efarns
Don Corleone
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Post by efarns on May 30, 2017 22:23:18 GMT -5
Some workers go on to succeed in many other facets of the business. They move from wrestler to manager to announcer to security detail. While guys like Vader or Earthquake may just stick with wrestling, some people had great success in second or third careers. Bobby Heenan was a wrestler until he hurt his neck. Then he went on to top notch work as a manager then an announcer. Who had the greatest, most well-rounded career in "this business. "
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Jiren
Patti Mayonnaise
Hearts Bayformers
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Post by Jiren on May 30, 2017 22:39:00 GMT -5
Monsoon
- Wrestler
- Commentator
- President/Commissioner
- Brawl for All judge @ Mania 15
- Backstage role
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Post by somsta on May 30, 2017 22:42:28 GMT -5
Lance Storm would be up there
Wrestler (Everywhere)
Booking (ECW)
Developmental training for WWE
Training Academy
Book Club
Podcaster
Disco Inferno debunker and shutdowner
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Post by Viking Hall on May 31, 2017 2:24:34 GMT -5
Konnan has got to be up there.
Wrestler
Booker
Promotion Owner
Agent
Manager
And he taught Bret Hart how to do the Sharpshooter.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on May 31, 2017 7:54:55 GMT -5
Some workers go on to succeed in many other facets of the business. They move from wrestler to manager to announcer to security detail. While guys like Vader or Earthquake may just stick with wrestling, some people had great success in second or third careers. Bobby Heenan was a wrestler until he hurt his neck. Then he went on to top notch work as a manager then an announcer. Who had the greatest, most well-rounded career in "this business. " Bobby actually started as a manager and was never trained. Makes the fact that he ended up being a better worker than a lot of the guys he managed even more impressive. |
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Post by HisRoyalGreeness on May 31, 2017 9:09:47 GMT -5
Regal. Whether it's in ring, as an on air authority figure, a character, trainer and with all he does behind the scenes. He's God's gift to wrestling as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on May 31, 2017 9:48:13 GMT -5
Jimmy Korderas
WWE referee
Ring crew
Chauffeur to the stars and the boss (McMahon)
Handler of giants (Andre, Khali)
Storyline contributer (referee strike picket line in 1999 was his idea)
Merchandise shiller at the stands
Ringside Photographer
Generally anything the company wanted him to be short of a wrestler
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Brood Lone Wolf Funker
Ozymandius
Got fined anyway.
Possibly a Moose
James Franco is the white Donald Glover
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on May 31, 2017 12:08:44 GMT -5
Paul Heyman and Lou Albano come to mind
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Post by Aceorton on May 31, 2017 12:57:06 GMT -5
Dusty Rhodes, Pat Patterson, Roddy Piper, Terry Funk and Ted DiBiase could all be in this conversation.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on May 31, 2017 16:48:05 GMT -5
He's not perfect, but Quackenbush.
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Post by Nickybojelais on May 31, 2017 17:36:25 GMT -5
Jim Ross
-Referee
-Wrestler (kind of)
-Manager (Kind of)
-Commentator
-Creative Team
-Head of Talent Relations
-Podcaster
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 31, 2017 18:41:55 GMT -5
Jim Ross -Referee -Wrestler (kind of) -Manager (Kind of) -Commentator -Creative Team -Head of Talent Relations -Podcaster Master of impressions. (JR thought only) |
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efarns
Don Corleone
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Post by efarns on May 31, 2017 20:28:32 GMT -5
Dusty Rhodes, Pat Patterson, Roddy Piper, Terry Funk and Ted DiBiase could all be in this conversation. Out of your list, who would you put at the top? |
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salz4life
Grimlock
Prichard is a guy who gets that his job is to service his boss.
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Post by salz4life on May 31, 2017 21:44:33 GMT -5
To lesser extent, Shane McMahon?
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efarns
Don Corleone
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Post by efarns on Jun 1, 2017 11:26:01 GMT -5
Would you rank him ahead of Lance Storm? To lesser extent, Shane McMahon? |
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SmashTV
Dennis Stamp
Big Money, Big Prizes, I Love It!
The Excellence of Allocation
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Post by SmashTV on Jun 1, 2017 14:12:26 GMT -5
Tunney.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Jun 2, 2017 4:48:01 GMT -5
James J. Dillon - fan club president, referee, wrestler, manager, assistant booker, talent relations, on air authority figure.
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Allie Kitsune
Crow T. Robot
Always Feelin' Foxy.
HaHa U FaLL 4 LaVa TriK
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jun 2, 2017 7:17:53 GMT -5
Teddy Long might deserve consideration.
Maybe not at the top of the list, but at least a mention.
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Post by Aceorton on Jun 2, 2017 12:19:46 GMT -5
Dusty Rhodes, Pat Patterson, Roddy Piper, Terry Funk and Ted DiBiase could all be in this conversation. Out of your list, who would you put at the top? Probably DiBiase. Wrestler, manager and commentator (and good at all three). He also started as a referee and later was part of the writing team and a road agent. Dusty had the significant booking role that many of the others don't have, but his commentary was lacking and he was never really a manager. |
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Post by Vanilla Gorilla on Jun 2, 2017 20:08:04 GMT -5
To expand on Heenan: wrestler, manager, announcer, broadcast journalist, DVD commentator, weasel. He was the best at almost all of them.
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