Curt McGirt Posted July 26, 2018 Posted July 26, 2018 "INTERCONTINENTAL BELT MATCH" on that box must not have made Vince very happy. "IT'S A TITLE NOT A BELT GODDAMMIT! BUT MR. FUGI IS PRETTY FUNNY, KEEP IT"
OSJ Posted July 26, 2018 Posted July 26, 2018 5 hours ago, RolandTHTG said: I feel like Pritchard discussed this recently. Bad blood over the negotiations in 1996 as Savage had given his word to commit, got Vince to agree to several things and then backed out at last minute. You would think after all the times that VKM said specifically, "I can't do business with that man!" people would realize that it had nothing to do with Steph. A man upset about someone having their way with his daughter isn't going to say "I can't do business with that man!", stronger language would at the very least be used. In the case of a multi-millionaire, I suspect that the target of their ire would be Bob Crane'd in a cheap motel room.
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 Didn't he also fuck him over in 94 by taking the Slim Jim advertising revenue with him to WCW?
BurningBeard Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 That was the only rumour that made sense to me, especially with the position WWF was in at the time, but then it seems nullified by the fact Vince gave him a heartfelt send off message on Raw
Brian Fowler Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 And nearly brought him back in 96. I'm not one to jump on the conspiracy theory train, but something happened or was discovered in late 96 that completely changed Vince's feelings on Randy.
Infinit Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Was NWA/WCW Power Hour ever a show of first run matches? When I first saw it in 1991 on TSN, it was more of a weekly recap show with matches from all 4 WCW shows (Pro, World Wide, WCWSN, Main Event).
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Would have been super weird though for Savage to turn up again in '96 literally months after the Nacho Man/Huckster stuff had just gone down.
Happ Hazzard Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Why was Bill Watts' wrestling territory called Mid-South when it operated in the Deep South? The Memphis territory was in the Mid-South, hence the Mid-South Coliseum and the Apter mag name for the territory as Mid-Southern. 2
SirFozzie Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Who was the best guy at being a relatively decent threat, while putting the opponents over like a million bucks? I'm thinking Bobby Eaton myself. Never had that big singles push, but you throw him into anything (singles, tags, 6 men, etcetera), and if he couldn't get the opponent over, no one could.
The Idiot King Posted December 15, 2018 Posted December 15, 2018 I hadn't really dipped my toe too much into this area of NWA stuff until lately so I don't know if this is a dumb question, but Jimmy Valiant's valet, Big Mama -- is she black? Also, kind-of-but-not-really related -- The Boogie Woogie Man as a gimmick generally -- it seems like just a riff on what Dusty was already doing but slightly more unhinged? Is that way off base?
cwoy2j Posted December 16, 2018 Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/15/2018 at 2:33 AM, The Idiot King said: I hadn't really dipped my toe too much into this area of NWA stuff until lately so I don't know if this is a dumb question, but Jimmy Valiant's valet, Big Mama -- is she black? Also, kind-of-but-not-really related -- The Boogie Woogie Man as a gimmick generally -- it seems like just a riff on what Dusty was already doing but slightly more unhinged? Is that way off base? I don't think you're wrong with the Dusty comparison for TBWM gimmick. Quite a few people did the "jive" interview style back then. I think it was first popularized by Dusty and Thunderbolt Patterson. Gary Hart talked about it in his book as well. He said that he started incorporating it into his interviews when he was feuding with Dusty in Florida. And Big Mama is white. She did a shoot interview a while back.
cwoy2j Posted December 16, 2018 Posted December 16, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 3:58 AM, SirFozzie said: Who was the best guy at being a relatively decent threat, while putting the opponents over like a million bucks? I'm thinking Bobby Eaton myself. Never had that big singles push, but you throw him into anything (singles, tags, 6 men, etcetera), and if he couldn't get the opponent over, no one could. Hmmm, good question. I think Brad Armstrong is up there. Not flashy but no matter what, he was gonna get a watchable match out of whoever he was put in there with. 1
Captain Kronos Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 Watching Feb ‘99 St Valentines Day Massacre. 1. What ever happened to D’Lo? Just lost in the shuffle, post Invasion? 2. When did Jarrett cut his hair and change his look? I’m guessing late ‘98. Did he make a big deal about it? 3. Was Ryan legit Shamrock’s sister, or just some hot chick they brought in for the angle?
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 15 minutes ago, Captain Kronos said: Watching Feb ‘99 St Valentines Day Massacre. 1. What ever happened to D’Lo? Just lost in the shuffle, post Invasion? 2. When did Jarrett cut his hair and change his look? I’m guessing late ‘98. Did he make a big deal about it? 3. Was Ryan legit Shamrock’s sister, or just some hot chick they brought in for the angle? I always assumed the Droz injury was basically the end of any D'Lo push. I also remember reading a rumor that D'Lo was heard bragging about going to WCW and getting a big push from Russo because he thought his contract was up in late '99, but I think he had another year left on his contract. Jarrett lost a hair vs. hair match against X-Pac @ Summerslam '98. Ryan Shamrock was not Ken's sister. They ended up dating at one point. She also ended up in WCW as Symphony, the Maestro's valet. Unfortunately, it wasn't this Maestro: 2
Captain Kronos Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I always assumed the Droz injury was basically the end of any D'Lo push. I also remember reading a rumor that D'Lo was heard bragging about going to WCW and getting a big push from Russo because he thought his contract was up in late '99, but I think he had another year left on his contract. Jarrett lost a hair vs. hair match against X-Pac @ Summerslam '98. Ryan Shamrock was not Ken's sister. They ended up dating at one point. She also ended up in WCW as Symphony, the Maestro's valet. Unfortunately, it wasn't this Maestro: Interesting. I was not aware of the Droz injury. From Droz wiki: Because the match was pre-taped, it was not aired to fans during the October 7 [Smackdown] broadcast and has never been shown to the public. However, the footage of him being taken out on a stretcher has been seen in WWE's "Don't Try This at Home" public service announcements. Fellow wrestler Mick Foley recounts in his 2001 book Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling, that he was at the hospital with D'Lo Brown after the match. Brown was extremely upset at what had happened. Foley tells how Droz (on a stretcher) told Brown not to blame himself and that it was an accident. In a 2014 interview with Jim Ross for FOX Sports, Droz said that he still believed that the incident was an accident and holds no animosity towards Brown for his injury. Re Jarrett: I guess a hair-vs-hair match qualifies as making a big deal about it.
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 I believe it was posted in the December photo thread, but there's a recent picture of D'Lo, Droz, and Buh Buh Ray Dudley at what appears to be a convention. 1
Brian Fowler Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 Ryan Shamrock also had a brief TNA run, that went nowhere and she vanished without the story ever developing. On episode of Something to Wrestle With, Bruce said she was a friend of a friend of his. 1
odessasteps Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 She was also Sean Waltmans partner for a while, notably during his time in Mexico.
Captain Kronos Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 50 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Ryan Shamrock also had a brief TNA run, that went nowhere and she vanished without the story ever developing. As a wrestler?!
Captain Kronos Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 45 minutes ago, odessasteps said: She was also Sean Waltmans partner for a while, notably during his time in Mexico. Sounds like she did okay for herself, for a nobody friend of a friend.
colonial Posted December 24, 2018 Posted December 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Captain Kronos said: As a wrestler?! She was there for the first few weeks of TNA. IIRC, she was only in backstage skits where wrestlers and others would give her money. Given the way she was dressed ("sexy business woman"), it was suggested she would be revealed as an agent, manager, or someone representing an unseen authority figure. But she was gone after a few weeks -- think she left when HealthSouth stopped funding TNA.
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