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Post by WalterF on Oct 16, 2008 20:32:53 GMT -5
I just started watching the show more and giving it more of a chance and I admit it's growing on me. They do have a lot of good talent.
But the one that annoys me to no end is the corny ass fake accent Booker T has. What is that? He sounds rediculious. It reminds me of some little obnoxious kid trying to make fun of an accent and just doing a poor job.
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Post by tnafan4life on Oct 16, 2008 20:34:17 GMT -5
It's Booker T trying to be a "heel" I guess. Trying to sound like a snob?  |
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Oct 16, 2008 20:35:45 GMT -5
That's how people talk in his country.
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Post by WalterF on Oct 16, 2008 21:28:43 GMT -5
I also think they're secretly racist hehe.
Lethal has a corny Macho Man rip off gimmick. Booker talks like a child trying to make an accent and doing a horrible job at it and then some other guy that looks like a kid trying to be Apollo Creed.
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Post by tnafan4life on Oct 16, 2008 21:30:10 GMT -5
Austin (Consquences) Creed has been doing the "Apollo Creed" gimmick for years now - way before TNA.  |
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Post by WalterF on Oct 16, 2008 21:42:01 GMT -5
Austin (Consquences) Creed has been doing the "Apollo Creed" gimmick for years now - way before TNA. I know and I also know that Lethal is totally into his gimmick too, but its just a funny coincidence that almost everyone in TNA that isnt white has either a racial gimmick or a comedy gimmick. |
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Post by K5 on Oct 16, 2008 22:25:46 GMT -5
Austin (Consquences) Creed has been doing the "Apollo Creed" gimmick for years now - way before TNA. I know and I also know that Lethal is totally into his gimmick too, but its just a funny coincidence that almost everyone in TNA that isnt white has either a racial gimmick or a comedy gimmick. yea, it's pretty humorous. wrestling plays stereotypes. |
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Post by WalterF on Oct 16, 2008 22:46:54 GMT -5
I know and I also know that Lethal is totally into his gimmick too, but its just a funny coincidence that almost everyone in TNA that isnt white has either a racial gimmick or a comedy gimmick. yea, it's pretty humorous. wrestling plays stereotypes. Of course wrestling has always used stereotypes with all the Samoans acting like tribal monsters and so forth for decades. It always has, but it just seems TNA does it a little more now than WWE especially, I think a bit too much. I think it's a bit passe at this point to have every black guy act super black and every Indian guy to have his entire gimmick based purely off his thnicity. I guess the one thing w/ TNA I still need to get used to is the cheesiness of it, but fortunately there is enough good wrestling talent to balance it out. |
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Post by tnafan4life on Oct 16, 2008 22:53:32 GMT -5
yea, it's pretty humorous. wrestling plays stereotypes. Of course wrestling has always used stereotypes with all the Samoans acting like tribal monsters and so forth for decades. It always has, but it just seems TNA does it a little more now than WWE especially, I think a bit too much. I think it's a bit passe at this point to have every black guy act super black and every Indian guy to have his entire gimmick based purely off his thnicity. I guess the one thing w/ TNA I still need to get used to is the cheesiness of it, but fortunately there is enough good wrestling talent to balance it out. I don't see what part of Jay Lethal/Consquences Creed tbh. Cryme Tyme's a diffrent story - there's a diffrence between those guys. |
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Post by WalterF on Oct 16, 2008 23:03:08 GMT -5
Of course wrestling has always used stereotypes with all the Samoans acting like tribal monsters and so forth for decades. It always has, but it just seems TNA does it a little more now than WWE especially, I think a bit too much. I think it's a bit passe at this point to have every black guy act super black and every Indian guy to have his entire gimmick based purely off his thnicity. I guess the one thing w/ TNA I still need to get used to is the cheesiness of it, but fortunately there is enough good wrestling talent to balance it out. I don't see what part of Jay Lethal/Consquences Creed tbh. Cryme Tyme's a diffrent story - there's a diffrence between those guys. I didn't say Creed or Lethal are racial gimmicks, they're just goofy. Cryme Tyme is way more stereotypical and racial ... I personally can't stand the CT gimmick, but my point was I just think that one a whole and per porpotion, TNA has a bit more racial and cheesy gimmicks for wrestlers. WWE has their own goofy characters like Santino, Haas, but I think they have more non-gimmicky wrestlers per proportion. |
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Post by specterkev on Oct 16, 2008 23:36:42 GMT -5
now if only more fans would give TNA a chance
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Post by tnafan4life on Oct 16, 2008 23:47:41 GMT -5
now if only more fans would give TNA a chance Ahmen! |
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