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Post by Zen411 on Oct 19, 2009 20:53:04 GMT -5
WWE really doesnt do video tributes to every guy that passes away. The fact that they did that should mean that they are interested in keeping the Albano legacy alive.
I think it would be cool to see a history of his time in WWE from wrestler to manager. Matches of all the stars or teams he has managed....a look into Rock n Wrestling, interaction with Cyndi Lauper, etc.
Thoughts?
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Post by Phil Parent on Oct 19, 2009 20:56:38 GMT -5
They've done one for him because there's nothing fishy about his death and it doesn't put them in a bad light to do one.
I think Rock N' Wrestling could get a DVD, but not Cap on his own. No disrespect, but if you are gonna do one for a manager, do one for The Brain first.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 19, 2009 21:10:22 GMT -5
I could see a Managers DVD doing pretty great, just include matches where managers played a big role. Heenan, Jimmy Hart, Cornette, and definitely Captain Lou, it'd work great.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2009 21:12:36 GMT -5
I could see a Managers DVD doing pretty great, just include matches where managers played a big role. Heenan, Jimmy Hart, Cornette, and definitely Captain Lou, it'd work great. That is why I don't see one on Cap. working. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2009 21:12:44 GMT -5
I'd say no. It really wouldn't sell, plus given how bad the managers DVD was I couldn't see it being any good.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Oct 19, 2009 21:15:01 GMT -5
They can get Ottoman and slap a Hawaiian shirt on him, and make him a manager ala the Captian.
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Post by Zen411 on Oct 19, 2009 21:45:12 GMT -5
1. I think the managers DVD would have done better if it was better done. If it had been two or three discs and really covered everybody, it could have been a better seller.
2. The Brain SHOULD have a DVD set but Captain should too.
3. Captain Lou is so colorful and he managed a lot of faces. Bulldogs, Headshrinkers, US Express, etc. I think Captain Lou has a lot of mainstream appeal. People who arent wrestling fans recognize the crazy Captain's appearance and mainstream work and might check it out.
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Post by AriadosMan on Oct 19, 2009 21:50:53 GMT -5
Yes, might as well.
It would certainly sell better than their current stuff.
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Post by destrucity on Oct 19, 2009 22:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Oct 19, 2009 22:32:46 GMT -5
Wuth an easter egg of " Do the Mario!".
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Post by Bubble Lead on Oct 19, 2009 22:52:00 GMT -5
So because WWE is inept enough to somehow manage to make a DVD with the likes of
Heenan, Albano, Jimmy Hart, Mr. Fuji, Fred Blassie, Sherri, Paul Bearer, Cornette, Slick, etc. as the stars and it wasn't very good, they should never bother ever trying again or releasing a DVD profiling the careers of one of those guys in detail?
The managers DVD would have been GREAT if they had actual made some sort of attempt at doing it right. Hell, a DVD just featuring great promos from all of those guys and one or two of their biggest matches would have been great.
Albano was a legendary manager, was one of the integral ingredients of Rock n Wrestling and had a long career. A DVD of him could easily be highly entertaining and interesting if done well.
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Post by Zen411 on Oct 19, 2009 23:29:43 GMT -5
So because WWE is inept enough to somehow manage to make a DVD with the likes of Heenan, Albano, Jimmy Hart, Mr. Fuji, Fred Blassie, Sherri, Paul Bearer, Cornette, Slick, etc. as the stars and it wasn't very good, they should never bother ever trying again or releasing a DVD profiling the careers of one of those guys in detail? The managers DVD would have been GREAT if they had actual made some sort of attempt at doing it right. Hell, a DVD just featuring great promos from all of those guys and one or two of their biggest matches would have been great. Albano was a legendary manager, was one of the integral ingredients of Rock n Wrestling and had a long career. A DVD of him could easily be highly entertaining and interesting if done well. Thank you. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2009 23:41:08 GMT -5
I think a lot of people are kind of forgetting the financial aspect of things. Namely - people in generally truthfully don't really at all care about managers, and the average wrestling fan ten years ago had no clue who Albano was.
