The Nature Boy Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 The fact that the NWA still "exists" is the most carny thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I've heard the President (Bruce Tharpe) and CEO (Tony Brooklyn) are suing each other for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 The fact that the NWA still "exists" is the most carny thing ever. The fact that Ricky Morton still wrestles in high school gyms and is better than 99% of the dudes on the rest of the card is carny as fuck. And I mean that as a compliment. I saw him in Waynesboro, VA a couple of years ago and he's still got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Isn't he the current NWA cruiserweight champion or something? For that matter, I don't think I could name you ANY of the current NWA champions with absolute certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Rob Conway is the NWA World Champion That's all I got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 For that matter, I don't think I could name you ANY of the current NWA champions with absolute certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm trying that Titan 1995 book, and I want to like it, but it has so many factual and chronological errors that it's hard for me to take it seriously. I'm not talking small things, but just things in general that could've been corrected with one Google search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobholly138 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Isn't he the current NWA cruiserweight champion or something? For that matter, I don't think I could name you ANY of the current NWA champions with absolute certainty. The only reason I can name a few is because the NWA is still big in this area. Current NWA North American champ is Tim Storm and NWA Southern Heritage Champ is John Saxon,I think Barbi Hayden is still the Women's champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Does any person/organization actually own the rights to use "NWA" in reference to a wrestling promotion, or is it an acronym that just about anyone can use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Bruce Tharpe, son. Sounds like he owns the name and trademarks after filing a lawsuit against David Baucom through a holding company. Wikipedia, ya'll! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobholly138 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Does any person/organization actually own the rights to use "NWA" in reference to a wrestling promotion, or is it an acronym that just about anyone can use? It is a an organization that feds can pay to be a member of. Supposedly last summer somethings changed. Cause 2 feds I know of joined up after saying for a few years they would never be part of the NWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm trying that Titan 1995 book, and I want to like it, but it has so many factual and chronological errors that it's hard for me to take it seriously. I'm not talking small things, but just things in general that could've been corrected with one Google search. I'm not too far in it, but I don't understand why the author devoted nearly an entire chapter to the Randy Savage/Steph McMahon rumors. You can argue whether or not it's even worth mentioning, but nearly an entire chapter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wow, I really did not care for this one. It's not that there wasn't anything inherently wrong with it, it was just...boring. If you're looking for tips on how to be a good ref and/or work with the office it's a good read, if you're looking for dirt or entertaining stories from the road, shy away. He does make reference to a second book several times, though. Wasn't he the guy who got fired from WWE because he was posting inside info on an internet message board? His spin on that angle is pretty funny, he was just giving an honest interview to someone that asked! His defense is that everyone had just assumed he had signed a contract with The E but he was only hired to work a few tv tapings, that there was nothing to be fired from. Apparently the fallout came to a hilt on an episode of ECW with a terrible match between Shannon Moore and another wrestler I can't remember, with him not used to working with an earpiece and calling matches on the fly. Also most people avoided him like the plague backstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm trying that Titan 1995 book, and I want to like it, but it has so many factual and chronological errors that it's hard for me to take it seriously. I'm not talking small things, but just things in general that could've been corrected with one Google search. I'm not too far in it, but I don't understand why the author devoted nearly an entire chapter to the Randy Savage/Steph McMahon rumors. You can argue whether or not it's even worth mentioning, but nearly an entire chapter? It's actually REALLY creepy how long the book spends basically trying to frame the Savage-Stephanie rumor as the only possible reason Vince never brought Savage back. Apparently, if it's the only reason you can come up with, it has to be the truth. And it's not even from the right calendar year. The book's supposed to be about 1995! Also, it's really obvious who/what he's using as sources when every single story has quotes from Bob Holly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm about halfway through Jericho's new book at the library and I'm enjoying it more than the last one. I remember the Steamboat match on Raw and completely forgot about it after all these years. Suit Jericho sure did get some good heat; the D battery thrown and Taker telling him to get back in the ring after was hilarious. I'm surprised at the leniency Vince has in coming up with finishes because you think he'd be all over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm currently reading Ole Anderson's book. People can talk about CM Punk and ECW era Taz being real-life miserable jackasses in real life but Ole takes the cake. His book is really interesting b/c he definitely doesn't pull any punches and gives absolutely zero fucks what anyone thinks of him but he sounds like a complete jerk-off who only lived to fuck with other people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm trying that Titan 1995 book, and I want to like it, but it has so many factual and chronological errors that it's hard for me to take it seriously. I'm not talking small things, but just things in general that could've been corrected with one Google search. I'm not too far in it, but I don't understand why the author devoted nearly an entire chapter to the Randy Savage/Steph McMahon rumors. You can argue whether or not it's even worth mentioning, but nearly an entire chapter? It's actually REALLY creepy how long the book spends basically trying to frame the Savage-Stephanie rumor as the only possible reason Vince never brought Savage back. Apparently, if it's the only reason you can come up with, it has to be the truth. And it's not even from the right calendar year. The book's supposed to be about 1995! Also, it's really obvious who/what he's using as sources when every single story has quotes from Bob Holly. I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbat Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Its very weird that when given the opportunity to squash the rumors Meltzer basically said "I want to say it's not true but no one can actually deny it to me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 What is the basis for this rumor anyway? Other than Meltzer, I've never seen anyone of real notoriety give it any credence. You'd think that SOMEONE would've come out and been like "Yeah, I saw them together." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 A few months ago it was discovered that Steph's name is an anagram for Macho Man Penis or something, so that could be how/why it started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 There's a weird part of me that would've liked to have Randy Savage return in the early 2000s and run a "she was mine before she was yours" angle with Triple H. It would've been a nice call back to what Flair did to Savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 What is the basis for this rumor anyway? Other than Meltzer, I've never seen anyone of real notoriety give it any credence. You'd think that SOMEONE would've come out and been like "Yeah, I saw them together." first I ever heard of it was in the sleaze thread. It blew up from there over the years to the point that people seem to have willed it into being the truth. Go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 The reason Lanny Poffo offered up of "WWF slighted their father and Savage held a grudge over it ever since despite still working in WWF for another seven years afterwards" is just as bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Lanny says in the new Savage doc that Nacho Man was part of it and Trips burying him on the mic in 2002ish. Randy was kind of edgy and seemed to take stuff very personally from most if not all accounts, so it could be something that petty. Or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Savage did do some wacky promo from a gym that was on YouTube where he was playing into the urban legend saying "Ooooh yeah I had her first, Helmsley!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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