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Post by ppl591 on Apr 6, 2022 14:54:46 GMT -5
I asked him if he got a Mastercard with his face on back when wcw was advertising them. He said he did and even got the ones from the commercial shoot. Auctioned them a few months ago
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Post by DeeBee on Apr 6, 2022 20:10:31 GMT -5
If you would've told me a year ago that Buff Bagwell would have one of the best, most wholesome Twitter accounts, I would've surely laughed in your face. Yet, here we are.
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Post by DeeBee on Apr 7, 2022 20:36:34 GMT -5
Buff's tweets tonight would bring a tear to a glass eye. I've read a bunch of opinions about how he's 'doing this for attention', but I can't imagine why he would. Far as I can tell, he's not trying to get a job out of it. Sad that when someone seems like a genuinely good person we want to be cynical and assume it has to be an act.
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Post by Fade on Apr 7, 2022 21:54:12 GMT -5
Buff's tweets tonight would bring a tear to a glass eye. I've read a bunch of opinions about how he's 'doing this for attention', but I can't imagine why he would. Far as I can tell, he's not trying to get a job out of it. Sad that when someone seems like a genuinely good person we want to be cynical and assume it has to be an act. I think he’s being real. Bringing up the Taker/Kanyon thing in the height of the Taker glow (post HOF speech) isn’t exactly clamoring for likes or whatever.
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Post by Cyno on Apr 7, 2022 21:58:51 GMT -5
"What is a waifu?" - Buff Bagwell.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Apr 7, 2022 22:06:00 GMT -5
I know I’m just talking in circles here, but it’s still staggering to me. It seems like we’re always finding out that icons of our childhood are disappointing or reprehensible (hello Brothers of Destruction), but the rare occasion that a wrestler outs himself a stand up dude and it’s the guy everyone had written off as a joke for 21 years.
Buff Bagwell is cool. That’s just the greatest thing.
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Post by jason1980s on Apr 7, 2022 23:00:13 GMT -5
A few people did flame him for the Taker comment. I'm sure he'll post some things that aren't popular to the majority of fans but I'm glad he is saying them, like Taker/Kanyon.
I do hope he gets things together and gets a Hall of Fame induction. I think the whole "us versus them" mentality of WWE v. WCW is pretty much over with and without JR on staff to give his two cents about the Judy "call in", I think that's good for Buff. On top of that, he was a legit star for a few years. Without 20-30 members of nwo he may have flourished even more. And for a while he was always pretty big in the tag scene. I know he was really only with WWF for like Raw but his fun loving/self deprecating personality is the kind Vince loves in his old school guys for skits.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 14, 2022 5:57:46 GMT -5
After the back and forth with Adam Scherr/Braun, looks like Strowman is off the hook because now Val Venis can't take a hint that Buff has no desire to grant him an interview, saying fans would not be interested. When he wouldn't shut the f*** up about it, Buff furthermore said that Buff is getting plenty of work right now and that Venis, "I don’t think I can fit you in unless you want to pay my booking fee."
Can't say I feel sympathetic for the hate-filled piece of shit getting embarrassed.
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jul 6, 2022 17:20:20 GMT -5
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Post by chazraps on Jul 6, 2022 17:31:31 GMT -5
Alright, I've been following this situation closely and here's what happened.
The account @marcbuffbagwell *was*/*is* definitely Buff. He put up several videos in the first six months of this year confirming the account was his, many posted from different conventions/events he was at that day. The legitimacy of that isn't in question.
Buff, the whole time, had someone named Michael Long hired as his social media manager - which isn't bad or sleazy or anything. Plenty of your favorites do this. Basically, this Michael fella would read Buff the tweets, Buff would respond and he'd type it or he'd make Twitter content that Buff approved.
For the first three months of 2022, he was doing on camera digital signings and selling his memorabilia that his mother held on to until her death last year. Buff had seemingly turned his life around (including apologizing for video interviews at recent as 2021 when noted vile nutzoid Del Wilks was still alive and was Buff's sole source for news) and it really seemed genuine.
In April he took a bunch of orders for top hats and bracelets that he never delivered on. He/Michael kept promising people their items were in the mail but they never arrived. Repeatedly.
