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just rust posted:I thought y'all were talking about Dan Barry for a minute and I like that version of the Ribera story better. in my mind they still are and i refuse to think otherwise
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Dave’s reverence for Ribera is hilarious because the more you look into it the more it seems like that wrestlers kind of started repping them more as a joke than anything. It isn’t some religious thing in wrestling. I went on my trip to Japan and it was fun and cool to see all the pictures but acting like it’s some important thing in the industry is ridiculous. Like Brody and Hansen found the place while getting super drunk and wanting a lot of meat.
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Justin Roberts has a jacket
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Wrestlers have a long history of being serious about stupid poo poo, it's gonna happen Like the careers that were ruined over missing a handshake for example
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Mr. Carlisle posted:Wrestlers have a long history of being serious about stupid poo poo, it's gonna happen I mean, I think it's too early to call running AEW ruining your career?
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Mr. Carlisle posted:Wrestlers have a long history of being serious about stupid poo poo, it's gonna happen I think this (and this is just an opinion) comes from being acutely aware that a lot of the general public does not take wrestling seriously and thus if they take their weird little rituals seriously it will create a culture that people respect.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I think this (and this is just an opinion) comes from being acutely aware that a lot of the general public does not take wrestling seriously and thus if they take their weird little rituals seriously it will create a culture that people respect. But like I don’t think Ribera was actually ever taken seriously. I think the joke was that you’re wearing some cheesy steakhouse jacket. Like all the original wrestlers who got it I think we’re just being ironic and having a fun time.
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Yeah, at most they're a sign that you worked Japan which is going to be a bit of a big deal if you're a foreigner. Otherwise it's just the owners giving their trashy jacket to wrestlers they like. It's pretty much like if in 20 years some wrestler is tweeting "Hey don't make fun of Jimmy's Seafood, we have a long important history with them"
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yea ok posted:it's because he's extremely smart and good with people but says "wait so what's a grape?" every so often to keep up appearances I'm glad you said that, because this one is hot off the presses! https://twitter.com/giantbomb/status/1161737335542693888?s=21
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Vandar posted:I'm glad you said that, because this one is hot off the presses! since when are eggs dairy?
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Lone Goat posted:since when are eggs dairy? Since idiots see fridges have a picture with both on the shelf inside the door and don't realise it means 'Eggs OR Dairy go here'.
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The Ribera jackets have been available to spendy fans for at least 20 years, including directly from the steakhouse. RF even had two at his Wrestlecon table this year. Lone Goat posted:since when are eggs dairy? davidbix fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Aug 15, 2019 |
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If you wanna know why Candice LeRae is the best person on the planet, she made Johnny homemade WWF Ice Cream Bars for his birthday.
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The_Rob posted:Dave’s reverence for Ribera is hilarious because the more you look into it the more it seems like that wrestlers kind of started repping them more as a joke than anything. It isn’t some religious thing in wrestling. I went on my trip to Japan and it was fun and cool to see all the pictures but acting like it’s some important thing in the industry is ridiculous. Like Brody and Hansen found the place while getting super drunk and wanting a lot of meat.
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Lone Goat posted:since when are eggs dairy? This is an old James May bit though.
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DM Punk posted:If you wanna know why Candice LeRae is the best person on the planet, she made Johnny homemade WWF Ice Cream Bars for his birthday. Those two are adorable together. Shame he’s from Ohio.
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DM Punk posted:If you wanna know why Candice LeRae is the best person on the planet, she made Johnny homemade WWF Ice Cream Bars for his birthday. CM Punk: Wait, you can just make your own? 
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DM Punk posted:If you wanna know why Candice LeRae is the best person on the planet, she made Johnny homemade WWF Ice Cream Bars for his birthday. It is absolutely insane that those haven’t came back. I figured they were going to do it after the CM Punk thing. With the whole retro thing being so hot right now this is the time to strike. Probably the smart thing to do would be to make deals with the various wrestlers directly instead of WWE. It would likely be a hell of a lot cheaper and less red tape and bullshit.
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AEW ice cream bars will be the turning point in this new wrestling war.
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Djarum posted:It is absolutely insane that those haven’t came back. I figured they were going to do it after the CM Punk thing. they will never do it, specifically to spite CM Punk
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Karmine posted:AEW ice cream bars will be the turning point in this new wrestling war. God that would be such a awesome move on their part. Really though it was a great way to get awareness out there to younger kids. It seems crazy that it stopped.
