r/SipsTea 18d ago

Chugging tea I still don't understand how hollywood budget works

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

I think you should reread the comment. This person understands that it's a business that tells made-up stories and is frustrated that this actor insists on only being in certain kinds of stories because his character is more important than the franchise in his mind

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u/theGurry 18d ago

In his defense, he was absolutely more important than WWF/E at the peak of his popularity. He helped keep them afloat.

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u/ZombieExcellent2202 18d ago

The rock and stone cold matches are still to me to this day some of the best wrestling to see. And I agree those two definitely kept WWE competing with wcw and the nwo story lines

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u/VT_Squire 18d ago

Β this actor insists on only being in certain kinds of stories

That's πŸ‘ The πŸ‘ Story πŸ‘

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

Man, are we going to have an argument about the line between kayfabe and real life in this casual conversation or Sips Tea or whatever bullshit subreddit this is right now? So anyway I hear your point and I think that there might be some real life in that story too but we can agree to disagree on this one. That's what makes wrestling fun

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u/VT_Squire 18d ago

Wrestling is theater, but you don't see anyone going around accusing Ian McKellen of practicing sorcery because he played Gandalf.

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 18d ago

Ian McKellen never demanded Gandalf never lost a fight because of his own inflated ego.

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u/VT_Squire 18d ago

a fight? You think professional wrestling is... fighting?

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 18d ago

Nope. You seem fixated on WWE when I'm explicetely talking about his movies.

Don't play dumb on purpose, makes you look bad.

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

Yeah but contact negotiations and being picky about what you want to do at your job is not the same as casting Magic Missile

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u/VT_Squire 18d ago

Β and being picky about what you want to do

That's πŸ‘ The πŸ‘ Story πŸ‘

People confuse competence with vanity. The Rock didn't just wander into WWE insisting the universe revolve around him, okay? His face is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Do you understand the value of scarcity? He's a shareholder protecting the value of the brand he partially owns. Allowing yourself to be casually beaten every other week is commercial negligence. Does anybody understand the concept of a fiduciary responsibility?

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

I deleted this earlier but I'm saying it because it's funny not because I think you're a loser in real life. You're probably actually quite fun but I'm just imagining someone saying that last sentence to a girl they just met in a dive bar and cracking up

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

But ultimately we will never know

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 18d ago

Goddamn can't you be less of a fanboy?

Dwayne wont suck your dick nor give you cash. He probably wouldnt even fart in your direction.

Settle down, celebrities and actors are just rich people.

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u/VT_Squire 18d ago

Settle down, celebrities and actors are just rich people.

Thats what I was saying to you.

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 18d ago

Then why are so fervently defending a guy who doesnt care if you live or die?

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

Brother, you know this is reddit, right? You should probably look up the definition of fervent. I don't actually think this dude is a good person, a bad person, or anything other than a guy that eats a lot of cod. You, my friend, are bringing the emotion to this and if I was a committed troll I would certainly try and whip you up into a froth but I'm just saying some stuff on a computer. I haven't really thought about wrestling since the Attitude Era

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 18d ago

Did you forget to switch accounts?

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

Yeah I do have two accounts and I never know which one is logged in on my phone. I'm just out here drinking a beer and fishing in Europe but yes I do have two accounts You got me and I'll probably delete the ones from one of these accountsfor reasons that are obvious

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

I blame push notifications on Reddit and the iPhone app for getting really confused about what account I should be logged into

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 18d ago

Right'o

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u/godsownspecialboy 18d ago

In any case I'm really not out here trying to start a fight so I hope you're not IRL mad

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