lol would love to see how Gertner handled being bullied by JBL

Honestly just trying to put myself in those shoes of if I was in the company and dealing with this shit situation.

a) I have some mental illnesses and I am kinda "weak" in the sense I would not know how to manage a situation where the bosses pet is trying to rape me in the shower and trying to steal my passport.

b) while I think I'm fairly tough, I'm only 6'2" 200 lbs and not a professional wrestler who knows how to bump and gets punched in the face every day. JBL particularly in his prime was like 280 pounds of mean Texan who was a legit hard, hard man. I am easily no match for him. Especially if someone like John Morrison is scared of him. He could sneeze and blow me away.

I mean what do you do, threaten him with a baseball bat? I mean yeah I could sucker punch him in the nose, but who knows what he does from there?

I just keep imagining this scene, if Justin Roberts tried to stand up to Bradshaw. lol

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like yeah, the "boys" are mad at Tommy, but it's more like "ah well you better deal with this" versus anyone actually sticking up for the guy

This is the part I dont understand. I was a short fat kid. Bullied on the reg. So I took up wrestling, martial art and later boxing. Started hitting the weights. I wasnt bullied much longer.


I was weak so I was picked on.


Solution? Stop being weak.


If you dont like your situation then change it...or I dunno...be a victim. Whatever works for you I guess.

there are lots of people without that ability.

And like.... if John Morrison, professional badass is worried about JBL, of course Justin Roberts profession tiny man who can't is going to be.

That's great that you toughened up, but it's ridiculous to think that the world should be a place where people have to learn how to fight.

Justin Roberts and Mauro Ranallo likely got into announcing/commentating because they are not jocks.

I think you are being bullheaded and backwards.

And very much the same, as much as those people could stop being victims, JBL can just stop being a dickhead.

I've been in your spot too bro, I've gotten passed bullying. Just because I did, doesn't mean people deserve to be victimized because they aren't fighters. It's what separates us from the savages.

Don't excuse garbage conduct just because you learnt how to fight, therefore everyone should.

I used to be hard on people with weight problems because I lost all my weight. I then realized that made me a giant, unfeeling douchebag.

John Morrison is not a proffesional badass lol

In saying that, I think there's a middle ground between WWEs awful, shitty (alleged) work environment and just being way too soft. Wrestling is a tough business, but sociopathic behaviour shouldn't be encouraged.

lol okay well tell me how you do when you fight him.

But no, staying weak is elective. cowardice isnt an aflcition its a descision. If you want to stay that way that's totally fine but im not going to pity you for it. And Im not going to lay on my sword for you either. You prioritized other things. People are probably going to take advantage of you. I wont personally but you're going to have to fight your own battles. Now I know the entire forum is going to start virtue signaling and thats fine, Im sure the Robert's of the world appreciate the help. I just dont feel any pity.

Feeling bad for someone getting bullied is not virtue signalling.

Nobody here is telling you that you're a bully or a bigot. Don't make this "that" kind of argument. Don't cast assumptions about who we are because we aren't doing it to you.

:lol:


I WILL LET HIM KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO FIGHT TOO


"Look Dale needs feedback, Ive got to punch you now."

I expect snapchats.

I dunno, pretty sure Stickman said if I didnt agree I was a bully. Just saying.

oh well fuck that guy. you obviously aren't a bully lol

We would have been best buddies

doubtful. You're Canadian.

Hes got you there

JBL was ragging on Mauro for being a mark for himself and delicate snowflake couldn't handle it. Wah. This is why nobody watches anymore. Where did all the men go? Been replaced by a bunch of fairies in tights.

It's just a witch hunt because people are still bitter that JBL won the title from Deadie Guerrero

He was buddies with Benoit

Benoit had a reputation for breaking people's necks.

Yup, a true man. Not these fancy boys running around today.

lmfao

But those fancy boys running around these days are tougher than you, so you'd be fucked.

Please. I'd flick these vanilla midgets with my index finger.

Then they'd all take 3 months off to deal with their feelings

It's true...

lol

These days sounds like it's getting a little more "old school" again as far as the boys, since all the legit indy talent who've travelled the world are coming into the locker room, and not just guys from the WWE machine.

At least that was Reigns and Jericho were implying during Jericho's podcast.

Like Mr.Fuji cooked his tag team partner's dog and fed it to him.

Fuji is beloved.

JBL calls out Mauro for not being humble and gets chastised

Like trans people.

Something tells me it's a little more than that.


Also, we all know Mr. Perfect did the best ribs.

