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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2022 20:45:15 GMT -5
Sure, they might have been unbearable in their prime, but as they got older they mellowed and became more understandable, if not lovable.
Kevin Nash tops the list for me, as he's basically the cool woke dad of wrestling.
But, behind him, weirdly enough, is Scott Steiner. Scott himself says that Big Poppa Pump came about when he realized that wrestling was a work and he might as well embrace the insanity of it all. It's not to forgive some of his awfulness, but older, more chill Scott Steiner just seems like that uncle that you love but might have spent some time in prison.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Apr 22, 2022 20:52:17 GMT -5
I think Shawn Michaels has to be the best example of this.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 22, 2022 21:05:33 GMT -5
I think Shawn Michaels has to be the best example of this. The Klique in general have all seemed to have calmed down a lot. |
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Post by Main Eventer on Apr 22, 2022 21:08:44 GMT -5
First person I thought of is Randy Orton.
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Post by Rave on Apr 22, 2022 22:44:09 GMT -5
Buff Bagwell's gotta be on this list. Dude's been incredibly chill in recent times.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 23, 2022 8:29:10 GMT -5
X-Pac to the point where I think we should rename "X-Pac Heat" to something that doesn't dog on anyone specifically.
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Post by ANuclearError on Apr 23, 2022 9:18:14 GMT -5
Minoru Suzuki used to have a bit of a reputation didn't he? Seems he spends more time showing off his socks on Instagram these days.
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Post by 67 more on Apr 23, 2022 13:02:11 GMT -5
X-Pac to the point where I think we should rename "X-Pac Heat" to something that doesn't dog on anyone specifically. X-Pac may be the one member of the Kliq who never really had any major heat with anybody backstage in the New Gen era. Even the most ardent Kliq haters like Shane Douglas doesn't lump X-Pac in with the rest of them. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 23, 2022 13:04:55 GMT -5
X-Pac to the point where I think we should rename "X-Pac Heat" to something that doesn't dog on anyone specifically. I mean X-pac heat never had anything to do with his backstage behaviors. |
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 23, 2022 13:11:54 GMT -5
X-Pac to the point where I think we should rename "X-Pac Heat" to something that doesn't dog on anyone specifically. I mean X-pac heat never had anything to do with his backstage behaviors. I know but I dunno it all seems like punching down on a guy for a very brief period where people found him annoying. It's also hard to explain the term to someone who never saw it. I prefer "Go Away Heat" or even "Change the Channel Heat" because they're more descriptive and not about picking on one guy for something that happened for like 4 to 6 months 20 years ago. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2022 13:21:17 GMT -5
Tully Blanchard was a huge asshole back in the day, right? Now he just seems like a cool grandpa.
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Post by Timeless Hayterade on Apr 23, 2022 13:38:49 GMT -5
In addition to the ones already mentioned, I think Triple H could qualify.
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Post by cornettesracket on Apr 23, 2022 14:39:43 GMT -5
Tully Blanchard was a huge asshole back in the day, right? Now he just seems like a cool grandpa. Well he seems to have passed it down to his daughter so maybe that’s why he’s a different person. Someone who as a massive fan of I’m delighted to say has changed is Randy Orton. What I like the most is that he’s open about how he was. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 23, 2022 15:09:58 GMT -5
Taz. On one of the ECW docs someone said Taz was pretty miserable. And then he got married and calmed down a little.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 23, 2022 15:19:31 GMT -5
Tully Blanchard was a huge asshole back in the day, right? Now he just seems like a cool grandpa. I got a picture with Tully, Animal, Lex and JJ at Starrcast 1. Didn't really have much interaction with Tully other than a quick hello and "can you please sign my NWA tag belt?" Tully happily obliged and signed it with a Bible scripture. Not what I expected at all from a man with his reputation. Even though I am well aware that he has been a pastor or preacher or something for about 30 years now. |
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Post by sungod2020 on Apr 23, 2022 16:59:48 GMT -5
I mean X-pac heat never had anything to do with his backstage behaviors. I know but I dunno it all seems like punching down on a guy for a very brief period where people found him annoying. It's also hard to explain the term to someone who never saw it. I prefer "Go Away Heat" or even "Change the Channel Heat" because they're more descriptive and not about picking on one guy for something that happened for like 4 to 6 months 20 years ago. Again, is there any proof that fans changed the channel whenever he got on screen during his X-factor days, or was this just an opinion of some random smark who had this "non-kayfabe" hatred towards him and took a life of it's own? How is fans chanting "X-pac Sucks" any different from chanting "[insert any other heel] sucks?" If we want to go by numbers alone, it should be renamed "Corbin Heat" during his GM days where he was the focus of the entire show and ratings suffered accordingly. They even blamed him on screen for declining viewership. I can't determine if such a theoretical reaction by fans exist, but if it does, this is the closest to "go away heat." To add to this thread, just before he died, I remember hearing smarks on one of these forums say Ultimate Warrior mellowed out in his last few years and seemed really cool to meet. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2022 17:47:08 GMT -5
JBL is now quite a fan of The Miz who he bullied in the past and talks him up in a "he proved me wrong" kind of way. I do wonder if he's apologized to The Miz and others he bullied privately. I do think there's a chance, he doesn't use SM much but when he does there're signs he has chilled.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 23, 2022 18:01:07 GMT -5
JBL is now quite a fan of The Miz who he bullied in the past and talks him up in a "he proved me wrong" kind of way. I do wonder if he's apologized to The Miz and others he bullied privately. I do think there's a chance, he doesn't use SM much but when he does there're signs he has chilled. That's not him changing, he just didn't succeed in bullying Miz out of the business. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 23, 2022 18:18:24 GMT -5
Taz. On one of the ECW docs someone said Taz was pretty miserable. And then he got married and calmed down a little. Right, I know Raven said becoming a father made Taz grow up a lot. I know that prior, Taz and Saturn basically egged each other on into being huge assholes to people. |
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Apr 23, 2022 21:15:21 GMT -5
Akira Maeda. A guy who had no issue starting fights with other wrestlers and was a massive dojo bully is now a prominent and respectful ambassador for both Puro and MMA in Japan.
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