Or why alligators are so angry. Oh wait, i actually do know the answer to that.
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Not sure if this has been discussed but commentator Mauro Ranallo has left WWE. Apparently the royal cnut that is JBL was bullying him and played a factor in the decision. Ranallo apparently has a mental disorder but JBL knows no bounds (the prick).
I've seen a lot of vids pop up on my YouTube feed about JBL being a bully but I didn't know Ranallo left the WWE. It's a shame because he's one of the few commentators on there who isn't an annoying prick or Michael Cole.
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This whole thing has coincided with the release of Justin Roberts' book where he tells a few stories about JBL's bullying(like getting Roberts' passport stolen while in Europe so when they had to head home he had to go to the embassy to sort out new documents). Meltzer has been on a mission highlighting all of this as well as getting responses from people telling more stories about bullying in the company and how it is encouraged by management. Basically it's WWE still holding on to it's carny roots.
Jesus Christ. Their whole anti-bullying partnership was already a transparent and cynical PR exercise but with this latest unsavoury incident it's now descended into a total farce.
All this uproar about JBL being a dick now, when there's been stories about it for years. Just off the top of my head there was the thing with Miz, the thing with Blue Meanie, and I've just heard about him being a dick to Steve Blackman (because apparently he hates life).
Is the miz a dick in real life?
Can't remember where from but I heard he's a great guy.
Nah, Miz had heat coming in because he came from that reality show and when he got some crumbles on someones bag he was kicked out of the dressing room for a while. Carny bullshit like that.
Let's be real here. Unless mainstream media starts picking up this JBL stuff or sponsors start to complain, Mauro will leave through the backdoor, we'll be sad for a while and JBL keeps being the drunken uncle at the commentary booth. Vinnie Mac and the general backstage antics will remain. All credit to Da Meltz for taking a hardline stance in this and reporting on it too. Coachman resigned from ESPN last week too, just after having a twitter conversation where Dave called him out on not reporting on stuff like that.
I met Miz when WWE had a show in London 2 years back and was a really nice guy.
I tend to not listen to Meltzer but these stories keep following JBL about for it not to be true.
With the commentary situation I'm sure most won't agree but I like Tom Philips does a good job on NXT. He's not Mauro but I can think of worse.
For what it's worth The Coach still works for ESPN but said he would stop covering WWE for them.
Oh my bad, I thought he left completely.
Shame not everyone is as hard as Blackman
Hardcore Holly
At Kansas City airport, Steve and I were waiting around when Bradshaw came over. It was an early morning flight and John was still drunk from the night before. He started patting Steve’s ass. Steve said, “John, I don’t play that shit, knock it off.” John patted him again. And again. Steve was getting brutally pissed. He told him, “John, next time you do that, I’m going to knock your fecking teeth out.” So, of course, John did it again. Steve whipped around and backhanded Bradshaw, popping him with jabs in the face.
John started swinging and missing, and his head was snapping back with each of Steve’s jabs. Steve stepped back, planning to kick Bradshaw’s knees out, but he got his leg caught in a bag handle. Al Snow and I grabbed Steve, Ron Simmons grabbed John, and we pulled them apart. John was walking back and forth like a bandy rooster, looking to fight. Before we left, Steve told him, “I’m going to fecking kill you.” He meant it too.
We got our car and got on the road. Ken Shamrock was riding with us. Me, Blackman, and Shamrock. That’s a dangerous car, and I’m the warm one — a teddy bear compared to the other two. That whole journey, Shamrock was poking and prodding Steve, telling him that Bradshaw was going to beat his ass. Steve wasn’t saying a word. And who did we see when we checked in to the hotel? Bradshaw and Ron were right there.
The boys don’t always stay at the same hotels, so it was a complete coincidence and not a good one for John. He came over to apologize and Steve said, “No apologies, I’m going to finish you later,” then walked off. We found him in the gym, still boiling mad. Once we were in the arena and had sat down in catering, John walked in. Everybody went silent as Steve stood up. He said, “If you’ve got something to say to me, you say it now or I’m going to finish you in front of everybody.” Bradshaw walked over, apologized and said, “I shouldn’t have fecked with you,” and shook his hand. That was the end of it. Steve sat down and said, “Bob, if it wasn’t for that bag, John would be in intensive care right now.” Trust me, I believe it — if anybody can put Bradshaw in the hospital with one kick, it’s Steve Blackman.
