Dolphman 3000 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Octopus said: Sooo… WrestleMania X ended with Bret Hart having faced (and lost to) Owen Hart and then beating Yokozuna. WrestleMania XX ended with Chris Benoit (celebrating with Eddie Guerrero) after beating HHH & HBK. WrestleMania XXX ended with Daniel Bryan (after beating and then being attacked by HHH) defeated Batista & Randy Orton. Which top notch technical workhorse will win the main event at WrestleMania XL and which two superstars will he face? Sami and Owens have to fight eachother in the opening match, with the stipulation that the winner gets a shot against Roman in the main event but the loser can't challenge for the title ever again. Sami goes over, then Owens counters interference in the main event so he can win the belt. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) double post Edited April 17, 2023 by HumanChessgame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) Settle down, everybodyetico. Edited April 17, 2023 by The Natural 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I don't know why he was the target but Gabe just got murdered today 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I mean, Gabe's not entirely wrong, even if he did run out of ideas by 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Pretty sure Gabe's still sitting on DGUSA DVD preorder money from discs he never delivered 10+ years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Effy called Gabe out three years ago, for his habit of underpaying (or not paying) wrestlers. Lots of people worked Evolve shows and got paid in T-Shirt. Singular, not plural. That and his shows that were budgeted so that Gabe made more money from wrestlers (paying to attend the pre-show seminar) than fans (buying tickets), and that the seminars were scams anyway. The vet he brought in showed them the International Spot, made them all drill it, and then selected one attendee to work on the show for no pay. And the selection was a work because the guy they picked was always already booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coletti Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 It's kind of amazing that so many scummy promoters throughout wrestling history haven't gotten the absolute shit kicked out of them by a gigantic, angry grappler or two... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 57 minutes ago, AxB said: Effy called Gabe out three years ago, for his habit of underpaying (or not paying) wrestlers. Lots of people worked Evolve shows and got paid in T-Shirt. Singular, not plural. That and his shows that were budgeted so that Gabe made more money from wrestlers (paying to attend the pre-show seminar) than fans (buying tickets), and that the seminars were scams anyway. The vet he brought in showed them the International Spot, made them all drill it, and then selected one attendee to work on the show for no pay. And the selection was a work because the guy they picked was always already booked. Can partially confirm (and debunk this). I did one DGUSA seminar. I got picked to work the show. I was not previously booked before the seminar. I had never met Gabe or anyone involved. But Gabe had zero input in who got put on the show. It was 100% Pac's call. Three of us from the seminar got booked. No clue if the other two were previously booked. But I wasn't. Can confirm there was zero pay. I don't have any axe to grind about it tho. I was able to use that DGUSA booking to get some good paying gigs off the back of it. And Gabe was very complimentary to me and kept up through email a few times afterward. But I never went back because pay wasn't available. (Or maybe he just didn't want to use me and budget stuff was a deflection)? So think this is a case of the truth lying somewhere in the middle. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Not sure what's worse - Gabe misrepresenting himself as still working for WWE to try and sell these seminars, or Gabe doing this as a side-hustle while under WWE contract If Hebner got fired for selling t-shirts out of his trunk, Gabe should absolutely get canned for this if he's still with WWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, NoFistsJustFlips said: Can partially confirm (and debunk this). I did one DGUSA seminar. I got picked to work the show. I was not previously booked before the seminar. I had never met Gabe or anyone involved. But Gabe had zero input in who got put on the show. It was 100% Pac's call. Three of us from the seminar got booked. No clue if the other two were previously booked. But I wasn't. I think the OP was referring to EVOLVE/DGUSA after Dragon Gate yanked funding because the shows were so bad. DGUSA just became "WWN" at that point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Ah yes, reading is fundamental. I missed that he was referring to Evolve and just assumed he was talking about DGUSA because that's what Effy mentioned in the clip. Still good background for the discussion, but a little off the mark since Dragon Gate was still involved at the point I was mentioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Great moments in people mixing up names: the YouTube commentator who thinks that Sid was the wrestler who slapped John Stossel Which was a response to this video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Still remember this and what Paul Heyman said to Eric Bischoff/Edge in the same promo. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 I hate JBL. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WWF WrestleMania 13. The best match in wrestling history with the best finish as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 More Bret Hart goodness. Debut of the Sharpshooter and the Bret Bump. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 SRS is reporting that WWE and Twitch have reached an agreement to let their talent stream on Twitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 10 hours ago, nate said: I hate JBL. The fact that he got his ass kicked by Joey Styles is still just about the greatest thing ever. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Did we ever get the full story of what's going on with Roxanne Perez? Was the whole medical/ladder drama a way to get the title off her without beating her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Ted Dibiase Jr is finally catching felony charges for his role in the whole Mississippi welfare scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Just now, Zimbra said: Ted Dibiase Jr is finally catching felony charges for his role in the whole Mississippi welfare scam. Cool, cool, but what about that other scumbag cheating heel wrapped up in this? I'm talking about Brett Favre, of course. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On the phone with our Dallas rep yesterday. I asked him how things were going in the Metroplex, and he wanted to know how I knew so much about DFW. I told him I used to watch World Class ("you know, the Von Erichs") back in the day and he just howled with laughter. Good stuff. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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