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African American Champion
Will WWE ever have african american? In the history of the WWF/WWE there have only been 1 african american champ, and I'm not counting The Rock. Booker T when he was king Booker held the World Heavyweight Championship. He won it July 23, 2006, and held it for 126 days, and since then, there has not even been an african american #1 contender. I'm just saying just maybe the WWE should look into being a little bit more diverse...
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Over Like Rover
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So which 'african-american' guys should have been champion exactly?
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King K Cool
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*Enter John Cena joke here*
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At the time Kofi was feuding with Randy Orton, it would have been a good time, but they let that die down and now Kofi is a B rated wrestler.
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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ELF ANGEL
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Over Like Rover
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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A year ago I would have said MVP. Kofi Kingston still has a chance and he is still very young, but I only see him as a transitional champion. Bobby Lashley was the closest thing since Booker T.
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The Champ
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What the hell is this thread?
Quit putting so much emphasis on race you idiot, if a guy is talented enough, they will get there shot regardless of their race. You must be an American. |
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Hey Mister!
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I can has african american?
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You know that’s right
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Always love that people want diversity, then don't count guys who aren't 100% black.
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Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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Over Like Rover
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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the rock...
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Faarooq was the first black world Heavyweight Champion but then again that was WCW. Ahmed Johnson probably would have had a shot at the title if it wasn't for the kidney injuries and what not.
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Pearl River Plunge on the car.
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Lashley would have been had he not left. He was ECW champ and represented Trump in the hair vs. hair match with Vince. They clearly were pushing him and he was building steam with the fans.
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Voices Say I'm Awesome...
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Lashley was a steroid joke... Plus...
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James Steele's Lackey
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Diversity huh?
Rey & Eddie (as was mentioned) - Hispanic champions Great Khali - Indian (the country) champion Shamus - Albino champion (ok, a cheap shot!) Ya, WWE is littered with white champions, and they could probably do better at pushing some of their African american wrestlers. But they could also do a better job at pushing some of their white wrestlers. Not everything is about race dude. By the way, I bet The Rock counts himself as an African American champion. |
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WWE hasn't pushed a black guy to be taken seriously as a credible threat to the belt since Lashley. Zeke got hurt before we could see where he could go. R Truth has danced and rapped his way to permanent midcard/ cheap entertainment status. Henry is a fat ass. MVP has been on the skids for awhile and is apparently too old for WWE anyways.
Kofi has the talent, but hasn't put it all together yet and if he does get the belt, I think it will come later in his career like it did for Eddie and Rey. I think they are trying though. Zeke could be good. Tarver needs a lot of work, but has the potential to be good as does Darren Young with time. Historically though, WWE has had a shitty track record with minority wrestlers, particularly blacks. They've either had shitty, stereotypical gimmicks or weren't given the opportunity. The company has been around in its current incarnation for almost 30 years and we're only able to name two black champions... Rock and Booker. So either those two guys were the only black wrestlers capable of being successful as heavyweight champ, or WWE has dropped the ball a few times over the years. Plus, let's be honest, talking about how someone was the IC champ is like saying we'll just make him a middle manager instead of an executive VP. The heavyweight belt is where the main event and top of the card is at. It's where most of the guys in the locker room aspire to be. Again, if that's all every black wrestle that has entered the WWE except for Rock and Booker was capable of becoming then so be it, but I think there were more guys than that who could have done it with the right push. |
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Samurai Rocker
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Heavy Metal Adventurer
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Wait...Isn't Kofi Jamaican?
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Samurai Rocker
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Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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Get a poke on
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yes. yes. yes.
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Never been an English WWE/WHC Champion either and there's been some decent nominees.
Vince hates England, clearly. |
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Samurai Rocker
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My Space Jam Bitch!
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I swear, this type of thread pops up every six months.
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RAPTURE READY.
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