tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post5738396402536160414..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Fwd:Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-29280326871453770082012-11-17T17:01:16.960-07:002012-11-17T17:01:16.960-07:00I'm not from Pakistan and I may never get the ...I'm not from Pakistan and I may never get the chance to travel there but man do I love the Nihari they make at the Pakistani spot here in SD. Damn that's some good shit. Also I fully agree with your post.jobber123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-59691866101728204852012-11-16T15:37:38.178-07:002012-11-16T15:37:38.178-07:00The mainstream loves to rag on wrestling? Uh, I g...The mainstream loves to rag on wrestling? Uh, I guess. I mean, the last time wrestling was mentioned in any vaguely important manner was the Chris Brown/Punk thing. Did "legitimate" media care about the National Guard getting Finlay fired? No. Cause it doesn't fucking matter.<br /><br /><br />And the culture of our country has changed a lot since the mid/early 2000s.<br /><br /><br /><br />And you keep on saying that Vince is desperate for approval, but what's your proof? Where did he say this? All you have is conjecture and assumptions. That's all everybody has.Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-20014366171578906152012-11-16T11:27:02.001-07:002012-11-16T11:27:02.001-07:00Fox News where they only people who gave a shit ab...Fox News where they only people who gave a shit about the Dixie Chicks at first, but bullshit spreads sideways in the mainstream news, and it wasn't an interview, it was something Natalie Maines said on stage that got the Dixie Chicks in hot water<br /><br />"CM Punk could set a fucking American Flag on fire and it wouldn't get five minutes on CNN"<br />Assuming that's Hyperbole, That's my point-I'm just stating the fact that the WWE won't gain the acceptance if they do anything, well, wrestling like and have trully dastardly heels. I don't care about mainstream acceptance, but they do, and they are REALLY shitty at getting it.<br /><br /><br />If you are being literal your insane, the news loves to occasionally rag on wrestling, and as protective as people are of that flag their would be a controversy, would it go on for weeks and weeks, no, but CNN/Fox/MSNBC have 24 hours to fill, they'd find timeKyle Warnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-5865733557788671032012-11-15T23:36:37.024-07:002012-11-15T23:36:37.024-07:00So you don't like it, because you think Vince ...So you don't like it, because you think Vince who is trying to appeal to the mainstream...and now he isn't appealing to the mainstream. I really don't get your point.<br /><br /><br />And the Dixie Chicks (there are more than one of them BTW) said they hated the president in an interview, not a song, major difference. The only people who care about song lyrics are Fox News. Also, nobody gives a shit about wrestling, CM Punk could set a fucking American Flag on fire and it wouldn't get five minutes on CNN.Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-64974537724404227832012-11-15T22:52:35.193-07:002012-11-15T22:52:35.193-07:00All right! So I'm not the only blog-of-doomer ...All right! So I'm not the only blog-of-doomer from Pakistan. Nice! We could do with a little more "smart" contingent down here and a lot less "I Supurt Jhon China cox he ix alwaz on d side ov gud!".<br /><br />As for the topic at hand, not offended at all. Nothing they do surprises me any more. My issue is with the attitude era comparisons as to how no matter how trashy they got in the name of being edgy, you'd never hear a Droz or an Owen joke. <br /><br /><br /><br />There is a difference. <br /><br /><br /><br />Droz got crippled. Owen died. Lawler is neither. <br /><br /><br /><br />I don't want to get into the whole actual tragedy vs. not-an-actual tragedy debate again, but the difference to me is clear.Umar Ahmedhttp://twitter.com/TheUmarAhmednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-9875139502121389552012-11-15T16:00:59.303-07:002012-11-15T16:00:59.303-07:00The public opinion of music and wrestling is apple...The public opinion of music and wrestling is apples and oranges, I'm FINE with the angle personally, but Vince wants mainstream and this is an example of why he can't get it.<br /><br />"How many musicians have died from their drug use?<br />How many musicians are still writing songs about partying and using drugs?"