Comments by "John Crawford" (@JohnCrawford1979) on "Black Culture Unlocked" channel.

Not even sure people are surprised as much as wanting to get in their take. Shawn Michaels is probably the best at nicely talking about how gullible the WWE audience is, and adding how that's what he likes about it, because they keep coming back, filling the seats at the arenas and getting the eyeballs fixed on the TV, paying for the Pay Per Views, buying all the merch. And hey, the wresting YouTubers cash in as well - or at least get all the likes and views they know will come from talking about these wrestlers. Is it authentic? Well, the Rock has always been about selling himself, his gimmick, his brand. That has never changed, so that's at least commitment to the part, if not being authentic to what he's all about.
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@avalond1193 - That's kind of the point in wrestling. You think none of the people wrestling now aren't in it for the money and boosting their own brand? Wrestling is a business. Entertainment, sure, but all entertainment is a business. Hell, this channel wants the same thing and cares about its brand as well. YouTube is, after all, about views and likes.
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@THUGPUTIN - That 'if you smell' catch phrase has been used by so many wrestlers throughout the decades that it's impossible to say who the originator of it was. Likely didn't even begin in the WWE and was passed around among the various territories that came before WWE bought them out or buried them.
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@TimeJerk143 - Cena has not been around as long as the Rock. Besides, it only means that Cena's been sucking up to Vince McMahon longer than most. Not something to brag about.
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Which is why they continue to watch the shows, obsess over the YouTube videos, and comment in the comments section. They got you hook, line and sinker.
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@TimeJerk143 - no one cares but you, Cena fan Boi. Go play with your Cena doll
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Like you would give money to the charities that call, who either volunteer to do the calls, or at best minimum wage?
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@stuart3753 - Even outside of wrestling and politics (at least national politics, most everything about humanity is political in some way, be it because of family drama, and what plays out in civilized society, there's always the tale of two cities in life), a lot of people cover for people involved in all sorts of stuff. You are a hypocrite if you think WWE or the US government, or the current person claiming to be president are the only ones that have ever been involved in covering up for people, or permitting it, or even being involved in sick stuff. There's schools, churches, hospitals, cops, pretty much all businesses and corporations, that do just that on a daily basis. Much of human history can be told around who has been covering up for who on the world stage, or in whatever capacity of history you want to go down. Heck, you've probably covered for people yourself, and even had people cover for you. But like most hypocrites, you're going to say the crap you have covered up, or what people covered up about you comes out smelling like roses compared to WWE or the government's issues. Maybe so, but still a hypocrite to pretend like you can cast the first stone when you're guilty of covering for others, and have benefited from people covering for your follies in life.
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I grew up in the Hogan, Randy Savage, Andre the Giant era, as well as was going through high school back when Shawn Michaels was playing the whole Heartbreak Kid gimmick. So I also remember the whole Hollywood Hogan, NWO era of WCW, and between rivalry of WCW and WCW, as well as the console wars of SNES v. Genesis, that was a fun time to be a fan of both. But, after a while, you realize their all human, you realize that it's all business, and you grow up knowing you got your own business to get out there to make your own living. It's sad that today's fans don't understand this. Sure, enjoy the narratives, but realize, that's all they're trying to do, is build up a story and see which ones the hook the audience.
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@TimeJerk143 - If a promo falls in a forest, will anyone care? Nope. Cena is just a corporate mouthpiece himself, no better than the Rock. They all owe their careers to Vince McMahon anyways.
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@josephward4004 - it's the usual communism v capitalism. Those that either know how, or can respect the ability to make a profit lean toward capitalism. Those that can't and resent people making money lean toward communism.
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And here you are, giving them attention.
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Wrestling is acting, just you also do your own stunts live in the ring. It's all about the narrative.
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@tastingtea - all wrestling feuds are scripted. If CM Punk has a problem with that, he can go back to MMA.
