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Post by Error on Jan 17, 2007 23:59:42 GMT -5
I do believe it was a Mr. Robert Holly that is responsible for situation poor Mr Nowinski now finds himself in. If memory serves, that was during Holly's year or so of "I'm going to stiff everyone who hasn't been in the business as long as I have." Jeez, how many people did he injure during that streak before Lesnar stopped him? I thought that was during the second or third Tough Enough, after Nowinski had already retired himself. Yep, Chris Harvard was TE:1, Holly went through his little phase 2 years later for TE:3. Plus Chris was on RAW his whole career while Holly was on Smackdown!.
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Post by rrm15 on Jan 18, 2007 0:07:53 GMT -5
I think the concussions that added to it were:
-botched dropkick from Rey and Edge at the Rumble. -botched 3D -I'm pretty sure I heard Goldberg did something.
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Post by Al Wilson Lives: Thread Killer on Jan 18, 2007 0:15:50 GMT -5
Holly beat the hell out of Matt Capotelli during TE 3. Same thing happened during a house show about the time Matt was going to be moved up from OVW.
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Post by RedSmile on Jan 18, 2007 0:20:46 GMT -5
Is this now a Anti-Bob Holly thread??
Anyways....I think Nowinski could manage Striker and Test. I think that could be the start of a decent stable. Plenty of charisma to balance what Test lacks
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 18, 2007 0:22:48 GMT -5
Let's blame Holly anyway.
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Post by Vincent Whiney on Jan 18, 2007 0:23:32 GMT -5
I thought that I read he got the concussion from a cane shot from Dreamer during a hardcore match.
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Post by kitsunestar on Jan 18, 2007 0:28:35 GMT -5
Oh my god, they need to get rid of Michael Cole and put Nowinksi with JBL on commentary. That would kick so much ass. The average mark fan doesn't want to see Double Heels on commentary.
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Post by MCP Hates You on Jan 18, 2007 0:29:00 GMT -5
The story that I've always heard, I think from one of Nowinski's columns even, was that he took a dropkick from behind (maybe Maven, maybe Edge/Rey, doesn't really matter) and didn't tense up his neck quickly enough, causing small tears in the muscle that, combined with the concussion, screwed him over. I may be wrong, but that's what I remember.
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Post by RedSmile on Jan 18, 2007 0:29:35 GMT -5
Let's blame Holly anyway. It's kind of unfair. I have read nothing but speculations tonight.
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Post by Van Loki - Suck it, ECW on Jan 18, 2007 0:52:45 GMT -5
I asked him a few months ago over Myspace if he's ever going to come back. He said he wants to, but right now he still can't even think about trying to do that. Check out his website and stuff he talks about it there too.
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Post by Zen411 on Jan 18, 2007 1:02:49 GMT -5
Plus he was attacked by Scott "Botchmaster" Steiner at the Survivor Series. If getting beat up by that lunkhead doesn't give you a concussion, nothing will.
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Post by carter 15 on Jan 18, 2007 1:11:29 GMT -5
yeah, when in doubt, blame Holly and Goldberg
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 18, 2007 1:13:37 GMT -5
He would probably still make a great manager, though. I said that over a year ago and people told me "he's too tall to be a manager." he would've been perfect with a stable of 4 guys: Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Lance Cade, and Trevor Murdoch. That would've been a perfect stable for him, much like the Heenan Family. 4 guys who are all heels but with different gimmicks who need a mouthpiece.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 18, 2007 1:15:36 GMT -5
He would probably still make a great manager, though. I said that over a year ago and people told me "he's too tall to be a manager." he would've been perfect with a stable of 4 guys: Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Lance Cade, and Trevor Murdoch. That would've been a perfect stable for him, much like the Heenan Family. 4 guys who are all heels but with different gimmicks who need a mouthpiece. Too tall to be a manager? What the hell does that even mean?
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Post by RedSmile on Jan 18, 2007 1:17:28 GMT -5
He would probably still make a great manager, though. I said that over a year ago and people told me "he's too tall to be a manager." he would've been perfect with a stable of 4 guys: Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Lance Cade, and Trevor Murdoch. That would've been a perfect stable for him, much like the Heenan Family. 4 guys who are all heels but with different gimmicks who need a mouthpiece. Masters needs a lot more than a mouthpiece.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 18, 2007 1:17:40 GMT -5
I said that over a year ago and people told me "he's too tall to be a manager." he would've been perfect with a stable of 4 guys: Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Lance Cade, and Trevor Murdoch. That would've been a perfect stable for him, much like the Heenan Family. 4 guys who are all heels but with different gimmicks who need a mouthpiece. Too tall to be a manager? What the hell does that even mean? Someone said all managers have to be tiny, weak guys. I brought up the fact that Col. Parker was like 6'5 and no one said anything else.
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Post by Error on Jan 18, 2007 1:18:08 GMT -5
I said that over a year ago and people told me "he's too tall to be a manager." he would've been perfect with a stable of 4 guys: Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Lance Cade, and Trevor Murdoch. That would've been a perfect stable for him, much like the Heenan Family. 4 guys who are all heels but with different gimmicks who need a mouthpiece. Too tall to be a manager? What the hell does that even mean? I was wondering the same thing, especially with a good amount of managers being former wrestlers.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 18, 2007 1:19:38 GMT -5
Too tall to be a manager? What the hell does that even mean? Someone said all managers have to be tiny, weak guys. I brought up the fact that Col. Parker was like 6'5 and no one said anything else. Word. Hell, the Genius was a decent wrestler, and he managed people.
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Post by Zen411 on Jan 18, 2007 1:23:19 GMT -5
True... Ted DiBiase, Harley Race, Freddie Blassie were all former wrestlers and made effective managers.
Nowinski was not a monster and he had a bit of scaredy cat in him that most managers have. He would not overshadow the wrestlers and could be funny running in fear from hos wrestlers' opponents.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 18, 2007 1:23:30 GMT -5
Someone said all managers have to be tiny, weak guys. I brought up the fact that Col. Parker was like 6'5 and no one said anything else. Word. Hell, the Genius was a decent wrestler, and he managed people. DiBiase was a great manager as well. I think it was just another case of someone speaking without thinking their statement through. Hell, I'm sorta buzzed right now and I wouldn't say something like that lol
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