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Post by jason1980s on Nov 15, 2022 15:13:37 GMT -5
I feel like more guys didn't work for WWF/E again than did but if I came up with names they would be lower tier names rather than bigger guys like Boris Zhukov. He never even did a gimmick battle royal or WWE.Com "where are they now?"
It does surprise me, have thought about it before, that Demolition never worked for Vince again. I know Barry Darsow did the WM X-7 battle royal and maybe the Raw 15th but never as a full time wrestler post Repo Man and WCW run. Bill Eadie never did anything for WWF after 1990. I know WWF was a sore spot for him but no one on each side ever reached out.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Nov 15, 2022 15:34:58 GMT -5
I think Ken is 100% because he was seen as a Hart guy and Vince was never particualrly big on him. He wanted to fire him very early in his run but Bret told him not to because he was money there. So with him being so close to the Harts and Triple H continued to gain and consolidate power who has always hated Bret and associates it makes sense why he has never been invited to even make an Attitude Era guest spot cameo on an Old School Raw lol Might be part of it but he was around for almost 2 years post screwjob. And after Hart had mended fences still no Shamrock. IMO its like they said above. Shamrock is the Flair of MMA and had ruined his own marketability. And he has no one backstage to really go to bat for him. And in the past few years he's been involved in bare knuckle boxing. I can't imagine the WWE want to be involved even tangentially with Shamrock when he's promoting a sport like that. WWE Hall of Famer would be all over news articles should anyone die at an event he's running s i imagine they're content to let him be Bellator and UFC's potential PR headache.
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Nov 15, 2022 15:48:05 GMT -5
Tito also made an appearance at OSR in Nov. 2010 being ADR’s personal ring announcer for the night. Probably the only time Tito was a heel in WWE (and maybe his entire career as well.) Something seems wrong about Tito being a heel lol I blame that no good, Alberto Del Rio! he's a bad influence
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Post by sungod2020 on Nov 15, 2022 15:55:47 GMT -5
I feel like more guys didn't work for WWF/E again than did but if I came up with names they would be lower tier names rather than bigger guys like Boris Zhukov. He never even did a gimmick battle royal or WWE.Com "where are they now?" It does surprise me, have thought about it before, that Demolition never worked for Vince again. I know Barry Darsow did the WM X-7 battle royal and maybe the Raw 15th but never as a full time wrestler post Repo Man and WCW run. Bill Eadie never did anything for WWF after 1990. I know WWF was a sore spot for him but no one on each side ever reached out.That one does surprise me. Wasn't Ax's issue with the WWF/E over the rights to his character name? I think he went by the name "Axis The Demolisher" on the indies for a time. Still a petty reason to hold a grudge, let alone for 30+ years.
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Post by jason1980s on Nov 15, 2022 16:20:19 GMT -5
That one does surprise me. Wasn't Ax's issue with the WWF/E over the rights to his character name? I think he went by the name "Axis The Demolisher" on the indies for a time. Still a petty reason to hold a grudge, let alone for 30+ years. I think there was an issue with him using the Demolition name on the indies. The lack of work with each other is probably mutual. WWE may not have the need for Demolition other than the toys which I think the deals are with Jakks and Mattel only and Bill and Barry are comfortable enough that they don't need a WWE pay day or silly skit. They've been gone so long that fans may give them a Brian Christopher reaction on TV and they are beyond the point they could done the in ring outfits on their bodies. It would be cool seeing them in facepaint and suits on a Hall of Fame show.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Nov 15, 2022 17:51:30 GMT -5
He never really did anything for them besides leave an expensive gimmick... Between him being one of the most decorated stars to ever come out of Mexico and having a very direct hand in introducing lucha liber to US fans, a very solid argument could be made for him to go into the HOF. Besides that, he was a close friend of Eddie and Rey, he had a long career in WCW, and connections in ECW so he’d be a prime candidate to do content for the network. Konnan is just a hard guy to trust. Though the story where he called Bruce Pritchard about a job and introduced himself as KDawg but Bruce only knew him as Konnan so he had no idea who KDawg was is still a hilarious story
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Post by government mule on Nov 15, 2022 18:02:12 GMT -5
I assume Demolition haven't been referenced for a long time because they were part of that concussion lawsuit quite a few years ago? I imagine most people on that list are persona non grata.
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Post by tntchamp on Nov 15, 2022 19:31:50 GMT -5
Something seems wrong about Tito being a heel lol I blame that no good, Alberto Del Rio! he's a bad influence Yes another reason to dislike him. Him and his damn wheel of aggression.
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 15, 2022 19:52:06 GMT -5
Between him being one of the most decorated stars to ever come out of Mexico and having a very direct hand in introducing lucha liber to US fans, a very solid argument could be made for him to go into the HOF. Besides that, he was a close friend of Eddie and Rey, he had a long career in WCW, and connections in ECW so he’d be a prime candidate to do content for the network. Konnan is just a hard guy to trust. Though the story where he called Bruce Pritchard about a job and introduced himself as KDawg but Bruce only knew him as Konnan so he had no idea who KDawg was is still a hilarious story Agreed. He’s a dodgy character for sure. On a similar note, there were times were he wouldn’t have been entirely out of place; him as part of The Nation of Domination, ultimately splitting Uk be the leader of a Latino faction would have arguably been a better scenario than the Gang Wars. He has indicated that WCW considered signing Yokozuna as a Damian gangsta to team with him, I could have seen such an angle of him teaming with heel Rikishi. I would even suggest he might have made a good opponent fir helping establish John Cena when he was still doing his Dr of Thuganomics shtick-I’d have taken him above Carlito and Jesus.
