ESPN's 'Parden The
Interuption' Rips Billy & Chuck Wedding Angle
September 9, 2002
Transcript
of ESPN's PTI. [Thanks to Joey B. for sending this to
us.]
Wilbon: "Are you surprised that the WWE will be marrying two gay wrestlers in the ring on Thursday night?"
Kornheiser: Ok, yes I am surprised and I'm offended and it's smarmy and it's cheap.
Wilbon: Tell me why.
Kornheiser: Because they're not gay.
Wilbon: That's right.
Kornheiser: If they were actually gay that's fine, but they're not. They're playing gay...
Wilbon: Chuck and Billy
Kornheiser: They're playing gay so they're taking every cheap road to get ratings for the WWE.
Wilbon: Imagine that, wrestlers pretending to do something.
Kornheiser: But they're doing the...
Wilbon: It's offensive.
Kornheiser: It is. They're doing the cheap stereotype. Now you know what...
Wilbon: They're (WWE) done. They're done in this format. Now it will reinvent itself. Someone will reinvent it reshape and repackage it and bring it back in three years.
Kornheiser: Topless. Topless women wrestling.
Wilbon: You can't do that on cable
Kornheiser: Oh it can't?!
Wilbon: Well, pay per view.
Wilbon: "Are you surprised that the WWE will be marrying two gay wrestlers in the ring on Thursday night?"
Kornheiser: Ok, yes I am surprised and I'm offended and it's smarmy and it's cheap.
Wilbon: Tell me why.
Kornheiser: Because they're not gay.
Wilbon: That's right.
Kornheiser: If they were actually gay that's fine, but they're not. They're playing gay...
Wilbon: Chuck and Billy
Kornheiser: They're playing gay so they're taking every cheap road to get ratings for the WWE.
Wilbon: Imagine that, wrestlers pretending to do something.
Kornheiser: But they're doing the...
Wilbon: It's offensive.
Kornheiser: It is. They're doing the cheap stereotype. Now you know what...
Wilbon: They're (WWE) done. They're done in this format. Now it will reinvent itself. Someone will reinvent it reshape and repackage it and bring it back in three years.
Kornheiser: Topless. Topless women wrestling.
Wilbon: You can't do that on cable
Kornheiser: Oh it can't?!
Wilbon: Well, pay per view.
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