WWE & It's Shady Past of Racism & Stereotyping - Final Bell (Behind The Titantron)

[@Drakkel]

What made the Booker T vs HHH feud all the worst was the fact that in the end HHH won. After all that the he just, wins the match and gets what he wanted and Booker was left to slide down the card. Some may argue that's realistic as in real life racists often don't face any real consequences for their actions but it's a story, you can write it however you want and THAT'S what they went with?

[@marcus813]

That angle that culminated at WrestleMania XIX still doesn't sit well with me to this day. Booker T should've been a world champ in WWE sooner than he was.

[@monroedapro8685]

I totally agree and you know that whoever HHH wrestled then, he was going to win. That was during the time where Vince allowed HHH to hog up all the TV time and main events. HHH made a stupid statement to Booker T anyway because wrestling is suppose to be entertaining. He thinks that going to the ring and spitting water made him special. It was a reason he wanted Flair around too. Famous for nothing!! He beat Sting for the same reason. HHH will never be in my top 20 of all time. He just gets a pacifier with Vince's name on it. The only good part is we already know how he feels about black people.

[@jrsmith1998]

Monroe Dapro I can’t believe In Sting’s debut WWF Match, that they let Triple H win. Unbelievable. Sting is a legend. And if HHH was to win against sting, it should not have been stings debut match at wrestle mania.

[@johnw395]

Yeah like how lowdown does HHH gotta be to hear that ending after everything you’ve done to the guy and go “Yep sounds great.”

[@shi_8gates885]

AEW,AEW,AEW

[@lordhirudo5311]

I think the central problem here is that whenever you give him a choice, Vince McMahon will always take the low road, creatively.

[@HeyMomonia]

Vince should retire i really think the wwe will be better off without him now.

[@shortman578]

@@HeyMomonia i agree

[@larenabillingsley7250]

Wow

[@deepblue8143]

The man is a legit living legend. You don't get to be a billionaire by taking the low road.

[@deepblue8143]

@@HeyMomonia never going to happen until he stops breathing.

[@k-dubjustthat]

The Booker T and Triple H thing still Burns me to this day it makes my blood boil

[@yunglean7783]

Literally the worst ending to a wrestling feud ever

[@imspiker3645]

@Vic Crown The feud was literally about booker t's race but people shouldnt be surprised since this was ruthless agression era and everything was made in order to shock the audience. I think Booker T should have won but i'm annoyed to see wwe fans unable to make the difference between a pg product and a tv14 product

[@deadliestassassin3092]

Yawn

[@charge416]

In another interview Triple H said he was referring to "guys like you" as WCW talent, so clearly he cant keep his story straight

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@Alex Arsenault exactly

[@AzureRoxe]

WWE: We're not racist. Also WWE: Hehehe, Japanese wrestlers talk funny, let's bury them constantly.

[@RiruKrypto_]

So we gonna act like Asuka isn't the Raw women's champion? .Considering she might lose it at Extreme Rules hopefully not but if they do then it's because Bayley and Sasha Banks brings in ratings.

[@solascriptura-e7t]

So, You're just gonna forget about how Kaientai, and (later on) Tajiri were comedy acts, @@RiruKrypto_? Oh, yeah, speaking of Asuka: Vince dropped the ball and soured on her, for a pretty lengthy stretch in time.

[@AzureRoxe]

@@RiruKrypto_ So we're gonna act like the WWE treated Asuka like she was nothing just to continue pushing Lynch, Charlotte and Ronda? We're gonna act like Asuka winning the first female Royal Rumble was COMPLETELY overshadowed by Ronda, as if the feat meant nothing?

[@mrnice162]

asuka being overlooked isn’t racist.

[@niz2427]

*insert shinsuke nakamura here*

[@DBoy38]

Other dishonorable mentions: - Tony Atlas returning to the then WWF as Samba Simba; - JBL doing the Nazi salute on a live event in Germany; - Chavo Guerrero becoming Kerwin White in 2005 (and specially his catch frase "if ain't white it ain't right"); - Jinder Mahal feud with Shinsuke Nakamura.

[@NSLUploader]

What about: *Anything related to Muhammad Hassan.*

[@wecollectwrestling8884]

If you are a Tiny Atlas fan you would love our recently dig up treasure, an annual magazine from the 80s with tony atlas on the cover

[@imogenaris1697]

& The Pimps: Flash Funk & The Godfather

[@joemomma3208]

The Street Profits

[@MrJimbaker920]

suposedly Saba Simba was Tony Atlas' idea

[@johncady9780]

It is telling that with the talent available, WWE found excuses to never push wrestlers fans liked regardless of race, gender, or ethnicity. Example: Since his return to WWE, Bobby Lashley has yet to be booked into a dream match against Brock Lesnar. Fans want this. Lashley has a look and move set that transcends his race. If any wrestler is over with the fans, he or she deserves a serious push. Period.

[@ApexZer0]

Lashley isnt all that over.

[@nickchavez9596]

people do want that, so thats why they are waiting to do that for when fans get back, to sell more tickets to see that fued, so i belive that the fued will happen when they do live again in front of an audince, like its basically conformed that Brock Lesnar wont be back until fans are also back.

[@reedermh]

@Domo Jones And was billed as Sexual Chocolate (more stereotyping). When billed as The World's Strongest Man (and he holds many strongman and power lifting records, all done without steroids) that could have been a positive. Sadly he had injury issues which didn't help his career push.

[@reedermh]

@@prposalx380 Lashley is another wrestler who should tell WWE to either start treating minorities right, or he'll sue for discrimination. They may be called "independent contractors" but WWE controls everything about their work (can't do outside shows, creates all the storylines); it would be interesting to see how a judge would rule.

[@roastrtoaster8828]

@@prposalx380 what the hell are you talking about? Lashley is a dog?!! Come on,man .Its not done

[@PitBoss_90]

Stereotyping has been too easy of a crutch for creative people involved in entertainment to fall on. And I'm sure there are better ways to gain heat without the low-hanging fruit that is someone's race. Hell, I remember when Mahal made fun of Nakamura's accent and I was like "What idiot thought this was a good idea?"

[@monroedapro8685]

I agree with you as well and I remember that. I kinda counted it as good ol ribbing like when the Rock impersonated HHH. But what HHH said to Booker T came straight from his inner thoughts and was so uncalled for. Its sad that he said it on the Mic. I get people feel the way they feel and not mad at that but he said it with no punishment. Which means it was approved.

[@HeyMomonia]

@@monroedapro8685 The thing is maybe it was scripted and he just said what they told him to say. I'm not trying to defend what happened but you're talking as if triple h meant what he said when in reality we don't really. Maybe he did maybe he didn't. To me the real problem is vince he has a real old school mentality. I remember watching a video about divas and how vince didn't want them to take too much time and i remember how they used to only be eye candies. I really believe vince should retire.

