Here we go again. Two parties that are either playing with each other online to see how fans react or scorned co-wokers with different views.
Either way, Twitter has given wrestlers from the past and present an opportunity to air out some dirty laundry.
It seems to me, almost every week, I am hopping onto B/R and writing about a Twitter feud between wrestlers hating on wrestlers, hating on WWE or TNA, or hating on celebrities.
Ultimately, the feuds last a few weeks at most and then fade into obscurity just in time for a new one to begin. So for those of you that have grown tired of Scott Steiner's rants about Hogan, Bischoff, and TNA, this one is for you.
Over the weekend, Y2J, took to Twitter and posted the following:
Good news! Just signed a deal with Methuselah...I'm gonna wrestle until I'm 946 years old! Hurrah! Congrats fans, you got what u wanted!
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) May 20, 2012
If you are wondering what Methuselah means, don't bother looking it up, I have done the research for you.
According to Wikipedia.com, "Methuselah is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Extra-biblical tradition maintains that he died on the 11th of Cheshvan of the year 1656, at the age of 969"
Yes, the reference is a bit dated and inside, but it still caught the eye of its intended recipient as William Regal responded.
Good news! Just signed a deal with Methuselah...I'm gonna wrestle until I'm 946 years old! Hurrah! Congrats fans, you got what u wanted!
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) May 20, 2012
Perhaps I need to invent some new stuff you can steal from me!@IAmJerichoHowever, this was not the end of the exchange as you can see below:
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) May 20, 2012
That would be great since you've done nothing new for years RT @RealKingRegal Perhaps I should invent some new stuff you can steal from me!Regal did respond, however his tweet was a bit longer than the 140 characters that Twitter allows. Ultimately, I had to pull his response from TwitLonger.com, which does not allow for embedding. Unfortunately, you will just see it in quotes:
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) May 20, 2012
While the likes of Chris Jerico and some of his worthless friends make a big production of passing the torch,I just do as I always do without fanfare and truly encourage,train and mentor the younger talent.How dare I call help without getting credit heaped on me.Shame,regal,Shame.
Ultimately, these two could just be ribbing each other. However, there is some truth behind Regal's last statement as he truly has been putting people over silently for most of his career and it's gone virtually unnoticed, while many others have been given props by fans for coming back to help out the future.
Granted, Regal's career pales in comparison to that of Jericho, but it doesn't change the fact that Regal is good for the business and the future of the WWE. Unfortunately, we may never learn the reasoning behind this online spar, but it did give us some insight into the career of William Regal.
source: bleacherreport.com