Shane Carwin Is Not Impressed With Your Nickname Suggestions
(Just when you're hypnotized by the look of peace and harmony in his eyes, he whips around and lops your head clean off.)
Rising UFC heavyweight prospect Shane Carwin chose a nickname for himself, no thanks to you people. After hundreds of suggestions from you and from members of his official fan community, Carwin went with “The Engineer” as his official nickname. It makes sense, since he is actually an engineer, which you would know if you’d read Neal Taflinger’s awesome cover story on him in Fight! Magazine. But since we thought you people had some decent ideas we wanted to get Carwin’s reaction to some of our favorites, just to see where the Potato Nation went wrong. Here’s what he had to say.
Shane “Juggernaut” Carwin: I’m too simple a guy for something like that.
Shane “Darwin” Carwin: I go to church on Sunday, so I’m not sure how that would go over.
Shane “Pain Train” Carwin: Too much rhyming.
Shane “The One-Hit Wonder” Carwin: That’s actually my coach’s nickname, so I can’t take that.
Shane “Spartan” Carwin: That was my high school mascot.
Shane “Hulk Hands” Carwin: What?
So “The Engineer” it is. Carwin also told us that he’s still healing from the broken nose he suffered before knocking out Gabriel Gonzaga, but will obviously have his eye on the Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir heavyweight title fight at UFC 100. And who does he think will win that one?
“I could see that fight going either way, honestly. Frank’s well-rounded, a really talented fighter, as he showed when he fought Nogueira. Lesnar’s a big, powerful guy with great wrestling skills. I wouldn’t be surprised to see either of them win it.”
Okay, but who would he rather face, assuming he got the next title shot?
“Either one. Frank’s been the champ before, been in the sport for a long time and has a great name, so it would be a great opportunity to fight him. But if Lesnar and I fought, that might be the two biggest guys they’ve ever had in there throwing bombs at one another. They might have to reinforce the Octagon for that one.”
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Danxxx Says:
cmon shane show some love.. UNO
Anonymous Says:
hahaha, he's a big gorilla and he knows it...lesnar carwin for the superheavy title...please? come on let randy back into the picture.
Anonymous Says:
"steamroller" would have been much better
Judo Im right Says:
roids
Armbreaker Says:
I am a big fan of Shane Carwin. I seem to remember that one of the nickname entries was "The Engineer of Fear." I like that a little better than just "The Engineer." I hope he get a title shot soon.
Dapper Says:
Lesnar vs. Carwin would be great and probably a big draw and a really close fight. He seems like a down to earth decent guy. I mean he goes to church every Sunday that's cool, I'd be turned off though if he starts ranting about Jesus and praying in the octagon like Diego.
Jay Smith Says:
He can't beat either one of those heavyweights.
5th!!!
Jay Smith Says:
I mean 8th
WAR Says:
Soooo let me get this right, going to church disallows one from believing in evolution. Hmmmmmm I'm going to have to suggest a new nickname Shane "Shame on common sense, evidence and science" Carwin. or Shaneee "David Blaineeeeeeeee' Carwinnnnnn (since its magic that makes species change right??).
KingAL Says:
I agree, the engineer or fear is better
KingAL Says:
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Mike Murder Says:
Shane shrivle dick Carwin
T Rex Says:
Are you saying that all I have to do to be a top heavyweight is to stop believing in Evolution?
imjustadudeman Says:
@ WAR
He may believe in theistic evolution, where God creates the animals and they evolve from there. Which is still not what Darwin's argument was... so even if he used that argument he would not be agreeing with Darwin completely
WAR Says:
@imjustadudeman
I humbly disagree,
Theistic evolution (most commonly proposed by Asa Gray) states that God in fact imparts direction into evolution, or God supplies the organisms with beneficial adaptations. This does in fact fly in the way of natural selection, since there is no real "progression" or "direction" in the true sense of the word. In your version of theistic evolution God simply "allows" the orgainsms to evolve, which is false, He imparts and provides the relevant adaptive mutations. I agree, Darwin never explicitely stated the origin of life itself, but the origin of life (albeit possibly by this God figure) and how they evolve and change in a natural world are two completely different things.
ben Says:
Fowlkes, you didn't ask him about "The Rolled Back Foreskin"?
