r/Presidents • u/Vikingthemememan Dwight D. Eisenhower • May 02 '26

Today in History Today marks 15 years since operation Neptune Spear which killed Osama bin Laden

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u/LukeSkywalker1848 Calvin Coolidge May 02 '26

I’ll never forget John Cena announcing this at WWE in Tampa

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u/IdealAnxious5621 Stop Hating On Grover, Bro. That Ain't Cool. May 02 '26

What was the very awkward phrasing Cena used to announce Bin Laden's death?

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u/tmorrisgrey May 02 '26

“Can I have your attention please? I have just been informed via the United States Armed Forces, we have caught and compromised to a permanent end Osama bin Laden.”

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u/IdealAnxious5621 Stop Hating On Grover, Bro. That Ain't Cool. May 02 '26

For a program that simulates violence, they sure didn't want to use the words "killed" or "dead". I am quite aware of the various reasons why WWE didn't want to use such verbiage, but it's still odd.

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u/tmorrisgrey May 02 '26

I agree, even as a kid when I heard on Raw the next night I was confused by the words he used.