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Post by Glitch on Jan 17, 2014 21:11:17 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen wcw,ecw, or tna take(in quite the same way) something bad that has happen to wrestlers and put it in angles.
No other promotion has quite milked a wrestler's death the way Eddie-sploitation did.
So what gives?
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jan 17, 2014 21:14:13 GMT -5
Got nothing on Fritz von Erich, who milked the death of every son he drove to an early grave for all the hype he could.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 17, 2014 21:17:15 GMT -5
WCW more or less milked the death of Andre the Giant to build the legacy of his "son" the Giant.
Didn't Hogan say something that essentially went, "I'm gonna put you down just like I did your old man."
That being said, yeah, the Von Eric stuff is far, far worse than WWE's few failing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 21:25:36 GMT -5
Wait until the olympics comes on in a few weeks, they make WWE look like amateurs.
Every event has to feature a 2 hour introspective on some athlete because their brother died 15 years ago or something.
HOW CAN THEY OVERCOME THIS ADVERSITY!?
"The bravery shown by this woman is incredible. At 4 years old her grandfather died and now at 20, she's overcome it and has found the will to play Water Polo!"
*Cut to footage of athlete in profile as clouds go by in the background*
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Post by Capt Lunatic on Jan 17, 2014 21:33:19 GMT -5
As far as WCW tragedies go, I remember when Louie Spicoli died, and Larry Zbyszko was like "That's what you get for wanting to be NWO."
Then there was Buff getting his neck broken...
Thank God a major star never died under WCW's watch or they would have claimed he was haunting their arenas.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jan 17, 2014 21:42:45 GMT -5
Vince Russo:
"Alright, listen up. You know how Owen Hayt died in this arena? We're gonna do an angle where a buncha weird stuff starts happanan wheneva we go backstage. The f***in' mirror is gonna have some f***in' words on it. It's gonna be creepy. And then we can do a thing where, like, there's a broken ass heart on the floor of the men's room. Nobody knows wats goin on. At the end of the f***in' show, it's gonna be unveiled or whateva that the nWo 2001 is BACK and that they was just playin' a practical joke on everybody. But then when they say that shit, out comes like this f***in' ghost hologram thing, and it turns out that it WASN'T a joke afta all. We can't show the face or anything cuz we don't wanna get f***in' sued. But they know. The fans will know. Then at Thunda we can get some kinda Luigi board or whateva on-a-pole match happenin' where the winna gets to summon the ghost of Owen Hayt to help 'em win matches. That's just implied, but they'll undastand. I dunno, just f***in' write that down."
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Post by Welfare Willis on Jan 17, 2014 21:43:10 GMT -5
Thank God a major star never died under WCW's watch or they would have claimed he was haunting their arenas. Buff, Judy Bagwell is rotting in hell! |
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 17, 2014 21:46:48 GMT -5
Thank God a major star never died under WCW's watch or they would have claimed he was haunting their arenas. Buff, Judy Bagwell is rotting in hell! She'd just come back as Undead Judy Bagwell and double chokeslam Ric Flair and Roddy Piper. |
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Post by Bootista on Jan 17, 2014 21:48:12 GMT -5
Thank God a major star never died under WCW's watch or they would have claimed he was haunting their arenas. Buff, Judy Bagwell is down there..... in hell! Fixed for Accuracy  |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 17, 2014 22:07:05 GMT -5
Got nothing on Fritz von Erich, who milked the death of every son he drove to an early grave for all the hype he could. Even Mike's toxic shock thing, where he lived, but you could tell he wasn't all there, then they had a press conference there in the hospital. The doctor there looked uncomfortable as hell while Fritz was talking about getting Mike ready to wrestle in a few months. |
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Post by cherry coloured funk on Jan 17, 2014 22:42:08 GMT -5
Thank God a major star never died under WCW's watch or they would have claimed he was haunting their arenas. Buff, Judy Bagwell is rotting in hell! Judy Bagwell for HOF. |
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Post by saintpat on Jan 17, 2014 23:02:25 GMT -5
I don't know about deaths but ECW exploited the hell out of some serious injuries: Taz, Pit Bull 1, etc.
