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Post by chazraps on Jan 29, 2019 0:25:09 GMT -5
You know what they say, always disrespect the dead.
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Jan 29, 2019 12:00:12 GMT -5
I think he even stretched into 1992 - he has a profile in the European Rampage programme and I'm guessing that didn't go to print until around March.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 29, 2019 18:14:41 GMT -5
I often wonder the same about Tito Santana.
I know you need a few midcard goons but I can't imagine EVER being happy to see that boring f***wit.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 29, 2019 19:17:53 GMT -5
I often wonder the same about Tito Santana. I know you need a few midcard goons but I can't imagine EVER being happy to see that boring f***wit. He'd get pops, but honestly, Koko B. Ware was the way more interesting enhancement talent. Tito was treated more credibly, sure, but it's not like he really won that much more often.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 29, 2019 19:24:05 GMT -5
Tito was always pretty over and was a solid worker that they could slot against a heel you wanted to build as, like Bravo, Tito losing wasn't gonna hurt him any. Back then guys may've been firmly entrenched in the midcard but that wasn't looked at as a negative by fans like it is now.
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Post by illiniman88 on Jan 30, 2019 1:21:46 GMT -5
I liked Dino
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 30, 2019 1:36:50 GMT -5
What I want to know is how he managed to go without an action figure. He was there from nearly the beginning of the LJN line and deep into the Hasbro line, yet nothing.
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Post by auph10imitated on Jan 30, 2019 6:30:07 GMT -5
I think he even stretched into 1992 - he has a profile in the European Rampage programme and I'm guessing that didn't go to print until around March. His last match with WWF was teaming with Col Mustafa against the LOD. He had black hair. I always thought it was odd as I hadnt seen him since WM 7 the year previous (even though he had still worked matches up to the summer of 1991) not sure why he was specifically brought back for that tour.
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Post by jason1980s on Jan 30, 2019 16:13:26 GMT -5
Tito Santana wasn't boring. He still does indy shows and at 65 years old, him just walking to the ring is more entertaining than lots of the other wrestlers on the shows or even in WWE.
Even back in the day, he was fun to watch. Yes, he lost so many PPV matches but he was a good enough athlete, performer and star that you thought he had a chance. And also had the commentators noting his past as an IC and tag champ so there was a history for the old and new viewers to know he was/is something special.
He was also a loyal employee so as long as he wanted and could be an active competitor, WWF had a place for him.
Dino was even entertaining to some degree. Much better than a Ted Arcidi or random body builder turned wrestler for a few months. And, like Tito with having commentary on his side, having a Jesse or Gorilla comment on his bench press it helped get him over a little more to viewers.
As someone noted, it was strange Dino never got a figure though he probably just missed the cut off for the 1989 LJNs since they were pretty limited their last year and with Hasbro in 1990 and 1991, they were doing the more colorful guys and very top of the card guys. By 1992, Dino's time was up and Typhoon was with Earthquake by time Hasbro did the 1992 guys.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 30, 2019 18:46:13 GMT -5
What I want to know is how he managed to go without an action figure. He was there from nearly the beginning of the LJN line and deep into the Hasbro line, yet nothing. I’d say who would even want one? Yet I had the ref, Vince and Okerlund, Slick....so I probably would have.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jan 30, 2019 22:00:39 GMT -5
He had a lot of compromising photographs, before he died he put them in a giant envelope with a note stating that they were to be given to a Japanese guy named Funaki should one ever join the roster
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 12:22:49 GMT -5
I'd gather that useful enough foreign heels who didn't care to jump between promotions back then had safe jobs wherever they worked... I often wonder the same about Tito Santana. Tito would do whatever he was asked (A LOT OF JOBS) but he was over with fans during his whole run. Though, according to his biography released several years back, when he decided to finally leave in the summer of 1993, he was pretty much met with an unenthusiastic "Yeah, probably a good idea" from Vince..... something about reading that always stuck with me as really sad.
