Spritenaut 32 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Regarding ADR, the best part of his return for WWE is getting to weaken 2 promotions, at least one of which was generating positive word of mouth and is about to start shooting its second season. Taking Del Rio off LU TV, while not consequential in terms of their title picture, does take a small bite out of their credibility. Lucha Underground wasn't going to use him again anyway. Supposedly he was too difficult to deal with. Looks probable Rey Mysterio will be brought in for season 2. Not really looking forward to Rey replacing Prince Puma as lead babyface. Was reading a Hulk Hogan interview in the Metro earlier today. He vociferously denied he was a racist. Then endorsed Donald Trump for President in the exact next paragraph. His PR strategy seems a little bit dubious, to be honest. It's all good. When Hogan retells this story in five years, Donald Trump will be black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It's too bad Alberto ran all the way back to Vince to get away from Johnny Mundo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Speaking of Johnny Mundo, am I the only person who was apathetic to John Morrison in the WWE, but digs his work in the indys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'd have been down with GM Fran Drescher. Hell take my money and give me a Mr. McMahon vs. Mr. Sheffield street fight. Stephanie as CC would be amazing. Though she would need someone to be Niles to constantly badger her. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsplash Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Gee...a smartass Englishman? William Regal says cheerio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I got nuthin... http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/campbell-recalls-randy-savages-animalistic-sex-on-spider-man-set James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I got nuthin... http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/campbell-recalls-randy-savages-animalistic-sex-on-spider-man-set James Groovy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Aside from Zack Sabre Jr. Will Ospreay, Mark Andrews and Mike Bailey, are there any other British wrestlers that I should check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Marty Scurll Mike Bailey is Canadian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Aside from Zack Sabre Jr. Will Ospreay, Mark Andrews and Mike Bailey, are there any other British wrestlers that I should check out? I just mentioned this in the BOLA thread a few days ago, but I totally recommend getting a subscription to Progress Wrestling's subscription service. For $7.99 a month you get access to all the shows they've had so far and you can cancel any time. I just subscibed this month and I'm already completely hooked. If you want names, Marty Scurll, Dave Mastiff and Damian O'Connor are some that are worth checking out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That Norbert Grupe article: Watching the interview he did, where he sat in stone silence, was like watching the greatest thing they could do with Lesnar since Vader in Kuwait. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I watched it on my lunch break, and I too thought WWE should run an angle based on it. Except I was thinking Rhyno. It's always Rhyno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Blue Sam Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Aside from Zack Sabre Jr. Will Ospreay, Mark Andrews and Mike Bailey, are there any other British wrestlers that I should check out? I could quite honestly type an essay here, but to cut it short: Martin Kirby is one of the best all-rounders in the UK. He can be a great comedic face, a snivelling heel or a vicious nut job, and he's great at all three Tyler Bate is 18, super-strong, super-charismatic and an absolute can't miss prospect. Apparently he got massively over at King of Trios this year, and I can see him becoming a big star in the next few years Stixx has been pretty much one of the best big men in the UK for the last few years. Had some great matches with Steen, Strong, Jigsaw etc, and also runs a really good wrestling school The Henchmen are personal favourites. Most entertaining tag team in the UK Wild Boar is everything his name suggest...stocky, dangerous and not especially handsome. He wrestles like a feral creature and is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp, broken circa 1988 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 how's your day 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I watched it on my lunch break, and I too thought WWE should run an angle based on it. Except I was thinking Rhyno. It's always Rhyno. for some people here it's always Bunkhouse Buck you need more jordache mom jeans in your life 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I legit thought Mike Bailey was from Britian. I don't know why. I think someone told me that he was and I just believed them. I don't actually watch wrestling enough to keep track of this stuff. I also don't care about wrestling enough to do research out of asking people on a message board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Aside from Zack Sabre Jr. Will Ospreay, Mark Andrews and Mike Bailey, are there any other British wrestlers that I should check out? Kris Travis (before he retired), Dave Mastiff, Rampage Brown, Robbie Dynamite, El Ligero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 One Man Gang on Facebook is fun. In the last couple of days, he posted info about his payoffs and why he left certain places. Among the highlights: • He made more in the Poffo's ICW than he did in Memphis, where he was after he main evented Mid-South. • In Mid-South, at his start, he made $1,200 a week. As he moved up the card, so did his pay. He recalled making $4,600 in Extravaganza week, which included a $1,500 payday for his tag with Harley against Murdoch and Andre. • $1,200-$2,000 per week in Mid-Atlantic depending on his spot on the card. • First tour of All Japan earned him $1,500 per week on a three week tour. Second Tour was $3,000 per week for a five week tour. Third tour was $4,000 per week for three weeks. • CWF paid $1,500 to $2,500 per week • World Class averaged $2,000-$3,000 per week. He received $3,000 against Iceman Parsons at the Cotton Bowl, while his Cotton Bowl against Kerry paid $5,500. • Back in Mid-South, he started back at $2,000-$3,500 per week but bumped up to $4,000-$6,000 as champ. • After Crockett bought Mid-South, he was paid $5,000 to drop his belt, as he claims they were worried about him screwing them over, but he had already met with Vince, who told him to drop it. • In WWF, his paid varied from $2,500-$6,000 per week, depending if he was on the A shows w/ Hogan. A week on top with Hogan earned him $45,000. • Average Mania pay offs were $7,000-$10,000. His short Mania match w/ Bossman at WM VI earned him $15,000. $7,000-$10,000 were the averages for Survivor Series and SummerSlam as well. • He left WWF after pay offs got so low that he was going into his savings. He claims he went home and was not fired. He claims to have turned down a $8,000 tour of Japan on a call with Pat Patterson. • WCW in '91, he earned $500-$750 a night but left after refusing to put over PN News in a splash match. • In WCW in '95/'96, he was on a per night deal for $750. He claims Bischoff saw him at an airport and didn't know he worked for WCW. After he asked for a contract with guaranteed money, they stopped using him. Fun read, he doesn't seem bitter at all. He made some really good money at times. Hard to read on FB, so hopefully my bullet points were a bit easier. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm assuming a "splash match" is like a "whoever hits their finisher first wins" stip? (Which technically is every match, I realize.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm assuming a "splash match" is like a "whoever hits their finisher first wins" stip? (Which technically is every match, I realize.) Yes, Gang's 747 v. News' Splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I talked to Gang at the mid-south convention last year. Came off as a nice guy. We even talked about the strut off w Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Goddamn I want to know what his payoff was for coming back for the gimmick battle royale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm assuming a "splash match" is like a "whoever hits their finisher first wins" stip? (Which technically is every match, I realize.) Yes, Gang's 747 v. PN News' Broken Record/Rapmaster Splash. FIFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Goddamn I want to know what his payoff was for coming back for the gimmick battle royale He said he would eventually talk about indies and ECW, so I'm hoping the gimmick battle royal is included in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I know payoffs often depended on the gate, but I would have expected someone of Gang's status to work for a flat fee when he went across territories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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