A UK based life-long grapple fan. I have set out to create several video series, exploring the fascinating world of professional wrestling. Traversing the tumultuous highs of WrestleMania glories past and the darkest depths of bribery, betrayal and murder all along the twisted path that is the history of the squared circle.
I think the whole stunt was unnecessary and the gimmick was dumb, but wrestlers coming down from the rafters in a high wire act wasn't unheard of (Shawn Michaels and Sting). They had performed the same stunt with the blue blazer in the past and it went just fine. They even rehearsed the stunt earlier that afternoon with the same crew and equipment. Everything went as planned. There was no reason to suspect that there'd be a problem during the show. Because of that, I don't necessarily think McMahon deserved as much criticism as he received. However, where he lost my sympathy and respect was when he chose to continue the show. IMO it should've ended when the accident happened, but it ABSOLUTELY should've stopped once they knew Owen was dead. Pushing forward and continuing the show was unbelievably insensitive and disrespectful.
Puts a video up about the rock and deletes my comment of one of his most famous phrases kinda makes me wanna stop watching the channel tbh but at 49 mins... theres the hermaphrodite
I dont give a damn what they say, the Oklahoma gimmick was made for one reason only. To make fun of JR. Making fun of a man who has a condition he cant control is sick
He is but one droplet in a torrent of reasons not to idolize others. If you have been honest with yourself and in your relationships, you won't need false idols.
Owen was WAY BETTER than Bret!! That's just a FACT!!! In ring he was just far more superior!! He was on another level. He was a good technical wrestler and he also had his high flying abilities such as flipping off the top ropes and moves like that. Bret was never able to do any of that. I know he injured Stone Cold and Dan Severn but accidents happen. Bret claims that he never injured anyone but Bad News Brown aaid specifically that Bret had hurt him more than once. It was to the point that Bad News was going to beat his ass. And as far as promos Owen was actually funny as fuck when cutting promos as a heel. He truly was. Bret , on the other hand , absolutely SUCKED!!! He always had that overly serious poor me demeanor. Bret was extremely overrated. There are so many other wrestlers from Stampede who are way better than Bret. The one who overrates Bret the most is himself. He once said that he was more popular in Britain than Davey Boy Smith. He went on to say that he was the more favored wrestler at the 92 Summer Slam against Davey Boy but the fans cheered for Davey Boy just to be respectful because it was his home country. I mean how fucking delusional is that? And don't get me started about the Montreal Screw Job. Bret didn't want to lose that night because he didn't want to do that to his character. That is beyond pathetic of an excuse and Bret knows that, so nowadays he basically says Shawn threatened him and still had animosity towards him. Just complete bullshit. If you watch Dark Side of the Ring and Wrestling with Shadows it is clear as day that he is lying.
I was a huge fan of the Attitude era but never knew of any of these allegations back then. It really puts a damper on the nostalgia I feel knowing that the money I spent on live events and merch supported this monster. I always hated the way he used the divas as his personal playthings on TV. I should have know worse things were occurring behind the scenes.
"I hope I don't fall off the wagon one day, because of all the complications and that I'd have to tell her if she asked me." This is the reasoning of a socio/psychopath.
It's not just him, not just that corporation, not just that industry - it's everywhere, they are everywhere. It's late in the day, but we should stop marveling or chuckling over the fact that CEO's and psychopaths share so many similarities - this isn't something that can continue. The attitudes and behaviour upstairs will seep, awakening all manner of equally maladjusted, preying, unsuitable individuals. The abused kick downwards. The shit rolls downhill. We are so, so far behind our comprehension of 'mental health'. We're swimming in a corrosive, acidic and reactionary society - and degenerates like these wield power they shouldn't ever be within a country mile of holding.
I always thought ultimate warriors thing was stupid OWN, one warrior nation. Then I just saw it here and then a pic of hogan with NWO and I realized where it came from. OWN is just NWO backward.
🤔 chairs.....and ladders.....and tables.....weapons : say what you will about the sport, but t h e s e wrestlers placed their well-being in the ring and the skills of their fellow athletes. Crazy, maybe, but I think you have to be sporting an additional testicle to even consider the variables at play and dive in anyway 🤘
What's really interesting to me, is just how much effort was being put into events, matches and the work of all involved.... Yet, for me at least, so much of ECW seemed to be drowned out by the commercial footprint of WWE.