[@Krendall2]

@@HeyMomonia By 2003 Hunter had a enough pull that if he really felt that badly about the line he could have had it changed. I'm not saying he's a racist, but he wasn't anti-racist enough to complain. The only true saving grace would be if we learned that Hunter did try to get it changed and Booker himself said he was fine with it. You're totally right about Vince being way out of touch and he should have retired years ago. Sadly, he'll probably die controlling the company. I don't think he wants anyone but him running it.

[@HeyMomonia]

@@Krendall2 Yeah true

[@aysiaaa3122]

@Eugene Kendrick and this is exactly why racism towards asian people is so normalized because of people like you.

[@CUniverse]

The fact that Kofi (whether one liked his reign or not) hasnt even had a rematch nor been in the main event tier since his loss proved that no, nothing has changed.

[@deepblue8143]

Kofi is was and will always be a joke. He should of never been champion, it was a failed experiment and everybody knows it.

[@CUniverse]

@@deepblue8143 I see what kind of person you are just by seeing your comments. I'm not going to try to convince you that there is a problem if you're not willing to see it. So long, dont forget your hood on the way out

[@gqloc6768]

Good, he sucked!

[@gqloc6768]

@@CUniverse

[@CUniverse]

@@gqloc6768 and going by your comments on other videos, I can tell your maturity range is very limited.

[@RickyIcecubes]

Andre the Giant once called Bad News Brown the N-word and BNB charged right at him and challenged him to real fight. Andre backed down, much to the shock of everyone else in the locker room. It's the only time Andre ever backed down from anyone.

[@fernando.8622]

i will never understand how vince gets into so much controversy yet nothing ever happens to him , which is probably why he sometimes never changes for who he was , no matter what controversy vince gets in , he gets out of it quickly

[@outlaw9140]

Because you guys are sensitive you would have never survived in the 60s 70s 80s or 90s

[@fernando.8622]

@@outlaw9140 don't know how that relates to my comment but ok.. i just said vince never changes his actions due to his controversies always ending so soon and he easily gets away with it

[@thetruej7872]

Vince has done a lot of shady stuff over the years.

[@highestmostexalted1826]

Robert King what are you talking about

[@outlaw9140]

Fernando. “I will never understand how Vince gets in so much controversy and yet nothing happens to him” you know why? Because he’s not weak he has billion dollar company for a reason all this “controversy” you’re talking about is a bunch of crybaby’s complaining about everything not getting what they want or they just nitpick.

[@kevinc1001]

Kofi had to wait for 11 yrs to get a title shot Charlotte has only been on the main roster for 5 yrs and already has 10 title wins Let that sink in for a bit.

[@bigdaddycool28716]

You think if she wasn't ric flair daughter she still have held the belt that many times... I think when it comes to her it's about her name not race

[@christopherkoenig1773]

Nepotism and racism arent the same thing

[@deepblue8143]

She actually has talent. Look at Kofi, seriously look at him..

[@punxlixx]

If she wasnt Ric Flairs daughter,she would of been buried like all of the other nxt dropouts.

[@aysiaaa3122]

@@christopherkoenig1773 the original comment is an example of both.

[@Eric-wu7bp]

You forgot to mention that X pac dawned Blackface also when he imitated Mark Henry on the night DX Mocked The Nation

[@Adam84]

He, Billy and Road Dogg

[@Musiclover19]

Eric Rockman. To be fair, if he mentioned every racist thing that happened in the WWE/F, this video would EASILY be an hour long.

[@starrsmith3810]

X-Pac even expressed regret about it

[@captaincat4361]

@King Sosa No because heels can't be heels and piss people off anymore. Modern wrestling fans chant fight forever because it's an art. Racism and Nationalism has always been a part of the human condition and yes while we are supposed to learn and grow, it's doesn't happen by pretending it doesn't exist. Wrestling used to be a reflection on society, the good and the bad. That's why you need heels and babyfaces. In performance art you don't. This video and the main comment is forgetting that a lot of wrestlers pretend to be bad. I'm not saying that no wrestler regardless of skin tone isn't racist, but what is aired on TV or shown at a houseshow is kayfabe. It's a work of fiction first.

[@LSClubhouse]

Captain Cat Kids dont see it that way though, and that’s where responsibility lies. There’s no context for any of these incidents and they didn’t result in comeuppances for these “heels” these aren’t “look bad man bad bc racist boo right?” moments that’s why they’re here. Jinder telling Nakamura Japanese always “*rook* the same” was an actual heel racism boo moment and it sucked. We don’t need heels to be racist for them to be bad people. It’s not “heels can’t be heels” it’s them making the right decision to not cross a line and potentially be seen as making/sanctioning a needless racist statement. The greatest heels of all time weren’t great heels because of racism?? Why do you want heels to be racist of all things anyway? There are so many ways to heel it up without being racist it’s just unnecessary do we need more rapist heels as well?

[@mr.lookback5704]

Someone had to sit down and actually think that half black face thing was ok Cocaine was a hell of a drug

[@eldrow]

Right!

[@joemomma3208]

Funny as watching grass grow.

[@kiwihyunz7452]

@@AlbaRecoil systematic racism isn’t funny and never will funny people aren’t sensitive for getting mad at black face

[@thetruej7872]

Unpopular opinion: I liked Reverend D-Von & New Day as gospel preachers more than twerking unicorns

[@mitchmiller6366]

The Real JKP Batista was D-Vons follower lol passing around the collecting plate

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Gospel new day needs to come back

[@hypefinn]

@@eLite-Tiss91 yeah definitely

[@greenkoopa]

Maybe if they switched it up like once a month, but seriously...they've had that damn gimmick for longer than HTM was IC champ 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@hoodieman2262]

This is all facts

[@rogermorris9696]

The very fact Harlem Heat gimmick they were almost given was to come to the ring in chains lead by their "master"unlocked to wrestle and then locked back up in chains, and their was a lawsuit against WCW for racial discrimination.

[@scaparapadoobedoooo3170]

There*

[@randallsnyder5757]

If the master would have been portrayed by McMahon himself, it would have been an accurate portrayal of working for the WWF/WWE.

[@brianstone3722]

@Bando stupid comment did you learn anything from the video? If you're joking it was still dumb to say.

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

i really wanna know any evidence that WCW productions team were directed not to show black children fans in the audience on their cameras. the only source of this is from OSW Reviews as a off hand comment. that claim infatuated me so much that i searched high and low to find any info but found nothing about this.

