4: A heel Ron Killings takes on racism
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To those new to TNA, they don’t often deal with sensitive storylines well…..or even coherently. As we saw in the last slide, TNA in its early years was infected by a slew of homophobia along with an unhealthy dose of sexism and racism.
One of the prime examples of TNA’s racial insensitivity was a storyline regarding current WWE Superstar R-Truth who wrestled in TNA under the name Ron Killings.
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The incident took place during the days of TNA’s weekly PPVs. NASCAR drivers Sterling Marlin and Hermie Sadler were in the ring when Kwik decided to interrupt – which was fairly normal since he was a heel. He came out and threatened to kick their asses while claiming that NASCAR drivers weren’t real athletes (a debate for another day). So far so good.
However, this is the point where things took a downward spiral with Hermie Sadler saying he couldn't take a man who was dressed like Kwik seriously. Brian Christopher (Grand Master Sexay) intervened on the racer’s behalf at this point and made allusions to “our people” and “your people” which had clear racial undertones.
What’s the cherry on this cake, you ask? The Alabama crowd cheered along with the borderline-racist storyline. Oh, and not to forget, Hermie Sadler later beat Ron Killings in a single’s match albeit with a dusty finish.
