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Minority Wrestlers
I hope I don't offend anyone with this post and if you do respond please be respectful. I'm just curious about something.
Has there ever been a minority (black, asian, hispanic, african, Samoan, Canadian, etc...) in wrestling who in some way didn't play a race based character at least once in their careers in a major fed. like WWF/E or WCW? I've tried my damndest to think of one and all I could come up with was Coco B. Ware, then I noticed his name was Coco. What's funny is most of the guys that get over big (Faarooq in APA/ Rock/ even Viscera(Mable) got over big once they dropped the stereotype bs. Does WWE screw up in this regard by immediately typcasting minority wrestlers in terms of their character, ring attire, and storylines? Exceptions: Devon Dancing Dave Batista Shelton (although Shelton's mama made it iffy) Boogeyman Singles: Rock was NOD as were Faarooq, D-Lo, Mark Henry (sexual chocolate), and Papa Shango. Bad News Allen hated white people. Kamala. Tajiri. Funaki. Kofi's shitty Jamaican accent despite not being Jamaican R Truth Eddie Rey Tag Teams: "Harlem Heat." New Jack & Mustafa Cryme Tyme (enough said) Last edited by Next Big Thing; 04-28-2010 at 10:25 AM. |
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Bobby Lashley
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Lashley! Good one. He got over pretty quick too before he let his bitch fuck up his career.
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Cranky Kong
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Ahmed Johnson for a minute or two in 1996.
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Ahmed Johnson I guess.
Sgt. Craig Pittman Tony Atlas Rocky Johnson Maven NORMAN SMILEY |
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I thought about Atlas and Johnson but then found out it was Rocky "Soulman Johnson." and Tony Atlas was "Black Superman" in World Class (were they the predecessor to WCW?) and Simba in WWF. I'll give you Maven, although dude looked like the generic create a wrestler on the late 90's WWF video games where they all came out tan.
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Virgil if you don't count servant as a black stereotype
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Cranky Kong
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I count wearing peppermint striped pants as a black stereotype.
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Cranky Kong
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Pont taken.
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Devon acts kind of gangsta right? What about New Jack or MAVEN?
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RIP SABU
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Cranky Kong
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What about reading the thread where all three of those people have already been mentioned?
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Cranky Kong
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What about Orlando Jordan?
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World Class and GWF (Global Wrestling Federation) were absorbed into the USWA (IIRC) before going out of business.
also, Ahmed was tied to the Nation of Domination's hip for the vast majority of his run, either as an adversary or for that cup of coffee as a member. Tony Atlas, God damn was he ever in a stereotype gimmick Saba Simba. |
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Samurai Rocker
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Actually, it was World Class and the CWA (Continental Wrestling Association, based in Memphis, TN) that absored into the USWA in 1989. The GWF wouldn't be around until June 1991.
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oh yeah lol forgot about Saba Simba
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He's Here
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It's a gay stereotype, and gays are minorities.
A guy sucking off three guys at the same time could not say truthfully that they're a bigger flamer than Jordan is. |
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Cranky Kong
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I was actually thinking about his run in JBL's cabinet as US champ. I haven't seen him in TNA besides the night he debuted.
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True, honestly.
And for the record: |
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Cranky Kong
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Did he just simulate a facial on TNA TV?
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Stickman
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The black Corey Graves
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Oh my god.
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Did Yokozuna? He was from Japan but that's a country not a race
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Fortunately he was Samoan, so he was portraying a stereotype for a different minority, which I don't think counts? ![]() |
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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I think Maven is the only black guy who the announcers never went off and talked about "How he grew up on the streets and learned how to fight".
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Well, it would have been hard to when they showed him visiting his white mom fighting cancer in the hospital, and him talking about how she inspired and motivated him to always work hard/etc.
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Just a bro.
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yeah Maven was half black wasn't he? Same with the Rock, but Samoan is a minority too I suppose.
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I know this wouldn't be a 'minority' but has there ever been an Australian character in the WWE? If not, there should be
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Tazz Dan 4 Gimmick
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