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*Official* Pro-Wrestling Thread II
- Thread starter GIMH
- Start date
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
The last time is now.
That's what's up
That's what's up
Arachnödouche2.0
U19 Vice-Captain
Fine wrestler, R-Truth, although I always found the slightly touched in the head black guy gimmick they gave him in somewhat poor taste. Just the kind of thing that would make Vince guffaw, you'd think.
Heboric
International Regular
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
i.e., extremely racist and deeply offensiveRemember Crime Tyme
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
There's actually quite a lot of subtly er... "very dodgy" storylines and angles from around that period that are often forgotten about, presumably because they were as on the nose as Cryme Tyme, or the Mexicools (really dire this one). E.g., Tajiri as William Regal's butler guy felt kind of funny at the time, but I suspect has aged very poorly. Especially the heel turn where he made Tory Wilson dress as a geisha ffs. Kerwin White and "Shelton's Momma" other notable examples that spring to mind.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I mean, it was a time when TV was written by guys who probably grew up in a rather racist world, or at least country. Pretty sure they did not even think of the racism angle there in some cases. They must have just thought it was so good/cool/funny etc.
EDIT - Not excusing them, just trying to think how rather obvious stuff like that ended up on TV, esp. in the PG era.
EDIT - Not excusing them, just trying to think how rather obvious stuff like that ended up on TV, esp. in the PG era.
Arachnödouche2.0
U19 Vice-Captain
I guess they really didn't spare any grouping lol. Whites got it too: nutty Aussies (Bushwhackers), hillbillies (Godwinns), greedy evil millionaire (DiBiase), etc. WWE's characters are basically a magnifying glass on Vince McMahon's worldview which looks like it stopped evolving rather early on in life.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Brutal
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Mods
GotSpin
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah I mean they even had Test lead a Canadian group to burn the US flag too. Anything that got a stir out of the crowd was play on then
Arachnödouche2.0
U19 Vice-Captain
He's still at it haha, was at some Mexican promotion recently and told the crowd they are the reason why we had to build a wall.
Athlai
Not Terrible
He was the heel there tbf
Aritro
International Regular
Yeah I thought they'd wind down her contract but they appear to have slyly let her go. Wonder how she fares there. She can certainly work.
I gather they don't like to use a spot or help build up someone who's going to leave but it would surely be of value to let people of stature work one more brief program and put someone over. Especially a former world champ like Mariah May. Have Aminata feud with her for a month and get a clean win and she's already established as a serious character.
I gather they don't like to use a spot or help build up someone who's going to leave but it would surely be of value to let people of stature work one more brief program and put someone over. Especially a former world champ like Mariah May. Have Aminata feud with her for a month and get a clean win and she's already established as a serious character.