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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 2:58:09 GMT -5
Edge and Christian used to buy Classic Action Figures for their writer Brian Gerwitz in 2000 to help their booking. Brian was a collector as a hobby of said figures. This was not only a breach of Locker Room etiquette but apparently specifically stated in their contracts that they couldn't buy presents for anyone in the office
Edge and Christian were chewed out hard by the Locker Room over this, and were ordered to buy drinks for the veterans to show apology and respect towards them. Jack Daniels for Undertaker, Cases of Beer for Bradshaw and Ron Simmons, and Protein Powder for Bob Holly (Not much of a drinker)
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 3:10:15 GMT -5
When the Hardy's won the WWE Tag Titles from the APA in 1999, Michael PS Hayes was their manager for a short period of time, and the short period of time is probably due to this story.
On a drunk Plane Ride, not the one from Hell, Hayes decided that the Tag Team Champions deserved first class seats, and he himself collectively thought of himself as a Tag Team Champion, so he and the Hardy's, who were very reluctant to do so, took three first class seats on the plane that weren't theirs.
And the seat Jeff Hardy was assigned to? Belonged to Kane. Kane had arrived to the plane late because he was waiting for D'Lo Brown at the gate, he had his ticket. Upon arriving to see Hardy had taken his seat, Jeff wanted to give it back to him, but Kane said it was fine and went back to sit in coach. Again no secret, Glenn Jacobs is a very nice man luckily for all three of them...
Kane had a reputation for getting uncomfortable on Planes, especially on coach due to his height, so when Veterans, especially his good friend Taker heard about this, he punished the Hardy's and brought the hammer down on Hayes for the move as he was mostly to blame. Hayes was not allowed in First Class for a long time and soon lost his spot with the Hardy's altogether, taking the pinfall which would cost them the tag titles even, and the Hardy's apparently were tasked to rib Don ‘the Jackyl’ Callis, one of those "Nuclear Heat" stories on behalf of the veterans.
Edit: The Punishments were apparently Hayes carrying Kane's bags for a week and the Hardy's buying Kane dinner, still, the Hayes/Hardy connection was short lived after this. |
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Post by Stu on Mar 19, 2016 3:55:16 GMT -5
When the Hardy's won the WWE Tag Titles from the APA in 1999, Michael PS Hayes was their manager for a short period of time, and the short period of time is probably due to this story. On a drunk Plane Ride, not the one from Hell, Hayes decided that the Tag Team Champions deserved first class seats, and he himself collectively thought of himself as a Tag Team Champion, so he and the Hardy's, who were very reluctant to do so, took three first class seats on the plane that weren't theirs. And the seat Jeff Hardy was assigned to? Belonged to Kane. Kane had arrived to the plane late because he was waiting for D'Lo Brown at the gate, he had his ticket. Upon arriving to see Hardy had taken his seat, Jeff wanted to give it back to him, but Kane said it was fine and went back to sit in coach. Again no secret, Glenn Jacobs is a very nice man luckily for all three of them... Kane had a reputation for getting uncomfortable on Planes, especially on coach due to his height, so when Veterans, especially his good friend Taker heard about this, he punished the Hardy's and brought the hammer down on Hayes for the move as he was mostly to blame. Hayes was not allowed in First Class for a long time and soon lost his spot with the Hardy's altogether, taking the pinfall which would cost them the tag titles even, and the Hardy's apparently were tasked to rib Don ‘the Jackyl’ Callis, one of those "Nuclear Heat" stories on behalf of the veterans. According to the Hardy's biography, they only had to buy Kane dinner while Hayes carried his bags for a week |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 4:04:51 GMT -5
When the Hardy's won the WWE Tag Titles from the APA in 1999, Michael PS Hayes was their manager for a short period of time, and the short period of time is probably due to this story. On a drunk Plane Ride, not the one from Hell, Hayes decided that the Tag Team Champions deserved first class seats, and he himself collectively thought of himself as a Tag Team Champion, so he and the Hardy's, who were very reluctant to do so, took three first class seats on the plane that weren't theirs. And the seat Jeff Hardy was assigned to? Belonged to Kane. Kane had arrived to the plane late because he was waiting for D'Lo Brown at the gate, he had his ticket. Upon arriving to see Hardy had taken his seat, Jeff wanted to give it back to him, but Kane said it was fine and went back to sit in coach. Again no secret, Glenn Jacobs is a very nice man luckily for all three of them... Kane had a reputation for getting uncomfortable on Planes, especially on coach due to his height, so when Veterans, especially his good friend Taker heard about this, he punished the Hardy's and brought the hammer down on Hayes for the move as he was mostly to blame. Hayes was not allowed in First Class for a long time and soon lost his spot with the Hardy's altogether, taking the pinfall which would cost them the tag titles even, and the Hardy's apparently were tasked to rib Don ‘the Jackyl’ Callis, one of those "Nuclear Heat" stories on behalf of the veterans. According to the Hardy's biography, they only had to buy Kane dinner while Hayes carried his bags for a week Oh? I guess the article was a bit wrong then on the punishments, but the incident indeed happened, and by all intents and purposes the Hayes Hardy connection was short lived afterward. |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 4:10:00 GMT -5
When backstage heat is brought up in many cases, one of the worst names thought of is Melina
Melina had had real life backstage feuds and altercations with Taryn ‘Tiffany’ Terrell, Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Maria Kanellis, Sharmell, Lita, Brooke Adams and Trish Stratus. And has had relationships with John Morrison and a fling with Batista.
