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Post by Kash Flagg on Mar 19, 2009 20:30:56 GMT -5
A rarely seen Vince promo...great stuff.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Mar 19, 2009 22:26:30 GMT -5
That was f***ing awesome.
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Post by Franchise on Mar 19, 2009 23:58:03 GMT -5
That was truly incredible. A glimpse of the Mr. McMahon character about 4 years before it showed up in the WWF. Excellent video.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 20, 2009 4:34:41 GMT -5
Check out that guys entire "McMemphis" collection, which covers a LOT of the WWF/Memphis invasion/war angle. Really great stuff all around.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Mar 20, 2009 4:38:17 GMT -5
They seem to put more effort into the Memphis/WWE talent exchange then WWE at the time
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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 20, 2009 4:45:01 GMT -5
They seem to put more effort into the Memphis/WWE talent exchange then WWE at the time I'm not up on the particulars, but this happened in September 1993. In November, the infamous WWF steroid trial started. I'm venturing to guess that it was mostly McMahon doing his best to court Jerry Jarrett, who he intended to run the WWF should he be convicted. |
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Post by Youngie on Mar 20, 2009 7:00:12 GMT -5
So I guess this clears up the rumors that the "evil" Mr. McMahon persona was really inspired by the "evil" nWo Eric Bischoff
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Post by horsemen4ever on Mar 20, 2009 16:25:48 GMT -5
What was Jimmy Hart's statous with the WWF at the time of the Memphis vs WWF feud in Memphis?
I guess he was under contract to the WWF, because they would have used him, it made so much sense. We could have had a Hart Fondation reunion with Jimmy managing Bret and Owen to take on his old arch enemy Jerry "The King" Lawler.
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Post by Cyno on Mar 20, 2009 16:42:03 GMT -5
I remember watching this sometime last year. It was awesome. I love how it shows the beginning of the Mr. McMahon character at a time where he was something of a fairly neutral babyface character in the WWF at the time.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Mar 20, 2009 18:52:26 GMT -5
What was Jimmy Hart's statous with the WWF at the time of the Memphis vs WWF feud in Memphis? I guess he was under contract to the WWF, because they would have used him, it made so much sense. We could have had a Hart Fondation reunion with Jimmy managing Bret and Owen to take on his old arch enemy Jerry "The King" Lawler. Hart basically managed the odd combo of Mr. Hughes and Jeff Gaylord. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 21, 2009 0:58:49 GMT -5
What's so odd here is that McMahon comes off much more natural, smooth and even heel-ier here than in his "real" Mr. McMahon run, where he just got very over the top and grating.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Mar 21, 2009 8:28:58 GMT -5
You think that is weird. Here is Vince and the King taping a promo for USWA in front of a WWF crowd in Boston. I guess the fans in Boston assumed when Lawler called Bret and the referee cheaters that he wasn't telling the truth, which heels are known to do.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2009 9:39:21 GMT -5
So I guess this clears up the rumors that the "evil" Mr. McMahon persona was really inspired by the "evil" nWo Eric Bischoff Who the hell ever said that? |
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Post by queenbee on Mar 21, 2009 9:44:49 GMT -5
Wow, that was freaking awesome, really! Classic heel Vince ;D
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Post by VeggieOverlord on Mar 21, 2009 10:36:58 GMT -5
I've seen this before, but its absolutely awesome. The seeds were planted for "Mr. McMahon" nearly a half decade before the character made its debut on WWE TV. Its quite fascinating watching the footage and thinking back to Babyface "BAAAAAAAAAAAACK BODY DROP" Vince McMahon. It was night and day.
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Post by Youngie on Mar 21, 2009 11:09:55 GMT -5
So I guess this clears up the rumors that the "evil" Mr. McMahon persona was really inspired by the "evil" nWo Eric Bischoff Who the hell ever said that? Eric Bischoff for one. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2009 11:20:37 GMT -5
Who the hell ever said that? Eric Bischoff for one. And that Proves its BS |
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Post by Youngie on Mar 21, 2009 12:32:25 GMT -5
I agree. And I never said it wasn't BS. Typical Bischoff really. |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Mar 21, 2009 12:45:27 GMT -5
I agree. And I never said it wasn't BS. Typical Bischoff really. Maybe he didn't know about the Memphis stuff, hell I didn't know about it until a year and a half ago, and I'd wager most didn't either. Technically, the McMahon heel here isn't the same as he was in 98-99 where he was using power to make/change matches, etc. |
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Post by Albino Heat on Mar 21, 2009 16:15:16 GMT -5
It's a little odd, but at the 2:00 minute mark, he has a strange resemblance to Razor Ramon in the way he delivers his lines.
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