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Post by moondoggie on Mar 20, 2016 20:01:26 GMT -5
Honestly the amazing thing about the Punk / Rusev story is nowadays, you'd never know it because Rusev is terrific at making moments memorable and doing little things to really make himself stand out. It comes off like he really learned from that. If you come in and immediately take out one of the big fish, people will notice you. Same goes for when you throw a fish from the ring. People will notice.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Mar 20, 2016 20:17:25 GMT -5
Not backstage, but I ran into Kane and a few other wrestlers at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport in 2001. I was delayed, waiting in a bar, Kane, Teddy Long and Bradshaw were standing behind the barstools down the other end. JBL and Long took off so I told the bartender to send a drink down towards Kane, a minute or so later I saw Kane take off and thought "what a dick" bartender came back and he said "He said no thanks, but wanted to buy one for you..."
Really cool little experience.
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Mar 20, 2016 20:18:20 GMT -5
It's WCW related, but I always liked this one. Late in 2000, Sting and Booker T are set to tag against the young power team of Jindrak and O'Haire, who are real green but trying to impress. They have a big spot where they double hip toss an opponent from the floor outside into the ring, over the top rope. Sting is gung ho wanting to take this spot. Thing is, they've only ever done it with cruiserweights and for obvious reasons, as even with the push-off it requires a big vertical leap and flexibility. Sting at this point is around 41 and a genuine heavyweight. Nash and Lance Storm overhear about this and spent several minutes telling Sting up and down that it's a terrible idea and not to do it for risk of injury. Match goes ahead, and at one point Sting ends up on the floor. Sting does the spot and barely makes it, catching the back of his head on the top rope and landing hard on his ass. Though, he did make it. Backstage, Lance and Nash stare boggle-eyed at each other and yell "What about the double hip toss?!" Pressed about it afterwards, Sting replied "I just wanted to get those kids over." Storm talked about the whole thing on one of his website commentaries many years ago. Yeesh... in that second one you can almost tell that Jindrak and O'Haire REALLY don't want to deliver that move to the guy.
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Post by nate5054 on Mar 20, 2016 20:27:57 GMT -5
Not backstage, but I ran into Kane and a few other wrestlers at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport in 2001. I was delayed, waiting in a bar, Kane, Teddy Long and Bradshaw were standing behind the barstools down the other end. JBL and Long took off so I told the bartender to send a drink down towards Kane, a minute or so later I saw Kane take off and thought "what a dick" bartender came back and he said "He said no thanks, but wanted to buy one for you..." Really cool little experience. Again, is there any time Kane doesn't come off as extremely awesome.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Mar 20, 2016 20:32:41 GMT -5
It's WCW related, but I always liked this one. Late in 2000, Sting and Booker T are set to tag against the young power team of Jindrak and O'Haire, who are real green but trying to impress. They have a big spot where they double hip toss an opponent from the floor outside into the ring, over the top rope. Sting is gung ho wanting to take this spot. Thing is, they've only ever done it with cruiserweights and for obvious reasons, as even with the push-off it requires a big vertical leap and flexibility. Sting at this point is around 41 and a genuine heavyweight. Nash and Lance Storm overhear about this and spent several minutes telling Sting up and down that it's a terrible idea and not to do it for risk of injury. Match goes ahead, and at one point Sting ends up on the floor. Sting does the spot and barely makes it, catching the back of his head on the top rope and landing hard on his ass. Though, he did make it. Backstage, Lance and Nash stare boggle-eyed at each other and yell "What about the double hip toss?!" Pressed about it afterwards, Sting replied "I just wanted to get those kids over." Storm talked about the whole thing on one of his website commentaries many years ago. Yeesh... in that second one you can almost tell that Jindrak and O'Haire REALLY don't want to that move to the guy. Yeah, and if you look REAL close, you can see O'Haire's look of "Ohhh, shit, is he gonna make it?"
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 20, 2016 22:35:10 GMT -5
Here's a well known ECW one
D'Von was cheating on his wife with ECW Valet Chastity, who was well known for sleeping around. Many guys in the back were telling him how wrong it was and D'Von was having a basic crossroads of leaving his wife for her, even telling New Jack he may marry Chastity.
Well in one of the most famous shoots of all time, New Jack stated that all came to an end when someone came in the back with a Sex Tape, and Chastity was on it, in a Threesome. D'Von watched it, mouth agape, as New Jack laughed his ass off at him. Needless to say, that ended the whole debate of Chastity or His Wife...
