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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Dec 19, 2017 12:25:53 GMT -5
Didn't Tanaka also for years tell younger guys that for a fee he could get them booked in Japan? And it was all a scam? Reportedly, yes. Another one that - while he has a bad rep, it isn't nearly as bad as it probably should be - is Buzz Sawyer. By most accounts a bully, thief and general asshole, that part of him doesn't get mentioned nearly enough when his name comes up. Won't say who,but a second gen guy who works mostly TX has told me Tanaka pulled the "Pay me to get booked in Japan" stunt on him and a few others about 8 years ago.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 19, 2017 13:52:14 GMT -5
Ive heard a couple of stories about Tessa Blanchard causing trouble backstage, the biggest one being in Stardom a couple of years ago where I think she kept picking fights with Aleister Black’s girlfriend and got her sent home from the tour. There’s also the time she allegedly was disrespectful to Victoria backstage and there were rumours she seemed very entitled at the MYC tapings. The guys I do video work with have ran into Tessa at 2 shows now. And yes she has attitude problems.Supposedly unless she thinks you can help her career she will blow you off. On the opposite end had heard that Ted Dibiase JR was a pain in the ass,met him 3 times now,and he is the total opposite of that. Super nice guy. Same with Teddy Hart. Had heard he was a asshole. Met him and he was one of the nicest guys I have met so far. Heidenreich is another that doesn't seem to have a bad rap. But is known for showing up and demanding the promoter pay him more money or he will leave. One show in Southern MS he showed up late,demanded the promoter pay him double what he was told he was getting. Then was told that wasn't happening. So Heidenreich went to the lockroom told a story about how he didn't have enough gas to get home,when he was at the most 20 minutes from where he lived at the time. The guys passed around a hat and he got 20 or 30 bucks. No idea if Masada has a bad rep. Ran into him one time so far and during his match he tried to grab my laptop and hit someone with it. I loudly told him no as he was reaching for it. And got called "A f***ing mark!" by Masada. Was surprised he didn't use the other F word since he is kinda known for using it. I think Heidenreich isn't an asshole, he's just a psycho. Masada is my favorite hybrid wrestler but I have to admit he's a locker room cancer.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Dec 19, 2017 14:23:22 GMT -5
The guys I do video work with have ran into Tessa at 2 shows now. And yes she has attitude problems.Supposedly unless she thinks you can help her career she will blow you off. On the opposite end had heard that Ted Dibiase JR was a pain in the ass,met him 3 times now,and he is the total opposite of that. Super nice guy. Same with Teddy Hart. Had heard he was a asshole. Met him and he was one of the nicest guys I have met so far. Heidenreich is another that doesn't seem to have a bad rap. But is known for showing up and demanding the promoter pay him more money or he will leave. One show in Southern MS he showed up late,demanded the promoter pay him double what he was told he was getting. Then was told that wasn't happening. So Heidenreich went to the lockroom told a story about how he didn't have enough gas to get home,when he was at the most 20 minutes from where he lived at the time. The guys passed around a hat and he got 20 or 30 bucks. No idea if Masada has a bad rep. Ran into him one time so far and during his match he tried to grab my laptop and hit someone with it. I loudly told him no as he was reaching for it. And got called "A f***ing mark!" by Masada. Was surprised he didn't use the other F word since he is kinda known for using it. I think Heidenreich isn't an asshole, he's just a psycho. Masada is my favorite hybrid wrestler but I have to admit he's a locker room cancer. Masada is a woman abusing,drug addicted,homophobic piece of crap. Plus he is lazy as hell in the ring now. Relying more on his name than anything to get bookings.
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Post by markc on Dec 19, 2017 17:55:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 18:18:13 GMT -5
Didn't Tanaka also for years tell younger guys that for a fee he could get them booked in Japan? And it was all a scam? Reportedly, yes. Another one that - while he has a bad rep, it isn't nearly as bad as it probably should be - is Buzz Sawyer. By most accounts a bully, thief and general asshole, that part of him doesn't get mentioned nearly enough when his name comes up. Buzz Sawyer is one of the few wrestlers that I think was legitimately crazy.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Dec 19, 2017 18:36:41 GMT -5
As a corollary to this, I met the widely called unprofessional Low-Ki, and he was nothing but a nice guy at the super small indy show I met him at. This is also a show where I met/saw Brad Armstrong(great guy), Elix Skipper(prick), and Cesaro, who came out during intermission, looked around for about 10 seconds, them immediately strolled back to the back.
EDIT: And I just remembered one, I have never, ever seen Jimmy Rave at a show and got the vibe that he actually wanted to be there.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 19, 2017 19:35:47 GMT -5
Randy Savage.
There are those stories about how much of a psycho he was towards Elizabeth.
There was his cringeworthy run in later era WCW where he was broken down, on the juice, and unsafe to work with.
There was also his post wrestling phase where he was so bitter and delusional, every time he had a microphone anywhere near him, he'd challenge Hogan to a legit fight, ultimately resulting in that embarrassing rap album. His insane bitterness is also why he never went into the HoF during his lifetime.
It's very rare to see fans point these things out.
