HighspotJobber wrote:
I tend to think this might've been a topic left for wanting were it not for the fascinating responses. Good reading. For my two cents, I gotta say, there must be something to it( the notion of racism). It's certainly plausible that in Vince's mind it was little more than economics, but does anyone really believe there was no way he could have pushed some of those guys through the ceiling? I will agree with Moose in that Koko B. Ware probably wasn't racist( unless there's a sterotype about black guys carrying around tropical birds I'm unaware of). But I would bet the others were. Whether the motives behind it are for money or something darker( odd, that corporate greed is the lesser of two evils here), one has to find it odd that out of so many amazing black performers (both on mat and the mic, so that argument can't be made) over the last thirty or so years, the only one to get a superstar push is the one who really doesn't even look African American.
I don't think it is fair to use the term "corporate greed" here. He's not exploiting workers in 3rd world countries, he is making money to keep his company in business (so he can continue to supply us with entertainment).
Also, the Rock is not the only black wrestler to get the "superstar push." Booker T got it in WCW, and Lashley was on track for it before he left WWE. Ron Simmons got the equivalent of a "superstar push" before such a thing really existed.
