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Random Wrestling Thoughts (Part 2)

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grames_bond

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Jaxson Ryker seems to be making friends with some of the roster

KO destroyed him too

https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/1267656906983833600

CastorTroy

I think I could count on one hand the number of matches he's had between NXT and the main roster.

sky88

jesus this is from his sister

https://twitter.com/Tre34qxyn/status/1267665538093707265?s=20

J. Marston

Imagine the reaction a pro-Trump gimmick would get in front of crowds? You could be the biggest babyface on the show in somewhere like Alabama or Mississippi one week and a despised heel in I dunno, New York, the next week.

Itssoeasy

J. Marston wrote: »

Imagine the reaction a pro-Trump gimmick would get in front of crowds? You could be the biggest babyface on the show in somewhere like Alabama or Mississippi one week and a despised heel in I dunno, New York, the next week.

A pro trump gimmick ? There'd be so much heat it'd make Mid south wrestling crowds in the 1980's look civil. I mean Jim cornette if nothing else in the 1980's could get heat like nobodies business but even he's said the crowds in Louisiana especially were nasty ****ers.

Me_Grapes

Aren't there a lot of guys in WWE who are quite pro Trump, not to mention the fact that the Mcmahons activly support Trump and make no bones about it.

I would say between this, working under the covid and the releases, there must be some serious tensions bubbling up for certain sections of the roster.

Itssoeasy

Me_Grapes wrote: »

Aren't there a lot of guys in WWE who are quite pro Trump, not to mention the fact that the Mcmahons activly support Trump and make no bones about it.

I would say between this, working under the covid and the releases, there must be some serious tensions bubbling up for certain sections of the roster.

Amongst the roster I doubt that many are trump supporters. I could be wrong but a lot of the roster don't strike me as ardent trump supporters.

The upper management probably and the McMahons(bar Shane and his wife) clearly are.

sky88

Me_Grapes wrote: »

Aren't there a lot of guys in WWE who are quite pro Trump, not to mention the fact that the Mcmahons activly support Trump and make no bones about it.

I would say between this, working under the covid and the releases, there must be some serious tensions bubbling up for certain sections of the roster.

just like most companies in america id imagine with anything like this

youd hope they are like orton who is republican but saw this issue for what it was just wrong on so many levels

The Nal

Me_Grapes wrote: »

Aren't there a lot of guys in WWE who are quite pro Trump, not to mention the fact that the Mcmahons activly support Trump and make no bones about it.

I would say between this, working under the covid and the releases, there must be some serious tensions bubbling up for certain sections of the roster.

The wrestling industry is notoriously Republican. Not sure about current guys but Vince, Linda, Hulk Hogan, HHH, HBK, Ric Flair, The Rock, Kevin Nash, Bob Backlund, Jerry Lawler, Kane, Booker T, Jesse Ventura, Ted DiBiase, Bradshaw. A lot of Trump supporters in that lot too.

[Deleted User]

The Nal wrote: »

The wrestling industry is notoriously Republican. Not sure about current guys but Vince, Linda, Hulk Hogan, HHH, HBK, Ric Flair, The Rock, Kevin Nash, Bob Backlund, Jerry Lawler, Kane, Booker T, Jesse Ventura, Ted DiBiase, Bradshaw. A lot of Trump supporters in that lot too.

Ventura is not a Republican.

Riddle101

Me_Grapes wrote: »

Aren't there a lot of guys in WWE who are quite pro Trump, not to mention the fact that the Mcmahons activly support Trump and make no bones about it.

I would say between this, working under the covid and the releases, there must be some serious tensions bubbling up for certain sections of the roster.

I'm actually surprised Sami Zayn has lasted so long in WWE. Like what is the whole deal with him and WWE? Is he trying to get as much out of WWE before they either release him or he leaves himself or is he actually happy to work for WWE despite their opposing views. He seems like a headache to WWE but they keep him around.

sky88

The Nal wrote: »

The wrestling industry is notoriously Republican. Not sure about current guys but Vince, Linda, Hulk Hogan, HHH, HBK, Ric Flair, The Rock, Kevin Nash, Bob Backlund, Jerry Lawler, Kane, Booker T, Jesse Ventura, Ted DiBiase, Bradshaw. A lot of Trump supporters in that lot too.

Nash definitely isnt a republican if you ever see his political tweets actually seems to be one of the more liberal of the older guys

J. Marston

The Nal wrote: »

The wrestling industry is notoriously Republican. Not sure about current guys but Vince, Linda, Hulk Hogan, HHH, HBK, Ric Flair, The Rock, Kevin Nash, Bob Backlund, Jerry Lawler, Kane, Booker T, Jesse Ventura, Ted DiBiase, Bradshaw. A lot of Trump supporters in that lot too.

Cody Rhodes too and he's one with a nasty streak. Proper MAGA tosser.

Agent Coulson

J. Marston wrote: »

Cody Rhodes too and he's one with a nasty streak. Proper MAGA tosser.

