RIPPA Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Rick Martel just responded to one of my Tweets None of you have had as good as a weekend 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I'd be afraid that Gene would get shit-faced then whip out his dick and demand that everyone "use this phone to call the hotline." #nightmarefuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 There's been surprisingly very little talk of the John Cena memes that have taken over Facebook on this board so far. But anyway, here's this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovchunky Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Rick Martel is on Twitter? I was just thinking the other day how he should be in the Hall of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 It's technically his account - though it is run by someone else. Apparently - he is aware of it but doesn't actually do anything with it. So I am sad now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I read the police report, pretty brutal how it happened. Wow. Just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Rick Martel just responded to one of my Tweets None of you have had as good as a weekend Wrong 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I'd be afraid that Gene would get shit-faced then whip out his dick and demand that everyone "use this phone to call the hotline." He just wanted to introduce you to a very close, dear long time, personal friend of his. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 WCW Okerlund is my favorite thing in wrestling, just because of how few fucks he gave. Would bury dudes directly to their face, hit on Woman, and get belligerent over nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 My three would be: Jericho Edge Christian They're pop culture nerds, like me, and Canadians can hold they liquor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 WCW Okerlund is my favorite thing in wrestling, just because of how few fucks he gave. Would bury dudes directly to their face, hit on Woman, and get belligerent over nothing. My favorite Mean Gene in WCW moment was when Nick Bockwinkel, who was playing the figurehead president, issued some silly Blackburn-esque edict, and Gene replied with, "What have you been smoking, Bockwinkel?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 WCW Okerlund is my favorite thing in wrestling, just because of how few fucks he gave. Would bury dudes directly to their face, hit on Woman, and get belligerent over nothing. My favorite Mean Gene in WCW moment was when Nick Bockwinkel, who was playing the figurehead president, issued some silly Blackburn-esque edict, and Gene replied with, "What have you been smoking, Bockwinkel?" Bockwinkel should have answered with a straight face, "opium". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 WCW Okerlund is my favorite thing in wrestling, just because of how few fucks he gave. Would bury dudes directly to their face, hit on Woman, and get belligerent over nothing. My favorite Mean Gene in WCW moment was when Nick Bockwinkel, who was playing the figurehead president, issued some silly Blackburn-esque edict, and Gene replied with, "What have you been smoking, Bockwinkel?" Not when he told Sean O'Haire to "blow it out your ass!"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Never saw that. I'd pretty much given up on WCW by the time O'Haire was on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Austin Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Oh it was funny, that faction were trying to bully Gene and he wasn't having any of it. It was so funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Never saw that. I'd pretty much given up on WCW by the time O'Haire was on tv. But you're not saying anything... we don't already know. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Apparently - he is aware of it but doesn't actually do anything with it. So I am sad now I'm so sad I won't make the obvious dick jokes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 WCW Okerlund is my favorite thing in wrestling, just because of how few fucks he gave. Would bury dudes directly to their face, hit on Woman, and get belligerent over nothing. My favorite Mean Gene in WCW moment was when Nick Bockwinkel, who was playing the figurehead president, issued some silly Blackburn-esque edict, and Gene replied with, "What have you been smoking, Bockwinkel?" Not when he told Sean O'Haire to "blow it out your ass!"? There was an awful one where he was talking to a newly-turned Major Gunns (*SIGH* WCW was just so shitty in 2000) and after the interview he said something like "I used to think she was hot, now she's just a bitch" that sounded so awful and misogynistic, even by 2000 WCW-level standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 *SIGH* WCW was just so shitty in 2000 2000 was also the year they booked Mean Gene to feud with Mark Madden. That singles match may be the worst thing WCW aired in 2000, and think how much ground that covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I remember the Cruiser-weight tag tournament being good. There were a few good things, just piled under tons and tons of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Was WCW salvageable after Russo's dismissal in January? I'm trying to imagine what WCW 2000 might have looked like with a competent booker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagan Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I'm amazed Russo never had a heel cameraman faction. I mean, think about it...announcers/interviewers/ringside people all had wacky characters. What about during a match (say Goldberg vs Bret Hart for the WCW title) all the camera men just turn off their cameras? All you hear is chaos and violence as the screen is pitch black. The next night on Nitro, the babyfaces hack some satellite feed and announce the cameramen are refusing to shoot the show. The entire Nitro is just guerilla lightning as the babyfaces try to get their show broadcast. Russo can have this idea for free. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Was WCW salvageable after Russo's dismissal in January? I'm trying to imagine what WCW 2000 might have looked like with a competent booker. I don't know if it was salvageable long term with Turner selling out, but they were bringing in a lot of young talent and seemed to be ready to push them. OK, I typed that before I actually looked at WCW's PPVs in 200s. They really did everything they could to ruin their product. The cruiserweight division was being retooled, but that is pretty much the only part of the roster that was worth anything going forward. The main event was Nash, Jarrett, Booker T, Sid, and Steiner. Everyone of those guys outside of Booker is either past their prime or stale. The midcard is essentially a collection of elevated jobbers in gimmicks that made the audience take them even less seriously. Bill Demott was General Hugh G. Rection, Private Stash, The Kiss Demon, etc. were taking up a lot of PPV space. The Cat, who is a guilty pleasure, Norman Smiley, who is another guilty pleasure, and Terry Funk were on almost every show. Those guys were tons of fun, but no one post 2000 was buying a ticket to watch any of those guys. They would have had to rebuild almost every wrestler on the roster and even then I don't know how many of those guys were worth salvaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I don't see how refusing to film Russo-era WCW could make anyone a heel. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Was WCW salvageable after Russo's dismissal in January? I'm trying to imagine what WCW 2000 might have looked like with a competent booker. You would need someone who could come in and really slash budgets and a decent booker who would not piss off the higher ups by booking dumb shit. By March of 2001, Time Warner was practically paying someone to take WCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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