Late last week Buff announced on his Twitter he was severing ties with Michael/M Long Comedy. He said someone else was running the RebuildingBuff email that he was directing people toward for their unfulfilled orders. Michael repeatedly activated and deactivated his social media in the days since, leaving unsatisfied customers on "Read" and last night went on discord and said it was him sharing his opinions the whole time - something that seems dubious as it's also been discovered over the past weekend that he was a registered sex offender and known con-man. His final tweet today before his most recent deactivation was "another relationship ends with someone trending all thanks to me."
Buff has been radio silent across all platforms.
Buff Bagwell owes me $45. I'm recording a song about it.
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jul 6, 2022 17:36:10 GMT -5
Alright, I've been following this situation closely and here's what happened. The account @marcbuffbagwell *was*/*is* definitely Buff. He put up several videos in the first six months of this year confirming the account was his, many posted from different conventions/events he was at that day. The legitimacy of that isn't in question. Buff, the whole time, had someone named Michael Long hired as his social media manager - which isn't bad or sleazy or anything. Plenty of your favorites do this. Basically, this Michael fella would read Buff the tweets, Buff would respond and he'd type it or he'd make Twitter content that Buff approved. For the first three months of 2022, he was doing on camera digital signings and selling his memorabilia that his mother held on to until her death last year. Buff had seemingly turned his life around (including apologizing for video interviews at recent as 2021 when noted vile nutzoid Del Wilks was still alive and was Buff's sole source for news) and it really seemed genuine. In April he took a bunch of orders for top hats and bracelets that he never delivered on. He/Michael kept promising people their items were in the mail but they never arrived. Repeatedly. Late last week Buff announced on his Twitter he was severing ties with Michael/M Long Comedy. He said someone else was running the RebuildingBuff email that he was directing people toward for their unfulfilled orders. Michael repeatedly activated and deactivated his social media in the days since, leaving unsatisfied customers on "Read" and last night went on discord and said it was him sharing his opinions the whole time - something that seems dubious as it's also been discovered over the past weekend that he was a registered sex offender and known con-man. His final tweet today before his most recent deactivation was "another relationship ends with someone trending all thanks to me." Buff has been radio silent across all platforms. Buff Bagwell owes me $45. I'm recording a song about it. Okay, thanks a bunch for clearing that up. The info has been so scattershot and some of the takes have been....well "Twitter is dumb" suffices. Good to know at least the overall message that Buff was/is making strides still, though his pick for social media manager...Yeeeeah, not a great look.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jul 6, 2022 17:37:46 GMT -5
Sometimes wrestling is a miserable f***ing bummer
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 6, 2022 17:43:13 GMT -5
I hate wrestling
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jul 6, 2022 18:43:52 GMT -5
The public wants to cheer for Buff but he ends up siding with a sleazebag and neutralizes that goodwill?
It's 1998 all over again.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jul 6, 2022 18:44:46 GMT -5
That's how you know you're a real wrestling fan.
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Post by y4j1981 on Jul 6, 2022 18:52:32 GMT -5
Joey Janela has spoken on Twitter about Buff not really running his own Twitter. Won't post it cause it's a little political bout recent things but Janela says Buff and his "tweets" are b.s.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jul 6, 2022 19:11:29 GMT -5
Joey Janela has spoken on Twitter about Buff not really running his own Twitter. Won't post it cause it's a little political bout recent things but Janela says Buff and his "tweets" are b.s. Janela may have been trolling too BTW. But Buff a year ago was parroting the cheeto man and big steals
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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 6, 2022 19:54:19 GMT -5
Joey Janela has spoken on Twitter about Buff not really running his own Twitter. Won't post it cause it's a little political bout recent things but Janela says Buff and his "tweets" are b.s. Because when I want the true story about wrestlers and social media, and how they should conduct themselves...
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jul 6, 2022 20:04:13 GMT -5
All these wrestlers tweeting about how they knew it wasn’t Buff the whole time and had their suspicions but….said nothing and let others fall into a potential scam? Weird
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jul 6, 2022 20:12:06 GMT -5
All these wrestlers tweeting about how they knew it wasn’t Buff the whole time and had their suspicions but….said nothing and let others fall into a potential scam? Weird I'd imagine more than a few of them simply didn't want the static that would come with shitting on a wrestling vet who seemed to be trying to repair his image.
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