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Redditors are dumb as fuck.
>I think you’re correct, but I do think Ross could’ve phrased it differently. He could’ve said “there are still prejudicial attitudes in wrestling today, but we’re actively trying to change that, and we’re hoping you can be part of the vanguard for that change.” To say “it’s a white man’s sport” can come off wrong when you’re in a position of power, and while I don’t think he meant it in a racist sense, he should’ve articulated they sentiment more carefully.
>The Michael Jordan analogy was the clincher, for me. He’s basically saying “you have to be the absolute best to rise to the top amid mediocre white guys,” which 1.) is wild to say when you’re an executive in a position of authority and 2.) is the perfect description of systemic racism.
This is spoken like someone who knows nothing about basketball or Michael Jordan. He always played with a bunch of black guys. Basketball is not a historically white sport good fucking lord.
>And when you look at the landscape of the WWF at the time, it’s pretty much proven true. The Rock (arguably the Michael Jordan of wrestling) had to be one of the greatest stickmen and most charismatic showmen ever to get to the top, yet how many other successful black performers were there (who weren’t comedy gimmicks)? How many times did they try to push Billy Gunn vs. D’Lo Brown?
Billy Gunn only got one main event push. It flopped and they never did it again. He was a lower midcard tag team shitter from 1993-1997, an upper midcard tag team guy from 1997-1999, then a midcard singles push that didn't work out from 1999-2001. Then back to tag teams from 2001-2003, then back to being a singles shitter and then he got released.
Billy Gunn had longetivity and naturally more charisma than D'Lo Brown. D'Lo Brown was athletic and talented but can you name any good segments or storylines involving him? He's Mark Henry's jannetty.