Fuji cooked the best dog ribs

touche

WWE should fire JBL to make a stand that bullying is BANNED4Life...an example needs to be made....he prob should have been fired 4LIFE for Nazi Celebrating previously but they gave his white, male, Christian, upper middle class ass another chance....

lol!

Everyone in this thread should stop bullying JBL.

I hate bowlies.

If JBL had a high workrate and were an IWC darling we would not be having this conversation

Likely because Nak and Lesnar are respectful, and wouldn't need a guy like JBL to keep them in check.

Nothing would you get you over with Vince more than putting someone who is picking on you in their place, if you can.

Hazing and ribbing is one thing, but nobody should be made to hate going to their workplace, especially if it was their dream job.

The same people going after JBL are probably the same ones calling Eva Marie a skank/whore etc..

I called her talentless, not a skank or a whore. Don't know what you're talking about.

I'm talking about people in general. They were HORRIBLE to her.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...w_jbl_used_to/

"funny ribbing"

Alright, when you start fucking with Lil' Naitch, then I've got a problem...

do not the ones you know what on you're oribably fantasy called her a whore a skank on a ciebie, not the ones skank or a whore on tremendous talent for a job as well, a waitress.

Lil Naitch is a Lil bitch. Pay your dues son.

JBL has done some pretty weird shit, but getting fired for picking on Mauro for being a mark? Seriously? He was a mark...

It depends though.

If someone is overly sensitive, or has a mental health issue, they may perceive a joke or a light-hearted rib to be something more. I would rather get rid of the sensitive person I that situation, because they're always going to be a nuisance. Especially in this case when no offence to Mauro, but he's a dime a dozen announcer, there are literally thousands of people who can do what he does.

And when you read into the story, it's basically Mauro acted like a dumb mark and posted about some two but internet award and got called out for it. I don't know the exact details of what was said to him, but it's dumb for him to get all giddy about something as meaningless as an award for a website that maybe 10k people visit on a regular basis. When you're on a platform that literally reaches hundreds of millions of people. So he deserves to be ridiculed for that. Did that interaction make it so he can't come to work? Or is it more likely that because of his mental health issues (which I get are serious), he could have been triggered by any number of simple things in the future like someone taking the last cale salad at catering?

He seems like a guy who prefers to be the King of marks, and stay in the underground than understanding how to take it to the next level on the WWE stage. The JBL encounter sounds like a cop out. But I look forward to seeing what details he provides to prove otherwise.

Did people actually like Bradshaw "in the ring"

I remember always thinking he was insanely boring, both "in the ring" and in terms of personality...

Always just saw him as "the guy from the boring ass 'New Blackjacks'"

Automatic BS story when you claim a back injury from carrying a 40.

Why would this one story be BS when there are like 500 other confirmed stories that are true

Great with the APA, in the ring and moreso in backstage skits. Like in my mind his act was just below the top guys of the Attitude Era.

Then the while Cabinet JBL stuff was epic.

Because I've never heard of someone getting injured carrying liquor. Even a shrimp like Lil Naitch.

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So true.

It reminds me of the Kevin Nash hate on the net. The internet sheep will tell you that Nash held everyone down and only looked out for his friends. Meanwhile anyone who knows them, knows Bret and Ric Flair were notorious for helping their friends over other talent. But the internet fiends don't mention those guys because they had five star matches. Tons of guys in the business have played ribs and got under people's skin. JBL gets picked on because the Dave Meltzer's of the world use their limited power to bully him. It needs to stop.

Probably doesn't want to deal with the Indy geeks turning this into a Mauro benefit show.

Too late

He's my favourite wrestler of all time

Nash is the fucking man. Stop going for the low hanging fruit CyNick. I EXPECT BETTER. Pitter patter.

Gertner, it's getting old mate. Would like to know your actual opinion on the issue.

JBL is a bully, but Mauro is being a whiny bitch and this wouldn't be nearly the issue if JBL were the IWC darling and Mauro wasn't.

I wasn't joking chief.

lol guy, this is Gertner's opinion.

I mean I would like to know the WHOLE story but it is kind of funny how karma could be a bitch.

Like imagine of all the shitty, bullying things JBL has done and it's the time he called a commentator a mark that got him fired.

I mean if that's all it was the punishment doesn't fit the crime, but what goes around comes around.

Though tbh he won't be hurting if he gets fired. Vince won't learn anything, JBL won't learn anything and he'll just have some time off before he finds his next project. He's also a millionaire, so what does it matter.

I remember Mauro quitting the Score Wrestling show because he couldn't handle the criticism . He threw a tantrum and quit over people giving him shit about a John Cena comment

He was sooooo beyond obnoxious. Typical IWC douchebag where he couldn't understand a different way of thinking.

realistically JBL is probably just upset that Mauro is a way better commentator than him.

