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Post by ireekofawesomeness on Jan 7, 2013 6:34:33 GMT -5
im sure this was posted or inducted at some point but its simply too much gold to not revisit...
ive watched this over and over literally in tears from laughing so hard, yet at the same time when big scott pauses and exhales before speaking you can just hear the breath of a defeated man who knows this gimmick is the definition of an abortion...poor bastard...
i am pretty sure i cannot directly link here so just search
Horrible Wrestling Promo: Scott "Flapjack" Norton
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Jan 7, 2013 9:49:23 GMT -5
Lumberjack gimmicks in wrestling are generally a bad idea. Unless you're portraying either a robotic lumberjack, or a lumberjack with an effeminate side.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 11:38:05 GMT -5
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 7, 2013 13:51:09 GMT -5
Nord sounds like Chris Farley in that promo, and Norton looks like he knows this gimmick will never get over.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jan 7, 2013 19:59:27 GMT -5
Never seen that before, hilarious.
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Post by molson5 on Jan 7, 2013 20:04:51 GMT -5
How many times did they feel the need to explain the nickname on TV? (Maybe they felt like they needed to give Norton another shot at actually participating in one of these explanations.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKxXr1s2TDwThis also includes one of the worst catch phrases ever, "We don't care, and we ain't scared!" |
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Jan 8, 2013 10:28:12 GMT -5
237 pancakes!?!?
No-one can eat 237 pancakes!
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Post by greatmuta on Jan 8, 2013 12:59:24 GMT -5
298 Pancakes!
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Post by tms on Jan 8, 2013 19:47:46 GMT -5
237 pancakes!?!? No-one can eat 237 pancakes! It's over TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN!!! (crushes syrup bottle) |
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jan 8, 2013 19:59:26 GMT -5
Lumberjack gimmicks in wrestling are generally a bad idea. Unless you're portraying either a robotic lumberjack, or a lumberjack with an effeminate side. |
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Post by Super Weak Machine on Jan 8, 2013 20:40:29 GMT -5
Jos LeDuc made a fine lumberjack. Of course, he was crazy enough to cut himself with an axe.
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Post by Rave on Jan 9, 2013 6:38:53 GMT -5
I'm still surprised this was never inducted. I even suggested it once. The AWA from about '89-'90 was a Wrestlecrap goldmine.
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Post by Koru on Jan 10, 2013 17:14:37 GMT -5
Norton is giving me serious Doug & Danny Heffernan vibes in this promo.
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Post by theryno665 on Jan 10, 2013 17:31:18 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd get behind "Pancake addict" Scott Norton more than "Kinda strong guy in the nWo" Scott Norton. And he looks better clean-shaved too.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 17:53:36 GMT -5
I had to play that a couple of times to see if John Nord said something about "F***ing the pancake batter."
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Post by evilhomer on Jan 13, 2013 14:40:15 GMT -5
That pause before he starts just looks like the crappiness of the gimmick just hit him. He's just "wow, this is really bad... oh well, carry on".
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Post by molson5 on Jan 13, 2013 15:24:54 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd get behind "Pancake addict" Scott Norton more than "Kinda strong guy in the nWo" Scott Norton. And he looks better clean-shaved too. Sure, it has some entertainment potential, they just needed to do more with it than tell this long-winded story every promo. Like they maybe cover their fallen opponents with maple syrup. Or Norton could have been eating pancakes while he's on the apron, leaving Nord to do the heavy lifting in the ring. Of course, if you suggested anything like this to Verne Gagne he'd probably have you drowned in Lake Minnetonka, but surely, there was potential there. |
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Jan 13, 2013 16:42:29 GMT -5
The pancake addict gimmick would have been awesome. As long as we wouldn't have to hear Yukon John rehash the story over and over again. He could have been given an 'Uncle Jemima' gimmick! But only as a lumberjack instead of a former slave.
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Post by Mac on Jan 13, 2013 16:59:25 GMT -5
A gimmick about a dude who eats a lot of pancakes that DIDNT get over?
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 13, 2013 18:42:29 GMT -5
Call me crazy, but i dont think a guy who eats a lot gimmick was going to get over in 1990,,or heck, even 1890.
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