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Post by TheLastDude on Dec 12, 2016 17:41:49 GMT -5
How is it WWE's fault for a guy playing a bad guy doing his job lol? The mom acknowledged that the kid is a huge WWE fan so he obviously knows what Owens' behaviour towards the fans is like so you'd think he would've been well aware that he wouldn't be getting a high five lol. The mom should've just explained that it's not real and he's playing a character rather than writing a sympathy essay on the internet. Ignore him. He has a stupidity quota he has to reach each day.
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Dec 12, 2016 18:22:56 GMT -5
I think bad guys are supposed to act like bad guys, or how are they going to get booed and get heel heat? Now hopefully the little boy will boo bad guys.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Dec 12, 2016 18:42:31 GMT -5
I don't really like people..and this is exactly why. Owens is a heel. What would they expect, him to come over and high five the kid just because it's a kid? Eff that. Kids get waaaay too much slack these days just for being kids. This is almost as bad as those dumbass high school brats who whined and cried after Trump was elected to the point that exams were postponed and free pizza was given to all of these p#$$ies, when they should've just gotten zeroes. How do you suspend disbelief if everyone acts the same? Better, how the hell do you boo a guy who high fives you and gives you a big ol' hug just because you're a kid. Most importantly, how does anyone cheer Roman Reigns if his opponent comes over, tells you nice shirt, and gives you a big hug? As others have said, this is a real heel. I'm not the biggest Owens fan, but he's a damn good heel, and we need more real heels like that. If the mother did it just to get attention or free crap, then she deserves to get 4chann'd, Boxxy style.
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Post by Mox on Dec 12, 2016 18:46:07 GMT -5
I don't really like people..and this is exactly why. Owens is a heel. What would they expect, him to come over and high five the kid just because it's a kid? Eff that. Kids get waaaay too much slack these days just for being kids. This is almost as bad as those dumbass high school brats who whined and cried after Trump was elected to the point that exams were postponed and free pizza was given to all of these p#$$ies, when they should've just gotten zeroes. How do you suspend disbelief if everyone acts the same? Better, how the hell do you boo a guy who high fives you and gives you a big ol' hug just because you're a kid. Most importantly, how does anyone cheer Roman Reigns if his opponent comes over, tells you nice shirt, and gives you a big hug? As others have said, this is a real heel. I'm not the biggest Owens fan, but he's a damn good heel, and we need more real heels like that. If the mother did it just to get attention or free crap, then she deserves to get 4chann'd, Boxxy style.
LOL what's that?
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Post by Mark Martin on Dec 12, 2016 18:53:08 GMT -5
He's the man.
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Post by jason1980s on Dec 12, 2016 19:25:30 GMT -5
If he's really such a good "heel" he shouldn't have to get into it with a seven year old. I get trying to play the part but kids should be off limits. When even some adults don't realize wrestling isn't "real" of course a kid isn't going to get that he is now part of the act. It's like JBL with the hitler salute or Jericho doing something with a country flag. If you really have to go over those lines, "you just aren't good enough" (Simon Cowell's words to a Idol hopeful). I do hope the lady doesn't get a load of free stuff but at the same time I hope Owens doesn't think this makes him such a great character. The days of kayfabe ARE over. If you have to get into it with a kid, you just aren't good enough, IMO.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 12, 2016 19:46:42 GMT -5
We need more heels like Owens nowadays.
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Post by deskjet on Dec 12, 2016 21:53:59 GMT -5
+1 KO
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Post by Escape The Rules on Dec 13, 2016 1:10:44 GMT -5
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Dec 13, 2016 1:44:39 GMT -5
Don't the faces usually go back around for "damage" control?
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Dec 13, 2016 2:05:41 GMT -5
I hope WWE doesn't **** out and punish Kevin for this. In my opinion he's the best heel in the business today. #Triggered.
