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[Head Booker]

very few times I can remember watchin' WWE and feelin' sick to my stomach...Orton sayin' Eddie's in Hell...Triple H tellin' Booker T to dance for him and "people like him" don't win World titles...and how Vince treated Trish Stratus....what A.W. said wasn't even close to that....hell the WWE had Mexican wrestlers ride bikes and lawnmowers should be somethin' that people look down on them for....John Cena gets to make a homophobic jokes on national TV but no apology...then again that probably would have fired up the Republican base anyways...it seems like even in real-life situations logic means nothin' to the WWE...

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[Icon Lord Jon Kellar]

Just to revisit Kevin Nash. Wrestlecrap posted this gem:

SOMEONE’S HAGGARD, DECREPIT GRANDPA SAYS MEAN THINGS ABOUT EDDIE GUERRERO
By Justin Henry

Ponce Inlet, FL – An elderly, crippled, and mostly useless resident of Lush Meadows Nursing Home has gone on a controversial tangent about deceased professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero.

The gentleman, identified only as “Kevin”, has been annoying the staff and other residents at Lush Meadows with his recent comments.

“Most of the folks here don’t really want to listen to him,” said veteran RN Louise Freneck. “He has a history of wheeling himself into crowded rooms here, trying to get everyone’s attention with his hatefully uninspired performances. Most of the residents just leave, and that bothers his ego, I think. We had that one wrestler, AJ Styles, here last week to visit and cheer up some of the residents, and he drew a livelier crowd than Kevin has. People just don’t want to see Kevin, it seems.”

The comments that “Kevin” made about Eddie Guerrero have made it to the internet, where he’s earned the scorn of many fans of the industry. Freneck, however, doesn’t get the uproar.

“People say mean things on the internet all the time, don’t they? I wouldn’t worry about Kevin kicking that hornet’s nest too much, anyways. He’s only allowed nine minutes a month on the internet, for fears that typing too much will only flare up his arthritis even moreso. He got his fingers stuck in this one position, with the index and pinkie fingers raised and the others joined at the tips. Took a week of physical therapy to get him right.”

The time that “Kevin” has spent at Lush Meadows may be drawing to an end, as the other residents are tired of his lack of group spirit, and general laziness.

“We tried to get him to play Pictionary with us, but he refused,” Freneck explained. “We asked him why not, and he said, ‘I don’t know how to draw.’ Which is fine, I suppose. But then he sits there and mocks some of our shorter residents when they play, saying they can’t draw. It’s like, at least they’re putting forth an effort, and not just sitting around waiting for their unearned checks to roll in.”

[Rob]

I have to say I disagree with the Tensai thing being an example. He did it in front of his friend, who LAUGHED at the joke! So why is it that he is held up as a bad example? Well, besides the fact that it's white Americans who are bitching about it. He lived and worked in Japan for years, are we to honestly believe no one made white guy jokes with him?

It's not like he went about it in a bad way, he never did it to put anyone down and (like I said) the guy found it funny. So what gives? Cena will get away with anything because he's a brown noser who makes money. He and others like him have carte blanche to say anything they want. This, along with the "Same old shit" style of WWE formatting is why I don't bother with it anymore.

[Head Booker]

while I agree I also disagree with you Rob...it's quite similar to the N-word (a phrase I hate just as equally...if you say that you might as well say the actual word)...while it may be cool to say around some Black people that are your friends...those that aren't your friend could find it offensive...as I Know in GZW Rico...Mike...Derrain have no problem (well they have never expressed it) with the word bein' used in RPs but personally I do...whether used as a term of affection or stereotypically I find that word has no place especially considerin' the historical usage of the word...

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[Rob]

True, but it still doesn't mean Tensai should have caught shit for it. The guy he yelled "open your eyes!" to did actually look like he was half-sleeping, didn't it? I will grant you I could be wrng, the footage is kinda dark and I have poor vision, but all in all, it seemed innocent. The N-word is very different, most likely due to the history behind the word.

