Video Highlights 2015 Boston Marathon
April 20, 2015
What does Rossi stand to gain by admitting what he did? Can we still expect he might do so?
What does Rossi stand to gain by denying everything, and attacking and blocking everyone on social media?
Or, mOST LIKELY, Will Rossi just NOT admit what he did, and then fade into unimportance like Kip Litton?
OR OR OR!!!
Mike Rossi starts appearing on the WWE in a villain story arc. HE can start as the manager for a start, and start lifting a big more and then end up becoming a wrestler. He always cheats the matches when the refs aren't looking. He also makes dumb / threatening videos and taunts and never acts on them when other wrestlers call him out. He will be injured and stuff. It's perfect.
Picture me Trollin wrote:
What does Rossi stand to gain by admitting what he did? Can we still expect he might do so?
What does Rossi stand to gain by denying everything, and attacking and blocking everyone on social media?
Or, mOST LIKELY, Will Rossi just NOT admit what he did, and then fade into unimportance like Kip Litton?
Tomato it clear Mike goes to the grave with this. This is his new normal and he is ok with it.
MusicmanPA wrote:
I just want to say I have been following this thread since I last posted and sadly this whole thing is headed the wrong direction. I used to just brush off any of his childish social media posts knowing Mike worked on radio and thinking that was just normal. Now I see his behavior and online activity in a whole new light. Unfortunately, I see a very disturbed individual using any means possible to attack anyone who wants the truth to come out. I think the people that have been lied to and impacted by those lies are the victims, not the other way around. I saw some recent references to a post about real friends. All I can say about that is that a lot of people are realizing Mike is toxic and has done nothing but attract negativity. It's difficult to be friends with someone who clearly doesn't share your values. I was a bit shocked and definitely in disbelief, but there's every reason to believe the Turkey Trot cheating really happened, and it just confirms what many of us have been thinking of Mike all along.
Anyways, I am also proud to say that reading this thread and navigating the site has encouraged me to be more active. I have even ventured out for half and hour jog here and there over the last month. I think running is great and had a laugh at the nike app discussion. I can't imagine going all out with any form of exercise for multiple days straight then performing your best the very next day. I don't know much about running, but this is simple logic.
Thanks for the laughs and motivation. Many of the things said here are completely insane (and funny), but it still surprises me how accurate a lot of strangers opinions can be.
thanks for chiming in again.
MikeRoss BAA wrote:
Mike Rossi starts appearing on the WWE in a villain story arc. He always cheats the matches when the refs aren't looking. He also makes dumb / threatening videos and taunts and never acts on them when other wrestlers call him out. He will be injured and stuff. It's perfect.
The perfect world for Rossi, full of delusional idiots:
http://www.wwe.com/somebloke wrote:
MusicmanPA wrote:I just want to say...
thanks for chiming in again.
+1
MusicmanPA wrote:
Hi everyone, I'm a new poster and I know Mike. When we heard an online site was blogging about Mike's potential cheating we decided to do what good friends do, so my wife and I ignored it and continued to be the Rossis friends. Over the summer something happened, which I think is too personal to share online, that led us to rethink our friendship and support. Then a few weeks ago we heard our nephew, who happens to run cross country, discuss this thread with his friend in great detail. He wasn't aware that we knew who he was talking about, but I was a bit saddened by the substance of his comments.
So I decided these past two weeks to read through here myself and see if anything holds true. I'm always cynical of what is posted online since usually no one personally knows anyone else. I found a lot of the comments quite distasteful. However it's now also clear to me that he did cheat, and it seems blatantly. I am not going to attack him here, but thought it would be important to see the full picture before passing judgement on you all as well.