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Post by Aceorton on Jan 31, 2019 14:38:15 GMT -5
What I want to know is how he managed to go without an action figure. He was there from nearly the beginning of the LJN line and deep into the Hasbro line, yet nothing. I’d say who would even want one? Yet I had the ref, Vince and Okerlund, Slick....so I probably would have. Other than Smash, I think Dino may be the most glaring omission for the LJN treatment, followed by the Rougeaus and maybe Danny Davis.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Jan 31, 2019 15:30:55 GMT -5
I’d say who would even want one? Yet I had the ref, Vince and Okerlund, Slick....so I probably would have. Other than Smash, I think Dino may be the most glaring omission for the LJN treatment, followed by the Rougeaus and maybe Danny Davis. Haku and the Powers of Pain got LJNs, didn't they? Because Haku and Barbarian not having Hasbros is NUTS to me.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 31, 2019 15:34:25 GMT -5
Other than Smash, I think Dino may be the most glaring omission for the LJN treatment, followed by the Rougeaus and maybe Danny Davis. Haku and the Powers of Pain got LJNs, didn't they? Because Haku and Barbarian not having Hasbros is NUTS to me. I had the Warlord, Haku definitely had one (doesn’t come with crown!) not sure about the Barbarian.
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Post by Zen411 on Jan 31, 2019 18:06:59 GMT -5
No barbarian. Only the warlord and he was wearing trunks before his solo run.
I agree them missing from Hasbro as a tag team was a shame. They got a solo warlord but barbarian was left out again.
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Post by jason1980s on Jan 31, 2019 18:29:07 GMT -5
No barbarian. Only the warlord and he was wearing trunks before his solo run. I agree them missing from Hasbro as a tag team was a shame. They got a solo warlord but barbarian was left out again. Not sure why the Barbarian or Smash LJN were never made, though they were planned but for Hasbro the Warlord had more going for him in 1991 than Barbarian did so that's probably why he got a figure. Outside of basically being used whenever an extra was needed, Barbarian wasn't used much in WWF after WrestleMania VII while Warlord was on every PPV in 1991.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 31, 2019 18:39:32 GMT -5
No barbarian. Only the warlord and he was wearing trunks before his solo run. I agree them missing from Hasbro as a tag team was a shame. They got a solo warlord but barbarian was left out again. Not sure why the Barbarian or Smash LJN were never made, though they were planned but for Hasbro the Warlord had more going for him in 1991 than Barbarian did so that's probably why he got a figure. Outside of basically being used whenever an extra was needed, Barbarian wasn't used much in WWF after WrestleMania VII while Warlord was on every PPV in 1991. Warlord was inline for a possible program with Hogan around this time. Never came to be, but that was an idea.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 1, 2019 15:32:10 GMT -5
I'd gather that useful enough foreign heels who didn't care to jump between promotions back then had safe jobs wherever they worked... I often wonder the same about Tito Santana. Tito would do whatever he was asked (A LOT OF JOBS) but he was over with fans during his whole run. Though, according to his biography released several years back, when he decided to finally leave in the summer of 1993, he was pretty much met with an unenthusiastic "Yeah, probably a good idea" from Vince..... something about reading that always stuck with me as really sad. I know he was reliable as hell, and he was over throughout - it's the fact that he was over throughout that confuses me so much.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 1, 2019 16:53:50 GMT -5
No barbarian. Only the warlord and he was wearing trunks before his solo run. I agree them missing from Hasbro as a tag team was a shame. They got a solo warlord but barbarian was left out again. Not sure why the Barbarian or Smash LJN were never made, though they were planned but for Hasbro the Warlord had more going for him in 1991 than Barbarian did so that's probably why he got a figure. Outside of basically being used whenever an extra was needed, Barbarian wasn't used much in WWF after WrestleMania VII while Warlord was on every PPV in 1991. After Heenan switched to commentary they clearly just stopped giving a crap about Barbarian. Went from getting a decent midcard push to possibly being the lowest heel on the depth chart of guys who were working regulary. Haku was lower then him but after WrestleMania he was pretty much part time as they had him working more for Tenryu's SWS promotion that they had a business relationship with at the time. Warlord definitely had more going for him by post Mania VII but I would say early on they were higher on Barbarian in that he got the higher profile manager after Fuji sold them and also got a showcase win at Mania VI while Warlord was left off the card completely.
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