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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Dec 6, 2018 7:33:51 GMT -5
From Foley's first book - During the time in 1997 where Austin was hurt, WWE still had him on house shows. So he was ringside for a Falls Count Anywhere match between Owen and Dude Love. Owen and Mick got together, and made a plan to goof off and make it the lamest Hardcore Match ever with the sole goal of making Austin break character and laugh at ringside. So Dude would hit Owen with a chop and Owen would yell "Owwwiieeeee". Then they would grab the big bags of popcorn that used to be sold at shows and hit each other with them like they were steel chairs, and then Mick dropped down and started making snow angels in the popcorn littered over the floor. They looked over at Austin who was leaning on the ring apron, face buried in his arm, he looked up with tears in his eyes laughing and said to Owen and Mick "You guys are the shits" What makes that story even funnier is one time they learned that Dave Meltzer was going to be in crowd for one of their matches and decided to just have a regular match. But after a bit of soul searching both agreed that having fun was more important than star ratings and proceeded to have their usual comical hard core match. |
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 6, 2018 7:55:06 GMT -5
Christian dumped water on a meditating laid down Kane in the lockeroom. Kane opened his eyes and threw a chair at Christian as he was fleeing the scene. When Christian came back he was greeted by Kane apologizing to him for throwing the chair. In the same vein, when Chris Masters broke Stevie Richards nose, as soon as he got to the back, Kane told him to f***ing run. Another great Kane story: After a ladder match, in which Christian took a big bump, Kane asked him he was alright. Christian said yeah, Kane lifts him up on a wall and tells him to NOT to that again because he was worried about his safety. Even when angry and violent, Kane is too nice of a guy. |
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Post by bob on Dec 6, 2018 10:53:32 GMT -5
during the brutal guest host era K-Fed was one of the only ones to eat and converse with the talent before RAW started
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Post by realist on Dec 6, 2018 11:29:02 GMT -5
Christian dumped water on a meditating laid down Kane in the lockeroom. Kane opened his eyes and threw a chair at Christian as he was fleeing the scene. When Christian came back he was greeted by Kane apologizing to him for throwing the chair. In the same vein, when Chris Masters broke Stevie Richards nose, as soon as he got to the back, Kane told him to f***ing run. I've never heard the Chris Masters/Kane story before. Can anyone elaborate? |
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Post by warriorthug4edge on Dec 6, 2018 11:54:08 GMT -5
From Foley's first book - During the time in 1997 where Austin was hurt, WWE still had him on house shows. So he was ringside for a Falls Count Anywhere match between Owen and Dude Love. Owen and Mick got together, and made a plan to goof off and make it the lamest Hardcore Match ever with the sole goal of making Austin break character and laugh at ringside. So Dude would hit Owen with a chop and Owen would yell "Owwwiieeeee". Then they would grab the big bags of popcorn that used to be sold at shows and hit each other with them like they were steel chairs, and then Mick dropped down and started making snow angels in the popcorn littered over the floor. They looked over at Austin who was leaning on the ring apron, face buried in his arm, he looked up with tears in his eyes laughing and said to Owen and Mick "You guys are the shits" What makes that story even funnier is one time they learned that Dave Meltzer was going to be in crowd for one of their matches and decided to just have a regular match. But after a bit of soul searching both agreed that having fun was more important than star ratings and proceeded to have their usual comical hard core match. Apparently, Meltz figured out early they were goofin', and STILL said even with all the goofballery that it was a solid match. |
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 6, 2018 11:57:01 GMT -5
Christian dumped water on a meditating laid down Kane in the lockeroom. Kane opened his eyes and threw a chair at Christian as he was fleeing the scene. When Christian came back he was greeted by Kane apologizing to him for throwing the chair. In the same vein, when Chris Masters broke Stevie Richards nose, as soon as he got to the back, Kane told him to f***ing run. I've never heard the Chris Masters/Kane story before. Can anyone elaborate? Master's debut match was vs Stevie Richards, apparently backstage, Masters was getting chewed out by I think Arn Anderson that he really had to sell himself because he was being built up as a new big thing. Masters was green as goose shit, and Richards was nervous because he saw he was getting nervous. Anyway they get out there and Masters in the middle of the match gives Stevie a Polish Hammer axe handle, full force, and in Richards words "Broke my nose so hard I could see a piece of bone in the corner of my vision". Richards finished the match which Masters won, and knowing he screwed up, Chris booked it to the back to hide. Kane told him to run the second he got past the curtain. Richards eventually found him, but didn't fight him or anything, he just told him he was new, and mistakes happen and he wouldn't hold it against him, because he knew he'd make the situation worse. He then excused himself and said "I have to get my nose out of my eye" |