Based on how much time and effort you spent looking into his cheating, I can tell a lot of you really cherish this sport. I admit I don't know anything about running, but I know a lot about character. We were never fond of his antics online, but didn't want to judge him by that. When we heard about the principal letter we just thought that was Mike being Mike. But then when there were rumors he cheated to get into Boston that whole letter situation made my stomach churn. I also do not agree with most things he's posted on Facebook or his Twitter account since then and ultimately I don't think the way he's responded to this issue is reflective of someone with high moral or ethical standards. I want to make it clear that I decided to post this to vent, stick a knife in the issue and move on. Mike doesn't need to know who I am and neither do any of you so don't ask, but if he reads this I hope he rralizes he has not taken the right path and people will distance themselves eventually.
I'm reposting, you were the original "long time lurker, first time poster." More seem to be coming around. Glad you're finding some enjoyment "jogging," though that's a bad word around here. You are RUNNING.
Thanks for the update.
PhiI McCrackin wrote:
MikeRoss BAA wrote:Mike Rossi starts appearing on the WWE in a villain story arc. He always cheats the matches when the refs aren't looking. He also makes dumb / threatening videos and taunts and never acts on them when other wrestlers call him out. He will be injured and stuff. It's perfect.
The perfect world for Rossi, full of delusional idiots:
http://www.wwe.com/
He should fit in, needs to get the orange hair going again though, the jet black just doesn't cut it:
https://www.facebook.com/125605487538871/photos/pb.125605487538871.-2207520000.1450387520./458015424297874/?type=3&theaterIt isn't really rocket science how he makes his money. He claims to be a business man on his Twitter, he spends buckets of money on expensive things, has sort of a real job as a radio DJ once a month, wife probably brings home 40-50K a year, and his primary form of income is a cash business....
Oh and we know he hates the government (two attacks on the schools) and is a cheater.
Probably the most I can say about this to not run afoul with the mods....
At this point, he must know that no one will believe him, no matter what he runs. It's just cheat, get away with it, fake some data, then call everyone a hater, repeat. So why doesn't he just go big? Why fake a mere 20 minute 5k or a 3:11 marathon? Mike, these are some masters world records to shoot for in the M45-49 age group:
5k: 14:21.77 Said Boudalia
10k: 30:02.56 Antonio Villanueva
Half Marathon: 1:04:46 Aleksandras Antipovas
Marathon: 2:14:16 Jackson Kipngok
how do people feel about the differences between the 2014 Lehigh Marathon and the 2015 when the installed Rossi Mats? Conditions were much more favorable in 2015 yet there are over 100 less entries and time are slower. Does anyone think this could because the course was cheater proof in 2015?
Was it known that Lehigh was an easy course to cheat?
2014
https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-10268?lc=en
2015
https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-16183
A collection of comments by Rossi from articles on the initial viral letter:
https://disqus.com/by/disqus_d8DbAdHcrW/
It's funny what a thin skin he has.
Dude, you wrote a dickhead letter and shared it with everyone you could except for the person it was addressed to. Then you made multiple media appearances to talk about it. Did you really think that everyone was going to pat you on the back?
Couple of funny things in the comments, he compared running Boston to the Olympics. Odd for someone that supposedly qualified with 15 minutes to spare.
Also, he specifically said it worthy to take his kids out of school for since it was a once in a lifetime event, not like "taking the kids to Disneyland".
Apparently, a Disney cruise, however, is also a once in a lifetime event that it is acceptable to miss school for.
MusicmanPA wrote:
I just want to say I have been following this thread since I last posted and sadly this whole thing is headed the wrong direction. . . . . . . .
Thanks for the laughs and motivation. Many of the things said here are completely insane (and funny), but it still surprises me how accurate a lot of strangers opinions can be.
Thanks for coming back and posting again, your previous post was interesting and you were clearly troubled by Rossi's behaviour. I suspect that he needs someone he knows and respects to take him aside and steer him towards coming clean and staying off social media.
As for this site, I encountered it first in my first few years of running and at first had the same reaction everyone else does but you get used to it and in an odd way despite the trolling has a unique authenticity.
rexthebex wrote:
A collection of comments by Rossi from articles on the initial viral letter:
https://disqus.com/by/disqus_d8DbAdHcrW/It's funny what a thin skin he has.
