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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 24, 2014 2:57:29 GMT -5
I never understood KKB never showing up in WCW, especially after Hogan arrived there. Before and after his 2nd WWF run, WCW was bringing in guys left and right on Turner's checkbook and by the end were digging up half-forgotten guys who hadn't been seen in years (Mike Bloom, John Nord) simply because they had some name recognition. He would have been a perfect candidate for the Dungeon of Doom or being part of that climb in Goldberg's streak. Dude main-evented a Wrestlemania and was definitely still active during a time when WCW was throwing out guaranteed contracts.
The only instance I can recall them even being interested in him was when they were planning that "3 legends vs. Jeff Jarrett" Nitro and he declined because he didn't think it was enough pay for the losing end of a one-shot match (Honky Tonk Man was also apparently another contacted for it. Santana, Snuka and Steele ended up being who they got).
Bundy's always been about the money, so I can see fobbing off the one-shot, but when they were handing wads of cash over to everyone who'd ever even stepped inside a WWF lockerroom previously, not sure why they didn't land him (assuming they even tried, one-shot notwithstanding).
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Post by lildude8218 on Jul 24, 2014 3:05:38 GMT -5
haven't watched his shoot in a while so I don't have a lengthy explanation but a google search came up with:
"Bundy was leery to call WCW or TNA for a contract since he figured that if the office doesn’t call you, you can’t expect a push."
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Post by JTG Fan on Jul 24, 2014 3:08:39 GMT -5
Coule of lines from a review of a shoot interview with Bundy:
Had Bundy chosen to go to WCW around the time he returned to the WWF, they might have been able to draw some money with Hogan vs. Bundy at Starrcade 94. I mean, it couldn't have been any worse than The Butcher, right?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 5:27:19 GMT -5
The only instance I can recall them even being interested in him was when they were planning that "3 legends vs. Jeff Jarrett" Nitro and he declined because he didn't think it was enough pay for the losing end of a one-shot match (Honky Tonk Man was also apparently another contacted for it. Santana, Snuka and Steele ended up being who they got). Wait, he was going to lose to Jarrett? They booked that so all 3 legends would win... Wow. I wonder if Bundy was disillusioned by his 2nd WWF run so much that he just abandoned the big companies for good after 1995. He hasn't worked for any since, in any capacity, and I reckon has carved out a successful enough niche in the indies to satisfy himself...
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 24, 2014 5:59:53 GMT -5
The only instance I can recall them even being interested in him was when they were planning that "3 legends vs. Jeff Jarrett" Nitro and he declined because he didn't think it was enough pay for the losing end of a one-shot match (Honky Tonk Man was also apparently another contacted for it. Santana, Snuka and Steele ended up being who they got). Not to get off-topic, but this is another example of how Russo was so not right for WCW. If you're trying to book a nostalgia act for a WCW show, why are you going after guys best known for being part of the 80's WWF mid-card scene? Surely there were some notable old NWA/JCP/WCW guys floating around that they could've used? Bobby Eaton? Either of the Rock N Roll Express? Tully Blanchard would've popped that crowd a lot more then Tito Santana did.
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Post by jason1980s on Jul 24, 2014 7:41:48 GMT -5
I think he would have known a WCW run wouldn't have been anything memorable. I imagine a number of losses or one big match loss and then sitting out the rest of his contract which he surely would have liked but I doubt he could handle the politics. A Starrcade 1994 match would have been bigger in terms of threat to Hulk but I think fans would see it as a reprise of WWF and switch to something else (if not New Generation WWF, then maybe Murder, She Wrote lol). With Brutus, at least there's the story of the "butchered" friendship.
A NWA legends return would have definitely made more sense for the late 1990s. Almost like both companies switched, considering the Jim Cornette NWA in WWF in 1998. Rock 'N Roll and even 1990s Barry Windham never stood a big chance in WWF.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 24, 2014 8:23:52 GMT -5
On a sidenote, Benoit and Snuka teaming up against Jarrett is spooky....for obvious reasons (or reason and a half, as in the case of Snuka it's "allegedly")
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Post by willywonka666 on Jul 24, 2014 9:35:22 GMT -5
Now you've got me thinking how he might have fared in the NWA in the 80s after he left for an acting career, or if he hadn't gone to the WWF at all. But he needed that Hogan feud-it really was the pinnacle of his career.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 24, 2014 9:39:26 GMT -5
The only instance I can recall them even being interested in him was when they were planning that "3 legends vs. Jeff Jarrett" Nitro and he declined because he didn't think it was enough pay for the losing end of a one-shot match (Honky Tonk Man was also apparently another contacted for it. Santana, Snuka and Steele ended up being who they got). Not to get off-topic, but this is another example of how Russo was so not right for WCW. If you're trying to book a nostalgia act for a WCW show, why are you going after guys best known for being part of the 80's WWF mid-card scene? Surely there were some notable old NWA/JCP/WCW guys floating around that they could've used? Bobby Eaton? Either of the Rock N Roll Express? Tully Blanchard would've popped that crowd a lot more then Tito Santana did. Frankly, because it was a nostalgia act Russo wanted to do, and given he was working on WWF's magazine for a while and such, I think he was more interested in WWF's history than WCW's on a personal level.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jul 24, 2014 10:02:02 GMT -5
Sean Waltman told a story about Bundy's second run in the wwf, apparently he didn't want to put bret over, he was fired soon after. Also WCW pre ATM Eric era couldn't afford him, and when they had the resources he just wasn't worth it. I wonder what went wrong with his career, I don't think Vince was a fan of him, he once was quoted as saying that Bobo Brazil is a legend because his stuff looks great and doesn't hurt, while Bundy's look like shit and hurts.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 12:11:59 GMT -5
I liked Bundy. He had a good look, a good big-man gimmick, and seemed like a real monster. But, he looked much better without eyebrows. I still think Bundy's 2nd run was a disappointment because of the bushy eyebrows.
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