The most no-sold insider jabs to make actual TV

[Cranjis McBasketball]

“The Rock says they didn’t hold you down because you wanted to say goodbye to your little rooty-poo friends in Madison Square Garden, they held you down because you absolutely suck!”

[ISO Mid Thigh Pull]

One of the least mentioned bits about 2010 TNA is the Jeff Jarrett vs. Sting/Nash feud where they would literally have like 5-10 minute work shoot arguments about WCW beefs on a weekly basis. Offensively bad TV.

[thecrusherwi]

I remember Shawn Michaels saying on one of the Raws before WrestleMania XI that he lays down for no one and ended it with “At WrestleMania, I WILLLLLL GOOOO OVERRRRRR!!”

Shawn also said on commentary at In Your House: It’s Time that Sid was the WWF’s most expensive piece of luggage, because I’ve been carrying his ass all over the country.

I had no idea what either meant as a kid.

["Playboy" Don Douglas]

Apparently it was sold in the dressing rooms, but not amongst the fans, but at some point in the ‘80s, Flair and Dusty were going back and forth and Flair said something like, “I’m not doing a job in front of 15,000 people!” Dusty replied, “Well, I’m not doing a job in front of 15,000 people either, so where does that leave us?”

[Tiger Millionaire]

"Three weeks ago, I left WCW, and quite frankly, I didn't know if I was going to come back. And the reason I didn't know is because from day one I've done nothing but deal with the bullshit of the politics behind that curtain. The fact of the matter is, I have a wife, I have three kids at home, and I really don't need this shit. But let me tell you why I did come back. I came back for every one of the guys in the locker room that week in, week out bust their ass for WCW." Medium pop. "I came back for the Booker Ts. I came back for every single guy in MIA. I came back for the (Filthy) Animals, I came back for Jarrett, I came back for the guys behind that curtain that give a sh*t about this company. And let me tell you who doesn't give a sh*t about this company. That God Damn politician, Hulk Hogan.

Let me tell you people what happened in this ring tonight. All day long I'm playing politics with Hulk Hogan, because tonight Hulk Hogan wants to play his creative control card, and to him that means that in the middle of this ring, when he knew it was bullshit, he (would) beat Jeff Jarrett. Well guess what! Hogan got his wish. Hogan got his belt and he went the hell home, and I promise everyone, you will never see that piece of sh*t again!

I also¿ I sat out there with people just like you. I know you paid good money to come here tonight, and nobody is going to be ripped off tonight. So Hulk Hogan now has the WCW belt. And Hulk, let's refer to that as the Hulk Hogan Memorial Belt, because from here on in, that belt don't mean shit! Because there will be a NEW WCW belt, and as far as I'm concerned, that belt still belongs to the one guy who bust his ass week in and week out in the middle of this ring, and you guys can love him or hate him, but that guy doesn't screw anybody back there, and that's Jeff Jarrett.

Jeff Jarrett is still the official WCW champion, but he will defend that tile in this ring tonight. He will defend that title against the son of a bitch who for 14 years has been busting his ass in WCW and can't get a Goddamn break because of the Hulk Hogans. I'm talking about Booker T. Booker T. and Jeff Jarrett are the two reasons why I'm in this business to being with. Tonight in this ring, two deserving guys, Jarrett and Booker will compete, and they'll tear this house down. And Hogan, you big bald son of a bitch, kiss my ass!"

[DSR]

Jul 23, 2022 18:53:03 GMT -5 thecrusherwi said:

I remember Shawn Michaels saying on one of the Raws before WrestleMania XI that he lays down for no one and ended it with “At WrestleMania, I WILLLLLL GOOOO OVERRRRRR!!”

Shawn also said on commentary at In Your House: It’s Time that Sid was the WWF’s most expensive piece of luggage, because I’ve been carrying his ass all over the country.

I had no idea what either meant as a kid.

I don't remember the "I WILL GO OVER!" line, but I remember the "I don't lay down for anybody!" line. Which, as a little kid, I read that line as a "I won't go down without a fight" kind of statement. But yeah, with the larger context that is some shooty nonsense. *shrug*

[Cyno]

Ronda Rousey's really lame worked shoots gave me "Goldberg refuses to follow the script!" flashbacks.

Britt Baker recently trying to be cute with the "sandbag" is also in a similar groan-worthy vein.

[DeeBee]

Shawn's "Sunny days" comment on Raw.

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shawn on commentary, diesel in the ring puts lawler's crown on his head "he looks like cowardly lion, and I'm going to send him back to OZ!"

