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Post by wildojinx on May 27, 2022 9:05:57 GMT -5
Ok, we've got one for WWE, what are some other terrible attempts at trying to reference pop culture that other companies did? Lazer Tron comes to mind.
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Post by James Fabiano on May 27, 2022 9:24:45 GMT -5
JCP, eh? Mark "Vincent" Young as the breakdancing wrestler.
Sgt. Slaughter and others torment Johnnie Stewart in the AWA by calling him "Bart Wimpson"
Joel Gertner cuts a promo on JFK Jr.
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Post by wildojinx on May 27, 2022 10:35:26 GMT -5
Would Divine Brown showing up in ECW count?
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Post by James Fabiano on May 27, 2022 11:25:05 GMT -5
Would the Dynamic Dudes cashing in on skateboarding/beach dudes, maybe a little TMNT, count?
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Post by Sephiroth on May 27, 2022 12:55:31 GMT -5
Didn’t Tanya Harding show up in an Indy fed?
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Post by Burst on May 27, 2022 13:08:23 GMT -5
I can't think of any specific examples off the top of my head, but I'm almost certain there were times during TNA's most shameless WWE-imitating era where there were terrible dollar store versions of clumsy WWE pop culture references.
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Post by pencilneckgeek on May 27, 2022 14:49:55 GMT -5
I can't think of any specific examples off the top of my head, but I'm almost certain there were times during TNA's most shameless WWE-imitating era where there were terrible dollar store versions of clumsy WWE pop culture references. Daffney as "The Governor" would certainly fit this description. |
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Post by jp49er80 on May 27, 2022 14:50:19 GMT -5
Master P and the No Limit Soldiers.
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Post by wildojinx on May 27, 2022 14:51:41 GMT -5
I can't think of any specific examples off the top of my head, but I'm almost certain there were times during TNA's most shameless WWE-imitating era where there were terrible dollar store versions of clumsy WWE pop culture references. Daffney as "The Governor" would certainly fit this description. I was going to mention that, but decided not to out of respect to Daffney. How about the Jersey Shore gimmick in TNA? |
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Post by The Blue Nova on May 28, 2022 9:45:43 GMT -5
Hogan getting clubbed in the leg ala tanya harding
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Post by tafkaga on May 28, 2022 13:18:21 GMT -5
Bunch of dated Bobby Heenan lines in WCW. He was using "achy breaky back" 5+ years after that song was a hit.
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Post by XIII on May 28, 2022 13:30:31 GMT -5
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea. I’m fairly certain that Prince was back to being Prince by the time this BS showed up and on top of that it was Prince Iaukea cosplaying as Prince. Total failure.
Can’t think of any offhand but I’d wager that ECW had a bunch that have aged horribly.
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Post by Georgina's Fancy Water on May 28, 2022 13:52:11 GMT -5
That singular time on one of the very first TNA weekly PPVs that Shark Boy did an unmasked interview as Dean Baldwin, the secret fifth Baldwin brother, is one of the most baffling things I've ever seen. Double baffling tho; Shark Boy apparently did this gimmick occasionally in the late 90s according to Wiki so I can't even blame it on TNA.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 28, 2022 14:56:12 GMT -5
Picking up the bucks like a stripper in a club
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on May 28, 2022 15:15:08 GMT -5
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea. I’m fairly certain that Prince was back to being Prince by the time this BS showed up and on top of that it was Prince Iaukea cosplaying as Prince. Total failure. I thought that was actually one of the funnier ideas Vince ever had, and oddly I think it helped Iaukea develop as a performer. Been awhile but before that I distinctly remember him as the guy they'd trot out to have an awesome match and then lose to Rey/Eddie/Benoit/Malenko/Psicosis/Liger/etc. TAFKAPI is the first time I remember him kind of having a personality. |
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on May 28, 2022 15:38:26 GMT -5
Bunch of dated Bobby Heenan lines in WCW. He was using "achy breaky back" 5+ years after that song was a hit. I saw a shoot where they outright asked Bobby if some of his commentary in WCW was outdated. He answered, “Probably. And because of the way things were, I didn’t care.” |
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Post by Mozenrath on May 28, 2022 18:36:39 GMT -5
That singular time on one of the very first TNA weekly PPVs that Shark Boy did an unmasked interview as Dean Baldwin, the secret fifth Baldwin brother, is one of the most baffling things I've ever seen. Double baffling tho; Shark Boy apparently did this gimmick occasionally in the late 90s according to Wiki so I can't even blame it on TNA. Looking it up, huh, he actually kinda looks the part. Still absolutely nonsensical, but still. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 28, 2022 19:13:32 GMT -5
Bunch of dated Bobby Heenan lines in WCW. He was using "achy breaky back" 5+ years after that song was a hit. I saw a shoot where they outright asked Bobby if some of his commentary in WCW was outdated. He answered, “Probably. And because of the way things were, I didn’t care.” Heenan was pretty clear why he took the WCW gig. Health insurance, more money (Vince was gonna pay him less), and to be closer to his daughter. He didn’t give a shit because no one else did. |
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on May 28, 2022 20:57:34 GMT -5
Bunch of dated Bobby Heenan lines in WCW. He was using "achy breaky back" 5+ years after that song was a hit. I'm just gonna say it... Heenan kinda sucked as a commentator. He had his moments, RR92, Goldberg vs Hogan. But most of the time it was dumb jokes and insults the were detrimental to the action. He was AWESOME as a manager tho. |
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on May 29, 2022 8:27:11 GMT -5
ROBOCOP!
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