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Post by Silver on Sept 13, 2011 20:50:27 GMT -5
I was recently watching the Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin DVD, and during Stone Cold's entrance at the 1997 King of the Ring, Jim Ross said that he had the "personality of a rattlesnake". I started thinking about the origins of wrestlers' nicknames and catchphrases, whether it be they directly come up with them, or they are derived from commentary or a promo. So, post how or where nicknames and catchphrase came from.
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Sept 13, 2011 21:07:20 GMT -5
"Stone Cold" supposedly came from his wife telling him to eat his dinner before it got "Stone Cold".
I don't know if it's true.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Sept 13, 2011 21:16:30 GMT -5
I know Triple H's nickname "The Game" came from a promo he did with Jim Ross where he said "All these people talk about being students of the game. I AM the f***ing game!! No one eats, sleeps or breathes this business more than me!" JR started calling him "The Game" on commentary, and that's all she wrote.
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Post by rapidfire187 on Sept 13, 2011 22:24:44 GMT -5
I know Triple H's nickname "The Game" came from a promo he did with Jim Ross where he said "All these people talk about being students of the game. I AM the f***ing game!! No one eats, sleeps or breathes this business more than me!" JR started calling him "The Game" on commentary, and that's all she wrote. Yea that was a great promo. JR has always been good at picking up on potential nicknames too. |
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Post by joebob27 on Sept 13, 2011 22:36:29 GMT -5
It's funny when you think about that the origin of Trip's "made" character is exactly the same as Punk's and they're feuding about it.
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Post by the4whoare1 on Sept 13, 2011 22:41:25 GMT -5
actually it was not stone colds dinner. his then wife was from england. it was tea time and she told him drink his tea before it got stone cold.
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Post by juvijuiceisloose on Sept 13, 2011 22:52:29 GMT -5
I wonder if Austin got the "And that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold Said So" from Roddy Piper.
'Cause I remember back in the early-mid 90's watching Superstars or whatever and Piper having the segment called the "bottom line".
It was basically Piper in an alley ranting about stuff and after every statement he'd say "Bottom Line".
I looked for the segments on Youtube, but didn't find them.
It seems to me that segment was a bit of an influence or origin of that line on Austin.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 13, 2011 23:02:23 GMT -5
I would assume it was just because he was feuding with Vince McMahon, and the bottom line is a business term for the final total of money earned/spent.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Sept 13, 2011 23:14:18 GMT -5
I would assume it was just because he was feuding with Vince McMahon, and the bottom line is a business term for the final total of money earned/spent. Though he did say the "bottom line" thing several times in 1997, well before Austin feuded with Vince. |
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Post by JCBaggee on Sept 14, 2011 0:26:51 GMT -5
"Stone Cold" supposedly came from his wife telling him to eat his dinner before it got "Stone Cold". I don't know if it's true. I'd always heard that there was also a list of names from creative after Austin said he wanted a name reflecting his cold nature. Supposedly the list also included such gems as "Chilly McFreeze" and "The Ice Dagger". |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 14, 2011 0:28:25 GMT -5
"Stone Cold" supposedly came from his wife telling him to eat his dinner before it got "Stone Cold". I don't know if it's true. I'd always heard that there was also a list of names from creative after Austin said he wanted a name reflecting his cold nature. Supposedly the list also included such gems as "Chilly McFreeze" and "The Ice Dagger". The story he usually stated was that It wasn't on the list, but when they were going down said list his wife said his tea was getting stone cold. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 14, 2011 6:26:02 GMT -5
I think the Rock's name came from a promo where he said "If you accept my challenge Stone Cold (for the IC title), then your bottom line will read...."Stone Cold....Has Been"....compliments.....of the Rock!"
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Post by IAmPWG on Sept 14, 2011 6:40:23 GMT -5
I'd always heard that there was also a list of names from creative after Austin said he wanted a name reflecting his cold nature. Supposedly the list also included such gems as "Chilly McFreeze" and "The Ice Dagger". The story he usually stated was that It wasn't on the list, but when they were going down said list his wife said his tea was getting stone cold. That's the way i heard it in a Austin interview. |
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Post by #RUDO Coco Del Rio on Sept 14, 2011 7:03:39 GMT -5
IDK where this came from. I just found it on Tumblr..
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Post by NashMark on Sept 14, 2011 7:09:33 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is the exact origin of their name, but after The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn cheated like crazy to beat the L.O.D. for the tag titles in November of '97, they immediately snatched the belts, ran out of the arena, hopped inside their "getaway" car and sped off. As they were doing so, an overexcited J.R. was screaming out, "They look like a couple of bank robbers!"
I would assume that was picked up on and turned into the New Age Outlaws name. An awesome name, by the way.
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Post by Silver on Sept 14, 2011 10:07:56 GMT -5
I would assume it was just because he was feuding with Vince McMahon, and the bottom line is a business term for the final total of money earned/spent. Though he did say the "bottom line" thing several times in 1997, well before Austin feuded with Vince. He said it even before 1997, at the 1996 King of the Ring. |
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Post by CM Dazz on Sept 14, 2011 19:55:39 GMT -5
I know Triple H's nickname "The Game" came from a promo he did with Jim Ross where he said "All these people talk about being students of the game. I AM the f***ing game!! No one eats, sleeps or breathes this business more than me!" JR started calling him "The Game" on commentary, and that's all she wrote. Yea that was a great promo. JR has always been good at picking up on potential nicknames too. Booger Red... ;D He did give HHH the Cerebral Assassin name though which is pretty bad ass. I believe it was Cole who started calling Orton The Viper, correct? Gorilla Monsoon gave Bret Hart the Excellence of Execution nickname which is one of my favorites. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 21:12:41 GMT -5
I know Triple H's nickname "The Game" came from a promo he did with Jim Ross where he said "All these people talk about being students of the game. I AM the f***ing game!! No one eats, sleeps or breathes this business more than me!" JR started calling him "The Game" on commentary, and that's all she wrote. I always wondered about that too. Hence the shirt that said "Game over?" on the front, and... ..."Damn right I'm over!" on the back |
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Post by thegame415 on Sept 15, 2011 0:49:54 GMT -5
I remember Paul Heyman mentioning it was his idea to call Lesnar "The Next Big Thing", and he worked with Tazz to develop the whole "Well, here comes the pain" shtick. Both were great in getting Lesnar over.
Eddie Guerrero got the nickname "Latino Heat" when he was trying to woo Chyna. His quote was something along the lines of "You just know you can't handle my Latino Heat". From there, King kept mentioning it and it stuck.
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Post by unoriginalalex on Sept 15, 2011 1:50:38 GMT -5
Mr. Perfect came up with "The Heartbreak Kid" I believe.
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