[lucas_lee]

Jul 23, 2022 16:41:03 GMT -5 @negan said:

Not WWE but MJF's "pipebomb" when he was saying stuff like "Is it because I wrestle safely and don't do head drops?" was absolutely painful and sums up basically everything I hate in my wrestling. Like, WHY would he wrestle "safely" in kayfabe? It makes absolutely no sense that he wouldn't want to hurt his opponent as much as possible.

Any comment that basically says "They're holding me back and forcing me to lose!", I just cannot stand. It's even worse when it's some loser who's lost like 30 matches in a row doing it.

Sure it gets a reaction from the smarks but to the casuals? They couldn't give a shit about it. These worked shoot promos cater to a very small niche. Casual fans just want entertaining characters, good stories and cool gimmicks. They don't give a f*** about your "5 star Meltzer classics" and your "insider terms"

And the weird thing is he wrestles a more psychology based offense so saying that **** made no sense at all.

[Renslayer]

Jul 23, 2022 19:09:20 GMT -5 Tiger Millionaire said:

"Three weeks ago, I left WCW, and quite frankly, I didn't know if I was going to come back. And the reason I didn't know is because from day one I've done nothing but deal with the bullshit of the politics behind that curtain. The fact of the matter is, I have a wife, I have three kids at home, and I really don't need this shit. But let me tell you why I did come back. I came back for every one of the guys in the locker room that week in, week out bust their ass for WCW." Medium pop. "I came back for the Booker Ts. I came back for every single guy in MIA. I came back for the (Filthy) Animals, I came back for Jarrett, I came back for the guys behind that curtain that give a sh*t about this company. And let me tell you who doesn't give a sh*t about this company. That God Damn politician, Hulk Hogan.

Let me tell you people what happened in this ring tonight. All day long I'm playing politics with Hulk Hogan, because tonight Hulk Hogan wants to play his creative control card, and to him that means that in the middle of this ring, when he knew it was bullshit, he (would) beat Jeff Jarrett. Well guess what! Hogan got his wish. Hogan got his belt and he went the hell home, and I promise everyone, you will never see that piece of sh*t again!

I also¿ I sat out there with people just like you. I know you paid good money to come here tonight, and nobody is going to be ripped off tonight. So Hulk Hogan now has the WCW belt. And Hulk, let's refer to that as the Hulk Hogan Memorial Belt, because from here on in, that belt don't mean shit! Because there will be a NEW WCW belt, and as far as I'm concerned, that belt still belongs to the one guy who bust his ass week in and week out in the middle of this ring, and you guys can love him or hate him, but that guy doesn't screw anybody back there, and that's Jeff Jarrett.

Jeff Jarrett is still the official WCW champion, but he will defend that tile in this ring tonight. He will defend that title against the son of a bitch who for 14 years has been busting his ass in WCW and can't get a Goddamn break because of the Hulk Hogans. I'm talking about Booker T. Booker T. and Jeff Jarrett are the two reasons why I'm in this business to being with. Tonight in this ring, two deserving guys, Jarrett and Booker will compete, and they'll tear this house down. And Hogan, you big bald son of a bitch, kiss my ass!"

From what I remember, Russo calling hogan bald is what got him sued by hulk. Everything else was cool, but bald slander? TOO FAR, DUDE 😂😂😂😂😂

[Urethra Franklin]

The backstage promo on Dynamite a couple of weeks back when Britt Baker handed a sandbag to Tony Schiavone and said “You try carrying her for a month” in regards to Thunder Rosa.

The remark referenced the rumours/idea that Thunder Rosa sandbagged Marina Shafir a couple of months back and that Britt had to carry her in her feud.

Not only would the average viewer not pick up on that, from a kayfabe perspective it made zero sense whatsoever.

There’s nothing I hate more in wrestling than “Everything is fake, but this is real” bullshit.

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Jul 23, 2022 17:32:10 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

“The Rock says they didn’t hold you down because you wanted to say goodbye to your little rooty-poo friends in Madison Square Garden, they held you down because you absolutely suck!”

This got a large pop, no way to tell who got the reference though, it was a stage of the Rock's career where he'd have gotten a pop for reading the phone book.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Depends on how you feel what a sell is, but Shawn having the temerity to accuse Bret of having an affair with Sunny, when Shawn was the one who had the affair with Sunny. No one really reacted, Bret himself says he didn't get what Shawn said until his son asked him about it, until they had their little pull apart a week or so later in the locker room.

[Rumble McSkirmish]

Hulk Hogan's bizarre "Observe This!" promo that kicked off the inaugural World War 3 event back in 1995.

IE that was the promo in which Hogan burned a copy of the Wrestler Observer newsletter and declared "The Internet" to be the last great bastion of truth in the wrestling world.

Which is a hilariously ironic statement given that A: Where do you think all the message boards and websites got all of their info from in the first place? That's right, newsletters.
and B: In typical Hogan fashion he himself was spouting off nonsense when he claimed that Randy Savage's arm wasn't injured at all, when in fact Savage had been legit working hurt for a couple of months up to that point.

