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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 9, 2019 14:31:28 GMT -5
We got the Vince thread, may as well.
I feel this is gonna start with Fritz Von Erich, in spades.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 9, 2019 15:16:29 GMT -5
Actually, I was going to go with the booking office f***ing over Ann Gunkel, embarking on a costly war just to cut her out when her husband died against Ox Baker, with the NWA backing them.
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Post by Scoops on Nov 9, 2019 15:16:58 GMT -5
Fritz Von Eric:
Covered up his sons' reckless behavior and drug use, ultimately resulting in their deaths.
Beat his kids into adulthood.
Most likely bought his still teenaged sons prostitutes.
Put Kerry on steroids when he was 15.
Forced Mike into wrestling. Immediately put him and the rest of his family in front of a camera after Mike almost died from toxic shock to promote a show, Mike barely able to function. Still kept him wrestling even after he was obviously brain damaged from the toxic shock. Barely mentioned his death on TV, most likely because he thought his suicide would hurt the family's born again image.
Added cousin Lance, a fake Von Erich, to replace Mike while he was recovering from toxic shock.
Covered up the fact that Kerry was high when he crashed his motorcycle into a police cruiser and severely f***ed up his foot. Potentially caused Kerry to end up losing his foot because he was forced back into the ring to early. Hid the fact that he wrestled with a prostatic because he thought it would make Kerry look week.
Pointed a gun at Kevin and told him if he was a man he would have killed himself like Mike, Kerry, and Chris.
Attempted to blame Kevin for Kerry's suicide in his book.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 9, 2019 15:36:11 GMT -5
Jerry Jarrett was a thief.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 15:40:10 GMT -5
Verne Gagne was a greedy and lazy old fart who couldn't and wouldn't catch up with the times, and let Hulk Hogan slip through his fingers.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 9, 2019 15:43:21 GMT -5
Verne Gagne tried to strongarm Stan Hansen, and then Hogan, for huge amounts of money he really had no claim to. I'm sure he would have tried to get Slaughter's GI Joe money if that wasn't the only way he could get Slaughter over WWF.
I know we have to take Iron Sheik's word for it, but I honestly do buy that he tried to offer Sheiky money to injure Hogan in the ring, or at the very least, intentionally expose him by shooting on him.
Not going to hold him killing someone against him, given Verne was too far gone at that point to be responsible for his actions, but bringing it up since someone will if I don't.
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Post by nm on Nov 9, 2019 15:45:26 GMT -5
Ian Rotten refused to sell us the pizza oven.
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Post by XIII on Nov 9, 2019 15:46:57 GMT -5
Verne Gagne supposedly offered Bruiser Brody $100,000 to jump the rail at Wrestlemania I and break Hogan’s legs. That one was never debunked, correct?
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Nov 9, 2019 15:54:35 GMT -5
Carlos Colon covered Brody’s murder up.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 16:00:54 GMT -5
Bill Watts is... Bill Watts. I'm not sure much more has to be said there.
Honestly, outside of Don Owen, are any of them all that clean?
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Post by lucas_lee on Nov 9, 2019 16:03:56 GMT -5
DJ Hyde used to call the cops on GCW shows and try to get them shut down. One of the bookers for GCW Brett Lauderdale as a ref for CZW used to reveal finishes to matches
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 9, 2019 16:27:09 GMT -5
DJ Hyde used to call the cops on GCW shows and try to get them shut down. One of the bookers for GCW Brett Lauderdale as a ref for CZW used to reveal finishes to matches Damn, I like Hyde in some ways, but this is a crappy stunt I hate that people pull. I remember a promoter in Connecticut tried to get a monopoly on the indies there by calling the fire marshall any time a company that wasn’t his booked a show there. I think he even pulled this stunt on a TNA house show.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Nov 9, 2019 16:35:12 GMT -5
Dixie Carter's treatment of Jessie Sorensen is unforgivable. He got hurt on their watch, they used it as an angle and did segments acting like they were taking care of him, meanwhile they let his parents foot the bill and go bankrupt doing so. They gave him a job in production then cut him loose at the first opportunity. Asshole.
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Post by 67 more on Nov 9, 2019 16:38:36 GMT -5
If there's any truth to it, Victor Quinones being a rapist. Pretty sure that's just bullshit though.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 9, 2019 17:08:45 GMT -5
Dixie Carter's treatment of Jessie Sorensen is unforgivable. He got hurt on their watch, they used it as an angle and did segments acting like they were taking care of him, meanwhile they let his parents foot the bill and go bankrupt doing so. They gave him a job in production then cut him loose at the first opportunity. Asshole. Makes excellent reality TV though, sug!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 17:47:31 GMT -5
Canuck Pro scammer
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Post by lucas_lee on Nov 9, 2019 18:04:40 GMT -5
DJ Hyde used to call the cops on GCW shows and try to get them shut down. One of the bookers for GCW Brett Lauderdale as a ref for CZW used to reveal finishes to matches Damn, I like Hyde in some ways, but this is a crappy stunt I hate that people pull. I remember a promoter in Connecticut tried to get a monopoly on the indies there by calling the fire marshall any time a company that wasn’t his booked a show there. I think he even pulled this stunt on a TNA house show. This was before GCW really blew up but at every show I was at there was cops called trying to shut the show down. I overheard them saying "whoever is doing this really hates you guys." There was audio on the net of DJ calling the cops but it got deleted
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Post by timelimitdraw on Nov 9, 2019 18:30:50 GMT -5
While not as bad as some of the other stuff mentioned, Tommy Dreamer has said that he had a buyer lined up to purchase ECW in late 2000, but Paul Heyman kept no-showing meetings because he knew that he wouldn't have complete control over the product if it happened. After the talent were owed thousands of dollars (in some cases, five or six figures), Paul had the opportunity to at least make sure they'd get paid after they broke their bodies for his company, but his ego wouldn't let him do it. The assets got sold to WWE for a fraction of what they were worth and the wrestlers got little, if anything, to show for it.
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Post by CeilingFan on Nov 9, 2019 18:38:42 GMT -5
Bill Watts is... Bill Watts. I'm not sure much more has to be said there. Honestly, outside of Don Owen, are any of them all that clean? Most people who worked for Vince McMahon Sr. praise him.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Nov 9, 2019 18:44:40 GMT -5
Ian Rotten refused to sell us the pizza oven. We could have a 30+ page thread with "Ian Rotten is a piece of shit" stories
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