Dr.PeterVenkman Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Was it Bill Watts who wanted to do a slave stable with a plantation owner as the manager?  Thats interesting, who do you think would have made a good stable? I'm pondering..  Barry Windham as "The Stablemaster" Ron Simmons Ernie Ladd Freddie Blassie (He was Jewish) Great kabuki Leroy Bellingy  1. Are you pissed? 2. Why would they have made a good stable? (I am aware you're taking the piss but may as well ask) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I always thought Eddie was Texan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 6, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 6, 2013 Eddie Gurrerro. He was Chilean  Since when was El Paso in Chile?  Also, Chile is in Latin America anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rog Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Am I the only one who thinks this guy is trolling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 6, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 6, 2013 He's bizzanned anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 On the subject of racism in wrestling I just watched an episode of Wrestling Challenge from march 1985 which featured Paul Orndorff making monkey noises and saying porch monkeys on Piper's Pit. Â It's pretty shocking what was considered acceptable back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Eddie Gurrerro. He was Chilean, so how could it be latino heet? Hahahaha, amazing! On so many counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronSheik Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The comment about Papa Shango not being black gave me a brain seizure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted July 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 8, 2013 Eddie Gurrerro. He was Chilean, so how could it be latino heet? Hahahaha, amazing! On so many counts. Â Seconded... I'll remember this for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Was there any particular reason for a Black Panther gimmick stable in the mid 90s? It's a bit past their heyday, a lot of the references were 20 plus years out of date. Â Was it just a case of "we reckon we could get away with it now"? It's a pretty edgy idea, definitely bordering on racist although I don't think it really came across like that in the end. Â The Mexicools was a proper straight up racist stable though. Take 3 fine, well known Mexican luchadores and make them dress like crips and drive lawnmowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSF Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Was it just a case of "we reckon we could get away with it now"? It's a pretty edgy idea, definitely bordering on racist although I don't think it really came across like that in the end. Â If thats true, we may see the debut of the first AIDS riddled wrestler. Thats been long enough now right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Was there any particular reason for a Black Panther gimmick stable in the mid 90s? It's a bit past their heyday, a lot of the references were 20 plus years out of date. Was it just a case of "we reckon we could get away with it now"? It's a pretty edgy idea, definitely bordering on racist although I don't think it really came across like that in the end.  Was Farrakhan not pretty notorious around this time? I know the Million Man March took place in the mid-90s, so maybe it was more topical than it seems in hindsight. There were definitely a few nods to the Nation of Islam in both the naming of the group and the way D-Lo and the entourage dressed initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Why did it have a white bloke and a Latino in it at first? Was the idea always to split them up into three prison gangs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Southside crew Posted July 9, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 9, 2013 Papa Shango not black? never knew that. Not sure if it was intentionally racist, but Piper at the Wrestlemania where he fought Bad News Brown was a strange concept, blacking up half his body.  Urm yes he was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Little Tokyo was both racist and midgetist. Â I always thought Steve Blackman was lucky to be white too. If he wasn't we'd never have believed it was his real name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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