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posted on 6-29-2011 at 07:48 PM
Consolation Poll: Sable vs.
Here's where we get to console ourselves that Sable lost to not-Sable in round 1.
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posted on 6-29-2011 at 07:58 PM
I think Sable should be re-inserted back into the competition as a wild-card entry. At the start of round 3, take the person who LEAST deserves to be
there (Bertha Faye? Jaime Koeppe?) and put them up against Sable as a play-in.
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posted on 6-29-2011 at 08:07 PM
I'm all for that but I think the same inordinate amount of Sable-haters will strike again and she'll be doomed. But at least she could go
out with her head held high!
Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I can't see their ears means they don't wash. If they don't wash, they
stink, and if they stink, I don't want the son-of-a-bitch around me.
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posted on 6-29-2011 at 08:12 PM
Sable lost because there were more Sable haters than not. Throwing her back in is pretty much an 'usher some other person into the next
round' guarantee because it will play out the same.
This matchup though....guaranteed win for the lady.
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posted on 6-29-2011 at 08:26 PM
I'm voting for mabey.
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posted on 6-29-2011 at 08:31 PM
Laparka!
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posted on 6-29-2011 at 08:51 PM
"I'm a professional. I know exactly what I'm doing." - Jeff Hardy
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posted on 6-30-2011 at 02:53 AM
Victory.
Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I can't see their ears means they don't wash. If they don't wash, they
stink, and if they stink, I don't want the son-of-a-bitch around me.
drmuerto
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posted on 6-30-2011 at 03:24 AM
I smell a shut-out!
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posted on 6-30-2011 at 04:46 AM
I don't understand. I thought this was a thread about Sable, why do people keep posting pictures of horse saddles?
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posted on 6-30-2011 at 11:05 PM
As to saddles--
Ride em cowboy.
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posted on 7-6-2011 at 12:46 PM
Sable's Wikipedia entry -
quote:Rena Mero made her World Wrestling Federation debut as Sable at WrestleMania XII in March 1996, escorting Hunter Hearst Helmsley to the ring as
he took on the returning The Ultimate Warrior. Mero's first major angle as Sable involved her then real-life husband, who debuted at
WrestleMania XII as "Wildman" Marc Mero. The storyline started when Marc Mero witnessed Sable being mistreated by Helmsley backstage, so Marc Mero
attacked Helmsley and took Sable as his manager. She remained Mero's manager until his injury in 1997. Between 1997 and the time he returned
from his injury in 1998, Sable became popular on her own. In her next storyline, a returning Marc Mero (now known as "Marvelous" Marc Mero) became
jealous, refused to let Sable get any of the spotlight, and mistreated her. The duo entered into a feud with Luna Vachon and The Artist Formerly Known
as Goldust, which climaxed in a match at WrestleMania XIV in March 1998. Sable delivered a superkick to Goldust and executed a "Sable Bomb", a
version of the powerbomb, on Luna. She also delivered a TKO and pinned Luna to finish the match, with the crowd chanting Sable's name in the
background. At the following pay-per-view event, Unforgiven in April 1998, Sable lost to Luna in an Evening Gown match after being distracted by Marc
Mero.
After Marc's interference at Unforgiven, Sable came to the ring and challenged Marc to a match. Sable then kicked him in the groin and delivered
a Sable Bomb to get revenge. Sable eventually broke away from "Marvelous" Marc Mero, who debuted Jacqueline as his new manager, resulting in a
storyline feud between the two women. The two met in a bikini contest in July 1998 at Fully Loaded. Sable, only wearing impressions of hands painted
on her exposed breasts, won the contest. The next night on Raw however, Vince McMahon disqualified Sable from the previous night's contest
since she did not actually wear a bikini, and the match was then awarded to Jacqueline. In response, Sable gave McMahon the double finger. At
SummerSlam, Sable and her mystery partner, federation newcomer Edge, defeated Marc Mero and Jacqueline in a mixed tag team match.
Sable and Jacqueline faced off for the newly reinstated WWF Women's Title on the September 21, 1998 edition of Raw. Jacqueline claimed the title
after Marc Mero interfered. On November 15, 1998 at Survivor Series, she dropped the title to Sable, who won after powerbombing both Marc and
Jacqueline during the match. During this time, Rena had a guest appearance on an episode of the USA Network show Pacific Blue. Sable then briefly
entered a storyline where she was forced to play a subservient role to Vince and Shane McMahon, but the storyline was cut short.
Heel turn
In 1999, as part of a new storyline, Sable was attacked by a masked woman named Spider Lady, who turned out to be Luna. Sable defeated Luna in a Strap
match at the Royal Rumble after an assist from a planted female Sable fan, WWF newcomer Tori. Tori's debut signified a change in Sable's
persona. After the Rumble, Rena (under her Sable ring name) was featured as the cover girl for the April 1999 issue of Playboy. The issue was one of
the highest selling issues of Playboy ever. Surrounding the release of the issue, the Sable character turned heel by "going Hollywood" and having an
inflated ego. Rarely defending her title, Sable continually berated her fan Tori, and she feuded with both Tori and Luna Vachon (who had turned
face). She debuted a new catchphrase: "This is for all the women who want to be me and all the men who come to see me" and a dance move called "the
grind." The feud with Tori led to a match at WrestleMania XV. During the contest, Nicole Bass debuted as Sable's bodyguard and helped Sable
win the match.
