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Post by thundaga on Dec 26, 2007 1:08:31 GMT -5
Why weren't Barry Windham and Tully Blanchard on the show? I remember their respective teams' matches being built up for awhile.
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Post by Tim on Dec 26, 2007 1:14:11 GMT -5
I think Tully left over a contract dispute, as he was never seen on WWF TV again. WIndham on the other hand, may have been an injury?
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Post by molson5 on Dec 26, 2007 1:16:44 GMT -5
Blanchard actually failed a drug test and was fired (yup, they actually had drug tests in 1989).
Windham just left - this was right around the time his brother and father were in trouble for counterfeiting. I always assumed his WWF departure was related somehow.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 26, 2007 2:27:48 GMT -5
It was, or at least so some claim. Some say he did the honorable thing of leaving so that his family's legal problems didn't come to haunt McMahon as well. However, he apparently had no problem letting the same happen to WCW, where he showed up shortly thereafter.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 26, 2007 2:51:29 GMT -5
I believe Tully got busted with coke......
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Post by seano on Dec 26, 2007 7:34:32 GMT -5
Tully was fired, like, right before the show IIRC. Heenan replaced him in that match and that was a VERY last minute add from what I recall.
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Dec 26, 2007 8:15:55 GMT -5
I believe Tully got busted with coke...... Don't forget kids: DO NOT TAKE BOOGER SUGAR!!! |
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Post by dsriggs on Dec 26, 2007 10:23:56 GMT -5
I think the much more interesting question was what were they doing having Anderson, Blanchard and Windham on the card, but not teaming them all up somehow  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2007 12:54:51 GMT -5
The WWF likes to create their own storyline links.
Remember when Mick Foley asked about a match with Vader at WM13, and said they could base it on their history in WCW? Vince said no, why base it on something in another promotion when we can create our own link.
That's why Vader & Mankind teamed up. If I remember, they never really did have that huge feud.
This was the same way. A lot of fans at the time (and even today) didn't/couldn't/don't watch every wrestling promotion. So, if you threw Windham, Anderson & Blanchard together and treated them like a stable just based on their NWA run, a lot of fans who strictly follow the WWF wouldn't understand.
Then, the hardcore fans would be out in full force chanting "We Want Flair!"
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Post by molson5 on Dec 26, 2007 18:10:34 GMT -5
The WWF likes to create their own storyline links. Remember when Mick Foley asked about a match with Vader at WM13, and said they could base it on their history in WCW? Vince said no, why base it on something in another promotion when we can create our own link. That's why Vader & Mankind teamed up. If I remember, they never really did have that huge feud. This was the same way. A lot of fans at the time (and even today) didn't/couldn't/don't watch every wrestling promotion. So, if you threw Windham, Anderson & Blanchard together and treated them like a stable just based on their NWA run, a lot of fans who strictly follow the WWF wouldn't understand. Then, the hardcore fans would be out in full force chanting "We Want Flair!" All true, but it's pretty cool they did team Anderson up with Blanchard. It really wouldn't have shocked me if Heenan took on Windham at some point too, if he had stayed around. |
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Post by Agent P on Dec 26, 2007 20:10:26 GMT -5
Akeem also wasn't on the show. He was injured and replaced by Bad News Brown.
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 26, 2007 21:29:36 GMT -5
Akeem also wasn't on the show. He was injured and replaced by Bad News Brown. They also did the same spot to have him eliminated that they did the previous year. |
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Post by cuneo77 on Dec 27, 2007 11:15:16 GMT -5
scott casey replaced brian blair,and someone (brunzell or powers) replaced muraco at sseries 88
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 27, 2007 17:37:04 GMT -5
scott casey replaced brian blair,and someone (brunzell or powers) replaced muraco at sseries 88 Actually, Scott Casey replaced Brian Blair who had been replacing The Junkyard Dog. They had a good 4 year span of last second substitutions. People always forget about the 1991 match where Slaughter replaced Neidhart, El Matador replaced The Dragon, and Hercules replaced Big Bully Busick. |
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Post by soultsukino on Dec 27, 2007 20:13:42 GMT -5
Tully's not being their was not last minute. He had been fired over a week before (and replaced by Haku on the house show circut) so they were handly scrambling
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2007 13:19:57 GMT -5
The WWF likes to create their own storyline links. Remember when Mick Foley asked about a match with Vader at WM13, and said they could base it on their history in WCW? Vince said no, why base it on something in another promotion when we can create our own link. That's why Vader & Mankind teamed up. If I remember, they never really did have that huge feud. This was the same way. A lot of fans at the time (and even today) didn't/couldn't/don't watch every wrestling promotion. So, if you threw Windham, Anderson & Blanchard together and treated them like a stable just based on their NWA run, a lot of fans who strictly follow the WWF wouldn't understand. Then, the hardcore fans would be out in full force chanting "We Want Flair!" All true, but it's pretty cool they did team Anderson up with Blanchard. It really wouldn't have shocked me if Heenan took on Windham at some point too, if he had stayed around. I agree. I marked like crazy seeing Anderson & Blanchard as a tag team in the WWF. Then again, at the time their tag value was greater than their singles roles - which was virtually nil by 1989. |
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