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@itachi-bz5je - He's as fake as a Bill Clinton $3 bill. Some day, you'll be crapping on Cena like you do now with the Rock, because that's how the whole script goes. You all used to love Hulk Hogan, now he's the worst... or was, since now apparently the Rock is. Talk about easily programmable droids.
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@GAURAV25855ify - Cena also apologized to China.
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@itachi-bz5je - What is real life for a wrestler, whose job it is to keep up kayfabe, especially when in public? Their whole life is acting. Or did you really think Cena was just being humble to do the naked skit at the Oscar's? It's more like a humiliation ritual to make sure he's in good standing with his Hollywood handlers. But hey, prove me wrong, that you're not going to eventually hate Cena once he goes heel as Hollywood Cena and tells you what a stupid fool you were for believing he was 'real'. Maybe he'll say that naked in the ring and in Chinese.
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@theanimartist2299 - You mean Bing Qi Lin, which apparently means 'ice cream' in Chinese? I'll bet that's a time Cena wished he was invisible. 🤣😂🤣😂
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@Ben.SK2346 - the fact you likely wouldn't give to charity anyways, even if they were volunteers or barely getting paid for their time putting up with hypocritical crankers like you.
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@PoorDog69 - You have to consider wrestling is their life. Some, like Bret Hart, his father and brother in law were also in the business. Kayfabe rules supreme to the oldtimers and die-hard fans. For the Rock, that rings true because his father was in the business. Even Cody Rhodes is part of the 'royalty' of generational wrestling families who, while he'll talk about some things more open than wrestlers used to, he still has a fine line where he won't break kayfabe. They know where they get their money, they agreed to this sort of life, and they all have an understanding about protecting the business. Some of their real beefs are with anyone that doesn't know how to protect their opponent in the ring, and wrestlers they think are in some way doing damage to the business, of which breaking kayfabe is a big deal. That, and they get mad at anyone they think either has a better contract than them, or too big of a spotlight than their own. Which is why I pay no mind to any supposed rumor of a wrestler having a contract that they can never lose. Sure, they fudge things, like the Undertaker being claimed to be undefeated when he did have one or two losses. But no wrestler is going to go without a loss in their career. So rumors of a contract invincibility are just that, and usually brought on by whiny wrestlers that think it's their turn to get the spotlight.
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@flimsyankle6389 - Well, he knows he's a wrestler and an actor, and makes lots of money at both. That's a lot more than most people know about themselves, and are always trying to jump from one under-paying job to another and never being able to settle down or into something that allows them to have a life outside of whatever hat they wear at their job for the moment.
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Or, like Hollywood Hogan, NWO, and even the Rock playing heel, you play to what draws in the largest audience. That's really the point of wrestling, not so much the wrestling, but drawing in an audience, and making sure those stories and their personas live rent free in the minds of the audience. Love them or hate them, it's all good, as long as you keep watching to see what happens next.
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@beejj6190 - a black sheep is still a sheep. Heard your cliches before too, so talk about a case of the pot and kettle. For it's amazing how many times people, when frustrated others don't agree with them, or side with someone other than them, call those other people sheep. It's like the devil mad because he gets tossed to him the feisty, rambunctious goats while Jesus gets the pick of all the gentle, trusting lambs. 😏
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And yet John Cena's no better than Dwayne Johnson. He's following the same path, trying to be that nice guy that will do everything to keep fame, including bowing to China and humiliating himself by showing up naked at the Oscars.
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@chrisruth7057 - You mean he's a human being afterall. OMG! Who woulda known that!
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@itachi-bz5je - oh please. He's a baby face. What do you expect? Just wait until he turns heel. Which they all do at some point in their career. Then you're going to be grumbling how he's a fake sellout worse than Hogan and the Rock.
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@itachi-bz5je although Cena has sold himself to China and Hollywood already. Just wait for him to turn into Hollywood Cena. Maybe he'll wrestle in the nude to keep his Hollywood handlers pleased with him.
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@TimeJerk143 - whoop-dee-doo. Guess what? No one cares but you, Cena fanboi. Go fap to his naked Oscar appearance like a good little Cena jerk-boi.
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