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Post by Chris Hammers on Aug 10, 2012 17:47:00 GMT -5
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Post by The Dazzler on Aug 10, 2012 17:48:39 GMT -5
It was probably because of the Kobe Bryant Rape Joke.
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Post by LtD73 on Aug 10, 2012 17:49:49 GMT -5
If they were firing him over the Kobe thing why did they put him on SD the next night? makes no sense
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Post by MacReady on Aug 10, 2012 17:51:17 GMT -5
Oh wow, they actually went through with it.
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Callum1993
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Post by Callum1993 on Aug 10, 2012 17:51:28 GMT -5
Shame really. Delayed reaction by WWE too.
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Post by sean™ on Aug 10, 2012 17:53:47 GMT -5
Someone should forward him CM Punk's twitter handle so he can learn the difference between your and you're.
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Post by LtD73 on Aug 10, 2012 17:58:29 GMT -5
Someone should forward him CM Punk's twitter handle so he can learn the difference between your and you're. Maybe you should check that out too because there's no your/you're mistake there
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Post by noir on Aug 10, 2012 17:59:42 GMT -5
yeah this is way stupid. That rape joke was the sort of reference that you either get or you didn't, it's not like it'd affect younger fans watching in any way. I'm not like his biggest fan or anything, but the guy was charismatic and was definitely a great addition to a dying tag team division. Sucks for the him as he was just trying to be edgy and interesting in let's fact it -- a business revolving around guys trash talking and beating eachother up -- and he gets fired for it whilst the dull as Swaggers and Rileys still keep their jobs.
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Post by Nivro™ on Aug 10, 2012 18:06:52 GMT -5
Someone should forward him CM Punk's twitter handle so he can learn the difference between your and you're. Maybe you should check that out too because there's no your/you're mistake there Second to last tweet should be you're special...not your special
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Post by Brad on Aug 10, 2012 18:07:45 GMT -5
If they were firing him over the Kobe thing why did they put him on SD the next night? makes no sense My thoughts exactly
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Post by LtD73 on Aug 10, 2012 18:07:48 GMT -5
Maybe you should check that out too because there's no your/you're mistake there Second to last tweet should be you're special...not your special
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Aug 10, 2012 18:11:10 GMT -5
I knew he was going to get fired because of that rape joke. Doesn't matter if it was subtle, doesn't matter if nobody in the arena even understood it. All that matters is that this is a PG product now, and if you do anything at all that goes against that your job is at risk. I don't agree with it, but it's been that way for a while now.
PTP are done now. They actually had some steam and were turning into a good tag team, but taking away their mouthpiece kills them and their whole gimmick.
My only question is why did they wait so long to fire him? My guess is that they really didn't plan on firing him at first, but Vince must've had the final say in it.
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Post by Phantom on Aug 10, 2012 18:11:36 GMT -5
Well that sucks. He was great manager. Him, Titus, and Darren were an entertaining trio.
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Post by Kid Lightning on Aug 10, 2012 18:16:35 GMT -5
It is official. Saw it posted on WWE.com under the News tab.
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Post by specterkev on Aug 10, 2012 18:18:36 GMT -5
wow... if they were gonna fire the man for the joke they should have never had him on smackdown and the following raw.
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Post by jc on Aug 10, 2012 18:19:39 GMT -5
The WWE doesn't recognize a quality rape joke.
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Post by LtD73 on Aug 10, 2012 18:20:34 GMT -5
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Post by jacktunney on Aug 10, 2012 18:21:12 GMT -5
WWE has become so rigid and lame about this type of stuff it's a shell of it's former self.
Bummer because AW was one of the handful of people in the company with a shred of personality that seemed actually genuine and not forced. PTP are gonna feel the effects of this as well.
Everything he said is true. Good for him for speaking his mind.
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Post by hitmaniac on Aug 10, 2012 18:23:24 GMT -5
So silly on at least couple of levels; one being that he was referencing an incident from almost ten years ago. You can't be having that. Next thing you know he'll be making Clinton-Lewinsky jokes. Tit.
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Post by Matt Culture on Aug 10, 2012 18:24:03 GMT -5
LOL at everyone being a Human Recources expert. lol. this is not Retail. Releasing someone from a contract is a bit diffrent then firing someone from walmart.
You never know, maybe at first, nobody said anything, but this week a few Sponsors or some PC Group found out and WWE acted in their best interest. AW said on Twitter, it wasnt scripted, it was Improv. it was a Rape Joke, it wasnt like a Yo Mamma Joke. it may have offended womens Groups etc.
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