Eoae Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Does anyone know what the story was behind this old item in the Observer: Quote Stu Hart died in 2003, not 1998. Was this a prank or something? I don’t remember the story at all. Edited October 14, 2020 by Eoae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 @Eoaeterrible rib, I believe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 WCW couldn't even get ribs right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Bixenspan and Zellner talked about it a bit on an episode of Between the Sheets. Basically someone called the arena on the afternoon of a PPV or Nitro (looking at the date, it might have been Great American Bash 98), pretended to be a Hart and said that Stu died. Somehow this call was taken serious. I think they were already starting with rebooking the show when Bret (or whoever) reached someone at home to realize that this was a bad, bad prank call. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Probably impossible to do, but if they could, if I was Bret I'd have *69d that person and try and show up at their place of residence with a baseball bat. Edited October 14, 2020 by Curt McGirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Cops probably could have traced who made the prank call. I posted this in the indy thread and will here since many don't read the thread. Apparently someone at the Collective tested positive for Covid. St. Louis Anarchy workers were in contact with said person and now this weekends shows as well as the entire big Spirit of Spaulding tournament (was airing on IWTV) has been cancelled. Sucks to hear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Cops would just charge him with harassment or something. This is a situation where you want to beat somebody's ass. The cops would be onto you doing that if they gave you the address. EDIT: Watch the cops trace it and it comes back to Shawn Michaels' flip phone Edited October 14, 2020 by Curt McGirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Cops would just charge him with harassment or something. This is a situation where you want to beat somebody's ass. The cops would be onto you doing that if they gave you the address. EDIT: Watch the cops trace it and it comes back to Shawn Michaels' flip phone Bret would come back and say "you may have found Christ, but I just found your ass" and precede to pull out the rest of his hair. (From his head not his ass) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Robert s said: Bixenspan and Zellner talked about it a bit on an episode of Between the Sheets. Basically someone called the arena on the afternoon of a PPV or Nitro (looking at the date, it might have been Great American Bash 98), pretended to be a Hart and said that Stu died. Somehow this call was taken serious. I think they were already starting with rebooking the show when Bret (or whoever) reached someone at home to realize that this was a bad, bad prank call. JJ Dillon talked about it in his book as well. IIRC, JJ was the one who called Hart House to verify and spoke to Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, paintedbynumbers said: Bret would come back and say "you may have found Christ, but I just found your ass" and precede to pull out the rest of his hair. (From his head not his ass) Vince found it first. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Sorta random but I saw the video of the Mike Levy-Mickie Knuckles match from IWA years back and the aftermath on YouTube. I had heard about it and how fucked up it was and after seeing it calling it fucked up is the understatement of the century. In terms of sick and disgusting it makes the Mass Transit Incident look like Disneyland, every single person involved should've done considerable jail time except Ian Rotten: He should've been tossed into a wood chipper for the betterment of humanity. Say what you want about Corny but he has never been more correct than when he runs down that creep. Edited October 14, 2020 by sabremike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 52 minutes ago, cwoy2j said: JJ Dillon talked about it in his book as well. IIRC, JJ was the one who called Hart House to verify and spoke to Stu. Based on the amount of (pretty good fwiw) Stu Hart impressions in pro wrestling, that could have been literally anyone who has ever met Stu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 You like to think it wasn't Owen joking about his dads death, but ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I don't think Owen's pranks were ever that dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 35 minutes ago, mattdangerously said: I don't think Owen's pranks were ever that dark. So you're saying it was Davey Boy? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 42 minutes ago, mattdangerously said: I don't think Owen's pranks were ever that dark. No, but when you think pranks and the Harts, Owen is the first person that votes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 So there was a Speaking Out moment at The Collective, as well as a possible Covid outbreak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 President Fuckface Von Clownstick just announced at one of his Covid superspreader rallies that he's giving Dan Gable the Medal Of Freedom. Apropos of nothing, the polls in Iowa are pretty tight currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Steroids work for more things than one after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 39 minutes ago, AxB said: "We'll get you clean piss!" -MJF on that MLW episode 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 hours ago, sabremike said: Sorta random but I saw the video of the Mike Levy-Mickie Knuckles match from IWA years back and the aftermath on YouTube. I had heard about it and how fucked up it was and after seeing it calling it fucked up is the understatement of the century. In terms of sick and disgusting it makes the Mass Transit Incident look like Disneyland, every single person involved should've done considerable jail time except Ian Rotten: He should've been tossed into a wood chipper for the betterment of humanity. Say what you want about Corny but he has never been more correct than when he runs down that creep. How anyone still supports this carny f*ck is beyond me—and that goes for workers, fans, IWTV, anyone. After hearing the radio interview in 2010(?) where he just gets bombarded from others about the terrible stuff he's done (and little of which he denies), the amount of money he's swindled and stolen, and contributing significantly to the death of another worker, I'm shocked he hasn't been blackballed (or arrested). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 hours ago, sabremike said: Sorta random but I saw the video of the Mike Levy-Mickie Knuckles match from IWA years back and the aftermath on YouTube. I had heard about it and how fucked up it was and after seeing it calling it fucked up is the understatement of the century. In terms of sick and disgusting it makes the Mass Transit Incident look like Disneyland, every single person involved should've done considerable jail time except Ian Rotten: He should've been tossed into a wood chipper for the betterment of humanity. Say what you want about Corny but he has never been more correct than when he runs down that creep. Fucking awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Poor, Finn Balor. Get well soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 minute ago, The Natural said: Poor, Finn Balor. Get well soon. Yeah, really! When something really sucks, I sometimes say "It's such a fucking Wednesday" regardless of what day it is. This time, it seems very appropriate! Getting hit with a Kyle O'Reilly really IS like getting hit with an object the size of a baseball bat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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