Showing posts with label fake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fake. Show all posts
Saturday, August 17, 2013
John Layfield and Fox News
My issue with WWE is that many of the characters on WWE hold themselves up to be body builders, when they are in fact nothing more than body enhancers, who us performance enhancing drugs to bulk up. Many of these men and women insist that they are role models for children.
John Layfield, who once performed in the ring as JBL is now a commentator on Fox News. He offers financial advice and analysis on Sunday mornings. John also mentors children in Bermuda. How do I know this?. He talks frequently about his mentoring on Fox News.
It is hypocritical of Layfield to tout his mentoring of children on the Fox News program, while also earning a paycheck from an industry that is rampant with men and women who use performance enhancing drugs. The kids who see John Layfield and other WWE performers want to be as big and strong as the performers they see as role models.
Many of these kids will turn to performance enhancing drugs. Why? Because their role models use performance enhancing drugs. Use of performance enhancing drugs may cost the kids college scholarships and professional careers in legitimate sports. Even worse, use of performance enhancing drugs may cost them their lives, just like the use of these drugs have cost WWE performers their lives.
Fox News, to its credit, does take a stand against the use of performance enhancing drugs. However, the network should also drop John Layfield as a commentator unless he drops WWE. Fox News is hypocritical environment by when the network allows John Layfield to tout himself, on Sunday mornings, as a role model for the children he mentors, then appear ringside the following night on WWE and promote fake wrestling performers who bulk up by using performance enhancing drugs.
Fox News should be fair and balanced, giving both sides of the argument with respect to performance enhancing drugs, but the network should not pay a commentator to hypocritically sit on one of its programs and hold himself up as a role model for children, then go out the next day and support an industry that encourages the use of performance enhancing drugs.
I expressed my feelings that the WWE is fake, on Twitter. I did so in response to a tweet by John Layfield and he blocked me. He cut and ran from the discussion. He knows I am right and has no answer for the truth. He will not bite the hand that feeds him, the WWE, and does not like those who point out his hypocrisy. He wants us to listen to him, but does not allow anyone to disagree with him.
Let's see if Fox News will stand up and be counted with respect to supporting a man who, on one hand, uses the network to enhance his image, while on the other hand, works in and industry that corrupts the lives of children. Call on Fox News to do the right thing and drop John Layfield from its program as a paid commentator. Let him go on the air and defend his position if he wishes, but do not pay him to do it.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Let's Set The Record Straight About My WWE Tweets
I recently tweeted to John Layfield that it is hard to take him seriously on a FoxNews program because he is also a ringside announcer on WWE and appears to represent that fake wrestling is legitimate. There is no issue with him appearing on both programs, but you have to admit a former WWE star who is now a ringside announcer is hard to take seriously on a legitimate FoxNews program.
Layfield tweeted that he was proud of Fred Rosser, known as Darren Young in the ring, for coming out as the first openly gay "professional" wrestler. I agree with Layfield with respect to Rosser. Whether, or not you are gay, or homophobic you have to admit, Rosser's admission was courageous. Besides, I like anyone who likes Cocoa Pebbles and Rosser likes Cocoa Pebbles.
My tweet dealt with Layfield being taken seriously as a FoxNews analyst while also being a WWE ring announcer. Layfield quickly tweeted back to me that wrestling is scripted, then referred to me as a kid (I am 63) and blocked me on Twitter. I truly believe he blocked me to make his response to my tweet go away before fans of WWE could see him admit WWE is fake. How will I ever survive?
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit when flipping through the channels I sometimes watch fake wrestling events. I find them entertaining. There is no question that the men and women who act on the WWE programs are great stunt people, although most of them are terrible actors. In my opinion John Layfield was a good stuntman when he was in the ring, and he was entertaining.
Why is it important to WWE actors that we believe WWE events are real? About three years ago I was at an event where Randy Orton , WWE performer, was a guest. The subject of wrestling came up. I made the comment that I believe it is entertaining, even though it is fake. Randy quickly challenged me to get into the ring with him to prove professional wrestling is fake. I was born at night, but not last night. There is no question in my mind that Randy Orton could have taken apart a 60 year old, out of shape man (me). Needless to say, I declined, so I am still here to write this blog.
As I mentioned, I find WWE events entertaining, but I do have an issue with WWE. Many of the people who wrestle appear to be on steroids (some admit they are), which sets a bad example for young people who see wrestlers as role models. Let's be totally honest; many of the stunt people on WWE hold themselves up as role models for young people, at least while they are playing the part of the "good guys".
I do not know John Layfield's position on steroid use, but would like to believe he is against the use of steroids. He has a great platform to speak out against steroids in his work with young kids in Bermuda. Do we really need steroids in a scripted, fake wrestling event where the outcome is predetermined?
If you are one who needs proof that professional wrestling is anything more than scripted entertainment, walk into any legal betting establishment in Vegas and try to place a bet on a WWE event. You cannot do it because Vegas cannot legally accept bets on events that have a predetermined outcome.
Make no mistake about it; those who perform in the WWE know the outcome of every match before they enter the ring. In the weeks leading up to pay per view events, the "stars" who stand in the ring and claim they will demolish their opponents on the pay per view event know who is scripted to win the event at the time they making their claims that they will win the event.
The ringside announcers, including John Layfield, most likely know the predetermined outcomes of events too. None of the ringside announcers are doing anything wrong. It is just hard for me to view John Layfield as a credible FoxNews commentator after listening to him as a ring announcer for WWE.
