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Post by TRUTH TELLER on Nov 28, 2007 15:52:02 GMT -5
What's wrong with being called a Gorilla? Gorilla's are clever, fierce and respected, it's a nickname, get a grip Absolutely, gorillas are. You might want to to go test your theory on the first black guy you see. Let me know how that works out for you.
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Post by Jazzman on Nov 28, 2007 15:59:40 GMT -5
New Nation Of Domination Big Daddy V Mark Henry Shelton Benjamin Elisha Burke Book it now. seconded... make it happen
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Post by AriadosMan on Nov 28, 2007 16:03:08 GMT -5
What's wrong with being called a Gorilla? Gorilla's are clever, fierce and respected, it's a nickname, get a grip Absolutely, gorillas are. You might want to to go test your theory on the first black guy you see. Let me know how that works out for you. To be fair, nobody calls Henry "Silverback". He calls himself that.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 28, 2007 17:40:41 GMT -5
All the things Mark Henry isn't. Dumb, gentle, & hated? So Mark Henry is the new Eugene? Correctamundo ;D
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Post by TRUTH TELLER on Nov 29, 2007 2:39:06 GMT -5
Absolutely, gorillas are. You might want to to go test your theory on the first black guy you see. Let me know how that works out for you. To be fair, nobody calls Henry "Silverback". He calls himself that. I've heard commentators like Cole call him that tons of times. And as for him calling himself that, I slightly doubt he was the one that coined the name. I believe that honor probably belongs to the good folks at WWE Creative, whom I'd imagine had to draw straws to see which one had to tell Henry that was his new "nickname".
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 29, 2007 2:58:14 GMT -5
To be fair, nobody calls Henry "Silverback". He calls himself that. I've heard commentators like Cole call him that tons of times. And as for him calling himself that, I slightly doubt he was the one that coined the name. I believe that honor probably belongs to the good folks at WWE Creative, whom I'd imagine had to draw straws to see which one had to tell Henry that was his new "nickname". Seriously, if the guy wanted to take it as a race issue, sure, let him, but the dude IS built like a gorilla. Big, broad, and muscled. I mean, sure, we could call him a bear instead, but that'd make his doing the bearhug a little silly.
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Post by mysterydriver on Nov 29, 2007 3:07:06 GMT -5
With Mark Henry's history with the company, having the nickname "The Silverback" is probably the least of his problems. I see him hearing about the nickname this way...
Nervous Intern: Mist...mister Henry?
*Henry turns from eating at the buffet*
Henry: What?
NI: Uhhhhhhhhh....Creative sent me down here to...uhhhhhhh tell you something.
*Henry's eyes widen*
Henry *Voice somewhat quivering*: Does...Does it involve a crossdresser or an old woman?
NI: What? No. They have a new nickname for you.
Henry: What? Am I chocolate again? Sexy Cocoa or something?
NI: No...Uhhhhhhhhhhh....They want to call you the Silverback.
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Henry: Okay. Whatever.
*Intern turns to leave*
Henry: WAIT.
*Intern whimpers*
Henry: They don't want me to...you know...act like a gorilla or have a monkey around me or anything, right?
NI: No. No. Of course not.
Henry: Good.
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Post by TRUTH TELLER on Nov 29, 2007 3:07:40 GMT -5
I've heard commentators like Cole call him that tons of times. And as for him calling himself that, I slightly doubt he was the one that coined the name. I believe that honor probably belongs to the good folks at WWE Creative, whom I'd imagine had to draw straws to see which one had to tell Henry that was his new "nickname". Seriously, if the guy wanted to take it as a race issue, sure, let him, but the dude IS built like a gorilla. Big, broad, and muscled. I mean, sure, we could call him a bear instead, but that'd make his doing the bearhug a little silly. No, I agree. I just think it's a little awkward that's all. And for the record, I'd mark for the Bear-hug.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 29, 2007 3:10:52 GMT -5
Seriously, if the guy wanted to take it as a race issue, sure, let him, but the dude IS built like a gorilla. Big, broad, and muscled. I mean, sure, we could call him a bear instead, but that'd make his doing the bearhug a little silly. No, I agree. I just think it's a little awkward that's all. And for the record, I'd mark for the Bear-hug. Henry's tights should actually have silver on the back, though, since I think that'd break up the solid black quite nicely, and reflect the nickname. Think like Hennig's, except silver except for the black back part. Since Henry claims to be the top animal in the jungle, so to speak, it was basically gorilla, bear, lion, elephant or perhaps hippo. Gorilla probably was less silly than alternatives.
