odessasteps 12,759 Posted September 6, 2016 Dr Death on and off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HumanChessgame 2,367 Posted September 6, 2016 Gary Albright? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PetrolCB 8,654 Posted September 6, 2016 Did Albright wrestle professionally before the Steiners though? I'd backpack the Dr. Death mention because of the Varsity Club, but Rick was in it, so that negates the "before the Steiners" part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 12,759 Posted September 6, 2016 Doc was wearing it in MidSouth before going to just trunks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wyld Samurai 2,145 Posted September 6, 2016 Didn't Rotunda rock the amateur singlet in the varsity club? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spritenaut 32 4,590 Posted September 6, 2016 11 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said: Didn't Rotunda rock the amateur singlet in the varsity club? Yes, and in Japan afterwards. A fair handful of guys wore singlets/short legs before the Steiners. King Kong Bundy, the Russians (Nikita, Uncle Ivan, etc.), a couple guys in Japan. I'd have to rack my brain, but there were territory guys with that look well before the Steiners. I think Dutch Mantell wrestled in a short-legged singlet and furry boots at one point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Technico Support 8,296 Posted September 7, 2016 15 hours ago, Vader does my taxes! said: Yes, and in Japan afterwards. A fair handful of guys wore singlets/short legs before the Steiners. King Kong Bundy, the Russians (Nikita, Uncle Ivan, etc.), a couple guys in Japan. I'd have to rack my brain, but there were territory guys with that look well before the Steiners. I think Dutch Mantell wrestled in a short-legged singlet and furry boots at one point. Right, but the question was specifically about the singlet with shorts, not the nut hugger. I remember Mantell, the Russians and Bundy all wearing the latter, not the former. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spritenaut 32 4,590 Posted September 7, 2016 Sorry. My mistake. Yeah, most of the guys I can think of wore the "nut huggers"/. It seems unlikely that the Steiners were the first to wear shorts with a singlet, but I can't fhink of anyone who did that before them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great ML 1,368 Posted September 8, 2016 The Russian Army in NJPW '89? Salmon Hashimikov and Victor Zangiev... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happ Hazzard 413 Posted September 10, 2016 Anyone know anything about this group? From the late 80s I think. If you've seen the notorious promo with the "The Prince" and Boogaloo Brown, it's from this group. I just watched a mixed tag match involving the same two guys and was very surprised to see Billy Robinson!?! do a run-in at the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FluffSnackwell 767 Posted September 10, 2016 The Prince looks like Mr. Perfect if he got his head squashed in a vise grip. Also either those truly are some amazons or Prince is like 12 because he looks like a kid in his jammies next to everyone else. This promotion and IWF should've worked some kind of invasion angle. I guess IWF would be the invaders since this promotion seems to have at least 40 or 50 people in attendance as opposed to paid attendance of 12 with piped in crowd noise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerome Miller 92 Posted September 23, 2016 Anybody know who the dipshit in the Nazi gimmick is? Oh, and fuck Ron Fuller for booking this idiocy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colonial 221 Posted September 23, 2016 According to WrestlingClassics.com, the Stormtrooper was portrayed by Tim Frye, who later worked as a jobber under his own name during the early days of SMW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar 2,270 Posted September 24, 2016 9 hours ago, Jerome Miller said: Anybody know who the dipshit in the Nazi gimmick is? Oh, and fuck Ron Fuller for booking this idiocy. The Stormtrooper is dumb as fuck, but everyone needs to jump ahead to the 26 minute mark, to watch the epic Jerry Lawler video set to Scandal's "The Warrior". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomAct 2,134 Posted September 28, 2016 Anyone have any memory of what the plans were for HBK and the IC title had Syracuse not happened? Was he supposed to enter into a program with Douglas(that obviously got squashed by the Kliq)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sydneybrown 2,296 Posted September 29, 2016 7 hours ago, RandomAct said: Anyone have any memory of what the plans were for HBK and the IC title had Syracuse not happened? Was he supposed to enter into a program with Douglas(that obviously got squashed by the Kliq)? The plan was always Michaels/Hart for WMXII, so I'd assume HBK would have lost the title at some point to somebody, but I doubt it would have been to Douglas. The irony is that Ramon actually injured Douglas so badly in that match (a botched clothesline had him coughing up blood) that Michaels actually returned to action before Douglas did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Technico Support 8,296 Posted September 29, 2016 9 hours ago, sydneybrown said: The plan was always Michaels/Hart for WMXII, so I'd assume HBK would have lost the title at some point to somebody 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sydneybrown 2,296 Posted September 29, 2016 24 minutes ago, Technico Support said: Touche. The point I meant was I don't think WMXII would have been a I-C/World, title for title match. HBK would have had the I-C title removed from the equation somewhere prior. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurningBeard 4,300 Posted September 29, 2016 Talking of Dean Douglas, was he his own worst enemy? If he'd just kept his trap shut and got on with it in WCW in 93 he'd have been in a pretty good position surely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tromatagon 8,946 Posted September 29, 2016 LAMONT YOU BIG DUMMY he'd have lost it to one of his friends probably 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wyld Samurai 2,145 Posted September 29, 2016 3 hours ago, CreativeControl said: Talking of Dean Douglas, was he his own worst enemy? If he'd just kept his trap shut and got on with it in WCW in 93 he'd have been in a pretty good position surely Not with Hogan and crew coming in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomAct 2,134 Posted September 29, 2016 Actually, I got to thinking. Do they just do the Ramon/Goldust storyline with Micheals? I am certain that they were planning to put the IC on Goldust either way, and they could have possibly done the switch in December so Shawn is still good for the Rumble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muhammedboehm 601 Posted September 30, 2016 Not sure if this is ok here or the what if thread, but does anyone know what the plans would have been for the members of the Radicals (Chris, Eddie, Dean, Perry) if they had stated in WCW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RolandTHTG 2,892 Posted September 30, 2016 32 minutes ago, muhammedboehm said: Not sure if this is ok here or the what if thread, but does anyone know what the plans would have been for the members of the Radicals (Chris, Eddie, Dean, Perry) if they had stated in WCW? Given the management changed 3 times in the 3 months surrounding their departure, doubt there was any? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerome Miller 92 Posted September 30, 2016 Anybody have any background info on this promotion? Rusty Brooks has got to be one of the worst lead heels in any promotion, and Jesus, Bob Roop is horrible on color commentary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