[@scaparapadoobedoooo3170]

@Mike Gourneau "there was a lawsuit" not "their was a lawsuit"

[@Usernotfound214]

Agree with a lot of the things but not sure about Kofi losing his belt, Lesner's gimmick is like that. But agree 100% that there is racial discrimination in WWE and in wrestling in general

[@darrelldaniels7336]

Sasha & charlotte hot potato rivalry sasha win the raw match & charlotte win the ppv match

[@rickjames2.0]

Lesnar has never put a black wrestler over though.🤷‍♂️

[@Usernotfound214]

@@rickjames2.0 absolutely right sir, but looking at that altercation between Keith Lee and Lesnar at royal rumble it appears that Lesnar is interested in putting him over. Let's hope and pray it happens sooner rather than later.

[@rickjames2.0]

@@Usernotfound214 that would be pretty cool to see

[@thomasdevon8209]

Kofi never main event a pay per view as world champion the only one in history go figure

[@TrueYellowDart]

You’ll need at least 10 hours of content to even attempt to do this topic justice.

[@uptb5712]

that wont be hard to find

[@bryce.3mm]

Facts

[@nerdbombercards6119]

Try 30-100 hrs

[@phyllishammond9886]

What the rock said about Booker T and Eddie was wrong!!! Hey rock , your dad was African American too !

[@brianstone3722]

Can't recall what he said to them. Honestly though the rock really loved his Dad in real life. He even made a tribute video to him when he died recently it's on KZbin.

[@phyllishammond9886]

@@brianstone3722 watch the KZbin video , The rock meets Booker T for the first time !

[@MikeHL78]

Actually, the Rock’s dad, Rocky Johnson, was African-Canadian. Born in Nova Scotia.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@Domo Jones That's true, but 10 years from now, no one will remember that it was a secondary title at the time. When ppl mention the names of WWE Champs, Kofi's name will be listed right next to Michaels, Austin, Rock, and Undertaker. Having that said, I think Keith Lee will be WWE champ within 12 months.

[@vanglorious2708]

@Domo Jones Why? Because the title was on Smackdown? At the end of the day he won the WWE world heavyweight title. With the same lineage as Stone Cold, Rock, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart etc

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Nation of Domination for Hall of Fame . They are one of the underrated stable ever in WWE history

[@DrSealambert]

Long overdue...

[@jordancarson]

Tamzid Mohsin Khan First The Rock has to have his own induction.

[@davidbrizuela1042]

It´s disturbing to me that a big part of the wwe fanbase sees acts of racism as normal or just "a promo, following the script etc."

[@madjodnto]

Because they’re racist lol they call anyone snowflakes who doesn’t find racism/systematic racism funny. They’ll just counter anyone’s opinion with, “if wwe is racist then why was kofi champion” HAHAHAHAA

[@princelock6794]

@Slavic Soul tf is wrong with you

[@benshapirosaocfeetpics6789]

@@princelock6794 his username and the knight stock photo pfp was a dead giveaway tho

[@JoelKingFather_Medusa]

Disturbing but in no way surprising

[@gator9339]

@Slavic Soul ahh I see you're a man of culture

[@msoi215]

The only way things will change, not just in WWE, but in pro wrestling as a whole, is new leadership. Pro wrestling need to take steps forward and not backwards, and this needs to happen ASAP.

[@BeyondDaX]

Dude that won't happen for a good few decades from now

[@williammatthews693]

I have to agree. It's not enough that Vince may retire someday and leave the company to Shane, Stephanie and HHH. Those people were raised in that "good ol' boy" mentality of the old days of wrestling and it sounds like it rubbed off on Hunter as well. They really need to bring people in from the outside to insure racism doesn't remain a problem in the WWE. I love the company for a childhood of fond memories but everybody needs to improve and change for the better.

[@kiaba360-4]

​@cpk1994 WWE will always be able to defend themselves by saying that it's "entertainment" and not meant to be taken seriously. I think fans just need to accept that wrestling is typically low-brow. One-dimensional stereotypical characters will continue to be utilized because that's the easiest way to get reactions from the audience.

[@FastEDismo]

Do they need to change we all know they are gimmicks. Look at new jack in the south he posed as black racist and people ate it up. They liked and respected him.asa wrestling boo'd what he said. It would not be wrestling with out gimmicks

[@evanabbott2737]

kiaba360 - yeah, isn’t that the whole spirit of wrestling? Without that kinda dumb stuff, it would be really boring.....😂

[@johncozad8619]

Since when did Luke Ever have a Blue Lightsaber in Return of the Jedi? LOL

[@aboriginalson]

It must had only seen the teaser images, it should be a green light saber.

[@liamwallace1592]

It was originally blue in ROTJ, but because it didn't look right against the blue Tatooine sky they changed it to green!

[@Djarra]

@@liamwallace1592 My guess is he used a fan altered clip to avoid a copywrite claim from the house of mouse.

[@liamwallace1592]

@@Djarra that is also possible but what I said is also fact!

[@liamwallace1592]

Unless it's from the revenge of the Jedi edit!

[@duckydarrick7460]

I remember Orton cutting another racist promo on Shelton Benjamin back in like 04 or 05.

[@randomnerd3402]

He's a heel, he's supposed to get people to not like him, just like a racist fictional character that said the N word to black person in a movie. It's FICTION

[@deepblue8143]

Its called being a heel, you know getting heel heat..

[@duckydarrick7460]

@@deepblue8143 you're breaking kayfabe.

[@aysiaaa3122]

@@deepblue8143 you can get heel heat…without being racist.

[@trollhunter3944]

@@randomnerd3402 The problem is a movie ends. A wrestling character continues whether or not he is heel or face.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Hogan doesn’t regret his racist remarks, he regrets that he was caught

[@MISTERPERFECT3806]

Bingo. He didn't even give a legitimate apology.

[@joemomma3208]

What’s true about what he said?

[@victorspell1]

@Koko B Ware Your "hero" attempt has failed.

[@Judin124]

Hogan regrets nothing

[@metal_kitsune]

That's sad. Dude is supposed to be a hero and role model but he isn't.

[@marielaausher]

I would also like to point out that in my opinion Alicia Fox stopped wearing her hair naturally when she became Divas Champion, she started straightening it

[@starrsmith3810]

I straighten up my hair sometimes

[@evanabbott2737]

Marielaa Usher hahaha

[@deepblue8143]

@@starrsmith3810 you need to stop doing that before you get canceled!!

[@ramialejel]

It's really creepy to think about how messed up things were behind the scenes in the wrestling world...It's definitely come a long way 🤷‍♂️ Exactly why I love this series, it's very intriguing !

[@NL-fg6it]

“Were”...... they still are!

