Matt D Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Otto "Hack-Man" Hauer said, 07-03-1996 Sports Entertainers rumored to be heading into the WWF: TRACY SMOTHERS, DUANE JOHNSON (son of ROCKY JOHNSON), THE PUNISHER, WILD BILL IRWIN, TOM "JOHNNY GUNN" BRANDI, ALEX PORTEAU, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER (son of Jerry Lawler, even though both just turned heel in the USWA), DOUG FURNAS, DAN KROFFAT, BRET THE HITMAN HART, JIM THE ANVIL NEIDHART (with a new gimmick), MR PERFECT CURT HENNIG (wrestling by mid-November), BUDDY LANDEL (October), SID VICIOUS (the WWF no longer denies it), MARC HENRY (olympian), RON SIMMONS, DISCO INFERNO, THE KILLER BEES, GREG "THE HAMMER" VALENTINE, RAVISHING RICK RUDE, BARRY WINDHAM (if his knee is up to it) as "SilverDust", JOHNNY SWINGER (THE KING OF SWING), FREDDY JOE FLOYD (from the deep South), THE GOON (a hockey gimmick), MO, THE QUEBECERS, THE IRON SHEIK WON from July 8, 1996 "Barry Windham had a meeting with Vince McMahon this past week. He was said to have been around 275 pounds, maybe 20 pounds overweight, and was interested in making a comeback at the age of 36. It looks pretty good that he'll be coming in. Maybe they can team him with Dustin Rhodes as Silverdust." It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 The IWC - misinterpreting Dave Meltzer for 20 years 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 The IWC - misinterpreting Dave Meltzer for 20 years Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Actually those rumblings turned out to be pretty accurate, oddly enough. I remember the Disco Inferno rumors; what a letdown Rockabilly was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 That is a fascinating list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I can't help but wonder what the plans (assuming there really were any) for the Bees, Valentine, and Mo were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Otto "Hack-Man" Hauer said, 07-03-1996 Sports Entertainers rumored to be heading into the WWF: TRACY SMOTHERS, DUANE JOHNSON (son of ROCKY JOHNSON), THE PUNISHER, WILD BILL IRWIN, TOM "JOHNNY GUNN" BRANDI, ALEX PORTEAU, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER (son of Jerry Lawler, even though both just turned heel in the USWA), DOUG FURNAS, DAN KROFFAT, BRET THE HITMAN HART, JIM THE ANVIL NEIDHART (with a new gimmick), MR PERFECT CURT HENNIG (wrestling by mid-November), BUDDY LANDEL (October), SID VICIOUS (the WWF no longer denies it), MARC HENRY (olympian), RON SIMMONS, DISCO INFERNO, THE KILLER BEES, GREG "THE HAMMER" VALENTINE, RAVISHING RICK RUDE, BARRY WINDHAM (if his knee is up to it) as "SilverDust", JOHNNY SWINGER (THE KING OF SWING), FREDDY JOE FLOYD (from the deep South), THE GOON (a hockey gimmick), MO, THE QUEBECERS, THE IRON SHEIK Tracy Smothers is so awesome he made the list twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 So did Bill Irwin. And why is Bret Hart on the list, was this during one of his breaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 So did Bill Irwin. And why is Bret Hart on the list, was this during one of his breaks? Yeah. This was after his loss to Shawn at WM 12 and before he returned for his match against Austin at Survivor Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsplash Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I think they knew which guys were coming in to some degree, and possibly a list of gimmicks. So there was going to be some Tracey Smothers and also a character named Freddie Joe Floyd. My guess anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 At just shy of 45 does anyone look better than this man in wrestling right now? Well, he has wrestled less than 10 matches over the last, what, 4 years or so now? Stephanie is cute when she is not wearing Herman Munster heels to look tall. Which I find fascinating--because she's actually tall, no heels needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 O M G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is it terrible of me that I would much prefer "Dashing Wade Barrett" to his current gimmick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is it terrible of me that I would much prefer "Dashing Wade Barrett" to his current gimmick? He found a way to pin his ears back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Muta, misting a time traveling Triple H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 NOT SAFE FOR WORK: 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 The legend grows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 So they give Dean a ticket to Berlin and he immediately seeks out the Helmut Newton exhibit. Newton is the Titty-James-Hong to Dean's Titty-Curtis-Armstrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 lol TNA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonL21 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I wonder if that Duane Johnson fella ever made it far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 lol TNA Man I'm now obsessed with finding out the story about this belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGFanJay Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Beyond them going into a SmackDown create-a-belt and then going "GODDAMN, THIS LOOKS AMAZING - WE MUST SPEND THOUSANDS ON THIS RIGHT NOW!" From doing a bit of research, it's apparently been around for years - I never saw it before today though. http://www.tnastars.com/2010/12/14/rumor-tna-to-have-united-states-championship/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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