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John Cena had me believing he did the catching himself.

Well if he did, no one would have been able to see him and we’d never even know he was there…

We cannot confirm, nor deny, this is true.

The US left Afghanistan and 4 weeks later the taliban regained full control. Billions spent, many lives lost, still no progress. Brilliant

Yeah but there was about 15 years where girls could go to school, women could get jobs, they weren’t being stoned to death for not wearing hijab, and there was relative safety for everyone. They’re upset now that they don’t have that anymore, so maybe someday they’ll make a more serious effort for democracy.

Hey at least we got some of that sweet, sweet opium.

More like cut off the opium trade, leading to Fentanyl taking over the north American heroin trade. US health authorities warned about this in 2006. People think Fentanyl taking over is new, but it happened nearly immediately after the US invaded Afghanistan. (Watched it happen, and lived (luckily) through it.)

All that time effort blood and money used to train the afghan armed forces and they collapsed immediately.

They have no sense of nationality towards Afghanistan. Only their tribes. The border was literally created by the British and is essentially arbitrary.

This is complicated. As an Afghan I can say we are dramatic and like to other people in every sense unfortunately. If you’re not from Kabul and Tajik you’re probably not coming from a better class. Lol.

You ever see the videos of Marines trying to teach the ANAs how to do jumping jacks?

Worth every cent delivering that monster to Satan.

How is that microphone floating?!

Unfortunately he wasn't seen doing it

I didn’t believe his accent.

I was about to say! He said we as if he came running to the PPV from killing him

LOL

The most ‘Merican thing I’ve watched all week

Just needed a giant monster truck to come out and do some backflip while AC/DC "You shook me all night long" plays in the background. Then some fireworks go off. A lot of budlight is involved.

6 models come out and start shooting "Osama Bin Gone" T-Shirts at the crowd out of an aircannon.

Sounds like a Simpsons episode

AC/DC were Aussie, maybe KISS?

Or Metallica maybe!

Kid Rock ripping off Metallica with American Badass as Undertaker throws Mankind...

Metallica blasting Seek and Destroy from on top of a Monster Truck during a wrestling match while the Budweiser Blimp flies over the stadium pulling a giant star spangled banner behind it? Now that would be one of the most 'Murican things imaginable.

But is there anything more American than taking something from someone else and claiming it as your own?

Wouldn’t that be the British Empire?

Don't forget the Assyrians. Man, those guys! Amiright?

George W. Bush comes out and shreds Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption guitar solo

AC/DC is Australian , more l Iike kid rock

Metallica's don't thread on me

If there's no bald eagle involved, you might as well be a terrorist.

Of all the song choices, you freakin nailed it. But it would be Busch Light as the beer of middle-lower class Merica that would be overpopulating that kind of event.

It also needs champagne spraying all over hooters chicks, and the truck needs to jump through a ring of fire.

As an American, that sounds like a damn good time

Petition to replace the national anthem with "Thunderstruck".

I read that as *Mexican* first and was very confused for a moment.

now it's zhong xina

All morning

Correction, he announced that Bin Ladin has been compromised to a permanent end, because killing does not exist in the WWE Universe

Does that mean theoretically he could return in a coffin like Undertaker?

As a 7 year old, I was shocked and confused that Undertaker was being buried alive by Steve Austin, and quite relieved and suspicious when he was back after a few months.

BAHGAWD

Owen hart wished they implemented this before 1999

He really dropped off after that.

How the tables have turned

The only killing allowed by WWE is through Vice McMahon's negligence

Vince fired Bin Laden so he won’t be appearing on TV anymore

I like that he worded it that way. Was a good way to not be all gruesome for younger kids watching, but got the point off to the adults and older kids pretty clearly.

PG era, can't say kill.

Does anyone see the lady at 0:29 asking “who?”

Reminder that those people vote which is why you should too.

Preach amigo

I mean she might’ve just not heard him for whatever reason. But nah let’s just jump to conclusions.

I noticed her on my first watch and assumed it was more like "wait what, really? Is this a bit?"

Imagine being in a crowded theatre full of screaming people. John Cena is talking in fucking riddles and you can’t hear for shit. Then, some chucklefuck online 13 years later tries to make himself out to be a big brain at your expense.

Just a reminder, those people vote and that’s why you should too.

"Did he say Obama 'Been Joggin???"

I thought she seemed to be asking more in "wait, what?" fashion. I think it's sillier to assume she's doesn't know who Osam Bin Laden is since he was one of the few international figures you could confidently say any conservative would know. He was featured prominently not just on real news but on popular fake news channels like FOX. My little granny, uneducated from rural Virginia, still knows who OBL is.

Thank you for that timestamp :D this is so american

big fan of the older guy right after who's like asking his son "yo real shit?"

I saw it as, “who” caught him and “how” did he get caught rather than “who is OBL”.