Sable went on with Bass making Bass do all of her dirty work. Sable continued to hold the championship for almost 6 months, but on May 10, 1999, Debra
"won" the Women's Championship from Sable in an Evening Gown match. Normally in an Evening Gown match, the winner is the woman who forcibly
removes her opponent's dress, which Sable did. As part of the storyline, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels, however, ruled that the woman who had
lost her dress was the winner, making Debra the new Women's Champion. Off-screen, Sable was in a dispute with the WWF, which is why she was
stripped of the title on-screen.
Post�WWF (1999�2001)
In June 1999, Rena Mero quit the WWF and filed a $110 million lawsuit against the company, citing allegations of sexual harassment and unsafe working
conditions. She claims to have filed the lawsuit after refusing to go topless. During the course of the lawsuit, Vince McMahon counter-sued Rena
over control of the stagename "Sable". Mero reduced the amount she was seeking in damages, and they eventually settled out of court in August 1999.
Mero used her real name for her appearance in the September 1999 issue of Playboy. She was the first woman in history to be given two Playboy covers
in the same year. After her WWF exit, she made an on-camera appearance as an audience member on World Championship Wrestling's Nitro.
During this time, Mero made appearances on The Howard Stern Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. She also made appearances on television
shows such as Relic Hunter and First Wave and in the films Corky Romano as a female bouncer and Ariana's Quest. She released her autobiography,
entitled Undefeated in August 2000. She also released a comic book entitled The 10th Muse starring herself as a superhero. In May 2001, Mero was
given an advice column on CompuServe. On November 13 and November 14, 2001, she appeared as the on-camera "CEO" of the newly formed X Wrestling
Federation (XWF), but these were her only appearances with the company.
Return to WWE and departure (2003�2004)
Sable in 2003Mero returned to World Wrestling Entertainment on the April 3, 2003 episode of SmackDown!, reprising her role as Sable. Sable continued
to be a villain and heel and spent several months in a storyline with new Playboy covergirl Torrie Wilson. Sable followed Wilson down to her matches,
talked with her backstage, and on one occasion, she left Wilson in a tag match alone to fend for herself. Sable eventually challenged Wilson to a
showdown bikini contest at Judgment Day. After Sable got the bigger applause, Wilson removed another layer of clothing, and Special Guest Referee Tazz
declared Wilson the winner. After the match, Wilson went up to Sable and kissed her before exiting the ring. Sable then had an altercation with the
guest judge Tazz, dumping water on him on the following edition of SmackDown!, as a means of gaining revenge for declaring Wilson the winner.
Sable then feuded with Stephanie McMahon in a storyline in which she was Vince McMahon's mistress. Vince appointed Sable as Stephanie's
personal assistant against Stephanie's will, sparking the feud between the duo. During the feud, they competed in several catfights, a food
fight, a parking lot brawl in which Sable's bra was ripped off, revealing both her breasts on live television, and a match in which Sable
smacked a clipboard over Stephanie's head. At Vengeance, Sable defeated Stephanie after interference by her new ally, A-Train. At SummerSlam,
Sable accompanied A-Train in his match against The Undertaker, which he lost. After the match, The Undertaker held Sable so that Stephanie could use a
Spear attack on her. After SummerSlam, Vince and Sable focused on getting rid of Stephanie for good, so Vince made an "I Quit" match at No Mercy. In
the match, Sable slapped Stephanie and was involved in a scuffle with Linda McMahon.
Sable briefly became a face again when she appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine for the third time in her career. On the cover, she appeared with
fellow diva Torrie Wilson, making them the first WWE Divas to pose in Playboy together. Surrounding the release of the cover, the duo feuded with Raw
divas Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie, even though all four women were faces at the time. The two teams squared off at WrestleMania XX in an
Interpromotional Tag Team Evening Gown match, but the divas started the match in their underwear, making it more of a lingerie match. Sable and
Wilson were victorious. The change was rumored to have occurred because Sable had suffered damage to her breast.
Following WrestleMania XX, Sable quickly turned heel again and engaged in another short feud with Torrie Wilson. The feud culminated in a match at The
Great American Bash, which Sable won. Sable's final appearance in WWE was on SmackDown! when she, Dawn Marie, and Wilson accompanied Eddie
Guerrero to the ring in his lowrider. On August 10, 2004, WWE's official website announced that Sable and WWE had parted ways. Mero claimed
that she left the company to spend more time with her family.
Legacy
Mero, as Sable, was a pioneer of WWE Divas, that helped define the role of women in WWE during the 90's. Sable's popularity led to a
shift in the role of women in the WWE, as the promotion began to rely less on its female performers as simply eye candy and placed a greater emphasis
on female athletes who actually competed in matches. Her popularity marked the reinstatement of the WWE Women's Title, as well as the hiring of
more female wrestlers by the promotion. Sable became the first WWE female to proclaim herself as a 'Diva' during the April 19 edition of
Raw in 1999; the term proved popular and shortly thereafter became the official title for WWE's female performers, be they managers or
wrestlers. Having been one of the first female wrestlers to compete in such speciality matches as evening gown matches, and the first ever bikini
contest, in which she competed against Jacqueline, she was also the first WWE diva to pose for Playboy. Her edition was a huge success, and opened the
door for many other divas to pose for the magazine as well.
I really wish I had included this in her original voting thread. Not sure it would've led to a win but it may have swung a few votes. Does
that sound like the resume of someone who should've lost in the first round?
Fuck no. I'd say it's a better resume than 98% of the women in this competition will ever hope to reach.
Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I can't see their ears means they don't wash. If they don't wash, they
stink, and if they stink, I don't want the son-of-a-bitch around me.