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Post by figuremofo on Apr 9, 2012 7:25:29 GMT -5
any wrestler in any company past or present
have you ever met one that you felt was being a jerk to you? either by ignoring you, acting like jerks, getting angry at you.
anyone has this happen?
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Post by E-Noon on Apr 9, 2012 7:35:36 GMT -5
Umaga, Shelton. All i can really think of .
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Post by Kollecting King on Apr 9, 2012 7:40:54 GMT -5
Jerry Lawler. I was getting on an elevator and shortly after JR & Lawler got on the same elevator. Lawler acted like he couldn't ride the elevator with normal people and asked his security to remove us even though we were on the elevator first. I just turned to him and said id rather step off myself and wait on the next one up than ride an elevator up with a douche like him. From that point on Lawler can kiss my ass.
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Post by Eat Defeat. on Apr 9, 2012 7:43:02 GMT -5
Well....Punk walked right past me in 2008, hood up, head down as I said hi. Typical Punk really.
All I've really had is some of them walk right past like we don't even exist.
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Post by figuremofo on Apr 9, 2012 7:43:31 GMT -5
Jerry Lawler. I was getting on an elevator and shortly after JR & Lawler got on the same elevator. Lawler acted like he couldn't ride the elevator with normal people and asked his security to remove us even though we were on the elevator first. I just turned to him and said id rather step off myself and wait on the next one up than ride an elevator up with a douche like him. From that point on Lawler can kiss my ass. what an ass when was this?
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Post by figuremofo on Apr 9, 2012 7:45:56 GMT -5
Well....Punk walked right past me in 2008, hood up, head down as I said hi. Typical Punk really. All I've really had is some of them walk right past like we don't even exist. Punk always comes off as the biggest dickhead ever thats why I never was on the CM Punk bandwagon last year and I probably never will be
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Post by Gazza on Apr 9, 2012 7:52:02 GMT -5
Well....Punk walked right past me in 2008, hood up, head down as I said hi. Typical Punk really. All I've really had is some of them walk right past like we don't even exist. Punk always comes off as the biggest dickhead ever thats why I never was on the CM Punk bandwagon last year and I probably never will be Punk admits that if he feels like you approached him at the wrong time/place or whatever then he will just blow you off. I can't blame him really, with stories he's told of when people approach him. He seems like a nice guy unless you annoy him,imo.
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Post by DontHassleTheHoff on Apr 9, 2012 8:00:28 GMT -5
Punk always comes off as the biggest dickhead ever thats why I never was on the CM Punk bandwagon last year and I probably never will be Punk admits that if he feels like you approached him at the wrong time/place or whatever then he will just blow you off. I can't blame him really, with stories he's told of when people approach him. He seems like a nice guy unless you annoy him,imo. This, and besides, I would never let a wrestlers personal life effect the way i perceive them as entertainers. I don't know why it would bug people...just because a wrestler doesn't always want to be bothered and fussed just because they're on tv, doesn't mean I would dislike them as wrestlers.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Apr 9, 2012 8:00:35 GMT -5
Christy Hemme. She was pretty rude when I met her a few years back. She's the only rude one that stands out in my mind.
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Post by Eat Defeat. on Apr 9, 2012 8:08:09 GMT -5
Punk always comes off as the biggest dickhead ever thats why I never was on the CM Punk bandwagon last year and I probably never will be Punk admits that if he feels like you approached him at the wrong time/place or whatever then he will just blow you off. I can't blame him really, with stories he's told of when people approach him. He seems like a nice guy unless you annoy him,imo. Well I didn't annoy him at all, 9 times out of 10 as much as I like him he just seems really ignorant & lacks people skills/manners. I won't single him out though cause he's not the only one like that: although the others who act like that do it cause they think they are above people due to their fame.
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Post by figuremofo on Apr 9, 2012 8:10:45 GMT -5
Punk admits that if he feels like you approached him at the wrong time/place or whatever then he will just blow you off. I can't blame him really, with stories he's told of when people approach him. He seems like a nice guy unless you annoy him,imo. This, and besides, I would never let a wrestlers personal life effect the way i perceive them as entertainers. I don't know why it would bug people...just because a wrestler doesn't always want to be bothered and fussed just because they're on tv, doesn't mean I would dislike them as wrestlers. well if he doesnt want to be perceived as a dickhead canty he just say "im sorry I cant talk now" instead of just ignoring them like they were not there. Because after all he would probably be a Chicago hobo if not for the fans
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Apr 9, 2012 8:10:49 GMT -5
LOL, well..... I have actually been told by a former TNA x-division star that he was going to kick my ass!! Probably justified for a) not turning up for training (i had actually left by that point, though he thought i was just partying instead of turning up) and b) for corrupting another TNA star and another wrestler by having them at strip clubs every night (among other things) My experience is that most 'small' guys in the wrestling industry (big exception for Bryan Danielson who is a top bloke) have a napoleon complex. Pity.