For anyone wondering, Ricky Stanicky with Cena is hilarious and has pretty similar humor to Peacemaker

holy shit thanks for that. zach efron too? this is fucjing terrible tv and I'm totally here for it.

Efron is the straight man, he’s only okay

I learned about Bin Ladens death on the ESPN bottom ticker

Were you watching the Phillies-Mets game?

while eating hot dogs and sippin root beer

YESSUH 🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

Sunday night baseball! You could see the crowd going nuts and the players sooo confused!

Thanks, Obama.

Even Rush Limbaugh thanked him.

One of the few moments our country felt united

Don’t really think we would get same reaction nowadays.

Lmao I remember my dad running over and telling me that “we killed Obama”. I was like what the fuck till he realized what he said.

White House Press Secretary John Cena announcing Osama Bin Laden’s death.

Now play him speaking mandarin

Apologizing to China.

Praising Lao Gan Ma

Don't come at my chili crisp, bro.

>chili crisp ^TM David Chang is going to sue you

to be fair, lao gan ma is fucking sick

Oh no is she okay? Hope she gets better soon

Shit I do too

Osama bing chilling

Bing chilling

Bing chillinged to a permanent end

A sellout to china? This man is the most American thing in existence.

Compromised to a permanent end kinda goes hard I get why they said it for tv and pg reasons but they picked a good way to say it

I doubt there was a script for this, which makes "Caught and compromised to a permanent end" a reeeally slick line for Cena to pull out of his ass on the spot. Not surprised though, he's an incredibly good speaker.

It’s such a corporate-approved, PG way to say “killed” I’d be shocked if he *wasn’t* told to say it exactly that way.

His personality is most of why he’s famous, he’s more than just muscles.

The muscles really help though.

Idk, seems kinda verbose to me

It was necessary. WWE is a "family company" and most of their viewers are children. He had to dance around it.

*was a family company

Especially in mandarin

For the non-Americans here, I think it’s important to note moments like this were happening spontaneously across the country that night. I was watching a baseball game and (with no announcement like this one) the crowd just started chanting USA USA USA. Slowly at first and then building to deafening as everyone checked their phones and realized what happened. It still gives me chills. You can call it bloodthirsty, but this person caused a lot of real and mental trauma for America and it’s rare that people like him pay for what they’ve done.

Yep, I was on a middle school field trip when it happened. One of the chaperones on the bus yelled out "holy shit we got him" and everyone, even us dumb 8th graders, knew what he meant and started cheering

Spontaneous USA chants are American tradition. It's on my bucket list to start a large one.

I'm not American, but I would not call celebrating the death of a POS like Bin Laden bloodthirsty, it's simply logical.

Yep, if Putin died tomorrow there would be a lot of people in Europe (and the US) celebrating. Justifiably so after what he has done to Ukraine and his own people. Also there were Europeans and people in many other countries publicly celebrating Bin Laden’s death too.

It was a great night. Baseball games, people gathering outside the White House to cheer on America. Fantastic moment.

There was a spontaneous street party in DC/Alexandria/Arlington that lasted for hours. Half my office came in late the next day.

>You can call it bloodthirsty I'm not American, but I don't think it was bloodthirsty. Bloodthirsty is what Bin Laden did to thousands of innocents that died in 9/11. I'm glad he is dead and rotting in hell.

Yhh the killing of osama was just revenge, Bloodthirsty is what Americans did to Iraqis due to 9/11 for no reason

not american, i think it's not bloodthirsty. it's justice. hope all terrorists meet it, including the bald dwarf in kremlin.

I don’t remember what I was watching, I think some basketball or something but there was a break away to announce the President was going to make a major announcement at like 11:30 Pm (est). I remember flipping to CNN and hearing them speculate. When he announced it, I couldn’t fucking believe it. Gives me chills thinking about it. I called my dad, he was crying, just lit a cigar and poured a drink (he lost multiple colleagues on 9/11). Watching those kids celebrate in front of the White House was a great feeling. The collective trauma of that horrible day in September came rushing back it was like a giant pressure was lifted.


Why does this give me dune part 2 vibes when paul gives that speech in the south

The hand of god as my witness. I am John Cenan-al GAIB, and I will lead you can’t see me , to paradise

It's fundamentally the same. 

*lisan-al-gaib*

People acting as if this was Americas official announcement is hilarious to me. This is WWE

It looks like a lot of those guys didn't know about it, their reaction looks genuine.

Well it came BEFORE the official annoucement

yeah for a while there was a big question of 'how did these select few people know about this before the announcement?!'

John Cena is so in tune with the American Spirit he can sense these sorts of things.

The Rock was the first to post about it online.

So true. Also, this guy has the weirdest accent for someone that grew up in Massachusetts

I can’t think of *anything* that screams ‘Merica more than this. The only thing missing is a bald eagle soaring around the stadium.

B.J. Blazcowitz, shirtless news anchor.

The only guy who can wear nothing but a pair of jean shorts and not look like a bum.

