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1 hour ago, jazzygeofferz said:

Are they using it to try and offset their activation/installation cost? 

It's almost as bad as Conrad Thompson's "free" dick pills. Just pay the $5 postage. That advert sounds even worse with Arn Anderson breathing into a badly placed microphone in the background. 

Judging from the commercials, advertisers must think that all wrestling podcast listeners have shitty beds and are impotent.

I realise that a few forum members must have a few, but the sight of fans holding wrestling belts in public are my ultimate (irrational) "fucking hell, get a grip mate" gripe.  

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Arn's podcast is interesting, or at least Arn is. Conrad just strikes me as an opportunistic snake oil salesman. 

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2 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said:

Arn's podcast is interesting, or at least Arn is. Conrad just strikes me as an opportunistic snake oil salesman. 

In fairness, Arn is a much better storyteller than I'd expected. Surprisingly good memory for someone who hung around with Tully and Flair for years.

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I'm listening to 2 episodes a week instead of Cornette's stuff to try and get caught up. The editing is awful in places, and the sponsor reads are dreadful, but as you said Arn tells a heck of a story, and he doesn't sound like he's embellishing much either. He's always struck me as not playing much of a character. 

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John Cena hasn't wrestled a single match in 12 months.

They've not really made a big deal out of it, but he's quietly retired hasn't he?

 

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4 minutes ago, Loki said:

John Cena hasn't wrestled a single match in 12 months.

They've not really made a big deal out of it, but he's quietly retired hasn't he?

Saw a rumour that he wants to do something big for Mania so hopeful he's coming back at some point. Maybe more wishful than hopeful.

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3 minutes ago, Loki said:

John Cena hasn't wrestled a single match in 12 months.

They've not really made a big deal out of it, but he's quietly retired hasn't he?

 

Probably a clever way to do it if so. Leaves the door open. Also, everyone knows his worth, so I imagine if they announced formal retirement share value & partnership interest would likely drop. Do it quietly like this, then it potentially avoids the OMG element from investors who don’t really follow the product. 

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23 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said:

I'm listening to 2 episodes a week instead of Cornette's stuff to try and get caught up. The editing is awful in places, and the sponsor reads are dreadful, but as you said Arn tells a heck of a story, and he doesn't sound like he's embellishing much either. He's always struck me as not playing much of a character. 

The couple of episodes I've heard have been very good. He gives a honest and good insight into Flair which I appreciate.  I half expected him to buff up the myth. 

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6 hours ago, Loki said:

John Cena hasn't wrestled a single match in 12 months.

They've not really made a big deal out of it, but he's quietly retired hasn't he?

 

He'll be back a few more times, I reckon. He probably hasn't been allowed to wrestle and risk injury while shooting Fast & Furious 9 and The Suicide Squad.

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8 hours ago, tiger_rick said:

Didn't Arn once do a kayfabe RF shoot interview?

Someone told me large sections of his autobiography, titled a look behind the curtain, are in kayfabe. I've never bothered to buy a copy and check for myself though. 

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It's very much a product of an older wrestler in the late '90s, in that it walks an uncomfortable balance between kayfabe and shoot, never quite sure which to fully commit to. Not to the extent of Bruno's, though.

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