Wyld Samurai Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 52 minutes ago, CreativeControl said: I'd rather have a stable of Bellasario themed wrestlers. You could have your Sam Beckett stall during a match to get advice from a hologram/thin air on how to win the match, a bit like a more ludicrous version of the York Foundation. ... in fact I vaguely remember an episode of Quantum Leap where Sam leaped into the body of a fake Russian wrestler in the 60s. Good times Stringfellow Hawke & Leroy Jethro Gibbs would be a badass tag team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, CreativeControl said: ... in fact I vaguely remember an episode of Quantum Leap where Sam leaped into the body of a fake Russian wrestler in the 60s. Good times Guest starring a Mr Terry Funk, wasn't it? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I would be in favor of Catharine Bell as a valet, maybe even in uniform. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 How about that Superman (the first ever show in black and white with Richard Reeves) episode where Superman busts up a crooked rasslin show complete with insider references? That show was also infamous for another reason that I can’t remember but I know I read it. I want to say several famous wrestlers had cameos and that it’s all that’s left of them on tape. Then that Love Boat one with Hogan I can’t believe him and Vince were down with that. And David Schultz lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, BloodyChamp said: Then that Love Boat one with Hogan I can’t believe him and Vince were down with that. Hogan; Vince; the 1980s, we all know the reasoning behind that decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hey am I the only person who remembers Ricky Steamboat on that Gil Gerard/Ernie Reyes Jr show Sidekicks? Of course then there was the Piper/Ventura show Tag Team James 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, J.H. said: Hey am I the only person who remembers Ricky Steamboat on that Gil Gerard/Ernie Reyes Jr show Sidekicks? You may be the only one who remembers that Gil Gerard/Ernie Reyes Jr show Sidekicks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 11 hours ago, tbarrie said: You may be the only one who remembers that Gil Gerard/Ernie Reyes Jr show Sidekicks. Y'know, I'm okay with that because if I gotta remember a Gil Gerard show that isn't Buck Rogers I'm glad its Sidekicks and not Earth Force James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Does Vince own the whole SMW library? I just don't understand why they don’t put out more of it. Does Cornette have some kind of say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1990. Were you Hogan or Warrior? Or were you like Jesse? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 So did NWO Sting ever do anything in Wrestling besides be NWO Sting? Also, is the reason the NWO were in Sting's corner for that one WrestleMania match because Vince saw a picture of the NWO with NWO Sting in there, and didn't realise it wasn't the real Real Estate Steve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Jeff Farmer made a pretty decent living in Japan with NWO Sting gimmick and later morphed in to Super J as a member of Team 2000 James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I think they were going for a WCW v WWF vibe with the nWo coming out to help Sting against Triple H and DX but... it's Sting and the nWo you buffoons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, AxB said: So did NWO Sting ever do anything in Wrestling besides be NWO Sting? Also, is the reason the NWO were in Sting's corner for that one WrestleMania match because Vince saw a picture of the NWO with NWO Sting in there, and didn't realise it wasn't the real Real Estate Steve? I remember his brief program, wrestling as "Cobra," with Craig Pittman before being repackaged as NWO Sting. The storyline behind their program, per Wikipedia, is something else: Quote Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund explained Cobra's kayfabe back story of having served in the Gulf War. Sgt. Craig Pittman, a legit Marine sergeant, abandoned Cobra in the desert, then reported him AWOL back at camp. Cobra lost all rank and respect, learned to wrestle, and came to WCW seeking revenge on Pittman. That's a lot of time and effort for a really shitty form of revenge. How about just kill the guy when you get back to the states? Edited September 25, 2019 by Technico Support 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Or he could have built a Weather Dominator. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Technico Support said: That's a lot of time and effort for a really shitty form of revenge. How about just kill the guy when you get back to the states? If we start questioning whether beating somebody in a wrestling match is the best form of revenge, the whole genre sort of falls apart, doesn't it? 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Technico Support said: I remember his brief program, wrestling as "Cobra," with Craig Pittman before being repackaged as NWO Sting. The storyline behind their program, per Wikipedia, is something else: That's a lot of time and effort for a really shitty form of revenge. How about just kill the guy when you get back to the states? Cobra and Pittman had a PPV match where Pittman rappelled from the ceiling, which was a pretty unique entrance back then. Edited September 25, 2019 by Infinit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Didnt they also have Ranger Ross do that at a Clash (his debut I think)? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I believe Jeff Farmer was 1/2 of the jobber tag team Thunder & Lightning prior to the Cobra gimmick. I couldn't tell you if he was Thunder or Lightning, nor do I want to put in that much effort to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, odessasteps said: Didnt they also have Ranger Ross do that at a Clash (his debut I think)? Yes, at Clash 6 in the Superdome...but the dolts in charge didn't telegraph in rehearsal where he'd actually land on the telecast, and unfortunately the African American war hero got lost in a dark spot of the crowd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) Who remembers Paul Heyman name dropping Thunder and Lightning in that unintentionally hilarious shoot style interview he did in (gasp) 1995 I think? The NWO Sting worked regularly from the time he debuted. NWO Japan was a huge thing over there and he was 1 of the big names. He had a good run in WCW for several weeks too, and was 1 of those guys who could be plugged in any time afterwards. I always thought Sting vs The NWO Sting would have been the closest thing to Sting vs The Undertaker had they done it right. Unfortunately that eliminates most ideas when applied to WCW. Pittman vs Cobra was gold cartoon era stuff. Unfortunately it came along to late. Pittman coming out dressed as black Rambo that 1 night looked legit scary I’ll dang sure give him that. EDIT: does anybody have a link to that time he came out dressed as Rambo? Or remember who Cobra was wrestling so that I could look it up? It might have been Cobra’s last match as I don’t remember anything happening again until Pittman started looking for managers. Cobra was wrestling and after the match Pittman appeared with a gun and a bullet bandolier, war paint, and just the whole get up. The announcers plugged that their feud obviously wasn’t over and they faded out from Pittman looking like a monster. Edited September 26, 2019 by BloodyChamp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Does anyone know which US territory first broadcast their TV in color? And conversely, which was the last territory to still be broadcasting in b&w? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 5:13 PM, Infinit said: Cobra and Pittman had a PPV match where Pittman rappelled from the ceiling, which was a pretty unique entrance back then. I remember Pittman cutting a promo on Cobra before that match and saying, "the beatings will continue until morale improves!" In hindsight, Pittman was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dokdoyle Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 3 hours ago, cwoy2j said: I remember Pittman cutting a promo on Cobra before that match and saying, "the beatings will continue until morale improves!" In hindsight, Pittman was pretty cool. I use that quote once a week at work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 First I've heard of this. Christ, imagine this line-up! What would they have done with Windham coming back though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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