The fact that Layfield took exception to my comment on Twitter indicates to me that I am not the only one who has offered the same opinion. He was far too defensive about it. The man could not have responded then run away any faster. He could not block me fast enough. Blocking me took away his admission that WWE is scripted. He retracted his admission as quick as he made it.
Questions of credibility of those in WWE seem to be the norm. For example, Linda McMahon, wife of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has run for political office twice, and lost twice. Why? If you believe many who voted against her, it is because she wanted to be seen as a credible politician, but refused to stand up and say professional wrestling is fake.
She came close to an admission once when she said WWE is entertainment, but stopped short of admitting it is totally scripted. A professional football game is also entertainment, but the outcome of the game is not predetermined. Linda just could not bring herself to admit the truth and I believe that cost her enough votes to lose two elections.
Why should voters believe Linda McMahon will represent them honestly in politics when she is not honest enough to admit that her husband's business is nothing more than fake wrestling? His business is not illegal, but denying it is fake wrestling no doubt cost Linda two elections. It is a credibility issue.
Linda and I both paid a price for our stands with respect to WWE. Linda lost two elections because she could not admit the truth. She clearly paid a larger price than I paid. I was only blocked on Twitter by one of her husbands properties, John Layfield. He called me a kid, then went running for the hills via the "block" button. I will try to go on.
I think I'll just have a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles cereal in honor of Fred Rosser's courage, wish John Layfield the very best and tweet on. Someone has to be the adult here.
Layfield tweeted that he was proud of Fred Rosser, known as Darren Young in the ring, for coming out as the first openly gay "professional" wrestler. I agree with Layfield with respect to Rosser. Whether, or not you are gay, or homophobic you have to admit, Rosser's admission was courageous. Besides, I like anyone who likes Cocoa Pebbles and Rosser likes Cocoa Pebbles.
My tweet dealt with Layfield being taken seriously as a FoxNews analyst while also being a WWE ring announcer. Layfield quickly tweeted back to me that wrestling is scripted, then referred to me as a kid (I am 63) and blocked me on Twitter. I truly believe he blocked me to make his response to my tweet go away before fans of WWE could see him admit WWE is fake. How will I ever survive?
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit when flipping through the channels I sometimes watch fake wrestling events. I find them entertaining. There is no question that the men and women who act on the WWE programs are great stunt people, although most of them are terrible actors. In my opinion John Layfield was a good stuntman when he was in the ring, and he was entertaining.
Why is it important to WWE actors that we believe WWE events are real? About three years ago I was at an event where Randy Orton , WWE performer, was a guest. The subject of wrestling came up. I made the comment that I believe it is entertaining, even though it is fake. Randy quickly challenged me to get into the ring with him to prove professional wrestling is fake. I was born at night, but not last night. There is no question in my mind that Randy Orton could have taken apart a 60 year old, out of shape man (me). Needless to say, I declined, so I am still here to write this blog.
As I mentioned, I find WWE events entertaining, but I do have an issue with WWE. Many of the people who wrestle appear to be on steroids (some admit they are), which sets a bad example for young people who see wrestlers as role models. Let's be totally honest; many of the stunt people on WWE hold themselves up as role models for young people, at least while they are playing the part of the "good guys".
I do not know John Layfield's position on steroid use, but would like to believe he is against the use of steroids. He has a great platform to speak out against steroids in his work with young kids in Bermuda. Do we really need steroids in a scripted, fake wrestling event where the outcome is predetermined?
If you are one who needs proof that professional wrestling is anything more than scripted entertainment, walk into any legal betting establishment in Vegas and try to place a bet on a WWE event. You cannot do it because Vegas cannot legally accept bets on events that have a predetermined outcome.
Make no mistake about it; those who perform in the WWE know the outcome of every match before they enter the ring. In the weeks leading up to pay per view events, the "stars" who stand in the ring and claim they will demolish their opponents on the pay per view event know who is scripted to win the event at the time they making their claims that they will win the event.
The ringside announcers, including John Layfield, most likely know the predetermined outcomes of events too. None of the ringside announcers are doing anything wrong. It is just hard for me to view John Layfield as a credible FoxNews commentator after listening to him as a ring announcer for WWE.
The fact that Layfield took exception to my comment on Twitter indicates to me that I am not the only one who has offered the same opinion. He was far too defensive about it. The man could not have responded then run away any faster. He could not block me fast enough. Blocking me took away his admission that WWE is scripted. He retracted his admission as quick as he made it.
Questions of credibility of those in WWE seem to be the norm. For example, Linda McMahon, wife of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has run for political office twice, and lost twice. Why? If you believe many who voted against her, it is because she wanted to be seen as a credible politician, but refused to stand up and say professional wrestling is fake.
She came close to an admission once when she said WWE is entertainment, but stopped short of admitting it is totally scripted. A professional football game is also entertainment, but the outcome of the game is not predetermined. Linda just could not bring herself to admit the truth and I believe that cost her enough votes to lose two elections.
Why should voters believe Linda McMahon will represent them honestly in politics when she is not honest enough to admit that her husband's business is nothing more than fake wrestling? His business is not illegal, but denying it is fake wrestling no doubt cost Linda two elections. It is a credibility issue.
Linda and I both paid a price for our stands with respect to WWE. Linda lost two elections because she could not admit the truth. She clearly paid a larger price than I paid. I was only blocked on Twitter by one of her husbands properties, John Layfield. He called me a kid, then went running for the hills via the "block" button. I will try to go on.
I think I'll just have a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles cereal in honor of Fred Rosser's courage, wish John Layfield the very best and tweet on. Someone has to be the adult here.
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