H-Virus
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Post by H-Virus on Aug 25, 2013 22:11:37 GMT -5
And if so, what the heck was it?
His nickname was Hacksaw, he carried a 2x4, he alternated between screaming 'HOOOOO!' and 'USA!', he looked goofy as hell, when he talked he sounded goofy as hell, and he even occasionally had his own version of Hulking Up where he would stomp around the ring ignoring anything his opponent did to him.
How do all of these things fit together into one character? I'm so confused.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 25, 2013 22:21:31 GMT -5
Duggan came in before every single worker was required to have a instantly-identifiable gimmick. When he first entered, he was still using his UWF-area persona, a serious, no-nonsense tough guy with a patriotic streak. It was only after he and Sheik were busted and he returned that they started to dumb his character down a tad more and go more for a comedic approach.
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Post by lildude8218 on Aug 25, 2013 22:23:27 GMT -5
if Vince was really as petty as people say, when he returned he could have been called Jigsaw Jim Duggan and been a puzzle enthusiast. 15 years later his son starts wrestling for Chikara
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 25, 2013 22:30:18 GMT -5
if Vince was really as petty as people say, when he returned he could have been called Jigsaw Jim Duggan and been a puzzle enthusiast. 15 years later his son starts wrestling for Chikara ...Jigsaw seriously should start claiming to be hacksaw's son. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 13:33:22 GMT -5
Yeah, from what I've seen Duggan's original character seemed much different than the goofy comedical one that we all know/love. It had a real person/pro-American/common worker vibe to it.
And I would figure that the evolution into what it became was inevitable, in order to keep the character around for a while. Because trying to play him off as serious against foreign heels forever would've gotten incredibly stale.
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Jeremy
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Post by Jeremy on Aug 26, 2013 18:17:13 GMT -5
if Vince was really as petty as people say, when he returned he could have been called Jigsaw Jim Duggan and been a puzzle enthusiast. 15 years later his son starts wrestling for Chikara ...Jigsaw seriously should start claiming to be hacksaw's son. As of about 15 minutes ago on Twitter, he is lol |
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Post by celticjobber on Aug 26, 2013 19:19:11 GMT -5
His character a big dumb former football player, who loved the American flag, and liked to play with wood.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Aug 26, 2013 19:26:46 GMT -5
I think his initial face character was based on the character Buford Pusser from the original Walking Tall. The Patriotic gimmick started because Ted DiBiase turned on him and joined Gen. Skandor Akbar' group.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 26, 2013 19:28:32 GMT -5
...Jigsaw seriously should start claiming to be hacksaw's son. As of about 15 minutes ago on Twitter, he is lol And now all is right with the world.  |
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 26, 2013 21:24:04 GMT -5
He went to college...
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 26, 2013 21:50:19 GMT -5
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Post by happhazzard on Aug 27, 2013 0:27:18 GMT -5
He was still a serious character when he came back to the WWF, his feud with Andre was really the high point of his WWF run and that came after WM4. They did't really dumb him down until he had the King gimmick in 1989.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2013 11:25:18 GMT -5
Could someone get a respirator, please? I've seen this happen before.............it goes on for a while...... ;p |
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Post by Incognito on Aug 28, 2013 9:05:33 GMT -5
A few Bobby Heenan quotes about him...
"He has a disadvantage when he wakes up."
Jim Ross: "Tremendous ovation for Hacksaw Jim Duggan."
Bobby Heenan: "I don't know why!"
There's also a YouTube vid that shows Bobby just laughing during an entire Jim Duggan match in WCW as alluded to in the posts above.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 28, 2013 10:00:36 GMT -5
There's also a YouTube vid that shows Bobby just laughing during an entire Jim Duggan match in WCW as alluded to in the posts above. I've always wondered what Duggan thought of that bit. |
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