Apr 10th 2008 By Tom Radler

When TV Reporters Get Attacked: The Clip Show

Chances are you've seen John Stossel getting smacked by a wrestler -- but like the "Mona Lisa," the beauty of that piece of art never seems to fade. Stack up a bunch of classic TV-reporter bungles and it's as refreshing as a "Happy Days" end-of-season wrap-up.

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Tags: news - reporters - television

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Thursday 10 April

By Sheila

Neutral

What the heck was that jumping on the one dude's crotch? If it was a squirrel, insert the standard joke here.

Sunday 13 April

By jf cruse

Neutral

ROBIN MEADE ROCKS NONE NOPE NONE SEXYER

Sunday 13 April

By Rick Redmond, Chicago

Neutral

Okay, the one where the reporter gets hit by the plane wing is not funny. That pilot dipped intentionally and I would be highly surprised if that guy actually lived through that!

Sunday 13 April

By Ron

Neutral

So the wrestler used an open hand slap. Fact is, the wrestler assaulted a reporter. Therefore he should be behind bars. Wrestling is nothing more than a circus act. The outcome has been planned and rehearsed long before the show is put on.

Sunday 13 April

By Spike

Neutral

I'd like to see chris Matthews get the shit kicked out of him on Hardball.That would be great.I bet Zell Miller would be willing an able to deck matthews

Sunday 13 April

By Justin

Neutral

That wrestler part was news? That happened years ago.

Someone questioned one of the original astronauts (Neil Armstrong I believe) about the moon landing claiming it was fake, and the astronaut punched him in the face. Is that assault? Obviously not, since he wasn't charged. The same goes for the wrestler.

Sunday 13 April

By alissa

Neutral

I still wonder why John Stossel never filed assault and battery charges.

Sunday 13 April

By Alika

Neutral

REPORTERS SOMETIMES GO BEYOND WHAT THEY SHOULD,JUST
TO MAKE A STORY INTERESTING OR SOMETHING IT ISN'T!AND
THAT SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY,DON'T MAKE SOMETHING
THAT ISN'T THERE!

Sunday 13 April

By William Opunui

Neutral

THAT REPORTER MUST'VE PUSHED HIS LUCK,AND GOT WHAT
HE DESERVED!

Sunday 13 April

By tod meuir

Neutral

So called "professional troglodytes..oops..wrestlers" are nothing but simian throw back losers with I.Q of a empty windex bottle. How very lame and stupid this so calle "sport" is and even worse the morons that are in it.

Sunday 13 April

By Ramone

Neutral

"Dr. D" David Schultz slapped John Stossel in 1984. This aired on 20/20 as a report on wrestling secrets.. Supposedly he was told to slap Stossel by WWF officials. Stossel sued the WWF & they settled for $425,000.

Ron, I'd like to see you try and wrestle, then you'd see how much of a "circus act" it really is. The finishes are scripted, but so are many boxing matches (i.e. using tomato cans to artificially build a big win record & the whole thing of)& people still refer to that as a sport.

Sunday 13 April

By clynn wilkinson

Neutral

i wonder how many people that did not know what is fake and what is not. most of the hot tv shows are fake. the winners and heros are known earlier. that is why they are fake.so what is fake. obamer says he is not a raciest but i believe he is faking. try to look good and talk good. wreatlers should be treated the same as the other actors. put on a show and forget what is real. surely you do not believe some of those idiots are americans idols.

Sunday 13 April

By clynn wilkinson

Neutral

i wonder how many people that did not know what is fake and what is not. most of the hot tv shows are fake. the winners and heros are known earlier. that is why they are fake.so what is fake. obamer says he is not a raciest but i believe he is faking. try to look good and talk good. wreaslers should be treated the same as the other actors. put on a show and forget what is real. surely you do not believe some of those idiots are americans idols.

Sunday 13 April

By The Man

Neutral

Would have been cool had the reporter had pepper spray and shot that punk wrestler in the face and kicked the crap out of him. Real tough guy wasn't he? Had that been me it would have been my mission to beat his ass with a ball bat when he wasn't expecting it. What a sorry loser

Sunday 13 April

By heidi

Neutral

the reporter is pretty ugly

Sunday 13 April

By Bill

Neutral

lol. Why do people STILL feel the need to enlighten everyone on how pro wrestling is scripted in the year 2008? Everyone knows what it is a$$hole.

Sunday 13 April

By thesby

Neutral

that news reporter should of hit that wrestler back unless he's a punk coward.that was toliet waste that was put on that lady news reporter.

Sunday 13 April

By Scott Carlson

Neutral

Stossell asked a stupid Question actually it wasnt a question it was an accusation and David Schultz showed him what it was like to be clipped by a pro wrestler....Stossell should have known better and invited that little demonstration.
Fake or not, there is not one thing about pro wrestling thats EZ.
From Falling correctly to open hand smacks to body slams and suplexes, these guys take more bumps and hard knocks then stuntmen on a nightly bases and it does take its toll
Stossell a man who is smart should have been a little bit smarter

Sunday 13 April

By Scott Carlson

Neutral

Tod, Most of the Pro wrestlers I knew and knew of are very smart people...they understood how to market themselves, how to sell out shows...Pro Wrestling alumni include: Doctors, Business owners, Teachers, former olympians, An ocean salvage specialist, Lawyers, Actors,Football greats, Cattle Ranchers, Governors and a US President....They are not all hicks by any means....They entertain millions while putting thier bodies on the line each and every night...David Schultz they guy who clipped Stossell became a well known bounty hunter....so quit knocking wrestlers before someone tells you that people who spell thier name TOD instead of Todd are retarded

Tuesday 26 August

By tod M

Neutral

Again.... A lame ass "sport" with lame ass losers acting as if they are truly accomplishing something in life other than to look stupid,act stupid and gather a following of like morons to worship them in their funny looking underroo's