cool arrow Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 So it was Goldberg being a whiny bitch, then.
twiztor Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 i remember the stories surrounding that match at one point said something like "Regal shoots on Goldberg" and i could never see it. he just didn't get squashed like everybody else.
PetrolCB Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Goldberg is a weird guy. For someone who wasn't around very long, he sure does have a lot of grudges. All of them being fairly ridiculous. Plus, he killed Bret Hart. So, of course I'm biased. 2
Technico Support Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 I flipped through his alleged autobiography a while back and he really came across like a mark for himself. An example: He suffered severe injuries and almost bled himself out legit punching through a limo window with his bare hand. You see, he turned down the safer method of breaking it with a lead pipe because "Goldberg wouldn't do that." I feel like he held grudges against anyone who didn't treat him like a megastar, an NFL legend and the baddest dude on the planet.
Dewar Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 I'm pretty sure the lead pipe came out of his jacket when he did the limo smashing bit, and then just kept going without it, and fucked himself up.
Spritenaut 32 Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 I'm pretty sure the lead pipe came out of his jacket when he did the limo smashing bit, and then just kept going without it, and fucked himself up. Yeah, according to Bischoff's book, as well as the Alvarez "Death of WCW" title, Goldberg was supposed to smash windows with a small lead pipe, but he dropped it.
The Comedian Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 I flipped through his alleged autobiography a while back and he really came across like a mark for himself. An example: He suffered severe injuries and almost bled himself out legit punching through a limo window with his bare hand. You see, he turned down the safer method of breaking it with a lead pipe because "Goldberg wouldn't do that." I feel like he held grudges against anyone who didn't treat him like a megastar, an NFL legend and the baddest dude on the planet. Yeah I got the same feeling about him. Although to be fair, it's hard to blame him too much given the situation. He went from Power Plant to World Champ and #1 babyface in less than a year, in possibly the most leniently-policed locker room in the history of the business.
The Nature Boy Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Goldberg doesn't get enough credit for taking a VERY brief wrestling career and milking it for all it's worth. The dude is still making money from what was basically a 4-year combined wrestling career.
Firebreaker Chip Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Does Bret Hart's claim to have never injured anybody in the ring stand up? (as far as it's possible to know, I guess)
odessasteps Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Does Bret Hart's claim to have never injured anybody in the ring stand up? (as far as it's possible to know, I guess) Is that not counting the steel plate?
SirSmUgly Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Does Bret Hart's claim to have never injured anybody in the ring stand up? (as far as it's possible to know, I guess) In his own book, he recalls injuring Randy Savage's heel. On another Randy Savage note, how does he hold up as a draw? I remember that he is credited for having a good run on top vs. DiBiase around the country in 88-89, and that he gets credit for turning WCW house show business around with Ric Flair. In the pantheon of draws, he's obviously not Hogan/Austin/Rock level, but is he in the tier right below that? Who would some of his peers as a draw be, historically speaking?
Thomas Bugg Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 I'm watching the OMG Top 50 thing on WWE Network. Was there any sort of backlash over the Tim White suicide angle? And really, who the fuck thought it was funny?!?
dokdoyle Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Not really, It was all done on the website, from what I can remember, so most people kind of ignored it.
Johnny Sorrow Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 "Tim White: Inept Suicidal Guy" was pretty funny in a weird "They just did whatever they wanted on the website back then and Vince doesn't even know about it" way. Fit a short time in 2006 they had an audio show of JBL and Cole shooting the shit at ringside after Smackdown tapings. It was totally shoot stuff and they'd bust balls and rip on dudes. Really funny stuff.
The Green Meanie Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 What is everyone's thoughts on Honky Tonk Man? Not necessarily as an in-ring performer, but as an out-of ring one. His shoots are rather entertaining, and I wondered how accurate his stories/takes on various wrestlers are. Too carny or accurate?
Happ Hazzard Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Does anyone still post on Kayfabe memories? Just logged on there for the first time in forever and got a message up saying I'd been banned! Anyone got an email for any of the admins?
PetrolCB Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Did WCW even have house shows at that point, for Savage to defend the title on? I thought they scrapped them till around the time the NWO was gaining momentum. 1
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 The Flair/Savage feud is credited for turning around WCW's house show business in late 95.
mco543 Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 A house show I went to in '95 had Savage beat Flair with a roll up and hooking the tights. Also had the Nastys vs Regal and Eaton, Regal was absolutely amazing.
sydneybrown Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 The Flair/Savage feud is credited for turning around WCW's house show business in late 95. I've always felt that statement was VERY misleading. Once Nitro started, there were virtually NO house shows until early 1996. Almost all shows were TV tapings or PPVs. And the first Flair-Savage feud was headlining all the shows in the summer and fall of 95 before Nitro started. It's not as if they were a fresh new match-up. Nitro was making WCW a bigger name and people were starting to go to the shows as a result.
Happ Hazzard Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 House show business picked up in the Summer as a result of the Savage/Flair programme.
The Nature Boy Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Did WCW not have house shows during their peak era?
Happ Hazzard Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 They did. But they were never a prority. To the point where wrestlers would deliberately try to kill towns so they didn't have to do them anymore.
The Nature Boy Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 They had like 150 people on payroll. They had a roster made for a robust house show business.
Bustronaut Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Yet in '98 I went to a house show in Green Bay, WI on a whim and got free floor seating tickets on walk-up. It's like they were trying to burn money.
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