Mirror Images
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Post by Mirror Images on Feb 1, 2009 7:31:03 GMT -5
burn it
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Post by PJ on Feb 1, 2009 8:08:09 GMT -5
If I were a fan of the RG figures that is one I'd own for sure. For a RG that is a great looking figure.
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Post by myaddow on Feb 1, 2009 9:13:53 GMT -5
I would keep it if I were you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2009 9:47:32 GMT -5
RKO it
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warmachine76
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Big Sexy! I'm gonna kick your ass from here to Jacksonville!
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Post by warmachine76 on Feb 1, 2009 11:10:17 GMT -5
Just do what feels right for you.
I know for me I couldn't have anymore Benoit figures in my collection. In fact I have the last one on ebay right now. I don't care what it sells for or what it is worth in the future. I just want it gone. Whether he killed his wife and son because of major brain trauma or not. The man was still a child killer and well that horse has been beaten to death so i'll stop.
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Post by purplekangaroo on Feb 1, 2009 13:35:00 GMT -5
Keep it, don't sell to people here as it will be worth huge in the future.
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robby.blade
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Post by robby.blade on Feb 1, 2009 13:49:57 GMT -5
If you like Benoit as a wrestler, keep it. It's ok to still have respect for Benoit as a wrestler, just not the person.
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samsson
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Post by samsson on Feb 1, 2009 14:04:56 GMT -5
His wrestling career and his personal life are two separate things, keep it. If you hear voices in your head they talk to you and understand..........get rid of it 400 !!!!!!!! YEAAAHH BABY !!!!!!!!!
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The IHate Honda
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Post by The IHate Honda on Feb 1, 2009 14:34:07 GMT -5
I dont like what he did at all, but I still have a moc fig of him, and a loose fig on my legends shelf. I would keep. He was a part of wrestling in a big way. He had a great career. I am still critical of his actions tho as I dont think his life should be celebrated. I agree with all the figs being pulled. I dont know if I agree with his name being erased out of the books though. I dont think that should have happened.
Off topic rant...You guys can talk about oj all you want, but what about ray lewis of the ravens... that pisses me off so bad. Everyone is so critical of oj ( which I do agree with I cant stand him) yet no one mentions how ray lewis stood trial for murder. Mention one, and you better be ready to say the same about the other. Either way there is something wrong with you as an individual if you are on trial for murder... I understand ray lewis pretty much kept his nose clean since then and oj obviously hasnt.. but the trials still happened. I felt as ray was guilty and so was oj, and both were found innocent. I just dont see how one gets a worse rap than the other.
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D-Rock
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Post by D-Rock on Feb 1, 2009 15:53:32 GMT -5
Keep it man.
Seriously. Just. Do. IT.
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Post by Wrestlaholic on Feb 1, 2009 16:02:18 GMT -5
Personally, i'd keep it, up to you tho bro..
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Post by Patrick Bateman on Feb 1, 2009 16:02:35 GMT -5
Honestly, if you don't want it, I would buy it. Is it signed on the figure or the box? i would keep it, display it, and tell my wife to stfu Like this guy wants to cockblock himself and fight with his wife over a giant toy.
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Post by savethewhcjericho on Feb 4, 2009 2:29:41 GMT -5
If you like Benoit as a wrestler, keep it. It's ok to still have respect for Benoit as a wrestler, just not the person. c'mon man what is that? benoit is a 5 star wrestler and was always end until the last what 3 days a great human being. i dont think he did, you do. show benoit some respect and display his figure proudly and give your wife the crossface
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Post by madd2k on Feb 4, 2009 3:55:08 GMT -5
I would keep it. His commitment to the wrestling biz were great and so was he as a WRESTLER.
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Post by Vamp55 on Feb 4, 2009 5:05:20 GMT -5
Not to many comments get to me, but thats not cool mate. If you trying to be funny you failed. As for the figure, I think you should keep it. Why not?
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geroge86
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Post by geroge86 on Feb 4, 2009 5:15:32 GMT -5
I'd wait for it to go up in value then sell it
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bigtaurus78
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Post by bigtaurus78 on Feb 4, 2009 8:52:15 GMT -5
As a psychology major, clearly I have an understanding much deeper than most of these forums members about mental illness. People completely blame him, but if mental illness wasn't a legit reason, then "insanity defense" wouldn't exist or work, but it does...his mental illness has been confirmed by examining and running diagnostic type tests on his brain, showing the lack of synapse-connections, and it showed his brain was comparable to that of a 80 year old Alzheimer's patient. But this is an argument for another thread... I'm sorry, I know this probably isn't the right thread to do this in but something still bothers me about this til this very day. I am not challenging your knowledge of psychology as I have never taken a psychology class in my life, but wouldn't common sense tell you that if a person has been dead for like a day via asphyxiation wouldn't his brain look like it was severley damaged anyways? Remeber the whole Terry Schiavo media circus? Remeber how she came to be that way? She lost oxygen to her brain for only a matter of minutes but look at the extensive damage that was done. The whole "his brain resembled that of an 80 year old with Alzheimer's" doesn't mean much after the fact that he was already dead and rotting by the time they took a look. I am also curious as to how many other conditions exist in which a person's brain can resemble that of an 80 year old Alzheimer's patient, and of those which are prone to violence because neither the media or the people conducting the study on his brain mentioned those. This man traveled for a living and was traveling up until his death. A person with Alzheimer's couldn't do that. Again, I'm not saying there was nothing mentally wrong with him, but until someone can come up with something better than what they have I don't buy it. Again, sorry for bringing this up.
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Post by carly1988 on Feb 4, 2009 9:35:17 GMT -5
If you collect them then keep it. People need to realize that the Benoit we watched on tv and entertained us for years isnt the same Benoit that committed those murders. We didnt know Benoit the murder, we only knew Benoit the wrestler. I dont condone what Benoit did at all but for over 10 years he entertained me on my television. While I will never forgive him for the murders, Ill never forget him for the entertainment.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Feb 4, 2009 11:13:03 GMT -5
If you collect them then keep it. People need to realize that the Benoit we watched on tv and entertained us for years isnt the same Benoit that committed those murders. It was an evil twin then, was it? I'm sickened at how several people in this thread make excuses and pretend he didn't do it (both the "he became his own evil twin for three days" people and that "he didn't do it, wrestlemania 2000 was awesome so who cares if he killed his wife, crossface your wife if she doesn't like the figure" moron) just because the Internet told them he was the best wrestler ever. That said, the "smother it with a pillow and put a bible next to it" comment was hilarious. And the "RKO it" was pretty funny too.
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nastynate
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Post by nastynate on Feb 4, 2009 14:11:17 GMT -5
my little nephew grew up WORSHIPING michael vick. well, we all now how that turned out dont we? anyway, his parents didnt make him STOP wearing his jerseys or STOP buying his football cards. it was their level headed thinking that allowed the youngster to decide for HIMSELF wether he would be a vick fan after all the dog fighting stuff. so its really up to you man. many people on these boards took it HARD when benoit did what he did. they couldnt believe their hero could do that. if they want to move on and accept his legacy as a wrestler, then great! if they want to hate chris for the VILE things that took place, well thats fine too. i know i have read some pretty EVIL posts in this thread, and im kind of taken back by them. but hey its all a matter of opinion, and its our opinions that make each of us individuals. so dont judge people on a wrestling figure message board...that just seems IGNORANT as hell. beacuse the majority of plastic men collectors come here so that they dont HAVE TO BE judged, especially by their peers!!! cant we just get back to how bad cena and hardy SUCK. and how mike knox is missed used?you know, the dorky stuff?
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