think this would be a good gimmick? Lol.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 24, 2021 14:24:27 GMT -5
I just hope nobody complains about Tony D'Angelo!! He’ll just do some whacking if that happens.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 14:32:50 GMT -5
I just hope nobody complains about Tony D'Angelo!! He’ll just do some whacking if that happens. The next Tony D'Angelo vignette needs to be him going home to visit his ma, who asks him when he's going to find a nice Italian girl and settle down.
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Post by Defrebel - White Pony on Sept 24, 2021 14:35:48 GMT -5
I just hope nobody complains about Tony D'Angelo!! [walking thru his basement] this right 'ere is my safe space
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Post by Mecca on Sept 24, 2021 14:56:27 GMT -5
I watched his promos and I don't understand. What was so "controversial" here? And how did they think this would be a good gimmick? Lol. It basically got the attention of a certain section of people. You can't run a gimmick that appeals to the qanons then play stupid but that's what they're doing.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Sept 24, 2021 15:01:08 GMT -5
I just hope nobody complains about Tony D'Angelo!! "to all the haters - WAHSSAMATTER YOUUUU?!"
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Post by nisidhe on Sept 24, 2021 16:48:43 GMT -5
Certain channels are so desperate for positive reflections within pop culture of their views and those of their viewership that they'll put anything like it in their headlines.
WWE is now in a position where it can't really afford to let Vince go all in on presenting his views in the characters or booking. To do so would remind those outside of Vince's associations and invite criticism - not a smart move when there is a competitor on the scene.
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Post by government mule on Sept 24, 2021 16:53:43 GMT -5
He’ll just do some whacking if that happens. The next Tony D'Angelo vignette needs to be him going home to visit his ma, who asks him when he's going to find a nice Italian girl and settle down. Oh god, they so need a Mama D'Angelo as his manager so he can turn to her after a suplex and scream 'IS THIS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU MA, HUH!?' as she remains completly indifferent throughout his whole career.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Sept 24, 2021 16:59:57 GMT -5
The fact they hit the brakes on this so fast makes me suspect it may not have been a Vince idea. It usually takes a hell of a lot to get him to change course when he's behind something culturally tonedeaf.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Sept 24, 2021 17:23:29 GMT -5
I don’t know why we’re still acting to this day that wrestling characters are unique from any other character on a tv show.
It’s a show that suffers from and has been suffering from a lack of different characters for a long time. Generic dude with greasy black hair is kinda the wrestling stereotype. Throw some stuff against the wall and see if it works and don’t be ashamed of it. It’s supposed to be entertainment after all, right?
I didn’t find the character to be particularly humorous, kind of a weak take on the “beta male cuck” but whatever.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 18:09:18 GMT -5
I don’t know why we’re still acting to this day that wrestling characters are unique from any other character on a tv show. It’s a show that suffers from and has been suffering from a lack of different characters for a long time. Generic dude with greasy black hair is kinda the wrestling stereotype. Throw some stuff against the wall and see if it works and don’t be ashamed of it. It’s supposed to be entertainment after all, right? I didn’t find the character to be particularly humorous, kind of a weak take on the “beta male cuck” but whatever. Seems like he was intended to be a modern spin on a Waylon Mercy type and not a legit "woke guy" character. Felt like dude was practically winking at the camera the whole time. I don't know much about Joe Gacy, but but he seems like he'd be a good fit to play that kind of character. Maybe they can cut back on the political stuff and make it work, though it seems more likely that they just scrap it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 18:15:50 GMT -5
They should repackage him as Serious Gaycy.
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