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Post by Roman Bellic on Dec 11, 2013 18:01:05 GMT -5
So imagine becoming a wrestling fan in 1998 and watching only WWF. I had no idea who Regal was prior to becoming a fan earlier that year. And my first exposure was this. Followed by the unforgettable theme song... At the time, I figured "well, here's some guy no one's ever heard of" and assumed he'd be on TV for a short time. Of course, as I mentioned above, I'd never known Regal prior to this. Knowing now what a respected and accomplished worker Regal is, how in the hell did this ever get past the scrap of paper it was written on in the bar where drunk wrestling writers tried coming up with the worst ideas they could? I could see this flying in 1996, where gimmicks were the norm, but this was in the first strong year of the Attitude era, where things were "real" and not just a bunch of hokey caricatures. Has anyone ever managed to figure this out? I actually thought it was pretty good gimmick, i bet it could've rivaled with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin little off-topic but it would be awesome if you incorporate him into JWF |
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 11, 2013 21:29:39 GMT -5
little off-topic but it would be awesome if you incorporate him into JWF Back when JWF was just a pic fed on WF ten years ago, he was involved. He was far manlier than his real-life counterpart. He'd make things out of wood with his bare hands (including tables, guitars, and occasionally things that weren't actually made from wood). As his opponent stood in disbelief, he'd take the thing he just hand-crafted and hit the guy with it. He had a "Piper's Pit" kind of talk segment called "The Construction Site." His moves included the Real Man's Plunge (Pearl River Plunge) and the ManSault (top rope moonsault). |
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Post by Roman Bellic on Dec 11, 2013 22:16:14 GMT -5
little off-topic but it would be awesome if you incorporate him into JWF Back when JWF was just a pic fed on WF ten years ago, he was involved. He was far manlier than his real-life counterpart. He'd make things out of wood with his bare hands (including tables, guitars, and occasionally things that weren't actually made from wood). As his opponent stood in disbelief, he'd take the thing he just hand-crafted and hit the guy with it. He had a "Piper's Pit" kind of talk segment called "The Construction Site." His moves included the Real Man's Plunge (Pearl River Plunge) and the ManSault (top rope moonsault). they seem like really cool things to see, got a link to the picfed? |
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Dec 11, 2013 22:20:07 GMT -5
Personally I think he should have stuck with that amazing entrance music until the end of time.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Dec 13, 2013 13:27:42 GMT -5
My first exposure of Regal was when he was known as Lord Seven Regal. I'm glad the "Real Man's Man" gimmick didn't taint Regal's career. I honestly don't remember his last stint in WCW at all. Aside from all that, Regal is one of the most underrated workers of all time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2013 20:27:08 GMT -5
I think it was a rib on him, he hates even mentioning that part of his career. He has talked about it in one of Colt Cabanas podcasts.
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Post by HHH316 on Dec 14, 2013 21:22:54 GMT -5
I was never a Regal fan in WCW, so when he came in I wasn't thrilled. Then he had that horrific gimmick...I was so over it.
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