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Post by sungod2020 on Nov 16, 2022 11:41:18 GMT -5
I assume Demolition haven't been referenced for a long time because they were part of that concussion lawsuit quite a few years ago? I imagine most people on that list are persona non grata.
Yeah, there are not many Sable type exceptions to the general concept that "if you sue a company, they probably won't want to offer you paid gigs in the future." Again, there should be no surprise that WWE wants nothing to do with Demolition after they made that choice to no longer be affiliated with the company by suing them.
I also think by having the New Day beat their record at longest reigning tag team champions was a dig at them.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Nov 16, 2022 11:54:04 GMT -5
We mentioned Mero earlier, but given how good standing Brock has with the company for the last decade or so, you'd think we'd have seen Sable at least once.
Although I think she might like her retired life and privacy even more than Brock does, because I swear I haven't even seen a picture of her after 2004.
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 16, 2022 12:17:10 GMT -5
We mentioned Mero earlier, but given how good standing Brock has with the company for the last decade or so, you'd think we'd have seen Sable at least once. Although I think she might like her retired life and privacy even more than Brock does, because I swear I haven't even seen a picture of her after 2004. https://www.instagram.com/p/ChNOxASsnsu
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 16, 2022 14:33:25 GMT -5
Ahmed Johnson. First ever African American IC champion. Didn't completely leave on bad terms.
Hasn't been seen in the company since 1998.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2022 15:05:05 GMT -5
It's pretty wild how that concussion lawsuit practically erased a lot of big names from history. Crazy to think that a new fan who only watches WWE probably wouldn't know about the Road Warriors.
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Post by sungod2020 on Nov 16, 2022 15:10:47 GMT -5
Ahmed Johnson. First ever African American IC champion. Didn't completely leave on bad terms. Hasn't been seen in the company since 1998. Other than that one accolade, he really dosen't have anything WWE can do that they can make money off of. He started off promising and looked like he was pegged for bigger things, the fans were behind him too, but his constant injuries(to himself and others) and backstage attitude really halted his momentum, and the fans reacted accordingly. Can't invest in a guy(fans and management), if he keeps being put on the shelves. Him joining and then getting kicked out of The Nation killed whatever popularity he had left, and for the rest of his run, he just kept spinning his wheels. His WCW run wasn't much better(it was actually much worse) with his massive weight gain and him being part of the Repackaged Harlem Heat which consisted of him feuding with Booker over the letter T. So basically you had a guy who was rumored to be the first Black WWF World Champion to a feud that belongs not on WCW Saturday Night, but Sesame Street. Disregarding the way he left, I can't see what reason WWE would have to bring him back, give it a Hall of Fame induction or a legends cameo. He'd probably come out to crickets. If WWE.com still does that "where are they now" article, I can see them interviewing him on there, but I don't know if that would actually count as a return.
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Post by Fundertaker on Nov 16, 2022 15:27:57 GMT -5
Brutus would be my pick.
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Post by sungod2020 on Nov 16, 2022 15:31:54 GMT -5
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Post by chazraps on Nov 16, 2022 15:57:20 GMT -5
Since it's been about 15 years, (14 since he was let go and but next year makes 15 since he was a regular fixture on television) I kind of have to say Mr. Kennedy...Kennedy.
For someone who was both prominently featured for as long as he was AS WELL AS not particularly old in TV years, I don't believe we ever even saw as much as a try out (match or broadcast or backstage role) or surprise NXT appearance or even a talking head in a docu-series.
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Post by Fundertaker on Nov 16, 2022 16:40:09 GMT -5
I'm thinking that doesn't count. HoF is a celebration for the fans without any wrestling involved. Not a one off legends night thing like so many others. Not a being manager for a spell like a Tony Atlas or such. Not even a good feel veteran run the likes of Animal and Tatanka had. Nothing. And, sure, Bruti was never a top tier guy at anything that didn't involve kissing Hogan's ass, but he was still a memorable part of wrestling's golden age and was charismatic enough to carry a small segment. During those mid-to-late 2000s years they could've used him a couple of times to prop up a show or two, I'm sure.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 16, 2022 18:37:51 GMT -5
Since it's been about 15 years, (14 since he was let go and but next year makes 15 since he was a regular fixture on television) I kind of have to say Mr. Kennedy...Kennedy. For someone who was both prominently featured for as long as he was AS WELL AS not particularly old in TV years, I don't believe we ever even saw as much as a try out (match or broadcast or backstage role) or surprise NXT appearance or even a talking head in a docu-series. Didn't Orton and Cena dislike the guy? Because if that's the case, yeah, he's never coming back.
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