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Post by Sephiroth on Jun 5, 2023 7:11:34 GMT -5
I'm surprised the US Army never complained about Slaughter's stolen valor especially when he was heel and trashing the country. RCMP didn't eff around when the Mountie character made them look bad. USAF are usually very concerned with their depiction in pop culture. As for Evans same as Shotzi really, she had a good look and they needed bodies on the main roster because of injuries/breaks, etc so they got called up a year or two early and it did their in-ring progression long-term damage from which they've never recovered. The same thing will happen to some of the women currently in NXT. The women's division on the main roster is smaller so injuries/departures damage it more necessitating faster call ups plus NXT women are less likely to have an indie background than the men so need a wee bit extra time in developmental. Malenko is in AEW and Finlay is in his 60s so perhaps easing into PT work/early retirement probably doesn't help. Have you seen the amount of advertising the army does? They were probably just as glad for it.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jun 5, 2023 8:25:40 GMT -5
I'm surprised the US Army never complained about Slaughter's stolen valor especially when he was heel and trashing the country. RCMP didn't eff around when the Mountie character made them look bad. USAF are usually very concerned with their depiction in pop culture. As for Evans same as Shotzi really, she had a good look and they needed bodies on the main roster because of injuries/breaks, etc so they got called up a year or two early and it did their in-ring progression long-term damage from which they've never recovered. The same thing will happen to some of the women currently in NXT. The women's division on the main roster is smaller so injuries/departures damage it more necessitating faster call ups plus NXT women are less likely to have an indie background than the men so need a wee bit extra time in developmental. Malenko is in AEW and Finlay is in his 60s so perhaps easing into PT work/early retirement probably doesn't help. Have you seen the amount of advertising the army does? They were probably just as glad for it. That's pretty close to my take on it mixed with the attitude "it's just pro wrestling bullshittery" Military budget for advertising is massive and somewhat hidden in "training". Think about all the flyovers and shit for sports.
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Post by Sephiroth on Jun 5, 2023 9:29:06 GMT -5
Have you seen the amount of advertising the army does? They were probably just as glad for it. That's pretty close to my take on it mixed with the attitude "it's just pro wrestling bullshittery" Military budget for advertising is massive and somewhat hidden in "training". Think about all the flyovers and shit for sports. Yeah, it’s not like those snobs in the royal Canadian mounted police
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2023 12:43:28 GMT -5
If anything, the Mountie made the RCs look better than they actually were. I've never been to Canada so my impressions of the Mounties are based on an old TV show called Due South and Rougeau's singing and are therefore generally positive. Same, but just substitute Due South for Dudley Do-Right.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 5, 2023 13:11:05 GMT -5
Sucks to think about your favorite NXT superstars who never even got a shot on a main roster and then to think about how Lacey Evans, Lars Sullivan and the like have gotten like four. Also, can you imagine if the Lacey having Ric Flair father her baby angle made it to Mania? I think the saddest part of all the Evans bullcrap is "having Flair's Baby" was the "best" angle she's been a part of. I will say, I genuinely did like them debuting the character by just having her walk out to completely interrupt shows, turn around on the ramp and walk back.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 5, 2023 13:13:12 GMT -5
I'm all for taking any and all of f***ing Gunner Ryker's valor and legally transferring it to Sgt Slaughter.
Also, Lacey is now in a war of words on Twitter with Sgt Slaughter's daughter, with Lacey saying that she's Slaughter's #1 fan and threatening his daughter in the same breath. Just incredible the lack of any and all self-awareness in this woman.
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Post by lionheart21 on Jun 5, 2023 14:41:29 GMT -5
I'm all for taking any and all of f***ing Gunner Ryker's valor and legally transferring it to Sgt Slaughter. Also, Lacey is now in a war of words on Twitter with Sgt Slaughter's daughter, with Lacey saying that she's Slaughter's #1 fan and threatening his daughter in the same breath. Just incredible the lack of any and all self-awareness in this woman. Is this woman trying to get fired or something? What does she think she gains from all of this?
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Post by XIII on Jun 5, 2023 14:54:17 GMT -5
Her hat looks like Rikishi sat on it and it molded itself in in all of his big ass glory
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Post by chazraps on Jun 5, 2023 15:51:45 GMT -5
I'm all for taking any and all of f***ing Gunner Ryker's valor and legally transferring it to Sgt Slaughter. Also, Lacey is now in a war of words on Twitter with Sgt Slaughter's daughter, with Lacey saying that she's Slaughter's #1 fan and threatening his daughter in the same breath. Just incredible the lack of any and all self-awareness in this woman. Is this woman trying to get fired or something? What does she think she gains from all of this? Just just bafflingly dumb holy shit. I held off on embedding because I didn't want to amplify, but goddam this moron -
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 5, 2023 15:59:47 GMT -5
Is this woman trying to get fired or something? What does she think she gains from all of this? Just just bafflingly dumb holy shit. I held off on embedding because I didn't want to amplify, but goddam this moron - What the f*** is going on with Slaughter and emojis ??