<br /><br />the difference is that Punk was insulting a man who had a heart attack personally, you don't think there would be a media outrage if a song called "Amy Whinehouse and Curt Cobain were fucking piece of shit morons and no one should feel sorry they died". came out the main-stream wouldn't be aghast and offended? I mean fuck, remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks, and she just said she didn't like the president.<br /> What bothers me is that we get PR bullshit with Cena or Shemus doing nothing but smiling and all this work the WWE puts into appealing to the mainstream that the people on this blog HATE, and then Vince has shit like this, that too the oversensitive public, is horribly offensive-if you don't "get" wrestling then you don't "get" what Punk was trying to accomplish, and I wouldn't give a shit if the getting people who don't understand wrestling's approval didn't sometimes seem like VKM's top prerogative in life, and wasn't causing his product to suffer as a resultKyle Warnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70537275850084158942012-11-15T15:51:18.554-07:002012-11-15T15:51:18.554-07:00He's also 66. Wrestling changed a lot from h...He's also 66. Wrestling changed a lot from his youth, hell, it changed a lot from the 80s and to expect him to immediately change his entire worldview is frankly ridiculous. And I'm pretty sure he paid for Hall's rehab before the Benoit thing.<br /><br /><br />There are states in this country that don't teach evolution. And Darwin was working in the 19th goddamn century. Nowinski started in what? 05?Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-42879060860215000062012-11-15T15:46:27.400-07:002012-11-15T15:46:27.400-07:00How many musicians have died from their drug use?
...How many musicians have died from their drug use?<br /><br /><br />How many musicians are still writing songs about partying and using drugs?<br /><br /><br />Do people boycott shows and not buy CDs because a musician is "mocking" somebodies death by mentioning doing drugs? Here's the answer...NO!<br /><br /><br />Seriously, the only people who give a shit about dead wrestlers are already wrestling fans. You walk up to some guy on the street who doesn't watch wrestling and ask them why they don't watch, they're not going to say "Oh, it's because too many wrestlers have died and I can't support the industry." they're going to say it's gay or fake, or both gay and fake.<br /><br /><br />The only people who think the angle is anything more than fiction. And also anybody who uses the word Industry in correlation to wrestling? Guess what. They're already a wrestling fan. And you're already hooked.Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-51719316231639159692012-11-15T14:35:41.421-07:002012-11-15T14:35:41.421-07:00The worst angles in history. Definitely turned me ...The worst angles in history. Definitely turned me off Smackdown. Just let the dead rest and don't mention them like the Nativesrvd356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-21386522646557676182012-11-15T13:41:36.916-07:002012-11-15T13:41:36.916-07:00Im pretty sure the string of sub-3.0 ratings are s...Im pretty sure the string of sub-3.0 ratings are showing that people are digging CM Punk as a heel.bignasty96noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-42667979032499412832012-11-15T13:18:43.057-07:002012-11-15T13:18:43.057-07:00"he did disgusting things, he didn't tell..."he did disgusting things, he didn't tell jokes, and he ran from fights". <br />-I agree with this entirely.<br />"So he did chinlocks, he had slow offense"<br />-This I'm iffy on, slow offense and chinlocks are effective for drawing heat but a 30 minute match where the heel never speeds things up,now it's just boring,sure he's getting heat with the audience, but you won't pay to see a match you KNOW will be dull. We cant put Pandora back in the box, we expect great work rate on PPV and are disappointed if we don't receive itKyle Warnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-49624612288667995782012-11-15T11:35:01.357-07:002012-11-15T11:35:01.357-07:00Oh, I was fine with the Nation adding more members...Oh, I was fine with the Nation adding more members, I just hated the idea of giving Crush and Savio their own factions since they were a perfect fit for the Nation.Mar Solohttp://www.facebook.com/marsolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-38766958901905301312012-11-15T09:50:57.877-07:002012-11-15T09:50:57.877-07:00Orton was great because he realised something so s...Orton was great because he realised something so simple it's genius: Heels are not meant to be likeable. So he did chinlocks, he had slow offence, he did disgusting things, he didn't tell jokes, and he ran from fights. <br /><br />I mean... he willingly looked like the biggest wimp on the planet when he was being smacked around by Shane's pathetic punches. And had go to full psycho just to beat him. It was brilliant heel work!Ian Austinhttp://www.facebook.com/deathyboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-89354760966511867332012-11-15T08:43:25.640-07:002012-11-15T08:43:25.640-07:00I only know their song "Naggin" which cr...I only know their song "Naggin" which cracks me upThe_Bonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-34571727833188091402012-11-15T06:56:42.869-07:002012-11-15T06:56:42.869-07:00Done in 1998, it would have been "He's a ...Done in 1998, it would have been "He's a maaaaan... such a maaaaan! He's a real, real man's man!"