Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 2, 2023 11:11:20 GMT -5
One thing I never got was why they didn't haze Punk. Anything you ever hear about him comes across as normal ass backstage politics. It's not like he was a tough guy and he was literally an indie star so what, was he just that much of an asshole that they feared getting chewed out by him? I suppose there's that story where Calaway was like "wear a suit" and Punk was just like "no f*** you" so uh, maybe? I would say this is pretty much the reason. I don't think it's so much they feared him but more for all Punk's faults he comes off like someone who isn't going to back down and at the same time also wouldn't give a crap. I'm guessing if they started to mess with him Punk would either blow it off or give them a piece of his mind. Bullies are going to target people they find vulnerable. So in this case guys who aren't tough guys that aren't deemed a threat to them physically and guys who have more passive personalities who aren't going to want to be confrontational even when they are being harassed or threatened. With guys that stand up for themselves even if push came to shove the bully would probably beat them in a fight they aren't going to feel it's worth the trouble and instead are always going to go after the "easy target". Yeah, Punk wasn't an easy target by any metric. For any of his faults, he speaks his mind and doesn't back down. He also was someone coming in who was already something of a name in wrestling, rather than a total greenhorn, and had already wrestled a handful of guys like Rey and Eddie, so he was not really going to be starstruck. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Mar 2, 2023 13:23:05 GMT -5
Ivory said JBL all but offered to carry Brock's bags from day one because he knew if he pulled his usual stuff with Brock, he'd get his ass beat and he'd be fired. The politics continued around Brock though, and were a big part in him quitting the first time. He watched guys like Nathan Jones going out of their mind dealing with politics and hazing, people becoming addicts dealing with the pain, drama and just to cope on the road, and he was stuck travelling to South Africa to work a program with Bob Holly nobody wanted. Which is why I always roll my eyes whenever I see someone say Brock hates wrestling. Brock f***ing loves wrestling and having a good time out in front of the audience, it's just the travel and the bullshit being around the toxic locker room culture that goons like JBL and 'Taker presided over. Hence when he got himself in a position to come back he got himself a deal where he didn't have to tour and didn't have a whole lot to do with anybody except the guy he was working with. By all accounts he's a little more integrated with the locker room these days, and I gotta think a big part of that is down to how relaxed things are. |
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