The Blue Nova
Don Corleone
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Post by The Blue Nova on Jun 19, 2022 11:47:48 GMT -5
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ayumidah
Patti Mayonnaise
DOOM TIME!!!!!
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Post by ayumidah on Jun 19, 2022 11:50:43 GMT -5
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Legion
Fry's dog Seymour
Amy Pond's #1 fan
Hail Hydra!
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Post by Legion on Jun 19, 2022 11:51:33 GMT -5
Aww, shit. I always enjoyed seeing him pop us as a talking head on things.
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Post by government mule on Jun 19, 2022 11:54:17 GMT -5
Sad news. As well as a ref, he probably had the most unique of roles in the industry being that he was also Andre The Giant's handler!
RIP
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Post by Celexa Bliss on Jun 19, 2022 11:54:36 GMT -5
Damn, two refs from the 80's passing away on the same weekend. RIP
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 19, 2022 12:03:58 GMT -5
Raise a glass for the friendly tap!
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Post by Fake Jesus on Jun 19, 2022 12:16:33 GMT -5
Lunchtime suicide remains the single strangest thing WWE has ever put out. What the f*** was up with that?
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 19, 2022 12:29:35 GMT -5
Lunchtime suicide remains the single strangest thing WWE has ever put out. What the f*** was up with that? I read somewhere at the time, White was bored under contract so WWE gave him those sketches. I think he was still under contract all those years after the injury at HIAC ended his career. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Jun 19, 2022 12:31:25 GMT -5
RIP.
I did meet him, as I think he was an agent to help get guys at this amusement center in Jersey for meet and greets. Howard Finkel may have been the same, as that's how I met him too. Sadly I never got to get a picture with him, or anything else.
(EDIT: I asked around and apparently Tim and Howard did handle WWE star appearances on the east coast)
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Post by jason1980s on Jun 19, 2022 12:31:52 GMT -5
Lunchtime suicide remains the single strangest thing WWE has ever put out. What the f*** was up with that? Probably just another sick attempt to humiliate another loyal, long term employee who did everything the boss asked-just like Jim Ross and Howard Finkel. I think Dave Hebner and Tim especially deserve better tributes than just "saddened" and "condolences" but hopefully they both get a few minutes on Raw though I doubt it with Dave being fired. I was just reading an old Slam Wrestling article where Dave spoke about he and Earl and also Tim White at some point being let go after years of service. I wish I had met Tim White. He was a fascinating guy. The last I saw of him was on a site about the Andre the Giant display at a museum and Tim did a speech about Andre. Hopefully they will be reunited now. |
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Jun 19, 2022 12:46:41 GMT -5
This is super sad, RIP Tim
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Post by Hypnosis on Jun 19, 2022 12:54:30 GMT -5
Damn, two refs from the 80's passing away on the same weekend. RIP That is a scary coincidence. RIP Tim White. |
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jun 19, 2022 12:58:04 GMT -5
Lunchtime suicide remains the single strangest thing WWE has ever put out. What the f*** was up with that? The fact that they did this shortly after Eddie Guerrero passed away made it even more super f***ed up, on top trivializing depression and suicidal thoughts for a “laugh”. |
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ayumidah
Patti Mayonnaise
DOOM TIME!!!!!
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Post by ayumidah on Jun 19, 2022 13:03:09 GMT -5
People are making conspiracy theories out of... this... ok yeah. I'm going back to Neopets, that's more my level today.
*sighs*
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tirtefaa
Unicron
If you wanna know the truth, you gotta dig up Johnny Booth.
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Post by tirtefaa on Jun 19, 2022 13:22:51 GMT -5
Aww...that's not wise Mr. White.
He was definitely one of my favorite refs back in the day. Always had a soft spot for pudgy refs.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 19, 2022 13:27:30 GMT -5
That’s a shame. Has anyone ever been to his old bar The Friendly Tap in Cumberland, RI?
It looks like The Friendly Tap is still open, but even before he died Tim White sold his ownership of it.
I thought the Lunchtime Suicide stuff was great, dark humor. Especially by WWE standards. But I’m not surprised some people found them offensive/think they’ve aged poorly.
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FHgrad99
Vegeta
Never mind that s***, here comes Mongo!
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Post by FHgrad99 on Jun 19, 2022 13:37:43 GMT -5
Tim White was a very good referee and from what people have put on Twitter, a great storyteller and a great guy to be around. It's a shame that an injury ended his referring days but I'm glad that the WWE kept him around in a backstage role afterwards.
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Totorob101
Hank Scorpio
Glob Glob Glob
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Post by Totorob101 on Jun 19, 2022 13:59:18 GMT -5
very sad news,always liked him and a good guy all round,rest in peace sir
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 14:00:53 GMT -5
"That's not wise Mr. White"
Lunchtime Suicide was hilarious. I don't care what anyone says.
RIP Tim White. Thanks for the memories.
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Sam Punk
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Sam Punk on Jun 19, 2022 14:03:15 GMT -5
Sad to hear. He always called it down the middle.
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