<br /><br />Oh... wait.nebb28noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-37362145296428979682012-11-15T06:52:25.297-07:002012-11-15T06:52:25.297-07:00He'd need to do it in the style of the Greater...He'd need to do it in the style of the Greater Power reveal.<br /><br />"IT WAS ME, VINCE. IT WAS ME ALL ALONG!"nebb28noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-78918352390602561092012-11-15T06:16:16.823-07:002012-11-15T06:16:16.823-07:00King of the 7 kingdoms tournament LIVE on PPVKing of the 7 kingdoms tournament LIVE on PPVKyle Warnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-47261812476335101972012-11-15T06:15:36.393-07:002012-11-15T06:15:36.393-07:00You are completely missing my point, it's not ...You are completely missing my point, it's not about anyone endorsing anything, it's about the fact that wrestlers are dropping dead at a rate that is an embarrassment to the industry, and how the OUTSIDE WORLD views mocking anybody's heart attack. I personally wasn't exactly offended by the actions of Punk/Heyman- but the WWE has a self fulfilling proficiency where THEY want to be taken seriously by the mainstream media, and then do things that are sure to rub people outside the wresting bubble the wrong way. yesterday I explained what happened to some non-wrestling fan people I know too use them as a barometer, and all three didn't get it, they all thought it was a terrible thing for the company too do. WWE can use all the exploitative Carny bullshit they want, and it won't push away legions of fans, but they have to stop acting dumbfounded when they don't get mainstream coverage-it's infuriatingKyle Warnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-61897736756847841712012-11-15T05:15:17.197-07:002012-11-15T05:15:17.197-07:00That's not true. When Wellness and offers to p...That's not true. When Wellness and offers to pay rehab were instituted there were press releases to the media.Night81noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-73783443654860511542012-11-15T05:13:12.149-07:002012-11-15T05:13:12.149-07:00No need to be rude. But didn't he only start p...No need to be rude. But didn't he only start paying for rehab and such after the overwhelming media scrutiny after the Benoit murders? He had bbeen confronted by the others about wrestling's death rate previously and just shrugged it off. Don't get me wrong, as I'm glad wrestlers are getting helped but for a lot of the time, it seems Vince's good deeds are things he's forced to do rather than what he should do.Night81noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-46096871219742966522012-11-15T04:37:30.523-07:002012-11-15T04:37:30.523-07:00im still puttin you over. give someone else the ru...im still puttin you over. give someone else the rubThe Fujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-33159290276951840412012-11-15T02:00:32.274-07:002012-11-15T02:00:32.274-07:00Well, it made the actual Nation stronger, given th...Well, it made the actual Nation stronger, given that Rock and Owen joined.Robert Bradley Curranhttp://www.facebook.com/rbcurrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-4270184901000166942012-11-15T01:58:40.287-07:002012-11-15T01:58:40.287-07:00Vince has issues, but anybody who doesn't thin...Vince has issues, but anybody who doesn't think he's a pretty caring person at his heart of hearts is delusional. I think loyalty is a major thing to him, but can you think of any loyal wrestler that he's fucked over?Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-18008166126086514682012-11-15T01:51:54.249-07:002012-11-15T01:51:54.249-07:00I'm so glad you did that.I'm so glad you did that.Curtis Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-24393564697440458262012-11-15T00:07:44.795-07:002012-11-15T00:07:44.795-07:00I believe he is a genuinely caring person at his c...I believe he is a genuinely caring person at his core, besides his charitable contributions. I cite all the rehab he's paid for on behalf of former employees as examples.Brian Joseph McGrathhttp://www.facebook.com/brianjmcgrathnoreply@blogger.com