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Post by Scott on Aug 1, 2007 23:00:12 GMT -5
The Great Khali is the first guy from Asia in WWFE to win a world title.... I think. Yokozuna while he was billed from Japan is actually a American born Samoan named Rodney. IRON SHEIK
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Post by The Lach is very tired on Aug 1, 2007 23:18:34 GMT -5
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Post by Aceorton on Aug 2, 2007 1:47:31 GMT -5
The first WWF match ever aired on the USA Network was Rene Goulet vs. Tito Santana.
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Post by "Nature Boy" Ric Moranis on Aug 2, 2007 2:17:02 GMT -5
The WWF first aired on the USA Network in 1984, when Southwest Championship Wrestling decided to sell their timeslot to Vince instead of continuing to pay $7,000 a week to USA for the time slot.
Southwest Championship Wrestling left the USA Network as the channel's #1 rated program.
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Post by thesunbeast on Aug 2, 2007 3:07:01 GMT -5
Wasn't it that they both decided to use "The Champ Is Here" Yes it was "The Champ Is Here" and Joe used it before Cena did seeing as how he was champion before Cena. Yeah, I think that might be it. Whenever they won a world championship, they were going to proclaim "The Champ Is Here".
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Post by Aceorton on Aug 2, 2007 10:33:13 GMT -5
The year before he showed up in the WWF, Duke "The Dumpster" Droese was ranked No. 500 in the PWI 500 as "The Garbageman."
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Klutch
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Post by Klutch on Aug 2, 2007 11:11:38 GMT -5
Many credit the piledriver to Bob Orton, Sr., and the superplex to Bob Orton, Jr. It kinda makes me wonder if the Randy Orton Backbreaker will become a staple move in the future. if you are talking about the one where he grabs the head and does the backbreaker over his own back, then I believe Mike Sanders did that move in WCW and called it The 3.0. This was in his Above Average days hence the name 3.0 being above average.
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Post by eugenemark on Aug 2, 2007 11:21:54 GMT -5
The only time a wwf title changed hands in syracuse was when strike force beat the hart foundation
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Post by Aceorton on Aug 2, 2007 11:25:16 GMT -5
Only six wrestlers have lost at a Wrestlemania by submitting or tapping out: Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Bob Backlund, Ultimo Dragon, Koko B. Ware and the Executioner.
Triple H and Shawn Michaels have each done it twice.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 2, 2007 12:17:44 GMT -5
The Great Khali is the first guy from Asia in WWFE to win a world title.... I think. Yokozuna while he was billed from Japan is actually a American born Samoan named Rodney. IRON SHIEK That's true, but some people think of the Middle East as seperate. Kane is probably the first man born in Spain to win the belt.
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Post by Powder/The Professor on Aug 2, 2007 19:18:05 GMT -5
Tripe H is an accomplished Graphics Artist and designed his 3 H logos. seriously? thats cool to know. at least he has something he could use as backup if he was to leave the wrestling business. He aint going anywhere......
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Post by Aceorton on Aug 5, 2007 2:34:51 GMT -5
Only two European title changes actually happened in Europe: Shawn Michaels beating the Bulldog in Birmingham, England, and Crash Holly beating William Regal in Sheffield, England.
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BillyBlood
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Post by BillyBlood on Aug 5, 2007 5:09:29 GMT -5
Some ECW trivia:
The Dudley Boyz were based on the Hanson brothers in the film "Slap Shot".
Raven reportedly discovered Kimona Wanalaya when he saw her at a strip bar in Philidelphia.
Ultimate Warrior almost debuted in ECW around '98-99, but decided on retiring instead when he found out Heyman couldn't pay him enough to work dates there.
The night Raven returned to ECW in 1999 was the same night the Dudley Boyz announced they were leaving for the WWE.
Big Daddy V was a former member of the Full Bloodied Itallians.
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Post by George Harrison on Aug 5, 2007 5:25:20 GMT -5
Vis was a member of the FBI? in the WWE or ECW? I remember Sal, but now V?!
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BillyBlood
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Post by BillyBlood on Aug 5, 2007 5:33:32 GMT -5
Old ECW, I believe it happened around '97 at a PPV. It was before he rejoined the WWE (before he became Viscera)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2007 10:37:42 GMT -5
None of Hulk Hogan's partners at the 1987 Survivor Series were still with the company 365 days later. That's so weird. I never even thought of that. Bra-vo! Andre wrestled Hogan at the first two Survivor Series events, and both times one of his partners was George Gray (One Man Gang in 1987, Akeem in 1988)
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 6, 2007 15:27:22 GMT -5
Edge and Christian, in a feud with the Hardyz, donned the Los Conquistadores costumes to win the tag belts with trickery.
In his debut match, Edge broke the neck of his opponent, Jose Estrada Jr., who was the son of one of the original Conquistadores.
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Post by gookerfan01 on Aug 6, 2007 16:42:49 GMT -5
Old ECW, I believe it happened around '97 at a PPV. It was before he rejoined the WWE (before he became Viscera) No. I don't think that happened.
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Post by Midnight Rider on Aug 6, 2007 18:15:52 GMT -5
Many credit the piledriver to Bob Orton, Sr., and the superplex to Bob Orton, Jr. It kinda makes me wonder if the Randy Orton Backbreaker will become a staple move in the future. That's debatle; I'm pretty sure the Piledriver was invented in the 40's by "Wild" Bill Longson,I am not sure about the Superplex but I do know The Super Destroyer(aka Scott"Hog" Irwin) was using it before I saw Orton do it.However,I will grant you that Orton Sr. did greatly popularize the Piledriver,same with Orton,Jr. and the Superplex. Anyway...... The Asai Moonsault is named after Ultimo Dragon(Asai is his real name) Japanese Legend Tatsumi"Dragon"Fujinami has 3 moves named in his honor: The Dragon Screw,The Dragon Sleeper,adn The Dragon Suplex. Mexican Legend El Santo was buried with his mask on.
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Post by Arthur Digby Stamp on Aug 6, 2007 18:24:41 GMT -5
Kevin Thorn frequents bite clubs all over the world.
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