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Post by greyfmdan on Dec 20, 2022 17:21:11 GMT -5
Assuming this is actually Russo (which it seems to be) and not a parody, I have to think he’s in on the joke. I can’t really imagine he’d be writing an article on a site called WrestleCrap thinking it’s dead serious.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 20, 2022 17:29:40 GMT -5
Chaz Warrington was literally an OG indy darling, dude deserves more love lmao It tickles me greatly that, should I ever end up doing 1999 WWF for my points rankings (and I’ve at least already started laying the twigs and branches for 2002, so it’s in sight), Mosh will end up in the system as “Mosh/Chaz/Harry Cleavage” because he had at least one televised match in the gimmick. And someone will have “lost to Cleavage” on their record. EDIT: It was actually Christian who lost to Beaver Cleavage in the only televised match in the gimmick, on a RAW taped two days after Owen Hart died. What a cursed time.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 20, 2022 17:57:23 GMT -5
Chaz Warrington was literally an OG indy darling, dude deserves more love lmao I remember their mini-comeback on both the Indies and then in WWE in 2016 and thinking how good Mosh still looked and how well he could still perform even then, especially in contrast to Thrash... who was definitely showing both age and ring rust. Also remember him saying he was so happy to get those WWE Bookings so he could show his kids that he was a wrestler, because they weren't alive when he had his original runs. So he just seems like a genuinely nice guy
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Post by Helen of Jasper Troy on Dec 20, 2022 18:19:00 GMT -5
Chaz Warrington was literally an OG indy darling, dude deserves more love lmao It tickles me greatly that, should I ever end up doing 1999 WWF for my points rankings (and I’ve at least already started laying the twigs and branches for 2002, so it’s in sight), Mosh will end up in the system as “Mosh/Chaz/Harry Cleavage” because he had at least one televised match in the gimmick. And someone will have “lost to Cleavage” on their record. EDIT: It was actually Christian who lost to Beaver Cleavage in the only televised match in the gimmick, on a RAW taped two days after Owen Hart died. What a cursed time. That Christian vs Beaver Cleavage match is a must watch. The crowd reaction is this surreal mix of piped in cheers and drunk ass ppl screaming BEAVER BEAVER BEAVER and Beaver Cleavage just goes hard as f*** in the ring doing springboards in like multiple layers of clothing. Absolutely absurd to watch.
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Post by tntchamp on Dec 20, 2022 18:27:43 GMT -5
Chaz Warrington was literally an OG indy darling, dude deserves more love lmao It tickles me greatly that, should I ever end up doing 1999 WWF for my points rankings (and I’ve at least already started laying the twigs and branches for 2002, so it’s in sight), Mosh will end up in the system as “Mosh/Chaz/Harry Cleavage” because he had at least one televised match in the gimmick. And someone will have “lost to Cleavage” on their record. EDIT: It was actually Christian who lost to Beaver Cleavage in the only televised match in the gimmick, on a RAW taped two days after Owen Hart died. What a cursed time. I recall gangrel losing to Beaver on a episode of Raw which was my first exposure to his gimmick I mean I "Get" beaver cleavage since its not hard to grasp a painfully unfunny gimmick that consist of "Lol beaver wants to bop his mom" or in this case his not-mommy figure. Vince Russo truly does come off as a sexually frustrated middle schooler who never mentally evolved passed the age of 12. Even with all the wild stuff in the attitude era who in the hell would actually enjoy this gimmick especially next to guys like Stone Cold or The Rock or Undertaker or Mankind or etc.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Dec 20, 2022 18:39:00 GMT -5
In all seriousness though Russo is a bullshitter con man who's dumb as a rock, but not so dumb that he hasn't clued into the idea you can say outrageous shit online for attention and profit. He's long clued into the fact he can get attention by saying outlandish nonsense, and that's all this is. An attempt not to redeem the gimmick, but to try and claim it as something else for the purposes of getting attention, and f*** the Wrestlecrap guys for going along with it and platforming him for nonsense apologetics. Says a lot about how desperate they've gotten for relevance now too.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Dec 20, 2022 18:40:04 GMT -5
Assuming this is actually Russo (which it seems to be) and not a parody, I have to think he’s in on the joke. I can’t really imagine he’d be writing an article on a site called WrestleCrap thinking it’s dead serious. Arrested Development Narrator: "But he was serious."
