Jay Peas 42
El Dandy
Totally flips out ALL the time.
Is looking forward to a Nation of Domination Kwannza Special.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on May 30, 2009 13:59:06 GMT -5
Yeah, you get Buff for free, but you also have to hire Judy, who is 20,000 an appearence.
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Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on May 30, 2009 14:07:25 GMT -5
I don't really hate Bagwell I've seen some more recent interviews with him and he doesn't seem like he's nearly the ass he once was.
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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on May 30, 2009 14:20:10 GMT -5
I always thought he was a decent wrestler too. Plus, if he teamed with Ziggler, it'd be pure gold.
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Post by Hugh Mungus on May 30, 2009 14:29:17 GMT -5
Yeah, you get Buff for free, but you also have to hire Judy, who is 20,000 an appearence. And a forklift to carry that old battleaxe (TM Kanyon).
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Ben Wyatt
Crow T. Robot
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 30, 2009 14:51:07 GMT -5
I don't really hate Bagwell I've seen some more recent interviews with him and he doesn't seem like he's nearly the ass he once was. Agreed. People do sometimes change (see: Michaels, Shawn)
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on May 30, 2009 15:12:33 GMT -5
What's the issue between Buff and Storm, may I ask? Anybody got a link?
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Post by The Deadly Snake on May 30, 2009 17:37:55 GMT -5
At this point, I'm guess Buff Bagwell REALLY needs the money. I mean, this guy pissed off Lance Storm. LANCE STORM. That guy is rarely pissed off. Storm seriously considered REALLY locking in the Canadian Maple Lea on him during a match. Storm has said that he regrets that he didn't do it. Was that the half crab? Which would've effectively tore out his calf? Yeah it's the half-crab - I wouldn't know if it would have tore off his crab, but STorm was seriously considering locking in the hold and making him tap out for real. Buff gets a lot of slack for who he use to be, but I've worked Buff a lot over the last year or so and he is really a down to earth guy, and if he did have an ego at one point IMO now he is passed that, and deserves another run. Then he should contact the WWE. Makes me if he already has. In any case, if he hasn't, he should contact the WWE make his offer. The worst they can do is reject his offer, or make go to a development territory. Hell, if he's willing to work for them for free, I don't see why he can't work for WWE's development territories. What's the issue between Buff and Storm, may I ask? Anybody got a link? Hold on a bit. I'll get it. I want to point out though, it's the issue BETWEEN, but rather, issue that Lance Storm has with Buff Bagwell. Edit: There we go. www.stormwrestling.com/042309.html
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on May 30, 2009 17:45:46 GMT -5
What's the issue between Buff and Storm, may I ask? Anybody got a link? There doesn't seem to be a real issue, Storm just mentions that a lot of WCW guys passed under the old guard's radar when they came into WWE because Buff was drawing a lot of heat in the locker room. Q: Did you experience any resentment from WWE guy when you first came over from WCW?A: I did not, no. There was so much heat on Buff I slid in under the radar. Q: I don’t really know why there was so much friction on Buff Bagwell, or how he got the spot to fight Booker T on RAW…but in a world where anything really seems to be possible, would you think it a probability that Booker was told to throw the match in exchange for a guaranteed spot on the roster? I find it hard to believe that he could put on such a bad match, even with someone as limited as Buff.A: I’m not sure why everyone keeps trying to defend Buff on this one. Buff had heat because he had a very elevated view of himself and his star power, and rubbed EVERYONE the wrong way. Buff was used to working very lazy WCW matches and getting his own way. He had an extended period of time off before he had that match with Booker, and totally blew up and had a crappy match. They were selected for that match because they were viewed as the 2 biggest WCW names we had. I do believe on some level Vince was pleased that the match failed so miserably as he still likely wanted to show the world WWF was superior to WCW. Buff and Booker worked a couple house shows before hand, which were viewed as terrible. I also worked Booker on house shows before this match, and had solid matches with him. There was a strong debate about who would be selected for that first match and Buff was selected based on “name” value and perhaps somewhat on that other level of wanting WCW to look weak. Booker was not told to blow the match, as he was VERY worried and concerned when it was over and did so poorly.
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Post by cruiserfan on May 30, 2009 17:56:03 GMT -5
It's lucky that he'll work for them for free, cos that's probably the only offer he'd get.
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Post by The Deadly Snake on May 30, 2009 17:56:20 GMT -5
Uh, John Godot, you should read my link.
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Dean-o
Grimlock
Haha we're having fun Maggle!
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Post by Dean-o on May 30, 2009 19:35:10 GMT -5
His pops would rival Conway.
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on May 31, 2009 1:56:00 GMT -5
WWE let him have that one match that one time.
I'd kinda like to see him come in for a little bit. Not really sure why though....he isn't that good but he's entertaining.
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dsriggs
Samurai Cop
PHOTOBUCKET!!!!!!!!
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Post by dsriggs on May 31, 2009 7:19:47 GMT -5
I thought Virgil too... Odd!
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Post by Bishblast on May 31, 2009 8:20:13 GMT -5
Whenever he was booked okay, he was somewhat entertaining in the ring... not athletically, but how much he conversed with the camera in the middle of a match. I'd imagine that pissed allot of his fellow workers off, but sometimes it was entertaining...
Sometimes.
His wrestling and mic skills left allot to be desired... but as a cheap heat heel, he was okay, when he needed to be.
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hassanchop
Grimlock
Who are you to doubt Belldandy?
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Post by hassanchop on May 31, 2009 10:42:20 GMT -5
His pops would rival Conway. Maybe Vince should tell him to wear Conway's hat and walk to his theme. The crowd might even think he returned.
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Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on May 31, 2009 17:18:52 GMT -5
I would also like to have my US Title tournament match with Buff Bagwell to do over again. It’s not so much the match I’d like to do again, as it is the finish. Buff and I faced off in the opening match of the tournament and if you recall I wrestled 3 matches that night to win the title. I was winning all three matches with my ½ Boston crab. During the day Buff was complaining about having to put me over and was trying to get the finish changed. As a concession it was decided that when I put Buff in the hold they would show footage on the big screen of Kanyon hitting Buff’s Mom (she was a semi-regular in WCW) with the diamond cutter in the parking lot. The rational was that Buff could save face by tapping more to escape in order to run to his mom’s aid than because I was beating him with my hold. To make matters worse Buff did the swimming like crawl to the ropes, which the ref counted as the tap out, which ended up looking like crap. I remember not wanting to rock the boat because Buff had a fair bit of pull and I had just started with WCW but looking back now I’d give anything to have a Mulligan of that moment, because if I did I’d have pulled him to the middle of the ring and sat down on that hold so tight he would have been tapping out for real. What a Prima Donna bullshit way to do business.
There's the part on Bagwell from Storms piece.
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Post by Reptar on May 31, 2009 18:13:30 GMT -5
I was thinking it was Scott Hall.
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Post by GaTechGrad on May 31, 2009 19:35:28 GMT -5
I remember seeing Buff Bagwell at a show at the Knoxville National Guard armory a few years ago. There couldn't have been more than 50 people there, but he seemed nice enough, and he shook my hand at ringside.
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Post by Hugh Mungus on May 31, 2009 19:38:00 GMT -5
Methinks Buff is only saying this because Bradshaw isn't there any more. Because on Smackdown in 2001, Buff was faking a neck injury to get out of doing a job, and in response, Faarooq powerbombed him through the table after calling him the P-word.
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