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Post by TRUTH TELLER on Nov 29, 2007 3:29:42 GMT -5
With Mark Henry's history with the company, having the nickname "The Silverback" is probably the least of his problems. I see him hearing about the nickname this way... Nervous Intern: Mist...mister Henry? *Henry turns from eating at the buffet* Henry: What? NI: Uhhhhhhhhh....Creative sent me down here to...uhhhhhhh tell you something. *Henry's eyes widen* Henry *Voice somewhat quivering*: Does...Does it involve a crossdresser or an old woman? NI: What? No. They have a new nickname for you. Henry: What? Am I chocolate again? Sexy Cocoa or something? NI: No...Uhhhhhhhhhhh....They want to call you the Silverback. ... ... Henry: Okay. Whatever. *Intern turns to leave* Henry: WAIT. *Intern whimpers* Henry: They don't want me to...you know...act like a gorilla or have a monkey around me or anything, right? NI: No. No. Of course not. Henry: Good. Haha, I think I'd become a Henry fan if any of this ever happened. Well played, sir.
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Post by Chris the Bambikiller on Nov 29, 2007 3:59:22 GMT -5
Call them the "New Natural Disasters".
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Post by SWH - Shane Hero on Nov 29, 2007 4:11:02 GMT -5
Heyyyyy... Mysterydriver just gave me a much better idea than teaming Henry and Big Daddy V...
Team up Henry with an actual band of monkeys. I mean he claims to be the Silverback, so lets see it in action. He can be the ruler of a whole bunch of chimps and stuff. Whenever it looks like he's about to be beaten, his whole flock of monkeys swarm the ring and start attacking his opponent.
They can fling poop in the ring on occasion too, and you know that alone would sell WWE Creative on the idea. I mean that's six months worth of Cena promos basically writing themselves right there.
"Mark Henry: Monkey Man"
Make it happen!
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 29, 2007 4:14:17 GMT -5
Heyyyyy... Mysterydriver just gave me a much better idea than teaming Henry and Big Daddy V... Team up Henry with an actual band of monkeys. I mean he claims to be the Silverback, so lets see it in action. He can be the ruler of a whole bunch of chimps and stuff. Whenever it looks like he's about to be beaten, his whole flock of monkeys swarm the ring and start attacking his opponent. They can fling poop in the ring on occasion too, and you know that alone would sell WWE Creative on the idea. I mean that's six months worth of Cena promos basically writing themselves right there. "Mark Henry: Monkey Man" Make it happen! Gorillas are not monkeys.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 29, 2007 6:53:12 GMT -5
Heyyyyy... Mysterydriver just gave me a much better idea than teaming Henry and Big Daddy V... Team up Henry with an actual band of monkeys. I mean he claims to be the Silverback, so lets see it in action. He can be the ruler of a whole bunch of chimps and stuff. Whenever it looks like he's about to be beaten, his whole flock of monkeys swarm the ring and start attacking his opponent. They can fling poop in the ring on occasion too, and you know that alone would sell WWE Creative on the idea. I mean that's six months worth of Cena promos basically writing themselves right there. "Mark Henry: Monkey Man" Make it happen! Mark Henry is not nicking my gimmick!
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Nov 29, 2007 7:06:14 GMT -5
They should form a pernament tag team and call themselves, "Blackout."
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Nov 29, 2007 7:29:06 GMT -5
With Mark Henry's history with the company, having the nickname "The Silverback" is probably the least of his problems. I see him hearing about the nickname this way... Nervous Intern: Mist...mister Henry? *Henry turns from eating at the buffet* Henry: What? NI: Uhhhhhhhhh....Creative sent me down here to...uhhhhhhh tell you something. *Henry's eyes widen* Henry *Voice somewhat quivering*: Does...Does it involve a crossdresser or an old woman? NI: What? No. They have a new nickname for you. Henry: What? Am I chocolate again? Sexy Cocoa or something? NI: No...Uhhhhhhhhhhh....They want to call you the Silverback. ... ... Henry: Okay. Whatever. *Intern turns to leave* Henry: WAIT. *Intern whimpers* Henry: They don't want me to...you know...act like a gorilla or have a monkey around me or anything, right? NI: No. No. Of course not. Henry: Good. Sexy Cocoa, ha, I can laugh again, thank you As far as the race thing goes, no one kicks up a fuss when people refer to Brock or Cena as a Vanilla Gorilla I think people need to lighten up a bit. Anyone ever watch scrubs? They make race related jokes all the time but I wouldn't call them racist And as for the weekly reform the nation petition, I'll say no again
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Post by Just Jay on Nov 29, 2007 9:44:36 GMT -5
Yeah, the whole race issue is never a big deal. I mean, he's a Silverback gorilla because like someone said earlier, he's built like one. Not because he's black.
I don't see what the big deal is, and this coming from someone who IS black.
All race aside, I would totally mark for a "Black Hole" name of some sort. Not because of that much black man in one space...but rather because there's so much mass in the ring at the same time, you can't escape their gravitational wrath!
BOOK IT!
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Post by Big L on Nov 29, 2007 9:47:03 GMT -5
Yeah, the whole race issue is never a big deal. I mean, he's a Silverback gorilla because like someone said earlier, he's built like one. Not because he's black. I don't see what the big deal is, and this coming from someone who IS black. All race aside, I would totally mark for a "Black Hole" name of some sort. Not because of that much black man in one space...but rather because there's so much mass in the ring at the same time, you can't escape their gravitational wrath! BOOK IT! i agree with u man
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