DestroyerOfNations
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Post by DestroyerOfNations on Sept 30, 2014 20:28:39 GMT -5
Apologizing is the worst thing they could do. WWE is fake. It's scripted showbusiness. By apologizing WWE is saying it's more than that. What they should have done is issue a statement to whoever complained or was offended and said lighten the up, it's a fictional story you bunghole.
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Hasbromaniac
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Sept 30, 2014 20:34:53 GMT -5
Very well said; maybe not exactly in those words. I guess they don't want to offend the Russian fan base who is buying their WWE network subscriptions.
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Post by RybackV1 on Sept 30, 2014 20:52:25 GMT -5
It's so half assd tho. Cole "apoligized" on main event as they played it over and over and over
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Post by Chip on Sept 30, 2014 21:01:18 GMT -5
maybe instead they should be apologizing to their fans for putting out a mostly crap product every week for the last few months
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Post by TurboEddie on Sept 30, 2014 21:01:26 GMT -5
But Lana talking crap about 'Murica every week is fine.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Sept 30, 2014 22:05:32 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm not sure what made them think that was a good idea in the first place, considering we're on the brink of war with the reds as it is.
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Post by DIESEL on Sept 30, 2014 22:09:06 GMT -5
Most likely the fact that letting a country's flag touch the ground is seen as disrespectful. I'm not sure if the flag actually touched the ground or just the canvas of the ring but the grabbing it and throwing it down is what probably caused the apology. Ok...like I said, they verbally disrespect that country basically every time Rusev is on TV. So I still don't understand how literally disrespecting a country is somehow less offensive than symbolically disrespecting that country. This exactly. If they're gonna apologize for something, it should be about the verbal attacks, not just the flag incident.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Sept 30, 2014 22:50:30 GMT -5
Pretty much a fake apology to appease folks. If they were truly sorry then there wouldn't be a video of it right above the apology.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 30, 2014 23:11:35 GMT -5
Damn PC police...
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Oct 1, 2014 0:07:34 GMT -5
Ok...like I said, they verbally disrespect that country basically every time Rusev is on TV. So I still don't understand how literally disrespecting a country is somehow less offensive than symbolically disrespecting that country. This exactly. If they're gonna apologize for something, it should be about the verbal attacks, not just the flag incident. Here's the part you don't seem to get... Lana is AMERICAN. And all of her slights against America are purposefully obtuse. Big Show is also American and desecrated the flag of a foreign country by throwing it on the ground. Do I think an apology was necessary? Not really, but better safe than sorry.
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Post by Jaz on Oct 1, 2014 0:09:05 GMT -5
Why even do it if you're gonna apologize two days later?
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Oct 1, 2014 0:13:16 GMT -5
Why even do it if you're gonna apologize two days later? There's an old saying... "It's harder to ask for permission than it is to ask for forgiveness." Just do it and hope nobody cares, worry about the consequences after.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 0:50:05 GMT -5
Apologizing is the worst thing they could do. WWE is fake. It's scripted showbusiness. By apologizing WWE is saying it's more than that. What they should have done is issue a statement to whoever complained or was offended and said lighten the up, it's a fictional story you bunghole. I absolutely hate corporate apology statements, because they are not sincere & aren't meant for the offended party. Anyone that was offended knows that the WWE isn't sorry for the action, only for possibly hurting the public perception of the WWE brand or losing money out of it. So what's the point of an empty apology...to pander to the public & create damage control, faking sincerity. It's meant for the person that has no opinion of the WWE & reads a negative article, showing that they at least care enough to say in so many words (translated into) 'it's a show, get over it, but sorry if it bothered you..buy our stock & give us 9.99." It's also meant as free advertising to promote the company with this "patriotic" feud, trying to draw outside interest in such a controversial act. I'm insulted by half-hearted apologies after the fact - if they cared, they wouldn't have done it. ** storyline wise, big show getting suspended would be brilliant...forcing him to apologize to rusev & the audience in order to come back or to stop suspension would be gold IMO
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Post by facemeat on Oct 1, 2014 1:08:28 GMT -5
This exactly. If they're gonna apologize for something, it should be about the verbal attacks, not just the flag incident. Here's the part you don't seem to get... Lana is AMERICAN. And all of her slights against America are purposefully obtuse. Big Show is also American and desecrated the flag of a foreign country by throwing it on the ground. Do I think an apology was necessary? Not really, but better safe than sorry. I don't know about Dane, but I was actually referring to Russia, not the US. The WWE portrays them as evil, and insults their country pretty regularly...not that there's anything wrong with that, I just found it strange that they'd apologize for "disrespecting" their flag in kayfabe, given the fact they've been "disrespecting" their country in kayfabe throughout Rusev's entire run.
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Post by Gazza on Oct 1, 2014 3:36:39 GMT -5
Why was it a huge deal on here when the American flag was accidentally dropped onto the ring mat but now WWE apologising for this is "unnecessary ".
Seems quite hypocritical.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Oct 1, 2014 4:34:02 GMT -5
This is why WWE should stay away from these types of storylines. The world today is too politically correct. Honestly, WWE should have stuck to their guns and not apologize. It's like WWE likes to do these types of storylines, thinking they'll get attention and then when people start criticizing and the heat in the kitchen gets too hot, WWE can't handle the heat and they pull away. I'm surprised there wasn't a video posted on YouTube with Rusev and Lana outside of character explaining how this is all a storyline like they did with Zeb Coulter and Jack Swagger last year.
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Post by McBlake on Oct 1, 2014 4:50:21 GMT -5
I seem to remember a lot of people getting pretty but hurt during the Swagger feud over something similar? Got pretty over dramatic and turned into arguments over how disgusted army veterans would be and such. Oh how the tables have turned..
Admittedly wasn't everyone, but some people are blinded by their own patriotism here imo.
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Post by Word™ on Oct 1, 2014 4:53:04 GMT -5
WWE will apologize to the Russian people over the Russian flag incident, but the WWE won't apologize to the American people for the American flag incident..
I'm not patriotic, but that's terrible.
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Post by heychickabumpbump on Oct 1, 2014 8:17:14 GMT -5
Why was it a huge deal on here when the American flag was accidentally dropped onto the ring mat but now WWE apologising for this is "unnecessary ". Seems quite hypocritical. This was the first thing I thought of when I read through this thread, although their apology wasn't really sincere because if they did care, they wouldn't have done it in the first place.
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Post by Chris Hammers on Oct 1, 2014 8:21:40 GMT -5
Why was it a huge deal on here when the American flag was accidentally dropped onto the ring mat but now WWE apologising for this is "unnecessary ". Seems quite hypocritical. That crossed my mind also. Ah well, 'murica n all that.
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