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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Dec 29, 2016 22:46:57 GMT -5
Leech or not, the stories I've heard about Virgil both on here and elsewhere just really creep me out.
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Post by bitteroldman on Jan 2, 2017 4:54:34 GMT -5
If not the biggest leech, Virgil is one of the biggest carnies along with Abby and Superstar Graham.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Jan 2, 2017 5:55:13 GMT -5
Beefcake. Bubba the Love Sponge even moreso however. What even was he? A radio DJ? That somehow managed to get a job with TNA?! What the hell. Bubba can't be a leach. I'm sure he gave something to Hogan...just can't think of what it could have been off the top of my head... crabs?
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Post by Session Moth is over on Jan 2, 2017 7:28:22 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering how people feel about Virgil. Do you feel bad for him that no one wants his autograph, or is it his own fault for continuing to show up at signings expecting otherwise? There must be people out there that do want his autograph. I mean the guy does so many signings, I doubt he would or could afford to travel to them if he didn't make some amount of money
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 2, 2017 9:44:36 GMT -5
I wonder what happened to Virgil. Post WCW he seemed to be one of those guys who moved on and got a real job and a life outside of wrestling as he had a degree and was working as a teacher according to reports, then suddenly he seemed to pop up everywhere with a stall, trying to sell autographs.
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Post by SmashTV on Jan 2, 2017 13:19:54 GMT -5
Beefcake was the first name that sprung to mind when I saw the title...and I say that as someone called him his favourite wrestler from 1988 - 90!
However, then I saw Virgil's name and realised that I was wrong. Beefcake was at least a genuine friend of Hogan's from way back when so you can understand how he got the pushes he did. However, he was also over in his own right during his chase for the IC title and has a tag title to his name. Meanwhile, Virgil seems to hustle people and harass people, turn up uninvited and unannounced to shows and still clings to his association with DiBiase long after it ended...and long after people were interested in him.
If, indeed, they ever were.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jan 2, 2017 13:35:38 GMT -5
The thing about Virgil is, he would hustle people, and it was sleazy, but a part-time thing... he had a regular job as a math teacher. Then it seems like he found out about his reputation online and tried to turn it into some kind of persona, and he ramped it up by a million and started being a real creep.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 2, 2017 14:07:14 GMT -5
Virgil, because Beefcake got over on his own merits and I loved his Barber gimmick.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Jan 3, 2017 5:06:27 GMT -5
Edward Harrison? I thought the guy's real name was Ed Leslie!
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