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Post by wildojinx on Aug 26, 2022 14:40:06 GMT -5
Was there an official end to the Dungeon of Doom gimmick? I know the gimmick had been completely toned down by 96-97, but when did it end for good? Was it when Sullivan retired?
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Post by chrom on Aug 26, 2022 14:49:46 GMT -5
After Benoit beat Sullivan at Bash at The Beach they dropped the name.
Meng and Barbarian just went as The Faces of Fear from then on
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2022 15:07:09 GMT -5
They're still going strong in my heart.
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Post by XIII on Aug 26, 2022 15:12:53 GMT -5
There’s a whole bunch of people doing Jack shit in the WWE these days, I say bring the DoD back and let them do wacky shit
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Post by nickcave on Aug 26, 2022 15:18:59 GMT -5
They slowly faded out and quit being a thing all together after Benoit retired Sullivan transitioning to Jimmy Hart managing the Faces of Fear and whatever other lower card jobber that had nothing to do.
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Post by James Fabiano on Aug 26, 2022 15:50:01 GMT -5
There’s a whole bunch of people doing Jack shit in the WWE these days, I say bring the DoD back and let them do wacky shit Sounds like an NXT idea right there. |
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Aug 26, 2022 15:52:06 GMT -5
There’s a whole bunch of people doing Jack shit in the WWE these days, I say bring the DoD back and let them do wacky shit Sounds like an NXT idea right there. Sounds like the perfect way to re-debut The Fiend, if you ask me. |
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Post by wildojinx on Aug 26, 2022 16:19:55 GMT -5
There’s a whole bunch of people doing Jack shit in the WWE these days, I say bring the DoD back and let them do wacky shit Sounds like an NXT idea right there. Prince Iaukea can play the new Master. |
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Post by Glitch on Aug 26, 2022 17:21:52 GMT -5
It's amazing that they were actually around for a while after the NWO had debuted.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Aug 26, 2022 22:43:44 GMT -5
It's amazing that they were actually around for a while after the NWO had debuted. That and Konnan was in the DoD and didn't fit at all. It took WCW like six months before they realized that Konnan fit way better with the NWO. |
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Post by jason1980s on Aug 26, 2022 23:58:54 GMT -5
I feel like there was still a Dungeon in mid 1996, like September. The WCW magazine for November has on the cover, Meng, Barbarian, Jimmy, Kevin and newer members Maxx, Big Bubba, Braun and Konnan. I can't remember how long they all lasted. Bubba was in the NWO late 1996, early 97.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Aug 27, 2022 0:08:26 GMT -5
This topic made me think of a weird possible connection.
Dungeon of Doom basically ended when Sullivan lost a retirement match to Benoit at Bash at the Beach in July of 1997.
Raven's Flock debuted in August 1997.
Was this just a coincidence or was Raven's Flock an undercard replacement stable for Dungeon of Doom?
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Aug 27, 2022 6:11:39 GMT -5
The "real" end of the Dungeon actually came when the health and safety inspector was finally forced to shut them down because they simply could not get their boiler working because as Hulk Hogan had confirmed their running water was just not hot.
However they could proudly state that they never had to deal with any Hulkamanic infestations.
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Post by Sephiroth on Aug 27, 2022 7:21:39 GMT -5
The moment it began. There’s a whole bunch of people doing Jack shit in the WWE these days, I say bring the DoD back and let them do wacky shit This would necessitate rehiring Lars SULLIVAN! MY SON!!! |
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 27, 2022 7:41:18 GMT -5
It's amazing that they were actually around for a while after the NWO had debuted. I just remember a promo shortly after Hogan's heel turn where Sullivan mentioned how he planned to kill Hulkamania, and then Hogan did it himself or something similar. |
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Post by tafkaga on Aug 28, 2022 0:35:21 GMT -5
After Sullivan retired, I believe they started calling it Jimmy Hart's First Family, but by then it was mostly guys who weren't cool enough to be in the NWO.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 28, 2022 0:39:54 GMT -5
After Sullivan retired, I believe they started calling it Jimmy Hart's First Family, but by then it was mostly guys who weren't cool enough to be in the NWO. There's a pretty big gap in time between the DoD and the First Family, but they were essentially the same faction but with Jimmy Hart in place of Sullivan. DoD officially disbanded when Benoit beat Sullivan in 1997 with his career at stake. First Family was mid-1999. In between the two factions were some of the former members in random tag teams like the Faces of Fear or Hugh Morrus & Konnan (before Konnan joined the nWo) that kept everyone in the same orbit more or less. |
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 28, 2022 5:40:51 GMT -5
It's amazing that they were actually around for a while after the NWO had debuted. I just remember a promo shortly after Hogan's heel turn where Sullivan mentioned how he planned to kill Hulkamania, and then Hogan did it himself or something similar. There was also a great line in the 'Dungeon goes to Gotham' skit where Sullivan says "If everyone had listened to me a year and a half ago, we wouldn't be in this predicament" |
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Post by fortknox on Aug 28, 2022 10:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by sportatorium on Aug 28, 2022 19:20:03 GMT -5
I thought the Giant was still sort of affiliated with them when NWO Hogan beat him for the belt & then it completely dissolved when he joined the NWO. I could be remembering it all wrong though.
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