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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Mar 6, 2018 23:12:29 GMT -5
Let me start by saying that I lived me some Mae Young, such was a real treasure. I respect all of the pioneers from that era, and she was a doll in her old age.
Respect and admiration aside, why in the heck is the WWE giving her a tournament of the Fabulous Moolah? You would think that Mae was the iconic, transcendent, wrestler. No offense, but c'mon! Where is the love and acknowledgement of Moolah?
I know about the claims out there, I've read them in detail, but I hate stuff like that effecting legacies decades later. Is that the issue here?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 3:00:43 GMT -5
I think they named it after Mae because she had passed more recently than Moolah, plus, because of the allegations made against Moolah - I don't think WWE is willing to risk getting any bad press for celebrating her.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Mar 7, 2018 3:43:00 GMT -5
That's not revisionist history but ok
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Mar 7, 2018 3:53:17 GMT -5
That's not revisionist history but ok Playing Mae up as some kind of Icon really is though. Moolah is the queen of wrestling. |
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Post by PJ on Mar 7, 2018 6:38:39 GMT -5
This really isn’t “classic” board material as it’s about a modern tournament being named after a deceased wrestler.
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Post by Sizzle on Mar 7, 2018 6:52:19 GMT -5
Why risk getting bad press for something when you can get the same effect by naming it after someone that doesn’t have that stuff associated with them?
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Post by hbkjason on Mar 7, 2018 7:30:28 GMT -5
I think they should have named it after Trish Stratus.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 7, 2018 9:52:05 GMT -5
This really isn’t “classic” board material as it’s about a modern tournament being named after a deceased wrestler. It's a pretty stupid thread regardless of where it's at. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Mar 7, 2018 10:24:56 GMT -5
If the accusations are indeed true, Moolah was one of the most vile humans to ever be involved in wrestling. Why on earth would anyone want a tournament named after such a human being? It's bad enough that WWE and Stephanie McMahon continue to glorify Moolah, when in my view she should not be spoken of at all. Having read up on the subject (Sisterhood of the Squared Circle is a great book that I'd highly recommend), I'm inclined to believe the accusations against her from many in the industry, that she'd pimp her female wrestlers out to male wrestlers, allow them to be raped, take a hefty chunk of their earnings to ensure they wouldn't be able to make a living without her, while also convincing promoters to blacklist women who didn't want to work for her, thereby holding women's wrestling back decades with her stranglehold. When so many people have the exact same accusations about someone, there's got to be at least some truth to it.
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 7, 2018 12:52:41 GMT -5
Want to name it after a woman that did pioneer in the business then call it the Sherri tournament. She was 10 times the wrestler Mae & Moolah were. She was miles better as a "showman/showwoman"...she could cut promos, manage, get wrestlers over and have great matches. Just cause you're the first doesnt always mean you did the most or was the best.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 7, 2018 13:05:15 GMT -5
Honestly I am more shocked they just didn't name it after Stephanie McMahon! haha
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Post by drifter on Mar 7, 2018 15:58:13 GMT -5
Want to name it after a woman that did pioneer in the business then call it the Sherri tournament. She was 10 times the wrestler Mae & Moolah were. She was miles better as a "showman/showwoman"...she could cut promos, manage, get wrestlers over and have great matches. Just cause you're the first doesnt always mean you did the most or was the best. Couldn't agree more. In my opinion, Moolah is one of the most overrated performers in wrestling history. When you hear stories, about her actually owning the championship belt, and being involved in booking of her and other women, along with the allegations that have come against her, and it takes a lot of that luster, that Vince and his dad had put on her. Plus, she was nothing special in the ring either. To me the one thing she was excellent at, was being able to play the behind the scenes game, very well. |
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Mar 7, 2018 17:20:14 GMT -5
This really isn’t “classic” board material as it’s about a modern tournament being named after a deceased wrestler. No it really isnt, reading is comprehension. This thread is about Moolah's legacy, the tournament is simply the catalyst for my theory. I believe that Moolah is being glossed over due to some people's weird concerns about decades old allegations. I also never implied that Moolah was the most talented woman to come down the pike, but she is the Babe Ruth of women's wrestling. She is a true icon of the ring. Moolah paved the roads, she set the table, it's just off putting to see a prestigious tournament named after a much less significant performer. The real question at heart is why should allegations effect classic era performers legacies? Especially the deceased, who are not here to defend themselves. |
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Mar 7, 2018 17:23:03 GMT -5
It's hard to put stock in people saying Moolah wasn't talented in the ring, most of you would say that about entire cards in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
Some people just don't respect the era before highspots and false finishes. I'm not trying to sound condescending, I really believe that.
