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Post by maxx420 on Nov 24, 2007 17:19:39 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uwF8bJ0bgIt's a little old & all, but you'll have to forgive me as I don't watch Raw regularly... or at all... Anyway, I noticed this clip on Youtube. Triple H openly mocks a guy that is sticking to WWE's Wellness Policy on a WWE TV show? Why the hell would he do that?! Maybe when the time comes, Trippers can explain to congress what he meant by the line "How to lose 50 pounds in 4 weeks".
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Post by Klax on Nov 24, 2007 17:26:22 GMT -5
Great line. What's your problem with it exactly?
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Post by Citizen Snips on Nov 24, 2007 17:26:30 GMT -5
Funny post-script- Then they fired him.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Nov 24, 2007 17:28:00 GMT -5
It was a joke on TV. Masters should know better
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Post by maxx420 on Nov 24, 2007 17:32:14 GMT -5
Great line. What's your problem with it exactly? A guy who is observing WWE's Wellness Policy is being openly mocked for sticking to the company's own guidelines... Just seems a really dumb thing to do. What kind of message does it send to others observing the Wellness Policy? "Stay off the 'roids & you'll become an object of ridicule".
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Post by Mongo & Pepe: Back in Black on Nov 24, 2007 17:32:45 GMT -5
Great line. What's your problem with it exactly? The fact that they're openly making fun of a guy for getting skinnier after getting off the roids. That's pretty hypocritical of a company that has a policy not allowing their use.
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Post by spec on Nov 24, 2007 21:46:32 GMT -5
Masters called Hunter a bitch haha
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Post by doinkmark on Nov 25, 2007 16:35:05 GMT -5
Hunter was just saying what we'd all already said. I mean, come on, Masters WAS way skinnier during this run than the last time we'd seen him. It was still a bad move on WWE's part to let that line through, but come on, Hunter gave Masters the same crap we on the boards did. Only to his face in kayfabe.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2007 16:43:21 GMT -5
but come on, Hunter gave Masters the same crap we on the boards did. Only to his face in kayfabe. We're not part of a wrestling company that is cracking down on drug use though
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Post by salsashark on Nov 25, 2007 16:58:38 GMT -5
Masters could have easily salvaged that if he had some kind of comeback. I wouldn't feel too much pity for him.
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Post by ghettooverlord on Nov 25, 2007 17:00:43 GMT -5
Masters could have easily salvaged that if he had some kind of comeback. I wouldn't feel too much pity for him. "I lost a lot of weight taking it to Steph the last two months?"
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Post by Klax on Nov 25, 2007 17:18:38 GMT -5
The way I look at it is, if he hadn't been using in the first place, they could never have made that joke. I equate this to when they had Jericho mock Steph over her boobjob. A little personal? Sure. But funny as hell nonetheless.
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Post by Warwolf on Nov 25, 2007 17:21:09 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uwF8bJ0bgIt's a little old & all, but you'll have to forgive me as I don't watch Raw regularly... or at all... Anyway, I noticed this clip on Youtube. Triple H openly mocks a guy that is sticking to WWE's Wellness Policy on a WWE TV show? Why the hell would he do that?! Maybe when the time comes, Trippers can explain to congress what he meant by the line "How to lose 50 pounds in 4 weeks". See, I LIKE Funny Triple H. I dislike 'Arrrgh! I'm the angry schmuck' Triple H.
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Post by DJ Peapod on Nov 25, 2007 18:25:03 GMT -5
I enjoyed that whole episode of DX taking over as GM's of RAW
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Post by wrestlecrapcrap on Nov 25, 2007 18:55:15 GMT -5
I think everyone is misunderstanding the point of HHH's comment.
It wasn't 'you stopped using steroids and are now being ridiculed'
it was 'you clearly used steroids, it is so very noticeable and you should have never done it in the first place'.
That's what he is saying. Not that Masters should hurry up and get back on them!
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Post by Loki on Nov 25, 2007 20:05:58 GMT -5
It's tricky for me having a clear opinion on that line.
It was indeed funny, because Masters looked smaller in a VERY NOTICEABLE way. It wasn't a "regular" loss of muscle due to natural reasons, he looked shrunk like a cheap sweater after the laundry.
So in that meaning, Triple H's (and WWE's?) mockery was aimed to a guy who took too much "medicine" for his muscles.
On the other hand, WWE hired Masters for his looks, and not for his technical prowess or for his superior promo skills. And when he debuted he was as big as he ever was, so it's not like Masters exaggerated with drugs AFTER he got the job, and WWE had to suspend him.
Basically it's a vicious loop: Masters took steroids and got the job, and he was given the job because of his physique (obtained also thanks to steroids).
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 25, 2007 20:17:54 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uwF8bJ0bgIt's a little old & all, but you'll have to forgive me as I don't watch Raw regularly... or at all... Anyway, I noticed this clip on Youtube. Triple H openly mocks a guy that is sticking to WWE's Wellness Policy on a WWE TV show? Why the hell would he do that?! Maybe when the time comes, Trippers can explain to congress what he meant by the line "How to lose 50 pounds in 4 weeks". See, I LIKE Funny Triple H. I dislike 'Arrrgh! I'm the angry schmuck' Triple H. Warwolf, i was wonder where you've been!
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Post by Reverend BTY on Nov 25, 2007 20:21:09 GMT -5
Hunter was just saying what we'd all already said. I mean, come on, Masters WAS way skinnier during this run than the last time we'd seen him. It was still a bad move on WWE's part to let that line through, but come on, Hunter gave Masters the same crap we on the boards did. Only to his face in kayfabe. I commended Masters on losing the roids mass. I also thought he was better slimmed down.
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Post by spec on Nov 25, 2007 21:26:43 GMT -5
Masters should've said: "Pot calling the kettle black Hunter Hearst Helmsley." Or: "Yeah its a shame the boss doesn't have another daughter I can plow, then I might've got away with it."
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Post by jfpierce on Nov 26, 2007 2:22:11 GMT -5
The way I look at it is, if he hadn't been using in the first place, they could never have made that joke. I equate this to when they had Jericho mock Steph over her boobjob. A little personal? Sure. But funny as hell nonetheless. If he hadn't been using in the first place, this thread wouldn't exist because he never would have been hired to begin with.
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