Paid Members Duke Posted August 31, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, Merzbow said: Trump, innit. But I was being a tad flippant which I thought was obvious. Wasn't trying to suggest you weren't, it wouldn't have surprised me if there was a longer list. Not that I think he deliberately selects nonces to fund, but he does give the impression of being absolutely clueless and mostly informed by the opinions of his wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted August 31, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Duke said: Yes, it's a bad rhetorical device. My problem is with the device. It's false equivalence by orders of magnitude. The general point I agree with, as I said right at the start of the post. I'm sure Hannibal doesn't actually think they're the same thing, but it speaks to the problem with our discourse that equating things like this happens, because it is absolutely how we end up warped into extremes. I appreciate I came across a bit hysterical in my previous post, so fair play, but I stand by the point I was trying to make. Yes I feel my point wasn’t taken in the context it was seen. He’s obviously nothing like Saville in terms of crimes, I just used him as an example of someone doing great things not absolving them for doing bad things, like storming the capital (which he is unaccounted for, but his wife was definitely there) or funding Trump. It was an extreme example but of course nothing is worse then what Saville did. Even Fozzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Think my favourite part was him saying they don't care that WWE exists. Because his current gimmick definitely isn't to do with that at all. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 I think we all know Jericho will be back in WWE eventually for one last run and Wrestlemania payday.  So does HHH, and he’s wise  enough to ignore sucking up to the current boss, that’s just the rasslin business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted September 3, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted September 3, 2022 Jericho is and always has been a (current) company shill. Wouldn't surprise me if his deal is coming up. Ultimate carny, and more power to him in all fairness. He might be a political moron, but he knows how to stay paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 His act has gotten pretty stale in AEW so fucking off back to WWE would probably be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronSheik Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 2:55 PM, Carbomb said: Also see: Undertaker Ric Flair Ultimate Warrior Val Venis Road Dogg Dutch Mantell The Harris Twins Ted DiBiase Jerry Lawler Hulk Hogan Joey Styles JBL Vince McMahon Linda McMahon Brodus Clay Nikolai Volkoff Rick Steiner Rhyno Bob Backlund (To be fair, I don't know if the last four are actually fuckwits, I just know they ran on Republican tickets. They might well be reasonable people. I doubt it.) Is Dutch and Road Dogg Republicans!? They always seem reasonable and down to earth and don't have that stench of Christian nationalism that most of the above have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Only thing I can remember about Road Dogg is he was a bit of a company suck up on twitter. Maybe there's more but I've never heard/read anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronSheik Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 There's a brilliant Jake Roberts RF shoot interview from the 2000s where he's sober and on incredible form. He says Jericho is very talented, but he criticises him for trying to out-perform other wrestlers at their styles. He says he saw him try to out-power Rhyno, out-jump RVD and so forth, and advises him to stay within HIS character rather than try out-do others at their style. Thought it was interesting insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2022 1 hour ago, IronSheik said: Is Dutch and Road Dogg Republicans!? They always seem reasonable and down to earth and don't have that stench of Christian nationalism that most of the above have Mantel has said he endorses Trump, and Road Dogg is a Libertarian Republican, who spouts bollocks about the US being a "God-fearing, patriotic country", and all that shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Road Dogg is that friend of yours that used to smoke grass every day but now is an absolute bore and born-again Christian who manages the HR at a B&Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I'd tend to assume all wrestlers straddle to the right unless otherwise stated. Especially from that era. In functional terms It's about half the population of the United States, and carny old wrestling personalities are an extreme manifestation within that. Even most of the good ones will pay at least some lip service to a system of beliefs that acknowledge arming up against a tyrannical government and/or hell being a legitimate destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Some even claim to be from there, the mad fuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronSheik Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Gay as FOOK said: I'd tend to assume all wrestlers straddle to the right unless otherwise stated. Especially from that era. Yeah a lot of that era either 1) were mentored / hung on the every word of Vince Jnr and were massively influenced by his political leanings or 2) were from the Southern US bible belt. Or in Taker's case 1 & 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Given how shit most wrestling pay is comparative to costs they need to cover from it, it’s not a surprise they tend to lean to the side who say they will take the least off them In tax. Why most stay in Florida as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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