thestongguy
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Post by thestongguy on Mar 17, 2009 0:35:44 GMT -5
maybe they are trying to stay away from another steroid debacle.
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Post by tnafan4life on Mar 17, 2009 1:22:39 GMT -5
"few weeks" = 8 weeks.
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Billy the Kid
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Post by Billy the Kid on Mar 17, 2009 1:46:58 GMT -5
I cant believe WWE didnt even do a RIP graphic for him. Kinda ****ty if you ask me. Why? They don't know how he died yet. WWE had a whole 3 hour tribute show to a murder before they even knew what happened. I am probably going to get bashed for this, but I honestly think WWE knew what the Chris Benoit situation was all about before they aired the RAW tribute or at least found out while it was airing. The graphic saying "DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE" with his picture and the story about it was posted on WWE.com about 10 minutes after RAW went off the air.
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Post by pineappleexpress on Mar 17, 2009 2:36:33 GMT -5
Why? They don't know how he died yet. WWE had a whole 3 hour tribute show to a murder before they even knew what happened. I am probably going to get bashed for this, but I honestly think WWE knew what the Chris Benoit situation was all about before they aired the RAW tribute or at least found out while it was airing. The graphic saying "DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE" with his picture and the story about it was posted on WWE.com about 10 minutes after RAW went off the air. They may have found out during the show - but what could they do? I doubt they found out before it aired.
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Wfigs #1 Metal-Head
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Post by Wfigs #1 Metal-Head on Mar 17, 2009 4:30:48 GMT -5
When will it stop?
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Post by Great White Shark on Mar 17, 2009 7:33:56 GMT -5
I can't believe they didn't mention his passing on Raw. That is really pathetic if you ask me.
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Post by lancewiget on Mar 17, 2009 7:38:04 GMT -5
I can't believe they didn't mention his passing on Raw. That is really pathetic if you ask me. Might do it on ECW... it was his last brand. But they should've done it on Raw at least...
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Post by Great White Shark on Mar 17, 2009 7:45:10 GMT -5
I can't believe they didn't mention his passing on Raw. That is really pathetic if you ask me. Might do it on ECW... it was his last brand. But they should've done it on Raw at least... Maybe, but Raw is the flagship show and the guy had been dead roughly 36 hours? so they had plenty of time to put together a nice video package for the guy. Hey, you know what i wasn't even really a Test fan, but he played a massive roll for the company for a number of years and i think it would really of been apt if they had of held a minutes silence or something like that, but i guess that would be asking too much i'm afraid. Just seems like they don't give a damn sometimes.
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Post by lancewiget on Mar 17, 2009 8:05:14 GMT -5
Might do it on ECW... it was his last brand. But they should've done it on Raw at least... Maybe, but Raw is the flagship show and the guy had been dead roughly 36 hours? so they had plenty of time to put together a nice video package for the guy. Hey, you know what i wasn't even really a Test fan, but he played a massive roll for the company for a number of years and i think it would really of been apt if they had of held a minutes silence or something like that, but i guess that would be asking too much i'm afraid. Just seems like they don't give a damn sometimes. There wouldn't have been a minute's silence seeing as he wasn't on the current roster. Anybody think this might be due to PG. Hear me out. Test dies. WWE aiming their product at kids. Do the math.
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Post by K5 on Mar 17, 2009 17:11:53 GMT -5
Anybody think this might be due to PG. Hear me out. Test dies. WWE aiming their product at kids. Do the math. it's a possibility. if wwe does that it's sad though, a man deserves his remembrance.
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breakthru
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Post by breakthru on Mar 17, 2009 18:20:27 GMT -5
I for one am DISGUSTED that WWE failed to acknowledge the passing of a former superstar on their flagship show. I'll be e-mailing them to let them know my opinion on this, not that it'll make one iota of difference
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 20:23:00 GMT -5
WrestlingObserver.com is reporting that WWE is very much on edge about the Andrew “Test” Martin death and what caused it. This was the reason they didn’t display a memorial graphic on RAW last night.
There.
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 17, 2009 20:32:38 GMT -5
WrestlingObserver.com is reporting that WWE is very much on edge about the Andrew “Test” Martin death and what caused it. This was the reason they didn’t display a memorial graphic on RAW last night. There. that's what i figured. they're probably gun-shy after devoting 3 hours to a murderer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 21:26:49 GMT -5
What I find confusing is how the opinion of Benoit changed tenfold once it was released. I don't remember that man during that weekend, but I remember what he was before.
But this is about Test. No need to accidentally start an argument about something else.
But to WWE, you can display something without disclosing how it happened on TV.
