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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 24, 2014 12:51:56 GMT -5
That's awesome news!! So glad for Scott. He's VERY deserving of a Hall of Fame spot. I'm not sure I fully understand why some people are saying Nash should go in before Hall because if memory serves me right, Hall wrestled for A LOT longer than Nash. Scott Hall started his career in the old NWA and went on to win the AWA tag-team titles with Curt Hennig and this was several years before Nash ever got involved in wrestling. Nash is a former World Champion and just overall a more well known name. Since when do you have to be a former world champion to go into the WWE Hall of Fame?? When was that officially a requirement?? I will agree with you that Nash is a more well known name, but it shouldn't really matter when someone goes into the WWE Hall of Fame, just as long as they do in the end. Nash is very deserving as well, no question about that. I bet Nash will go in next year with HBK inducting him.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 24, 2014 11:35:15 GMT -5
That's awesome news!! So glad for Scott. He's VERY deserving of a Hall of Fame spot. I'm not sure I fully understand why some people are saying Nash should go in before Hall because if memory serves me right, Hall wrestled for A LOT longer than Nash. Scott Hall started his career in the old NWA and went on to win the AWA tag-team titles with Curt Hennig and this was several years before Nash ever got involved in wrestling.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 22, 2014 23:47:52 GMT -5
Not a very good 'Mania, that's for sure. Best match was clearly Austin/Bret, but that's no surprise. They were both incredible workers.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 22, 2014 23:41:34 GMT -5
Debra's oiled up ass was the best part of this show. Do you guys remember they aired that pre-Wrestlemania party the night before? Oh yeah, I remember that alright. Shane McMahon was chillin' drinkin' with the entire Greenwich Posse and was even dancing with Debra and P.M.S. while Big Pun was on stage singing. Overall, I thought WrestleMania XV was a very good event. I know I enjoyed it. One highlight that still sticks out in my mind was the absolute VISCIOUS knockout Butterbean laid on Bart "The Hammer" Gunn. My God, I swear if he punched him any harder, he would've snapped his neck. What a KO that was. And friggin' dinkball Michael Cole on commentary tried to downplay the whole thing saying something like "and this is the punch that knocked Bart down" and Lawler immediately interrupted him and said "knocked him down?? Knocked him out, more like it" or something to that effect. Also, who else recalls this was the event where Michael Cole completely blew the result for the main event between The Rock and Stone Cold?? For those that don't know and are unaware, about mid-way through the night, they were advertising for various merchandise on The Home Shopping Network and I remember Michael Cole was hyping that up and said something like "stay tuned to The Home Shopping Network following tonight's event where we will have an interview with the NEW WWF Champion". And sure enough, Stone Cold won the belt just a short time later, lol. Nice job Cole. I'm sure the footage of him saying that has been edited out of the official DVD release, but I certainly remember it on the live version of the event. Plus, didn't J.R. come out and replace Cole at some point during that event as well?? I'm pretty sure he did. Man, I can't believe this event was 15 years ago already. Doesn't feel like it, that's for sure.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 22, 2014 23:15:53 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I remember Jacqueline alright. She was a great women's wrestler. Very tough lady, no question about that. She was also one of the trainers on Tough Enough, if I am not mistaken.
I have no idea what she's doing these days. However, I wouldn't be surprised if she's inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame one day. I think she's deserving, being a former Women's champion and everything she did on Tough Enough to help train some future stars at the time.
