Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be upgrading the name of the “mute grab” to honor the creator of the move, Chris Weddle.
” So it became called the mute air, and all of us went along with it in our naive youth,” he continued.
As the years went by, Hawk continued to chat with Weddle– who still skates– about the trick and its origins.
Tony Hawk took to Instagram to describe the factors for the change, citing the inventor of the relocation. When the grab was originally named in 1981, it was debuted by Weddle, who is deaf. The technique was thusly named after the skater in a roundabout and eventually mistaken method. The neighborhood at the time “referred to him as the quiet, mute man,” Hawk explained in a current social media post.
” He has been really thoughtful in his response but it is obvious that a different name would have honored his tradition, as he is hearing impaired however not doing not have speech,” Hawk stated.
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Here is the backstory: around 1981, a deaf skater and Colton skatepark regional named Chris Weddle was a prominent amateur on the competition circuit. I asked him last year as I was diving into technique origins and he stated he would have rather called it the “deaf” or “Weddle” grab if offered the choice. As we embark on the upcoming @tonyhawkthegame demonstration release, some of you may observe a technique name change: The Weddle Grab.
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Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be launched on Sept. 4 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. A demo is coming soon, which our customer referred to as “the Tony Hawks Pro Skater I remember.”
When the grab was originally named in 1981, it was debuted by Weddle, who is deaf. Here is the backstory: around 1981, a deaf skater and Colton skatepark regional called Chris Weddle was a prominent amateur on the competition circuit. In current years a few individuals have reached out to Chris (who still skates) about the name and this trick it was given. I asked him last year as I was diving into trick origins and he stated he would have rather called it the “deaf” or “Weddle” grab if offered the choice. As we embark on the upcoming @tonyhawkthegame demo release, some of you may observe a technique name modification: The Weddle Grab.
Weddle told Hawk he would “rather called it the deaf or Weddle get if given the choice,” as he wasnt mute in the very first place. Therefore, moving forward in the upcoming video games, the trick will be renamed to “The Weddle Grab,” much to Weddles approval.
