NikoBaltimore Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 12 minutes ago, Go2Sleep said: How about Just Joe? I think he was around for a few weeks or so in 2000. His gimmick was showing up backstage and offering unsolicited advice to various wrestlers, and when they asked who he was, he said "I'm just Joe." I think he only had a couple matches on the weekend jobber shows before they dropped him. I remember that very well. It was so odd and obviously wasn't going to go anywhere anyway. Apparently he was more well-known as Joe E. Legend as he was mentioned by guys like Edge and Lance Storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, NickMD said: I remember that very well. It was so odd and obviously wasn't going to go anywhere anyway. Apparently he was more well-known as Joe E. Legend as he was mentioned by guys like Edge and Lance Storm. He came up through the Canadian indies with Edge, Christian, and Rhyno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Just now, Nice Guy Eddie said: He came up through the Canadian indies with Edge, Christian, and Rhyno. Yep, and he was part of the infamous death tours that they would have to drive through. You couldn't pay me enough to go to the places they went to and risk getting your car go through the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, NickMD said: Yep, and he was part of the infamous death tours that they would have to drive through. You couldn't pay me enough to go to the places they went to and risk getting your car go through the ice. I can't imagine driving through isolated areas of Canada in the dead of winter. New Jersey winters are enough for me. This probably isn't that obscure, but how about Batista's main roster debut as Rev. D-Von's second, Deacon Batista? He wore a giant chain around his neck attached to a collection box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I remember that. Does anyone remember when Smsckdown had their tag team title tournament in the summer of 2002 and Devon & Ron Simmons teamed together? They stayed together as a team for a few months until the Dudleyz reunited at Survivor Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Funaki and Chuck Palumbo is a such a random WAR-like pairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 D-Von and Ron Simmons teaming makes sense because it follows the rule that says if two black guys are in a company, they must feud or team I like how D-Von is so committed to his new gimmick that he's still wearing "3D" boots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt788 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I always thought Just Joe was planned to be revealed as the real Joey Numbers (someone Tazz constantly mentioned during commentary) but I was told that was not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I remember the episode of Raw where Mike Awesome Awesome Bombed Rhyno backstage and won the Hardcore Title. I also remember thinking it was really cool at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Something I know most people here remember but it always stuck with me as a kid. When Mr. Perfect stole the WWE championship from Hulk Hogan and then I believe tool a hammer to it, destroying the plate. Most people may remember that part of it but do you remember Hogan cutting promos WITH the broken title belt around his waist? I do not remember how it was resolved, I gather he just got a new belt. But man, as a kid I thought Perfect was SUCH an asshole for that. I really hated him for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I vividly remember Perfect smashing the belt and thought he was a bastard for that. Had no idea Hogan did promos with it though. That's a clip/picture I'd like to see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt788 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I loved Curt Hennig/Mr Perfect and was devastated when a female friend referred to Nitro era Curt as "The ugliest face on a man in wrestling and possibly in America." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I always thought the Hardcore Championship was the belt Perfect smashed up. I don't care if that's not true... I want to believe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 1 hour ago, NickMD said: I vividly remember Perfect smashing the belt and thought he was a bastard for that. Had no idea Hogan did promos with it though. That's a clip/picture I'd like to see. I found the promo where Gene presents him the broken belt but I cannot find any of the ones with him wearing it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 5 hours ago, Technico Support said: I completely forgot about Runnels managing them. Now you just reminded me of the Hardy's vs E&C series that Terri created. Of course, Russo being Russo, it was called the Terri Invitational Tournament. Along those lines, anyone remember Meat? And..... Terri Runnels and Jacqueline managing Meat as the Pretty Mean Sisters. I'm not even going to bother to look it up. That had to be a Russo idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 WWE had some pretty terrible angles with women in 99. I'm sure most people remember Jarrett's literal woman-beating gimmick and then there's less-remembered angle with Chaz allegedly punching his girlfriend Mariana. The worst part was that Chaz was "ostracized by the locker room" when Mariana showed up with a black eye, but no one made a fuss about Jarrett hitting women (including some very elderly ones) with guitars in the middle of the ring. I think the Chaz angle was "resolved" by GTV where it was revealed that Mariana was faking the bruises for (reasons). Also does anyone else remember Lawler calling Goldust a "flaming fag" on tv in 97 or so? I'd like to think I just imagined that, but I know I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 10 hours ago, Technico Support said: Does anybody else remember the (annual?) "WWF Superstars" magazine? It was essentially WWF's version of the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe" comic: profiles of every wrestler working for them. Because of the usual publication date lag you see with all wrestling media, you'd occasionally get profiles of guys who were long gone or barely showed up in the first place. I remember seeing a piece on The Missing Link, managed by Bobby Heenan, who was only with the fed for 5 months in 1985. They were still publishing these in the early 90s when I became a wrestling fan. I had the one in 1992 and memorized EVERYBODY'S height/weight/hometown. Forget baseball cards, THOSE are the stats that matter. 15 minutes ago, Go2Sleep said: Also does anyone else remember Lawler calling Goldust a "flaming fag" on tv in 97 or so? I'd like to think I just imagined that, but I know I didn't. He actually called him a "queer" in an in-ring interview. Goldust said he wasn't and belted Lawler. It was pretty much Goldust's official face turn - the next week or so, he actually brought his daughter Dakota into the ring with him and admitted that Marlena was his wife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 How about Terry Gordy popping up in 1996 as The Executioner? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 33 minutes ago, Michael Sweetser said: He actually called him a "queer" in an in-ring interview. Goldust said he wasn't and belted Lawler. It was pretty much Goldust's official face turn - the next week or so, he actually brought his daughter Dakota into the ring with him and admitted that Marlena was his wife. No, I meant this one... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Ugh, at least the good outweighed the bad that week. Since the main event was that terrific HBK/Austin vs Davey/Owen tag match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Vader does my taxes! said: Along those lines, anyone remember Meat? And..... Terri Runnels and Jacqueline managing Meat as the Pretty Mean Sisters. I'm not even going to bother to look it up. That had to be a Russo idea. 1. They made Stasiak buy their tampons at a store. 2. Someone spiked Stasiak's drink so he wrestled with a boner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 In the alternate universe where Jerry Lawler kept his "I'll wrestle for the WWF when hell freezes over" promise, he's probably beloved by Wrestling fans the world over. But in this universe... Dakota Runnels turned 3 in 1997, and he's out there making jokes about how everyone had a shot at her. Fucking scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 On the subject of Reverend D-Von, who remembers the biggest win of his career (Also the first appearance of the earlier mentioned Deacon Batista) 13 hours ago, Technico Support said: Speaking of Hayes and also speaking of proteges, I remember Hayes taking promising young upstart Steve Cox under his wing and nicknaming him Steve "Do It To It" Cox. It was short lived and is definitely a candidate for the worst nicknames hall of fame. DO IT TO IT! Had a local indy here induct him into their legends HOF last year and he was introduced that way, amusingly memorable nickname. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 31 minutes ago, AxB said: In the alternate universe where Jerry Lawler kept his "I'll wrestle for the WWF when hell freezes over" promise, he's probably beloved by Wrestling fans the world over. But in this universe... Dakota Runnels turned 3 in 1997, and he's out there making jokes about how everyone had a shot at her. Fucking scumbag. I believe he said everyone had a shot at Terri, so anyone could have been Dakota's father. Verbage doesn't change that Jerry Lawler is a scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Did one of the Headbangers actually wrestle as Beaver Cleavage? All I remember about that angle was him breaking character during one of the promos and saying he couldn't do it anymore. That was one of the earliest on air kayfabe breakings I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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