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Post by AJ Smudgico on Jul 6, 2016 15:43:34 GMT -5
So for whatever reason my mind has gone all retro and I've been revisiting early 90s WWF/E
And I'm intrigued a bit by The Berzerker. This leaves me with questions that require answers. Did he come in to any fanfare whatsoever? Did he ever say anything other than 'huss huss'? Was he meant to be seen as a threat? Was his highlight trying to stab the Undertaker or was there anything else noteworthy? I just really want to know.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jul 6, 2016 15:45:39 GMT -5
All I remember was the attempted killing of the Undertaker....as far as I know, he never had a promo other than Fuji talking for him.
Between that gimmick and "Yukon John", his latter days were just campy gimmicks and made me wish for a Nord The Barbarian comeback.
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Post by CeilingFan on Jul 6, 2016 15:47:20 GMT -5
So for whatever reason my mind has gone all retro and I've been revisiting early 90s WWF/E And I'm intrigued a bit by The Berzerker. This leaves me with questions that require answers. Did he come in to any fanfare whatsoever? Did he ever say anything other than 'huss huss'? Was he meant to be seen as a threat? Was his highlight trying to stab the Undertaker or was there anything else noteworthy? I just really want to know. he first appeared in Feb 1991 as The Viking. One month later he is The Berzerker, managed by Mr. Fuji. He always came across as a comedy character.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jul 6, 2016 16:00:53 GMT -5
I liked him and always thought he was a pretty entertaining character. He had about a two year run exactly (early 91 to early 93) but they unfortunately never did much with him. The Undertaker feud was definitely the highlight of his run.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jul 6, 2016 16:30:39 GMT -5
I legit did like that he demolished his opponent and then shoved them out of the ring to get counted out. Should make a comeback for some new monster heel.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jul 6, 2016 17:35:13 GMT -5
All I remember about the Berzerker is that he was supposedly the one who stood guard while Nailz went at Vince.
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Post by CeilingFan on Jul 6, 2016 18:14:24 GMT -5
All I remember about the Berzerker is that he was supposedly the one who stood guard while Nailz went at Vince. Really? Then I am not surprised he got released shortly after that.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 6, 2016 18:27:07 GMT -5
I do remember a Prime Time Wrestling match where he did a rare heel vs. heel match against Fuji's former charge, The Barbarian.
Think it was a no decision, but it ended with Barbarian taking Fuji's cane (which he was always able to shoot some kind of pepper spray or something from the bottom of) and breaking it over his own head.
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Post by jason1980s on Jul 6, 2016 18:34:28 GMT -5
All I remember about the Berzerker is that he was supposedly the one who stood guard while Nailz went at Vince. That would make sense, I think both are Minnesota/AWA guys. He didn't do too bad during the two years. He was definitely a lower mid card, comedy act (also well known for throwing Jamison off a roof) but it was pretty solid. I think if more had been put into his character by "creative" they could've gotten more out of his run. Bobby Heenan always tried hard to put him over, too but it seems he was always an after thought. He got no WrestleMania VII match, no Summerslam match, he was on the low card team at Survivor Series, his WM VIII match was scrapped, Summerslam match not shown to US audience (a loss to Tatanka) and no Survivor Series match.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Jul 6, 2016 18:51:07 GMT -5
So for whatever reason my mind has gone all retro and I've been revisiting early 90s WWF/E And I'm intrigued a bit by The Berzerker. This leaves me with questions that require answers. Did he come in to any fanfare whatsoever? Did he ever say anything other than 'huss huss'? Was he meant to be seen as a threat? Was his highlight trying to stab the Undertaker or was there anything else noteworthy? I just really want to know. What everyone said. Debuted and mostly stayed as a low midcard goofy monster. I think he'd come up with the likes of Virgil and Papa Shango as "random" challengers when Bret was champion...either I-C or world, actually. He did talk in interviews...one notable one had him telling how Undertaker had to "ex-cape" his horns, his shield, and his sword. And him and Fuji planned a party on a Coliseum Video feature. Wonder if someone (maybe the Minnesota Vikings?) took umbrage at his original name and caused the change to the one we all remember?
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Jul 6, 2016 18:51:47 GMT -5
All I remember was the attempted killing of the Undertaker....as far as I know, he never had a promo other than Fuji talking for him. Between that gimmick and "Yukon John", his latter days were just campy gimmicks and made me wish for a Nord The Barbarian comeback. Are you a Norwegian like he was?
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Post by Sad sack ass fruitbooty on Jul 6, 2016 19:44:37 GMT -5
The only thing that stands out to me in reference to The Berzerker was his coliseum video exclusive where he gave "party tips", including "when you're throwing a party, make sure you have a lot of chiiiiiips!! Huss Huss". I repeat that to myself to this day whenever I'm throwing a shindig.
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Post by No One on Jul 6, 2016 19:57:39 GMT -5
Very young me was at Wrestlemania and I was very mad that his scheduled match with British Bulldog didn't take place. Huss...huss..huss
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jul 6, 2016 20:04:27 GMT -5
All I remember about the Berzerker is that he was supposedly the one who stood guard while Nailz went at Vince. Really? Then I am not surprised he got released shortly after that. He did stick around for a while. The Nailz incident was right after the 1992 Survivor Series, and Berzerker was in the 1993 Rumble.
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Post by edgestar on Jul 6, 2016 20:06:12 GMT -5
The only thing that stands out to me in reference to The Berzerker was his coliseum video exclusive where he gave "party tips", including "when you're throwing a party, make sure you have a lot of chiiiiiips!! Huss Huss". I repeat that to myself to this day whenever I'm throwing a shindig. This sounds hilarious
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 6, 2016 20:42:23 GMT -5
Wonder if someone (maybe the Minnesota Vikings?) took umbrage at his original name and caused the change to the one we all remember? Nah, no one had a leg to stand on in terms of that, really. "Viking" is too common a term for them to get lawyers involved; in fact, I theorize it was the exact opposite reason: They changed it because they realized "Viking" was so generalized that they couldn't trademark it for toys so they went with something more unique that they could own.
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Post by chazraps on Jul 6, 2016 23:06:03 GMT -5
The only thing that stands out to me in reference to The Berzerker was his coliseum video exclusive where he gave "party tips", including "when you're throwing a party, make sure you have a lot of chiiiiiips!! Huss Huss". I repeat that to myself to this day whenever I'm throwing a shindig. I came here to post this. Tied with A Day With Repo Man as Coliseum Video's greatest bonus segments.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2016 23:44:09 GMT -5
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Jul 7, 2016 2:48:45 GMT -5
Is "Huss" a word that most Nordic warriors commonly yelled out during battle?
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Post by auph10imitated on Jul 7, 2016 5:20:12 GMT -5
He legit scared me as a kid, he was massive and aggressive. He just tossed people around like ragdolls. He made it look believable. But as a character he was just silly, as alot of them where.
He did speak in promos though as he had one after he beat up the Undertaker, and he talked about how like enjoyed squeezing the breath out of him or something and for Undertaker to try and fight back a little more next time.
He was just one of those characters of the early 90's that just was never going to go anywhere. One thing I do think of him, as with most of the guys around this tinme was he looked alot older than he was due to his beard. I remember seeing him years later with a smaller beard and he looked so young, like he had aged backwards, in actuality he was only 32 in 1991.
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