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Post by Shark on Dec 19, 2017 22:10:52 GMT -5
Ive heard a couple of stories about Tessa Blanchard causing trouble backstage, the biggest one being in Stardom a couple of years ago where I think she kept picking fights with Aleister Black’s girlfriend and got her sent home from the tour. There’s also the time she allegedly was disrespectful to Victoria backstage and there were rumours she seemed very entitled at the MYC tapings. There's gotta be a lot of truth to those stories, because I don't see any other reason she hasn't gotten a WWE/NXT deal yet. Solid hand in the ring, second generation, good look, it's been pretty much a lock for what seems like 18 or more months that her boyfriend was gonna sign. She must have attitude problems. Something must be up with her. Even look at her booking in the MYC. She's one of the more high profile names in the tournament and she didn't even make it out of the first round. I have heard from some people that she can have an attitude.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 19, 2017 23:09:41 GMT -5
Sami Zayn apparently while laying out matches needs to get his shit in. Brian Kendrick said that he got so mad about Zayn changing stuff that he wanted to leave the show and actually return Super Dragon his pay.
I don't think the guy is an asshole but he's annoying.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Dec 19, 2017 23:34:49 GMT -5
Sami Zayn apparently while laying out matches needs to get his shit in. Brian Kendrick said that he got so mad about Zayn changing stuff that he wanted to leave the show and actually return Super Dragon his pay. I don't think the guy is an asshole but he's annoying. Sami is just legendarily obnoxious. Supposedly really nice but still super grating.
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Post by héad.casé on Dec 20, 2017 11:45:01 GMT -5
When I was wrestling, we had Rene Dupree work one of our shows. He turned up high as shit, worked with our guy who was doing an androgynous gimmick - cowboy hat, feather boas, light up glasses and everything. When he got backstage after, Dupree told him to “lay off doing the gay shit”.
I met Raven when we booked him for a seminar. He didn’t do anything physical, but to just sit under his learning tree and get into his head and his opinions on ring psychology, it was awesome stuff. He was a nice guy.
Also had seminars with Alex Shane - one where he talked for a few hours in ring psychology, took a shot at “Foley being a millionaire when he’s out of shape and can’t run the ropes”, paired us up and watched us have 5 minute matches, and made us uppercut brick walls for some reason.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 11:52:41 GMT -5
When I was wrestling, we had Rene Dupree work one of our shows. He turned up high as shit, worked with our guy who was doing an androgynous gimmick - cowboy hat, feather boas, light up glasses and everything. When he got backstage after, Dupree told him to “lay off doing the gay shit”. I met Raven when we booked him for a seminar. He didn’t do anything physical, but to just sit under his learning tree and get into his head and his opinions on ring psychology, it was awesome stuff. He was a nice guy. Also had seminars with Alex Shane - one where he talked for a few hours in ring psychology, took a shot at “Foley being a millionaire when he’s out of shape and can’t run the ropes”, paired us up and watched us have 5 minute matches, and made us uppercut brick walls for some reason. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAA
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 15:34:21 GMT -5
“Made us uppercut brick walls for some reason” is some serious WTFery
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 20, 2017 15:45:43 GMT -5
“Made us uppercut brick walls for some reason” is some serious WTFery They think they're Mario.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Dec 20, 2017 16:08:10 GMT -5
Sami Zayn apparently while laying out matches needs to get his shit in. Brian Kendrick said that he got so mad about Zayn changing stuff that he wanted to leave the show and actually return Super Dragon his pay. I don't think the guy is an asshole but he's annoying. Sami is one of those guys who will irritate you to the last nerve but it's not out of outright maliciousness or being a dick If you say something, he's probably always going to retort "well how about this" who Kevin Owens has said if you don't know him it can be really irritating and if you do know him it's still bad but you get what he's trying to do His shifty character they had him doing on Raw and Smackdown before the heel turn was essentially him
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 20, 2017 16:12:33 GMT -5
Randy Savage. There are those stories about how much of a psycho he was towards Elizabeth. There was his cringeworthy run in later era WCW where he was broken down, on the juice, and unsafe to work with. There was also his post wrestling phase where he was so bitter and delusional, every time he had a microphone anywhere near him, he'd challenge Hogan to a legit fight, ultimately resulting in that embarrassing rap album. His insane bitterness is also why he never went into the HoF during his lifetime. It's very rare to see fans point these things out. I guess said bitterness left a bad taste in people in WWE's mouths? (Like Steph?) [ducking]
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 20, 2017 16:13:59 GMT -5
Rikishi was also known for missing out on family functions to get bookings on indy shows.
Kidman is very unpleasant to meet, from what I saw.
And of course I've mentioned my other examples already.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 20, 2017 16:30:12 GMT -5
and made us uppercut brick walls for some reason. “Made us uppercut brick walls for some reason” is some serious WTFery Nah, there's actually a decent, logical reason for that. You're not going to lay full-blown into a brick wall with a punch; you're going to pull back at the last second and let it look like you did. It's a way to train to throw effective-looking hits without using a fellow trainee as a potato.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 20, 2017 16:33:26 GMT -5
Rikishi was also known for missing out on family functions to get bookings on indy shows. Kidman is very unpleasant to meet, from what I saw. And of course I've mentioned my other examples already. Don't know if it's true but allegedly Rikishi missed a close family wedding for a booking.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 20, 2017 16:36:09 GMT -5
Sami Zayn apparently while laying out matches needs to get his shit in. Brian Kendrick said that he got so mad about Zayn changing stuff that he wanted to leave the show and actually return Super Dragon his pay. I don't think the guy is an asshole but he's annoying. Sami is one of those guys who will irritate you to the last nerve but it's not out of outright maliciousness or being a dick If you say something, he's probably always going to retort "well how about this" who Kevin Owens has said if you don't know him it can be really irritating and if you do know him it's still bad but you get what he's trying to do His shifty character they had him doing on Raw and Smackdown before the heel turn was essentially him Sami looks like he's gonna retort even in mundane stuff that isn't wrestling related. He's like a bag boy that judges you for the food you buy.
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