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Post by arrx on Nov 14, 2013 1:33:58 GMT -5
Norman Smiley was money, I don't even care. Whatever he was doing, it was entertaining. I've never seen a wrestler who could turn shit into gold so easily. I loved when he lost the title, so he pinned a ten year old in a backyard wrestling league and ran off with a cardboard title - and when he couldn't lose an I Quit match because his larynx had been crushed. Agreed. With Norman there was never a dull moment, easily one of the most entertaining characters in wrestling of the last 20 years.
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Post by Pipe_Bomb2k13 on Nov 14, 2013 4:04:05 GMT -5
It was terrible. I remember one match, it was Terry Funk vs Someone. Funk put him in the back of a truck and drove to a ranch and dumped him into a pigsty. That was against Chris Candido I've seen on Youtube a couple times before, they fight into a horse ranch where Funk almost gets kicked in the head by a horse because working with live animals obviously makes sense on live tv.
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Post by SOR on Nov 14, 2013 11:24:40 GMT -5
It was terrible. I remember one match, it was Terry Funk vs Someone. Funk put him in the back of a truck and drove to a ranch and dumped him into a pigsty. That was against Chris Candido I've seen on Youtube a couple times before, they fight into a horse ranch where Funk almost gets kicked in the head by a horse because working with live animals obviously makes sense on live tv. It wasn't live, that was on Thunder. (From the WWE YouTube page) "You f***ing horse, I'll kick your f***ing ass" has to be the best line ever.
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Post by jaykhunter on Nov 14, 2013 11:43:23 GMT -5
It's a shame Terry Funk's efforts aren't promoted by WWE. He's a tremendous talent and a highlight of almost every show he's on. As an aside, "Double Cross Ranch" is the coolest-sounding place to be billed from.
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Post by Pipe_Bomb2k13 on Nov 14, 2013 15:24:10 GMT -5
That was against Chris Candido I've seen on Youtube a couple times before, they fight into a horse ranch where Funk almost gets kicked in the head by a horse because working with live animals obviously makes sense on live tv. It wasn't live, that was on Thunder. (From the WWE YouTube page) "You f***ing horse, I'll kick your f***ing ass" has to be the best line ever. True but still stupid idea none the less.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2013 15:51:57 GMT -5
Didn't lance storm rename it the S.h.i.t title at one point?
Vince Russo loves his acronyms.
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Post by Error on Nov 14, 2013 19:37:03 GMT -5
Didn't lance storm rename it the S.h.i.t title at one point? Vince Russo loves his acronyms. Yeah the Saskatchewan Hardcore Invitation (Or International) Title.
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 14, 2013 20:50:56 GMT -5
Didn't lance storm rename it the S.h.i.t title at one point? Vince Russo loves his acronyms. Yeah the Saskatchewan Hardcore Invitation (Or International) Title. Which was originally going to be named after Stu Hart, but then when they mentioned it to Stu (probably without the acronym) he said "only if it's respectful" and they quickly kiboshed that.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Nov 15, 2013 2:02:18 GMT -5
What I find funny is that when they were making replicas of it, they didn't bother making the belt in the OP, and made up a whole new one: ...which Yukes used in WWE 13 and WWE 2K14. I just imagine after receiving your replica WCW Hardcore Title belt in the mail and wondering why this belt looks so different from the one on TV, you see something else in the package which just turns out to be an 8 X 10 photo of Russo with a shit eating grin on his face.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Nov 15, 2013 11:15:00 GMT -5
The thing I remember about the title is matches had to start in the backstage and then finish in the ring... or something stupid like that
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2013 16:23:42 GMT -5
What I find funny is that when they were making replicas of it, they didn't bother making the belt in the OP, and made up a whole new one: ...which Yukes used in WWE 13 and WWE 2K14. From what I remember/heard....that belt was supposed to be the one that they were going to used on tv but J-Mar (the guy who did the WWE, ECW, and WCW belt in the 90s) used a design that a contest for the final design...because of that, they couldn't sell replicas because they didn't have the right to the design. It had nothing to do with the belt looking like the ECW belt....actually in fact, XPW used the ECW television design for their world belt too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2013 17:14:56 GMT -5
The thing I remember about the title is matches had to start in the backstage and then finish in the ring... or something stupid like that At least they eventually ended up in the ring. Unlike that stupid f***ing video game they put out around the same time where every match took place backstage and there wasn't a ring in the entire game.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 16, 2013 1:05:24 GMT -5
That was against Chris Candido I've seen on Youtube a couple times before, they fight into a horse ranch where Funk almost gets kicked in the head by a horse because working with live animals obviously makes sense on live tv. It wasn't live, that was on Thunder. (From the WWE YouTube page) "You f***ing horse, I'll kick your f***ing ass" has to be the best line ever. "Of course. Why wouldn't there be a WCW table at the stable?" Man, say what you will about WCW commentary, but at least they could actually riff on how ridiculous things were at times.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 7:57:16 GMT -5
I liked the Hardcore title because it gave guys who had no business being in contention for the other titles (save for Bam Bam Bigelow) something to fight over. That's Wrestling 101: You have to somewhat believe there is a purpose for having wrestling matches. There has to be an issue or a title to fight over. Give Russo a little credit for doing at least one thing right. This was the first Hardcore Trophy given after the invitational. This screams Russo more to me than the title. It is mentioned that Bischoff pulled the trophy shortly after Finlay won it. What isn't brought up was that Finlay suffered a career-threatening injury later in the month at a house show in Jackson, MS. A table was set up in the corner and Fit ran at his opponent to bust the table. His opponent moved, and Finlay's knee smashed right through the table, severing an artery and resulting in a lot of blood being lost. Doctors said that his wrestling career was over because the damage was so severe, they didn't know if his knee would be the same. Next time we would see Fit Finlay would be in WWE several years later. That's what made me like the guy; being able to come back from something like that and make an even bigger name for himself.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 16, 2013 13:47:54 GMT -5
That was against Chris Candido I've seen on Youtube a couple times before, they fight into a horse ranch where Funk almost gets kicked in the head by a horse because working with live animals obviously makes sense on live tv. It wasn't live, that was on Thunder. (From the WWE YouTube page) "You f***ing horse, I'll kick your f***ing ass" has to be the best line ever. Best. Clip. Ever.
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