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 17, 2009 23:32:27 GMT -5
What I find confusing is how the opinion of Benoit changed tenfold once it was released. I don't remember that man during that weekend, but I remember what he was before. But this is about Test. No need to accidentally start an argument about something else. well i never got state my opinion on benoit so i'd just like to take the oppurtunity real quick. i am not looking to start a fight because if you still like the guy, more power to you. but the man before the murders was just like any person before they commit crimes. what you are saying is eearily similar to former reds owner marge schott saying that "hitler started off okay but got out of hand". i was one of the biggest benoit fans in the world, and he put on a lot of great matches but to me, real life is more important than wrestling. anyway im actually starting to get annoyed how little attention wwe is giving test's death. the guy worked for them forever. just put up a quick 1976-2008 graphic for god's sake.
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4JackieChan
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Post by 4JackieChan on Mar 17, 2009 23:41:07 GMT -5
I liked his finisher boot to the face.
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Mar 18, 2009 15:05:20 GMT -5
Bret Hart It's with a very heavy heart that I somehow search for the right words to express my deepest sorrow over the loss of yet another of my wrestling brothers, Andrew Martin, aka Test.
I met Andrew, along with his equally huge friend George, at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in downtown Toronto in 1996. WWE exec, Carlo DeMarco brought them both up to meet me and to see if I'd be interested in possibly training them as wrestlers. Andrew was, as my father would say, a fine specimen; 6' 6”, lean, hard and handsome with a big, boyish smile. I wasn't actually looking for any more prospects but I saw something in him and told him if he could get over to Calgary I'd personally teach him, free of charge.
I was working a full WWE schedule back then and was preparing to begin teaching, or fine tuning, some of the many young wrestlers that were starting to pop up everywhere. I instantly liked Andrew and I can smile now at the memory of coming home from the road, physically exhausted, only to remember that I'd promised Andrew a real match in my dungeon. I found myself reluctantly wrapping my knees and lacing up my boots so I could wrestle Andrew on my precious day off. That day Andrew went from dreaming of being a wrestler to actually working with the WWE World Champion in his home. I wrestled Andrew for over a half hour and I knew back then that, with his size and ability, he was going to go far in the business. Unfortunately, my days in the WWE came to an end just as Andrew's time was beginning. I'd gotten most of my students tryouts at the Raw TV taping in Ottawa, the day after the infamous screwjob in Montreal, and so our paths took a fork in the road. Even with me gone, Carlo, Edge, Christian and my bother Owen helped guide Andrew and he earned his spot on the WWE roster. I lost contact with Andrew for a time, but every now and then I'd catch him on TV and I felt very proud of him.
Death brought Andrew and I back together when we saw each other at Bryan “Krush” Adams' funeral two years ago. It was during that sad, dark time - after the recent losses of Sherri Martel, Bam Bam Bigelow and the blackness of the Chris Benoit tragedy - I was hearing that Andrew was having drug addiction problems again and I was fearful he might be next.
I saw a need to keep in touch with him and do all I could to encourage him to save himself, and maybe some others too. We renewed our friendship and stayed in touch.
This past November I had the luck of doing a wrestling tour in France for two weeks with Andrew and he seemed to be a new man. He'd completed WWE sponsored rehab and had a new lease on life. Andrew clearly had his demons on the run and we talked about him becoming the poster child for wrestlers that desperately needed a voice urging, "If I can beat this, so can you!" Andrew convinced me he had the commitment and the determination to make a difference. I had a great time with him on that tour.
Following the tour I had painful knee replacement surgery and now it was Andrew calling me to see if I was doing okay. A few weeks ago he talked of coming to visit me here in Hawaii. He seemed so strong and focused that I never thought to question him about how he was doing. I again urged him to use his experience to reach out to the many wrestlers who are still losing their battle with drug addiction.
Now I wish so much that I could've somehow known that Andrew was losing his grip on his addictions, beginning to slip. I failed to see the signs of him losing a battle that I thought he'd already won. My heart has been heavy since the news of his passing. In our last phone call, a few weeks ago, I kidded him about how he worked that entire France tour and never took one bump and I smile at the memory of his deep booming laugh echoing over the phone. That's how I choose to remember my friend. I'm sorry I didn't see his pain and suffering; had I known I'd have tried harder to save him. He slipped and we lost one of the good ones. Nobody has anything but the nicest things to remember about Andrew Martin. I will miss him. He was a dear friend, one of very few I had left in a profession where too many die too young. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his entire family. Somehow, as hard as we all tried, we lost another good soul forever.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Mar 18, 2009 15:07:39 GMT -5
I wonder if rereading Foley's second and third wrestling books will be weird now, with all the Test jokes in them.
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Post by ollieecwfan on Mar 18, 2009 15:14:15 GMT -5
I thought he would do good in TNA
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Matthew Stovell
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Post by Matthew Stovell on Mar 18, 2009 16:55:23 GMT -5
I wonder if rereading Foley's second and third wrestling books will be weird now, with all the Test jokes in them. True. Has Foley commented on his death yet?
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