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Post by marino13 on Apr 9, 2012 8:40:41 GMT -5
At a house show, I almost got cracked across the face by Terry Funk. He was swiping at a fan who said something rude and almost made contact with my money maker.
Also had Jack Victory (look it up kids) spit water on a bunch of us. But it was him just being a heel.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Apr 9, 2012 9:17:06 GMT -5
the only interactions I have had have been pretty good. Al Snow was one of the nicest guys I've ever met.
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Post by figuremofo on Apr 9, 2012 9:27:38 GMT -5
LOL, well..... I have actually been told by a former TNA x-division star that he was going to kick my ass!! Probably justified for a) not turning up for training (i had actually left by that point, though he thought i was just partying instead of turning up) and b) for corrupting another TNA star and another wrestler by having them at strip clubs every night (among other things) My experience is that most 'small' guys in the wrestling industry (big exception for Bryan Danielson who is a top bloke) have a napoleon complex. Pity. Please elaborate on this..
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Post by kev bamber on Apr 9, 2012 9:28:01 GMT -5
tna's first uk show in liverpool i met the mcmg and they were doing signings and photo ops - they just didnt want to be there didnt even look at you sign whatever get put under their noses, and photos you just stood inbetween them and took photo with split second smile
but gail kim at same event was great i was taking picture of her with my friend i made mess of photo because i was taking on cell phone i was unfamilar with (she even took the mick cos i didnt know how to work it properly then posed while i got it right very patient)
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Post by skribbel24 on Apr 9, 2012 9:29:49 GMT -5
Shelton was a bit aloof, but he was never rude.
The rudest wrestler I've met was Chris Benoit. Seriously.
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Post by Gazza on Apr 9, 2012 10:09:56 GMT -5
This, and besides, I would never let a wrestlers personal life effect the way i perceive them as entertainers. I don't know why it would bug people...just because a wrestler doesn't always want to be bothered and fussed just because they're on tv, doesn't mean I would dislike them as wrestlers. well if he doesnt want to be perceived as a dickhead canty he just say "im sorry I cant talk now" instead of just ignoring them like they were not there. Because after all he would probably be a Chicago hobo if not for the fans But you don't understand how much of a dick some fans are to him. He's had fans poke him in the back to get attention, He's had fans actually remove his headphones them self, just to talk to him. When you get stuff like that, It's no wonder he tries to distance himself from people.. especially when it's his own private time. Anyway to be on topic, Most wrestler I've met have been pretty nice. Sandman was the worst though, He just grunted along when I asked him to sign my item, and he wouldn't even stand up for the picture. Sabu didn't even look up to anyone but he did stand up for pictures.
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Post by figuremofo on Apr 9, 2012 10:10:24 GMT -5
Shelton was a bit aloof, but he was never rude. The rudest wrestler I've met was Chris Benoit. Seriously. lol please tell me more about ebnoit
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 10:41:49 GMT -5
I took my daughter and I met Punk at a signing in NY and he was really polite and took time to personally address and engage her. He could be the biggest douche in the world and I would have no problem with him simply because he took the time to make my daughter happy and truly entertain.
Also, I posted once before about what I initially felt was a negative experience meeting John Cena. When I met him years ago it was post-Thuganomics and he was just turning into the face he has become now. He signed my Undisputed Title, shook my hand and I told him that while I wasn't into the character before, I really had come to enjoy him more now. He looked at me stonefaced and said "Hate it or love it dog, this is me, what you see is what you get."
I always thought he was being kind of a dick, but in retrospect, after all the hate the guy has gotten and him sticking to his guns by stating that he is the character he is and will not change, I think I was being overly hard on the guy.
What I took initially as disrespect, I think was my mistake in assuming he was being cocky jerk. In reality, I think he was actually shooting straight with me and sticking to his guns.
Years later, I have to credit him for being the guy that the WWE needs him to be despite the fact most of us despise him.
The strangest reaction I ever received was from Jeff Jarrett, who seemed suspicious that I wanted him to sign my Big Gold Belt as I collect signatures of most wrestlers that have held it. (Not including David Aruqeutte, Vince Russo, Kevin Nash).
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