Davis Starr say he is not/

We don’t agree politically, but I can also 100% assure you that he’s not MAGA.

https://twitter.com/TheProductDS/status/1252166418554073089?s=20

J. Marston

Undertaker is another big Republican. He was wearing a Trump shirt and blue lives matter t-shirts in The Last Ride.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Davis Starr say he is not/

https://twitter.com/TheProductDS/status/1252166418554073089?s=20

What's he doing liking tweets by Rovert (of all people) that say Sami Zayn should go back to Canada if he doesn't agree with Trump's handling of Covid?

His old Twitter account he talked about wearing a MAGA hat. He complained about foreigners working in Starbucks.

He knows now to keep that stuff under wraps because it doesn't play well these days to fans but if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck etc.

sky88

I’d honestly say wrestler wise there’s a lot more republicans than there are democrats In the industry.

They’ll just never say it publicly cause they’ll be slaughter on twitter you have Vince/Linda clear ties to trump, the khans donated to trump

I just cling onto the fact that there’s guys like Kevin Owens that seem just like really great guys

Agent Coulson

J. Marston wrote: »

Undertaker is another big Republican. He was wearing a Trump shirt and blue lives matter t-shirts in The Last Ride.

What's he doing liking tweets by Rovert (of all people) that say Sami Zayn should go back to Canada if he doesn't agree with Trump's handling of Covid?

His old Twitter account he talked about wearing a MAGA hat. He complained about foreigners working in Starbucks.

He knows now to keep that stuff under wraps because it doesn't play well these days to fans but if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck etc.

I'll take the word of one the most politically active wrestler in the world today over a random dude on the internet in this case that is not MAGA.

Itssoeasy

sky88 wrote: »

Nash definitely isnt a republican if you ever see his political tweets actually seems to be one of the more liberal of the older guys

I think we need to make a distinction between being a republican and a trump supporter. It seems you can be a republican and hate trump.

J. Marston

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I'll take the word of one the most politically active wrestler in the world today over a random dude on the internet in this case that is not MAGA.

They're Cody's own words but whatever.

Itssoeasy wrote: »

I think we need to make a distinction between being a republican and a trump supporter. It seems you can be a republican and hate trump.

Can you? Almost everything I've seen from American politics makes it seem like sports support. Red vs Blue, Liverpool vs Man United type tit for tat.

CastorTroy

I'd say if this week's shows weren't recorded last week that New Day, at least, would wear "George Floyd" arm bands

sky88

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I'll take the word of one the most politically active wrestler in the world today over a random dude on the internet in this case that is not MAGA.

David Starr might not know his a maga guy how much time has he spent with Cody to know we don’t know. Cody could also have lied to David Starr about it.

In the end unless he actively says it we all just guessing

[Deleted User]

Kevin Nash's Twitter bio states that he is a centrist Democrat.

B.A._Baracus

The way I see it is that WWE is really swimming with the sharks.
So Ryker makes the tweet and no disrespect to him but he is not high on the food chain within WWE so others like a pack of wolves smelling blood attacked him (Sami, Ali etc)

But he should know how to play the game by now. You cannot say ANYTHING on social media. Keep your own feelings and thoughts to yourself.

Itssoeasy

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

The way I see it is that WWE is really swimming with the sharks.
So Ryker makes the tweet and no disrespect to him but he is not high on the food chain within WWE so others like a pack of wolves smelling blood attacked him (Sami, Ali etc)

But he should know how to play the game by now. You cannot say ANYTHING on social media. Keep your own feelings and thoughts to yourself.

Well I think religion and politics like in real life shouldn't be discussed on social media.

Agent Coulson

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1267893197314953222?s=20

Itssoeasy

Hulk hogan is banned from AEW events ? Well that's a positive in my mind.

Furious-Red

Agent Coulson wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1267893197314953222?s=20

I love how she said if they want to be heard they need to be civilized

Isnt AJ also a big republican too?

B.A._Baracus

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Well I think religion and politics like in real life shouldn't be discussed on social media.

Absolutely.
Ah he's a fool. Brought it on himself. Am hearing that he made a racist tweet before that's coming back into light.

That's the end of him.

leggo

As far as Ryker goes, I can’t see anyone being that dumb to think that was a good time for someone in his position to make that tweet and mean it. I have to believe that using his catchphrase was a sign that it was him trying to capitalise and get some ‘mad heel heat’, which is the dumbest idea ever obviously but still not as bad as if it were the case.

A lot of successful wrestlers will lean Republican for the simple fact that they’re wealthy and a basic tenet of Republicanism is that people have a right to make and keep their money. It’s not a completely invalid stance in theory, although I don’t personally subscribe to it, and it’s one many would probably do a U-turn on if they were lucky enough to experience wealth. But being a Republican also doesn’t make you a Trump supporter, John McCain was a former Republican Presidential candidate and was one of Trump’s worst enemies and biggest critics. I’d say a lot in the party see him for the lunatic he is, but they’ve party loyalty and their own ambitions that come into play and compromise that publicly.

Itssoeasy

I think Scott hall has to be up there with the best punchers in the business. I know his were open handed but just the way he did it were great. I liked how macho man punched. Maybe I'm wrong but you'd think that outside of learning how to take a basic bump, that how to throw a good and effective working punch would be high on the list of things wrestlers would learn.