You know what i have noticed about WWE and Vince they have dont care what they say about religion or death as a matter of fact I think Vince may be an atheist because if u will lets look back.
1999: Undertaker crucifies people on his symbol (yes i know it's not a cross) mocking the crucifixtion of Jesus. The Undertaker and his Ministry could have gotten heat without doing this.
2006: WWE expoits the death of Eddie Guerrero on numerous occasions.
2006: The whole Shawn Michaels & "GOD" vs The McMahons story. This made me sick to my stomach and I turned it whenever this segment came on tv.
2010: CM Punk as a savior and acting like Jesus.
2011: The Jerry Lawler's mother comment
I think Vince and the writers should keep religion and death out of storylines I mean you dont see them making racist comments.
I couldn't disagree more.
1999: Undertaker crucifies his enemies. In no way was this done mockingly or intending to mock religion. It was an effort to install belief that The Undertaker was a powerful being who required sacrifice, as many other gods have throughout fable and myth and is mentioned many times in history. It was also typical of a Satanic cult that they would do things like this and blood rituals. Do a Google search on Crucifiction. It has nothing to do with Christianity or any other religion. Just because the cross is the symbol of the faith does not make it the most important part.
2006: Exploits is a funny word. Remembered is much better and when I remember Eddie I remember the heel Eddie or the Face Eddie that still Lied, Cheated and Stole his way to victory. Ask any religious authority where a man on the kayfabe path of Eddie Guerrero was headed and the answer will always be hell. The man loved playing the heel so why should he be remembered as anything other than a heel? The fact that they even brought him up in a high profile feud a year after his death is a mark of respect and in the end, Randy Orton who said those words was beaten by Mysterio. Mysterio throughout used the memory of Eddie as divine inspiration to lead him to the World Title. Sure, they could have done it without it all but it actually made for a great story.
2006: Shawn Michaels Vs God. Yes, I agree it was an awful thing to behold but is it really that offensive? No, not when you consider that this is happening every day all across the world.
In the Middle East, wars break out simply because one country worships a different deity. In the western world. Jewish kids are bullied in schools because they dress differently and christian kids are labeled bible bashers. Religion is now becoming the butt of the joke. How dare anybody have faith anymore?
Vince, as he always does, plays the ultimate bad guy representing what most people are like when it comes to religion. A true man of faith will look at the evidence against religion like the dinosaurs and the theory of evolution and the constant questioning "Why is there a God? Against all of that, a true man of faith will simply ask "Why isn't there a God?" It's called faith for that very reason. Shawn Michaels played that role. He took the mocks and jeers and stood tall for what he believed in and for every kids that has ever been bullied for his beliefs, he was a hero.
2010: CM Punk acting like Jesus... except he wasn't acting like Jesus. He was acting like a Prophet. There is a difference. There are many Prophets. They teach the way of either the cause or the religion... often times they are the same thing. When cause is seperated from religion then it becomes a cult. CM Punk's cause was the Straight Edge lifestyle and the reason his gimmick works so well is because everything he says is right... he just says it obnoxiously. Don't do drugs. Don't drink. Don't have promiscuous sex. Everything we are taught is the right way when we are children. It is life without rebellion. It is a purer lifestyle. And it makes him better than you. Now you boo. Not because he's Jesus but because he's insulting you.
2011: Jerry The King Lawler's Mother. Sadly, she passed away and I would like to take this moment to wish her a peaceful eternal rest. Has it crossed anyone's mind that the comment was handed to Cole by Lawler himself. Jerry's mother died. He's aware of it. He's coming to terms with it and by all accounts I'm pretty sure it wasn't a huge shock for his family with her suffering from a long time illness and of an age of over 90 years old. People have lost parents in much more harrowing ways and Jerry would be the first to admit that I'm sure. Lawler is an old school guy and of the belief that you shouldn't fake it when you can make it real. Something that makes the best feuds better. Cena/Rock is heading down that road. Nobody came up to The King and said, "Can we insult your dead mother, Jerry?" Jerry, in all likelihood, suggested it himself. Sure, it's cheap heat but it felt real. If King has resisted all of Cole's taunts so far along the way why would he snap to one of them now? (Kayfabe) He's heard it all before but until now it's been about him professionally. (Kayfabe) This was unforgivable and down right low. (Kayfabe) It shows perfectly the kind of man Cole has become (kayfabe)
I took nothing from the comment made by Cole other than renewed interest in something I haven't been interested in seeing. I like Cole's character but I'm not really keen to see him in a match. It made it seem personal. That comment will become a big part of that bit of Wrestlemania. It makes the thing bigger and better. People die. That isn't an insensitive observation to make. Cole didn't say anything truly hurtful. He didn't express his glee at her passing. He simply used King's emotion that he has let his mother down against him. You'd see that in any film or TV show. No different here.
When my Mother dies. I will remember everything about her. Her emotions especially. She's a tough woman. She wouldn't get worked up over small things. She certainly won't get worked up over facts. If I bring up my Grandmother who died a few years ago, she may cry a little as she remembers her and misses her but she will make sure that I've not ruined her day by mentioning her. I'm pretty sure my Gran hasn't been hurt by my acknowledgement of her death here either... I'm pretty sure that if she is looking down on us, she's well aware that she's dead.
When I die, I hope to God that my sense of humour doesn't go. Or my sense of rationality.