This all accumulated in a roasting of Melina (presumably taking place in a Hotel Room) which apparently almost the entire Locker Room showed up for.
In a shoot interview, Paul London commented that the wrestlers in attendance were taking bets on how long it was before she’d cry with all the verbal abuse she was getting.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 19, 2016 4:42:13 GMT -5
Andre "firing" the Freebirds from WWF. I forget exactly what drunken antics the Freebirds were doing but Andre told them outright, "You're fired" They, I believe Hayes, responded with, "You can't fire us!" Andre says, "Tomorrow, either I'll be here or you'll be here"
The Freebirds were not.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Mar 19, 2016 4:54:18 GMT -5
I think the truth is in both. Shawn didnt notice it because he was pulling his little diva fit, and Taker was in the wings prepared to beat the shit out of Shawn if need be. IIRC, I read somewhere that Taker never confronted Shawn directly, but basically just talked out loud about how Shawn better do what's expected from him or else something bad could happen to him, while HHH and others "just happened" to be in earshot. Austin even said on the HBK DVD "Shawn didn't really want to drop that title to anybody." Also on the Triple H match collection he says his memories of Wrestlemania 14 aren't too happy, because his top job was to babysit Shawn and make sure he was there. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 19, 2016 4:58:41 GMT -5
IIRC, I read somewhere that Taker never confronted Shawn directly, but basically just talked out loud about how Shawn better do what's expected from him or else something bad could happen to him, while HHH and others "just happened" to be in earshot. Austin even said on the HBK DVD "Shawn didn't really want to drop that title to anybody." Also on the Triple H match collection he says his memories of Wrestlemania 14 aren't too happy, because his top job was to babysit Shawn and make sure he was there. That's what always struck me about the Bret was an asshole because he didn't want to drop in Canada, which is like saying a guy couldn't drop in the US. A) It's nothing like that, considering the angle and the fact they ran like 5 cities in Canada at that point B) The guy he was forced to drop to stated outright his days of losing matches were over, for everyone, for any reason. |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 5:13:22 GMT -5
This is an amazing story confirmed by multiple sources, wrestlers including Pete Gas, and Teddy Long himself
Wrestlers Court, the Locker Room Roasting's that pertained to some of the above posts I've made, had another gem when The APA accused Teddy Long of being cheap as shit with just about everything. This lead to court being in session, with the Locker Room all present for said roasting.
Triple H (Who took over for Undertaker in these stints when he wasn't around) was about to give a very definite verdict against Long, and asked him whether he had anything to add, Teddy then produced a character witness, Mae Young. For some reason, Mae thought that Teddy was being accused of selling Viagra, saying she had no idea why wrestlers would need that kind of assistance anyway. HHH had a back and forth with Mae Young about Viagra for quite awhile, according to Pete Gas it was one of the strangest and most hilarious things he's ever witnessed in his time wrestling, he and Kurt Angle, who he was sitting next to during the ordeal, were breathless by the end of it.
The "court" ruled in favor of the APA, Teddy being sentenced to buying Faarooq and Bradshaw chicken and beer for a month.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 19, 2016 5:37:43 GMT -5
Vince McMahon is famous for showing wrestlers how to do certain aspects of their gimmick My favorite is showing Luke Gallows how to do the "Festus Face" exactly right and Kelly Kelly how to Striptease. I like to imagine that went something like this: |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 19, 2016 5:50:52 GMT -5
This is an amazing story confirmed by multiple sources, wrestlers including Pete Gas, and Teddy Long himself Wrestlers Court, the Locker Room Roasting's that pertained to some of the above posts I've made, had another gem when The APA accused Teddy Long of being cheap as shit with just about everything. This lead to court being in session, with the Locker Room all present for said roasting. Triple H (Who took over for Undertaker in these stints when he wasn't around) was about to give a very definite verdict against Long, and asked him whether he had anything to add, Teddy then produced a character witness, Mae Young. For some reason, Mae thought that Teddy was being accused of selling Viagra, saying she had no idea why wrestlers would need that kind of assistance anyway. HHH had a back and forth with Mae Young about Viagra for quite awhile, according to Pete Gas it was one of the strangest and most hilarious things he's ever witnessed in his time wrestling, he and Kurt Angle, who he was sitting next to during the ordeal, were breathless by the end of it. The "court" ruled in favor of the APA, Teddy being sentenced to buying Faarooq and Bradshaw chicken and beer for a month. Maybe that's why Hunter's nose is so long. |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 6:40:28 GMT -5