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Post by hbkjason on Dec 13, 2016 2:13:40 GMT -5
When I was 7 I would have loved to have had this interaction with a wrestler. I am sure Kevin Owens thought the kid would have gotten a kick out of it and no doubt 90 percent of the other kids in that arena would have. He just unfortunately chose a kid who was on the sensitive side, who really took it to heart. In all honesty while I do not think Kevin Owens did anything wrong at all I do kind of feel for the kid as well.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2016 4:29:38 GMT -5
That's so great. I love Owens.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Dec 13, 2016 5:09:46 GMT -5
If he's really such a good "heel" he shouldn't have to get into it with a seven year old. I get trying to play the part but kids should be off limits. When even some adults don't realize wrestling isn't "real" of course a kid isn't going to get that he is now part of the act. It's like JBL with the hitler salute or Jericho doing something with a country flag. If you really have to go over those lines, "you just aren't good enough" (Simon Cowell's words to a Idol hopeful). I do hope the lady doesn't get a load of free stuff but at the same time I hope Owens doesn't think this makes him such a great character. The days of kayfabe ARE over. If you have to get into it with a kid, you just aren't good enough, IMO. It's still a show based on character interaction, and what Owens did is a time-honored way to get heel heat. I'm sure the kid in this video is now an adult for whom this is a treasured memory. Perhaps the 7-year-old in the article will one day release that he was selected to be part of the show and it will be a colorful conversation-starter instead of something negative.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2016 5:19:43 GMT -5
Does the thread really have to say "child incident?" It makes it seem much worse than it really is especially for a non-story that shouldn't be getting attention because the woman seems like a klunt and Steen was Steen.
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Post by PJ on Dec 13, 2016 7:19:22 GMT -5
As a parent I can see not wanting your child to be heartbroken, but she should have told her son it is part of the show. And as soon as she brought up her sick mother she lost all credibility.
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Post by marino13 on Dec 13, 2016 7:41:16 GMT -5
When I was younger, I had Terry Funk swat at my face with his backhand. Barely missed me. And I had Jack Victory spit water on me.
I thought both were awesome.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Dec 13, 2016 8:33:39 GMT -5
The response in this thread is really sickening. A 7 year old getting upset at a wrestler berating him is "pussification of America"? Really?! And some people saying that they love seeing a kid get upset? That's just sick!
Forget the parent for a minute. Just put yourself in the shoes of that 7 year old. At 7 years old, did you know that wrestling was scripted? Would you have loved to have been verbally criticised by someone you saw as one of your heroes? If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, then you're either lying, or you should at least be able to accept that that is not the case for every 7 year old. Children are sensitive. You know why? Because they are children! You can't seriously behave a young child to react as an adult would to this situation. It's very easy to understand how this would have been a devastating and heartbreaking event for a young child. If you can't empathise with the child, then you have something wrong with you.
As adults we know that this is what heels are supposed to do. They're not supposed to be liked. But children don't know that. There would be absolutely no problem with this behaviour towards a teen or an adult. Young children should be off-limits at events, unless they know in advance, or they receive consolation afterwards (like Sasha giving flowers to that Bayley fan).
I honestly believe most people in this thread have some growing up to do, and need to take a good long look at themselves and reevaluate themselves as human beings.
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Post by torriefan4life on Dec 13, 2016 9:58:02 GMT -5
The era where heels can't be heels Owens is awesome and this makes him even better in my opinion.
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Dec 13, 2016 10:27:36 GMT -5
The response in this thread is really sickening. A 7 year old getting upset at a wrestler berating him is "pussification of America"? Really?! And some people saying that they love seeing a kid get upset? That's just sick! Forget the parent for a minute. Just put yourself in the shoes of that 7 year old. At 7 years old, did you know that wrestling was scripted? Would you have loved to have been verbally criticised by someone you saw as one of your heroes? If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, then you're either lying, or you should at least be able to accept that that is not the case for every 7 year old. Children are sensitive. You know why? Because they are children! You can't seriously behave a young child to react as an adult would to this situation. It's very easy to understand how this would have been a devastating and heartbreaking event for a young child. If you can't empathise with the child, then you have something wrong with you. As adults we know that this is what heels are supposed to do. They're not supposed to be liked. But children don't know that. There would be absolutely no problem with this behaviour towards a teen or an adult. Young children should be off-limits at events, unless they know in advance, or they receive consolation afterwards (like Sasha giving flowers to that Bayley fan). I honestly believe most people in this thread have some growing up to do, and need to take a good long look at themselves and reevaluate themselves as human beings. Well, when I was 7 I knew the guy calling me a stupid fan in the audience was a 'bad guy' and the guy he was facing that was slapping high fives to the people at ringside was a 'good guy' and it was really that simple. I might have respected his ability in the ring, but I wasn't expecting a hand shake either. I don't think it's cool when a kid gets his or her feelings hurt, but hey, it happens. If their parents are decent, and raise them to understand that life isn't always going to be perfect, they'll probably end up fine. It builds character. If the parents teach them to whine until they get their way (or worse, are too worried about being their friend to bother with hard parenting at all) you usually end up with a situation like this woman's story. There are extremes on either side, but I don't feel like this is one of them. I was raised to take the ass whipping and deal with it because it wasn't the end of the world. I'm doing pretty well.
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