I get what you're saying. I can separate the "sports entertainer" from the actual person. Like I said, there are a bunch of maga wrestlers. However, I enjoy watching Vince, HHH, HBK, Ziggler, Taker, Lawler, the Briscoes, etc,.(on a side note, Chris Benoit is still on my GOAT list). I'd shake hands and get an autograph with any of those wrestlers. Would I drink a beer with any of the men portraying them though, hell no!
I know you hate Cornette, but listen to some of his stories about the Bucks from when they worked together (TNA/ROH). Read up on how they almost got the beats from Booker T and some other vets during their brief TNA run. See what William Regal says about them.
This isn't a case of Patrick Cark doing a maga gimmick before he became Velveteen Dream, or Brian Cage doing the same. This isn't a work like Kerwin White. The guys who talk about the Bucks backstage usually say that they're on some hardcore
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