Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 22, 2022 9:46:41 GMT -5
A subject that I don’t see mentioned much in discussions of the attitude era or what if scenarios. Looking back I will predict they Scorpio was never glory to amount to much in the WWE/F, for all his talent as a performer he was a black hole of charisma and he happened to be in the company at a time of transition when it was easy to get lost in the shuffle. But tagging him with a gimmick like Flash Funk certainly didn’t help any. And it seems even more ironic that he left right before the hardcore title was introduced, when he would have been a natural choice to go against Al Snow, Bob Holly, and others on hardcore matches. Or am I misremembering?
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Post by MC Blowfish on Dec 22, 2022 12:12:49 GMT -5
He was in the Job Squad for a while. Either before or after that, I remember seeing one match with him and Faarooq. I think Faarooq turned on him after a loss.
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Fundertaker
El Dandy
Hideo Kojima should direct every ending ever!
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Post by Fundertaker on Dec 22, 2022 12:20:52 GMT -5
He was also Terry Funk's apprentice for a cup of coffee in 98.
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tafkaga
Samurai Cop
the Dogfather
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Post by tafkaga on Dec 22, 2022 13:47:45 GMT -5
2 Cold would have been completely believable in the IC title hunt had they not saddled him with being Flash Funk. Everything about Flash Funk, from his ring attire, to his long, boring ass ring entrance and theme music was a train wreck.
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XIII
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by XIII on Dec 22, 2022 13:50:56 GMT -5
I think Scorpio had a drug problem at the time as well.
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Post by sungod2020 on Dec 22, 2022 14:02:11 GMT -5
A subject that I don’t see mentioned much in discussions of the attitude era or what if scenarios. Looking back I will predict they Scorpio was never glory to amount to much in the WWE/F, for all his talent as a performer he was a black hole of charisma and he happened to be in the company at a time of transition when it was easy to get lost in the shuffle. But tagging him with a gimmick like Flash Funk certainly didn’t help any. And it seems even more ironic that he left right before the hardcore title was introduced, when he would have been a natural choice to go against Al Snow, Bob Holly, and others on hardcore matches. Or am I misremembering? Actually the Hardcore title was introduced in November 1998, Scorpio left that February. Too bad the 24/7 rule wasn't enacted until over a year later, I can a few reigns squeezed in there if it was introduced much sooner, or if he stuck around longer. |
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Dec 22, 2022 22:31:22 GMT -5
Should have had him booked as Terry's son, Flash. No explanation needed just book Terry Funk as his Dad managing his proud son straight for his loins.
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
Better have my money when I come-a collect!
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Post by chazraps on Dec 22, 2022 22:40:41 GMT -5
A subject that I don’t see mentioned much in discussions of the attitude era or what if scenarios. Looking back I will predict they Scorpio was never glory to amount to much in the WWE/F, for all his talent as a performer he was a black hole of charisma That's absolutely not true. Look at his contemporary work literally anywhere and everywhere else. |
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Dec 22, 2022 23:38:13 GMT -5
Flash Funk
Funk U
2 Cold Scorpio
JOB Squad Scorpio
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Post by thegame415 on Dec 23, 2022 0:23:56 GMT -5
I think he was just a few years too late. Would've worked better with guys like Jericho, Angle, etc. if they could've given him a good backstory/character.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Dec 23, 2022 3:14:33 GMT -5
Watching 2 Cold Scorpio do the 450 splash as a kid was the first time I had ever seen any wrestler do that and I thought it was just awesome.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Dec 23, 2022 5:01:16 GMT -5
Wait, you think 2 Cold Scorpio doesn't have charisma?? 
Yeah, OP wildin’, lol. Scorpio had charisma for days |
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Post by nickcave on Dec 23, 2022 17:12:23 GMT -5
Should have had him booked as Terry's son, Flash. No explanation needed just book Terry Funk as his Dad managing his proud son straight for his loins. I mean that's what they were kind of wink wink nudge nudging with his random as hell team with Terry Funk in 98 which is funny because they used that as the opportunity for him to drop the Flash Funk gimmick and revert to 2 Cold Scorpio and even had JR putting him over on commentary as "now you get to see what the real 2 Cold Scorpio is made of" did not last long though lol |
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Dec 24, 2022 20:47:16 GMT -5
I think they referenced their past together in ECW, with Terry endorsing him and kind of saying "now you get to see the real Scorpio". It seemed like a good pairing; Funk had just come off a tag title run and high profile Mania fued with the Outlaws.
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cherry coloured funk
ALF
discontinue the trout
I know that when I wear Ban-Lon, there does appear to be some jiggling...
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Post by cherry coloured funk on Dec 28, 2022 13:51:02 GMT -5
I just remember at one point he randomly had a ponytail all of a sudden.
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tafkaga
Samurai Cop
the Dogfather
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Post by tafkaga on Dec 28, 2022 14:43:30 GMT -5
Remember when 2 Cold and Bagwell were a team, and we didn't notice how good of a dancer he was for noticing how awful of a dancer Bagwell was.
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