What
was Paul Heyman thinking? Did he honestly think people would care about
something that had nothing to do with wrestling at all? Did he think it would
attract attention to The WWE in a positive way? Or is Vince McMahon just
throwing darts at a board and this was the idea he landed on?
The
last one seems the most likely, as Paul Heyman took to The WWE network
yesterday evening, to give his take on the current Brian Williams reporting scandal.
He wasted no time calling Williams a
liar, even having a graphic put above him with the caption, “Brian Williams is
a liar”
For
those unfamiliar with what Heyman was talking about, Brian Williams, the anchor
for NBC Nightly News, recently did a tribute to the troop’s piece. During the
nightly news segment, he told a less then truthful story about a helicopter he
was in being hit by enemy fire, while in Iraq and being forced to land. The
statement was later recanted and NBC has begun an investigation into the matter.
First
off, Brian Williams is not a liar! He simply forgot certain details about an
event that happened to him 12 years ago. The event did take place 2002, but it
was the helicopter in front of the one that he was riding in, that was hit by
enemy fire and forced to land. That’s not lying! That’s just getting confused
when recounting events!
The
second problem I have with this is, that The WWE has no reason to be talking
about this scandal at all. It has nothing to do with wrestling or the people
inside The WWE at all! This was just a failed attempt by WWE to get mainstream
attention for their upcoming WrestleMania 31 pay per view, and guess what? It didn’t
even work!
While
most people will say that this claim isn’t possible, since no mentioning of
WrestleMania took place during the broadcast, that doesn’t mean The WWE wouldn’t
name drop the flagship pay per view during an interview with a major news
outlet, if given the chance to.
This
not only was a waste of time on The WWE’s part, but it may even hurt them as
well. What WWE fan wants to be reminded of current events while watching original
programming on The WWE network? If anything, this is only another strike against
The WWE and The WWE Network for allowing the pointless broadcast to even take
place.
In all
honesty, Paul Heyman should be fired for this deplorable five minute broadcast.
Not only for calling Brian Williams a liar, but also for even likening Brian
Williams to himself in any way shape or form. This not only slander on Heyman’s
part, but also a case of Heyman sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong
I don’t
care if Heyman is one of the best managers and mouth pieces of all time in The
WWE. He bad mouth one of the greatest anchors of all time, and should be fired
on that basis alone. Anyone involved in the idea of this broadcast should also
for fired, for interrupting WWE Network programming for this atrocious mess of
broadcast, and subsequently, wasting fans time.
What
happens from here is anyone’s guess. The WWE may continue to discuss current
controversies in the media on their prized network, but with The WWE Universe
canceling their network subscriptions in droves, it would probably be wise not
to give them another reason to click the cancel button
Brian Williams didn't "misremember"- he embellished a story and dishonored the people who WERE shot down, the people who WERE attacked. And people who try to make themselves look more important by fabricating tall tales about their wartime exploits should absolutely be called to task on every media outlet. This article is little more than some lame attempt to whistle in the dark.
ReplyDeleteThe writer of this article should be shot. Its been a long time since i sat down and read through a complete piece of garbage like this. Is this even writing or a sad attempt at a complete unknown to tear apart one of wrestling greatest minds because Brian "Liar" Williams falsified a story about war completely? I feel terrible for the writers family, having to be name associated with them. Personally i think this person needs to find a new career because nobody should be proud of this article.
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