Dude, you wrote a dickhead letter and shared it with everyone you could except for the person it was addressed to. Then you made multiple media appearances to talk about it. Did you really think that everyone was going to pat you on the back?
Couple of funny things in the comments, he compared running Boston to the Olympics. Odd for someone that supposedly qualified with 15 minutes to spare.
Also, he specifically said it worthy to take his kids out of school for since it was a once in a lifetime event, not like "taking the kids to Disneyland".
Apparently, a Disney cruise, however, is also a once in a lifetime event that it is acceptable to miss school for.
Nice find.
rojo wrote:
Great idea. If he ever goes for the $100,000, I'll hire a US elite marathoner who didn't make the Olympics to run next to him in some sort of ridiculous costume.
Speaking of clothes, can someone please email me Mike's business address. I'd like to buy him a Christmas present and thought of the perfect gift:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/12/adidas-unveils-2016-official-boston-marathon-anthem-jacket/Spoiler alert - 2016 Boston Marathon jacket was unveiled today.
Might I suggest "3:11:45 - Driven Not Given" embroidered across the back?
Satan, mind telling us WTF is going on there??!!
mIKE rOSS wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/125605487538871/photos/pb.125605487538871.-2207520000.1450387520./458010894298327/?type=3&permPage=1THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Trollminator wrote:
Satan, mind telling us WTF is going on there??!!
mIKE rOSS wrote:https://www.facebook.com/125605487538871/photos/pb.125605487538871.-2207520000.1450387520./458010894298327/?type=3&permPage=1THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And here
https://www.facebook.com/125605487538871/photos/pb.125605487538871.-2207520000.1450387520./125605594205527/?type=3&theaterAnybody else think he bares resemblance to Danny Kanell
http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/danny-kanell-declares-war-on-footballrexthebex wrote:
It's funny what a thin skin he has.
Also funny how he thinks everyone on this thread is a troll and not worth listening too, yet he constantly monitors this thread and responds to posts all the time on Twitter (sometimes within minutes), talk about "#Psychopath #obsession" . The trolling local media and Cecily Tynan get listened to though.
Here's his latest response to this thread:
"Mike Rossi â€@mikerossi22 · 24m24 minutes ago  Philadelphia, PA
30 tweets about me in less than 24 hours. That has to be a record. #Psychopath #obsession"
And this classic response on a Saturday night within minutes of Rex posting he had no friends:
dgunthert wrote:
PhiI McCrackin wrote:And as for:
"Mike Rossi â€@mikerossi22 · 1h1 hour ago  Pennsylvania, USA
Sorry Rex. Just having fun with some friends. And trollin you a-holes. And getting paid. HAHAHA"
Idiot, they're not your friends, you're being poorly paid as a lowly entertainer to be there and carry on like a juvenile, what is it about that you don't understand.
Some of us are getting paid to sit at home and relax or socialize with real friends.
This has always been a huge indicator Mike's narcissism to me. He tweets pics from the weddings he works with lines like "Celebrating with great couple!" No, dipshit. You're not celebrating with, you're celebrating for them.
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
MusicmanPA wrote:I just want to say I have been following this thread since I last posted and sadly this whole thing is headed the wrong direction. . . . . . . .
Thanks for the laughs and motivation. Many of the things said here are completely insane (and funny), but it still surprises me how accurate a lot of strangers opinions can be.
Thanks for coming back and posting again, your previous post was interesting and you were clearly troubled by Rossi's behaviour. I suspect that he needs someone he knows and respects to take him aside and steer him towards coming clean and staying off social media.
As for this site, I encountered it first in my first few years of running and at first had the same reaction everyone else does but you get used to it and in an odd way despite the trolling has a unique authenticity.
To be honest there isn't anyone like that left in his circle of friends, but I'm sure you already suspected that. I heard a brave soul tried recently and it wasn't taken very well, "I thought his head was going to explode". I live very close but I'm watching from very far away if you know what I mean.