Another
month, another holiday behind us. The day of bloodsuckers,
mindless zombies and flesh-eating ghouls. Halloween? No, silly
- I'm talking about ELECTION DAY! And to commemorate this
year's Election Day, we're going back to take a look at yet
another former Gooker Nominee. I know we get a lot of International
'Crappers that come to the site and post on the forum so I'll
try to explain it simply for those not familiar with the US
Presidential race.
Last year, the United States of America reached a milestone
in history by having both a black man and a woman as the potential
Democratic Party nominees to run for President. While the
Republicans had an old white guy, a middle-aged white guy,
and well, what do you know, another middle aged white guy,
to potentially replace another old white guy.
Don't
worry, I'm not gonna get political here because this is a
wrestling website and I will treat it as such.
(Note from RD: Good girl. Politics and wrestling do not mix!)
Anyways, with 2008's US Presidential race being such a significant
moment in the history of civilization, and because there was
yet another Democratic Primary being decided the next day
(seriously, these primaries felt longer than The Hundred Years
War), WWE decided to capitalize on this fact by having a WRESTLING
MATCH, yes let's just call it that for now, between "Barack
Obama" and "Hillary Clinton" to take place
on Monday Night RAW.
Sound intriguing? Sound fascinating?
No?
Sound
horrible?
You're
on the right track now!
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what would a battle between two presidential hopefuls
be without pagentry?
Yes,
pagentry!
Pagentry
in the form of a $2.78 red, white and blue crepe paper
decoration from Wal-Mart, but pagentry nonetheless! |
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Lillian
Garcia is here to introduce the combatants in this
soon to be legendary encounter.
Hey,
remember all the hubbaballo about how WWE was feeding
Lillian incorrect lines to make her look like a buffoon
following giving her notice to the company?
Well,
here she screws up the word "first."
I
somehow doubt Vince was screaming stupid stuff in
her ear six months prior to telling him she was leaving.
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"Bill" and "Hillary" make their
way to the ring to the classic strains of Hulk Hogan's
Real American theme. That couldn't be a knock
on the Hulkster, could it? Could it?
I
should note that Bill is being played by the same
impersonator that portrayed the 42nd President during
Wrestlemania X and Summerslam '95. Or was it '96?
I have no idea cause I wasn't watching the WWF television
then. And I don't think I'm alone in that.
(Note
from RD: I sometimes think I was literally the only
biped on the planet watching wrestling back then.
Ironically,
I sometimes feel the same now.)
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As
Bill enters the ring he fumbles in the ropes while
Lawler laughs. In fact, Lawler laughs at EVERYTHING
going on.
You
know what stinks? Lawler used to be really cool. I
mean, whether he was being the man in Memphis, tearing
it up with Bret Hart in the WWF, or even his early
days as a WWF announcer, he was the kind of guy who
you just wanted to hang out with. You wanted to cheer
that guy.
Now?
Now he's the commentary equivalent of the radio "hole"
that just laughs at everything that's said, even when
it's not funny and maybe not even meant to be.
From
being the King of Memphis to Robin Quivers.
Lovely.
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And
because Hulk's theme is playing, the pair have to
do Hulk ear cups at all four sides of the ring for
about 5 minutes while there is DEAD silence. Not a
good sign. Speaking of not good signs...
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Come
on, get me creative than that.
I
like the fact that this person made this sign, obstensibly
thinking that there may be undecided voters who would
be somehow skewed on who to cast their vote for by
watching Monday Night Raw.
(Note from RD: "Don't blame *me*. I voted for
Kodos!")
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| Hillary,
wearing Ace Steel's Donald Trump wig, cuts a scripted
promo that Stephanie McMahon would be proud of. While
Bill steals the spotlight by hamming it up some more
with earcups and Hulkster poses. |
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Alright,
alright...I'll admit that part was kind of funny.
Not
pee your pants funny, but "I could see this making
people who thought Ernest Goes to Camp was
kinda funny" funny.
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then Hillary takes Bill in the corner of the ring and
bitches him out for what seems like 5 minutes while
everyone boos heartily cause they can't hear anything
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Not a chance, my wishful thinking Public Enemy friend.
