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In response to "I am shocked he was ok with it, it paints him in a very ugly light IMO. -- nm" by groiny

I don't think there's any way to paint him in a great light without appearing absurd

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Nov 27 '17, 13:32

"Here's a guy living his gimmick!" --- quickly becomes "Holy shit, this 65yr old man is such a train wreck!"

He's the rock star who lived Jagger's life on a Wal-Mart budget.

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They didn't even touch on his financial issues, the most troubling aspect for me. -- nm - David Nov 27, 13:36 24
- in the late 2000's Vince paid off one of Ric's wives divorce settlement. Rick retired and had a big WM payday - Remlik Nov 27, 13:42 2
  - He just basically doesn't pay people. I wouldn't be surprised if he had the lowest credit score on record. -- nm - David Nov 27, 13:42 1
    - pretty much. he charges 15K for a 2 hour signing. Hogan is 75K -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 13:43
- Well, between the women (bigger deal in 2017 than 1987) and the drug/alcohol use, he was already a relic - Will Hunting Nov 27, 13:38 5
  - The animation of Sting's face was one of the funniest things I've seen in years. I laughed so loud I woke up Kim. -- nm - David Nov 27, 13:41 4
    - I've been watching some of the prehogan WCW stuff when they were at Disney. and man...that's painful stuff -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 13:46 3
      - Now watch the WWF's post-Hogan stuff. You can tell they could barely keep the lights on. -- nm - David Nov 27, 13:47 2
        
        oh god yeah. that was a *crazy* time. -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 13:55 1
        
        I would love to go back to that era in real time when literally anything never seen before was possible to occur on a wrestling show. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 27, 14:21
- Man there was some great production value in the old WCW / TBS days. heh -- nm - budice Nov 27, 13:38 14
  - Until Vince forced NWA / WCW to improve, there was no reason to push the envelope. - Will Hunting Nov 27, 13:40 13
    - yeah. the NWA were all about the actual wrestling, while WWF was strictly a Saturday Morning Cartoon. -- nm - groiny Nov 27, 13:41 12
      - The New York Style, the Rock and Wrestling connection and cartoons made them sell a TON of merch, and they filled places - Remlik Nov 27, 13:43 11
        
        it is like Michael Bay vs an indie movie. -- nm - groiny Nov 27, 13:51 10
        
        Stadiums and Sportscenters vs Gyms and tv studios. -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 14:00 9
        
        to be fair, I always preferred those shows to the WWF shows. - groiny Nov 27, 14:05 8
        
        I loved World Class wrestling. -- nm - David Nov 27, 14:10 4
        
        Michael Hayes was one of my early idols. - groiny Nov 27, 14:16 2
        
        The Freebirds vs. the Von Erichs was always great. The wrestled virtually every week it seemed, but it never got old. -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 14:35 1
        
        World Class really had some great heels in those days - groiny Nov 27, 14:37
        
        I used to love coming home from school and watching WCCW on ESPN in the afternoons. -- nm - Tim Nov 27, 14:11
        
        I liked Mid-south and we got some of Lawler's stuff. the Georgia and North Carolina stuff just bored me. -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 14:07 2
        
        Georgia/North Carolina stuff will always be my sentimental favorite. Black Jack Mulligan and Ric Flair were amazing. -- nm - David Nov 27, 14:10 1
        
        I agree. NOW I get the appeal of those guys (Besides Flair and Dusty) and that orgs back then and like watching that stuff -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 14:15

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