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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Jan 26, 2021 19:42:33 GMT -5
Abudah Singh blowing a massive fireball into the chest of Abdullah the Butcher. Fans screamed in horror! Abdullah recovered and took out his plastic forks and knives and slowly carved Abudah Singh up. I remember reading about that in PWI. Singh was even a runner-up for Rookie of the Year and they mentioned it in his entry.
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Post by jason1980s on Jan 26, 2021 20:48:40 GMT -5
I've never seen any board mention the short time when WWF had a fan announce one match on Superstars. It didn't last long at all, a few times in late 1993. I remember a very young boy announcing an Adam Bomb match and called his manager "Harvey Wipple's Man." Funnily enough, the fan announcers did just as good or better than most celebrity announcers. I'd say the kid is on par with the announcer who called Bret Hart "Bret Clark."
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Post by sungod2020 on Jan 26, 2021 21:48:48 GMT -5
The one or two week tandem of Johnny Nitro and Kenny Dykstra
I think it was on one of the draft shows, but I remember Mae Young and Fabulous Moolah getting on all fours and acting like dogs, this was shortly before Moolah's death mind you. Really wish I didn't remember that.
It was during a real intense match on RAW in 2001, and I remember Jim Ross screaming to Paul Heyman "you can kiss my ass I saw a three!!!", meaning a close count. That was hilarious. I forgot who was in the match though.
Also, I could've sworn there was a wrestling event in the early 90s(I think on one of the coliseum videos or supertapes) where the ropes from top to bottom went blue, white, and red as oppose to the usual red, white, and blue. I'm probably misremembering big time though.
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Post by Rican on Jan 26, 2021 23:45:00 GMT -5
-There was a few week stint on Sunday Night Heat where Tyson Kidd was accompanied to the ring by a different manager each week. I remember for sure Michael PS Hayes being one of them.
-Bret Hart is the one who kayfabe hired The Usos
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 27, 2021 1:20:21 GMT -5
Everyone remembers the segment where Vince told Trish to get down on all fours and bark like a dog to humiliate her
But how about when they mocked that very segment later on I believe that same year, where old Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah were crawling on all fours, barking, and fighting over a chew toy? Complete with a full fledged Doghouse on stage.
Made Trish's segment much less awkward and uncomfortable by comparison... and while Trish's dog barking is all over online, that segment with Mae and Moolah is like owhere, and I think it stands as one of Moolah's last WWE appearances before she died to make things EVEN WEIRDER.
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Post by The Creepo Man on Jan 27, 2021 1:46:36 GMT -5
Terri Runnels 9 second Hardcore Title championship reign (I was there that night); merely an excuse to display a thong panty shot as Stevie Richards regained the title. Speaking of undies, Batista powerbombing Scott Steiner causing Scott’s pants to drop and reveal a purple thong.
Ditzy Maria Kanellis interviewing Shawn Michaels and referring to his opponent as “The Edge”.
Gorilla Monsoon calling a Jeff Jarrett fan a “sick individual” for holding a “I love Jeff Jarrett” sign in the crowd. I marked out huge when Vader beat the crap out of him on his RAW debut a couple years later.
The time Boris Zhukov put on an entertaining match (actually, no I don’t remember that one either...sorry)
Tugboat handing out Hulk Hogan friendship bracelets to ringside fans during Hulk’s sabbatical from Earthquake’s attack.
Alleged “Fan Favourite” requested matches on old VHS cassettes, where we would get treated to Hercules vs Akeem and Koko B. Ware vs Brooklyn Brawler. If they put me on camera to make those requests, I would have either put a paper bag over my head or asked for discounted merchandise. One of those classic Andre the Giant handprint shirts would stand the test of time!
HHH on guest commentary saying that there’s many things “bi” he was but “lingual” was not one of them (KOTR 1998?)
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jan 27, 2021 1:52:21 GMT -5
There was one very weird Raw in Japan once. Benoit and Jericho went on and put on a Japanese Style Match, which appeared the bemuse the crowd more than anything else.
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Post by bob on Jan 27, 2021 2:07:57 GMT -5
William Shatner shilling Trek War
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Post by mrpeacock on Jan 27, 2021 3:38:24 GMT -5
-There was a few week stint on Sunday Night Heat where Tyson Kidd was accompanied to the ring by a different manager each week. I remember for sure Michael PS Hayes being one of them. -Bret Hart is the one who kayfabe hired The Usos Totally remember that. I think Jimmy Hart was one of the managers too. Tyson Kidd also had a short lived giant bodyguard Jackson Andrews. He legit may have only been there one week. He was introduced and then Mark Henry beat Tyson Kidd and then hit the bodyguard with the Worlds Strongest Slam.
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Jan 27, 2021 8:18:57 GMT -5
Everyone remembers the segment where Vince told Trish to get down on all fours and bark like a dog to humiliate her But how about when they mocked that very segment later on I believe that same year, where old Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah were crawling on all fours, barking, and fighting over a chew toy? Complete with a full fledged Doghouse on stage. Made Trish's segment much less awkward and uncomfortable by comparison... and while Trish's dog barking is all over online, that segment with Mae and Moolah is like owhere, and I think it stands as one of Moolah's last WWE appearances before she died to make things EVEN WEIRDER. Yeah, this was part of the 2007 Draft aka Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night aka the night Vince's limo blew up. Backstory here is that Vince had suspended Ashley on the previous SmackDown for spilling coffee on him. So she did a pre-taped interview showing her "appreciation", culminating with Moolah and Mae coming out, then... THAT.
