Dragonfly
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...is no Barry Windham.
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Post by Dragonfly on Dec 5, 2018 0:17:11 GMT -5
Wait, the f*** is Mat Rats? A proposed wrestling promotion that Eric Bischoff was going to be loosely involved with. He talked about it on his podcast; the plan was to feature young, unsigned wrestling talent and target the preteen/teen demographic. According to Eric, he had no plans to be an onscreen character but he was willing to help the company get on TV—I think he said MTV was a possibility. The two sides couldn’t work out a deal in the end and Eric moved on to other projects. They did film a bit. Here's a three-way with Jack Evans and Davey Boy Smith Jr: This one has Mauro Ranallo on commentary: And an article about the promotion, complete with a picture of young Natalya looking like Barbara Eden. www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/jul25_matrats-sun.html
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Dec 5, 2018 4:25:58 GMT -5
I remember WXO and recall the roster mainly being full of WCW jobbers/ low carded. Eric Watts, Barry Darsow (Doing the Blacktop Bully gimmick), Tommy Rogers, and ext. I recall while never had a match but they promoted a "big free agent signing" which turned out to be Dan Severn. I think it may been the last show when he showed up.
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Dragonfly
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Post by Dragonfly on Dec 5, 2018 11:58:18 GMT -5
I remember WXO and recall the roster mainly being full of WCW jobbers/ low carded. Eric Watts, Barry Darsow (Doing the Blacktop Bully gimmick), Tommy Rogers, and ext. ...And Zandig. He was Watts' tag partner:
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Jackie Daytona, Regular Human Bartender. #BLM
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Dec 5, 2018 13:02:22 GMT -5
Me and a mod argued if Zane would be able to make a funny episode about such a dirty and cringe worthy company. I said no, in my opinion based on stuff in front of and behind the cameras, XPW is the snuff film of wrestling promotions. I think I was involved in that too. I think he could make some of it pretty funny, but yeah, to scummy of a promotion to have a really funny video.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 5, 2018 13:34:01 GMT -5
Me and a mod argued if Zane would be able to make a funny episode about such a dirty and cringe worthy company. I said no, in my opinion based on stuff in front of and behind the cameras, XPW is the snuff film of wrestling promotions. I think I was involved in that too. I think he could make some of it pretty funny, but yeah, to scummy of a promotion to have a really funny video. I felt like I had to take a shower after reading Rob Black’s Wikipedia.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 13:56:35 GMT -5
I loved Mat Rats.
"The Rat's Nest."
"Launch pads."
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Post by Jim Stansel on Dec 5, 2018 21:42:38 GMT -5
InterSpecies Wrestling too: featured Sami Zayn as a juggalo named Big larry!
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Dennis Stamp
Johnny Davidson for Prime Minister!
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Post by Gummydavidson on Dec 6, 2018 10:49:59 GMT -5
Power Pro Wrestling - Had a lot of talent being used down there just before they got their big WWF callups and you have Doug Gilberts infamous Jerry Lawler promo.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 11:57:48 GMT -5
NACW
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 14:36:17 GMT -5
Oh, I've got another one - Incredibly Strange Wrestling, the promotion run by Johnny Legend (the musician/film producer who made My Breakfast With Blassie) and featuring such stalwarts as Macho Sasquatcho, The Mexican Viking, El Pollo Diablo and...uhm, Ku Klux Klown. Can’t forget Harley Racist
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Dec 6, 2018 15:32:49 GMT -5
I think I was involved in that too. I think he could make some of it pretty funny, but yeah, to scummy of a promotion to have a really funny video. I felt like I had to take a shower after reading Rob Black’s Wikipedia. Oh man I felt exactly the same way.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 6, 2018 15:37:41 GMT -5
Power Pro Wrestling - Had a lot of talent being used down there just before they got their big WWF callups and you have Doug Gilberts infamous Jerry Lawler promo. It’s interesting that the place was the last link to the historic Memphis territory that existed since Gulas and Welch took over, and it took Gilbert’s promo to kill more than sixty years of history.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 6, 2018 15:42:15 GMT -5
I felt like I had to take a shower after reading Rob Black’s Wikipedia. Oh man I felt exactly the same way. Rob Black made the world a worst place by existing.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Dec 6, 2018 16:43:41 GMT -5
Would BattleDome count?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 10, 2018 23:42:41 GMT -5
Between the WCW crossover and Rasta the Voodoo Man from Global being on the roster, I can dig it.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 10, 2019 0:47:26 GMT -5
Oh, here's one, though it'd definitely get flagged as mature content and be very very pixelated - Carmen Electra's Naked Women's Wrestling League.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 10, 2019 0:50:07 GMT -5
What is NACW and what about it would work for a show like this? Genuinely asking, always looking for a new trainwreck to watch.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 10, 2019 1:06:51 GMT -5
I think I was involved in that too. I think he could make some of it pretty funny, but yeah, to scummy of a promotion to have a really funny video. I felt like I had to take a shower after reading Rob Black’s Wikipedia. Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but XPW seemed like a front for something.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jan 10, 2019 2:36:39 GMT -5
I felt like I had to take a shower after reading Rob Black’s Wikipedia. Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but XPW seemed like a front for something. I always found it weird that Black booked the biggest names in wrestling but never cared to draw money, like XPW was never created to make money.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 1, 2020 3:11:05 GMT -5
Bumping this because we finally got that WXO episode and to see if there might be more ideas out there.
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