Jun.24.2008 Houston reporters think wrestling is real
People often like to mock Southerners but, well, it’s pretty well-deserved. Some Houston station is reporting that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was hurt last night on RAW. See the clip below and make your own call. Hint: IT’S NOT REAL YOU FUCKING DOLTS.
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was injured in a freak accident in San Antonio Monday night.
Just moments after giving away $500,000 in “McMahon’s Million Dollar Mania,” McMahon was crushed by a large electric sign that fell from the AT&T Center.
The extent of his injuries was unclear, but he was rushed to the hospital.
WrestleMania officials planned to update fans on McMahon’s condition at a press conference in Houston Tuesday.
WWE stars were scheduled to be on hand at the Toyota Center before filming SmackDown and ECW at the arena.
You know when sets collapse, I’d like to think that they actually, you know, hit the person they’re collapsing on. Granted, Vince McMahon has had a bad run of luck this past year…his limo was blown up last June….oh, until that whole messy (literally and figuratively) Chris Benoit double-murder thing happened. Then he was ok. Whew, good thing these real life situations are so reversible!
Fun Chris Fact: I try not to divulge personal work stuff here, but it’s totally relevant so whatever. I worked for WWE’s PR department last year during the time Vince’s limo blew up. I will preface this by saying that I greatly enjoyed my time at WWE and was treated extremely well. It was an awesome experience and made me even better at what I do. But holy shit that was fucking ridiculous. I had to pretend TO LEGITIMATE MEDIA that Vince McMahon has actually been blown up in a limo accident. Actually, no, I couldn’t say “Vince McMahon”. I had to say “MR. MCMAHON” (because that’s the character). I remember talking to a producer at Extra about it and he was like, “Funny stunt after that ending of The Sopranos, eh?” And I replied, in a complete stoic delivery, “Funny? Sir, this is tragic.” Granted, as you know by now, I relish in being a douchebag, but as a PR person, I’m pretty good. So I felt annoyed and sad that day. Not to mention that I received calls from legitimate newspapers (granted, most were small town), asking if Vince was okay. Seriously people? Seriously?
Anyway yeah, sure hope Vince is okay. Stupid media.
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Give me a break.
We have a guy who writes a blog on the internet being critical of the media in the third largest market in the United States. Wow and this guy thinks his career in journalism is real. I did not appreciate the off-handed comment about the mentality of southerners. As for whether or not the media believes wrestling is real, come on guy. The reporters responded to what they thought was an accident on the set. As far as they were concerned, it was a semi-local news story about a set collapse. They were not responding to any of the Kayfabe incidents they saw in the ring. The Death of Owen Hart was real by the way, and it happened at a wrestling show.
Before you try to lable me a some sort of gullible moron, I am not saying that the accident was real. Chris, you KNOW that I can answer that one. Of course it was a work. That is what the show is all about. However, I must say that it was well done enough to fool even some of the sharpest “Smarks”. The breaking character and calling HHH by his real name was a great sell.
Much less an unsuspecting media in a nearby city, who was probably fed a “News tip” from an on-the-ball WWE PR rep….Sound familiar Chris? Just so you guys in Houston will know for sure; John Wayne did not really kill 60 Indians with a six-shooter without re-loading and Rocky did not really whoop that 6ft. 5″ 280 mercenary who claimed to be from being Now putting that crap aside, I really did not appreciate the way tou talked about those of us with Southern heritage. See you later.
Krash