I’ve never liked the idea that, as a society, we get awards for being sensible and responsible. So WWE’s getting an award for the way in which it’s combated the concussion issue within their organization, though the source says “Major Award.” If it’s not a stocking-clad leg lamp delivered in a crate that says “fra-gee-lay”, I’ll be sorely disappointed.
I just hope when Michael Cole inevitably brags about WWE’s slopping of positive publicity and psuedo-dignified back-slapping during Raw, it’s as Dolph Ziggler’s taking a horrific bump, or Daniel Bryan’s kicking someone’s skull into sawdust. Just because irony, when executed effortlessly, is a great story device.
I certainly hope a video package is shown at the ceremony, to display how WWE handles concussions, consisting solely of Ziggler vs. Del Rio at Payback.
Further proof that the world’s gone insane.
That’s like McDonald’s getting an award for battling Coronary Artery Disease…
Zing
Obviously the organization giving the award has only seen Saturday Morning Slam. Clearly the best way to prevent concussions is to just show the announcers on screen instead. After all, in the “WWE Universe” if it doesnt happen on screen or the app, it never happened. RIP SMS
I’d be willing to bet anything that they’d never seen wrestling before period. They almost assuredly heard it second/third/zillionth hand and acted on that hearsay, nothing more.
Shoot yer eye out, kid.
Thanks so much for the Christmas Story reference…
The best candidate for a concussion awareness award is the one that has had a 500-pound man knock person after person unconscious (including a senior citizen) as part of his job duties, only for each victim to come back the next week with no long- or short-term consequences.
Today I saw a picture of Jericho with David Benoit, and when I asked who it was (I didn’t know who it was at the time), there was a reference of “the one who lived” in the explanation. Seeing the title of this Newz bit kinda scares me for that reason, lol.