hammerva Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Not sure who was able to do this but cool move given how much a Red Sox fan he actually was 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Point Stance Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 8/9/2024 at 6:46 PM, Gorman said: I made sure to put it in "King of Atlanta:" PAGE 25: "This version of the VAH-sity Club won the belts from The Road Warriors ..." PAGE 88: "Kevin Sullivan disposed of his brother at SuperBrawl and Brutus here, so he was free to answer the call of his FATHAH~! to form the Dungeon of Doom and attempt to destroy Hulkamania." PAGE 179: "Duggan needed help against the Revolution, so he brought in the VAH-SITY Club ..." Anytime I think of Smokey Mountain I hear Kevin's voice yelling "Bahb Ahmstrahng!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Did anyone mention him carving up W*ING Kanemura's arm to the tune of like 100 stitches? Because he did that too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Hopefully the kids in the front rows of the Sullivan/Kanemura angle didn’t get too fucked up as adults 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 5 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Did anyone mention him carving up W*ING Kanemura's arm to the tune of like 100 stitches? Because he did that too We did on the pod. During the “not everything he did was great” part which I think included the Dungeon of Doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Every now and then you need to just spill some buckets of blood in the ring, and when it’s 2 guys like W*NG K and Kevin it’s legit. Ftw. The problem I had with that angle was Kevin bumping the wrong way off the rope. That was an alltime eff up that would have went protoviral had it happened anywhere else. But I got over it. Kevin Sullivan was awesome and SMW was awesome. W*NG K is awesome too and I really need to explain why one day. It’s something that maybe hasn’t occurred to everybody but I think everybody would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 When you do something like that without telling the promoter and it ends up costing you TV stations, it's a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebConn89 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) Here’s the said Sullivan-Kanemura match its age restricted. Can’t imagine why. Edited August 13 by WebConn89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Curt McGirt Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Web Conn that's not the SMW match. It's apparently not on Youtube anymore so the closest thing is him talking about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYcJ7dMv2cw&pp=ygUbU01XIGthbmVtdXJhIGtldmluIHN1bGxpdmFu I remember the big CENSORED and X over the screen that kept flashing on made it feel even more insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebConn89 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Hold on W*ING Kanemura was in Smokey? and I think I found it or I found something that resembles it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Yeah, that would be it. Dunno how my search didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Episode 133: From the Archives - Kevin Sullivan - Shut Up And Wrestle with Brian Solomon (suawpod.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 On 8/14/2024 at 12:59 PM, WebConn89 said: Hold on W*ING Kanemura was in Smokey? and I think I found it or I found something that resembles it Miguel Perez and Crash the Terminator were in for a cup of coffee as well. Probably the same taping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 The list of cup of coffee or almost worked for SMW is a fun one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 JC's Sullivan tribute Spoiler https://youtu.be/olYTDxe6p4E?si=JWwq5I8hJNaZxiXg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Foley's tribute, found in my Facebook feed Spoiler REMEMBERING KEVIN SULLIVAN The wrestling world lost one of its greatest and most creative minds with the passing of Kevin Sullivan at age 74. My time as Kevin’s tag team partner in 1990 was like a blip on the radar of his long and storied career — but it’s that time together 34 years ago that I keep thinking about since his passing. I had a tryout match for WCW in November, 1989 against the Steiners — among the biggest, baddest, tag teams of their generation. But even as Rick and Scott did a number on Cactus Jack in this tryout match, it was Sullivan‘s voice I kept hearing in my head — a voice that had given me hope that WCW might just have plans for me. After being told about the Cactus elbow off the apron by Jim Cornette, Sullivan turned to me, completely serious, and said, “Brotha, I don’t care how badly Ricky or Scotty hurt you out there. When this match is over, I want to see you drop that elbow on your partner.” I did drop that elbow on partner Rick Fargo after the match, and in doing so, gained a most unusual and very creative entry onto the main roster at WCW. Although the company initially did not have major plans for me, there were no guidelines about booking the losers of the matches, so Sullivan and Cornette had free reign to create this unusual push. Sure enough, as I began attacking tag-team partners after each loss, the crowd started getting with it, and Kevin himself donned the trunks once again, taking me under his wing as his tag team partner. I was 24 years old and had access to one of the greatest minds in the business — and I soaked up that knowledge like a sponge every single day. As time goes by, I am more and more thankful for those people who saw something in me along the way, and often wonder how my career would have turned out without a handful of those key individuals playing important roles. Kevin Sullivan was one of those key individuals for me – just as he had been for many others previously, and would continue to be many others afterward. I never had a chance to see Kevin do his thing during his legendary run in the territories, especially FL, where he wreaked havoc and pushed the envelope like no other for so many years. Kevin knew how to cut promos, create characters and envision storylines that resonated and infuriated the diehard fans of the territory days. Fans were legitimately terrified of Kevin during his runs, and the heat he garnered was so legit that there were many occasions where his life was in danger. After all he had been through, it seemed like nothing could stop Kevin Sullivan, although I had noticed him looking noticeably older in the last few times I had seen him. When I received word that he had been injured in an accident, I thought he would shrug it off like so many attempted fan attacks he had thwarted during his career. When it was clear that the accident had been devastating in nature, I made plans to visit him on September 1st in Massachusetts, but unfortunately time ran out. Thank you, Kevin, for seeing something in me — which was the difference between being employed and having a future in wrestling, and being a young man with very few choices in the business. Like so many others who benefited from your tutelage, my life and career were so much better for having known you. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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