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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Apr 1, 2022 23:39:36 GMT -5
That was great though.
I’m fine with it going long because it’s f***ing Taker.
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Post by welshpenguin on Apr 1, 2022 23:45:27 GMT -5
Never really been a fan of the character or the person behind it, but I have to admit it was a pretty cool speech & even though it went super long, it didn’t seem to drag. After being around so long he deserve to take all the time he wants.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Apr 1, 2022 23:47:41 GMT -5
I just tuned out from the board and sat and listened. He was incredibly emotional and it was surreal to see him almost being a little nervous in the opening before he settled into a groove. The Undertaker character debuted right around the time I started watching wrestling when I was 2 years old, and was so integral to my early wrestling fandom, so I'm really just happy to see him finally get in.
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Post by britishbulldog on Apr 2, 2022 0:03:50 GMT -5
Is the Hall of fame not on demand?
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 2, 2022 0:21:48 GMT -5
In all seriousness is this the longest HOF speech ever? I was there for Ric’s in ‘08. It went about an hour and a half. And I loved it.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 2, 2022 0:55:13 GMT -5
Really good speech
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 2, 2022 0:55:35 GMT -5
But taker should just shave his head now lol
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Post by chazraps on Apr 2, 2022 1:36:42 GMT -5
Did he seriously not mention Foley or even elude to Foley?
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Post by chazraps on Apr 2, 2022 1:38:27 GMT -5
Did he at least shout out his old dear friend "AllEliteScoobyDoo?"
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Post by DawgRawx on Apr 2, 2022 2:00:07 GMT -5
Thank you for attending Takers TEDTalk
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Post by J. Hova on Apr 2, 2022 3:03:27 GMT -5
That was a great speech by Taker. It is absolutely surreal that he could have a future as a motivational speaker.
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Post by J. Hova on Apr 2, 2022 3:07:01 GMT -5
Also, I think I need to get a suit like his.
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Post by thirteen3 on Apr 2, 2022 4:22:23 GMT -5
I'm watching it right now, good god the piped in ambient cheers are obnoxious as f***.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Apr 2, 2022 4:50:35 GMT -5
Why no legacy wing inductees this year?
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Post by cornettesracket on Apr 2, 2022 5:39:30 GMT -5
Why no legacy wing inductees this year? Probably because there was bad PR over it one year when it emerged they don’t inform the families and also they put someone in then used the wrong picture.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Apr 2, 2022 8:30:12 GMT -5
We doing away with the Legacy Wing? I was very surprised when I found out last night while watching the WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2022 induction ceremony
that WWE didn't even bother to add any new inductees into their Legacy Wing this year.
But, that was before I found out earlier today that WWE had mistakenly used footage of Canadian wrestler Sandy Parker
(who is actually still living) instead of using footage of Ethel Johnson (the first black female women's champion in professional wrestling history) in the video package for the Legacy wing inductees of 2021 at last year's WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
WWE's careless mistake really did upset the family of Ethel Johnson. Ethel passed away on September 14, 2018 at the age of 83.
Ethel's family requested a public apology from WWE,
but, I've seen no evidence that WWE has ever given a public apology regarding this unacceptable and embarrassing mistake.
Ethel's family was also disappointed that they weren't ever contacted by WWE prior to the revelation at last year's
WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony that Ethel would be getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Legacy wing.
Ethel's sister actually had to contact WWE to let WWE know about WWE's careless mistake regarding Ethel's induction.
Ethel's sister told WWE about the errors in the video package and that she was told by WWE that the errors would be corrected,
but they weren't.
WWE's treatment of Ethel's family and Ethel's legacy has been absolutely atrocious. WWE's refusal to fix the error regarding the Ethel portion of the video package is truly heartless. WWE's refusal to offer a public apology for their ridiculous mistake regarding the Ethel portion of the video package is also truly heartless.
Whoever it actually was within WWE that stupidly inserted the footage of Sandy Parker
into the video package for the Legacy wing inductees of 2021 should have been fired by WWE immediately.
That type of mistake is unforgivable, unacceptable, careless and embarrassing.
That type of error is also disrespectful to the legacy of Ethel Johnson. How anyone within WWE could have ever confused Sandy Parker footage with Ethel Johnson footage is beyond me.
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Post by britishbulldog on Apr 2, 2022 8:38:11 GMT -5
IMO best speech but for the hall of fame. Never Dragged I completely enjoyed it.
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Post by jason1980s on Apr 2, 2022 9:21:49 GMT -5
Was Savio Vega at the induction? I know he wasn't at the statue unveiling but he was a BSK guy and was at the retirement in 2020. It is cool seeing the Godwinns who weren't exactly career WWE guys like Godfather and Rikishi, come back for Taker's special events.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Apr 2, 2022 10:01:19 GMT -5
Loved Taker's speech. Honestly he could have gone on another 30 minutes with how much I enjoyed it.
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Post by Dan Royal on Apr 2, 2022 10:05:14 GMT -5
Taker had one of the best, if not the best HOF speech ever. I admit, I cringed when I saw the Tony Robbins/Britney Spears mic. But he somehow pulled it off.
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