ItburnswhenIpee Says:
Darn, I knew I shoulda suggested Shane 'Beelzebub' Carwin- that'd be a huge hit in church!
Frank Mur Says:
Hey stupids, there are other forums for that type of debate. I think the point "DAPPER" was trying to make , was Carwin seems down to earth due to the fact that he goes to church on Sunday. Why is it that every time someone slightly subscribes or even makes the slightest mention of christianity, or any religion for that matter, the Athiests come scrambling out from under every rock on earth and get all defensive?
just some dong Says:
Best caption evah! Evah!!!
jenz Says:
how about shane the freight train carwin
Anonymous Says:
Because the atheists are jews
DKW Says:
Shane "The Armored Car" Carwin
NealTaflinger Says:
Getting name checked on Cagepotato almost makes the life of a penniless writer seem worthwhile. Almost.
xocgx Says:
"They might have to reinforce the Octagon for that one.”
Could he be right? that is some madness.
For the evolution debate, most people who doubt it have no idea how Natural Selection really works. There's no design, it's just that whoever is better at living will procreate more (and become the new dominant force). If God is out there designing creatures himself, why does he do such a bad job? Shouldn't we all be made of a perfect indestructable material that absorbs nutrients from the air? Instead, we have crappy knees, weak eye protection and we don't even propogate right...animals walk, we fall and control our decent.
ItburnswhenIpee Says:
@ Frank Mur
Never forget what Jesus said as they nailed him to the cross...
"Aaaaaaagh!"
I think the point was, Carwin's a down to earth guy DESPITE going to church.
Joe Says:
Hey FRANK MUR, why is it that whenever "atheists" (people who actually think) mention something that doesn't agree with religion people like you start whining and getting offended.
WAR Says:
@Frank Mur, Good name by the way lol
Atheists aren't scrambling anywhere. I just find it strange how since someone attends church, it automatically subscribes them to NOT believing in evolution. That's where I think Carwin is going wrong. At the end of the day it's his choice to believe not believe or whatever, I don't really care I was just commenting on some new nicknames for Shame Darwin, I mean Shane Carwin, sorry.
Anonymous Says:
I kinda always thought it was cooler when others give the fighters their nicknames and not themselves. I also always thought no nicknames were better than having one (Sorry Fedor, GSP, Silva).
Jugger Says:
Carwin - 1
WAR - 0
Anonymous Says:
How about shane intellegent design carwin...lol
Anonymous Says:
Hey CP,
How about updating your Carwin Wiki page to include his destruction of Gonzaga. What's the point of providing the link if the page isn't gonna be kept up to date.
gary Says:
Don't matter who fights who! Just keep the fighting going. Good luck 2 all!.
Anonymous Says:
I liked "Shane you'll need a cane Carwin"
ogb Says:
@WAR
If you believe in evolution but still go to church, you might be a little confused.
You can't have both.
You can't pick and choose what you like from each group and use that to your advantage. You don't get to use the "I'm a good christian" whenever you feel like it and then go on to say you do believe in evolution, which is a fundamental belief of christianity (religion).
Just shows how archaic and dumb religion is. Just last week the pope reaffirmed the churches stance on condoms. What's the stance? NO CONDOMS. The pope went on to say that condoms can't prevent HIV (from spreading) in Africa. And this guy is on top of the pyramid of this religion.
Ample Says:
Shane "The Pain Train" Carwin and "Darwin" Carwin
Hahaha I am a fan, classic.
Goog Says:
Carwin seems like a nice guy, but I'm still waiting for something to stand in awe of. He's not FREAKISHLY big. He's not all chisled up. He has a list of 10 wins over 9 cans. He snuck one in on Gonzaga, and he's lucky he did or it'd been a long night the way he was being controlled. I think if he sticks around, he's got potential, but like they say... potential just means you haven't done anything yet. I'll be keeping an eye on him for sure, but I'll reserve calling him a monster till he's faced more than one Top 25 fighter.
