Random stuff you've wondered about wrestling

[Aceorton]

Just a catch-all thread for questions that have ever popped in your mind.

For starters:

• Was Leaping Lanny Poffo ever attacked before he could finish a poem?
  
  
• Were wrestlers upset (in kayfabe or real life) that Mick Foley took up three spots in the 1998 Royal Rumble? That's two guys who would have been in the match who probably were left off the PPV and missed a PPV payday.
  
  
• Why did Jack Tunney suspend Danny Davis for life instead of just firing him?
  
  
• In kayfabe, how did "savages" like Kamala and the Headshrinkers travel to shows? Did they have airline tickets? How did they leave/enter the U.S.? Did they have passports?

[Instant Classic]

Why did Triple H randomly wear red, blue, and purple attire in 2003?

[sungod2020]

Why wasn't Big Bossman's past ever acknowledged when feuding with Nailz? He debuted as a corrupt prison guard and Nailz attacked him out of revenge for all those years of mistreatment. Nailz maintained his innocence while Bossman said he was a really bad man without going into detail on why. We were just suppose to believe Bossman was right just because he was a face(at the time).

Also, in addition to that, it would've made sense if Nailz won the feud since he was going to feud with The Undertaker(they even had a staredown on Superstars that made the cover of the WWF magazine). Why would Bossman win the feud since he was on his way out the door?

Yes, it ended up making sense(or as much sense as it could given the plotholes involved) since Nailz flipped out on Vince weeks after their feud ended, but based on the knowledge they had at the time, it should've been Nailz who went over since he was suppose to be a threat to The Undertaker. How are we suppose to buy him as one if he can't beat the man he was out for revenge for?

And mind you, this was at the time when Undertaker was booked as an unstoppable monster.

Also, why didn't Cryme Tyme win the tag team titles? It didn't make sense since they were the only proper tag team, were over, and it was an otherwise stagnant tag team division. If anything, they should've benefited from that.

[Jindrak Mark]

Why was Daniel Bryan treated like a great guy in 2013 and AJ Lee like an evil crazy bitch when we saw the previous year Bryan drove her to have a breakdown by emotionally (and implied physically) abusing her? Kane/Lita too years earlier. The men are complete monsters and the women are victims but everyone from the fans to the babyface announcers treat the women like the villains and completely forget what the guys did.

It's one of those things we just accept in wrestling but if you really try to make it make sense from a logical writing POV it just falls apart, like when some dastardly heel basically attempts murder on a good guy then just weeks/months later they're likely to be a babyface themselves and everyone just accepts it.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Why Jim Duggan get blond highlights in 1990?

[coleslaw]

I've always wanted to see Mama and Papa Dudley

[Bo Rida]

How the financial side works.
Particularly how do indies/small promotions afford to fly in multiple international wrestlers with such small crowds.

[Fade]

Has a wrestler ever called a spot by a move’s name (say, “blue thunder driver”) and the other wrestlers like “Wut?!”

[tafkaga]

What was Sunny's proper role in the WWF in 1997? On-screen, she made random appearances as guest ring announcer, guest referee, or modelling a tshirt. She wasn't managing or part of any storylines.

Why did Tatanka never go to WCW?

[fw91]

Do wrestlers in the rumble line up single file in order of entry in gorilla waiting for their time to enter?

[aaahhh90]

I've always wanted to see Kane & Undertaker's mom. I guess her side of the family is where the brothers get their supernatural powers from since Paul was never shown to have any. I imagine her to be like Morticia from the Addams Family.

[Triangle Lancer]

Does Vince McMahon pay his talent like Bulldog Bob Brown pays his (according to Jericho): naked, holding the money in one hand and his withered part in the other. Then shake hands.

[EZ: Brainy Bae]

Jan 20, 2023 21:09:05 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

In kayfabe, how did "savages" like Kamala and the Headshrinkers travel to shows? Did they have airline tickets? How did they leave/enter the U.S.? Did they have passports?

Through their managers who bribed or paid handsomely for visas/docs. They drive the talent directly or charter a private helicopter as public airlines would cause too much trouble. It's a nightmare at first but they get easier to handle once they accustom to call girls and room service.

[Aceorton]

Jan 21, 2023 21:36:27 GMT -5 EZ: Brainy Bae said:

Jan 20, 2023 21:09:05 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

In kayfabe, how did "savages" like Kamala and the Headshrinkers travel to shows? Did they have airline tickets? How did they leave/enter the U.S.? Did they have passports?

Through their managers who bribed or paid handsomely for visas/docs. They drive the talent directly or charter a private helicopter as public airlines would cause too much trouble. It's a nightmare at first but they get easier to handle once they accustom to call girls and room service.

Kim Chee calling around for escorts while Kamala eats a hotel cheeseburger is a visual I was not expecting.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 20, 2023 21:09:05 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

Just a catch-all thread for questions that have ever popped in your mind.

For starters:

• Was Leaping Lanny Poffo ever attacked before he could finish a poem?
  
  
• Were wrestlers upset (in kayfabe or real life) that Mick Foley took up three spots in the 1998 Royal Rumble? That's two guys who would have been in the match who probably were left off the PPV and missed a PPV payday.
  
  
• Why did Jack Tunney suspend Danny Davis for life instead of just firing him?
  
  
• In kayfabe, how did "savages" like Kamala and the Headshrinkers travel to shows? Did they have airline tickets? How did they leave/enter the U.S.? Did they have passports?

For what it’s worth to you, Danny Davis was suspended for life plus ten years.

[fw91]

Do wrestlers who wear more than one color for their attire (think Ric Flair) get to chose whatever color trunks or tights they want for a given show, or are they assigned by management?

[Mozenrath]

Jan 21, 2023 13:34:56 GMT -5 Fade said:

Has a wrestler ever called a spot by a move’s name (say, “blue thunder driver”) and the other wrestlers like “Wut?!”

Reminds me of Nyla Rose buying Barbie dolls to bring to Japan to demonstrate to her opponents moves she wanted to do beforehand. Like, "suplex" is generally going to be understood, but when it got more complicated than that, time to break out the dolls.

[Venti]

Exactly how they gimmick the announce tables to break.

Like, imagine if Michael Cole leaned on the table too hard by accident and just broke the whole thing.

[johncasey]

Why RVD kept on doing The 5 Star Frog Splash, he appeared to hurt himself doing it most of the time.

Roman Reigns seldomly defends his Championship, so why when there was a Money In The Bank Briefcase in circulation, didn't a bunch of main eventers team up (For a common goal) and beatdown Reigns and The Bloodline and make him easy pickings for a cash in and then have a main championship to go for

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

I've always wondered how folks the Bucks are able to put together their matches with so many spots that almost always go perfectly. I get they know how to execute it but man I don't think I'd be able to remember all that.