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Post by turkeysandwich on Apr 22, 2012 2:34:44 GMT -5
Why did WCW bring in Mongo as an announcer? I know he was kinda famous as an ex-Chicago Bear, but it's not like he was a super recognizable name. Plus he had no connection to wrestling that I know of, outside of standing at ringside for LT's match at Wrestlemania. In fact I don't know if he knew anything about wrestling at all, such as, I'm pretty sure he had no idea who Lex Luger was when he came out on the first episode of Nitro. And it's not like he had some kind of great announcer voice, in fact he had a goofy voice.
So why out of everybody that existed in the world in 1995 was he brought in as the announcer for Nitro?
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 22, 2012 2:47:14 GMT -5
They used him as an announcer briefly in the WWF, just Bischoff copying one of Vince's stupider ideas.
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Post by BorneAgain on Apr 22, 2012 4:10:01 GMT -5
It was likely Bischoff believing that having a "real accomplished athlete" as a commentator would give the show a sense of legitimacy and differentiate from WWE.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 22, 2012 8:49:23 GMT -5
He had a little history as a pro wrestling announcer from a short stint as such on RAW (only one show I think), he seemed to genuinely be a fan of pro wrestling, and there was some talk about him being in talks to work matches for the WWF (at one point Mongo and a partner vs. Owen and Yoko was rumored for SummerSlam 95). Bischoff probably just saw it as a way to hurt Vince while getting a little mainstream press by bringing in a formerly major name in the NFL.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2012 9:11:10 GMT -5
Ugh, Steve McMoron.
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Post by The Sam on Apr 22, 2012 9:22:06 GMT -5
In Heenans shoot he talks about how Mongo is really good at doing commentary for NFL on Chicago radio, because he is a football player and knows the ins and outs and how to translate that in commentary. But wrestling commentary is different to football commentary and he just couldn't get the grasp on it. Heenan does say that if he did football commentary he would probably be terrible at it because he doesn't know how to do football commentary.
As others have said, it was probably due to Mongo doing commentary on RAW that one time and the belief he could transition from football to wrestling.
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Post by bertheart90 on Apr 22, 2012 9:59:40 GMT -5
mongo was great crazy like booker t
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Post by Squirrel Master on Apr 22, 2012 11:50:57 GMT -5
Mongo seemed to be a genuine tough guy and it's possible WCW wanted to have a guy like him who might just take off his headset and go into the ring and kick ass if he didn't like what was going down.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 22, 2012 14:19:41 GMT -5
They thought it'd be apropos.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Apr 22, 2012 14:46:04 GMT -5
Mongo let Bischoff motorboat Debra; in exchange, Mongo got the announcer gig.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 22, 2012 15:14:01 GMT -5
Mongo let Bischoff motorboat Debra; in exchange, Mongo got the announcer gig. This, like the rumors about Kimberly Page/Bischoff rumors, seems the most likely.
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Post by DSR on Apr 22, 2012 16:00:00 GMT -5
They saw his magnificent ponytail and immediately fell in love. He could've had anything he wanted at that point. All he wanted was to announce and carry a tiny dog around.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Apr 22, 2012 16:18:03 GMT -5
They saw his magnificent ponytail and immediately fell in love. He could've had anything he wanted at that point. All he wanted was to announce and carry a tiny dog around. That's no way to talk about Debra.
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan on Apr 22, 2012 18:52:11 GMT -5
Mongo let Bischoff motorboat Debra; in exchange, Mongo got the announcer gig. This, like the rumors about Kimberly Page/Bischoff rumors, seems the most likely. ... I've never heard the Kimberly/Bischoff rumors...
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Post by That Mickie Fan on Apr 22, 2012 18:56:59 GMT -5
Better Question is, How did he get the nickname, Mongo?
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 22, 2012 19:03:54 GMT -5
This, like the rumors about Kimberly Page/Bischoff rumors, seems the most likely. ... I've never heard the Kimberly/Bischoff rumors... Since I love your signature/avatar, I'll respond. Nothing much about the rumors, just that the way DDP was able to get a spot in WCW was in addition to him and Bischoff being neighbors, Bisch got to write on Kim's page with his own personal ink... if you catch my drift.
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Post by thegame415 on Apr 22, 2012 19:12:45 GMT -5
... I've never heard the Kimberly/Bischoff rumors... Since I love your signature/avatar, I'll respond. Nothing much about the rumors, just that the way DDP was able to get a spot in WCW was in addition to him and Bischoff being neighbors, Bisch got to write on Kim's page with his own personal ink... if you catch my drift. Plus, wasn't there a rumor that Page and Bischoff were swingers, and they traded wives? Back to the thread, I thought it was just a silly "publicity" stunt to try to legitimize WCW.
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Post by giffyjames on Apr 22, 2012 19:38:35 GMT -5
Better Question is, How did he get the nickname, Mongo? from blazing saddles
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 22, 2012 19:57:18 GMT -5
... I've never heard the Kimberly/Bischoff rumors... Since I love your signature/avatar, I'll respond. Nothing much about the rumors, just that the way DDP was able to get a spot in WCW was in addition to him and Bischoff being neighbors, Bisch got to write on Kim's page with his own personal ink... if you catch my drift. No I don't "catch your drift". Explain it more extensively, in vivid detail. Diagrams would be nice as well.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Apr 22, 2012 20:01:50 GMT -5
They thought it'd be apropos. and that dont mean they were digging in the ground with farm implements
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