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Post by Digital Witness on Jan 17, 2014 23:30:04 GMT -5
I don't know about deaths but ECW exploited the hell out of some serious injuries: Taz, Pit Bull 1, etc. Wasn't Benoit's character and push based off of breaking Sabu's neck? |
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 17, 2014 23:31:24 GMT -5
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 17, 2014 23:35:07 GMT -5
I don't know about deaths but ECW exploited the hell out of some serious injuries: Taz, Pit Bull 1, etc. Wasn't Benoit's character and push based off of breaking Sabu's neck? Yep, that's why he was the Crippler. Vince Russo:"Alright, listen up. You know how Owen Hayt died in this arena? We're gonna do an angle where a buncha weird stuff starts happanan wheneva we go backstage. The f***in' mirror is gonna have some f***in' words on it. It's gonna be creepy. And then we can do a thing where, like, there's a broken ass heart on the floor of the men's room. Nobody knows wats goin on. At the end of the f***in' show, it's gonna be unveiled or whateva that the nWo 2001 is BACK and that they was just playin' a practical joke on everybody. But then when they say that shit, out comes like this f***in' ghost hologram thing, and it turns out that it WASN'T a joke afta all. We can't show the face or anything cuz we don't wanna get f***in' sued. But they know. The fans will know. Then at Thunda we can get some kinda Luigi board or whateva on-a-pole match happenin' where the winna gets to summon the ghost of Owen Hayt to help 'em win matches. That's just implied, but they'll undastand. I dunno, just f***in' write that down." 2 years later on a shoot... Ya just don't understand the politics I had to deal with... that Owen Hayt ghost coulda wohked... but the suits wouldn't let me do what I wanted... |
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 17, 2014 23:41:35 GMT -5
Orton's gimmick when he started was killing old guys. The WWE once again practicing Ageism.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 17, 2014 23:47:26 GMT -5
The WWF wanted to do an Eddiesploitation angle with the British Bulldog winning the title in Owen's memory, but Martha Hart threatened to sue, and it never happened.
TNA did one for a little while, when Shane Douglas managed the Naturals, and had them win the tag titles in Chris Candido's memory.
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Post by Jiren on Jan 18, 2014 0:27:14 GMT -5
Vince Russo:"Alright, listen up. You know how Owen Hayt died in this arena? We're gonna do an angle where a buncha weird stuff starts happanan wheneva we go backstage. The f***in' mirror is gonna have some f***in' words on it. It's gonna be creepy. And then we can do a thing where, like, there's a broken ass heart on the floor of the men's room. Nobody knows wats goin on. At the end of the f***in' show, it's gonna be unveiled or whateva that the nWo 2001 is BACK and that they was just playin' a practical joke on everybody. But then when they say that shit, out comes like this f***in' ghost hologram thing, and it turns out that it WASN'T a joke afta all. We can't show the face or anything cuz we don't wanna get f***in' sued. But they know. The fans will know. Then at Thunda we can get some kinda Luigi board or whateva on-a-pole match happenin' where the winna gets to summon the ghost of Owen Hayt to help 'em win matches. That's just implied, but they'll undastand. I dunno, just f***in' write that down." Am I the only one who read that with Russo's accent in their heads |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 18, 2014 3:36:19 GMT -5
The WWF wanted to do an Eddiesploitation angle with the British Bulldog winning the title in Owen's memory, but Martha Hart threatened to sue, and it never happened. TNA did one for a little while, when Shane Douglas managed the Naturals, and had them win the tag titles in Chris Candido's memory. Bulldog and tributes never end well. He dedicated a match to his ailing sister during One Night Only in the UK and because he did it in the press, HBK went to Vince and got the finish changed to him going over "to get more heat" in an angle he wasn't in, in a match 99% of the audience would never see, not because he was giant bag of douche. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2014 3:43:25 GMT -5
As far as WCW tragedies go, I remember when Louie Spicoli died, and Larry Zbyszko was like "That's what you get for wanting to be NWO." I'm trying not to laugh. I'm a terrible person. |
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