A.W. has been released

**Tom Guycott** · 08-11-2012, 12:21 AM

It's the "selectively" being offended and completely inconsistent punishments that get me.

Daniel Bryan gets fired* for KAYFABE choking an announcer, who sold it like a fucking champ by the way, with his tie. Another announcer gets throttled with his own tie and also comedically sells it and nothing happens. Some of you mentioned the TOUT from Albert. Jericho gets suspended for his Brazilian flag thing. I don't recall what happened to JBL or Punk for working their crowds by goosestepping and complementing some alleged homosexual's faux-hawk, respectively, and getting caught doing so by some fan-cam.

Hell, even going back to the "MSG curtain call"- it's now general knowledge, but back then, nobody could even mention it, and even THAT was a lopsided punishment all heaped upon HHH. Sim Snuka missed his mark and 'Taker fell on his ass out of the ring and suddenly we lose one cog of that heavily hinted Islander stable. Miz misses his mark and R-Truth falls on his ass and they show replays of this "highlighting Truth's resilliance" the only hint of Miz being punished lies in his losing streak... which may actually have been scripted, and besides, Killings fucked up to begin with by killing (pun intended) his own push, so it kind of evens out... what about the multiple chances Jeff Hardy got, you say? Uh... Oh! And let's not even get into the "plane ride from hell". Or guys getting fired because their girl decided to fuck other people.

I get that some of it is nepotism, some of it is just bad timing, but there should be some sort of uniformity in how "justice" is doled out. AW didn't make any joke that even Vince would have made himself on air. If you're not down with that, I got two words for ya: Katie Vick.

*For those who are new- I mean really new, and not a sock: I don't believe Danielson's firing was 100% legit. My theory is that he was fired on paper and given a handshake agreement that he would be hired back, and he was. I mean, who a) gets fired from a company for no real reason b) not only doesn't vent, but pretty much refuses to talk about that company in any negative way to "focus on promoting independent wrestling" c) gets hired back by said company EXACTLY at the end of his non-compete term AND GIVEN A CHAMPIONSHIP?! It's a work, an elaborate one, but a work nonetheless.

08-11-2012, 12:21 AM	#11
Tom Guycott Wrestling Marks Rejoice! Posts: 10,166	It's the "selectively" being offended and completely inconsistent punishments that get me. Daniel Bryan gets fired* for KAYFABE choking an announcer, who sold it like a fucking champ by the way, with his tie. Another announcer gets throttled with his own tie and also comedically sells it and nothing happens. Some of you mentioned the TOUT from Albert. Jericho gets suspended for his Brazilian flag thing. I don't recall what happened to JBL or Punk for working their crowds by goosestepping and complementing some alleged homosexual's faux-hawk, respectively, and getting caught doing so by some fan-cam. Hell, even going back to the "MSG curtain call"- it's now general knowledge, but back then, nobody could even mention it, and even THAT was a lopsided punishment all heaped upon HHH. Sim Snuka missed his mark and 'Taker fell on his ass out of the ring and suddenly we lose one cog of that heavily hinted Islander stable. Miz misses his mark and R-Truth falls on his ass and they show replays of this "highlighting Truth's resilliance" the only hint of Miz being punished lies in his losing streak... which may actually have been scripted, and besides, Killings fucked up to begin with by killing (pun intended) his own push, so it kind of evens out... what about the multiple chances Jeff Hardy got, you say? Uh... Oh! And let's not even get into the "plane ride from hell". Or guys getting fired because their girl decided to fuck other people. I get that some of it is nepotism, some of it is just bad timing, but there should be some sort of uniformity in how "justice" is doled out. AW didn't make any joke that even Vince would have made himself on air. If you're not down with that, I got two words for ya: Katie Vick. *For those who are new- I mean really new, and not a sock: I don't believe Danielson's firing was 100% legit. My theory is that he was fired on paper and given a handshake agreement that he would be hired back, and he was. I mean, who a) gets fired from a company for no real reason b) not only doesn't vent, but pretty much refuses to talk about that company in any negative way to "focus on promoting independent wrestling" c) gets hired back by said company EXACTLY at the end of his non-compete term AND GIVEN A CHAMPIONSHIP?! It's a work, an elaborate one, but a work nonetheless.