Matt Hagan Is An ****** (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Jim
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I did not call him an a-hole. I called him an idiot for suggesting that the NHRA should be more like WWE. The moderator removed the word "idiot" from the subject.
WWE is phony. The "wrestlers" are working as actors playing characters developed by the writing staff. Their comments are scripted. You are not seeing the real person when you see them on TV. You are seeing an actor portraying a character. Would that really make the sport better?
Would it be better if NHRA renames him Hulk Hagan and has him wear tight leopard skin driving suits with a mane of long blond hair? Should they invent story lines to create phony feuds between drivers?
NHRA interviews are already scripted enough with every driver running through a list of sponsors while they repeat a string of cliches. The last thing we need is drivers trying to act like they are WWE.
John Farce Racing
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Who was it that said years ago "It don't matter what they say or write about you as long as they pronounce or spell your name right".Speaking of tough guys,
I recall a story told by the Drastic Plastic Funny Car owner/driver that his car had broke or had problems on the warm up, missed the first of two qualifiers at a Chicago Style race at Great Lakes Drag O Way and with the imminent coming of a for-sure rain shower passing thru it was going to end the qualifying session (and it did) until the track dried and then they were to go right into first round, that the Drastic Plastic owner/driver asked the seven or eight pairs of cars in front of him (most all big name for the time and not from the area) and they had already posted solid runs and most ALL declined to move (with the exception of the Chi Town Hustler and a few others) so he could squeeze thru and get his one lap in,none other than Dale Creasy Sr walked back thru the center of the run up area and 'explained' to all who werent moving as he went to the end of the line that THAT car at the end was coming forward and told the owner/driver of the Drastic Plastic to get strapped in and to pull forward NOW,and it was as though the parting of the sea so to speak. Lots of commotion and jostling around by the others all the while strapping in and rolling forward at the same time. And he got his run in.
Those days are gone,no WWE needed.
I recall a story told by the Drastic Plastic Funny Car owner/driver that his car had broke or had problems on the warm up, missed the first of two qualifiers at a Chicago Style race at Great Lakes Drag O Way and with the imminent coming of a for-sure rain shower passing thru it was going to end the qualifying session (and it did) until the track dried and then they were to go right into first round, that the Drastic Plastic owner/driver asked the seven or eight pairs of cars in front of him (most all big name for the time and not from the area) and they had already posted solid runs and most ALL declined to move (with the exception of the Chi Town Hustler and a few others) so he could squeeze thru and get his one lap in,none other than Dale Creasy Sr walked back thru the center of the run up area and 'explained' to all who werent moving as he went to the end of the line that THAT car at the end was coming forward and told the owner/driver of the Drastic Plastic to get strapped in and to pull forward NOW,and it was as though the parting of the sea so to speak. Lots of commotion and jostling around by the others all the while strapping in and rolling forward at the same time. And he got his run in.
Those days are gone,no WWE needed.
Huge
Nitro Member
I'm not going to get into the WWE controversy, but Hagan is a very nice, smart, classy guy and his teammates love working on his car. Back when the tour went from Epping to Bristol everyone had to pass through his hometown in Virginia, so Hagan would throw an appreciation party at his farm for the DSR crewmembers. There were DSR haulers and support vehicles lined up everywhere.
Well truthfully he's just a hired gun, a driver only. Like in football a QB is only as good as the O-line around him. With the $$ he's had backing him many people could be in his shoes.
Hmm....I never equated "smart" and "classy" with WWE or any other "pro" wrestling.
Nobody said he was a bad person, just that the notion of NHRA becoming more like WWE is not quite a desirable approach, to say the least.
Huge
Nitro Member
I don't either... that is why I said I wasn't getting into the WWE controversy. I was just sharing my view of what kind of guy I feel Hagan is as a person from what I have seen when I was around him. My comment had nothing to do with WWE. But I do think Hulk Hagan is the perfect nickname for him.
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Gravedigger? You got it. Think what an entrance that would be at the driver intros! Maybe Hagan is on to something!PLEASE STOP DIGGING .................
yoda
Nitro Member
Matt is Dead On Target with that entire comment.
WWE has taken a small audience, long lifespan event and turned it into a massive, multi-million dollar industry (outside of pharmaceuticals, it was one of VERY few industries/corporations that turned a PROFIT during the COVID years).
NHRA is still a boutique sport; heyday in the 70s is what keeps it buoyed today, but that hull is taking on water every year. Reliance on "The Circus" (nitro classes) to fill the stands is getting more difficult annually; meanwhile, WWE and its entertainment factor continues to increase profits AND fan base.
Professional drag racing needs SOMETHING to get it back in the forefront; look at the F1 series on Netflix to see the value of putting a niche sport in front of the general public. There is money on the table out there - NHRA has got to start thinking about how to rake that up.
WWE has taken a small audience, long lifespan event and turned it into a massive, multi-million dollar industry (outside of pharmaceuticals, it was one of VERY few industries/corporations that turned a PROFIT during the COVID years).
NHRA is still a boutique sport; heyday in the 70s is what keeps it buoyed today, but that hull is taking on water every year. Reliance on "The Circus" (nitro classes) to fill the stands is getting more difficult annually; meanwhile, WWE and its entertainment factor continues to increase profits AND fan base.
Professional drag racing needs SOMETHING to get it back in the forefront; look at the F1 series on Netflix to see the value of putting a niche sport in front of the general public. There is money on the table out there - NHRA has got to start thinking about how to rake that up.
Yep. Could go with "Bulk Hogan" maybe too. bulked up!I don't either... that is why I said I wasn't getting into the WWE controversy. I was just sharing my view of what kind of guy I feel Hagan is as a person from what I have seen when I was around him. My comment had nothing to do with WWE. But I do think Hulk Hagan is the perfect nickname for him.