This is an amazing story confirmed by multiple sources, wrestlers including Pete Gas, and Teddy Long himself Wrestlers Court, the Locker Room Roasting's that pertained to some of the above posts I've made, had another gem when The APA accused Teddy Long of being cheap as shit with just about everything. This lead to court being in session, with the Locker Room all present for said roasting. Triple H (Who took over for Undertaker in these stints when he wasn't around) was about to give a very definite verdict against Long, and asked him whether he had anything to add, Teddy then produced a character witness, Mae Young. For some reason, Mae thought that Teddy was being accused of selling Viagra, saying she had no idea why wrestlers would need that kind of assistance anyway. HHH had a back and forth with Mae Young about Viagra for quite awhile, according to Pete Gas it was one of the strangest and most hilarious things he's ever witnessed in his time wrestling, he and Kurt Angle, who he was sitting next to during the ordeal, were breathless by the end of it. The "court" ruled in favor of the APA, Teddy being sentenced to buying Faarooq and Bradshaw chicken and beer for a month. Maybe that's why Hunter's nose is so long. Every time Hunter denies burying a star, it gets a little bigger. |
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Post by wahoowah11 on Mar 19, 2016 8:32:15 GMT -5
When backstage heat is brought up in many cases, one of the worst names thought of is Melina Melina had had real life backstage feuds and altercations with Taryn ‘Tiffany’ Terrell, Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Maria Kanellis, Sharmell, Lita, Brooke Adams and Trish Stratus. And has had relationships with John Morrison and a fling with Batista. This all accumulated in a roasting of Melina (presumably taking place in a Hotel Room) which apparently almost the entire Locker Room showed up for. In a shoot interview, Paul London commented that the wrestlers in attendance were taking bets on how long it was before she’d cry with all the verbal abuse she was getting. I would love to hear what was said there and I am shocked Melina had that many issues with just about every diva. |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 8:51:34 GMT -5
When backstage heat is brought up in many cases, one of the worst names thought of is Melina Melina had had real life backstage feuds and altercations with Taryn ‘Tiffany’ Terrell, Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Maria Kanellis, Sharmell, Lita, Brooke Adams and Trish Stratus. And has had relationships with John Morrison and a fling with Batista. This all accumulated in a roasting of Melina (presumably taking place in a Hotel Room) which apparently almost the entire Locker Room showed up for. In a shoot interview, Paul London commented that the wrestlers in attendance were taking bets on how long it was before she’d cry with all the verbal abuse she was getting. I would love to hear what was said there and I am shocked Melina had that many issues with just about every diva. According to some wrestlers and just staff around for said altercations, she was being compared to Sunny in terms of how much of a headcase she was backstage. I could see it. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Mar 19, 2016 9:00:24 GMT -5
The Miz had to dress in Bathrooms after eating Chicken over Chris Benoit's bag and getting Crumbs in it. He did shoot promos about it later in his career but changed the wrestler to JBL for... obvious reasons. Wonders if JBL is next to take over Bob Holly and Stevie Richards' spot? /Remember when JBL and Eddie celebrated at the end of WMXX? |
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Post by Gremlin on Mar 19, 2016 9:00:44 GMT -5
Edge and Christian used to buy Classic Action Figures for their writer Brian Gerwitz in 2000 to help their booking. Brian was a collector as a hobby of said figures. This was not only a breach of Locker Room etiquette but apparently specifically stated in their contracts that they couldn't buy presents for anyone in the office Edge and Christian were chewed out hard by the Locker Room over this, and were ordered to buy drinks for the veterans to show apology and respect towards them. Jack Daniels for Undertaker, Cases of Beer for Bradshaw and Ron Simmons, and Protein Powder for Bob Holly (Not much of a drinker) I was going to say Wrestler's Court. Confirmed by many and dumb as hell. Imagine if your coworkers pulled that on you. Just ridiculous. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Mar 19, 2016 9:01:01 GMT -5
Only in wrestling his bullying seen as a good thing We don't know the context. If the rookie REALLY disrespected Shawn, then disciplining is required. I will say, hundreds of squats is a bit excessive. Yes, but the original point IS true...to a degree. |
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Post by The Ichi on Mar 19, 2016 9:01:52 GMT -5
The infamous HHH Katie Vick segment was Vince's idea, who was in the same room yelling at HHH for not "getting into it enough".
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 9:04:41 GMT -5
The Miz had to dress in Bathrooms after eating Chicken over Chris Benoit's bag and getting Crumbs in it. He did shoot promos about it later in his career but changed the wrestler to JBL for... obvious reasons. Wonders if JBL is next to take over Bob Holly and Stevie Richards' spot? /Remember when JBL and Eddie celebrated at the end of WMXX? "WE'RE HAVIN FUN AT MANIA MAGGLE, HAHA I LOVE IT!!"
"It's Eddie"
"THAT'S WHAT I MEANT MAGGLE, HAHA!!"
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Mar 19, 2016 9:06:09 GMT -5
The infamous HHH Katie Vick segment was Vince's idea, who was in the same room yelling at HHH for not "getting into it enough". There was a Funeral Service going on one room over, and all they could hear was Vince McMahon yelling direction at HHH on how to F*** Katie Vick's Corpse while Roleplaying as Kane. |
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