And I'll ask again... why isn't everyone up in his shit for years of roids like they are Lesnar? Is it just if you have a better personality, you get a pass? Seems like it.
KimboSlicesofPie Says:
Shane "apple pie" Carwin
I know you would like it. I thought of it when I was visiting the beautiful city of Japan!
doctor satan Says:
I AM REAL!!!!!!
metcgk Says:
I love how every natural selection proponent says that christians don't look at the science behind evolution, but at the same time show that they haven't either. No intelligent person can look at the holes and lack of pure scientific proof of evolution and believe it. Evolution is still a theory for a reason. You have to be able to prove it with pure science for it to become law. I know that creation can't be proven by pure science either, but christians don't use science as the basis of their beliefs.
Armfarmer Says:
Hey WAR, I have a great idea. Instead of nitpicking and overanalyzing a one sentence answer to a nickname suggestion, and jumping to conclusions about what it did or didn't mean, why don't you SHUT THE FUCK UP
Anonymous Says:
hey Metcgk - WTF?
I like how if there is no commonly known explanation fo one aspect of evolution, it naturally stands to reason that it then must be chaljed up to "magic". Douchebag
And where are these big holes in evolution you're referring to. There's more to this than you learned in elementary school science. Big holes for you (lack of information or ignorance) are not necessarily there for learned persons.
Anonymous Says:
OGB
Totally agree that someone who goes to church and believes in evolution is at least confused. But to suggest that there are rules to religious belief is absurd. Religion is based on subjective interpretation. You might see a contradiction, I do as well, but many don't, and you invoking "the rules" may not change anyone's mind.
Armfarmer Says:
Or we could just do that with all of his answers, we'll start with the name I suggested..
Hey Shane, you don't like "the juggernaut" becasue you're too "simple"? What is that suppose to mean you're retarded or something? Let me suggest another nickname, Shane "no brain" Carwin!!
Hey Shane, so let me get this straight.. because your coach had the nickname "one hit wonder", that automatically means you can't have it? What are you afraid of him or something? Here let me suggest a new nick name, shane "lame" carwin!!
Hey Shane, why can't you go with the nickname "spartan" just because it's your school mascot?? Are you afraid of getting sued or something?? How bout Shane "can't pick a name" Carwin!!
Ok WAR, see how that doesn't make me look clever/informed/cool/funny?? See how it does make me look like a pompous douchebag dumbass?? Hope this helped.
Armfarmer Says:
Wow I was trying to sound like a dumbass but those are actually a lot more clever than what you put in your post.. and yours was intended to be taken seriously. WAR you suck.
cru jones Says:
The "engineer" nickname was proposed multiple times in the original posts. "Engineer of Fear" is better though.
Anonymous Says:
How about Shane "Bringing the anal pain" Carwin-what, no?
ogb Says:
@ metcgk
That's some good ole fashion brainwashing you got going on.
The whole point of evolution is that it IS SCIENCE, a scientist came up with it, it was further developed by scientists, and it has been backed up by science using scientific studies and experiments.
Not everything is explained, but no one is denying that.
On the other hand, 60% of Americans believe in the Noah's Arc story...yes, the story of 1 man collecting billions of species of different animals (insects, etc.) and bringing it on a BOAT. There's not a hint of science (or common sense for that matter) in that story, a story that is labeled as a TRUE STORY by the church and its followers.
ogb Says:
@ Anonymous
I agree and I tried to make it clear in my post that I was talking about particular religions, such as christianity.
Believing in god is one thing, but for people to set boundaries, rules, regulations on it, which is what these different religions are doing, is absurd. If everyone kept their belief in god more or less to themselves, we would have far less problems in the world.
Anonymous Says:
An engineer that doesn't believe in Darwinism..
Anonymous Says:
Funny how that little comment from Carwin spawned this evolution/creation debate. Can't you tards see he was simply trying to be polite and shoot down a terrible nickname?