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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 9, 2017 11:48:57 GMT -5
Well the King Harley Race thread reminded me of this. What was the point of this, I mean why?
Dory Funk Jr. comes into the WWF as Dory Funk Jr. and than they just rename Hoss Funk. What is wrong with the name Dory, that sounds like a tough cowboy name to me, I mean Terry kept his name, at least during this run, we all know what happened 10 years later, but yeah was Vince trying to make fools of NWA legends that weren't his boys like the Briscos.
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Post by thirteen3 on Jan 9, 2017 12:03:59 GMT -5
It's the "Junior" that would've bothered Vince more than anything. The man hates being called junior and hates other people being called junior as well.
...I can honestly somewhat relate.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 13:08:59 GMT -5
I was 10, I knew who Dory Funk Jr. was.
Through my eyes, he didn't look like much of a Hoss compared to Junkyard Dog.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 9, 2017 18:55:47 GMT -5
Hoss was Dory's nickname
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Post by DragonMasterP on Jan 9, 2017 22:32:51 GMT -5
You got a problem with the name Hoss, you egg sucking dog!? {Spoiler}Joking, of course. I just wanted to make that joke.  |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 9, 2017 23:27:27 GMT -5
Yep, legit. No clue why Vince felt the need to change his and not Terry's (beyond the "Jr" thing noted above) but that's where they got the name. |
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Post by toodarkmark on Jan 9, 2017 23:34:02 GMT -5
Because Bonanza had been a show, and because they want people to relate to the characters on TV, they give them something that might remind them. The Funks were cowboys, like Bonanza, the show had a guy named Hoss.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 9, 2017 23:53:29 GMT -5
Also, and this is absolute pure assumption, but I figure 1985 "man's man" Vince McMahon probably sat around for a bit thinking "Dory? What kind of guy's name is Dory?" Because Bonanza had been a show, and because they want people to relate to the characters on TV, they give them something that might remind them. The Funks were cowboys, like Bonanza, the show had a guy named Hoss. Pure coincidence I think. |
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Post by Squirrel Master on Jan 10, 2017 1:41:22 GMT -5
All I have to add is that I saw the Funks versus Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana at MSG back in the day. JYD slammed the Funk brothers 12 times inside of a minute.
Good times.
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jan 10, 2017 17:50:10 GMT -5
Its just a nickname lol
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