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Post by G✇JI☈A on Jul 28, 2018 19:52:10 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 20:12:14 GMT -5
I’m guessing in that last picture Konnan is all “hey Vince, you strawberry, this costume is terrible like no one on the other side of the glory hole. I’m going back to Mexico”
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 28, 2018 21:47:44 GMT -5
Is that Spicolli in the first pic?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 21:50:49 GMT -5
Is that Spicolli in the first pic? It looks like him and he did a ton of wwf enhancement work during that period so it most likely is him. |
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Post by hassanchop on Jul 28, 2018 22:01:41 GMT -5
He did say his gimmick was inspired from a Japanese animated show. I wonder had K-Dogg come back in 2000 had Bruce Prichard not dismiss him, I wonder if they would give him a crappier version of that suit as some punishment.
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Post by héad.casé on Jul 28, 2018 22:22:59 GMT -5
Konnan didn’t even make it to TV under the gimmick did he? Did a few house shows and left? I’m surprised they still wanted the gimmick on TV after he left and replaced him.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 28, 2018 23:11:04 GMT -5
I’m surprised they still wanted the gimmick on TV after he left and replaced him. They spent some stupid-huge amount of money on the suit and "jetpack" and wanted to get some use out of it (see: Cage, Shark). |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jul 28, 2018 23:20:48 GMT -5
I’m surprised they still wanted the gimmick on TV after he left and replaced him. They spent some stupid-huge amount of money on the suit and "jetpack" and wanted to get some use out of it (see: Cage, Shark). See: Lesnar, Brock |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2018 4:37:11 GMT -5
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jul 29, 2018 4:42:01 GMT -5
Now that I think about it they should have taken the mech gimmick one step further and have a bratty tween girl scientist as his manager "remotely" controlling his every move, that would have been a good on camera role for young Stephanie.
All though in reality one would assume he would have taken the armor off when got in the ring because there is no way in hell he'd ever be able to move around the ring in that getup, although it would have been funny as hell to see him try.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 29, 2018 12:18:05 GMT -5
That's a lot of AA batteries
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Post by tms on Jul 29, 2018 13:09:08 GMT -5
I’m guessing in that last picture Konnan is all “hey Vince, you strawberry, this costume is terrible like no one on the other side of the glory hole. I’m going back to Mexico” The first picture makes it look as if Konnan is silently seething with disgust, while in the third pic he finally tells Vince where he can stick the suit. Too funny. It's a horrible use of a guy who in his prime was an incredible in-ring talent. Peak Konnan is the most underrated wrestler ever IMHO. |
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Post by BJ Sturgeon on Jul 29, 2018 13:55:39 GMT -5
That's a lot of AA batteries But then he graded up and went to AAA. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Jul 29, 2018 14:29:55 GMT -5
Is that Louie Spicolli behind the guy on the right in that first pic?
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jul 29, 2018 16:22:30 GMT -5
"Hey, Bruce? Who booked this shit?"
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jul 31, 2018 4:34:34 GMT -5
Didn't they expect Konnan to lug that thing from town to town? No wonder he walked.
I'm so used to seeing Konnan as an older, slower luchadore/wannabe gang member in WCW, it always surprises me seeing pictures of him when he was a young, slim up and comer and kind of handsome too.
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Post by auph10imitated on Jul 31, 2018 6:39:47 GMT -5
Konnan didn’t even make it to TV under the gimmick did he? Did a few house shows and left? I’m surprised they still wanted the gimmick on TV after he left and replaced him. He did make it to TV I think? Under the name Relempago. I assume all these photos were from these two tapings. So technically he was never going to use "Max Moon" and neother was Diamond as he was originally the Comet Kid WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - July 20, 1992 (11,000) WWF Superstars taping: Relampago (Konnan) defeated the Mercenary (Luis Mendieta) WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - July 21, 1992 (6,054) Wrestling Challenge taping: Relampago (Konnan) defeated Johnny Rodriguez    |
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jul 31, 2018 7:48:13 GMT -5
I remember watching WCW back when I still thought it was real and thinking his in ring style looked absolutely ferocious. Once I wished up I respected him even more. I was surprised when I started posting here to see how many people seem to think he sucked in ring, so I’m glad to see someone else concurs with me.
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Post by héad.casé on Jul 31, 2018 8:16:39 GMT -5
If there's one thing Konnan doesn't get enough credit for - it's getting Lucha Libre exposure in U.S wrestling promotions. Yes, ECW wasn't big, but Konnan, Rey, Psicosis and Juvi all kicked down the door and forced Bischoff to notice them. Getting them bigger exposure in WCW.
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Post by petef3 on Jul 31, 2018 12:38:35 GMT -5
Just to clarify: Konnan absolutely never appeared on WWF TV under any name or gimmick.
Konnan showed promise of being a good wrestler in the early '90s but became incredibly lazy almost as soon as he was unmasked. He was charismatic as hell and had a great look, especially for Mexico, and he relied almost entirely on that and bells and whistles to get through his matches.
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