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Post by Wato Stan Account on Jul 13, 2007 12:10:57 GMT -5
Get The Hook!
For the first time in my 20 years in this business, I am embarrassed.
Not because of the horrific act of an obviously troubled individual, who until a few weeks ago was a respected part of the sports-entertainment business. I don’t believe that the Benoit tragedy is representative of the business, or more importantly the people who are a part of it. Chris Benoit had psychological problems. The root cause of those problems will debated for months to come. As well they should be.
By experts.
Not by the parade of clowns who are fighting for their last 60 seconds of fame on cable news programs that are clearly sensationalizing and exploiting this situation for one reason and one reason only: ratings. If there was any doubt about that, one need only look back at the list of idiots that have covered this story. Nancy Grace…give me a break. Or how about Bill O’ Reilly? “Hard Hitting Interview”? Since when is a half decade old out of context interview newsworthy? Can anyone seriously argue that news networks are not exploiting and spinning the sad death of a wife, son, and father for one reason and one reason only? But I’m not embarrassed by the obvious ethical/professional lapse of the cable news industry. I’ve never been in that business. Besides, we see it all the time.
The most embarrassing thing for me over the past ten days has been watching the likes of Debra Marshall-Williams-McMicheals-Whoeversheisgoingtotaketothecleanersnext, Marc Mero, Lanny Poffo, et all fighting like a bunch of addicts at a crack festival, trying to become the spokesperson for an industry in which they have been irrelevant for years. If it were not for the painful circumstances surrounding this issue, these three would have a regular gig on Saturday Night Live.
Hopefully accurate information will come out soon that will allow for a meaningful discourse surrounding this issue. In the meantime, somebody get the hook and get these clowns off the stage.
Credit: ericbischoff.com
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Post by chumped on Jul 13, 2007 12:14:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2007 12:21:12 GMT -5
HAHA I hated WCW for many years, but Bischoff is the ing man.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2007 12:24:57 GMT -5
I'm crying it's so good
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Post by addam on Jul 13, 2007 12:30:21 GMT -5
haha, i love the debra line
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Post by taker1 on Jul 13, 2007 12:41:20 GMT -5
Debra Marshall-Williams-McMicheals- Whoeversheisgoingtotaketothecleanersnext,oh my ing god, Bischoff is so awesome. But I would have thought he, of all people, would be supportive of the news anchors getting ratings out of this. did he not create a book called Controversy creates Ca$h?
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Post by Flava Dave on Jul 13, 2007 13:07:38 GMT -5
Hahahahahaha, love the line about Debra.
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jul 13, 2007 13:14:15 GMT -5
But I would have thought he, of all people, would be supportive of the news anchors getting ratings out of this. did he not create a book called Controversy creates Ca$h? Excellent point! All of a sudden, Mr. Controversy -- who exploited Randy Anderson's cancer to get himself over as the heel NWO boss -- is taking a moral stance against people who scrape the bottom of the barrell for TV ratings? Come on, Bischoff... one side or the other. Anyone else notice that when these guys (Bischoff, Jim Ross, Mr. Kennedy, Gergory Helms, etc.) single out Marc Mero for trying to stir up the anti-wrestling discussion to get himself over, they forget to mention their beloved Superstar Billy Graham, who has done just as much media as Marc Mero and has raised many of the same points as Mero, even saying repeatedly on the air that Mero is to be "commended" for what he is doing? How come they never criticize the Superstar for the same stuff Mero is doing? Are they going to really claim that Superstar is begging for attention at this stage of his life? Are they going to claim Superstar doesn't know what he is talking about when he (literally!) wrote the book when it comes to wrestlers abusing drugs? My point is, when WWE claims the media is taking the easy approach (and I agree that the media is doing that) by making this all about steroids, they can't turn around and take the easy way out by dismissing valid points made by one guy nobody likes, but forgetting one of their heros made the exact same point (often on the same show). That being said -- Bischoff is 100 percent right about Debra, Chyna, and the Ultimate Warrior. Debra seemed more concerned with exploiting Benoit's case to further drag Stone Cold's name through the mud. Chyna is just an embarassment no matter where she appears these days (plus claiming she never did steroids was a joke). Ultimate Warrior -- and I can't believe I am saying this -- actually made some good points on Hannity & Colmes, but he doesn't do himself any favors by coming across like a lunatic. If he said the same things in a normal tone, people might take him more seriously.