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Post by Bubble Lead on Oct 19, 2009 23:47:40 GMT -5
I think a lot of people are kind of forgetting the financial aspect of things. Namely - people in generally truthfully don't really at all care about managers, and the average wrestling fan ten years ago had no clue who Albano was. By that logic WWE shouldn't bother releasing stuff like the AWA DVD or the World Class DVD. Todays kids dont care about 80s wrestling promotions.  Why bother having a tape library at all if they arent going to release stuff from the archives because THE KIDS TODAY DONT CARE! or THIS ISNT RELEVANT TO TODAYS WRESTLING FAN! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2009 23:51:12 GMT -5
I think a lot of people are kind of forgetting the financial aspect of things. Namely - people in generally truthfully don't really at all care about managers, and the average wrestling fan ten years ago had no clue who Albano was. By that logic WWE shouldn't bother releasing stuff like the AWA DVD or the World Class DVD. Todays kids dont care about 80s wrestling promotions. Why bother having a tape library at all if they arent going to release stuff from the archives because THE KIDS TODAY DONT CARE! or THIS ISNT RELEVANT TO TODAYS WRESTLING FAN! Honestly, I think the AWA and World Class DVDs were wastes of time. But at least those can be justified for a number of reasons. One, retrospectives on a company are much more likely to sell than one on a single individual manager. Especially a manager who admittedly was never a high-profile one - entertaining and good at what he did, sure, but Albano was not Heenan or Hart or someone of that sort. Further, AWA and World Class DVDs can be in part sold because of the name value of huge stars like, in the case of AWA, pretty much all of the 80's WWF main-eventers having spent time there. |
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Post by celticjobber on Oct 20, 2009 0:15:13 GMT -5
I think they would be hesitant to make one because the only other 70's star they've made a DVD for that I can think of is the Superstar Billy Graham one, and the sales for it were really disappointing.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Oct 20, 2009 0:19:03 GMT -5
It would be nice if they did, but I don't see it happening. Isn't he already in the HOF?
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Post by Aceorton on Oct 20, 2009 0:20:51 GMT -5
This isn't intended to be a rip job on Albano, but over the years he has been romanticized into something way more than he actually was. His matches as a wrestler and altercations as a manager were really bad (he was too lazy to even leave his feet most of the time, even when a top star was beating him up), and he relied on the same verbal lines for so long that he went totally stale. That "manager of champions" thing was total kayfabe to keep him relevant long after he'd started to become irrelevant. For many, many years, Lou pretty much just stood around being gross and fat and got heat for it while other people did the hard work.
Yes, he was colorful, and he had some occasional gems on the mic and maybe even a few rare moments in the ring that are worth preserving for a laugh. But you simply can't fill a whole DVD with that and expect it to be good. You'd end up with lots of repetitive promos and TNT segments, some matches where other performers were the focal point, and an overly long documentary where Steve Lombardi and Jim Ross just say over and over: "Captain Lou was one of a kind."
I'll agree with an earlier poster and say that a Rock 'N' Wrestling DVD would be a much better way to commemorate that time period and give a little nod to Albano.
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Post by Tapout on Oct 20, 2009 0:21:57 GMT -5
If Vince bothered to shell out the money for the licensing (which he wouldn't), more of a cradle-to-grave biography of Albano would be interesting, including the Super Mario Super Show, Goonies, Cyndi Lauper, and that insane anti-drug PSA, along with Lou's managing career, and his old-school wrestling career. If they couldn't turn a profit on it, and they probably couldn't in this economy, I could see why they wouldn't though. Especially if they were to shell out for the extra licensing, which they wouldn't. |
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Post by nate5054 on Oct 20, 2009 10:25:55 GMT -5
I think a lot of people are kind of forgetting the financial aspect of things. Namely - people in generally truthfully don't really at all care about managers, and the average wrestling fan ten years ago had no clue who Albano was. Honestly, I've been a wrestling fan (off and on) since Maina 3 and Captain Lou never really stuck out to me. Not that he didn't have his moments or anything, but I never put him up there with the Brains/Harts/Fuji's of the world. |
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