And he's also upset that his title reign is criminally over rated because he was a boring, fat, slob.

Did.... Did CyNick just try to paint JBL as a bullying victim? lol

Nash gets internet hate? Where? We have a month, AN ENTIRE FUCKING MONTH, devoted to him via his own thread.

Mauro may be mentally fragile. But people act like this is something he chooses to be. Everyone is wired differently. I dealt with bullying as a kid, and never let it bother me. But I'm not everyone. People will handle things differently.

It doesn't mean JBL isn't a bully, and it doesn't mean that he surprisingly picks on guys who are smaller than him or who are green to the business. He doesn't pick on Lesnar because he knew Lesnar wouldn't take it, whether he was a rookie or not.

Maybe Roberts, Mauro etc ate not as mentally tough as others. Doesn't excuse the actions and behavior directed towards them nor does it mean they should be ran out of the business.

Sa performer, JBL was always a better talker than anything else. I found his title run boring as he was literally a 1 year placeholder for the overall better Cena. But they had a depleted roster and no real heels, so JBL found himself with a rocket push. They needed and got an effective heel out if him to hand the reigns to Cena.

I found him to be pretty meh after his initial title run, and thought his commentary in his first run was great. Second run, not so much.

His title reign is criminally underrated.....

While Mauro is criminally overrated as a commentator (he isn't bad, but Tom Phillips does like ten times a better job than him)

Phillips is very good. But I thought Mauro was too.

Mauro calls/knows the moves. He was doomed from the start but it sucks how it went down.

Fuck JBL.

Being a prick isn't being a heel.

Mauro is Canadian Matt Striker

JBL is the best heel of the past 15 years

Mauro brought a big fight feel to commentary that WWE has been needing since JR left.

TOPE SUICIDA!!!!!!

MAMMA MIA!!!!

Bootleg Joey Styles is a better comparison than Canadian Matt Striker

Joey Styles was awesome. Not a bad person to be a bootleg version of.

Fan has it right. Mauro came off very genuine in what he was calling. Miles ahead of Cole and pretty much everybody outside of JR.

Oh man. JBL isn't fired but guess who is his new announce partner on Smackdown?!

HAW HAW FUCK YOU JBL!

Fair enough. Will make a mental note that you're a douche.

nah he was shit.

Mauro is a good commentator, dunno wut ur on abooot guy.

Gertner proving more of his awful wrestling tastes.

what is wrong with you? He isn't calling you names, he is literally just stating an opinion. Stop being such a limp dick. I know you are a limp dick, but try to stop being one.

Go post some more whiny emo shit you pathetic loser. Christ.

Styles commentary is like the rest of ECW: it doesn't hold up too well. He became a gimmick as time wore on and I loved ECW. Lol I have every Hardcore TV from 97 to 2001 saved. Styles between 94-98 is pretty good.

I thought I remember people, the internet dweebs included, that were excited for JBL as an announcer. He still gets warm receptions when introduced at live events. You say his title reign was criminally underrated, which is exactly the type of thing that would draw the IWC to JBL in the first place.

oh I'm talking about JBL I don't give a shit about Joey Styles.

Mauro Ranallo is better than him.

I agree with that from 98-2001 and including the WWE run

Joey Styles is a tremendous douche

Enjoyed him as a commentator though even through his WWE run. Haven't re-watched ECW or that era of WWE in a while though, kinda want to now.

I have watched One Night Stand 2005 a ton and Styles' quote about wishing Mike Awesome would've committed suicide is juuuuuuust a tad bit cringey

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JBL is a piece of shit and Mauro is a pussy. Fire both of them and hire Mike Adamle. Now that Jeff Harvey is back in the WWE it just makes sense.

Mauro has been diagnosed with mental health problems, suggusting he should just toughen up is ignorant. These are real health problems and having a coworker bully you doesn't help anything. There is a difference between bullying and ribbing, all he stories about JBL indicate that he doesn't know the difference.

2017

Where gender is a choice but cowardice is genetic

Gender isn't a choice. Mental illness isn't cowardice.

Why would JBL get the boot because Mauro stopped coming to work after JBL lightly picked on him? I get he has a mental health problem, but come on, how is he in the right on this? Site his mental health problem as the reason he is gone, and not "JBL set his mental health problems off." Mauro comes off as a giant douche for that.

Just another JBL bullying incident. Piles on to the shitpile. Might be too much shit on the pile or it might stink more now that it is being exposed.

Destor teasing a heel turn.

This is one of the dumbest posts I've seen on TPWW in a long time, and that's saying something.

Sometimes you gotta go all in