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03-12-2018 , 06:21 PM

#10226

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 58,681

This has to be the worst HOF class ever by quite a big margin, right?

Looking at Wikipedia, 1996 looks pretty weak also, but that was before they made it a big deal on WrestleMania weekend.

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03-12-2018 , 06:57 PM

#10227

LKJ

Smugly Contemptuous

Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 95,985

When accounting for who is actually on the show, 2015 was awfully weak too (due to Savage being a posthumous induction), but yeah this year is the worst.

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03-12-2018 , 09:52 PM

#10228

.isolated

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03-15-2018 , 05:48 PM

#10229

.isolated

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It may have been Snickers that did this:

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A petition was launched at ........... to change the name of the battle royal, which is nearing 10,000 signatures. Fans have also been contacting Snickers, which is a sponsor of WrestleMania. While WWE has not responded to our request for a comment regarding the backlash, Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, the parent company of Snickers, called the decision to name the battle royal after Moolah "unacceptable." Below is their statement that we received:

We were recently made aware of the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc's (WWE) decision to honor a former wrestler during the upcoming WrestleMania 34 event. As a principle-based business that has long championed creating inclusive environments that encourage and empower everyone to reach their full potential, this is unacceptable. We are engaging with the WWE to express our disappointment.

edit for my favorite part of RAW:

Last edited by .isolated; 03-15-2018 at 06:01 PM.

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03-15-2018 , 06:05 PM

#10230

LKJ

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Yeah, not surprised that they caved on that. I don't always love the concept of the angry Twitter mob, but I appreciate their efforts here. WWE has insisted on glorifying Moolah for far too long, and I'm guessing this puts that to a permanent end.

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03-15-2018 , 09:22 PM

#10231

PJo336

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I dont get it, whats the controversy?

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03-15-2018 , 09:32 PM

#10232

.isolated

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wiki

Under "Training and Promoting" is "Allegations of financial and sexual exploitation". I'd quote it but it's 7 paragraphs long though it is an interesting read. Small excerpt:

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Penny Banner directly described Moolah as a pimp who "in return for money", rented her female trainees out "in bulk" to wrestling promoters so that the promoters and the male wrestlers could have sex with them. Banner said the women who were "sent on these tours were not told of this 'arrangement' ahead of time", and that "those who refused to have sex with wrestlers and promoters were raped"

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03-15-2018 , 09:36 PM

#10233

PJo336

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Wow okay, initially I figured this was some heavy safe space stuff, but a lot of that is quite ****ed up

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03-15-2018 , 11:09 PM

#10234

eyebooger

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Here's a post from someone on reddit about Moolah.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...rrounding_the/

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03-17-2018 , 03:31 PM

#10235

.isolated

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WM 35 announced to be in NY @ MetLife again. Fun stuff. Was hoping for Minnesota

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03-18-2018 , 01:01 PM

#10236

Feldman

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Didn't see it posted, WWE changed the name on that women's thing.

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03-18-2018 , 01:09 PM

#10237

eyebooger

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It's 7 posts above yours.

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03-18-2018 , 03:45 PM

#10238

Feldman

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Whoops.

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03-18-2018 , 03:56 PM

#10239

.isolated

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The next inductee into the HoF:

He needs to bring that suit out of retirement for his speech.

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03-18-2018 , 05:26 PM

#10240

master3004

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Originally Posted by .isolated

wiki

Under "Training and Promoting" is "Allegations of financial and sexual exploitation". I'd quote it but it's 7 paragraphs long though it is an interesting read. Small excerpt:

Holy ****

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03-18-2018 , 05:28 PM

#10241

Feldman

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Originally Posted by master3004

Holy ****

...And yet WWE on their own could not realize that naming something after her was a bad idea.

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03-18-2018 , 07:32 PM

#10242

magking1

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Under "Training and Promoting" is "Allegations of financial and sexual exploitation". I'd quote it but it's 7 paragraphs long though it is an interesting read.

Isnt this pretty much the wwe in general?

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03-18-2018 , 08:22 PM

#10243

antidan444

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As in, all the wrestlers are pimps? No.

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03-18-2018 , 09:01 PM

#10244

magking1

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Originally Posted by antidan444

As in, all the wrestlers are pimps? No.

No, as in those that have been in charge quite often have been.

Pat Paterson anyone?

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03-18-2018 , 09:19 PM

#10245

.isolated

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What about him? Those that alleged that Terry Garvin attempted to mess with them said that Pat had never done anything like that and it seems like Garvin acted on his lonesome. The name Garvin never even appears in Pat's Wiki, never mind having seven paragraphs about it.

Curious on other examples given that it's happened a bunch.

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03-18-2018 , 11:02 PM

#10246

magking1

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okay , start here.

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03-18-2018 , 11:47 PM

#10247

loldolphins

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Originally Posted by .isolated

wiki

Under "Training and Promoting" is "Allegations of financial and sexual exploitation". I'd quote it but it's 7 paragraphs long though it is an interesting read. Small excerpt:

Holy **** thats crazy... was this common knowledge amongst wrestling fans? wtf

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03-18-2018 , 11:50 PM

#10248

LKJ

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I feel like I only learned about Moolah’s shady past in the past couple of years. Since the company always had her back, and since a lot of this was before most of our times, it probably wasn’t as widely known as other scandals.