Technico Support Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I remember some interview during the Attitude Era where Vince said something like, "other people in the entertainment business ask me, 'when are you going to get rid of that ring?'"" Granted, these people only existed in Vince's head, but that tells you what his mindset is. The man despises the thing that made him successful and desperately wishes he was doing, I guess, some sort of scripted entertainment variety show of something. You know, "legitimate" entertainment instead of rasslin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Heyman said him and Steph got along at the end and she was having to referee him and Vince. Yeah, Heyman left when it became apparent that his and Vince's conflicting visions for ECW weren't going to be able to coexist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I remember some interview during the Attitude Era where Vince said something like, "other people in the entertainment business ask me, 'when are you going to get rid of that ring?'"" Granted, these people only existed in Vince's head, but that tells you what his mindset is. The man despises the thing that made him successful and desperately wishes he was doing, I guess, some sort of scripted entertainment variety show of something. You know, "legitimate" entertainment instead of rasslin'. It's sad to see a man Vince's age, with all of his success hate what made him successful and deep down, probably hates himself. I'll never have anything close to the amount of money Vince McMahon does and I'm completely fine with that. I love my line of work and I'm ok with the person I turned out to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I always feel like people talk about Kevin Dunn like he is Mr. Big. Like he's the root of all evil doing in the movie and when it is revealed what he really looks like you're left with the feeling of 'That's it?' Not shocked because you know what he looks like because you're expecting someone more menacing looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Weird finisher question... I really love the standing Boston crab and wished Jericho used that move than the traditional Boston crab. Given the talk about the Sharpshooter/Scorpion Deathlock in the WM thread, has anyone ever used a standing Sharpshooter as a finisher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The Rock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well, if kayfabe was dead to beging with this is pretty much dancing on the coffin. HHH, Steph and Daniel Bryan on the writing process. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2283701-inside-wwe-an-exclusive-look-at-how-a-pro-wrestling-story-comes-to-life?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial?is_shared=true wait. The two saw a pair of distinct but related missions as they decided to go forward with this story. The first was well under way—making fans fall in love with the unlikely Bryan. The harder job, they thought, would be making Stephanie one of the most believable, gleefully evil characters in WWE history the hardest part of the Daniel Bryan storyline would be making Steph a heel authority figure? she's been doing that for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So HHH and Stephanie were behind Bryan as a main eventer, but Vince was not? Is that pretty much what that's saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Considering he's been the driving force behind signing Mistico, KENTA and Devitt I can buy Trips being willing to back a smaller guy as a big time player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelemania Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Considering he's been the driving force behind signing Mistico, KENTA and Devitt I can buy Trips being willing to back a smaller guy as a big time player. He also grew up a fan of Ric Flair & Harley Race, not so much guys like Hulk Hogan. And his best friend is Shawn Michaels. So he's seen that size isn't all that matters in wrestling. I'm not sure if Vince McMahon ever believed that though. Even after Rey Mysterio or Eddie Guerrero. He'll always seemingly go back to a guy like Batista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 It should be noted that one of Vince's all time favorite wrestlers was Jimmy Yang so while he prefers bigger guys ontop of the card he does like smaller wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" The only thing missing from that is Sharmell pulling out her iphone and using it to play the Harlem Heat theme song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit? I had the same question. Its not outright satire nor is anything else on the site that I saw. Really dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit? No. Though the world would be a better place if Booker T would go around foiling robberies then doing the spinaroonie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit? I had the same question. Its not outright satire nor is anything else on the site that I saw. Really dry. Oh come on. Yes, Booker T legitimately took off his shirt in a McDonald's, ran across tables and took out a gunman with a scissor kick, screaming "CAN YOU DIG IT SUCKAAAA!" and then did a spinaroonie. Fuck's sake... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit? No. Though the world would be a better place if Booker T would go around foiling robberies then doing the spinaroonie. The bigger give-aways are the fact that there's no suburb of Houston called "South Houston", those are clearly not HPD police cars in the in photo, that's not a police station in the other photo, and a McDonald's was described as a "diner". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 BrianS81177, on 22 Jan 2015 - 5:24 PM, said:Considering he's been the driving force behind signing Mistico, KENTA and Devitt I can buy Trips being willing to back a smaller guy as a big time player. Yeah Haitch is buddies with Money Mayweather who's about 145 lbs, and just so happens to be the biggest draw on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit?I had the same question. Its not outright satire nor is anything else on the site that I saw. Really dry.Oh come on.Yes, Booker T legitimately took off his shirt in a McDonald's, ran across tables and took out a gunman with a scissor kick, screaming "CAN YOU DIG IT SUCKAAAA!" and then did a spinaroonie. Fuck's sake... Jesus dude I was kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 It should be noted that one of Vince's all time favorite wrestlers was Jimmy Yang so while he prefers bigger guys ontop of the card he does like smaller wrestlers. granted, maybe Vince just loves hillbilly gimmicks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Man I'm having trouble finding it, but one of my all time favorite stories is when Yang visited friends backstage after his release, and was greeted by Vince "Hey, pal, how you feeling? Where you been?" only to have to tell him "Vince, you fired me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/wrestling-great-booker-t-performs-spectacular-citizen-arrest-during-armed-robbery/ Envisioning this was pretty funny. Note use of "the wrestling" and "the television" Is this legit? No. Though the world would be a better place if Booker T would go around foiling robberies then doing the spinaroonie. The bigger give-aways are the fact that there's no suburb of Houston called "South Houston", those are clearly not HPD police cars in the in photo, that's not a police station in the other photo, and a McDonald's was described as a "diner". There is a South Houston, but it's an actual city just outside of Houston, not a suburb. So they were at least close to the mark on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Man I'm having trouble finding it, but one of my all time favorite stories is when Yang visited friends backstage after his release, and was greeted by Vince "Hey, pal, how you feeling? Where you been?" only to have to tell him "Vince, you fired me." I want to say that was on Art of Wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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