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Jan 27, 2021 8:22:21 GMT -5
Ditzy Maria Kanellis interviewing Shawn Michaels and referring to his opponent as “The Edge”. Gorilla Monsoon calling a Jeff Jarrett fan a “sick individual” for holding a “I love Jeff Jarrett” sign in the crowd. I marked out huge when Vader beat the crap out of him on his RAW debut a couple years later. So that Maria thing was actually the botch that led to the ditz gimmick aka the only time I was ever entertained by her. And that Jarrett fan was you, wasn't it?
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Jan 27, 2021 16:40:27 GMT -5
That one woman who was in the Nation of Domination in early '97.
To this day, she remains a mystery.
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Post by bogussting on Jan 28, 2021 2:31:17 GMT -5
A weird WWF commentator named "The Wizard." 1993ish.
Bobby Heenan and maybe a few others played up the mystery around the identity of Doink the Clown, but it never went anywhere.
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Post by sungod2020 on Jan 28, 2021 13:33:54 GMT -5
Everyone remembers the segment where Vince told Trish to get down on all fours and bark like a dog to humiliate her But how about when they mocked that very segment later on I believe that same year, where old Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah were crawling on all fours, barking, and fighting over a chew toy? Complete with a full fledged Doghouse on stage. Made Trish's segment much less awkward and uncomfortable by comparison... and while Trish's dog barking is all over online, that segment with Mae and Moolah is like owhere, and I think it stands as one of Moolah's last WWE appearances before she died to make things EVEN WEIRDER. Yeah, this was part of the 2007 Draft aka Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night aka the night Vince's limo blew up. Backstory here is that Vince had suspended Ashley on the previous SmackDown for spilling coffee on him. So she did a pre-taped interview showing her "appreciation", culminating with Moolah and Mae coming out, then... THAT. That forever has traumatized me. To add to this thread... I remember during the early NWO days there were dishing out their trademark beatdowns and "Hollywood" Hogan went "oh no, he's beating him with a slim jim!!!" which is what they were whipping said guy with. Prior to the 2001 Survivor Series, Austin and Rock forming a duet and singing Jimmy Buffet's "margaritaville." Jeff Hardy's one week half-assed heel run in early 2003. I swear, he was a mess at the time, both on camera and off. We all know about the super posedown between Rick Rude and Ultimate Warrior at the 1989 Royal Rumble, and the beatdown of Warrior after he was announced the winner, but just before the beatdown, Bobby Heenan sprayed his face with water. I never hear anything about the spraying. What was the point of that? Randy Orton talking smack about John Cena doing posing, with him replying "The only posing you're going to do is in the middle on the ring, on your back, with me on top!" then realized what he should said with Ron Simmons coming out going "damn!."
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 28, 2021 19:11:28 GMT -5
Rick Steiner joining the "Elite" version of the nWo Wolfpack after reuniting with Scott in the spring of 1999. It was either one Thunder or some one-off Saturday Night taping where Rick showed up wearing the Wolfpack shirt, said he joined his brother in the nWo, and then it was never really brought up again since Scott went on the shelf with his back problems and the Wolfpack stopped being a thing pretty much instantaneously. Nash still walked around wearing nWo gear until his "retirement" in August, and Rick was affiliated with him until that point, but I don't think that was by design, because WCW and continuity weren't on speaking terms in those days. But Rick is never included in any fan-compiled lists of nWo members, yet I know I'm not misremembering this...
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 29, 2021 7:09:07 GMT -5
Alleged “Fan Favourite” requested matches on old VHS cassettes, where we would get treated to Hercules vs Akeem and Koko B. Ware vs Brooklyn Brawler. If they put me on camera to make those requests, I would have either put a paper bag over my head or asked for discounted merchandise. One of those classic Andre the Giant handprint shirts would stand the test of time! "Any match I wanna see? Hogan vs Savage...Nah. Rockers vs Demolition? Nah. Wait, I got it....I would REALLY like to see The Red Rooster vs Demolition Smash"
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Post by jp49er80 on Jan 29, 2021 9:10:27 GMT -5
One for the UK fans, but The Wrestling Channel.
Specifically, The Wrestling Channel doing 'test broadcasts' on a channel called Friendly TV, and showing CZW at 10 in the morning.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 29, 2021 16:43:52 GMT -5
One for the UK fans, but The Wrestling Channel. Specifically, The Wrestling Channel doing 'test broadcasts' on a channel called Friendly TV, and showing CZW at 10 in the morning. Sabu vs. X-Pac on TNA in a hardcore match is the first thing I saw on there, I think. I'd been off wrestling for a few years by that point. I was amazed that these guys were still working.
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Post by eJm on Jan 29, 2021 16:50:08 GMT -5
So I know it's not technically wrestling and there's a reason noone really wants to remember it but during the build to All Out, there was honestly one of my favourite builds to a match ever just because of how cool one promo was.
It was during the "Hangman killed That Dude Who In Heindsight Deserved It" saga and Page was accused of doing it and being paranoid he was hearing him everywhere and such.
So it was during an autograph session where he asks someone "Who am I making it out to?"
"Joey"
Hangman's head perks up, in fear of who it might be but it turns out to be Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford) who basically doesn't say much except something like "I hope you don't try to kill me next" and blows smoke into his face.
Like, there's a lot tarred about it but I remember freaking out at how cool that segment was and Page/Janela was a lot of fun.
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Post by Venti on Jan 29, 2021 18:28:23 GMT -5
Trevor Murdock randomly singing country songs on Raw is one I still think about.
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