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Post by lionheart21 on Dec 6, 2018 12:49:38 GMT -5
Like him falling asleep in a hotel lobby and the workers just throwing a piano cover over him. Or the time a stewardess gave Andre an actual screwdriver when he asked for the drink called a screwdriver. What really sells it is Bobby Heenan's reaction: "If a drunk 7 foot giant asks you for a drink, you DON'T give him tools! What if he asked you for a bloody mary?" Heenan was the absolute man, such a sharp wit that guy had |
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Post by dav on Dec 7, 2018 8:08:17 GMT -5
One that hasn't been mentioned so far is the lead up to the hair vs. hair match between Kurt Angle and Edge, when the latter was told he would be the one losing. It wasn't until about a few hours before the show that he was told the truth. What sells it best is Vince McMahon telling Angle that he's losing the match because he's sick of his receding hairline and Angle agreeing with him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2018 17:17:11 GMT -5
Apparently Steve Blackman, while lying on his back, took a standing 7 foot tall Big Show down. That’s insane. Also Owen Hart rib stories are the best. Val Venis talks about one where Owen got him to come downstairs ready to get into a fight in a hotel lobby by calling him while pretending to be a fan that was pissed that he didn’t sign his merch earlier (which really happened, Owen was pretending to be that guy) and that he was downstairs demanding to have him sign. Val storms downstairs fuming and sees Owen and Jarret having a drink and they say they saw him go outside. A few months later Edge spills the beans and Val shakes his head like damn I should’ve known... Foley has another "Owen calling as a fan wanting autographs" story. "What are you, too big a star to come sign?! Tell you what, just give me your room number and I'll come up and get them!" Mick says "Many a time, a wrestler ran downstairs in a rage wanting to kill this guy, only to be met by a calm Owen in the lobby asking 'Are you alright? You look troubled.' " |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 8, 2018 23:42:51 GMT -5
When Honky Tonk Man won the IC title from Rick Steamboat because Butch Reed no-showed, Vince was talking with Hogan about who should get the belt, and Hogan, barely paying attention to who was there, points down the hall at Honky and says, "How about this guy?"
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Dec 9, 2018 6:26:08 GMT -5
Patterson: Vince can't stop putting you over. What did you say to him?
Jericho: I told him to go f*** himself
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Dec 9, 2018 6:39:42 GMT -5
Most of the Hall of Fame ceremony stuff is awful, but I could have listened to Freebird stories all night long. "He missed." |
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Post by arrogantmodel on Dec 9, 2018 7:58:14 GMT -5
I've never heard the Chris Masters/Kane story before. Can anyone elaborate? Master's debut match was vs Stevie Richards, apparently backstage, Masters was getting chewed out by I think Arn Anderson that he really had to sell himself because he was being built up as a new big thing. Masters was green as goose shit, and Richards was nervous because he saw he was getting nervous. Anyway they get out there and Masters in the middle of the match gives Stevie a Polish Hammer axe handle, full force, and in Richards words "Broke my nose so hard I could see a piece of bone in the corner of my vision". Richards finished the match which Masters won, and knowing he screwed up, Chris booked it to the back to hide. Kane told him to run the second he got past the curtain. Richards eventually found him, but didn't fight him or anything, he just told him he was new, and mistakes happen and he wouldn't hold it against him, because he knew he'd make the situation worse. He then excused himself and said "I have to get my nose out of my eye" Ugh. I remember watching that match. If I recall, they actually replayed it a few times and used it to make Masters look brutal. It worked so well, they're doing it again with Nia. Haha. |
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Dec 9, 2018 9:20:39 GMT -5
