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Post by swarm on Sept 3, 2012 18:08:57 GMT -5
HH > x infity HBK
Should have stfu and done the job. Huge reason I can't stand the guy.
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Post by LWPD on Sept 6, 2012 19:10:44 GMT -5
The end of an era. After all those years of lying, trolling, cheating and scheming, Gorilla Monsoon 'fires' Bobby The Brain Heenan.
Circa 12/6/93
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Post by mwjergs on Sept 29, 2012 18:39:32 GMT -5
c. 1983 Florida Championship Wrestling
Kevin Sullivan is one of my favorite heels of all-time. This highlights his Florida run and feud with "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. Part 2 shows the most memorable entrance into a wrestling promotion - The Purple Haze emerging from the sea to join Fallen Angel and Sullivan in their battles against the Dream. Note that King Curtis ("The Chairman of the Board") provides voiceover.
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Post by LWPD on Sept 29, 2012 18:50:51 GMT -5
c. 1983 Florida Championship WrestlingKevin Sullivan is one of my favorite heels of all-time. This highlights his Florida run and feud with "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. Part 2 shows the most memorable entrance into a wrestling promotion - The Purple Haze emerging from the sea to join Fallen Angel and Sullivan in their battles against the Dream. Note that King Curtis ("The Chairman of the Board") provides voiceover. Great selection. Few could make a Satanic gimmick believable, but from researching the topic, projecting the image, crafting effective promos and angles, and working stiff but safe, Sullivan pulled it off masterfully. Among the best of the dark characters of the era. |
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Post by LWPD on Sept 30, 2012 17:29:40 GMT -5
This was from the Larry King Show circa '92. At the time damaging sex and steroid scandals had broken out involving WWF employees and affiliates. Among the most vocal critics of the company was Bruno Sammartino. On this night, Vince McMahon himself stepped forward to publicly defend his company on national television. This was a very heated confrontation between VKM and Bruno, with neither man backing down, and the truth probably found somewhere in the middle.
Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on Larry King Live 1992
Vince McMahon: "You never forgave me for firing your son when he went into the stands and beat somebody up. You probably never forgave yourself when your own son was using steroids as well!"
Bruno Sammartino: "You are such a lying fool. Let me tell you Larry, if you can teach this guy to shut his face, because he doesn't want me to talk."
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Post by mwjergs on Oct 3, 2012 19:48:55 GMT -5
*May 31, 1986 U.W.F. Television - Eddie Gilbert was becoming a hot commodity in Bill Watts' federation. Not just as a wrestler but as a great promo man and manager. His "Hot Stuff International" was able to draw heat using foreign wrestlers and this was my favorite angle involving a "sincere" Gilbert seeing the error in his ways and looking for forgiveness from the commissioner Watts. Of course it's all just a plot.
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Post by mwjergs on Nov 29, 2012 6:12:46 GMT -5
c. 1983 - Ted DiBiase vs. Mr. R.
-One of my favorite angles. I was an avid viewer of GCW as a young fan and watching the swerve finish at the end still makes me smile. I believe that this was Tommy Rich's last appearance in Georgia though. Now LOW promoters have a chance to re-live this moment in time with the addition of Rich to the roster.
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Post by vx on Nov 29, 2012 8:30:45 GMT -5
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Post by mwjergs on Nov 30, 2012 6:07:17 GMT -5
The Masked Superstar was one of my all-time favorites. He had that quiet intensity in his promos and was fantastic in the ring. I loved his swinging neckbreaker and cobra hold as finishers.
Good find.
BTW Snake Brown was also my favorite jobber in GCW.
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Post by LWPD on Dec 16, 2012 19:38:08 GMT -5
This was from Jim Crockett Promotions circa May '87. Imagine if WWE could get someone like The Ryback to come across even half-way as relatable and worth connecting with emotionally as Dusty Rhodes did with his audience here. Regionally business was still off the charts.
"This brown sack, my daddy used to carry to work everyday of his life. He didn't make $12 an hour. He was a plumber, he wasn't with a union. He was his own man, and he was a common man. And money to him was important, just like it is to the common people. So Tully Blanchard, lets stop BSing the people in this country. Ric Flair, lets stop BSing the people in this country. Lex Luger, Arn Anderson, JJ Dillon, lets stop talking about it. Because right here, in this sack, is $50k in common people money. All I want you to do J.J. Dillon, is to come and get this common man right here. Come and get this working man, right here!"
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