Comments on: Exodus: WWE Begins To Clean House

By: Scarlett Harris

Scarlett Harris — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:39:53 +0000

And on a side note, Pyrex, I think it definitely matters what kind of person you are and how well you can cope with the “rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle” that wrestlers have. Guys like John Cena and Triple H seem to have their heads screwed on straight, and have breezed through their careers relatively scandal-free. But those with more addictive personalities, possibly the Scott Hall’s, Jeff Hardy’s and Eddie Guerrero’s of the wrestling world, have a harder time coping with the lifestyle of a professional wrestler. Thoughts?

By: Scarlett Harris

Scarlett Harris — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:34:50 +0000

Ronnie09: No way should Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase be gone from WWE! Randy Orton is one of my favourite wrestlers, he’s super talented inside the ring and on the mic. While his attitude has been questionable in the past and his character is getting a bit stale, he has no doubt learnt from the best in Triple H and Ric Flair, and hopefully he will pass that knowledge onto Rhodes and DiBiase. Just because we don’t like a wrestler or character doesn’t mean they’re not good for business. Take John Cena, for example; a lot of people can’t stand him but he’s done a hell of a lot for WWE in the past five years. Personally, I find Batista and Rey Mysterio boring as all hell, but I can’t deny they’re a special part of WWE.
Keelan: I agree, Vickie Guerrero was a fantastic heel. While she should have sometimes kept her mouth shut and her shtick was getting a bit old towards the end of her run, her initial heel turn as SmackDown GM and Edge’s wife was priceless. And “Excuse Me!” was the best wrestling catchphrase in a long time!
Sypporrah: Vickie was treated horribly before she left, and while it was no secret she didn’t subscribe to the look all of the other “Divas” have, I don’t think it was right to deride her on television like that. Probably in the beginning she was happy to play along, but it just got out of hand by the end of it. The “Miss WrestleMania” thing was bullshit, and the legitimate women wrestlers like Beth Phoenix, Melina, Michelle McCool, Mickie James and Maryse would have recieved a big slap in the face by being put in the match at WrestleMania – and to top it all off, have “Santina” win it – rather than utilising their skills and the two women’s titles. Either Vickie was being tested (somewhat reminiscent of Trish Stratus barking like a dog in her underwear, who then went on to be one of the most celebrated female wrestlers ever), or punished for wanting out of her contract.
Pyrex: You raise an interesting point about drugs in other fields, such as acting and music. The tabloid magazines use people like Amy Winehouse and Lindsay Lohan to boost their sales by exploiting their drug problems, while professional wrestlers are vilified in the media for testing positive for drugs. On one hand, it’s a positive thing that WWE has that system and monitors their talent accordingly, but on the other hand the general public and the media expect it from the pro wrestling industry and use it to bolster their argument about steroids in the business (ie. the Chris Benoit ‘roid rage controversy), while everyone just stands aside and watches the train wreck that are the lives of the aforementioned celebrities. WWE should do more to put their stars into rehab and get them back on track, and in turn, the mainstream media could do well to report on that and show that some people with drug problems do go to rehab and come out the other side, rather than showing it as a trend that every second celebrity succumbs to.

By: kantankruz

kantankruz — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:12:02 +0000

Vickie was one of the greatest heel’s EVER. And one of the best we have seen in quite a while. I just love the people that comment on how sad the Eddie G thing was, and they wish he was still around etc etc and then in the other breath absolute abuse the crap out of Vickie for playing a character on TV. This was his wife people! The person apart from his kid’s that he loved most in the world. If you all loved Eddie so much you would show some fuckin respect and get over the petty little beef that you have with her.

GET OVER IT, AGAIN, SHE IS A CHARACTER ON A TV SHOW!! YOU IDIOTS.

You are the kind of people that would be walking down the street and see one of the terrorist characters from the “24″ TV show and accuse them of being an actual terroist.

Best of luck to Vickie and all the others that have been released and to all those “Anti – Vickie” bandwagoner’s take a look at Eddie’s HOF induction and see a nice, normal person that misses her husband and best friend dearly…

By: pyrex

pyrex — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:15:29 +0000

I agree about Vickie; I found myself cringing every time I heard her catchphrase but that’s exactly why she was such a great heel. People seem to occasionally forget that it’s entertainment and let rip with the misogynistic comments. I also agree that the writers have something against women, though wrestling IS still very much a “boy’s club” – especially the WWE. I wonder if that’s thanks to Vince’s micromanagement of creative or just inherent company culture.

And finally; “no actor should be allowed to perform with a drug issue” – well you’d better start throwing out all your music and plenty of movies, heh.

I know, I know, wrestling is a whole other deal and I do agree that because of the physical nature of the business (not to mention all the kids idolizing the athletes), wrestlers should be allowed to deal with their issues before being allowed to perform.

The physicality of it all is an intrinsic part of the problem though. You sustain one injury, you’re prescribed powerful painkillers that American doctors seem to love handing out, you recover, back in the ring, then another injury, more painkillers, and so on. That combined with constant traveling and a rock ‘n roll lifestyle simply seems to be too much for some people to handle.

By: Sypporrah

Sypporrah — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:40:20 +0000

I was no fan of Vickie myself but the treatment she got in the end was totally uncalled for.
You cannot tell me that standing in front of thousands of people snorting at her and calling her a fat pig, and the pen wrestle, did not affect her personally.
No matter how professional or not you are, that had to get to her.
Edge calling her a man-beast only topped it.
I hope in the future they will treat women better in this industry.
In regards to the people being let go….
New blood is always good, and just because you are a WWE superstar does not give you license to do what ever you want. I am glad they put the hammer down and continue to do so.
Not sure what happened with Kennedy?

By: Keelan Balderson

Keelan Balderson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:59:22 +0000

To the guy above, I know you are not the only, nor the most verbal, but what is with all the Vickie haters, calling her a fat pig etc. She was one of the best heels in the company. It wore thin near the end, but she got more heat than anyone, with just one line “excuse me”. If anything I feel sorry for her. The writers blatantly have something against women.

Any way on topic, I always find it odd how guys like Funaki and Val Venis stay around for years as enhancement talent, but guys like Kennedy get fired. Why not just make him job for a while?

By: ronnie09

ronnie09 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:15:35 +0000

re: spring cleaning.
no actor should be allowed to perform with a drug issue.
as to those that are not able to be put into a decent script, that is not the fault of the actors.
“I” would get rid of randy orton. and his 2 cohorts. I cannot stand them personally.
vickie g is just a bad performer, period.! I am happy she is gone.
and edge is no prize! his shtick is so old and tiresome.

I can understand, to a point, why they would get rid of some of the actors.
“I” for one would like to see some of them change face,…for a new look. why not get some of these bad guys to turn good guys.
and maybe some of the good guys to turn bad?
I remember back when, batista broke the arm of goldberg. he was a bad guy then.
now batista is a good guy.
flair is just too old now, and HIS shtick is past it’s time, along with the 4 horsemen.!

I realize no one cares about MY views but there ya have it!
someone needs to breathe new air into the trade,..and very soon. it is too predictable.
I remember, i went to an event, and was discussing matches, and said so and so will win,..and did every time. I was told to leave because they thought I worked for the WWE. I had to convince the place i am just able to see through the scripts!

SO SAD!!! their script lines stink,…..period!!!