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Post by Big Bri on Jul 31, 2011 17:07:53 GMT -5
This could be played for an interesting angle if Bud Blazon finds out he's getting paid less than Cal Armos. Hmmm. Interesting idea. |
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Post by TTX on Aug 1, 2011 5:41:18 GMT -5
Zenk never had the interview skills to be a main eventer. He had the look, but was insanely generic.
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Post by LWPD on Aug 1, 2011 6:02:29 GMT -5
Zenk never had the interview skills to be a main eventer. He had the look, but was insanely generic. I think Tom Zenk showed more charisma after he left the business (through his blog site) than he ever did on the mic as an active wrestler. There was 'something there' to work from, but for whatever reason he never made it to the next level. While most people only remember the Can-Ams from their WWF run, the team actually spanned several years and worked multiple promotions. For what it's worth, Tom Zenk did a 'shoot interview' (linked below) that gave his side of the story regarding the break-up with Martel: "We signed separate contracts. I signed in Montreal. Rick would never let me see his copy of the contract. I said I didn't want to sign a separate contract - I was pushing his buttons to gauge his reaction. He told me "Vince needs you to sign the contract. Vince is very big on loyalty." I think Rick thought I was a mark for the business, a young guy with "stars in his eyes" who was just happy to be in the ring. Veterans think they can work "naive", "dumb", young wrestlers - but I always regarded wrestling as a business. I was in it for the money. My understanding was that Rick and I were signing as equal partners. And a "partnership" to me, means 50 - 50.
Do you think, honestly, I would go along with him taking more money than me - or did they just forget to tell me? I assumed that, in any negotiations, it would be me and Rick against the promoter. But Rick had worked for Vince before and Vince went along with the idea of Rick taking a larger share of the contract money. He didn't tell me any details of the negotiations and I never got to meet or speak with McMahon himself. In fact Rick blocked me every time I said I wanted to speak to Vince. So I'd say, yes, he deceived me purposely. When I finally got to know the details, I left it alone for a while so that Rick could dig himself into his own lie. As far as I'm concerned, I was totally honest with him. And it was he who broke the trust between us. It was ultimately Rick, with his greed, who split the Can-Am Connection!"
-Tom Zenk |
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