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#1 |
He's Here
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Chairshot to the head? That's a finin'...
From PWInsider:
A report by the Hartford Courtant revealed that World Wrestling Entertainment officially banned chair shots to the head at the onset of 2010. The article stemmed from the ongoing political warfare in Connecticut stemming from Linda McMahon's campaign to become Senator. One of McMahon's political rivals, Rob Simmons, who has been taking shots at McMahon's campaign being based around her background running World Wrestling Entertainment, questioned whether McMahon would testify at a local education committee about preventing and treating concussions among High School athletes. In researching the article, writer Daniela Altimari received the following email from WWE spokesperson Robert Zimmerman: "In January 2010, WWE amended its Talent Wellness Program, specifically regarding the ImPACT™ Concussion Management Program originally instituted in 2008, eliminating the use of folding chairs or props to "strike" an opponent in the head. Prior to this policy change, The Tables, Ladders and Chairs event in question took place on December 13, 2009. "Incidentally, no performer suffered a concussion during the TLC event." The company's concussion program features annual examinations of talents as well as evaluations of whether they can return to active competition following head trauma. The verbiage involving chair shots reads as follows: *The WWE has eliminated using folding metal chairs to "strike" an opponent in the head. *The WWE penalizes through fine and/or suspension the following: -The intentional use of a folding metal chair to "strike" an opponent in the head. -Any blow to the head that is deemed an INTENTIONAL act. *The fine and/or suspension will be directed by the EVP of Talent Relations. ![]() |
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#2 |
One Of A Kind
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What a fucking joke. WWE just gets worse and worse, fuck linda.
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boop/bop/beep
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#4 |
He's Here
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I actually don't have a problem with banning straight chairshots to the head as it CAN be dangerous. However, protected shots should be allowed.
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Voices Say I'm Awesome...
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#6 |
King of the Ring
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and they are. Protected chairshots are chairshots to the Arm.
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One Of A Kind
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The thing is, whats next to go then? The list could go on and on till the whole point of whats good about wrestling is lost.
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Southern Hospitality
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the use of the ladder will be next
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#9 |
One Of A Kind
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especially in a ladder match, thats just too dangerous!
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Guest
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man,how long until the senate thing is over so linda can lose?
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He's Here
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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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#13 |
One Of A Kind
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I fucking hate politics.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#16 |
One Of A Kind
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There's alot worse things that can do more damage in wwe than a bloody chair shot to the head.
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#17 |
He's Here
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Like?
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You can't teach that
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One Of A Kind
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One Of A Kind
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Watch any match involving stuff like chairs, ladders etc and you get your answer, its just aload of bollocks imo, this decision.
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Souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_B...er_and_suicide
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#22 |
One Of A Kind
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Any other cases in wrestling other than Benoit, though?
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#23 |
He's Here
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#24 |
King of the Ring
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WWE: That report is bullshit.
WWE: Get the kids on the phone, we got some shit to talk about. |
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One Of A Kind
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Wont somebody please think of the children!
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President of Freedonia
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lol the second Linda announced she was running I knew the only thing her opponents would campaign about was WWE. Not even the fact that she has zero previous political experience.
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One Of A Kind
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That isn't the only reason i hate politics, but seeing it mentioned when invovled with wrestling gets to me.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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One Of A Kind
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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This likely would have happened eventually even without Linda's political aspirations. They've been progressively stripping the "danger" out of wrestling for quite some time now.
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#31 |
Pelvic Sorcerer
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Why are we mad that they are taking steps away from garabage wrestling?
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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Breaking news: The WWE has banned the wrestling ring because someone may fall out and get a bruise.
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#33 |
RIP SABU
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RIP SABU
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At first, I accidentally misread the article as saying that one of Linda's political rivals was Ron Simmons.
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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#36 |
Southern Hospitality
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lol @ Mackem
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#37 |
FIT Challenge Slag People
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It's about time. Good for WWE for finally getting on board the "let's stop giving our guys brain damage" train. Took them long enough.
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#38 |
Pelvic Sorcerer
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I love how most people on this board are pro-shortening careers and want the wrestlers to take unnecessary injuries from chair shots and so forth.
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#39 |
One Of A Kind
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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