Fallen Angel
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Post by Fallen Angel on Sept 11, 2010 8:41:23 GMT -5
I remember this episode. How about the rest of Wfigs?
The Rock speaking about 9/11:
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Post by Matt on Sept 11, 2010 11:01:50 GMT -5
This was such a touching and amazing show and still holds to this day.
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Callum1993
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Post by Callum1993 on Sept 11, 2010 11:06:14 GMT -5
Yeh it was a great show it was a nice little tribute to 9/11
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2010 16:19:34 GMT -5
yup I remember this very well indeed
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Sept 11, 2010 17:05:16 GMT -5
I will always remember when Lilian Garcia sung the National Anthem.
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Post by Matt on Sept 11, 2010 17:38:31 GMT -5
I will always remember when Lilian Garcia sung the National Anthem. Call me crazy, but it was one of the most powerful and beautiful versions of the National Anthem I ever heard. |
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Post by White Trash Lucha on Sept 11, 2010 17:45:30 GMT -5
I will always remember when Lilian Garcia sung the National Anthem. Call me crazy, but it was one of the most powerful and beautiful versions of the National Anthem I ever heard. This, it was beautiful. |
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Post by Eat Defeat. on Sept 11, 2010 18:23:59 GMT -5
I will always remember when Lilian Garcia sung the National Anthem. Call me crazy, but it was one of the most powerful and beautiful versions of the National Anthem I ever heard. Why would we call you crazy? I doubt anybody who watched would disagree. I watched this back in 2001 on TV, Such a heartwarming experience seeing all the wrestlers empty out to the arena. Watched the vids again this time last year and got goosebumps. |
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Post by slappy on Sept 11, 2010 18:49:23 GMT -5
I will always remember when Lilian Garcia sung the National Anthem. Call me crazy, but it was one of the most powerful and beautiful versions of the National Anthem I ever heard. Same here, got a tear in my eye. |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Sept 11, 2010 20:18:58 GMT -5
Great and touching show. Too bad so many people associate it with Steph's comments, which isn't the big picture.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2010 9:37:31 GMT -5
Great and touching show. Too bad so many people associate it with Steph's comments, which isn't the big picture. why?what did the Billion $$ boobjob say that night? |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Sept 12, 2010 10:09:16 GMT -5
Great and touching show. Too bad so many people associate it with Steph's comments, which isn't the big picture. why?what did the Billion $$ boobjob say that night? People criticized her like crazy for mentioning crap about her family in comparison to 9/11. |
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Post by Angel Beast on Sept 12, 2010 10:16:44 GMT -5
I remember that night very well. It was a great night to be a wrestling fan and an American citizen.
Could you imagine how much more memorable that night would have been if Hulk Hogan had showed up with Real American blaring over the speakers. Not saying that the show would have been better had he showed up but I think at the time hearing Real American would have great.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Sept 12, 2010 11:06:02 GMT -5
I never got to see it. UPN was still showing news coverage in New York.
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Post by Matt on Sept 12, 2010 11:57:38 GMT -5
I actually really liked Stephanie's promo :/
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Post by Marzec on Sept 13, 2010 18:28:22 GMT -5
Never got to see it. On 9/12/01 my ship deployed and we had nothing but the Armed Forces Network for a couple of weeks. Even 9 years after the fact it brings a tear to my eye though.
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Post by oldsckulpiledriver on Sept 14, 2010 8:32:49 GMT -5
I had just started a 90 day sentence in the county jail when this aired. The county didnt have cable back then so we always watched smackdown. I remember a few of the other inmates tearing up a little in the tv room.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Sept 14, 2010 9:58:57 GMT -5
Now, I'm not American so I know the events of 9/11 mean something completely different to me than they would to you guys, but that is the only time I've ever welled up and got a lump in my throat at the sound of another nation's anthem.
I think Vince McMahon is one amazing individual, and anyone who doubts his love for the industry they need to look no further than this.
He basically said "come on you bastards, the WWF wants to kick your ass for what you've done to my country" and I think that if Vince McMahon was ever in the same room as a terrorist he would be the only man to walk out of it.
I respect that so much because I feel the same way about England. Sure we aren't very emotionally in tune with ourselves here, and sure nothing is ever good enough for us because all we do is complain. But, for me, there is no where better than England, and I would feel the same way as you if England were attacked like America was.
Unfortunately, no one would do anything like this on English TV, the country would just hide in itself and wallow in it's anguish instead of getting up and giving the terrorists the finger like Vince did here.
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Post by LA Times on Sept 19, 2010 15:35:04 GMT -5
Now, I'm not American so I know the events of 9/11 mean something completely different to me than they would to you guys, but that is the only time I've ever welled up and got a lump in my throat at the sound of another nation's anthem. I think Vince McMahon is one amazing individual, and anyone who doubts his love for the industry they need to look no further than this. He basically said "come on you bastards, the WWF wants to kick your ass for what you've done to my country" and I think that if Vince McMahon was ever in the same room as a terrorist he would be the only man to walk out of it. I respect that so much because I feel the same way about England. Sure we aren't very emotionally in tune with ourselves here, and sure nothing is ever good enough for us because all we do is complain. But, for me, there is no where better than England, and I would feel the same way as you if England were attacked like America was. Unfortunately, no one would do anything like this on English TV, the country would just hide in itself and wallow in it's anguish instead of getting up and giving the terrorists the finger like Vince did here. Vince McMahon > Taliban? |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Sept 21, 2010 0:05:09 GMT -5
I remember this episode very well, for the obvious reason... and also because I was early into my career in sports media at the time.
This was legitimately one of the first major sports or entertainment events to happen in the United States after the attacks... if not the first (probably depends on what you consider a big event).
This was just two days after the towers fell. People were still shaken and a little afraid to gather in large groups such as sports arenas or stadiums due to security concerns. All of the major pro sports postponed their events. Other live entertainment ceased to happen simply out of grief, and a general feeling that it might be in bad taste to gather a bunch of people and do something light-hearted that soon after the attacks.
Honestly, when I watched Smackdown that night I wasn't sure if I was ready to watch wrestling or not. But they pulled it off well, and probably served as an example to other sports/entertainment groups that if done tastefully, their shows could all go on.
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