NikoBaltimore Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Fuck, I knew someone was going to point out that I chose an imperfect vessel for my little rant. But I wanted to pick someone recognizable enough and with enough supposed "credibility" for the analogy to land. Please replace him in your mind's eye with a critic you'd take more seriously. Well, since you did ask... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Follow-up drama: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) I have plenty of gripes with Alvarez (part it does come from calling people dorks and whatnot), but if you work for WWE, the last thing you should be is thin skinned. Once you're on television watched by (slowly dwindling) millions, you're in the shit now honey. At least the Figure Four Weekly guys are somewhat popular among the online wrestling contingent. There are less popular people who do the same thing on every social media platform you can think of. What I don't like is you either forward this shit to someone to get a response or someone searched their name into Twitter to see it. I imagine even a low level celeb should know everything on the internet isn't going to be rosy. It would be different if someone was actively bullying you and directly did it. You're in fucking WWE...of course, people are going to take the piss out of you. Moreover, it's not going to stop anytime soon. This isn't going to deter anyone. Hell, the whole reason they did the video component is people love watching them mock stuff. This will continue. Edited January 30, 2020 by Elsalvajeloco 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: I have plenty of gripes with Alvarez (part it does comes from calling people dorks and whatnot), but if you work for WWE, the last thing you should be is thin skinned. They're just following the example set by locker room leader Seth Rollins. Edited January 30, 2020 by West Newbury Bad Boy 1 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Whining online is the new pulling out someone's fucking eyeball and stepping on it, sadly. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagan Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I imagine this has already been brought up but Daniel Bryan telling WWE he's not going to resign and then getting magically cleared and then Edge using AEW as leverage to get resigned and magically cleared makes me think that the WWE medical ineligibility list may not be entirely on the up and up. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Well I'm sure Christian has Cody's number. Let's go. Get E&C back together so Jaybird can buy himself another nest. Caw caw! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 8 hours ago, mattdangerously said: If that's true, it's an insane amount of money to pay someone that they've always overrated. Always "Rated R". you mean? - sorry, RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Imagine Carmella with an astronaut gimmick. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Maybe she thinks she's doing an Astronaut gimmick, but is just very dumb. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnatural Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 What I'd like to see, and I know I'm way in the wrong on on this take, but it would be funny to see a MST3K version of grapplers clapping back at the folks putting the wrestlers through the wringer. So as an example, instead of wrestlers jumping on social media with the "if you never stepped foot in the ring who are you to judge my work/look/physique/etc" reponse, why not just gather a couple of other wrestlers/talent and sit there making a video clapping back at the critics. "Oh so this guy wants to comment on my (promo/physique/match) well look at their (clothes/hair/background setting where they're filming/etc)" and then the wrestlers/talent all jump in and laugh at the critic(s) and then post that reply instead. They all jump in and go after whoever rounded up their friends to have a laugh at them. Because if we're being honest, the majority of the fans filming their reactions and posting their clips criticizing wrestlers looks/physique/talent have no dog in the fight. I mean, if they did, wouldn't they be on TV putting butts in seats (completely rhetorical) and not commenting from the peanut gallery. I know this won't happen because the critics being mocked would probably try to sue for damages for being bullied by celebs or being mocked and humiliated, that kind of thing, but I think it would be funny (which is how I know that's the wrong take hahaha) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Peck said: This may very well make me a terrible person(and it's a risk I'm obviously willing to take) but thinking about Vince McMahon doing his power strut up to a podium at a funeral makes me laugh uncontrollably. You know he did it because he has a victory over God. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I'm assuming this is probably going to need it's own thread eventually, but ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Holy shit...That's pretty huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Rumors are swirling this has to do with that XFL lawsuit about the WWE lying about if they use WWE money to fund it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Casey said: I have qualms with the "nobody should take wrestling journalism seriously" part, but I can't quite formulate into words why I disagree with that part. Everything else lands, mainly due to me never caring about the critical side of wrestling (or music, or movies, etc etc). I get it. If people are going to go around calling themselves journalists, they should probably behave like journalists. If it is going to be done, it is well within everyone's rights to criticize wrestling journalism if it is done poorly, incorrectly, dishonestly, or unprofessionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 So with this news, this is all I can hear in my head: @West Newbury Bad Boy knows what I'm talking about. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Craig H said: @West Newbury Bad Boy knows what I'm talking about. Time for a blood sacrifice. You should enjoy this: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SturmCRF Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Boar on the Floor in the Hell in a Cell? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 minute ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Time for a blood sacrifice. You should enjoy this: Yeah, I saw that before. I also thought of it being time for a blood sacrifice. SPOILERS IF YOU DON'T WANT ONE OF THE BEST TV SEASON FINALES EVER SPOILED. Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, SturmCRF said: Boar on the Floor in the Hell in a Cell? Considering the outcome of the Rollins-Fiend match, Boar on the Floor might have clearer rules. Edited January 30, 2020 by West Newbury Bad Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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