Post by Iceman on Jul 10, 2005 22:04:21 GMT -5
Stevie Richards on the 'bully' JBL
By David Agostino from WWE.com
July 7, 2005
“JBL had it coming,” claimed Stevie Richards. “It’s that simple.”
Nearly a month after JBL attacked The Blue Meanie at the end of ECW’s One Night Stand, Richards responded with a resounding chair shot Thursday night on SmackDown!
Richards, who was leading the return of the Blue World Order, then watched as his act of revenge opened up a serious and bloody gash on JBL’s head.
“That’s called a receipt,” Richards told WWE.com.
“At One Night Stand, JBL took a cheap shot and went into business for himself,” Richards said. “It was the lowest thing I’ve seen in my 14 years in the business. I was absolutely speechless and appalled at what he did that night, and I’m sure my sentiments are echoed not only throughout the locker room, but throughout wrestling’s entire fan base.
“But it doesn’t surprise me because that’s the type of bully JBL is,” Richards added. “And yes, I called him a bully, just like Meanie did years ago when he was released. But he’s a classic bully and there’s nothing I hate more than bullies, especially ones who take cheap shots.”
While Richards knows he can’t take away the pain his friend Blue Meanie suffered at the fists of JBL, Thursday night’s chair shot does give him some sort of closure.
“I busted him open like I’ve never seen anyone busted open,” Richards said. “We hurt him where it matters most. We embarrassed him on SmackDown!, his show. We showed the wrestling God he can go down any night.”
Still, Richards, who was part of that 11-person WWE Draft Lottery trade, will obviously watch his back as he shares a locker room with JBL every week.
“I’m expecting to get my ass kicked by JBL,” Richards said. “But right is right and wrong is wrong. What he did was dishonorable and had to be answered.”
Richards also finds it strange that WWE never so much as gave JBL a slap on the wrist for his actions. Richards is now keeping his fingers crossed that WWE doesn’t respond to his response.
“Knowing my luck, they’ll come down on me for that chair shot,” Richards said. “But that’s fine. In fact, since this week seems to be a big one for releases, they can go ahead and let me go. I know I did what was right.
By David Agostino from WWE.com
July 7, 2005
“JBL had it coming,” claimed Stevie Richards. “It’s that simple.”
Nearly a month after JBL attacked The Blue Meanie at the end of ECW’s One Night Stand, Richards responded with a resounding chair shot Thursday night on SmackDown!
Richards, who was leading the return of the Blue World Order, then watched as his act of revenge opened up a serious and bloody gash on JBL’s head.
“That’s called a receipt,” Richards told WWE.com.
“At One Night Stand, JBL took a cheap shot and went into business for himself,” Richards said. “It was the lowest thing I’ve seen in my 14 years in the business. I was absolutely speechless and appalled at what he did that night, and I’m sure my sentiments are echoed not only throughout the locker room, but throughout wrestling’s entire fan base.
“But it doesn’t surprise me because that’s the type of bully JBL is,” Richards added. “And yes, I called him a bully, just like Meanie did years ago when he was released. But he’s a classic bully and there’s nothing I hate more than bullies, especially ones who take cheap shots.”
While Richards knows he can’t take away the pain his friend Blue Meanie suffered at the fists of JBL, Thursday night’s chair shot does give him some sort of closure.
“I busted him open like I’ve never seen anyone busted open,” Richards said. “We hurt him where it matters most. We embarrassed him on SmackDown!, his show. We showed the wrestling God he can go down any night.”
Still, Richards, who was part of that 11-person WWE Draft Lottery trade, will obviously watch his back as he shares a locker room with JBL every week.
“I’m expecting to get my ass kicked by JBL,” Richards said. “But right is right and wrong is wrong. What he did was dishonorable and had to be answered.”
Richards also finds it strange that WWE never so much as gave JBL a slap on the wrist for his actions. Richards is now keeping his fingers crossed that WWE doesn’t respond to his response.
“Knowing my luck, they’ll come down on me for that chair shot,” Richards said. “But that’s fine. In fact, since this week seems to be a big one for releases, they can go ahead and let me go. I know I did what was right.