[@154alaska]

it's still pretty bad tbh

[@ramialejel]

@@154alaska Yeah but no where near as bad

[@ramialejel]

@Bigtombowski He isn't, CM Punk spews bullshit sometimes

[@154alaska]

@Koko B Ware you say that on a video discussing the racist history of WWE

[@TheLeah2344]

It’s really hard being a fan of WWE as a black woman. I still will never forget when Vince said the n word to John Cena while Booker T was doing a promo. A couple of days ago I witnessed WWE fans making racist comments of Naomi. Also Triple H knows what he said was racist. Nappy is also a very offensive term to describe black peoples hair as well. That’s why Triple H would NEVER be my favorite wrestler.

[@noicemate9111]

Well cena was racist to Eddie no?

[@Monty_McFly]

The fact the Shelton Benjamin never got a heavyweight title run is a tragedy! That man was one of the best talents I ever saw in the ring. I enjoy watching him just as much as watching Bret Hart (who is my fav) or Mr. Perfect.

[@knowtheledge1930]

There has ALWAYS been racism in wresting. I grew up in the 70's as little boy listening to Ric Flair routinely calling Black wrestlers "big black bears" & "boy." He wasn't the only one. What we see in wrestling is simply microcosm of Western, particularly American society.

[@Jameslawz]

That's on cam, off cam Ric Flair has used the N word freely in a derogatory manner.

[@dynamicdoom2939]

Well done Wrestlelamia! 👏 Another well-done documented episode.

[@brianstone3722]

Bravo! cheers mate.

[@TeflonBTM]

PAST?? If only it was JUST the past.

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Where does it exist now? Except anti white people

[@joemomma3208]

It’s the past and surely the present.

[@shvtmyeyes]

@@donaldsalkovick396 snowflake

[@donaldsalkovick396]

@@shvtmyeyes im not the one blaming all of my problems on anyone but me

[@thahman187]

I remember when Jacqueline had the Women's championship taken off her just before WrestleMania XVI, Putting the belt on Stephanie. I thought that was a bit racist. Wrestlelamia, you missed a handful of other incidents, like turning Tony Atlas into Saba Simba, letting Roddy Piper say a lot of derogatory things to Rocky Johnson, Atlas and others, Paul Orndorff has said some things, too. The list goes on and on. I really believe Vince has something against certain Black wrestlers.

[@markisaki979]

They did let Jacqueline hold a men's title for a brief time though.

[@thahman187]

@@markisaki979 Yeah but her holding that belt wasn't significant like Chyna being IC champ.

[@doctor_gibbo1392]

There was always some serious slavery vibes with The Million Dollar Man and Virgil too.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

I wouldn't call that racist. People lose belts all the time. If anything, Brock Lesnar is a tad racist. He loves beating black guys quickly.

[@thahman187]

@@marcohavokkhaos Jacqueline never really got a lot of respect, even though she's in the HOF. They could have at least let her go into WrestleMania with the belt, that my issue. I remember in one promo in 1984 when Orndorff called SD Jones a "Suped-Up Spider Monkey. I thought it was out of line to say then as it is today, but this is all on VKM, Jr.

[@eugenealston4502]

As usual, the final bell/behind the titantron, was amazing. I wish they could be longer. Amazing work!!!

[@theodoretekkers]

It's sad really. Racism is everywhere. WWE can only learn from history but sadly they won't.

[@danecranberry6025]

But they're glad to use history as a public relations tool. Their black history month programming is patronising and glosses over the most uncomfortable parts.

[@LSClubhouse]

“Big E Langston” isn’t based on “Biggie Smalls” at all? Big E stands for Big “Ettore”, E’s real government name, and Langston is a reference to famous black poet Langston Hughes

[@vileink4733]

Where is Langston now tho? Think,they put him in an all black group and took Langston out of his name,so he's now Big E - Biggie Guys like you allow WWE to get away with this bs👏🖕

[@LSClubhouse]

Vile Ink They put every black wrestler into all black groups fool. What in the world does that have to do with Biggie? Big E has been E’s real life nickname since before he even left high school, which is why when they turned down his original gimmick idea (The Postman) he went with Big E Langston, his nickname mixed with his favorite poet. Big E had a name removed just like Cesaro, Andrade, Ali, Murphy, and almost every other NXT call up. That’s not new, and that’s not WWE being subtly racist, when they’re racist they don’t hide it. Vince saying the n word on national TV, “People like Booker T don’t get to be champion”, JBL at the Mexican border chasing illegals, “You all ‘rook’ the same” said to Shinsuke, Kamala being the only wwf legend that had to pay his own bills and died broke. You must know a lot about me to say “Guys like me” Black men that know black history? Or black men that don’t try to make racism where it isn’t? Idiots like you that ignore what’s actually happening in the company and the fact that the only two black wrestlers to be booked strong in the past 2 years don’t actually win anything meaningful (Lashley) or ended up getting jobbed out (Kofi). Go comment ignorance somewhere else.

[@lewisaino]

@@vileink4733 The same could be same when they put Latinos in the same group, also the Nation of Domination was diversed.

[@maxb4210]

@@vileink4733 Guys like you wanna blow a simple name shortener way out of proportion for no reason. Big E’s WWE champ now, is this yet another case of the company holding him down? Doubt it, but you’ll find a way to bitch about something else, I’m sure of it 🖕🏼🖕🏼

[@MrJP75]

7:25 Not to mention the fact that Vince McMahon suspended Titus O'Neil for 3 months, and caused him to miss Wrestlemania just for pulling on his arm!!!

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

You don't physically pull back the boss from walking where he wants. Do that in any other profession and you're fired! He's lucky he was only suspended.

[@MrJP75]

@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind So, you're saying that pulling VKM'S arm should have the same penalty as a 3rd strike for the Wellness Policy???

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

@@MrJP75 You don't physically touch your boss, especially pull him by the arm, thats what I'm saying. You go around doing that and you should expect a reaction and consequences.

[@LP-ct9nk]

Lmaooo fr. Apparently Vince can turn a blind eye to drug abuse, woman beaters, and paying hush money towards women he assaulted, but pulling on his arm is where he draws the line smh

[@IMZ44]

The writers of WWE and Vince sure does love racism and stereotyping storyline.

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Not racism but sterotypes yes

[@Jakejesus]

@@eLite-Tiss91 ^^ This guy gets it

[@Simeautomatic100]

*& potty jokes*

[@IMZ44]

@@eLite-Tiss91 WWE writers using blackface in the storytelling is racist, but the team has gotten "better" which leads to stereotypes. The rich white person and or white privilege storyline needs to end. HHH and Randy are great heels but turning them into some kind of bigot which isn't right. They still need more work on the Asian and Latino field.

[@OfficialTruDru]

Yes! His wife tried to run as a republican against Obama.

