Ziggy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I remember noticing it probably weeks before he turned and joined the Nation. Not sure if he had it the whole run though. I've been seeing alot of clips of Ahmed on my Instagram explorer and I wish he did get a run with the title. Vince was really high on him and I was a huge fan of him too. He had bad luck too. Especially when Faarooq debut and injured him on top of the fact that most of the Nation members bury him in interviews now. He also says that people at the top were telling Vince that the people weren't ready for a Black World champion. That obviously wasn't true especially because he was very over but guys were obviously threatened by him that they had to use that talking point in 96-97 to get a head of him politically. He could've been what Vince wanted out if Lex Luger years earlier Edited June 23, 2021 by Ziggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I really liked Ahmed as a kid too. Always thought his finisher was really cool, not knowing that he'd taken it from another wrestler that was gonna make a pretty big impact on me years down the road... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 12 hours ago, quackhell said: Man, Son of Havoc really let himself go after Lucha Underground ended. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Best twitter account ever: 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoae Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 That shirt is tremendous. I’m assuming it’s a knock-off and not a licensed item, but I’m guessing. Anyone know anything about it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 10 hours ago, Ziggy said: I remember noticing it probably weeks before he turned and joined the Nation. Not sure if he had it the whole run though. I've been seeing alot of clips of Ahmed on my Instagram explorer and I wish he did get a run with the title. Vince was really high on him and I was a huge fan of him too. He had bad luck too. Especially when Faarooq debut and injured him on top of the fact that most of the Nation members bury him in interviews now. He also says that people at the top were telling Vince that the people weren't ready for a Black World champion. That obviously wasn't true especially because he was very over but guys were obviously threatened by him that they had to use that talking point in 96-97 to get a head of him politically. He could've been what Vince wanted out if Lex Luger years earlier I thought Ahmed was awesome. I started reading the internet about a year after he had debuted in the WWF and until then I figured he was about as good as it gets. The first big injury derailed him bad. Then he seemed to be injuring himself whenever he got some steam back. Before that, he was injuring others. Without people obviously playing against him and that first big injury, his WWF career could have looked way different. If you think the fans at the time wouldn't have bought him as the champ, I've got news for ya! He was really over and getting more so, before he had to give up the IC title due to injury. After that, it was never the same for him again. First black WWF champion would have been him, under just slightly different circumstances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1983 Dizzy Hogan powerslam. Literally the best looking thing Beefcake ever did in his entire pro wrestling career: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 How did Beefcake end up Hogan's (in Bret Hart's words) manservant? Did they just get together and Terry was like "we got the same last name, duuude! You carry my bags, you got a job for life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Eoae said: That shirt is tremendous. I’m assuming it’s a knock-off and not a licensed item, but I’m guessing. Anyone know anything about it? It's specifically a Villano III t-shirt. He was specifically called Pantera Rosa and used the Pink Panther theme when wearing this gear: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoae Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 56 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: How did Beefcake end up Hogan's (in Bret Hart's words) manservant? Did they just get together and Terry was like "we got the same last name, duuude! You carry my bags, you got a job for life!" Lol, I hate to be a cynic, but I feel like Bruti was probably willing to carry something for Hogan. Just.... not his bag, necessarily. That said, dismissing Beefcake as Hogan's manservant is probably accurate but also unfair. Brutus the Barber is one of my favorite characters from that era and was ridiculously over, judging by the crowd pops. Lol, I just remembered the time I was watching a Brutus the Barber match a few years ago, and my wife (who doesn't watch wrestling) asked me who he was. I told her, and her response was "If he's a barber, why is he carrying hedge clippers?" There was a long, awkward pause after that. I didn't have a good answer for that one and was mostly embarrassed that had never occurred to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: How did Beefcake end up Hogan's (in Bret Hart's words) manservant? Did they just get together and Terry was like "we got the same last name, duuude! You carry my bags, you got a job for life!" Came up during the A&E Treasure Hunter show actually. Paraphrasing here obviously lol... but they were high school best friends. Hogan was all about getting into the wrestling business and Beefcake basically tagged along because he didn't have any real hopes or dreams of his own and just wanted to party on the beach. Kinda just rode another dude's ambition for a few decades. Super weird to me, but it ended up working out really well for him. Solid heel tag team run, one of WWE's top babyfaces of the expansion years, main evented a Starrcade, had a job anytime Hogan had a job. Lucked into a hell of a career. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnnearfonzie Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Yep, big man entrance takes some practice. Edited June 23, 2021 by damnnearfonzie Wrong image 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 When you see it... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I'm surprised he didn't cut a promo outside to them. Incidentally, one time my friend JR Preston cut a promo to the local news about a guy who was breaking into cars I wish I could find the video. He stared right at the camera and said "you can't run, you can't hide, we will find you" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Word to the wise. If you're going to try blocking the German Suplex with your leg, get it grapevined on the inside, not the outside. Otherwise... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Xavier Woods elbow drop is a thing of beauty, agile and distance covered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 25 years ago. GOAT promo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Goodear Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Eoae said: Lol, I hate to be a cynic, but I feel like Bruti was probably willing to carry something for Hogan. Just.... not his bag, necessarily. That said, dismissing Beefcake as Hogan's manservant is probably accurate but also unfair. Brutus the Barber is one of my favorite characters from that era and was ridiculously over, judging by the crowd pops. Lol, I just remembered the time I was watching a Brutus the Barber match a few years ago, and my wife (who doesn't watch wrestling) asked me who he was. I told her, and her response was "If he's a barber, why is he carrying hedge clippers?" There was a long, awkward pause after that. I didn't have a good answer for that one and was mostly embarrassed that had never occurred to me. I honestly think that Beefcake somehow became underrated despite the fact that he's never been that good. He was totally an effective babyface working Honkytonk and Mr. Perfect before his face got destroyed. While he was never even a good worker, that certainly didn't stop a lot of people in the era from getting over. The hedge clippers were because you could see them from a distance and are effectively giant scissors. It's a more effective visual than coming out with shears. Also he could chase people around with them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 19 minutes ago, Goodear said: I honestly think that Beefcake somehow became underrated despite the fact that he's never been that good. He was totally an effective babyface working Honkytonk and Mr. Perfect before his face got destroyed. While he was never even a good worker, that certainly didn't stop a lot of people in the era from getting over. The hedge clippers were because you could see them from a distance and are effectively giant scissors. It's a more effective visual than coming out with shears. Also he could chase people around with them. Early WWF heel Beefcake wasn't horrible, if he was in the ring with a decent babyface all the basic stuff he did equaled a passable match. Beefcake now being considered a George Gulas type is way off, the Beefer was on par with most juiced up guys of his era. Yeah the hedge clippers like Duggan's 2x4 was something that needed to be seen by kids sitting in the cheap seats, that way the kids could then beg their parents to buy them the foam version of the clippers or 2x4. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zendragon Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 9 hours ago, Mister TV said: Early WWF heel Beefcake wasn't horrible, if he was in the ring with a decent babyface all the basic stuff he did equaled a passable match. Beefcake now being considered a George Gulas type is way off, the Beefer was on par with most juiced up guys of his era. Yeah the hedge clippers like Duggan's 2x4 was something that needed to be seen by kids sitting in the cheap seats, that way the kids could then beg their parents to buy them the foam version of the clippers or 2x4. I feel that similar to Hogan's in ring 30-40 years of "that guy sucks" has made Brother Bruti kinda under rated where if you go back and watch his 80's stuff WWF certainly put worse on TV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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