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Post by Garyspivey on Feb 22, 2023 17:03:33 GMT -5
Zach Ryder got a t -shirt!!!
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nm
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Post by nm on Feb 22, 2023 17:31:34 GMT -5
I WANT MY SON BACK!
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agent817
Fry's dog Seymour
Doesn't Know Whose Ring It Is
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Post by agent817 on Feb 22, 2023 22:13:07 GMT -5
I have a question for all of you:
Did the Truth really set you free?
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DichEvans
Samurai Cop
Lenny Lazy Lane Stinks
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Post by DichEvans on Feb 22, 2023 22:21:18 GMT -5
It was fun and entertaining. Him as a heel got over really fast because he was funny but menacing like when him and Morrison was fighting and he pops on the screaming saying SHAZAM!! and messing with Morrison and then looking directly at the camera saying a match will never happen between them He's another person I would had gave that one month WWE title run to. Once Cena beat him, that main event push ended but him and Miz made for a really fun team The guy peaked at the exact wrong time in wrestling history. His indie work was so good, but it happened in an era without youtube or streaming, so most of it is just lost media.
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Vampiro138
Hank Scorpio
the greatest vampire in the HISTORY of our sport
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Post by Vampiro138 on Feb 22, 2023 23:54:11 GMT -5
Zach Ryder got a t -shirt!!! The thing I remember most of that is that, I had to watch the Youtube later of that segment, because the live show most of that thing had no sound to begin the show.
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dav
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Post by dav on Feb 23, 2023 4:41:08 GMT -5
What Is remember most of all from this time is Austin's reaction to the Confederacy segment. Just basically gives up.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Feb 23, 2023 5:00:56 GMT -5
Great character. He was genuinely menacing while acting like a complete idiot.
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Post by ray8751 on Feb 23, 2023 9:48:54 GMT -5
Zach Ryder got a t -shirt!!! ON THE CUPS?!?! The whole run was pure gold to me, was totally unpredictable and grabbed my attention more than anything else that went on at that time, someone mentioned Summer of Punk, I don't even remember but I remember just about everything Truth did back then. Anyone remember the Obama press conference before Capitol Punishment? Lil' Jimmy got a boat! Probably my favourite bit was when he bummed a cigarette from a fan when facing John Morrison on Raw in the UK, lighting up and the crowd chanting That's Illegal. I still can't believe it has been over ten years..
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Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Feb 23, 2023 10:13:42 GMT -5
All this thread did was make me miss when the entire roster was on edge because of R-Truth and the f***ing Miz and it took the combined epic forces of John Cena and the Rock to take them down. The most ridiculous part was that the same roster had just dealt with and gallantly fought the Nexus a year earlier. But the terrifying force of Truth and Miz were enough for them to stage a f***ing walkout. I get that it was a device to get Johnny in power (because lord forbid we DIDN'T have a heel authority figure for any length of time) but it was incredibly weak from a kayfabe perspective. Oh, and it amazes me how many people miss the point of "But Hunter, we're girls".
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Feb 23, 2023 19:35:25 GMT -5
I live in an alternate universe where dude won the world title at Capital Punishment after hitting Cena with a water bottle so hard dude's blood ruined the Aquafina label and came out smoking a Cuban cigar to this
(language warning he's mad)
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Feb 23, 2023 19:46:41 GMT -5
I also loved how Truth took advantage of the WHAT chants. They are sadly still there, and every great mic worker has a way of dealing with them. Truth made you feel like every time someone yelled it was bringing him a little bit closer to going off the deep end, and no one has really dealt with it in a way that actually enhances their character (even if it's mostly because they don't want to risk encouraging it).
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Feb 23, 2023 19:48:17 GMT -5
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Post by Fake Jesus on Feb 23, 2023 21:02:33 GMT -5
I mean sure, wrong time, but was there really no room in TWENTY f***ING TWELVE for a heel Truth revival?
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King Koopa
He's just a Sexy Kurt
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Post by 67 more on Feb 24, 2023 2:06:38 GMT -5
PIGEONS DON'T TALK
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 24, 2023 5:39:47 GMT -5
I really loved it creatively as something actually new and different to what WWE generally do
However didn't he draw one of the worst buyrates they ever had?
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Post by 06vwgti on Feb 24, 2023 10:01:45 GMT -5
It was the wellness violation that killed his push? I really wish we saw more of this RTruth, he was great.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Feb 24, 2023 22:30:54 GMT -5
I also loved how Truth took advantage of the WHAT chants. They are sadly still there, and every great mic worker has a way of dealing with them. Truth made you feel like every time someone yelled it was bringing him a little bit closer to going off the deep end, and no one has really dealt with it in a way that actually enhances their character (even if it's mostly because they don't want to risk encouraging it). Don't You WHAT Me!!!
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nate5054
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Post by nate5054 on Feb 25, 2023 18:17:36 GMT -5
It was amazing. Legit one of my favorite things in wrestling ever, especially his Confederate Soldier march.
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Post by mc74 on Feb 25, 2023 23:55:56 GMT -5
I loved it. He was so menacing, yet incredibly entertaining.
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Toates Madhackrviper
King Koopa
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This avatar is so far out of date I might as well stick with it forever now.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Feb 26, 2023 2:01:17 GMT -5
I loved it. I already was a fan of face Truth (and thought he had all it took to be a main eventer that way, rare opinion I know) but the heel turn was awesome and really just clicked in every way. Its too bad there was too much else going on for him to get a short reign with the title at the time.
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