I do get what you're saying, but they're both on two levels nowhere near each other. I'd say Tensai was in the grey area, whereas the N-bomb can be (no pun intende) very black and white. The unfortunate thing is that policies tend to be written as a black and white outlook because nobody has the intelligence to come at it from the grey.

Like you said, even in real life, logic doesn't count for much in their formats and most attempts at it fail. Tensai being made to remove his vid was a failure. That guy being sacked for making the same type of joke (rape) that MVP made towards Miz is a failure. The point is that when a person should get a warning or punishment over there, we won't see it and vise versa.

It sucks, but hasn't it been that way for a long time now? I think the day Vince calls it quits for good, we'll immediately know, without any internet news and that, because certain attitudes will change. Until then, what can you do? For me, it was turn off.

[Head Booker]

From Deadline.com

Warner Bros and WWE Studios will coproduce a Scooby-Doo animated feature that will involve a mystery at WrestleMania. This seems a natural, since most Scooby-Doo episodes involved one of the gang pulling off the mask of a criminal who opines he would have gotten away with it if not for those pesky kids. Well, wrestlers are big on wearing masks, and the WWE has lined up its grapplers Triple H, John Cena, Kane, The Miz, Brodus Clay, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, AJ, and WWE chairman/CEO Vince McMahon to lend their voices and appear in animated form in the film. Warner Bros Home Entertainment will distribute the film through Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download, and the WWE will use its considerable resources to promote the effort, said WWE Studios President Michael Luisi.

[Rob]

If Kane doesn't set the Mystery Machine on fire, I will consider my childhood dead

[Icon Lord Jon Kellar]

Now lets see who the Loony Luchadore really is.

*removes mask*

KATIE VICK???!!!!

[Rico]

It takes alot to get me offended, when someone uses a derogatory word I just look at it as them being the one with the problem and not me. The Tensai thing, I haven't seen the video but I heard about it and I think the only reason the WWE is punishing these guys is because of Linda's run at the Senate level, which opens up her entire life, past and present, to ridicule.

[Sir Chris Cairns]

WWE. Scooby Doo. I see nothing to dislike there.

[Rob]

Rico, if that were the case, isn't she safer divorcing Vince?

[Rico]

lol it still wouldn't matter, they would still blast her, and say she's only divorcing him so they wouldn't ridicule her, or say they are just continuing the storyline from years ago lol

[Head Booker]

IGN had a Q&A session with Booker T. (spoilered for length)

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IGN: How does it feel to leave the announce table and be the new Smackdown GM?

Booker T: It feels good. I always tell the young guys that even before this ever happened, before I became GM, I considered myself a General. I always tried to be a mentor for the young guys. A tool that the young guys can come to and use in order to become better. And now I have a position where I can try to put that to better use. There are so many different ways to try and bring the youth back wanting to be a part of the Sports Entertainment business. That's how I see my new role now.

IGN: Are you going to miss doing commentary with Michael Cole?

Booker T: You know, I definitely think I'm going to miss it. I was really having fun. I was learning. And that's what was sort of different for me about it. I didn't just jump in thinking I knew it. I was really trying to learn the craft. But now, being the General Manager of Smackdown puts me in a much better position to help out. I'm in an authority role and can be seen as an authority figure. And really want to try and bring and much more hardcore and serious spin to the position as far as the way as Smackdown is presented.

IGN: Explain "Shucky Ducky Quack Quack."

Booker T: Shuckey Duckey was a comedian back in the day, that I used to watch back in Atlanta, Georgia. I used to love his shtick. He'd go "shucky shucky ducky quack quack." It was just a line that I liked. It didn't mean anything. Just like when I say it. I doesn't mean anything. It just sounds cool. That's just one thing about myself. Everything I do is paying homage to somebody. Just like the "Can you dig it, sucka?" is from Richard Roundtree. I was a big fan of Shaft back in the day. And Cotton Comes to Harlem. Those kinds of movies. Everything comes from something. I just try to make it my own somehow.

IGN: The role of the GM didn't use to exist. Or at least, it didn't used to be so important. But now, you can't have a show without someone being in charge - even if it's a laptop. Can you talk a little bit about how the role has evolved and become so necessary?