[@Lynn_Shae0915]

Here because we all know once wwe sees this, the video is going down. That scathing promo Triple h did WILL NEVER BE OK!!!! And booker t should’ve won the title that time!!!

[@cacomeat7385]

If Booker T gave H what he deserved it would have made the angle powerful, but of course they fucked that up really bad

[@joemomma3208]

Booker T should have went off script and beat the hell outta Triple H, but instead he shucked and jived and followed the script.

[@mikegillette3021]

Actually Booker should have kicked his teeth in that promo absolutely bothers me still

[@irvinmartin4936]

Booker T is Still a mark for the wwe! He constantly makes excuses for them

[@joemomma3208]

“Yessir Boss” Booker T is the Charles Barkley of wrestling.

[@darnell16player]

I don't think WWE will ever change from this as it is too ingrained into them by now. Something out of touch and completely toxic can only go if everyone associated with it is gone.

[@gloriag2212]

Firstly Vince

[@onigames7309]

Note: Crime Tyme's gimmick was Shad and JTG's idea.

[@rubenchavez7488]

Halarious idea I loved it

[@k-dubjustthat]

They should have at least won the Tag Team Championships once

[@joemomma3208]

It was still stereotypical racist and beyond stupid.

[@madddoggnogood1491]

Note: vince should have said no...be more creative

[@jivesideproductions]

note: that shouldn’t be the decision they feel they need to make in order to be booked while black, that’s the problem being presented

[@wpreston86]

Another note is that Teddy Long's "angry black man" manager gimmick started on Martin Luther King Day in 2003.

[@Eric-wu7bp]

Can you do the final days of Ashley Massaro

[@RiruKrypto_]

Kinda sad she died 10 days before her Birthday!

[@ikhoonyejelem2967]

Who is that

[@JP_Lopez_]

Massaro's daughter was going to graduate that year, too.

[@CorYxKeNshun]

@@ikhoonyejelem2967 you must want youtube beef huh?

[@honestabe6359]

15-16 years after HHH buried Booker T, Bruce Prichard still somehow found a way to defend that absolute atrocity of a storyline. Though in HHH‘s defence, his entire career is built around backstage politics, sleeping his way to the top, bullying new wrestlers and burying everyone in his way. His enormous ego might have overshadowed the two brain cells in his head and he might not have realised that he was being horribly offensive and that Booker should have gone over.

[@nickl4326]

And stealing the franchise gimmick too

[@Collin.hatfieldshow]

Awesome vid being a black wrestling fan it would be cool for black wrestlers to be seen as more then jokes or sideshows or criminals

[@thablackkat9905]

Right?!

[@joemomma3208]

Enhancement talent too.

[@joemomma3208]

Mark Henry is a buffoon too.

[@vinnyhughes007]

@Slavic Soul it's easy for you to say being a racist and all.

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

Well you have R Truth

[@robbmosher3706]

As a 37 year old wrestling fan... This opened my eyes.

[@kenneththomas415]

I didn't like how they were portraying Bobby Lashley as buck broken. Thank you MVP for bringing Lashley back to reality.

[@Excremental_Discharge]

Did I miss it, or did they leave out McMahon saying the N word in front of Booker T?

[@syria0110]

He mentioned it in the beginning

[@toadie48]

I believe 4:56 is the bit your looking for.

[@joemomma3208]

Who created the word?

[@WorldOfOTAP]

He said it to Cena that one time too...

[@damienhouse7706]

That surprisingly wasn't the first time Booker and the n word were associated in wrestling. Granted, the first time was when he was in WCW and accidentally said it during an interview.

[@TheRealCcE]

Another good episode!!!! Thank you for shining a light. Fighting hate with hate isn’t the answer so I’m just going to keep my comments to myself. I actually wanted to go to WrestleMania again, but it’s looking like I won’t.

[@deadmansgulf911]

Ok so a majority of this is valid points but Seth Rollins doing his finishing maneuver on a black man is not racism. Should Seth Rollins use a different move on African Americans?

[@TaffieTheCapy]

Context is important. On any other day it would've been whatever.

[@23bitchris60]

Yeah that one was stupid and a bit of a reach.

[@AshMos]

.....You do realize it was on MLK Jr day right?

[@deadmansgulf911]

@@TaffieTheCapy by that logic we could find a reason not to do it on any other day too. Can’t do that maneuver in February or Juneteenth either. It’s call reaching to fit a narrative.

[@lewisaino]

He did on Styles, Reigns so what is the point?

[@kameronsheppard1436]

Are you serious? "Georgia was in the Confederacy in 1863 and WCW is from Georgia so Ron Simmons being champion is amazing". That's a huge fucking stretch

[@ikhoonyejelem2967]

Then name 30 ethnic world champions in any promotion then

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

There should be Dark Side of the Ring season 3 documentary on Vince Mcmahon in future

[@lesdrama]

We need 3 seasons alone to cover Vince the dinosaur smh

[@evanabbott2737]

Does he just, not do interviews with anybody?🤔

[@jimjimjimmy7793]

They would get sued

[@garrickdouglas6804]

As per Kofi Kingston he won the belt on Smackdown and when he lost to Lesnar,Lesnar took it to Raw.This means that they have no intention of having a Black Man winning the Big Belt on Raw.So far the only "Black Man" to win the belt on Raw was the Rock.And even when he won the belt he was called Pineapple head by McMahon. Focusing on his Samoan Heritage not him being Black.

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Is Kofi African American decent ....i legit want to know

[@robertrenteria4879]

Kofi won the Title at Wrestlemania 35 and lost it to Brock on the debut of Smackdown on Fox. Also there was a time Kofi was Jamaican

[@michealrobinson1994]

Oh god stop it brock lesnar beating kofi was the right choice stop being delusional

[@kingkobi99]

@@eLite-Tiss91 Kofi is actually African decent, specifically from Ghana (where he was born)

[@avikarsewpersad9856]

Mark Henry and Booker T won the World Heavyweight Championship 🤔

[@joemomma3208]

Papa Shango, Samba Simba ( one of the worst ever), Street Profits, Kerwin White, & The Berzerker, are some of the most blatant racist stereotypes in Wwe/Wwf history.

[@kevinwatkins1010]

Don’t forget Hakeem

[@joemomma3208]

The Reverend Slick was also a buffoonish stereotype.

[@Tor-jv8je]

Ok, can you count all the racist white stereotypes? Can you count all the other (not black) stereotypes??? I'm betting all you can do is try to turn my question around (or avoid it) but not actually answer it!

[@joemomma3208]

Tor 2099 wrong answer. Kerwin White was Hispanic and The Bezerker was Caucasian. So what’s valid about your argumentative question.

