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Post by James Fabiano on Mar 31, 2024 9:52:20 GMT -5
...lost his ability to speak?
In kayfabe terms of course.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Mar 31, 2024 12:09:42 GMT -5
Bit of turnbuckle caught in his throat.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Mar 31, 2024 12:23:58 GMT -5
No, I don't think so. He just left for a while, went crazy, and came back.
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Post by tirtefaa on Mar 31, 2024 14:42:03 GMT -5
I always liked Steele's explanation of what happened.
Steele said that one day when cutting a promo, Vince told him he was making too much sense for an "animal". So Steele figured he'd mock Vince's suggestion by playing it over the top on his next vignette, however Vince told Steele it was perfect, and he ended up getting stuck with it.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Mar 31, 2024 15:45:35 GMT -5
I always liked Steele's explanation of what happened. Steele said that one day when cutting a promo, Vince told him he was making too much sense for an "animal". So Steele figured he'd mock Vince's suggestion by playing it over the top on his next vignette, however Vince told Steele it was perfect, and he ended up getting stuck with it. Is this the earliest example of the "don't do anything Vince finds funny" rule we've heard about over the years? |
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Apr 1, 2024 8:34:26 GMT -5
I always liked Steele's explanation of what happened. Steele said that one day when cutting a promo, Vince told him he was making too much sense for an "animal". So Steele figured he'd mock Vince's suggestion by playing it over the top on his next vignette, however Vince told Steele it was perfect, and he ended up getting stuck with it. Is this the earliest example of the "don't do anything Vince finds funny" rule we've heard about over the years? It is but for George, it did work out well and allowed him to have a distinct personality from who he was in real life. If you watched George Steele in the ring and then the next morning went to one of his classes he taught, you may see a resemblence, but they'd be nothing the same on terms of the person and thats the essence of what characterization does. |
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Apr 1, 2024 9:14:22 GMT -5
I still find it funny that George “The Animal” Steele had a second job as a teacher. Probably the biggest disconnect between gimmick and real life occupation.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 1, 2024 9:21:02 GMT -5
I always liked Steele's explanation of what happened. Steele said that one day when cutting a promo, Vince told him he was making too much sense for an "animal". So Steele figured he'd mock Vince's suggestion by playing it over the top on his next vignette, however Vince told Steele it was perfect, and he ended up getting stuck with it. Is this the earliest example of the "don't do anything Vince finds funny" rule we've heard about over the years? I love the "avoid nouns, because he'll turn a noun into a prop" advice |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Apr 1, 2024 9:55:57 GMT -5
So did heel George Steele cut normal promos during the 70s?
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Post by tafkaga on Apr 1, 2024 10:01:08 GMT -5
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 2, 2024 8:46:54 GMT -5
And this actually is what inspired me to ask. I am remembering an Apter mag profile that said something about him disappearing briefly then returning unintelligible, after being rumored to have spent time in an asylum. |
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 2, 2024 8:48:02 GMT -5
Is this the earliest example of the "don't do anything Vince finds funny" rule we've heard about over the years? I love the "avoid nouns, because he'll turn a noun into a prop" advice Well every person you can know, And every place that you can go And any prop for a WWF show, You know they're nouns... |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 2, 2024 15:44:50 GMT -5
Wow! Never knew that. I started watching in 1990 so the only time I saw Steele was renting Coliseum Videos. I always thought he was the grunting, growling Animal character. Aside from the TNT skit where shock therapy enabled him to speak. |
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 2, 2024 15:54:43 GMT -5
Is this the earliest example of the "don't do anything Vince finds funny" rule we've heard about over the years? I love the "avoid nouns, because he'll turn a noun into a prop" advice I'm surprised they didn't try anything like that with Bret Hart as a Hitman. Only WCW did that via an action figure. |
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Post by Squirrel Master on Apr 2, 2024 16:58:31 GMT -5
Wow! Never knew that. I started watching in 1990 so the only time I saw Steele was renting Coliseum Videos. I always thought he was the grunting, growling Animal character. Aside from the TNT skit where shock therapy enabled him to speak. HOW NOW BROWN COW? |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 2, 2024 17:05:12 GMT -5
I love the "avoid nouns, because he'll turn a noun into a prop" advice I'm surprised they didn't try anything like that with Bret Hart as a Hitman. Only WCW did that via an action figure. I never knew why WCW released a Bret figure dressed as an old time gangster. In fairness I didn't know that figure existed until a few years ago, but still. 🤦♂️ |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 2, 2024 22:09:35 GMT -5
I still find it funny that George “The Animal” Steele had a second job as a teacher. Probably the biggest disconnect between gimmick and real life occupation. Every once in a while a student would ask him if he was George the Animal and he'd hand wave it away with "You don't think I'm that ugly, do you?" He didn't teach in the same territory he wrestled, but kids would get the magazines and figure it out. |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Apr 2, 2024 23:30:26 GMT -5
I find it funny a guy who was supposed to be a madman had a Hammerlock of all things as his finisher.
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Post by lildude8218 on Apr 2, 2024 23:58:00 GMT -5
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