Everything I've heard is that he can be annoying, which isn't that surprising, but is well liked.
The whole lockeroom has changed from the days of JBL and Bob Holly acting like bellends to anyone new because of an outdated sense machismo but this incident just reminds everyone that those past attitudes still linger beneath the surface because nothing has been done nor will it unless they are pushed.
So, Shibata/Okada was a little bit good.
I think Ranallo was in a strange situation prior to all of this recent stuff anyway. They went out of there way to get Phillips on Smackdown to a point where it became ridiculously overcrowded with four commentators and it felt like they were slowly phasing him in as the main lead on that commentary team. To me it felt like a matter of time before Ranallo left at that point even prior to this bullying stuff coming out.
This is so otungas doing. He won't stop until he is the last man standing
I'm not sure he has left. He has bipolar disorder which he has battled with since he was about 18. He has serious fits of depression.
People speculate it's been brought on by JBL bullying him and I have seen some side swipes from JBL but I don't think he has left think he is just on a wellness break whilst he gets himself back under control. He was a great commentator and JBL is rubbish.
I always knew the Lethal Weapon was a legit badass. Last I heard he was a bounty hounter.
I think Corey Graves is a decent commentator, him and Tom Phillips are probably the two I can stand if Mauro is no longer there.
Lets hope we see him back then.
Yeah I like Graves, he's a good heel and has hilarious one liners against Saxton. Plus he dresses in a way I can only dream, no homo.
It was funny after his interview with Rollins. Comes across as understanding to Rollins then goes back to the commentary booth and says "actually, i get why HHH is doing this"
It was funny after his interview with Rollins. Comes across as understanding to Rollins then goes back to the commentary booth and says "actually, i get why HHH is doing this"
I'm still getting over his re-occuring joke that Saxton has an inflatable doll as a girlfriend. Even at the HOF where everyone breaks character he still went rogue and asked where his plus one is
Graves is so good, his obsession over Eva Marie made me almost tolerate her turning up.
Was graves a wrestler before? A good one?
Mauro is back active on Twitter. Fair to infer JBL is at least somewhat at fault.
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They are taking everything that makes SD a great show. First AJ and now Mauro. Mauro should be in Cole`s position but he`s leaving the company. He was the best commentator WWE had after JR.
That headbutt! Nearly threw up in my mouth. What a fecking match.
What's JBL supposed to have actually done? I saw him (in character) moaning that Ranallo won some award ahead of him but can't find any details of what he did that supposed to warrant his sacking.
Generally being a prick is kinda his whole deal, seems harsh to suddenly decide the WWE needs to be a safe space where everyone is respectful and nice to each other.
Generally being a prick is kinda his whole deal, seems harsh to suddenly decide the WWE needs to be a safe space where everyone is respectful and nice to each other.
Well De Mott got fired when allegations against him came out.
I enjoyed JBL during his first run as commentator. But he's terrible now. Never let's anyone get a word in and just shouts non stop. But probably that is due to Vince being down his ear
The wwe investigated the Demott stuff and found no wrongdoing. He resigned because of the bad press.
The Miz got pretty blatantly bullied for years by other wrestlers and nobody gives a shit.
Apollo going to Raw. Good. Hopefully they have something for him esp with Angle now on Raw. Some sort of segments with them could be good for Crews.
Where is this from!? EDIT ignore just saw on the site..
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Miz is starting to sound like the John Cena gimmick in real life. Respect if true.
He's earned his right to bang Maryse.
I read a story the other day that he and some others stripped Charles Robinson (that's the ref, right?) naked and tied/gagged him to some kind of trolley and wheeled him around the ring while the crew were setting up or something. There's also stories of him lathering up guys in the shower and just basically being a cnut of a person.
He's lucky Blackman didn't put him in intensive care to be honest. Not sure why you would feck with him.
Read that the Miz is going to RAW, big blow to SDL if true
If they didn't have anything for him on Smackdown, I doubt they'd have anything for him on Raw besides jobbing to Braun or Roman.
I think the main titles will swap brands. Think Smackdown was given the main belt to make it look legit last year.
"New towel! New towel!"