[@joemomma3208]

Tor 2099 who cares about the number of racial stereotypes they used? Black while Hispanic Asian. They used the stereotypes and offensive language towards minorities.

[@heykayrenee_]

I actually cried after seeing Kofi FINALLY get what he deserved. That’s one of my all time favorite Wrestlemania moments.

[@jonbourgoin182]

It was better when Ron Simmons did it

[@jeffreynumber9]

You mean when Kofi got beaten in 10 seconds by BROCKKKKKK LESNARRRR??

[@lmiller9178]

The name Virgil was supposed to be a rib on Dusty Rhodes

[@Djarra]

Yep and then in WCW he was Vincent, a rib on McMahan.

[@AntonXul]

Djarra Oh wow! I didn’t even catch that. I heard recently about the name Virgil, but I forgot in WCW he was Vincent. Damn!

[@edwardgarea7650]

Doesn’t matter, it’s still racist. It seems every time there’s a racist angle/character there is always a justification, as if the racism doesn’t exist - it can all be explained away. The confederate flags are explained away as Southern “tradition.” And in what is that tradition rooted?

[@deepblue8143]

@@edwardgarea7650 no its not, not everything is racist...

[@iker-jk2096]

@@edwardgarea7650 man, there's racism, yeah. But when that's not the intention it just isn't. Trying to make things that aren't racist racist doesn't help when we should go for actual racist stuff.

[@DevanteMcDaniel]

I appreciate your honesty, Wrestlelamia! U hit the nail, right on the head! WE as fans, must hold Vince accountable! Yet, so many of us won't! "We" will continue to watch, & support this product! The DISGRACE of ALL of these actions, & more, says alot! Like u stated, Kofi losing that belt to the "white boy", Brock Lesnar, was SICKENING! No rematch, NO NOTHING! SMMFH

[@manuel198623]

We've imagine that the people want to see a dream match like the current WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar would be racist too! The reason why if Lashley lost, he is the second black victim by the white wrestler Brock Lesnar. Think about that!

[@CTDisqoTeck78]

Excellent video work and timeline. Though you connected most of the dots, you missed one terribly glaring incident in this video but covered in previous videos. The Muhammad Hassan and Daivari 2005 London bombers incident. A wrestler got squashed by the brazen arrogance of the WWE management. I'm glad that the stuff with The Junkyard Dog was mentioned, I was aiming to push back at you calling his entrance theme "Grab Them Cakes" an early form of gangsta rap. Having thought about it, that was definitely a form of it as well misogynist. Especially for a man with a young daughter during that time. Another great observation on this part was he did sell as much merchandise but one could arguably say more merchandise than Hulk Hogan did during that era. But The Junkyard Dog was reduced to two ugly stereotypes. Wearing a chain around his neck like a slave (or a dog) all while shucking and jiving around the ring. Two stereotypes with an unmistakable oxymoron thrown in. You had Roddy Piper's often racist remarks and the 1990 WrestleMania "half blackface/body" incident. In buttoning this up, there was a lot of stuff that unfortunately continued into the modern day company with Jordan Myles and recently Lio Rush.

[@Jakejesus]

It was an absolute pleasure reading every single word of this. Thank you. Please feel free to drop me a message so I can link you to my twitter, as I'd love to discuss this topic further with you.

[@superdannny]

lol as a mexican, i think eddie represented us perfectly fine. a mexican never quits & does anything to succeed

[@Nextraker]

Freddie Blaise used to use the “WB” word like nothing

[@bowhite783]

What is the wb word

[@ericestrada2634]

WETBACK Mil Mascaras vs Tiger Chun Lee it's just a word type it I'm Hispanic it is not a big deal. Please watch George Carlin bit on words being just that just words to bring more clarity.

[@bowhite783]

@@ericestrada2634 yea i was drawing a blank on that lol thanks

[@purplegill10]

@@ericestrada2634 As someone else who is also hispanic it's still a huge deal to people who had to grow up with it and have their entire being boiled down to a single slur.

[@swavyypressure9417]

Honestly, racial slurs are weird. Some of them make little sense.

[@davidfox2360]

Ok after a 180 days he lost to Brock Lesnar. He had a longer title run than a lot of people get. I would like to see Lashley or Big E get a world title run

[@kiaba360-4]

Losing to Brock wasn't the problem. Kofi getting squashed and having no character development was the issue, but that boils down to WWE's garbage creative choices and not prejudice.

[@thomasdevon8209]

180 days and zero main events on pay per views. So Kofi was your champion but didn’t get the opportunity to get paid like one

[@iker-jk2096]

@@thomasdevon8209 I mean, the wwe title almost never main events, most of the time is the universal title or a very big match.

[@hzzzzz1]

This was a missed opportunity to upload on 4th of July. I have stated that WWE is misogynistic and racist as an institution. I have respect for the wrestlers who have or had stories about their experience and the questionable policies, rules, behaviors, scripts, and lockeroom norms. Remember, we had someone as beloved like Eddie Guerrero play a sick stereotype that it was nothing but a comedy act that got over and made Eddie much more relatable as a person as a workhorse and good at the mic than a lier, cheater, and stealer. I can't even begin to mention the humiliation Chavo Guerrero had to go through to get air time and play Kerwin White. Or when We the People with gimmick went from Cesaro and Jack Swagger to Jack and Zeb Colter anti-Mexican (immigrant) rhetoric. Mind you someone like Alberto Del Rio had a visa to work in the county and yet was treated like a second class person and less for being Mexican under We The People. That hits home that you could be you yet WWE will do whatever they can to put you and your identity down. I wonder how long it will take for Andrade Cien Almas to get the paternalism treatment despite being engage to Charlotte Flair.

[@yunglean7783]

Nothing will ever infuriate me more than HHH beating Booker T

[@orangeoctober.]

Good video. There were definitely some very bad times in wrestling as far as racism and misogny go. Thankfully those thing seem to be changing, in wrestling and in the world overall, but there is obviously still a long way to go. The HHH/Booker T angle was ridiculous, and the worst part was that they had Booker T LOSE and the racist character win. He didn't even get vindication in the end, not that it would have excused a lot of things that happened during the storyline. But Booker T losing in the end was just the icing on the racism cake.

[@Foxboogie]

Thank you for spot lighting the institutional racism in WWE

[@billybadass3056]

dude I'm just going to say it.... Wrestling entertainment specifically the wwe IS one of the most racist organizations I feel in operation with the CLASSICAL Good Ol Boy format its been running since the 80's.... Idk about now but that's how it's always been in the past

[@Dr3amR3almStudios]

This was great. Thank you WL for covering this.

[@CorvetteZ06owner]

Nearing that 1 Million subscribers. Good job !