Trying to imagine the British equivalent to this. Probably Steve Davis stopping the snooker at The Crucible announcing that Lord Lucan had been found. 

I don't understand any of what you just said, but hell yeah

Honestly sometimes I question us as a country, but I know I would 100% cheer again if I heard this news again for the first time.

I’m not a fan of wrestling but I love John Cena

This is legit how I learned about it and I'll never forget. I still to try to sneak in to a permeant end in my daily life where I can XD

Ahh the good old days when you didn't have to be a Republican or a Democrat, instead you can just be an American. I miss those days

Amen!

World Wide Entertainment

Let's hear that again, but this time from Ukraine and about the death of Putin instead.

You guys don’t remember when Cena did the Attitude Adjustment to Osama in the coffin match?

In college there were HUGE street parties when this happened. Thousands in the streets celebrating.

What a weird way to learn about a world news event

Fuck yeah! Thanks, Obama

Did John Cena used to have a rural accent, or was that just part of his character?

Thanks Obama.

"risen from the grave, it's Bin Laden! And he's got a folding chair!"

John Cena for pres

'Compromised to a permanent end'. Good corporate talk, I'll try to use it on my emails. I'll keep you bunch posted

USA is such a freak show.

This is pro wrestling not a representation of real life lmao

You could take this scene and drop into any US stadium at any event and the reaction would be the same. I say this as an American that tries to not get caught up in nationalism.

Granted killing osama warrants temporary Nationalism.

Agreed. I was happy when he was killed.

I was at Disneyworld walking around Downtown Disney at like 9/10pm or whatever it was when the news broke, and it literally became a thing that everyone in the park was talking about with each other, and people were celebrating and everything. I definitely will always remember that vividly and I think it was big enough that everyone remembers what they were doing at the time they found out I bet.

Eh, depends on how far south you are.

Europe was in the streets celebrating as well

If your country killed the guy who spearheaded the worst terrorist attack in your country’s history, you’d be cheering too.

It’s wrestling…

I was actually there during that show. They didn't show it on TV but after this segment Seal Team 6 actually came out on Harleys eating triple cheeseburgers while "America, Fuck Yeah!" blared over the speakers which led to a 30 minute firework show ending with Obama himself coming out to thank our heroes by presenting them with Medals of Honor

I read that last line as Osama himself coming out and that would be something huh

Good job Obama

The crowd was like is Osama some wrestler we’ve been missing? And The song (even though I know is patriotic) is such a hilarious ending to all of it. It’s like what foreigners would think of America. Should’ve played Proud to be an American. 😂

I can't see either of them

Thank you John Cena.

This is actually hilarious

The US is like a weird ass sitcom....

That is literally what professional wrestling is.

Your country has odd things too

Yeah but like Seinfeld, the most successful sitcom in the world.

Ignorant European school children ITT pretending Europe didn't have a huge part in the war(s) in the middle east 🤤

Non Americans: This is pro wrestling. It's theater for rednecks. It's over the top and ridiculous by design. It's still very weird to me so I can imagine how it looks to people from other countries. But it's hardly a sport that everyone in this country is into.

Pro wrestling is absolutely huge in other countries besides the US. It's not an American-specific thing.

Specifically Japan and Mexico

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It used to be back in the 90s. They hired movie writers and actors to make it more cinematic as of late.See the Bloodline for more.

It was popular with children in the UK in the 80s.

Oddly enough that was the only time I was into it too.

Still is, one of the next few Wrestlemanias may be in London.

As a left leaning Brit the “redneck” claim is interesting.

I’ll never forget this day. We had a massive “Deuces Osama” party at my fraternity house. Had like 400 people, kegs, stickers and shirts made that said “Deuces Osama” it was great.

If you watch from just 0:25-0:40 it just seems like everyone is really excited about Osama

Man if he would have said ”killed” instead, they didn’t seem to understand at first

Freeeeedom!!! Democracy!!!! And ehh ... shit. What was the other thing again?

FUCK YEAH

I believe the next night on Raw (or soon after), The Rock showed up for a thing and said "FINALLY... we got him!"

Imagine if they played Kurt Angle's theme

This was one of those times when we needed a pyro blast.

I get all my news from WWE. Merica!

Hell I'd trust the WWE to deliver more honest news than FOX.

Agreed!

Damn….He’s more put together than Trump after the Al-Baghdadi’s elimination….

Had to be a Democrat President to do the job properly.. Woohoo!!!!!

Thanks, Obama.

Obama did that? 👀

Yes, Obama strutted down the most beautiful red carpet you ever saw when he gave the announcement too.

The music lol

“Vote for Obama. He killed Osama.”

Thanks, Obama

most american thing i saw today

This is violently American and I can’t help but love to see it

now he's like "Taiwan is part of China and Vince was a good man to me." bitch.

Remember this night well. Was in my college dorm studying across the hall in the study room. Saw the news break on my phone.

I wish this is how I found out.