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Post by willywonka666 on Jan 29, 2016 21:39:00 GMT -5
So he seemingly left wrestling completely after leaving the WWF in 1986 or so and returned in 1989 ever so briefly.
What's the story behind this? Or is there one? Seems like he must have had a loose agreement since he dropped out so quickly.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 29, 2016 21:40:03 GMT -5
He was dealing with health problems, and either tried to make a comeback, or just wanted one last hurrah.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jan 29, 2016 23:28:29 GMT -5
If you meant his Hodgkin's diagnosis, wasn't that in 1993?
I think there were stories about Andre roughing him up again in the 1989 run, so he quit.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 29, 2016 23:31:37 GMT -5
He left wrestling and tried his hand at acting. Vince did have big plans for Studd in 1989, wanting to use him as a babyface against heel Andre. Studd was 40 pounds heavier and couldn't work as well, and Andre was in much worse shape than he was during their earlier feud. Their house show program was really bad. During one match, Andre fell asleep during the match, and Studd had to keep him in a headlock for a long time while he tried to wake him up. The program wasn't working like Vince wanted, and Studd was not happy that he wasn't making the same level of money he made years earlier in WWE. He pretty much decided he was leaving after being disappointed with his Mania payoff.
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Post by tms on Jan 30, 2016 1:33:24 GMT -5
I'll always love that he won the 89 Rumble. He may not have been a fan favorite, but it was a great face showing for a longtime heel and more welcome than "Hogan wins again!"
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 30, 2016 2:01:16 GMT -5
If you meant his Hodgkin's diagnosis, wasn't that in 1993? I think there were stories about Andre roughing him up again in the 1989 run, so he quit. He may have been diagnosed later in life, but was physically unable to keep up with the toll. As a rib, Andre went around telling people he was going to shoot on Studd during their matches. Studd knew Andre didn't like him, and feared for his safety, so that was another reason he left.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 30, 2016 2:01:33 GMT -5
He left wrestling and tried his hand at acting. Vince did have big plans for Studd in 1989, wanting to use him as a babyface against heel Andre. Studd was 40 pounds heavier and couldn't work as well, and Andre was in much worse shape than he was during their earlier feud. Their house show program was really bad. During one match, Andre fell asleep during the match, and Studd had to keep him in a headlock for a long time while he tried to wake him up. The program wasn't working like Vince wanted, and Studd was not happy that he wasn't making the same level of money he made years earlier in WWE. He pretty much decided he was leaving after being disappointed with his Mania payoff. In Andre's defence, 20 bottles of wine would make anyone sleepy.
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Post by paperbackhero on Jan 30, 2016 3:31:20 GMT -5
As a guy that lived through Studd's entire WWF career...he couldnt work a good match ever....extra weight or not. I was a fan, but in retrospect upon reevaluation, hes a tough guy to watch in WWF.
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Post by Angus Mcloud on Jan 30, 2016 4:12:58 GMT -5
I've actually been going back and watching a lot from 1988 and 89, and honestly those saying Big John couldn't work anymore aren't entirely right. If nothing else he was really pushing himself more. He was arm dragging and suplexing and I even saw him do a Kowalski Roll. So he was really putting forth the effort during his comeback at the very least.
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Post by SmashTV on Jan 30, 2016 6:01:03 GMT -5
I didn't start watching regularly until 1987 and so I missed his initial run. However, he just struck me as a generic big guy who could brawl. His Rumble win was a pleasant surprise, although whether this would have elevated him into the main event is doubtful; the talent pool was quite deep then, and despite his size he'd most likely have been lost in the mid-card shuffle.
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Post by jmule on Jan 30, 2016 8:23:15 GMT -5
I hate the way he eliminated akeem in the 89 rumble. He gives him the weakest clothesline ever and akeem goes flying after the last ten guys couldn't even move him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2016 15:39:09 GMT -5
I hate the way he eliminated akeem in the 89 rumble. He gives him the weakest clothesline ever and akeem goes flying after the last ten guys couldn't even move him. Akeem had to get out of there and make it to the World Series of Dice on time. Ashy Larry wasn't going to win via forfeit.
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Post by paperbackhero on Jan 30, 2016 17:45:31 GMT -5
Honestly...Ive seen most of all his televised matches from 84 onwards, and a dozen house show matches. I have yet to see a good singles match with him involved. In all of my tape trading years, the one comp that nobody has made, is a Best of John Studd comp....and people have made Best of Comps for EVERYONE!
So, if anyone cares to hook me up, enlighten me. Ill watch again with fresh eyes.
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