[@Bigger-Than-Jesus]

Im surprised the New Day didnt realize they were perpetuating a racial stereotype. 3 black boys handing out pancakes as if they were Aunt Jamima's nephews. I swear if Vince asked them to be shoe shine boys they would do that too

[@Kta8548i]

that is because they are the ones that came up with the idea

[@k-dubjustthat]

You know that never came to my mind now that you mentioned it my mind is blown

[@joemomma3208]

Their Gospel gimmick was just as bad as their pancaking gimmick.

[@GodInHumanForm]

Well it’s kinda like what the dude said in the video to them wrestling is their life it’s what’s gives them a roof over there head, food, clothes, and etc

[@benson1933]

There’s no way there’s almost as much female fans as male fans

[@Parzival_V]

In internet groups and live events, there's a majority of men. Yes, women are present and are a lot, but not as much as male fans

[@mangacomics1601]

It's a show that has a bunch of buff dudes in shorts. It's not hard to see how this is possible.

[@ssjup81]

@Adam Clark How do you know? Not everyone uses a name. Like based on my name, am I male or female? I'm a female fan, but I don't generally have my online handles as "Wendy".

[@lesdrama]

Shows how much you really pay attention and actually go to the shows.

[@TheMouseAvenger]

Oh, but there is. There is. 😁

[@airpegasus5167]

1. The New Day’s Constant Shucking & Jiving 2. R.Truth’s Buffoonery, Even Dressing Up As A Confederate Solider. Which Gives More Light On HHH’s Promo To Booker T 3. Jimmy & Jay With The USO Penitentiary

[@Djarra]

Although the term has fallen out of use, until the 1990s in the UK the term Blue Eye was used rather than Babyface.

[@ramona7831]

This video addressed the issues in a very classy way. I was nervous to read the comments, but found good dialogue. This gives me hope that someday we will eradicate hate once & for all. Thanks everyone! 🎉

[@Foxboogie]

Seeing Kofi Kingston was a huge moment for me. I literally cried.

[@odizz2k11]

Me too especially when he finally win the WWE championship at WrestleMania last year

[@jjbing3]

Damn, they did my man Virgil wrong. 😂.

[@aj9730]

Til this day WWE never has said on air FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMPION IN WWE HISTORY which is Kofi Kingston's title.

[@docblaq]

Some people don't say it because they include The Rock but let's be real here, Rock sticks to his Samoan side more than his black side

[@romansochacki7678]

I find it funny how they deliberately avoided mentioning the negative foreign stereotypes WWE depicted that were of white European decent like Russian, French, Polish, Irish, Scottish, English (UK). Ironically the thumbnail is of Roddy Piper who was initially a negative stereotypical depiction of a Scotsman. How about Hornswoggle, snobby Steven Regal, Nikolai Volkoff, Ivan Putski, La Resistance, the Bolsheviks, etc.?

[@brysoncherry9884]

Or HHH rich snob gimmick. Or The Godwins disgusting pig farmer gimmick.

[@TheRpgGuy]

Yeah. For every terrible stereotype of a minority there were about 3 horrendously awful stereotypes of white cultures... including insane stereotypes of AMERICANS...The Brooklyn Brawler, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Sgt Slaughter, Hillbilly Jim, The Moon Dogs (I think is their name), The Bush Whackers, The Berzerker, The Mounty, Big Boss Man, The Reugou (sp?) Brothers, ANY weird Texan wrestler (Outlaw Ron Bass I think his name is, would be one), Brother Love (who still gives me nightmares), The Brood, Roddy Piper, Million Dollar Man, The Duke of Dorchester, The Nasty Boys, Smash and Mosh, Henry O Godwin, Raven, and that is just touching the surface. So for me, the stereotyping was just standard. I think wrestling, especially back in the day, was kind of a circus-sports inspired stunt show that shows extreme muscle bound and athletic characters and caricatures doing an athletics show spectacular. The racism that should really be talked about is the back stage stuff for sure but a lot of that is a lot of "he said they said" and rumors. Dont get me wrong, we know a good chunk of it is real, but those are horrible individuals and that includes Vince. Again, the stereotyping done in wrestling is really not racist, or, if it is in your eyes, they were racist to pretty much every race in existence. Or... you except it for what it is... a show making things seem larger and more colorful and more ridiculous than real life. I have watched every weekly show and pay-per-view since 1985... There were good representations of almost every race as there were bad representations of every race in wrestling and one point or another. I could even debate with these guys the talent pool during the 80s and 90s to point out the complaints of who had the title and when. I mean, Pedro Morales was the 4th WWF champion back in ancient times and Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson were the first African American tag team champs in history... I would be critical of the available talent pools at the various times in the WWF first before criticizing the WWF as a whole. Did you really think Bad News Brown, Zeus, or Koko B. Ware could pull in a crowd and were as talented in the ring as Tito Santana, Ricky Stramboat, Haku, Jimmy Snuka. I think the strongest African American wrestlers were Rocky Johnsom, Tony Atlas, and Junkyard Dog had a good following. Then a huge weak lineup till MAAAAYBE Mable as Virgil was a terrible wrestler and Mable was a behemoth of a man. Then who... the Rock. Though Booker T was legit bit he was not in the WWE until tje death of WCW. It's a hard discussion to have and hard to pinpoint the issue. But I do think the WWF during the 80s and 90s just had either terrible highering problems or the pool of good wrestlers was just poor.

[@brianstone3722]

@@TheRpgGuy great comment. As a black man i totally agree with your whole statement. By the way on a side note just wanted to mention that "The Brood" was a great gimmick regardless of the vampire cult shtick, wish it lasted longer they were all good worker's in the ring and gangrel was underrated.

[@stewartmcrae8007]

Roman sochacki exactly apparently it is ok as long as it is stereotyping white People it is only ever racist when it is a black or Mexican

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@TheRpgGuy excellent comment

[@kovulion7777]

WWE has stereotyping? Yeah right hahaha Tozawa's ninjas: hahaha

[@DaveedTurningHeel]

You missed a big one in this video, when DX came out in black face making fun of the Nation.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

WrestleLamia should do the next episode of The Final Bell The Final Days of Dusty Rhodes The Final Days of Roddy Piper The Final Days of Bam Bam Bigelow

[@bannebigfoot48]

Yes bam

[@erinallen7311]

Test is the next episode. I would love to see all the titles in the near future.

[@spencer2745]

Bam Bam is the one I went the most

[@sluggzmcgee6272]

In Vince McMahon's mind, racism is just "good business." Him and his family will always collect dough in spite of themselves.

[@queenstixxzz]

Brock beating Koffi isn't a sign that nothing had changed, that is like taking his achievement away. Its wrestling, he wasn't going to keep it for forever.

