L10nheart404 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 17 hours ago, GDAWG said: he's one of their top stars. 13 time World Champion in WWE. He has been criticized at times as not putting in 100% effort in the ring. It's not like they're called "The Randy Ortons" lol. So they're not named after him, but his moniker is transferrable to a sports mascot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 2:08 PM, AgentColon2 said: A team nicknamed the Warriors CONFIRMED! This is just a friendly reminder about the kind of guy Jim Hellwig was before WWE and his estate whitewashed him. 5 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wolf Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 18 hours ago, Maroon said: And he's important enough to name a football team after him? Probably not actually important enough, but I could see somebody taking inspiration from that. Similarly, I've been joking for a while that Seattle will be the Dragons after famous wrestler Daniel Bryan's indie nickname of the American Dragon. 37 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said: [heinous video removed for space purposes] This is just a friendly reminder about the kind of guy Jim Hellwig was before WWE and his estate whitewashed him. WWE had a pro-LBTQ+ thing recently that co-opted the Warrior gimmick. On the one hand it feels kind of insulting to use somebody who had such heinous views, but it's also kind of fun that somebody like that had their trademark image used for something they would have hated so much. With WWE I assume it was an embarrassing case of misguided pandering, but hopefully it was expert trolling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Red Wolf said: WWE had a pro-LBTQ+ thing recently that co-opted the Warrior gimmick. On the one hand it feels kind of insulting to use somebody who had such heinous views, but it's also kind of fun that somebody like that had their trademark image used for something they would have hated so much. With WWE I assume it was an embarrassing case of misguided pandering, but hopefully it was expert trolling. Well, I would show the image from Warrior’s comic where he violated Santa, but I think it violates forum rules. Rumors of a few gay encounters have surfaced over the years about Hellwig, so perhaps he was overcompensating? Either way, I do enjoy the trolling of a pro-LGBTQ Warrior. I don’t enjoy the whitewashing or the burying (like WWE tried during the mid-00s), but rather I prefer the honest depiction of him as an insane, homophobic, and difficult dick with excellent organizational timing (the cartoony WWF and the “pay them everything” WCW) and good branding sense. 4 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The WWE's claim has been "the views of the Warrior do not reflect the views of his wife" which is why they have been so friendly with his wife. On the one hand, they have been known to kiss the butt of a guy who is said to be extremely nice and cool (The Rock, but every movie studio kisses his butt pretty much so I will defend WWE in that case) and on the other hand, they have been kissing Hulk Hogan's butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Volt said: I 100% hope I’m wrong and the XFL has nailed it. With the rumor of a “Vipers” team and several teases here, you can consider me nervous. I want this league to long-lasting and successful. What's wrong with Vipers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The good news for the XFL is that it's an outdoor league and not one of the 500 indoor leagues in existence right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 More hints: https://youtu.be/o11nVIaL0Tg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Vipers all but confirmed, gargoyles, some sort of jet, bikers of some sort, and military. Can't tell what the others are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Ain't the gargoyles a reference to the old NY team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Gothamite said: Is laziness just part of the character that was scripted for him? Nada. Alleged RL attitude problems that seem viable when you watch some of his stuff. Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, rjrrzube said: Vipers all but confirmed, gargoyles, some sort of jet, bikers of some sort, and military. Can't tell what the others are. That flame shooting out looks like it could be a refinery. I'm thinking Houston. The swamp towards the end looks like that could be Tampa. The wing on the tattoo looks like it could be LA. Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Volt said: I deal with athletic team branding every single day, and in my professional opinion, the only AAF logo & color scheme that was marginally acceptable was San Diego’s. The rest were a debacle, not even on the level of many MiLB branding, and part of the reason the league didn’t catch fire. Far be it for me to disagree with a "professional," but I find that to be a remarkably bad take. 3 hours ago, Red Wolf said: an embarrassing case of misguided pandering This could be WWE's corporate slogan, really 1 hour ago, CrimsonBull9584 said: What's wrong with Vipers? Obviously having a team named after snakes is a death sentence for any league 3 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Just now, Ice_Cap said: Obviously having a team named after snakes is a death sentence for any league Okay... I must not be in on the joke. Explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Just now, Ice_Cap said: Obviously having a team named after snakes is a death sentence for any league That doesn't seem to stop MLB from using snakes for its Arizona franchise. Besides, what's wrong with snake names? 2 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, CrimsonBull9584 said: Okay... I must not be in on the joke. Explain? I was joking. Obviously there's nothing wrong with the name Vipers. I was making fun of the guy who thinks the name is a problem. 1 minute ago, neo_prankster said: That doesn't seem to stop MLB from using snakes for its Arizona franchise. Besides, what's wrong with snake names? See above. I thought the emoji was the universal sign of sarcasm. 3 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I'm thinking Vipers is St Louis.... then there's only one reason why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Just now, heavybassX said: I'm thinking Vipers is St Louis.... then there's only one reason why. It would be hilarious if, after the song and dance about the new XFL not having anything to do with WWE this time around, Vince just named all the teams after wrestlers. 3 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Ice_Cap said: It would be hilarious if, after the song and dance about the new XFL not having anything to do with WWE this time around, Vince just named all the teams after wrestlers. It be a hilarious convience otherwise i'm thinking he's invested part-time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 minute ago, heavybassX said: It be a hilarious convience otherwise i'm thinking he's invested part-time Vince McMahon doesn't do anything part-time. He'll micromanage this thing into the grave like he did the first one. 2 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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