Nr1Humanoid
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Jul 22, 2022 19:15:23 GMT -5
Swell. Miss 9/13 is going to give another speech.
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Jul 22, 2022 19:16:18 GMT -5
I don't have to be thankful for shit. I gave him money, he took it and put it towards blood money shows and hush money.
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Post by Macho Pichu on Jul 22, 2022 19:18:54 GMT -5
Alright! Now all it will take to win me back is to fire Dunn and Prichard and stop running Saudi propaganda. They’re not stopping Saudi shows. If anything, if the stock takes a hit, they’ll probably end up running more of them. I get that the shows themselves have to continue, but at least negotiating the need to talk up how "great" Saudi is away would be sufficient for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 19:19:01 GMT -5
In 10 years we will get a gimmick saying they are the REAL bastard son of Vince due to all of this too I am sure
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Jul 22, 2022 19:22:07 GMT -5
I never thought I would see the day
Really not sure how I feel about it. I'm sad.
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Post by asuka007 on Jul 22, 2022 19:25:59 GMT -5
This match has already gone longer than all of the wrestling on some recent shows combined.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jul 22, 2022 19:27:15 GMT -5
Vince is basically responsible for being a wrestling fan so I guess I am thankful for that... but he's also responsible for some just dirt worst stuff passed off as entertainment I've seen... he's also one of the most insane people I think I've ever seen and he's done so much horrible shit that it really was only a matter of time before his shit caught up with him. Those are my feelings on it. I can’t say Vince didn’t thrill and entertain me growing up, but being able to do that is a privilege. There’s other and far bigger matters removed from that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 19:32:36 GMT -5
demanding people respect and bow down to this dude sure doesn't make the accusations look any less true lmao
i'm grateful for wwe existing but i can't say i care about what this does to booking, i'm just glad a piece of shit is gone even if he's one in a sea of many
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Post by Andy Martin on Jul 22, 2022 19:33:36 GMT -5
They’re not stopping Saudi shows. If anything, if the stock takes a hit, they’ll probably end up running more of them. I get that the shows themselves have to continue, but at least negotiating the need to talk up how "great" Saudi is away would be sufficient for me. I get the sentiment from you, but I think the Saudi leadership would absolutely pull the 'That doesn't work for me, brother' card.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 22, 2022 19:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 22, 2022 19:36:12 GMT -5
I’m still annoyed the asshole decided to do this the day I was having non-wrestling friends over to watch a movie. I had to explain the jist of…*waves arms around*
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Post by Dub H on Jul 22, 2022 19:37:55 GMT -5
I don't have to be thankful for shit. I gave him money, he took it and put it towards blood money shows and hush money. the idea that there werent going to be more wrestling or other ways to entertain is ridiculous.Especially when doing abusively and criminally as Vince
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 22, 2022 19:39:28 GMT -5
My attitude is pretty much that the man's provided a service and sometimes I've enjoyed it enough to give him money and sometimes I've not. I don't owe him the slightest bit of gratitude for that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 19:43:33 GMT -5
demanding people respect and bow down to this dude sure doesn't make the accusations look any less true lmao i'm grateful for wwe existing but i can't say i care about what this does to booking, i'm just glad a piece of shit is gone even if he's one in a sea of many To be fair the crowd was chanting Thank You Vince and cut Steph off before she even asked them for an official chant
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jul 22, 2022 19:44:28 GMT -5
demanding people respect and bow down to this dude sure doesn't make the accusations look any less true lmao i'm grateful for wwe existing but i can't say i care about what this does to booking, i'm just glad a piece of shit is gone even if he's one in a sea of many To be fair the crowd was chanting Thank You Vince and cut Steph off before she even asked them for an official chant Gross.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jul 22, 2022 19:44:34 GMT -5
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jul 22, 2022 19:45:22 GMT -5
demanding people respect and bow down to this dude sure doesn't make the accusations look any less true lmao Literally just the behavior of abusers coming in as a demented defense really sells his innocence and respectability don't it. A man who inspires a weird loyalty despite the horrific things he's done that his supporters want you to overlook because his abuses don't matter sure doesn't sound like a red flag kinda dude at all does he.
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Post by Woo on Jul 22, 2022 19:49:03 GMT -5
Alvarez on the BBC is huge really. But Chris Broad was on the BBC? What happened with Marmite? It was a few years ago, when he did a video titled "Japanese people attempt to eat Marmite" and it went viral. And BBC Radio interviewed him. Because Marmite is THAT important for British people, I guess Well it is beloved by half of Brits and hatred by the rest. As a Brit living in NZ Marmite is like gold dust to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 19:54:09 GMT -5
It was a few years ago, when he did a video titled "Japanese people attempt to eat Marmite" and it went viral. And BBC Radio interviewed him. Because Marmite is THAT important for British people, I guess Well it is beloved by half of Brits and hatred by the rest. As a Brit living in NZ Marmite is like gold dust to me. So i am 37 but am also American and have never heard of Marmite here in the sticks of Illinois and I am dying at the description from google
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 22, 2022 19:54:40 GMT -5
All seriousness, on the whole idea of being appreciative, I see it like this: Vince didn't book most of what I've most enjoyed in the few years I've closely followed WWF/WWE through my life, nor was he an agent or anything for most of my favorite matches. Yes, he obviously played big roles, but a lot of what I liked was, history indicates, likely booked mostly by Pat Patterson...who, it turns out, also likely did some terrible things to people who worked under him! So instead I can shift my "appreciation" to the performers, like my childhood favorite Hulk Hogan...who, it turns out, outed himself as an overt racist!
So instead I can say "there were things I liked over the years, that's cool", and leave it at that.
It's still weird for me overall, though; my life as a wrestling fan goes back to early 1991, and I only closely watched the WWF/WWE for about five years worth of viewing since then, so this doesn't really rock me in any significant way. In all honesty a lot of what Vince is responsible for is stuff that made me actively enjoy watching pro wrestling a lot less, so I feel no real positive connection to him outside of "he promoted some of my all time favorites and gave the OK to some good creative moments over the years/he was a good performer when I watched in 1998". Most of his own writing/booking was pretty awful, and none of that broaches the most important topic, which is how he treated the people around him and those he ended up abusing and wielding his power over. The actual labor of pro wrestling, the in-ring work, the booking, the stuff that really puts the show together, was mostly done by other people, and Vince got rich off it...yes, I know Vince was a performer, too, but again outside of '98 I didn't really much care to watch during most of the time he's been "Mr. McMahon", and I know he's been a writer but again, I think his writing sucks.
So basically, to me this isn't much different than some producer leaving a show I used to watch. Sayonara, Jackson, my biggest regret is that you were an abusive piece of shit to people whose careers hinged on pleasing your selfish billionaire ass.
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