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Post by PJ on Mar 7, 2018 18:55:15 GMT -5
This really isn’t “classic” board material as it’s about a modern tournament being named after a deceased wrestler. No it really isnt, reading is comprehension. This thread is about Moolah's legacy, the tournament is simply the catalyst for my theory. I believe that Moolah is being glossed over due to some people's weird concerns about decades old allegations. I also never implied that Moolah was the most talented woman to come down the pike, but she is the Babe Ruth of women's wrestling. She is a true icon of the ring. Moolah paved the roads, she set the table, it's just off putting to see a prestigious tournament named after a much less significant performer.The real question at heart is why should allegations effect classic era performers legacies? Especially the deceased, who are not here to defend themselves. I read and comprehended what you initially wrote. But in that first post and in this reply it still looks like you are miffed that a modern tournament is named after Mae Young instead of Moolah. And the tournament has no business being mentioned on the classic wrestling board. It’s not classic. Who cares why they chose who they did? It still has nothing to do with the classic wrestling board. Nor do the allegations. You want to talk about her matches have at it. And I do agree with you about her being a trail blazer and most don’t like wrestling from the 50’s-70’s. |
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Mar 7, 2018 19:43:02 GMT -5
No it really isnt, reading is comprehension. This thread is about Moolah's legacy, the tournament is simply the catalyst for my theory. I believe that Moolah is being glossed over due to some people's weird concerns about decades old allegations. I also never implied that Moolah was the most talented woman to come down the pike, but she is the Babe Ruth of women's wrestling. She is a true icon of the ring. Moolah paved the roads, she set the table, it's just off putting to see a prestigious tournament named after a much less significant performer.The real question at heart is why should allegations effect classic era performers legacies? Especially the deceased, who are not here to defend themselves. I read and comprehended what you initially wrote. But in that first post and in this reply it still looks like you are miffed that a modern tournament is named after Mae Young instead of Moolah. And the tournament has no business being mentioned on the classic wrestling board. It’s not classic. Who cares why they chose who they did? It still has nothing to do with the classic wrestling board. Nor do the allegations. You want to talk about her matches have at it. And I do agree with you about her being a trail blazer and most don’t like wrestling from the 50’s-70’s. I'm miffed about PC culture and the digging into peoples pasts. I feel like that is the hearth of my thread. Jimmy Snuka is not given the reverence he was earlier, ditto for Moolah. All over accusations decades later. It's rewriting history, which is what this board is based on. |
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Post by nibs92 on Mar 7, 2018 20:46:40 GMT -5
I read and comprehended what you initially wrote. But in that first post and in this reply it still looks like you are miffed that a modern tournament is named after Mae Young instead of Moolah. And the tournament has no business being mentioned on the classic wrestling board. It’s not classic. Who cares why they chose who they did? It still has nothing to do with the classic wrestling board. Nor do the allegations. You want to talk about her matches have at it. And I do agree with you about her being a trail blazer and most don’t like wrestling from the 50’s-70’s. I'm miffed about PC culture and the digging into peoples pasts. I feel like that is the hearth of my thread. Jimmy Snuka is not given the reverence he was earlier, ditto for Moolah. All over accusations decades later. It's rewriting history, which is what this board is based on. I get what you’re saying about PC culture. Sometimes it goes too far. But standards evolve, and what may have been overlooked in the past, can’t be these days. The internet makes a lot of information available that may not have been common knowledge in the past. Naming the tournament after Moolah (sorry PJ I know it’s not classic but would like to answer the point), may cause curiosity among newer fans and when they search for Moolah, will uncover a lot of shady information. WWE is a publicly traded company and has to protect its own interests, whether we, as fans like it or not. By endorsing someone with a murky past (think Benoit, Chyna for HOF etc), could be construed as accepting what they’ve done. As fans, especially of the classic board, should appreciate that WWE is willing to pay tribute to people from the past, whether they name it the Mae Young, Sherri or Bertha Faye classic tournament. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 7, 2018 21:37:06 GMT -5
So because there was no way of us knowing (back then) that Moolah or whomever was a piece of crap...we're suppose to just not care now that we do know?
Seriously the only time anyone ever says anything positive about Moolah is during a WWE produced show/segment. That should tell you a lot right there.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 7, 2018 21:47:11 GMT -5
I read and comprehended what you initially wrote. But in that first post and in this reply it still looks like you are miffed that a modern tournament is named after Mae Young instead of Moolah. And the tournament has no business being mentioned on the classic wrestling board. It’s not classic. Who cares why they chose who they did? It still has nothing to do with the classic wrestling board. Nor do the allegations. You want to talk about her matches have at it. And I do agree with you about her being a trail blazer and most don’t like wrestling from the 50’s-70’s. I'm miffed about PC culture and the digging into peoples pasts. I feel like that is the hearth of my thread. Jimmy Snuka is not given the reverence he was earlier, ditto for Moolah. All over accusations decades later. It's rewriting history, which is what this board is based on. BAHAHAHAHA!!!! PC culture? Digging into people's pasts? Yeah, it's totes magotes coolio that one was a murder and the other a pimp cuz they were sooper good at rasslin!!! F...F...S Every time you post I try to figure out if you're a professional troll or a real piece of work. |
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Mar 7, 2018 22:12:57 GMT -5
I'm miffed about PC culture and the digging into peoples pasts. I feel like that is the hearth of my thread. Jimmy Snuka is not given the reverence he was earlier, ditto for Moolah. All over accusations decades later. It's rewriting history, which is what this board is based on. BAHAHAHAHA!!!! PC culture? Digging into people's pasts? Yeah, it's totes magotes coolio that one was a murder and the other a pimp cuz they were sooper good at rasslin!!! F...F...S Every time you post I try to figure out if you're a professional troll or a real piece of work. A professional troll, at least you don't think I'm sloppy I guess. I just don't do revisionist history, based upon allegations. I'm not into the court of public opinion, that's all there is to it. It's either proven in a court of law, or I have my own intimate knowledge. Neither applies to the likes of Moolah and Snuka. Something like Benoit was determined by investigators at the scene, I'll take that. All was well and good with Snuka until he began writing a book in the early stages of dementia, thus contradicting and subsequently incriminating himself. He never had his day in court. Moolah is simply talking heads, glorified gossip is what that is. |
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