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There’s no live video for this one but he came out with some mad stuff. They were just outrageous heels and it was a lot funnier than it is now, JBL is a brilliant parody of a lot of American cowboy type people

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:44 pm I can’t remember, I was about 9 when I watched wrestling, but when I look back at old clips there were definitely storylines and comments from wrestlers and commentators they’d never get away with now.

Just off the top of my head there was a segment with JBL at the Mexican border, bra and panties matches, Vince McMahon doing a segment at a UK wwe event which was just blatantly racist.

The outrageous stuff they used to say and do was what made it funny, understandably wouldn’t go down at all today but nobody questioned it at the time

People did question some of the stuff they did at the time. Sky TV cut out the Vince/Trish barking segment, parts of the Katie Vick angle, and women being put through tables. UPN banned the Muhammed Hassan character. The Eugene character raised a lot of eyebrows, especially since it was speculated that it was based on a real life kid who hung out backstage at WWF events in the 80s.

A lot of the outrageous stuff they did was actually pretty shit imo. The Katie Vick angle was terrible for example. It came across as desperate rather than shocking.

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:48 pm They were just outrageous heels and it was a lot funnier than it is now, JBL is a brilliant parody of a lot of American cowboy type people

JBL was a great talker and actually a bit underrated in the ring. His match with Eddie at Judgement Day 2004 is one of my favourite bouts ever.

The character actually wasn't very successful though. Some couldn't get over him previously being a mid-carder for a decade.

sennafan24 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:41 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:00 pm It's all scripted

Cracking little promo to end Smackdown with roman, rock, cody and the crossdresser

https://www.gamedaynews.com/sports-hist ... stlers/62/

60/60

Greipel wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:38 am https://www.gamedaynews.com/sports-hist ... stlers/62/

60/60

59/60
Stupid Mosh and Thrasher of the Headbangers

shenmue wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:50 pm Cracking little promo to end Smackdown with roman, rock, cody and the crossdresser

Saw the opening, C.M Punk’s segment and the ending to RAW

Good stuff

Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

shenmue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:36 pm Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

He was always better as a heel

Specifically a heel as “Hollywood Rock”

Probably the best work of his career. In 2024 ffs.

shenmue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:36 pm Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

He's always been a great heel, be something if they turned reigns face and kept Rock in charge of the Bloodline

Cooking with Sanchez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:55 pm Probably the best work of his career. In 2024 ffs.

Probably helps that he’s on the Board of Directors now and basically can do whatever he wants

Dfc180 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:01 pm

shenmue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:36 pm Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

He's always been a great heel, be something if they turned reigns face and kept Rock in charge of the Bloodline

Roman Reigns as a face

Jimmi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:06 pm

Dfc180 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:01 pm

shenmue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:36 pm Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

He's always been a great heel, be something if they turned reigns face and kept Rock in charge of the Bloodline

Roman Reigns as a face

Nobody would expect it happening, be one of the biggest swerves ever. Obviously I don't think this will happen

Dfc180 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:19 pm

Jimmi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:06 pm

Dfc180 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:01 pm

shenmue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:36 pm Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

He's always been a great heel, be something if they turned reigns face and kept Rock in charge of the Bloodline

Roman Reigns as a face

Nobody would expect it happening, be one of the biggest swerves ever. Obviously I don't think this will happen

They tried having him as a face after The Shield were no longer a group and it failed miserably
One huge factor that drove me away from watching

Jimmi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:31 pm They tried having him as a face after The Shield were no longer a group and it failed miserably
One huge factor that drove me away from watching

Wrestlers can thrive in roles at certain stages of their career, but not in other stages.

Jimmi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:48 pm

shenmue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:36 pm Nice to see a backstage beat down and a bit of blood at the end, rock has been tremendous since he turned heel.

He was always better as a heel

Specifically a heel as “Hollywood Rock”

There is a belief on some forums that the Hollywood Rock character was a flop due to the low buyrates for WM19 and Backlash 03.

It ignores that the marketing for WM19 was centred around the Hogan vs Vince bout and the Iraq War ongoing during that period.

That character would have drawn very well had it appeared in another era, specifically against Austin.

sennafan24 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:44 pm

Jimmi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:31 pm They tried having him as a face after The Shield were no longer a group and it failed miserably
One huge factor that drove me away from watching

Wrestlers can thrive in roles at certain stages of their career, but not in other stages.

This. Although his style of wrestling doesn't suit him being a face really, a lot of his matches can be a bit dull