The Atlantic: Pro Wrestling is fake, but its race problem isn't

[concise]

maybe a black writer cant get in? who knows how it works, i dont think vince is racist at all, he just does whats best for the bizz, if some how a black writer is writing the best stuff somewhere else i believe vince would track him down and have him on the team

 

[mortuus est]

The article is saying that even tho they won titles, it was never the main title wwe championship.. They will give the the WHC but that was always considered the b title. And when was the last all black tag team champion? Cryme tyme or the prime time players never got title runs and wwe don't even give a shot about the tag division

well del rioo and the rock are not white, eddie too, does that count?

maybe a black man will win both the belts soon

 

[mortuus est]

You're being purposefully obtuse.

Are you white? Because this would make a whole lot more sense if you are.

am i lying tho? im not init

im black ok but i dont see what that has to do with anything, my word is true, all sterotypes are there in the wwe so why do we ignore the hillybillys and cowboys ?

 

[September]

am i lying tho? im not init

im black ok but i dont see what that has to do with anything, my word is true, all sterotypes are there in the wwe so why do we ignore the hillybillys and cowboys ?

Because how the hell are you equating a criminal gimmick and a 'shuck and jive' gimmicks with fukking hillbilly and cowboy gimmicks? How are those two in anyway equal? At all? You're like one of those people that think being called a cracker is on the same level as being call the n word.

Like mrken12 said, every argument you're using on here is the same argument white people bring up in any race related issue like it evens the scales when they don't.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Totally missed the point.

 

[Mikael Blowpiff]

If the Entertainment did more to acknowledge that The Rock was more than Samoan then all these "bu bu but The Rock" comments would have some merit. Dwayne seems like he's proud of both sides of his family and he's never personally tried to downplay that he's part black but The media and the WWE focus on the Samoan tribal tattoo, High Chief Peter Maivia and the various Samoans that come through the company that he's related to.

 

[mrken12]

Totally missed the point.

I don't expect them to understand it. And honestly they don't want to. They just play naive when they don't want to acknowledge a problem.

 

[Mook]

R-truth is a star. Its too bad im the only one that sees it

 

[jadillac]

While I'll never defend the WWE's obvious booking w/ the Rusev thing and some of the stereotypes of all races over the years, let's be real here, we all found the Godfather entertaining...if he was white it would've been corny. So him being black pimp, worked. We liked the NOD, and that was clearly based on the (majority black) Nation of Islam. And I never found Crime Tyme to be anything more than a complete spoof of pop-culture. Crime Time didnt represent Black culture b/c I dont know any dudes in real life like that....but it fits rappers of that era.

With that said, that still doesnt excuse the lack of (ZERO) Black WWE world champs. The argument from WWE's end would be that a black world champ wouldnt draw money with teh fans.....and that might be true. But it's only true b/c they are strapped with silly gimmicks or given nothing to work with.

I already see people copping pleas for the fact that Dwayne is half black. Funniest response to that was someone on Uproxx saying Rock is WWE's version of "we totally have a black friend."

And what's funny is, Rock is a HELL OF A trump card or WWE to use that line on.

People can bring up the Rock, but the problem is he is the standard for black wrestlers. Meaning if black wrestlers want to see the belt... They have to be just as good or better than the Rock. Good in ring skills and mic skills. You have to be good. REAL GOOD. The crowd has to LOVE YOU. The minimum they'll only take is a Booker T level.

But the problem is, as I've said a hundred times, Rock wasn't seen as black by fans. If anything his Samoan hertiage was trumped over his fathers african descent/heritage, which was never really mentioned

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

Rock wasn't seen as black by fans.

WHAT ABOUT THE WHITE KID WITH THE GLASSES IN THE NATION FIST GIF, BROTHER?

 

[Mikael Blowpiff]

cokeboy. put otunga and woods into a tag team. call it "otunga and woods" cause that sounds like a law firm. call em "suited and booted" cause of the dualities. just do it.

 

[jadillac]

WHAT ABOUT THE WHITE KID WITH THE GLASSES IN THE NATION FIST GIF, BROTHER?

One is not the norm. That's like saying Hogan was a good booker b/c he did one thing right

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

One is not the norm. That's like saying Hogan was a good booker b/c he did one thing right

I'M NOT A BOOKER, I'M A WRESTLER WHO BOOKS!

 

[Osmosis]

The Rock is great and he should definitely be celebrated for making it in a racist sport as a biracial man, but yall are missing the point. Every single black wrestler after him is held to his standard. They aren't pushing black people that aren't on Rock's level, which is absolutely ridiculous. Those standards only exist for black wrestlers in the WWE.

 

[ThankUBasedBret]

Damn good article.

Man, I hate being reminded of the Triple H/Booker T storyline.. only time I've ever been genuinely upset watching wrestling (since I was a kid). That was some fukked up shyt, with no payoff.