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Post by The Creek Rises on Oct 27, 2011 12:33:10 GMT -5
So, any idle speculation on who else might be in the set, and who of that number might have a direct link to Hart?
Because I have no idea ... :-)
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Post by Pete on Oct 27, 2011 12:58:46 GMT -5
So, any idle speculation on who else might be in the set, and who of that number might have a direct link to Hart? Because I have no idea ... :-) The issue is Hart managed probably 200 guys in his career. :> I don't normally like wild guessing at LOW signings but I'll toss a few reasonable possibilities out: Adrian Adonis John Tenta Raymond Rougeau Pork Chop Cash Jim Neidhart Jos LeDuc Dino Bravo And the biggie...Terry Funk (and Dory too for that matter). |
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Post by marktaggart on Oct 27, 2011 15:54:40 GMT -5
So, any idle speculation on who else might be in the set, and who of that number might have a direct link to Hart? Because I have no idea ... :-) my wild guesses: Honky Tonk Man Nasty Boys |
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Post by TTX on Oct 27, 2011 16:34:38 GMT -5
Adonis is on my top 10 list of guys I want so he'd be awesome. Honky would be fantastic too. I'd settle for Raymond Rougeau with a Jacques LE/SE tag card.
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Post by luke929 on Oct 27, 2011 20:20:16 GMT -5
And the biggie...Terry Funk... One of my top three hopefuls for this set... (The other two being Muta and Nikita Koloff) I have a feeling we are going to see HTM though. |
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Post by luke929 on Oct 27, 2011 20:21:47 GMT -5
Adonis is on my top 10 list of guys I want so he'd be awesome. I would love to have Adonis, as long as he is not portrayed as "Adorable"... |
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Post by du5tin on Oct 27, 2011 22:28:19 GMT -5
Sure, I'd go nuts for a Funk, HTM, or another Hart... but the Nasty Boys would be a lot of fun! Anyway, since there were wrestlers signed at WR5 (where Jimmy Hart was signed), let's look at who was there (those who could be 'Legends' and are not signed): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleReunion#WrestleReunion_5 |
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Post by Pete on Oct 28, 2011 0:41:00 GMT -5
May as well run down the list. I wasn't there, just guesstimating probabilities:
Mike Graham - Possibly. I know his place in history but I'm not all that amped up about him. Would fit in nicely in a Cruiser division, though.
Paul Orndorff - Already said no. We've already seen people who were originally "no" who changed their mind, but I vaguely recall that Tom's conversation with Orndorff years ago didn't go well. Battling cancer probably hasn't improved his mood.
Tito Santana - Already said no, but I'd say basically a 50-50 shot (one thing to keep in mind is that face-to-face pitches tend to be easier than pitches over the phone).
Mr. Saito - Who knows, but I would LOVE this. Great wrestler with two tag partners (Bockwinkel and Fuji) and a big rival (Inoki) all set to go.
Ryan Shamrock - Does anyone REALLY want to see this? I don't think she ever even wrestled.
Terry Funk - Obvious set headliner. Who can tell, though.
Ken Patera - Would be a big deal, but I doubt it. Seems to be a real jackass in real life, doesn't strike me as being open.
Tatanka - I wonder what the trademark status of his name is. May have to use a "Chris Chavis" card, or maybe he owns the name now.
Savio Vega - Ditto. Actually I'd prefer to see a TNT card anyway.
Gene Okerlund - I don't know how you could differentiate his card from Apter or Capetta, but he's a big enough name that you kind of have to sign him if you have the opportunity. I'm guessing he's a no, though.
Shane Douglas - I think Tom was optimistic about landing him a few years ago (I recall he and Shane mostly talking about teaching).
The Powers of Pain - I'm a Barbarian fan, not so much a fan of the Warlord's, but this would be a fairly major team and a primo feud for the Roadies.
Torrie Wilson - Meh.
Billy Anderson - I consider myself a big wrestling geek and I have no idea who this is.
Nick Mitchell - Wikipedia tells me this is Mitch from the Spirit Squad. Is Anderson an ex-Spirit Squad guy, too? Eh. I actually kind of dug the gimmick but they were given an absurdly over-the-top push in the WWE. With Ken Doane, adding these 2 (assuming I'm guessing right on Anderson) would provide you with 3 guys which would be enough to run the gimmick in LOW.
Billy Graham - Obviously would be a huge get. I don't know what to make of the WWE Legends contracts anymore. This was a hold-up with Graham last time but then later we signed Muraco and they basically ignored his Legends deal entirely. I could be remembering wrong but I thought Graham was receptive to the idea when it was brought up to him in the past.
Bret Hart - Would obviously be huge, if his WWE contract or agreement or whatever allows it. Not that optimistic about this one.
Jim Neidhart - There are still uses for him even if you don't get Bret. Possibility.
Roddy Piper - Not that optimistic about this one. Piper strikes me as a guy who would ask for money. Could MAYBE see it if Tom struck a separate-card deal as he did with Andre. Piper is certainly a big enough sign that it would be worthwhile to do (actually you could sell it as a two card set--a wrestler card and a Piper's Pit card). However, I don't see how you could negotiate such a deal at a Reunion show. It would take some back-and-forthing with Tom himself.
Danny Davis - The Wikilink takes me to the page of "Nightmare" Dan Davis, not Dangerous Danny. Possible signing but he should really be held back until or if Ken Wayne can be signed as well.
Vampiro - I know Tom has wanted him for awhile. Seems pretty flaky, so who knows.
Christy Hemme - Meh.
Hurricane Helms - Another solid cruiserweight pick-up. Should his card be with the Hurricane gimmick or "Sugar Shane"? Or a combination of the two?
Mr. Aguila - aka Essa Rios and Papi Chulo. I'll take him but there are like 9 million luchadores who would be better.
Dos Caras - Unlikely, but would be a major get. If anything his selling power has increased now that his son is WWE Champ. Great singles competitor on the Cruiserweight level and formed a great tag team with brother Mil Mascaras.
Jake Roberts - Would be huge, but said no in the past.
Chavo & Mando Guerrero - Mando was good but was clearly the least of the six wrestling Guerreros. Chavo would be great but also seems pretty flaky. Good singles star, would be even better if we could land his main tag partner Hector.
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Post by Vegas on Oct 28, 2011 3:45:48 GMT -5
Ken Patera -Seems to be a real jackass in real life, doesn't strike me as being open. Although he had already previously said no to Tom over the phone before we even went to Wrestle Reunion 4 or 5 (we went to both  ,) you really could not be more wrong about Ken Patera. Patera was among the VIP gusts who talked the most to the fans at Wrestle Reunion 5 to the extent that during the autograph portion they actually had to make two separate lines (one which diverted Patera's table) because Patera spent a long time talking to everyone who talked to him. My conversation with Patera at Wrestle Reunion 5: Mr. Vegas: "You're dad (Jack Patera) used to coach my favorite football team!" Ken Patera: ""Who's that?" Mr. Vegas: "The Seattle Seahawks." Ken Patera: "Ah, the Seahawks. They entered the playoffs with a losing record and then they knocked off the Saints!"  Trust me, Ken Patera (although as far as I know he is still not signed) was awesome to meet! |
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Post by Chad Olson on Oct 28, 2011 8:49:35 GMT -5
I think everyone will be happy with Jimmy Hart.
Pete, Billy Anderson was a SoCal guy who trained Louie Spicolli. He did some TV enhancement work in the WWF and the AWA. He also wrestled with Spicolli and someone else whose name escapes as a trio in Mexico, I believe the team name was "The Mercenaries".
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,) you really could not be more wrong about Ken Patera.