Boy
would I love to see Hillary and Barack re-enacting
New Jack and Vic Grimes at ECW's Living Dangerously
2000.
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Next
we get "Barack Obama" coming out to The
Rock's theme (YA GET IT? HUH? HUH?). Don't ya love
how they try getting this stuff over by using past
successful wrestlers' characters and their entrance
themes? He shakes hands with the fans at ringside
like the good political flesh presser that he is and...
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Oh
good Lord...seriously, anything I write here about
that image to the left is not going anywhere but something
highly offensive.
Nor
will I make a President LBJ reference to his treatment
of his beagles.
But y just know Vince is in the back watching this
and doing his babyface announcer Vince from 1989 laugh.
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Since
we got Barack/The Rock (*groan*), we get more of The
Rock's characteristics being imitated...badly, like
announcing "BARACK HAS RETURNED TO...."
and I swear, the crowd could not care less.
Now
I'm not sure if it's because the median age of the
crowd is about 10 years old or didn't watch the WWE
when The Rock was a main player or cause this is all
pointless and boring. I'm thinking a mix of all three.
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We
also get a People's Eyebrow...caught from a bad camera
angle...
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...and
Barack interrupting Bill with, "IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT YOU THINK!"
Actually,
I think every debate, Presidential or otherwise, would
have that line in it.
Just
once, mind you - like a trump card you could play
one time to shut your foe up.
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And
of course, "IF YA SMEEEEEEEEEEELLL...."
I'm telling you, the crowd is dead.
You
know, I was never a big fan of "The Rock"
but boy this makes me miss him mightily to see someone
else do all his crappy catch-phrases only performed
poorly with zero charisma.
(Note
from RD: Whoa whoa whoa...never a big fan of the Rock?
Seriously? What is wrong with you?!!)
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Oh
great, now we get to have "the match". The
referee wants to check Hillary for foreign objects,
like her two-sided baseball cap with the Yankees logo
on one side and Chicago Cubs logo on the other. Bill
tells the ref that no man's touched Hillary in "so
many years it's not funny".
I
think he stole that line from Angry Jim Ross!
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Hillary
starts off by tripping up Barack and pummeling him and
giving him an Andre bodyslam like she's mud wrestling
Monica Lewinsky. |
She
also gives Barack a Hulkster legdrop which I will
admit, she does better than the real Hulk these days.
And
like Yokozuna, Barack kicks out of that deadly Legdrop
of DOOOOM (copyright Scott Keith).
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But
Barack gains the upper hand and gives her a, yep you
guessed it, The Barack Bottom. Too bad it wasn't into
a pile of dog s*** like the "good old days".
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Barack
then sets her up for The People's Elbow but Bill has
watched plenty of Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette tapes
to know to grab Barack's foot when he hits the ropes
so he'll trip and fall right on his ears, I mean face.
And being a good heel, Bill completely denies any
involvement.
Come
to think of it, Bill's been the best heel manager
in WWE in quite awhile. Get him to be a mouthpiece
for the guys that can't talk and maybe I'd start watching
the shows again!
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The
ref then veeeerrryyy sloooowwwlllyyyy starts counting
them both out to a chorus of boos.
Where's
911 when you need him?
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Eh,
not quite as good, but we'll take him.
Especially
since the sound guy had his music cued up and all.
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After
giving Barack a Samoan Spike, Bill tries to talk to
Umaga but Umaga will have none of it. |
Bill,
again exhibiting uncanny heel manager skills, heads
for the hills, leaving Hillary all alone with Umaga.
Somewhere,
Bobby Heenan is smiling. |
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And
yeah, you know the rest. |
Of
course Barack became President, appointed Hillary to
be his Secretary of State and Bill Clinton is still
a fun-loving Ex-President. Me?
*I* voted for Turd Sandwich! Mostly because P. Diddy
showed up at my door and told me to Vote or Die...literally.
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And
if my commentary this week hasn't been up to snuff, it's because
I'm still celebrating the NY Yankees winning their 27th World
Series.
THE
EVIL EMPIRE REIGNS SUPREME ONCE AGAIN!!
BOW
DOWN BEFORE THEM!! :)
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