(But according to New Jack, Jasmine St. Claire was worse, but I'm sure you already know )
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Post by The Yes Man on Mar 20, 2016 23:37:27 GMT -5
Kane may literally be the coolest person alive.
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Post by Rave on Mar 21, 2016 1:18:16 GMT -5
Amy Zidian almost getting fired for ignorantly insulting Vickie Guerrero (didn't know who she was), then getting fired for sassing Stephanie (didn't know who she was either). Possibly the funniest "stupid reasons to get fired" story I've heard.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 21, 2016 5:33:20 GMT -5
Amy Zidian almost getting fired for ignorantly insulting Vickie Guerrero (didn't know who she was), then getting fired for sassing Stephanie (didn't know who she was either). Possibly the funniest "stupid reasons to get fired" story I've heard. even funnier was Jimmy Yang realizing she was fired when it was time for him to make his entrance and she was nowhere to be seen.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Mar 21, 2016 14:44:58 GMT -5
Not backstage, but I ran into Kane and a few other wrestlers at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport in 2001. I was delayed, waiting in a bar, Kane, Teddy Long and Bradshaw were standing behind the barstools down the other end. JBL and Long took off so I told the bartender to send a drink down towards Kane, a minute or so later I saw Kane take off and thought "what a dick" bartender came back and he said "He said no thanks, but wanted to buy one for you..." Really cool little experience. Little things like that make me like Kane more and more.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Mar 21, 2016 14:48:24 GMT -5
Kane may literally be the coolest person alive. I don't know. Kinda hard to be cool when you're always on fire. *gets vegetables thrown at him for that bad joke.*
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Post by cool on Mar 21, 2016 15:08:47 GMT -5
What I take away from this thread is that JBL is a huge prick.
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Post by Heinz Doofenschmirtz on Mar 21, 2016 15:18:17 GMT -5
You know, it's funny, we hear time and time and time again how "Dis Bizniss" is all about "if you're not trying to be the top guy, if you're not trying to keep that spot, you don't want it bad enough", and yet the guys with the almost spotless records for class, the guys who everyone seems to look up to, admire, put over, and just love are so often the guys who were the opposite of this bullshit mentality. The 'top guy' attitude thing pisses me off. It's quite possible that some people simply love doing what they are doing and really don't care about 'their spot'. I genuinely love my job and have no desire to be the best sound guy in the movie industry. I get to work in an industry I love with incredibly cool people and all my checks cash. I imagine there's a lot of people like me in all industries.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Mar 21, 2016 17:11:06 GMT -5
A positive one, but everybody seems to love Glen Jacobs, and in this business of backstabbers and gossipers, I don't think I've ever heard a bad word about him. There are certain gues, sadly few and far between, that everyone just loves. Jacobs seems to be one of them, and I totally get it. Put people over selflessly? Check. Not "stiff the balls out of new guys"? CHeck. Get the most abominable shit over so that it doesn't get dumped on others? Check. Also, a Pink Floyd fan, apparently, so that's a plus for me. Wait, Kane is a journalism graduate, and a Floyd fan? ...am I Kane? What I take away from this thread is that JBL is a huge prick. Only this thread?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 21, 2016 18:46:33 GMT -5
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I'M FIVE LIKES AWAY FROM THE 100 LIKES CLUB HOLY SHIT...
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Mar 21, 2016 19:52:18 GMT -5
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I'M FIVE LIKES AWAY FROM THE 100 LIKES CLUB HOLY SHIT...
You can be Stevie Ray. *walks out to nWo music*
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Post by Savage Gambino on Mar 21, 2016 20:19:42 GMT -5
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I'M FIVE LIKES AWAY FROM THE 100 LIKES CLUB HOLY SHIT...
YOU DESERVE IT *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap* YOU DESERVE IT *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap*
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Mar 21, 2016 21:32:59 GMT -5
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100 Club!
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 21, 2016 21:34:04 GMT -5
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100 Club! I DID IT!!
THE BOYHOOD DREAM
HAS COME TRUE!!!!
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Post by Lupin the Third on Mar 22, 2016 11:39:37 GMT -5
I DID IT!!
THE BOYHOOD DREAM
HAS COME TRUE!!!!
I don't think I've had a post come close to 100 likes. Oh well.
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