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The_Rob posted:But like I don’t think Ribera was actually ever taken seriously. I think the joke was that you’re wearing some cheesy steakhouse jacket. Like all the original wrestlers who got it I think we’re just being ironic and having a fun time. I dunno... When I think of wrestling legends of the 80s and 90s I dont associate them, as a group, with "Strong grasp of irony".
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Didn't the Young Bucks get a literal Cracker Barrel? I'm thinking the Cracker Barrel will be the new Ribera jacket. Just wrestlers taking pictures with their Cracker Barrel to show that they are part of the cool kidz club. It's the Ribera Jacket of the modern era. In other words: The rib-era is over!
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Djarum posted:It is absolutely insane that those haven’t came back. I figured they were going to do it after the CM Punk thing. Wasn't the whole thing with those bars that there was only 1 per box?
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Davros1 posted:Wasn't the whole thing with those bars that there was only 1 per box? I only ever got them from an ice cream truck growing up, but I think there was definitely a time you could buy multipacks at the grocery store, because I definitely remember trying to convince my mom to buy a pack for me and my brother.
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They were sold at the corner store in the 80s in the 90s you could only get them from ice cream trucks.
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I think the reason that there are no WWE icecream bars is Vince being insane, stubborn, self absorbed, and out of touch. "I don't like those stupid lame ice cream bars therefore nobody does, and nobody wants them. What, thousnads of people in our core demographic remember them fondly, and are prepared to spend money on overpriced confectionary to rekindle nostalgia? What, we could use them to get the WWE name/brand out there in supermarkets like the mainstream brands I fetishize so very very much? What, this could be a lucrative revenue stream that involves no journalist murder? .... Didn't you hear me before, I said I don't like them, therefore nobody likes them. You're fired." I mean Vince being insane, stubborn, self absorbed, and out of touch affects more things in wrestling than the ice-creams, but my opinion is that the ice-creams are indeed a symptom of that.
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BrigadierSensible posted:I think the reason that there are no WWE icecream bars is Vince being insane, stubborn, self absorbed, and out of touch.
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To be fair expanding into ice creams seems like a low reward investment. Its not like you can make huge margins in profits via a niche perishable product for mass dissemination. It is nostalgia but it wouldnt succeed. How often does one buy ice cream bars and how much would you ho for the flavour of a WWE one iver... any other one with a tried and tested formula such as salted caramel.
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SiKboy posted:I dunno... When I think of wrestling legends of the 80s and 90s I dont associate them, as a group, with "Strong grasp of irony". Have you never listened to old stories told by wrestlers. Half of them are about them getting drunk and loving around. Those dudes were always looking for a good time
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I'd expect WWE to go into merchandising deals with those high end food delivery dealies. Probably get a better kickback off that.
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Open Marriage Night posted:Those two are adorable together. Shame he’s from Ohio.
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Karmine posted:AEW ice cream bars will be the turning point in this new wrestling war. We need Luchasaurus versions of Reptar Bars.
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Lone Goat posted:since when are eggs dairy?
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LividLiquid posted:I have a dairy allergy. It would shock you how often trained restaurant employees who handle all of our food ask me if that means I can't eat eggs. To be fair, I'd prefer that if they don't know something that should be obvious, at least they ask to make sure that they're not going to give you something that could cause you problems.
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Jerusalem posted:To be fair, I'd prefer that if they don't know something that should be obvious, at least they ask to make sure that they're not going to give you something that could cause you problems.
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LividLiquid posted:I have a dairy allergy. It would shock you how often trained restaurant employees who handle all of our food ask me if that means I can't eat eggs. there's people that think fish is vegetarian so who knows what lies in their minds
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coconono posted:I'd expect WWE to go into merchandising deals with those high end food delivery dealies. Probably get a better kickback off that. Yeah, it would be easy to sell/license the WWE name and wrestler likenesses to Nestle or whoever to let them make the icecreams. Everybody gets paid. Of course, this would involve WWE giving up the tiniest smidgen of creative control, and also would involve each wrestler on an icecream getting a little bit more money/control over their own image. Neither of which Vince will ever do.
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