Infinit Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I always wondered why Jeff Gaylord didn't get a chance better than being a masked knight at the Survivor Series. Looked like a dude that Vince would've loved. 2
odessasteps Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Naylor said on the new pod that he read in a 1986 observer that Gaylord was supposed to be the third blade runner when they left the uwf for world class. Oh well. 1
sabremike Posted January 3 Posted January 3 30 minutes ago, Infinit said: I always wondered why Jeff Gaylord didn't get a chance better than being a masked knight at the Survivor Series. Looked like a dude that Vince would've loved. Honestly it all worked out in the end as Gaylord would eventually end up finding his true calling in life: Robbing banks. 1 6
Cobra Commander Posted January 3 Posted January 3 3 hours ago, Infinit said: I always wondered why Jeff Gaylord didn't get a chance better than being a masked knight at the Survivor Series. Looked like a dude that Vince would've loved. the recurring stories I've heard basically involved Jeff Gaylord being really damned stupid, like even compared to other wrestlers 3 4
Ace Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) When you're called stupid in comparison to the Von Erichs?! It's a wonder if you can walk and talk at the same time. Edited January 3 by Ace 1 5
Shartnado Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 3 hours ago, sabremike said: Honestly it all worked out in the end as Gaylord would eventually end up finding his true calling in life: Robbing banks. Wait a minute, once Sasha inevitably returns to WWE, they can create her troubled younger sister Robin Banks to team up and eventually feud with! As for Jeff Gaylord, eventual legal trouble aside, I have heard this very question before and at the time I seem to recall one of the reasons being that even by WWF's standards at the time, he wasn't good enough in the ring. With the caveat that I may be misremembering and confusing it with the reason why The Spellbinder never really got a shot. ...or like @Cobra Commander said, it was because he was a damned moron, not sure now. Edited January 3 by Shartnado ...or he was a dumbass 1
odessasteps Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Chad Austin on BTS was dwicussing just how dumb Mike Awesome was, which might explain why he did some of the crazy stuff in the ring. 2
Shartnado Posted January 3 Posted January 3 On 1/2/2025 at 6:32 AM, Elsalvajeloco said: He's on the small side, but at the same time, Jerry Lynn in the early 90s was very small compared what he looked like seven or eight years later from when he first became noticed. He couldn't have been that much bigger than Chad Austin and got a few cracks at working some of the syndicated shows (granted, probably off the strength of what he did in Global). I think it probably depended on who was helping to book those guys so the criteria probably changed especially post Chuck Austin lawsuit. The guys like Reno Riggins, John Paul, Horowitz, and Scott Taylor looked to be better workers than a lot of the guys they were being squashed by. Reno Riggins had a great little 4 or 5 minute TV match with 1-2-3 Kid on Superstars and a believe a shorter match on another show and never really got a look beyond that. It's crazy to think that WWF was employing guys who were stinking out the joint in 1-3 minute squash matches that were taped weeks in advance were you could edit it into something halfway decent, but you're somehow expecting them to have a credible match when a live PPV rolls around. I remember that Riggins vs Kid match, first seeing it during a house party my class was having in high school in '93. The family of the host had cable or satellite so I could see a channel that actually showed wrestling at the time. Then the show was cut short when a class mate threw up on the floor. Good times. 3
Cobra Commander Posted January 3 Posted January 3 10 hours ago, odessasteps said: Chad Austin on BTS was dwicussing just how dumb Mike Awesome was, which might explain why he did some of the crazy stuff in the ring. Although I don’t know if some of the impact is lost when Chad wasn’t 100% sure if Mike Awesome was dead because you’d think that would be one of the more high profile ECW deaths although a lot of wrestlers died young in the 2000s
Curt McGirt Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Zeus vs. Gonzales makes me think about that Mabel vs. Koji Kitao match from WAR that I've still never seen. 1
The Great ML Posted January 3 Posted January 3 18 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Zeus vs. Gonzales makes me think about that Mabel vs. Koji Kitao match from WAR that I've still never seen. ….mother of God. 1 4
Curt McGirt Posted January 3 Posted January 3 From DVDVR #100 Quote KOJI KITOA vs MABEL- SAMURAI DEBUT SHOW 1997: (RASMUSSEN) If you really want to laugh so hard that you stuff flies out of your nose- try watching THIS match. It's like watching a blind ground sloth try to mate with a Buick Regal. Amazingly hideous- like a big festering sore on your leg that you can't stop pic... I'll stop now. 2 2
Cobra Commander Posted January 3 Posted January 3 you think Mabel unleashed his spin kick or did he take a transoceanic flight so that he didn't have to voluntarily leave his feet?
DJ Hero Morganti Posted January 4 Posted January 4 if anyone has a link to that match, please post it lol
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 I looked through the usual suspects on Archive but could not find it. I did sadly find some nsbm so, yay
Zimbra Posted January 4 Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said: you think Mabel unleashed his spin kick or did he take a transoceanic flight so that he didn't have to voluntarily leave his feet? Looks like he broke out the enzuigiri, too! https://twitter.com/vintagepuro/status/1648048046645600260?t=Kj3QqxnAC4wmEsxhr-XKAg&s=19 1 1 1
sabremike Posted January 4 Posted January 4 8 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: Although I don’t know if some of the impact is lost when Chad wasn’t 100% sure if Mike Awesome was dead because you’d think that would be one of the more high profile ECW deaths although a lot of wrestlers died young in the 2000s IIRC Chad was the guy New Jack legit beat the living shit out of in a tag match at the ECW Arena and was like the infamous Mass Transit match later that year where it was a premeditated assault with Jack telling Meanie (Chad's partner) beforehand to stay out of the way.
Cobra Commander Posted January 4 Posted January 4 5 minutes ago, Zimbra said: Looks like he broke out the enzuigiri, too! https://twitter.com/vintagepuro/status/1648048046645600260?t=Kj3QqxnAC4wmEsxhr-XKAg&s=19 was probably a good idea to do the "HBK is knocked loopy by an enzuigiri" spot with Owen instead of having King Mabel legitimately concussing Shawn with an enzuigiri 3
Curt McGirt Posted January 4 Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Zimbra said: Looks like he broke out the enzuigiri, too! https://twitter.com/vintagepuro/status/1648048046645600260?t=Kj3QqxnAC4wmEsxhr-XKAg&s=19 That... actually looks cool. Now I wonder what DEAN would have thought about it now. *sigh* 2 1
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Saudi's get their major show... Royal Rumble 2026 will be in the KSA. 1 1 2 3
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 4 Posted January 4 7 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Saudi's get their major show... Royal Rumble 2026 will be in the KSA. With this and Hulk Hogan not only being welcomed back with open arms but also advertising his products, WWE is pretty much UFC and that's not a good thing.
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