Yeah the Norfolk crowd didn't know what to make of this bit of weirdness at all.

[msc]

Jul 24, 2022 3:58:47 GMT -5 @selhurst said:

Jul 23, 2022 17:32:10 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

“The Rock says they didn’t hold you down because you wanted to say goodbye to your little rooty-poo friends in Madison Square Garden, they held you down because you absolutely suck!”

This got a large pop, no way to tell who got the reference though, it was a stage of the Rock's career where he'd have gotten a pop for reading the phone book.

To be fair, WWE had shown footage of the MSG curtain call hours earlier to the same crowd and HHH acknowledged his punishment from it, so Rock was riffing on something the audience had been told about.

But Rock was bombproof by then. I remember the night he came out with laryngitis and tried to do a Rock promo with his voice breaking all over the place. His opponent couldn't even keep a straight face by the end, but the crowd eat up every moment!

[ToyfareMark]

For most people. Except us.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Jul 23, 2022 17:32:10 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

“The Rock says they didn’t hold you down because you wanted to say goodbye to your little rooty-poo friends in Madison Square Garden, they held you down because you absolutely suck!”

i disagree, I was a kid at the time and I didnt understand the full context but I thought it was funny as hell. as an adult and understanding the full context, I find it even funnier now.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Jul 24, 2022 0:11:52 GMT -5 Renslayer said:

Jul 23, 2022 19:09:20 GMT -5 Tiger Millionaire said:

"Three weeks ago, I left WCW, and quite frankly, I didn't know if I was going to come back. And the reason I didn't know is because from day one I've done nothing but deal with the bullshit of the politics behind that curtain. The fact of the matter is, I have a wife, I have three kids at home, and I really don't need this shit. But let me tell you why I did come back. I came back for every one of the guys in the locker room that week in, week out bust their ass for WCW." Medium pop. "I came back for the Booker Ts. I came back for every single guy in MIA. I came back for the (Filthy) Animals, I came back for Jarrett, I came back for the guys behind that curtain that give a sh*t about this company. And let me tell you who doesn't give a sh*t about this company. That God Damn politician, Hulk Hogan.

Let me tell you people what happened in this ring tonight. All day long I'm playing politics with Hulk Hogan, because tonight Hulk Hogan wants to play his creative control card, and to him that means that in the middle of this ring, when he knew it was bullshit, he (would) beat Jeff Jarrett. Well guess what! Hogan got his wish. Hogan got his belt and he went the hell home, and I promise everyone, you will never see that piece of sh*t again!

I also¿ I sat out there with people just like you. I know you paid good money to come here tonight, and nobody is going to be ripped off tonight. So Hulk Hogan now has the WCW belt. And Hulk, let's refer to that as the Hulk Hogan Memorial Belt, because from here on in, that belt don't mean shit! Because there will be a NEW WCW belt, and as far as I'm concerned, that belt still belongs to the one guy who bust his ass week in and week out in the middle of this ring, and you guys can love him or hate him, but that guy doesn't screw anybody back there, and that's Jeff Jarrett.

Jeff Jarrett is still the official WCW champion, but he will defend that tile in this ring tonight. He will defend that title against the son of a bitch who for 14 years has been busting his ass in WCW and can't get a Goddamn break because of the Hulk Hogans. I'm talking about Booker T. Booker T. and Jeff Jarrett are the two reasons why I'm in this business to being with. Tonight in this ring, two deserving guys, Jarrett and Booker will compete, and they'll tear this house down. And Hogan, you big bald son of a bitch, kiss my ass!"

From what I remember, Russo calling hogan bald is what got him sued by hulk. Everything else was cool, but bald slander? TOO FAR, DUDE 😂😂😂😂😂

in my opinion this promo is the single greatest contribution Vince Russo ever made to the wrestling business

[Renslayer]

Jul 24, 2022 5:35:57 GMT -5 Rumble McSkirmish said:

Hulk Hogan's bizarre "Observe This!" promo that kicked off the inaugural World War 3 event back in 1995.

IE that was the promo in which Hogan burned a copy of the Wrestler Observer newsletter and declared "The Internet" to be the last great bastion of truth in the wrestling world.

Which is a hilariously ironic statement given that A: Where do you think all the message boards and websites got all of their info from in the first place? That's right, newsletters.
and B: In typical Hogan fashion he himself was spouting off nonsense when he claimed that Randy Savage's arm wasn't injured at all, when in fact Savage had been legit working hurt for a couple of months up to that point.

Yeah the Norfolk crowd didn't know what to make of this bit of weirdness at all.

The dark side of Hulk a Mania!