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Dec 20, 2022 18:40:52 GMT -5
He's not even urbanite trash. I'm from the literal sewer of Long Island, and some of the people here are too trashy and ridiculous to be believed. To wit; Jim Cornette is born and bred southern trailer park trash, he admits it and wears it proudly. To him the south is paradise, who would want to live anywhere else? And any time he did, such as living in Connecticut, he was miserable. Slightly off topic, but: my absolute favorite Cornette story of all time is the one Bruce Prichard told about how even after he moved to Connecticut, where some of the best Italian restaurants outside of Italy itself can be found with genuine homemade ingredients, he still insisted on having his mom mail him Chef Boyardee pasta from back home in Kentucky.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Dec 20, 2022 18:49:56 GMT -5
Not sure the smiley face shorts were much better, TBH
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Post by fw91 on Dec 20, 2022 20:40:29 GMT -5
I'm actually looking forward to reading more of this nonsense. What didn't we understand about the viagra on a pole match will be a fun read.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Dec 20, 2022 21:44:49 GMT -5
I can’t wait for his extensive dissertation on That 70’s Guy
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Dec 20, 2022 22:02:39 GMT -5
Man that ain't Vince Russo, THAT'S VIC VENOM!
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Dec 20, 2022 22:10:42 GMT -5
This is fascinating hearing the creative process of a guy who is SO serious about ridiculous shit, and who is also kinda terrible at his craft
Also hearing him talk himself up THIS much is
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Post by Psicofreak667 on Dec 20, 2022 22:15:10 GMT -5
Is this really Vince Russo? It reads like someone writing a parody of him.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 20, 2022 22:22:05 GMT -5
this is my shocked face that Russo is claiming the fans are at fault for not liking his absolutely shitty writing.
it's not like the only thing he says when asked about why his plans fail...
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 20, 2022 22:27:40 GMT -5
In all seriousness though Russo is a bullshitter con man who's dumb as a rock, but not so dumb that he hasn't clued into the idea you can say outrageous shit online for attention and profit. He's long clued into the fact he can get attention by saying outlandish nonsense, and that's all this is. An attempt not to redeem the gimmick, but to try and claim it as something else for the purposes of getting attention, and f*** the Wrestlecrap guys for going along with it and platforming him for nonsense apologetics. Says a lot about how desperate they've gotten for relevance now too. I mean look at some of his posts and RD was clearly angry the forum was more popular than the main site years ago before the split happened. So him being desperate for attention tracks.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Dec 20, 2022 22:32:49 GMT -5
In all seriousness though Russo is a bullshitter con man who's dumb as a rock, but not so dumb that he hasn't clued into the idea you can say outrageous shit online for attention and profit. He's long clued into the fact he can get attention by saying outlandish nonsense, and that's all this is. An attempt not to redeem the gimmick, but to try and claim it as something else for the purposes of getting attention, and f*** the Wrestlecrap guys for going along with it and platforming him for nonsense apologetics. Says a lot about how desperate they've gotten for relevance now too. I mean look at some of his posts and RD was clearly angry the forum was more popular than the main site years ago before the split happened. So him being desperate for attention tracks. Man, and that was when the forum was the undisputed main source of wrestling memes. I can kinda see being frustrated at the site's stagnation in that light, but I can also imagine someone seeing that as a foothold to keep up the association to stay relevant, y'know?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 20, 2022 22:38:15 GMT -5
I mean look at some of his posts and RD was clearly angry the forum was more popular than the main site years ago before the split happened. So him being desperate for attention tracks. Man, and that was when the forum was the undisputed main source of wrestling memes. I can kinda see being frustrated at the site's stagnation in that light, but I can also imagine someone seeing that as a foothold to keep up the association to stay relevant, y'know? I don't think it was part of the split but it clearly annoyed him that the Wrestlecrap Forum was more popular than Wrestlecrap
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Dec 20, 2022 22:47:40 GMT -5
I mean look at some of his posts and RD was clearly angry the forum was more popular than the main site years ago before the split happened. So him being desperate for attention tracks. Man, and that was when the forum was the undisputed main source of wrestling memes. I can kinda see being frustrated at the site's stagnation in that light, but I can also imagine someone seeing that as a foothold to keep up the association to stay relevant, y'know? Yeah, it's hardly an admin being mad that a rogue and only quasi-official IRC channel is siphoning activity away, by contrast. Seen that fight before. Definitely seems like a better claim to fame than hiring paying Vince f***ing Russo would be.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 20, 2022 23:29:22 GMT -5
I will add that I was not a mod when the split happened.
But that was my take as a poster at the time... just some of his reactions to polls asking about the main site being met with "There's a main site?" and the Basketball jones fiasco.
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