Loads of great ones here. The Bagwell hat story is a classic, because of whoever that comedy genius was that decided to fix the hat. I really liked Warrior's story of him and Savage at SummerSlam 92, both huge coffee drinkers (no surprise there) and desperate for their caffeine buzz like Fry aiming for 100 cups. Leading to them sneaking in to an executive dining hall and stealing a massive five-gallon percolator full of coffee, drinking almost all of it before going out there for their match. The visual image of those two, looking like an explosion in a rainbow factory at the best of times, sneaking around with a huge coffee machine just makes me laugh. Warrior and Savage mainlining litres of coffee explains so much of the 90s  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 16:33:26 GMT -5
Christian dumped water on a meditating laid down Kane in the lockeroom. Kane opened his eyes and threw a chair at Christian as he was fleeing the scene. When Christian came back he was greeted by Kane apologizing to him for throwing the chair. In the same vein, when Chris Masters broke Stevie Richards nose, as soon as he got to the back, Kane told him to f***ing run. Another great Kane story: After a ladder match, in which Christian took a big bump, Kane asked him he was alright. Christian said yeah, Kane lifts him up on a wall and tells him to NOT to that again because he was worried about his safety. Even when angry and violent, Kane is too nice of a guy. Does ANYONE have a negative Kane story? Guy has to be at the top for the nicest guy in wrestling, right? Even respected locker room leaders like Taker had moments of being pricks. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Dec 10, 2018 16:46:40 GMT -5
Another great Kane story: After a ladder match, in which Christian took a big bump, Kane asked him he was alright. Christian said yeah, Kane lifts him up on a wall and tells him to NOT to that again because he was worried about his safety. Even when angry and violent, Kane is too nice of a guy. Does ANYONE have a negative Kane story? Guy has to be at the top for the nicest guy in wrestling, right? Even respected locker room leaders like Taker had moments of being pricks. Bobby Eaton's up there on the "Nice Guy" ladder, as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 17:30:54 GMT -5
Does ANYONE have a negative Kane story? Guy has to be at the top for the nicest guy in wrestling, right? Even respected locker room leaders like Taker had moments of being pricks. Bobby Eaton's up there on the "Nice Guy" ladder, as well. Bobby Eaton was a bit before my time, but reading up on him he sounds like the consummate professional. Seems like the guys that are well-regarded are the ones that show up and do their jobs without being too serious about it. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Dec 10, 2018 17:32:59 GMT -5
Bobby Eaton's up there on the "Nice Guy" ladder, as well. Bobby Eaton was a bit before my time, but reading up on him he sounds like the consummate professional. Seems like the guys that are well-regarded are the ones that show up and do their jobs without being too serious about it. Mick Foley tells a story about riding with Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express, and stopping at a gas station and encountering a homeless guy on the way in. Fast forward a few minutes, all three guys are wondering where Bobby is. He comes out of the shop, having bought the homeless guy lunch and a new shirt to go with it. Just a real class act human being. |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Dec 10, 2018 17:53:50 GMT -5
Apparently Steve Blackman, while lying on his back, took a standing 7 foot tall Big Show down. That’s insane. What was this? |
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 10, 2018 18:19:53 GMT -5
Bobby Eaton was a bit before my time, but reading up on him he sounds like the consummate professional. Seems like the guys that are well-regarded are the ones that show up and do their jobs without being too serious about it. Mick Foley tells a story about riding with Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express, and stopping at a gas station and encountering a homeless guy on the way in. Fast forward a few minutes, all three guys are wondering where Bobby is. He comes out of the shop, having bought the homeless guy lunch and a new shirt to go with it. Just a real class act human being. A another good one: It's the Freebirds( Jimmy Jam Garvin, Hayes & Gordy) vs. The Midnights & Dr. Death. So this is the time Hayes and Garvin want to stop selling/be pricks/screw up the match, well Doc gets pissed and wollops the the shit out of Garvin and Hayes. Now afterwards in the back, people are pissed, tempers are up and now before Doc go wild, Bobby Eaton gets mad and says: "We weren't here to put you motherf***ers over!!". Tempers cooled and the Birds apologized. To quote Cornette: When you got Eaton pissed at you, you might be on the wrong side of the argument. |
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