Booker T: I think now that we have such a young group of talent around in the locker room you kind of need an anchor. Back in the day, guys had been in the business for many many years. When they came out on stage, they were already stars. So now it's going to be up to us to create and help mold the young guys and the GM is going to fill that experience void if there is one. The GM can help push the younger talent toward a certain direction and hopefully make them bigger stars then they actually would be on their own. So I think that's our job more than anything.


IGN: With RAW now being three hours long, and a new Wednesday WWE show coming in the Fall, what are some of the things you're going to do to try and keep Smackdown feeling vital?

Booker T: It's going to be a matter of making our stars bigger. Keeping them fresh. Making sure everybody's on point and doing their job. But first and foremost, it's about making those fans leave that arena a certain way so that when they hear about the show coming back to town a few months later, they'll buy a ticket and come back. That's what my job is. But we're going to have to bring our guys up. They have to step up to the plate. Me - personally - I'm not going to be one of those GMs who just goes out and plays the role on television. I'm going to be making sure that I voice my concerns and opinions regarding which guys are producing and which guys aren't producing. And if we need to make a change down the line. Or if someone needs to be put on the back-burner. So I don't just want to play the role on television.

IGN: What match are you looking forward to the most at SummerSlam?

Booker T: Del Rio/Sheamus. [Editor's Note: This interview was conducted shortly before the "cancelling of the match" storyline] That one right there has the most intrigue to me. Them most investment. And it's for the World Championship, so that's serious business right there. Of course, Triple H and Brock Lesnar is going to be high on the card for what's highly anticipated. But from a business and marketing stand-point, I'm looking at how Del Rio and Sheamus does. They have to go out there and really bring it home. For the brand.

IGN: Having had so much success in the world of Tag Team wrestling, what's your opinion on the state of Tag Teams in the WWE?

Booker T: We have some good young talent. But they really need to focus and hone in on what this is all about. You know, it's not a game. That's first and foremost. It is a business. And when you go out there and perform in front of a crowd, it's very important to know what the performance really means. Primo and Epico. I love those guys. They go out there and perform at a high level each and every week. But there are still places where they need to get better. Titus O'Neill and Darren Young, those guys are greener than baby crap and they've got a long long way to go before they know what performing and entertaining is really about. Kofi and R-Truth have been around a while though. They know the inner and outer workings of what it takes to go out there and perform. Everybody out there though, in my opinion, needs to step it up.

IGN: Can there be iconic Tag Teams anymore? The way there used to be?

Booker T: You know, being in a Tag Team is hard. I was in a Tag Team with my brother for eight years. It got hard. Because we were just two different minds. Hawk and Animal, same way. Nasty Boys. We all went through the trials and tribulations together. Just trying to keep our teams together. Team 3D, same thing. And it's so so hard to try and compare that Tag Teams back in the day to the guys just getting into the business these days. We all came into the business as a Tag Team. Most of the Tag Teams back then started together. And that's why they we were so united. Nowadays, it's a bit different. Everybody wants to be so independent. And that right there is a problem.

IGN: You worked a few matches with Cody Rhodes last year. Is there anyone else you'd like to get in the ring with?

Booker T: I don't anticipate getting back in the ring. My thing has always been about going out there and schooling the young guys now. So that's been my main purpose for getting in the ring. I don't want to think about another championship run or anything like that. But from our current roster, a guy like Dolph Ziggler is someone who I see who's so much like myself. So hungry. He wants it so much and and so talented. The guy's also got his head on his shoulders properly. If I was to ever think about performing again it would be with a guy like that who I see so much talent and potential in.

Link: www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/16/booker-t-on-being-gm-i-dont-just-want-to-play-a-tv-role

[Sir Chris Cairns]

I always just assumed Harlem Heat were brothers in storyline only? If not, that's pretty cool.

[Head Booker]

yeah real brothers...and he has a HUGE point when it comes to how the state of tag teamin' is different from back in the days...

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