[@TheCoreyBlandin]

Good job Wrestlelamia another nice documentary 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@joshstrope1092]

Another awesome installation of the series. Great job!

[@shanellmorehead8340]

I appreciate ur honesty. 💯Here you've displayed a transparent, right and exact depiction of the sad & pathetic reality of racism endured by wrestlers of color in the past & unfortunately til this day, the present of professional wrestling. SMMH..

[@sharkpog7539]

I don’t care how much time goes by, Kofi losing the belt in 8 seconds to Brock lesnar after a huge wrestlemania moment, I’ll always get pissed everytime I see it

[@Collin.hatfieldshow]

Please this say this is a part 1

[@Simeautomatic100]

*To this day, people STILL try to convince themselves & others that that Booker T/HHH storyline wasn't r a c i s t as hell! Like we know what we seen/heard. STOP LYIN TO YOURSELF!*

[@cacomeat7385]

Having a racist heel is fine if it's booked correctly, which it absolutely wasn't in that angle. Having H win (especially in such an absurd fashion) sends a horrible message to the audience

[@i.c.e.m.a.n.2674]

DAMN RIGHT!!!! it's a true shame how Ron simmons,Kofi Kingston,booker t,and other top black wrestlers get fucked over for that championship and respect...

[@outlaw9140]

How was it racist tell us how was it racist since you know it all

[@mattr2129]

@@outlaw9140 how wasn't it racist?

[@michealrobinson1994]

Matt R Tell me how was it racist you guys are more in your feelings than booker t

[@loriwilliams7605]

There Eddie Guerrero stuff hit me hard. Also that black stuff too because I am black

[@gregoryfuller9736]

Eddie is not racist or offended to Hispanic fans as a Hispanic America myself Eddie was booked to be smarter than his opponent most of them were white by the way while a team like luncha house party are seen as stupid wrestler I hate that stupid piñata which I know they lost matches because of that thing before which makes them stupid wrestlers and if a wrestler is portray as being smart that a good thing for them and their race

[@loriwilliams7605]

Gregory Fuller i mean the way they booked Eddie

[@gregoryfuller9736]

Eddie gimmick was a heel who got bad traits over lying cheating and stealing are negative in every culture and saying that Eddie was racist for doing is can racist because you are projecting his race with way he lie cheats and steal but Eddie was also seen as smart as he outsmarted Kurt and jbl multiple and the announcer never praised heel Eddie as good thing when he did those things and the people he did it too when was a babyface was seen as people who deserve it or as they were heels like Kurt and jbl also Eddie was supposed to be the heel Hispanic but he got over a babyface and Rey was the babyface Hispanic if you really looking for racist Hispanic gimmick luncha house party is why more racist with that stupid piñata. Then anything Eddie or Rey ever done most history fans what Rey to form a heel Hispanic gimme with anderade and beat up the other none Hispanic wrestlers any way also Hispanic don’t like other racist telling them that they should think something is racist against them if they don’t and see people who do as racist

[@elleni-41]

Best series! Love these videos lamia!💞💞

[@lunionfaitlaforce3986]

WRESTLELAMIA? YOU'RE a REAL ONE for real! Salute!

[@enigmacypher4486]

First comment. Loved WWF during the Attitude Era. Today, I watch AEW.

[@plshelpmeawkdough]

Thank you for letting us know this important fact about you.

[@davidjackson1261]

Aew is nothing good that’s why it averages a 0.6

[@ryan-yh9fn]

What do you mean by attitude era..? The era as a whole or the portion of it that was good, because there would be many criticisms from crybabies who are too weak if stuff that happened then happened nowadays

[@hasanhuseyin2353]

Aew is way more entertaining then wwe at the moment Vince needs to let triple h take over with his wife cause he is running the company down and wasting certain wrestling talent fact or put this another way how many wwe wrestlers want to quit for aew now ???

[@plshelpmeawkdough]

Hasan Huseyin how many of them failed to get over and are now refusing to take responsibility for it?

[@Editslovejazzy]

I never looked at randy Orton the same “you belong in the hood where you came from” Don’t even get me started on triple H 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@jonbourgoin182]

1:16 “if you know this thief, let em know that they need to turn themselves in to the local authorities so we can have them properly charged with theft”

[@Hexx_Iztenze]

Well seems to me you could've done this before not jump on the bandwagon. The Star Wars thing is a bit silly imo. Overall you handled a touchy subject well. They has been all sorts of stereo types in WWE like The Godwin's, Hillbilly Jim etc. So that could be considered a bit dodgy too. Yes there has been an issue of race in WWE but times are changing. What flew in the 70's or 80's wouldn't fly in the 90's and what flew in the 90's won't fly today. The evil thing was actually Taka and Funaki's idea. I just feel to throw that in. Some gimmicks over the years have been truly terrible for sure and backstage behavior has been a problem. Hopefully guys like Ron Simmons, Mark Henry, Kofi etc have made a huge impact and are a sign of things to come. Kofi has shown the WWE runners that race shouldn't be a factor and I don't know if Kofi even knows the impact that will make over the next few years. One beautiful day all this won't matter hopefully as people become more open minded and accept each other. I do think WWE has come fairly far, the longest running tag champs ever are the New Day, We had Kofi as the top guy, we have serious women's wrestling not bra and panties nonsense. Sure it isn't perfect but it is definitely getting better. We have had black, Mexican, Samoan and an Irish champions. Japanese in the Women's division. I've said some negatives and positives all is hopefully constructive. I've watched wrestling from a child to adulthood, old tapes before my time and have seen how wrestling has evolved. I have my hero's ranging from Taker and Austin to Ron Simmons and Booker T. For me it always was about charisma and talent and that is how it should be. Hopefully one day that will be all that matters. Sorry for such a long comment and well done on how popular you've become and trying to address things.

[@reggie3819]

I think things have changed slightly....i have always hated hhh... That promo he cut was bs!

[@ShanteeHaynes]

As someone whose fandom ended sometime well after the attitude era (starting at age 6), what I always saw and knew in later years was that alot of participation by alot of minority talent in certain angles and storylines likely wasn't turned down because they still chose those lucrative contracts

[@McMachal]

Classic wrestlelamia, good call with the thumbnail not shown at all in the video.

[@kmma1094]

Thanks for this. I’m not a wrestling fan and I’m not saying it should be banished. It’s hard though because it’s not a sport and is entertainment and there’s nowhere else entertainers who want to pretend to fight eachother and hit eachother with chairs can go. It’s hard to argue Vance isn’t racist with his actions and what he has allowed to happen as a owner

[@adamquirke6024]

I never looked at WWE as a source that could inform me about an entire race and I’m not sure exactly who would

[@tonystarks4400]

So happy you made this sir. Thank You!