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Post by asuka007 on Jun 5, 2023 16:05:03 GMT -5
Have you seen the amount of advertising the army does? They were probably just as glad for it. That's pretty close to my take on it mixed with the attitude "it's just pro wrestling bullshittery" Military budget for advertising is massive and somewhat hidden in "training". Think about all the flyovers and shit for sports. The Navy basically partnered with both Top Gun movies I believe. They were setting up recruiting booths outside theaters in some cases.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Jun 5, 2023 16:52:23 GMT -5
Lacey Evans is a dumb hick with moronic values.
That is all, you can go back to discussing her stupid gimmick theft now.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 5, 2023 21:47:53 GMT -5
Lacey Evans is a dumb hick We said that to her at a dinner!
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 5, 2023 21:50:46 GMT -5
It is genuinely kind of incredible how Lacey is relatively decent at keeping her head down right until they stick her on TV again and then every single time she immediately turns around and starts saying stupid shit again. It's like she's trying to self-sabotage.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 5, 2023 22:23:42 GMT -5
That's pretty close to my take on it mixed with the attitude "it's just pro wrestling bullshittery" Military budget for advertising is massive and somewhat hidden in "training". Think about all the flyovers and shit for sports. The Navy basically partnered with both Top Gun movies I believe. They were setting up recruiting booths outside theaters in some cases. A lot of movies get money from the military... usually so they can get access to military equipment. They do need to run the script passed them to make sure there's nothing htey object to. That said not all blockbusters do... the Avengers for instance got no money from the Army cause they objected to the idea of showing them willing to launch a Nuclear Missile at New York >_>
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Post by KingPooper on Jun 5, 2023 22:44:39 GMT -5
For me she's the Baron Corbin of the woman's division. They seemed like a prospect in NXT, moved to the main roster, have gone through multiple character changes, nothing has really stuck but they keep getting chance after chance because they are at the very least a decent hand that can fill a position. Broke ass Corbin was a lot of fun. I’m actually disappointed Corbin / Grimes was randomly dropped. If they played the most over the top versions of there characters they seem custom made for each other.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 6, 2023 2:16:00 GMT -5
The Navy basically partnered with both Top Gun movies I believe. They were setting up recruiting booths outside theaters in some cases. A lot of movies get money from the military... usually so they can get access to military equipment. They do need to run the script passed them to make sure there's nothing htey object to. That said not all blockbusters do... the Avengers for instance got no money from the Army cause they objected to the idea of showing them willing to launch a Nuclear Missile at New York >_> But Tom Cruise and other actors aren't running around telling stories about how they served, and the battles they were in. Slaughter's done that. So it is a bit rich for Slaughter and his daughter to get pissed at Lacey Evans "stealing" his look.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 6, 2023 2:20:25 GMT -5
I'm surprised the US Army never complained about Slaughter's stolen valor especially when he was heel and trashing the country. RCMP didn't eff around when the Mountie character made them look bad. USAF are usually very concerned with their depiction in pop culture. As for Evans same as Shotzi really, she had a good look and they needed bodies on the main roster because of injuries/breaks, etc so they got called up a year or two early and it did their in-ring progression long-term damage from which they've never recovered. The same thing will happen to some of the women currently in NXT. The women's division on the main roster is smaller so injuries/departures damage it more necessitating faster call ups plus NXT women are less likely to have an indie background than the men so need a wee bit extra time in developmental. Malenko is in AEW and Finlay is in his 60s so perhaps easing into PT work/early retirement probably doesn't help. Have you seen the amount of advertising the army does? They were probably just as glad for it. Yeah, given GI Joe, the odds are basically zero that the military has ever given a shit. They also probably excuse it due to him less likely to do it as Remus and being "Sgt. Slaughter", so it's a bit more ambiguous than specific lies like Brian Dennehy before he got confronted about it.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 6, 2023 2:25:23 GMT -5
Is this woman trying to get fired or something? What does she think she gains from all of this? Just just bafflingly dumb holy shit. I held off on embedding because I didn't want to amplify, but goddam this moron - F***s sake, why does HHH keep these people employed? Lacey has no presence, can't really work in ring, and are problematic immediately outside of it, like it should really be three strikes and out but for some ungodly reason Lacey Evans is still getting retooled and thrown out there when she is just absolutely atrocious Idk if HHH has a fetish for hitching his wagon to problematic types but it's not just Lacey, and it's not even just Lacey who is still currently employed on the roster. Vince ain't in charge of these decisions anymore, you just look bad when you keep absolving it. Even when HHH ran NXT, we saw the same shit (And given Odyssey and Quincy we still are), but the fact Drake Younger and Dream held on as long as they did just as two examples was damn near eye popping. It's not a good look.
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Post by msc on Jun 6, 2023 5:29:53 GMT -5
I'll put to the side my views on her public views, though they rhyme with Buck Doff.
I just checked this on Wiki. WWE currently have over thirty female wrestlers under contract who I'd easily call better than Lacey Evans, a few which I could easily believe WILL be better than Lacey Evans as they gain experience, and that's over 20 of them on the main roster alone.
She shouldn't be getting all these chances because he's a horrible person. But she shouldn't be getting them, because there are so many better options under contract.
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