R-Truth Is a Wascally Wabbit

Truth can keep imitating Bugs as long as we never see him in drag... on second thought, that might be cool!
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Did R-Truth's shtick look familiar to anyone Monday? If it didn't, I wouldn't be surprised. It hearkened back to some cartoons that are pretty old. Like, I'm talking old enough to have been around for a decade or so when my parents were kids. Looney Tunes reruns still get play today, but it feels like they're not nearly as popular as they were when I was a kid. But this isn't really a time to throw rocks at kids and yell at them to get off my lawn. It's to appreciate a really awesome thing that Truth did Monday.

WWE treads a fine line between insulting comedy and really funny, really goofy stuff that works. Obviously, this line is different for everyone, and given that I'm a fan of Chikara and some of the more absurd elements of PWG, maybe I'm not the best person to gauge as where the line actually is. That being said, there's a new study out there that suggests WWE's demographic is spread out a bit more evenly than was once thought, meaning there are more people who would remember Bugs Bunny with a smile. That wascally wabbit isn't a cultural icon for nothing.

The point is also that pro wrestling is hardly a place rife with cultural originality. A lot of the best stuff that has gone through the annals of WWE, WCW and the rest has been full of winks and nods to pop culture. So, if they're going to pick something to pay homage to (not transparently rip off, but pay homage to), why not make it something that's not only familiar to millions, but also pretty damn funny, regardless of generation as well?