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Koko B. Ware in the Hall of Fame
Stop referencing this when talking about people getting into the Hall of Fame.
"Oh well if Koko B. Ware got in anybody can!" Stop it. You are making yourself look stupid. Koko got in, mainly because of his accomplishments and contributions in the territories. You know that thing that was around before WWF? Fuckin' muties. |
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I'm sure his wife having cancer got him a couple sympathy votes, but point is, walking around in parachute pants with a parrot did not get him in the hall of fame. So stop acting like it did.
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Narc stole my star
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Its stupid b/c he wasnt inducted as the main guy anyway
Its always this format Main eventer Midcarder Tag team Manager/announcer Celebrity |
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I am the cheese
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koko was one of the first black workers to draw with a belt on him in the south. before koko (and after in all honestly) it was a booking staple that black workers only drew in the chase for the belt. koko proved that wasnt an absolute.
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Resident drug enabler
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All those southerners wanted to see that N word get what was comin' to 'im.
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I am the cheese
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typically it was a black babyface that drew...chasing of course
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Over Like Rover
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starting a new thread because Clox said something stupid is a daaaaaangerous precedent
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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I like Koko's tag team with Norvell Austin
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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People also undervalue the fact that, in a time when the WWF was pursuing mainstream crossover appeal, he did a lot of work with their music and music video projects. He might not have carried the banner for the company in any respect, but he did a lot of heavy lifting in that area. I've used Koko as a measuring stick in the capacity of this thread, but it isn't meant as a sleight to him. |
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Seriously though, in the time Koko was being seriously pushed in the southern territories, was there another black guy besides JYD who was at that level?
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I am the cheese
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his run in the cartoon era WWF is what it was. typically did a routine match and never really was in anything high profile. but to his credit he was always over, and on house show circuts could draw as a top bill. he never had that big program or win but he was always over and always made money. and when not doing his routine match was a pretty good worker.
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I am the cheese
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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I am the cheese
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i would like to point out, while we're on the topic, that the WWF's HoF is a fucking joke tho.
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I am the cheese
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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Over Like Rover
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stop just naming black wrestlers Seth
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I am the cheese
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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being good, and moving a race forward (with in wrestling) arent really the same thing. getting white viewers to tune in just to see a black worker. thats the kind of immeasurable contributions the three i named did.
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and they did this regionally, and later nationally.
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not discredit the guys you mentioned, i just dont think they did half as much.
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emerge
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He started a revolution like Zack Ryder did. That was my point when I said it.
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I am the cheese
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are you comparing being a pioneer for you race to ripping off the jersey shore?
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Taller than Adam Cole
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Bobo Brazil, anyone?
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No. I'm comparing drawing with a belt as a superstar drawing big for whatever reason. The south wasn't known for liking black wrestlers. The wwe wasn't known for getting behind guys the internet liked. One isn't as historically significant or as amazing a story but both have their place in the hall of fame.
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So is this now the "Black Wrestler Appreciation Thread?"
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good point, i over looked him.
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My argument against ryder is simple: people watch a lot of awful things for free. would you pay for 99% of content on youtube?
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I am the cheese
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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lol wait, there was a black southern wrestler named Ciclon Negro?
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emerge
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Yeah but I presume Ryder will go somewhere. But that's an assumption.
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seems unlikely. check back in a year and lets see if he's still on tv and we'll go from there.
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It's cause he's black, obviously.
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I believe Bobo Brazil is in the WWE Hall of Famr already.
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EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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Taller than Adam Cole
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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I always found it a tad racist that promoters would call Skip Young by the name Sweet Brown Sugar
since we're talking about black wrestlers |
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