The Gaffer Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 53 minutes ago, 69MeDon said: I've only listened to a handful of OSW shows, including All Out 2022. Is there a reason one of them puts on a "funny" accent when talking about Japanese wrestlers? Can't recall that specific instance but they do have a history of affecting knowingly rubbish gimmick accents when talking about foreign baddies etc. I'm sure there's a reading of it being problematic nowadays but it seems more like a good natured play on how bad wrestling usually is at it.
69MeDon Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said: Can't recall that specific instance but they do have a history of affecting knowingly rubbish gimmick accents when talking about foreign baddies etc. I'm sure there's a reading of it being problematic nowadays but it seems more like a good natured play on how bad wrestling usually is at it. When they were talking about Shida pronouncing "women".
Paid Members Daaaaaad! Posted October 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, 69MeDon said: When they were talking about Shida pronouncing "women". Watched it back just now and I don't think any of them are particularly doing a 'voice' per se - Shida definitely does say 'women' in an unusual way in the VT and I think that's all there is to it. Wouldn't read too much into it.
Members SuperBacon Posted October 24, 2022 Members Posted October 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, 69MeDon said: When they were talking about Shida pronouncing "women". Correct me if I'm wrong, but that was because it sounded like a hybrid between woman and human? I don't think it's particularly punching down or taking the piss, but can see why it could be found offensive.
Cousin Jim Bob Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 They have done it a bunch of times with Japanese wrestlers. They have even joked about "people will call us racist again lol". I'd thought they would have stopped doing it if they knew by now it was offensive, so it's disappointing they are still at it.
Merzbow Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 I don't dislike them but they think they're far funnier than they are, plus I remember them saying that Jerry Lawler was a shit worker so that confirms they know fuck all.
Paid Members gmoney Posted October 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2022 3 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Correct me if I'm wrong, but that was because it sounded like a hybrid between woman and human? I don't think it's particularly punching down or taking the piss, but can see why it could be found offensive. Exactly, the foreign person sounded funny, so fair game to mock on a popular podcast.
Members SuperBacon Posted October 24, 2022 Members Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, gmoney said: Exactly, the foreign person sounded funny, so fair game to mock on a popular podcast. Exactly.
Paid Members Supremo Posted October 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Meltzer and Keller reporting that it’s almost certainly over for Punk in AEW. Sounds like it was Punk looking for the buy out and after everything that’s happened AEW aren’t really arguing against it. What a sad end to what will probably be the last run of his career. It was a good laugh for a while watching CM Punk come back all happy whilst Hunter’s world crumbled around him, but fuck me did Hunter and WWE have the last laugh. Punk may have won that lawsuit in the end, but the consequences of it have seemingly cursed his career until the end of time. Losing his closest friend, turning into a paranoid, bitter nutter who can’t even be happy when he’s handed everything he wants and has an entire company built around him. I’m sure the money will be nice, but his reputation is in tatters. That’s probably the end of any, “CM Punk,” chants, too. Meanwhile, Hunter’s now got the keys to the kingdom, back to being the hero of the internet. If this is the end, the biggest shame is that Punk didn’t lose his mind and start throwing fists before All Out. Imagine if the last we saw of him was Moxley smashing him to fuck the week earlier! That would have been so perfect! Enough’s enough though. Bring The Elite back already! Edited October 24, 2022 by Supremo
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) It's a shame. A complete waste of occasionally spectacular talent. The guy just seems to have a big mix of serious trust, blame, superiority and victim complex issues. It's like he can only be happy for a certain amount of time before the mask slips and he fucking hates everyone and everything. How he went from tears of happiness at the end of the MJF feud to just this completely miserable hostile cunt a few months later is pretty remarkable. Edited October 24, 2022 by LaGoosh
Chili Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 Good, he can fuck off forever or to WWE to cause more shit, though doubtful and again their fault or any companies if they do. Hangman Page is still there. My boy. They're fine.
Paid Members Supremo Posted October 24, 2022 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Looking forward to seeing CM Punk main event Night Four of a buy-one-get-one-free extravaganza. *Losing clean to The Miz. Edited October 24, 2022 by Supremo
DavidB6937 Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 It has been my go-to clip to watch when I need cheering up since it happened. Everything about it is perfect. It never fails to make me smile. But fucking hell. Going from this to where we are now? I mean it's wrestling so I shouldn't really be surprised but still. It all felt so right..
Joe Blog Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 Good riddance to the miserable fuck. Yeah his return as linked above was tremendous but so is the first fart you do before a massive shit, the end result is still the same, a stinking turd you can’t wait to flush.
Mikeymike83 Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 5:26 PM, LaGoosh said: Oof. I don't, nor have I ever used (I'm guessing it's) Twitter. How does this read... Is it Jericho posting that statement, or has he liked it? I can't decipher it! On the CM Punk note though. Personally, I'm a little gutted. I genuinely bought in to the idea that it was the WWE environment that made him so bitter and angry (and in fairness it probably added to his frame of mind nowadays). That return/debut from last August was note perfect, smiles all round. Was made up for him that he seemed to have found his place again amongst the wrestling community. And for 7-9 months all seemed great. But then a little crack here and there seemed to manifest until we arrive at this sorry state of affairs. His previous work will mean he remains a favourite of mine and someone who I'll always dip back in to from time to time. But fuckin hell, what a way to absolutely blow your career/legacy. And he has. Utterly shattered his status, most probably has completely put the final nail in his coffin on his wrestling career. it's just an amazing juxtaposition from August '21 to August '22. I'm sure it extended beyond this forum but he has always been somewhat of a polarising character/performer but for a 6 month period was heading towards being lauded as an all time great. I know many will have uttered these sentiments, but the thought that 'that' episode of Rampage could have turned so toxic, nasty and ugly is something to write a degree on. It truly has got everything, emotion wise at least. What a shame..
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