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Post by Sparvid on Jul 22, 2022 23:51:36 GMT -5
I wish I had footage of him trying to carry that t-rex head out in cardboard box someone got him from the mailroom Now that I think of it, isn't the new WWE HQ suppose to have some kind of penthouse apartment intended for Vince?
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 22, 2022 23:59:31 GMT -5
I don't think the problem is like "Yeah I'm grateful to Vince he did good things for my career" but the insidious idea that because he made a show you like, your life would suck so much worse without him, so you shouldn't be celebrating that a rapist who abused his power is no longer in power. Like that's f***ed up. You don't need to hate the guy, but literally everything about the way Brisco phrased it is rotten as shit. Yeah Brisco was straight up insulting people for not giving him respect. Hell of a difference from expressing your own personal feelings toward the man, good or bad And that's what gave his endorsement to with the "Amen", whether he intended it or not. So yeah, he's a guy who does great things, but he's also kind of a knob for that, or an idiot if he didn't consider that aspect with his full-throated endorsement.
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Post by FHgrad99 on Jul 22, 2022 23:59:36 GMT -5
I think a quote from Jim Cornette is appropriate in regards to my feelings towards Vince's retirement: "Thank you, F*** you, bye." Thank you Vince for helping grow the business and some of the positive memories that were created on screen. F*** you for being a piece of garbage behind the scenes. Bye, since this is the end of him in the WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 0:00:24 GMT -5
I wish I had footage of him trying to carry that t-rex head out in cardboard box someone got him from the mailroom Now that I think of it, isn't the new WWE HQ suppose to have some kind of penthouse apartment intended for Vince? lmfao i want a sitcom if true...The ostracized Owner of the circus essentially living on the property...
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Jul 23, 2022 0:03:00 GMT -5
Now that I think of it, isn't the new WWE HQ suppose to have some kind of penthouse apartment intended for Vince? lmfao i want a sitcom if true...The ostracized Owner of the circus essentially living on the property... Now the story of a wealthy family and the one step-son that's keeping them all together
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 0:09:09 GMT -5
lmfao i want a sitcom if true...The ostracized Owner of the circus essentially living on the property... Now the story of a wealthy family and the one step-son that's keeping them all together Real shit storm would be if they bumped Miz and Mrs. for it...Then you all might actually see me finally break on the WWE haha
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 23, 2022 0:17:30 GMT -5
I know we’re passed it but people who think this is a work are objectively weird. People mentioned it but so much of it wouldn’t make sense for it to be a work and the amount of creativity and pieces being placed to make it a work would be better placed on the damn TV show.
Also, as others have also mentioned, WWE would be paying fines out of their ass.
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Post by canceled4truth on Jul 23, 2022 0:21:58 GMT -5
I would play good money to see the look on Nick Khan's face if someone pitched "worked Vince McMahon retirement" to him
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 23, 2022 0:35:40 GMT -5
I know we’re passed it but people who think this is a work are objectively weird. People mentioned it but so much of it wouldn’t make sense for it to be a work and the amount of creativity and pieces being placed to make it a work would be better placed on the damn TV show. Also, as others have also mentioned, WWE would be paying fines out of their ass. I could see the Lesnar thing MAYBE being a work, but it's also possible someone just, you know, called Lesnar's cell phone and he came back. Like that's a thing you can do.
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Post by Fade on Jul 23, 2022 0:39:47 GMT -5
HOW BAD IS THE UPCOMING STORY? Bad enough we all lived to see a day we never thought we’d see: Vince McMahon acquiescing in stepping down “completely”. This is absolutely a case where Jerry McDevitt threw in the towel too. That’s even crazier.
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Post by asuka007 on Jul 23, 2022 0:43:14 GMT -5
Vince changed the face of wrestling and presided over two boom periods.
He also is a scumbag who has done a lot of bad things.
Both of those can be true.
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Post by canceled4truth on Jul 23, 2022 0:45:27 GMT -5
HOW BAD IS THE UPCOMING STORY? Bad enough we all lived to see a day we never thought we’d see: Vince McMahon acquiescing in stepping down “completely”. This is absolutely a case where Jerry McDevitt threw in the towel too. That’s even crazier. McDevitt was already talking about retirement, so yeah, this is probably it for him. Unfortunately there's no shortage of slimy corporate lawyers out there so they'll be fine in that regard.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 0:59:57 GMT -5
the results of this poll on Pat's twitter post to Vince are surprisingly staggering at this time and I mean that sincerely
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jul 23, 2022 1:07:35 GMT -5
Bad enough we all lived to see a day we never thought we’d see: Vince McMahon acquiescing in stepping down “completely”. This is absolutely a case where Jerry McDevitt threw in the towel too. That’s even crazier. McDevitt was already talking about retirement, so yeah, this is probably it for him. Unfortunately there's no shortage of slimy corporate lawyers out there so they'll be fine in that regard. *photoshops David Otunga’s head onto the meme of the dude standing behind the tree rubbing his hands together*
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Post by ssdrivin on Jul 23, 2022 1:31:50 GMT -5
"I just wanted to come out here and say 'Thank you, Vince'. No, really, truly. thank you, Vince. For finally having the decency to retire, you dirty son of a bitch! You came out here, you had people kiss your bare ass on TV, you treated women like dogs, you beat up your own family, you disrespected, humiliated, and fired some of the best in the business, but look what it's come down to, Vince, who's out the door now, huh? You thought you saw off your kids back when they stole WCW and ECW out from under you, but lookit, who's the CEO now? Your billion dollar princess, Stephanie McMahon! But I guess you finally got that mainstream attention you craved all those years, right Vince? Allllll over the news right now, I bet that feels real good, doesn't it? Your face all over the media, right there alongside the stars; Mike Tyson, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Vinny f***ing Mac, the geriatric jackhammer. No, I get it though, we've got a lot to be thankful for. You screwing up WWE so badly that we've finally got competition again, thanks for doing the wrestling industry a solid, Vince! You've done us all a big favour, you couldn't hack it any more, and you've left the wrestling business in the hands of two men who Khan. Bravo. Hey now, hold up, I'd better watch my mouth, running you down like this... but wait, what are you gonna do, fire me? Oh, hah, but you can't, can you? That's not your job any more! Thanks, Vince. Thanks for nothing. Best of luck in your future endeavours. throws mic" Did I pass promo school?
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jul 23, 2022 1:32:01 GMT -5
All I gotta say about Vince. Best wrestling promoter of all time, thankful he got me into wrestling. Sounds like a hilarious character behind the scenes and I wish I got to know him in a way. But also a colossal piece of shit who deserves all this and whatever Else is coming to him. Also it was Time for him to go and I look forward to the future of the wwe
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jul 23, 2022 1:34:03 GMT -5
I'll believe it when my bank account has 5 extra zeros.
Carnies gonna carny
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Post by Dub H on Jul 23, 2022 1:37:30 GMT -5
My take on wrestling is that it would be big any way, Vince was just the first to capitalize and for the worse
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 23, 2022 1:40:29 GMT -5
If he's gone the. this is a new era for WWE, the post-Vince era.
The first new era IMO since 2002
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Jul 23, 2022 1:40:31 GMT -5
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