Chris Nowinski talks about Lance Cade, Linda McMahon, and Lou Gehrig's Disease misdiagnosis on NECN's "Broadside."
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Interesting, because for a long time it seemed Nowinski was eager to work with WWE, rather than outright attacking them -although he has been extremely critical of them in the past. Now, Linda’s comments seem to have pushed him over the edge (which he even says himself) and he’s just frustrated by their constant B.S and refusal to take responsibility for anything. This might be the most scathing I’ve seen him.
Also, difficult for Linda’s campaign, because they can hardly paint this young, articulate well-educated guy as a bitter trailer trash hasbeen blaming everyone else for their problems.
Nowinski let his frustration get the best of him. Saying Batista and HHH are on steriods and got rewarded for using steriods can not be proven and Nowinski could possibly get sued. Saying he went through tables four times a week is absolutely ridiclous. It is frustrating for me when there is someone like Nowinski who can shed light on this issue for the general public and then he goes out and makes statements that are either A) purely speculatory or B) outright lies.
You can not say something that wwe can easily pick apart. Nowinski made a spirited argument and thats encouraging. I’m sure HHH and Batista will have their legal reps review his statements. If Nowinski knows and/or saw HHH and Batista using then he needs to say that he saw it.
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there is a shit load of evidence that suggests that they are both users. It’s not a big secret.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
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No one ever puts some responsibility on the fans.
The fans choose to cheer/or not cheer the workers who are being pushed. Fans choose to buy their merchandise and order pay per views that they main event. Why change the business plan and aesthetic formula that has working for the WWE and its fans for so long?
Perhaps if the majority of fans responded less to the muscular/‘roided-out’ athletes and responded to the more average looking workers (ie. Christian, ‘Bryanson’, Matt Hardy, etc), Vince would want to push average looking athletes with skill and the wrestlers Vince employs might feel less pressure to take illegal muscle enhancing drugs. Eh just a thought.
by FighterHayabusa on Aug 19, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think they respond to muscles
I mean, Chris Masters never got over. In ring performance, mic skills and personality is what they get into.
The problem is maintaining a physique while on the road all that time, finding the time to train and having the legal supplements to help them get through. Steroids is the easy, quick fix option.
Then there’s also the issue of steroids in post-surgery recovery and making sure when we criticise steroids, we’re actually focusing on steroid abuse.
Very well put.
People rarely delve into why steroids are used in pro wrestling, which is shocking. They just say, “Yeah, they want to be big with huge muscles, that’s it.”
That isn’t totally the case. Steroids help these guys get by.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
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I think it's a combo of both the skills/personality and the WWE 'look'.
Would Cena or HHH be over if they looked like Mike Quankenbush? For some reason I doubt it.
I also doubt the Rock would be over if he looked like Gilberg. Looks and muscles matter. Chris Masters didn’t get over because he didn’t have a decent gimmick, persona and ring work…but the look was/is there.
There are so many factors to consider; like the actual amount of pushes that’s given to the more-muscular wrestlers compared to the average looking wrestlers and/or the backstage politics that effect different wrestlers. It’s hard to say but the success/pushes of muscular monsters in the WWE cannot be denied or overlooked. Hell, I’d be a fool not to push Skip Sheffield over someone that’s arguably as talented like Justin Gabriel. Just my 2 cents.
by FighterHayabusa on Aug 19, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree on the maintenance part.
The schedule of the WWE is almost impossible to deal with. I’ve always felt they should stagger their wrestlers’ schedules so that they have ample time to recharge and heal their bodies.
We shouldn’t be losing people like Cade and Eddie at such a young age.
by FighterHayabusa on Aug 19, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
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