Irish Promotions Thread *Please read post 1* (*Mod Warning Post #3947)

brianblaze wrote: »

So was it 'kayfabe' hate then or just people being d*cks?

The wrestler in question was accused of doing something, and found guilty of that thing in court. That's why he's not liked. It's not from nothing, unfortunately.

You can listen to the lowblows podcast, Katey Harvey talks about it a bit and about both sides of the issue. Episode 261, about 17 minutes in

rizzla wrote: »

Someone on Twitter finally posted the attached. No luck finding the link from it.

OK so he committed a crime years ago, was sentenced and punished and moved on. I'm assuming all these fans on Twitter who started all the crying have never seen any of the Hangover movies with Mike Tyson in them? Or none of the Marvel movies with Robert Downey Jr in them?

Hitting a woman is the worst thing a man can do, but he did it and paid for it. I'm no supporter of his nor a fan but this is the biggest case of "oooh look at me, I'm offended and woke" that I've ever seen.

I saw a fully grown MAN say he's afraid to go to shows now and wants to sell his 5th anniversary show ticket. Grow up you scruffy loser.

Imagine if the wrestler in question harms himself in any way over this? As it's been alluded to by several Irish wrestlers they're afraid he will so it must have been discussed by him.

What he did was disgraceful, he paid for it. He deserves to have a life after it though, as does anybody who committed a crime and served a sentence.

rizzla wrote: »

Well I'm all for second chances, a simple acknowledgement and apology. It was a mistakes I have learned and will grow from it etc.

Being convicted, to me, doesn't imply you are sorry. Just that you were caught.

How many years ago did it actually happen? The report mentions a 21 year old. How old is he now? It's suspicious it's only coming up now.

I saw someone mention 2013 on Twitter but, again, not the best means to get info.

Also, in my post I completely forgot to mention the most important celebrity of all in all of this outrage: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN.

Repeated domestic abuser, never convicted and we all know wrestling fans feelings on him.

So you can see now why it spoiled OTT's all womens show when they put they NLW title on him. The wrongheadedness

BDI wrote: »

Surprised he got the gig with such a conviction.

He has no chance of getting to WWE now. Look what happened to Rich Swan. Unless you're a beer chugging sob who makes the company millions of dollars you are blackballed.

I assume this is the last match to be announced for OTT 5th show:
Speedball, Killer Kross, & Calum Black Vs. Cara Noir, The O.J.M.O & Omari.
Would have liked to have seen Mike Bailey in a number one contenders match for one of the titles or something like that. But this could be fun.

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Haven't seen a card yet. Who is OC wrestling?

I hope it's B Cool!

brianblaze wrote: »

I suppose it's tough to separate the real person from the performer.

That being said, I'm sure a few of the people who are jumping on the chap probably want Benoit in the hall of fame, or say Hogan's not a racist, or are subscribers to the WWE network, or listen to any of the podcasts by people with shady pasts...

Good point.
People can be very selective with it comes to someones past.

brianblaze wrote: »

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2554819441250234&id=662426023822928

B Cool v Orange Cassidy anyone?

Say it will be a crazy overbooked match. Perhaps Angel Cruz coming for the save at the end. Get to say goodbye in the ring?

Defiant tickets are approx €30, I wonder will the place end up half empty at that price - would be sad to see for the female workers.

Any reports from the Phoenix show yesterday?

I see that they have their Christmas show sorted for December 14th at their gym again. They gym is grand but I would love if they found a decent venue again. We were blessed with the Kino.

Really looking forward to this Saturday. Starr v Devlin has been one of the most enjoyable feuds I've ever seen.

leggo wrote: »

Paddy’s Day and holiday days like that are typically great draws. Wasn’t Scrappermania on Paddy’s Weekend this year and it sold out the stadium? People are normally looking for something to do on those days and if you can give them something specific to their hobby, they’ll take it. It’s a shame it didn’t work out but I don’t blame Phoenix for trying, it’s a smart move on paper.

Hate doing anything near town on Paddy's day. Traffic insane and everyone is drunk.

Starr interview with the OTT Announcer whos hates courage wrestling was great. It's hard to disagree with anything he's saying. Looking forward to the new hype video today.

Was thinking about driving up to this one, anyone know what the story is with parking, any good spots?