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Post by The Assassin on Jul 13, 2007 13:29:25 GMT -5
bischoff is the greatest
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Post by hekickedout on Jul 13, 2007 13:58:35 GMT -5
But I would have thought he, of all people, would be supportive of the news anchors getting ratings out of this. did he not create a book called Controversy creates Ca$h? Excellent point! All of a sudden, Mr. Controversy -- who exploited Randy Anderson's cancer to get himself over as the heel NWO boss -- is taking a moral stance against people who scrape the bottom of the barrell for TV ratings? Come on, Bischoff... one side or the other. Anyone else notice that when these guys (Bischoff, Jim Ross, Mr. Kennedy, Gergory Helms, etc.) single out Marc Mero for trying to stir up the anti-wrestling discussion to get himself over, they forget to mention their beloved Superstar Billy Graham, who has done just as much media as Marc Mero and has raised many of the same points as Mero, even saying repeatedly on the air that Mero is to be "commended" for what he is doing? How come they never criticize the Superstar for the same stuff Mero is doing? Are they going to really claim that Superstar is begging for attention at this stage of his life? Are they going to claim Superstar doesn't know what he is talking about when he (literally!) wrote the book when it comes to wrestlers abusing drugs? My point is, when WWE claims the media is taking the easy approach (and I agree that the media is doing that) by making this all about steroids, they can't turn around and take the easy way out by dismissing valid points made by one guy nobody likes, but forgetting one of their heros made the exact same point (often on the same show). That being said -- Bischoff is 100 percent right about Debra, Chyna, and the Ultimate Warrior. Debra seemed more concerned with exploiting Benoit's case to further drag Stone Cold's name through the mud. Chyna is just an embarassment no matter where she appears these days (plus claiming she never did steroids was a joke). Ultimate Warrior -- and I can't believe I am saying this -- actually made some good points on Hannity & Colmes, but he doesn't do himself any favors by coming across like a lunatic. If he said the same things in a normal tone, people might take him more seriously. Superstar was one of the greatest entertainers EVER in pro wrestling, and was the center of a controversy once before about steroids in pro wrestling. His opinion, regardless what it is, is relevant to this "story". Marc Mero wore make-up and called himself Johnny B. Badd and he is also responsible for Sable. No one cares what he has to say.
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Post by The Undertaker on Jul 13, 2007 14:03:18 GMT -5
LOL at the Debra line.
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Post by Triple A on Jul 13, 2007 14:20:48 GMT -5
LOL...Debra's last name(s)
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Post by Mastermind on Jul 13, 2007 14:25:07 GMT -5
bischoff is awesome..he speaketh the truth..lol...
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Post by wcw24 on Jul 13, 2007 14:35:52 GMT -5
But I would have thought he, of all people, would be supportive of the news anchors getting ratings out of this. did he not create a book called Controversy creates Ca$h? point (often on the same show). That being said -- Bischoff is 100 percent right about Debra, Chyna, and the Ultimate Warrior. Debra seemed more concerned with exploiting Benoit's case to further drag Stone Cold's name through the mud. Chyna is just an embarassment no matter where she appears these days (plus claiming she never did steroids was a joke). Ultimate Warrior -- and I can't believe I am saying this -- actually made some good points on Hannity & Colmes, but he doesn't do himself any favors by coming across like a lunatic. If he said the same things in a normal tone, people might take him more seriously. Why are you putting the Ultimate Warrior in the same category as Debra? You evidently didnt watch his Hannity and Colmes interview; where he tried not to answer any questions about steroids; because he believes the opposite as Debra; that this had nothing to do about steroids and all to do with psycological problems.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2007 14:43:09 GMT -5
point (often on the same show). That being said -- Bischoff is 100 percent right about Debra, Chyna, and the Ultimate Warrior. Debra seemed more concerned with exploiting Benoit's case to further drag Stone Cold's name through the mud. Chyna is just an embarassment no matter where she appears these days (plus claiming she never did steroids was a joke). Ultimate Warrior -- and I can't believe I am saying this -- actually made some good points on Hannity & Colmes, but he doesn't do himself any favors by coming across like a lunatic. If he said the same things in a normal tone, people might take him more seriously. Why are you putting the Ultimate Warrior in the same category as Debra? You evidently didnt watch his Hannity and Colmes interview; where he tried not to answer any questions about steroids; because he believes the opposite as Debra; that this had nothing to do about steroids and all to do with psycological problems. Which he does have tons of experience with
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Post by goldbergmean on Jul 13, 2007 15:43:27 GMT -5
Good stuff...
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Post by Richikane on Jul 13, 2007 17:20:56 GMT -5
kinda on topic, if you watched the conan interview, he talked a ton about how vince makes an example of midcarders and doesnt do anything about the headliners, yet didnt say anything bad about benoit. i think that was a political move to take a shot at WWE, he never said anything about the TNA guys need to test harder or anything.
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Post by MRR on Jul 13, 2007 17:28:30 GMT -5
Bring Back Bischoff to Raw
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Post by BigDaddyChacon on Jul 13, 2007 18:12:53 GMT -5
Amen Eric, Amen.
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Post by bowdowntotheking on Jul 13, 2007 18:27:05 GMT -5
Man i rekon if bishoff made his own bussiness (without the politics) from scratch it would eventually beat the "E" without the politics.
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