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[The Show Off]

Originally Posted by Big Vito 22 90% of the people in this thread are idiots. Nothing wrong with trying to take the heat off your company when it's been dragged through the mud because of an election.

If he did it to get the heat off his company that'd be one thing but the only reason he's doing this is because of Linda's senate bid. He is trying to use wrestling fans to help her achieve something that effects 1% of his audience and that at least 40% of his audience wouldn't want to endorse anyway.

If this was about making his wrestling company look good this plea would have come out when Eddie Guerrero died or when Chris Benoit died when professional wrestling was getting horrifically slandered. Instead it comes up when to help him politically, which is bullshit. He's trying to use the fervor of wrestling fans for something that by and large they don't care about.

I hate when people in here making statements lime "90% on this thread are idiots" because you disagree with an opinion. Try to have a conversation. Try to make points. Don't jump to the easy dismissivness of claiming people of diffrent opinions are idiots. It not only hurts your chances of making people that disagree with you point see the validity of it, but it also hurts your own chances of seeing the validity of other peoples points.

I know this is a message board and trading barbs is part of the deal, but don't lump yourself in with the idiots by dismissing others and calling them idiots. You're not and idiot, but neither are those that disagree with you. At least not on this point.

[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by The Show Off If he did it to get the heat off his company that'd be one thing but the only reason he's doing this is because of Linda's senate bid. He is trying to use wrestling fans to help her achieve something that effects 1% of his audience and that at least 40% of his audience wouldn't want to endorse anyway. If this was about making his wrestling company look good this plea would have come out when Eddie Guerrero died or when Chris Benoit died when professional wrestling was getting horrifically slandered. Instead it comes up when to help him politically, which is bullshit. He's trying to use the fervor of wrestling fans for something that by and large they don't care about. I hate when people in here making statements lime "90% on this thread are idiots" because you disagree with an opinion. Try to have a conversation. Try to make points. Don't jump to the easy dismissivness of claiming people of diffrent opinions are idiots. It not only hurts your chances of making people that disagree with you point see the validity of it, but it also hurts your own chances of seeing the validity of other peoples points. I know this is a message board and trading barbs is part of the deal, but don't lump yourself in with the idiots by dismissing others and calling them idiots. You're not and idiot, but neither are those that disagree with you. At least not on this point.

Sorry. My idiots commented isn't so much directed at the people who don't like this as it is the people who call it "embarrassing". I mean, come on.

I think that what they are doing makes sense. As a CT resident, I know first hand that pretty much every commercial break I will see at least one Blumenthal ad that focuses on attacking WWE. Here in CT (where WWE headquarters is, mind you) they are getting slandered even more than they did during the more controversial incidents.

It makes sense for them to try and silence the critics at this point. I'm not saying Linda's campaign has nothing to do with it, because I'm sure it does...but to call it "embarassing" for a company to finally try and refute the negativity is ridiculous.

[Vastardikai]

Originally Posted by Big Vito 22 Sorry. My idiots commented isn't so much directed at the people who don't like this as it is the people who call it "embarrassing". I mean, come on. I think that what they are doing makes sense. As a CT resident, I know first hand that pretty much every commercial break I will see at least one Blumenthal ad that focuses on attacking WWE. Here in CT (where WWE headquarters is, mind you) they are getting slandered even more than they did during the more controversial incidents. It makes sense for them to try and silence the critics at this point. I'm not saying Linda's campaign has nothing to do with it, because I'm sure it does...but to call it "embarassing" for a company to finally try and refute the negativity is ridiculous.

Which leads me back to this question:

WHAT'S THE SLANDER?

Independent Contractor Abuse? They're under investigation for it.
Dead Wrestlers? All my heroes are dead.
Exploiting Dead Wrestlers? Again, Eddiesploitation. More sinister than that was the time Vince dragged Melanie Pillman onto Raw and more or less had her call her late husband, who isn't even in the fucking ground yet, a drug addict.
Culture of Steroids? Remember the big thing people were joking about with Chris Masters? How were we supposed to get invested in a character who's gimmick is based on his body? Half the roster looked like him at the time. He gets off the gas to comply with wellness and is ridiculed on air, by the Boss's Son-in-Law.
Dangerous Working Conditions? Sure, they'll stop a match for blood. But not for a concussion. In fact, working through injuries is seen as a POSITIVE.

So, again: WHERE'S THE SLANDER?