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Post by autisticgeordie on Feb 1, 2020 15:04:25 GMT -5
I was rewatching some of the old Goldust stuff and it really is incredible how Dustin Rhodes took this gimmick that should've died a horrible death and he made it last as long as he did. Dustin deserves a lot of the credit for that, but I think that another part that helped the gimmick work was Marlena / Terri Runnels as his 'director'.
Maybe it's because I did performing arts in college; but it's amazing that they didn't keep Marlena and Goldust together for longer considering that it was the best use of Terri since the admittedly cheesy York Foundation days in WCW; but Terri really pulled off the Marlena gimmick really well with her old school Hollywood style mannerisms, attire and even the cigar.
I don't know if Goldust would've worked as well in those first years without Marlena there; also, if you see what Terri looks like now, she's aged incredibly well despite being around 50 years old.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 15:14:48 GMT -5
Goldust and Mandy were also entertaining during the MMC, I could've seen her as the new Marlena.
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Post by autisticgeordie on Feb 1, 2020 15:17:08 GMT -5
Goldust and Mandy were also entertaining during the MMC, I could've seen her as the new Marlena. Honestly, if they wanted to go with the route of Mandy being Goldie and Marlena's kayfabe daughter, they could've, she really could have pulled it off. |
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Post by PKO on Feb 1, 2020 16:25:57 GMT -5
It sucks that Goldust and Terri both wanted her to accompany him at RAW 25 for a match and Vince told them no because Terri was going to get her own spotlight that night.
Which was 20 seconds standing on the stage along with the other women.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 16:46:04 GMT -5
Marlena was a great addition to Goldust.
Never cared for her as Terri Runnells.
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Post by edgestar on Feb 1, 2020 18:01:04 GMT -5
Terri is awesome. When I met her, she signed as both Terri and Marlena.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Feb 1, 2020 19:55:40 GMT -5
It sucks that Goldust and Terri both wanted her to accompany him at RAW 25 for a match and Vince told them no because Terri was going to get her own spotlight that night. Which was 20 seconds standing on the stage along with the other women. Yup, this still pisses me off. The pop they would've gotten would have been crazy. If I recall correctly Terri even brought the Marlena dress with her to the show. Glad she got her random 20 seconds of standing on a stage to meh reactions as opposed to a surprise cameo as her most famous persona that would've popped the crowd and maybe warranted a new run with the two of them together. I hate Vince so much. |
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Post by autisticgeordie on Feb 1, 2020 20:29:03 GMT -5
It sucks that Goldust and Terri both wanted her to accompany him at RAW 25 for a match and Vince told them no because Terri was going to get her own spotlight that night. Which was 20 seconds standing on the stage along with the other women. Yup, this still pisses me off. The pop they would've gotten would have been crazy. If I recall correctly Terri even brought the Marlena dress with her to the show. Glad she got her random 20 seconds of standing on a stage to meh reactions as opposed to a surprise cameo as her most famous persona that would've popped the crowd and maybe warranted a new run with the two of them together. I hate Vince so much. I'd have marked if Goldust had brought Marlena back during his comeback run. |
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Feb 1, 2020 21:18:26 GMT -5
Yup, this still pisses me off. The pop they would've gotten would have been crazy. If I recall correctly Terri even brought the Marlena dress with her to the show. Glad she got her random 20 seconds of standing on a stage to meh reactions as opposed to a surprise cameo as her most famous persona that would've popped the crowd and maybe warranted a new run with the two of them together. I hate Vince so much. I'd have marked if Goldust had brought Marlena back during his comeback run. And since the IC title is trash. Giving him one last run with that original white strap title he had would've marked out. |
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Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Feb 1, 2020 22:41:24 GMT -5
Unrelated but I saw Dustin pull off a Canadian Destroyer on an episode of AEW.
The man is talented even today. A testament to how good he was back in his prime.
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Post by autisticgeordie on Feb 2, 2020 4:21:13 GMT -5
Terri is awesome. When I met her, she signed as both Terri and Marlena. She seems like she'd be really nice. |
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Post by Perfect Timing on Feb 2, 2020 5:14:47 GMT -5
She was a good manager and added to his gimmick and it shows how talented she is considering she was mostly mute.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Feb 2, 2020 6:17:56 GMT -5
She really was great in the role when they were a heel act. Turning them face in 1997 was so dumb, though. That Pillman angle sucked and she never did recover after that. They cast her in that skank role and that's all she ever got to portray again.
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Post by crowley1986 on Feb 2, 2020 7:09:42 GMT -5
imagine if they went through with that Idea JR mentioned on his show a few weeks back
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Feb 2, 2020 7:27:41 GMT -5
imagine if they went through with that Idea JR mentioned on his show a few weeks back Which is? |
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Post by crowley1986 on Feb 2, 2020 7:31:41 GMT -5
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