Ryan Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Imagine the prospects of Sid callously launching Sabu at the opponents with a 50/50 chance of hurting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 What about Al Perez? He was in the Tower of Doom match at Great American Bash 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I vaguely remember that in 99 maybe, there was a big thing about Sabu about to come to WCW but Heyman blocked it. That's weird, since his '95 run was such a flop. A flop? He was super over in every appearance. Sure. All three of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Whatever happend to Billy Travis? He was another guy I read about in the Apter mags a lot and thought would make an appearance in the Big Two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerjeRUN Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Yo a Sid-Sabu tag team I'd love to see that. I'm a tag team wrestling and Sabu mark. Sidbu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellsworth Toohey Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Whatever happend to Billy Travis? He was another guy I read about in the Apter mags a lot and thought would make an appearance in the Big Two. The guy was a screwup behind the scenes, drinking heavily and popping pills since pretty much the day he debuted in Memphis. He died of a heart attack related to all the drugs he took back in 2002. His size was also an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Not to mention his hair. The "Human Q-Tip" look isn't going to get anyone over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I vaguely remember that in 99 maybe, there was a big thing about Sabu about to come to WCW but Heyman blocked it. That's weird, since his '95 run was such a flop. A flop? He was super over in every appearance. Sure. All three of them. So not a flop then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'd say getting fired after three matches hardly qualifies as a success in anyone's book. Upon further reading, it turns out Sabu had a whopping seven matches in WCW. No matter. Still a flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 The onset of the internet and increase of exposure for ECW made Sabu a bigger name in 99/00 than he was in 95. Also, there was more of a war in snatching guys up at that point and far less to be taken. Sabu was very much a "Best of the rest" at that point. I'll say that when I went to a nitro in 98, and they were doing the laugh to hype up chucky in a few weeks, the rumor was that it was for Taz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'd say getting fired after three matches hardly qualifies as a success in anyone's book. Upon further reading, it turns out Sabu had a whopping seven matches in WCW. No matter. Still a flop. He wasn't fired, he quit. So you're wrong again. He was also the most over guy on every Nitro he worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I think we'd be remiss if we didn't mention Sting in WWF/WWE. How close has he ever come to getting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 He considered it in 02/03 and was put off by how the other WCW guys were treated. In particular a promo Rock cut on Booker T about not knowing who he was. Then there was 2011 and the rumors about him going to face Undertaker at Mania. They at least had discussions about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 You'd have to figure he made a shit-ton of money and wasn't stupid with it, so didn't need to work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The Disco in WWF stuff was more than just speculation. I remember an issue of WWF magazine where they had a silhouette of him in the background of the feature where they did the rumors and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buy Me a Burrito Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I remember that. They said that the disco dancer could be a good partner for Rockabilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 You'd have to figure he made a shit-ton of money and wasn't stupid with it, so didn't need to work there. Sting apparently made a ton of money in real estate. I've heard he basically has "fuck you" amounts of money. I can't remember who it was but TNA brought in someone a while back that only knew Sting from the real estate biz. He was walking around backstage and ran into Sting and said, "holy shit, Real Estate Steve, what're you doing here?" They literally had no clue the guy ever wrestled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Did a little google fu and found the story. It was Frank Trigg Posted by Marc Middleton in TNA News Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Print | Email | Comment - Here’s a funny story from a recent TNA iMPACT taping in Florida… Frank Trigg was backstage and recognized a guy he knew from the gym in Southern California who had the nickname “Real Estate Steve” because he owned a lot of property in the area. Trigg had no idea why he would be backstage until he saw him talking to Kurt Angle and figured Angle had flown him in to buy a house in Southern California. The next thing he saw was “Real Estate Steve” walking around backstage with his face painted. “Real Estate Steve” is none other than Steven “Sting” Borden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The WWE needs to sign him when his TNA contract runs out in a couple of months and introduce him as the guy who screwed Big Show out of his house. Forget Sting vs Taker, I want Real Estate Steve vs Big Show at Mania. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The WWE needs to sign him when his TNA contract runs out in a couple of months and introduce him as the guy who screwed Big Show out of his house. Forget Sting vs Taker, I want Real Estate Steve vs Big Show at Mania. Nah, I think the real money is in a program with Citizen Kane, either as a tag team or as opponents, I don't care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The WWE needs to sign him when his TNA contract runs out in a couple of months and introduce him as the guy who screwed Big Show out of his house. Forget Sting vs Taker, I want Real Estate Steve vs Big Show at Mania. Shut up and take my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMDRAGON Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Now I can't stop singing "Real Estate Steve" to the tune of the "Man Called Sting" theme. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Now I can't stop singing "Real Estate Steve" to the tune of the "Man Called Sting" theme. He does this, he does thatHe's big as bull, & quick as a catHe look fines, he looks coolHis own man, & he's nobody's foolDon't double cross him, or get in his wayCause if you do, you're gonna have to payTo Real Estate SteveReal Estate SteveHe's Real Estate SteveReal Estate Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Don't double cross him, or get in his wayCause if you do, you're gonna have to pay This is advice many people failed to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Why didn't Steve Bradley make it big? I remember him being touted as the next big thing, especially in the Apter mags, back in the late 90s. He actually worked a dark match at the first wrestling show I ever went to (Raw in late 99) and he seemed like he had a ton of potential as he was decently sized and had a lot of speed and agility. Then he kind of disappeared and died a couple years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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