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The Undertaker calls smarks "a big joke" (2003)

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#1 · (Edited)
Old but it's still as relevant as ever 6:00 mark to hear his comments

 
#74 ·
Yeah, the way he looks at it, if you dare to have an opinion about a PRODUCT that depends on FANS, you're a smark and a big joke.

His comment about "those who have never laced up" giving an opinion. I'm sorry, jackass, but being born disabled, as is my case, meant I could never "lace up". I've an opinion on whether or not we should do anything in space, moron, but I haven't put on the astronaut gear, so my opinion is a big joke I guess.

Point is, we spend money on this product and keep it afloat. Oh, you say Raw is free? No, it isn't. We have to endure the commercials that pay for Raw as well. That's the nature of TV.

If wrestlers want us "smarks" to stop forming opinions, then I guess it's up to the village idiot who still believes it's all real to be it's entire viewing base. A crowd full of "Eugenes". A crowd full of little kids. Guess what, if these little kids had a choice between no more crappy cartoons or wrestling, they'd drop viewing wrestling. Yes, Wrestling would be destroyed by Barney, the fucking dinosaur. How's that for your egos?

Another point is smarks have kept the Undertaker persona alive. We tend to judge on hard work, performance, kayfabe, and all factors. In short, smarks are the diehard fans that keeps wrestling alive. If not, Undertaker would have retired long ago due to fans disinterest.

Let's look at the Undertaker from a non smarks opinion. You show up for one match, maybe 2 a year. A casual watcher would be wondering who in the hell you are and why should they care. "Who is this discrepit old man pretending to be a dead man come to life?". "Why is a wrestler who wrestles almost every single night losing to this?"

Want "smarks" to shut up? Then get used to no reactions at your so called heroes or even the heels. You could run the whole show with comedy relief and it would have the same reaction. I guess WWE would run the piped in cheers and boos full time.
 
#42 ·
So The Undertaker says there are some good people on the internet but some of them are a big joke. Let me guess, if the Undertaker agrees with someting there are good friends and if not they're a joke. Just like Triple H probably thinks that anybody who says that his 13 world titles might have something to do with Stephanie have no idea how this business works.

I don't need to be involved in the wrestling business to know that a Kid Rock concert at WrestleMania 25 instead of a tag team unification title match or Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus in the dark match at WM 27 because of Cole vs Lawler & Snoop Dogg audition is wrong and plain stupid. I know this interview is 10 years old but I wonder if he would say the same today because the WWE became so terrible and shitty compared to 2003.


Yeah, the best example is John Cena and how we all cheer for him :yodawg
People underestimate wrestling forums or believe the bullshit some wrestlers say. There are numerous posts by some "big jokes" about the Nexus bigger picture, Summer of Punk, anonymous Raw GM and numerous other storylines where it all sounds so much better and more creative than the shit WWE presents us.
We should all apologize to the WWE for not being just fans because we have no idea about the business to get for example why it makes sense that a 41 old R-Truth wins the title from Antonio Cesaro after WWE already killed Truth's momentum when they turned him face.

Undertaker is a legend, a veteran and I respect him but this is just his opinion and I disagree with it and call it bullshit
 
#33 ·
LOL he is right.
 
#34 ·
how is he right?
 
#38 ·
The part where he says "they forget they are fans" sums it up perfectly. Some people act like it's their own money and business on the line. There's not a single part of the show where they don't analyse it and look for ways it could be better, or looking for reasons as to why it sucks. How about trying to enjoy the show for once?
 
#55 ·
The internet forums are made for discussions. Even if I don't own a company I can post that I dislike a storyline, that a certain undercarder should be pushed or that the company sucks in this moment.
Undertaker clearly doesn't know what an internet forum is and that there are even some fans who don't like him and want that he retires, there is not one single wrestler in history who is liked or hated by everybody. It seems more that he is butthurt and offended because of freedom of speech and that there are some fans who don't like him.
He should check also other forums that are not wrestling-related. Basketball, football, rugby etc. almost nobody acts like a fan and everybody acts like a coach, manager, owner.
We are fans but not idiots who accept that a match for the Intercontinental title should be in a dark match because of Diddy.
 
#44 · (Edited)
Everyone in this thread is butthurt. Some are butthurt about smarks, some are butthurt about Undertaker's comments. Therefore everyone is a smark. :cornette

Also, I'm fairly sure anyone that agrees with his comments on this forum is degrading themselves, because we're all essentially smarks. Just saiyan.
 
#48 ·
the IWC back then were actually quite harsh to the Undertaker... I have very fond memories too, he wasn't as respected as he is now

He is right, even now people on here consider themselves to be expects on how to run the WWE but give them the job and WWe will be out of business in a few weeks :p
 
#58 ·
You're right. I've been to old archives of various wrestling forums and Undertaker for the most part is hated and they said he can't wrestle. One random thread from 2000 specially made me laugh. It was about Chris Benoit entering a minor feud with Undertaker post-summer and there was a post that said something about having a good match with some object is easier than Undertaker.
 
#61 ·
HOW THE HECK IS HE RIGHT? ANSWER ME G*DD****T!!



yeah, desparate ambiguousness to give the apologists reasons not to think
 
#64 ·
The interview was made in 2003. I'm pretty sure when he reads the wrestlingforums today how many people respect him he would praise the same big jokes
 
#59 · (Edited)
It was a good interview, but I noticed something about people in the business. They like to downplay or mock its fans when other sports and entertainment entities don't do this.

It goes back before the internet age with gimmicks like Jamieson with Bushwhackers or even with Taker with the "super fans" at the slammy's in 1996 pissing themselves at the sight of Taker.

It was funny how that interview happened 10 years ago asking about retirement and he's still around and actually won more titles since that time.

Granted he has aged great with putting on classics with Hbk from that time. Anyways that interview was done at a time when the company was trying to downplay the net. I remember HHH saying similar things on raw during his reign of doom how he doesn't tell fans how to make burger and fries when he's at fast food joints or something along those lines why do fans think they can tell him how yo do his "job" lol.

This is all irony as the company had no issues with the net in 97-2000 when fans were backing the company over wcw. That same wcw which net fans warned about screwing up theor company with mishandling talent and storylines. Touche :)
 
#65 ·
"They're only smart because of what we let them be smart to".

Strong quote. Everybody in this thread is guilty of the things Taker said at one point or another. He's talking about you. And me. Don't fool or dilute yourself.

With that said, I'm fine with being the self-important smart ass I am. :bateman
 
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