|
|
Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 26, 2015 11:31:53 GMT -5
Wasn't there a rumor that Paul Heyman was interested in signing Vader but only for sole purpose of jobbing him out to Taz??? That was Warrior. Could've been Vader too, but if it was I haven't heard of it. |
|
|
|
Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 26, 2015 21:33:54 GMT -5
In one of the Apter magazines, a bunch of retired wrestlers reviewed active wrestlers, and Ole Anderson said that Taz - a highly technical wrestler - stood out in ECW circa 1998 as being someone who won matches by throwing suplexes instead of swinging chairs. Not that it means anything, but those Scouting Report type deals in the Apter mags were faked - none of the wrestlers actually wrote those, and deep into the Attitude era, neither was pretty much anything else they supposedly were quoted saying in those magazines. Japan is easy to do, schedule wise. Making mid 6 figures, and not having to travel 300+ days a year is not such a bad option. None of the backstage politics either. He can just wrestle and collect a pay check. No Hogan or kliq taking the spotlight away. TONS of backstage politics there, just as much as any promotion, worse than many. |
|
|
|
Post by wrestlingrecap on Dec 27, 2015 0:42:15 GMT -5
I'm not sure how Vader wouldn't have fit in with the era of WCW in 1999. I mean, Vader worked Hogan, Flair, Savage, and Sting during his original run and they were all there in '99. Add in Bret, Nash and Hall, and he still fits in there, too.
I could have seen him entering like Bam-Bam Bigelow in late '98 jobbing to Goldberg before settling for stiff matches with Benoit for a few months and battling DDP, as well. ECW would have been cool, too, but too far fetched money wise.
|
|
|
|
Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 27, 2015 6:16:51 GMT -5
In one of the Apter magazines, a bunch of retired wrestlers reviewed active wrestlers, and Ole Anderson said that Taz - a highly technical wrestler - stood out in ECW circa 1998 as being someone who won matches by throwing suplexes instead of swinging chairs. Not that it means anything, but those Scouting Report type deals in the Apter mags were faked - none of the wrestlers actually wrote those, and deep into the Attitude era, neither was pretty much anything else they supposedly were quoted saying in those magazines. How could they get away with literally putting words into other people's mouths and then capitalizing off their purported 'insider access' to interview those people? Were they paying off the major wrestling promotions for licenses to propagate fiction? |
|
|
|
Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 27, 2015 9:27:55 GMT -5
Not that it means anything, but those Scouting Report type deals in the Apter mags were faked - none of the wrestlers actually wrote those, and deep into the Attitude era, neither was pretty much anything else they supposedly were quoted saying in those magazines. How could they get away with literally putting words into other people's mouths and then capitalizing off their purported 'insider access' to interview those people? Were they paying off the major wrestling promotions for licenses to propagate fiction? They just sorta did. They didn't pay off anyone or get permission |
|
|
|
Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 27, 2015 10:12:34 GMT -5
How could they get away with literally putting words into other people's mouths and then capitalizing off their purported 'insider access' to interview those people? Were they paying off the major wrestling promotions for licenses to propagate fiction? They just sorta did. They didn't pay off anyone or get permission Maybe The Iron Shiek hates B. Brian Blair because of a quote that an Apter mag attributed to Blair! |
|
Crappler El 0 M
Dalek
Never Forgets an Octagon
I'm a good R-Truth.
Posts: 58,479
|
Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 27, 2015 10:43:15 GMT -5
In some ways he had a late career resurgence by going back to Japan. I think he did the right thing.
|
|
|
|
Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 27, 2015 15:48:43 GMT -5
They just sorta did. They didn't pay off anyone or get permission Maybe The Iron Shiek hates B. Brian Blair because of a quote that an Apter mag attributed to Blair! Time for Apter to get humbled! |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2015 22:52:53 GMT -5
Because he's a fat piece of shit.
|
|
DjZonk
Don Corleone
Where's my cat?
Posts: 1,325 
|
Post by DjZonk on Dec 28, 2015 10:58:03 GMT -5
Vader in ECW 1999 would have been interesting for matches with Tanaka, Mike Awesome, Sabu, MURDERING Sandman, Dreamer... But I wonder how inspired he would have been to perform. He wasn't exactly knocking it out of the park in Japan upon his return there.
|
|
