Post by Mr. McMahon on Aug 9, 2012 8:33:00 GMT
Taken from rajah.com
What a douche bag. I originally though of where the likes of HBK, Randy Savage and Bret Hart might fit into that theory, though they are all about 6'1 compared to Eddie's 5'8, but aside from anything else shouldn't wrestling be based on talent and overness as opposed to always having the big guys at the top? Realistically, anyone who goes into their local pub on a Friday night knows that the big guy certainly doesn't always win, so why should wrestling be any different?
I actually do like Kevin Nash but I think this has to be one of the stupidest things he's said personally. What do you reckon?
on the life and controversial wrestling career of Kevin Nash, who has begun to gain traction in Hollywood. A notable point in the article has the six-time world champion reiterating his stance on "Vanilla Midgets," a dismissive term he used as booker in the late '90s in World Championship Wrestling to describe small-statured, gifted technical wrestlers who didn't project larger than life personalities but were beloved by fans, such as Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko. "Big Sexy" feels the professional wrestling industry died in 2004 at WrestleMania XX when WWE's "Super Bowl" concluded with the image of the under six-foot-tall grapplers reigning supreme as champions and emotionally celebrating. Even though the two wrestlers are now deceased, he still believes they never belonged in the main event scene due to their small stature.
"When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end of the business," Nash says. "Has business been the same since that WrestleMania? Has it come close to the Austin era? Has it come close to the nWo or the Hogan era? You put two f**king guys that were great workers that were the same height as the f**king referees, and I'm sorry, man. Are you going to watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick? Even if you're not gay, you will not watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick. That's not the standard in porno films. So you put a 5-foot-7 guy as your world champion."
Nash has the same problem with today's "Internet heroes," CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.
"They are not bigger than life," he says. "I bet they could both walk through airports and not be noticed unless they have a gimmick shirt on and the belt."
Nash also discussed how The Kliq shifted financial compensation in the wrestlers' favor, how his 1995 heel turn inspired the "Attitude Era" and the subsequent ascent of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, cursing out Tom Cruise's makeup artist on the set of Rock of Ages and more. The full article is available here.
"When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end of the business," Nash says. "Has business been the same since that WrestleMania? Has it come close to the Austin era? Has it come close to the nWo or the Hogan era? You put two f**king guys that were great workers that were the same height as the f**king referees, and I'm sorry, man. Are you going to watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick? Even if you're not gay, you will not watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick. That's not the standard in porno films. So you put a 5-foot-7 guy as your world champion."
Nash has the same problem with today's "Internet heroes," CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.
"They are not bigger than life," he says. "I bet they could both walk through airports and not be noticed unless they have a gimmick shirt on and the belt."
Nash also discussed how The Kliq shifted financial compensation in the wrestlers' favor, how his 1995 heel turn inspired the "Attitude Era" and the subsequent ascent of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, cursing out Tom Cruise's makeup artist on the set of Rock of Ages and more. The full article is available here.
What a douche bag. I originally though of where the likes of HBK, Randy Savage and Bret Hart might fit into that theory, though they are all about 6'1 compared to Eddie's 5'8, but aside from anything else shouldn't wrestling be based on talent and overness as opposed to always having the big guys at the top? Realistically, anyone who goes into their local pub on a Friday night knows that the big guy certainly doesn't always win, so why should wrestling be any different?
I actually do like Kevin Nash but I think this has to be one of the stupidest things he's said personally. What do you reckon?