I remember way back when, she was briefly featured on one of "Double J" Jeff Jarrett's promo vignettes before he even arrived in the WWF.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 22, 2014 15:41:03 GMT -5
The pop Demolition got when beating The Colossal Connection for the WWF Tag Team titles at WrestleMania VI. I will remember that forever.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 22, 2014 15:32:35 GMT -5
Oh man, great question. I have met tons and tons of wrestlers and wrestling personalities over the years at various events, conventions and autograph signings. Here are some of the ones I've met thus far:
Mick Foley, Sunny, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, King Kong Bundy, Dok Hendrix, Scott Hall, Rikishi, Jake Roberts, George Steele, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, The Bushwhackers, Million Dollar Man, Jimmy Hart, Honky Tonk Man, Iron Sheik, Ax & Smash Demolition, Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Vader, Scott Steiner, Mean Gene, Finlay, Rhino, Bruno Sammartino, Shane Douglas, Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Nattie Neidhart, Kamala, Virgil, Tatanka, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Referee Jimmy Korderas, Dave and Earl Hebner, Shane McMahon, Hillbilly Jim, Santino Marella, Randy Orton, The Highlanders, Steve Corino, Lance Storm, Booker T, Sgt. Slaughter, Nikolai Volkoff, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page, Nikita Koloff, Raven, Tommy Dreamer, Abyss, Traci Brooks, Shantelle Taylor, Angel Williams, The Big Show, Goldust, The Hurricane, Molly Holly, Koko B. Ware, John Morrison, Melina, Maria Kanellis, Kanyon, Tugboat, Ric Flair, Edge, Christian, Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, Romeo Roselli, Missy Hyatt, Mikey from Spirit Squad, Maven, CM Punk, The Nasty Boys, Howard Finkel, Dawn Marie, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Stacy Keibler, and I'm sure there are more that I am forgetting but that's the majority of them for sure.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 22, 2014 1:28:45 GMT -5
For those interested, here are a few rare clips of his post-WWF career. He apparently went to the New England Wrestling Federation and did this interview and had a match with Johnny Royal: Pretty cool hearing his real voice after all these years. Then, he went to the AWF (American Wrestling Federation) and had a feud with "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas: And here's his vintage classic WWF Hasbro figure: Whether you liked Nailz or not, he was a big, mean, rough and scary dude and definitely made an impact and lasting impression on wrestling history.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 21, 2014 9:22:14 GMT -5
I'm going to say it was Bruce Prichard, I think, who said they had actually spent some money and time behind the scenes building an Undertaker-Nailz feud before he got fired. "shudder"....
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 21, 2014 9:03:39 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 20, 2014 13:58:17 GMT -5
^ Wrong spelling on Dok Hendrix, lol. His name was a combination from Dokken and Jimi Hendrix for those that weren't aware.
And the D.O.C. on Nailz jumpsuit was short for Department Of Corrections, if I am not mistaken.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 20, 2014 13:55:28 GMT -5
WCW I guess still tried to save the guy after this. He won the War Games match with a bear hug I believe. Sure this was years ago, but even by that time people didn't submit to a bear hug. Didn't Brock Lesnar beat Hulk Hogan with a bear-hug?? Or as he called it, "The Brock-Lock". Anyway, back on topic here. I didn't really watch WCW way back then. I was a WWF only guy. But from what I've seen over the years, this was one of WCW's biggest flops of all-time. Who knows how far this character would've went if he didn't wipe out. It was doomed from the get-go. Poor Fred Ottman.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 20, 2014 13:38:32 GMT -5
Yeah, Nailz was pretty brutal. I remember his debut when he came out of the crowd and beat Boss Man to a pulp. Too bad he wasn't that good of a wrestler. I loved the gimmick, but he was a terrible wrestler.
Here's his debut:
And here's one of his sh*tty promos:
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 18, 2014 10:53:42 GMT -5
Yeah, Battle Kat was a pretty horrible gimmick. It was like the crowd didn't know what to make of him. From the clip posted, he really wasn't that good of a wrestler. Looked pretty sloppy in there. You can't have that with a new character and gimmick. If he were a better wrestler, who knows how far this gimmick could've went.
I just think based on the first impression and because he wasn't that good a wrestler, the fans disliked it from the start.
Also, just to point out from the clip, they dubbed over his original entrance theme:
Here's the original full match with intro:
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 18, 2014 8:07:19 GMT -5
Rousey could beat any 4 WWE divas just by herself. Lol. Why she needs her posse is beyond me. She'd have all 4 WWE divas wrapped up in armbars in less than 5 mins. Haha.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 17, 2014 12:45:32 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 12, 2014 12:37:13 GMT -5
I've actually never seen this PPV. Over the years, I have seen bits and pieces of the main event match where Abby was getting zapped in the chair and thought it was pretty ridiculous.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 12, 2014 12:31:08 GMT -5
I think this match is a good idea to get everyone on the card. Not only that, but being WrestleMania XXX and the historical aspect of it and being 30-man, I'm sure it'll give some of the legends a chance to appear on the card as well.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 11, 2014 13:42:13 GMT -5
It'll be a mix of the new guys and old guys for sure. If it's a 30-man Battle Royal, have 15 new guys and 15 old guys. Since I don't really watch these days, I can't name 15 new guys who should compete in this. However, as for 15 legends, the ones I would LOVE to see are:
1. Diesel 2. The Honky Tonk Man 3. King Kong Bundy 4. Tatanka 5. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 6. Sycho Sid 7. Big Van Vader 8. Road Warrior Animal 9. Booker T 10. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 11. Faarooq 12. Jerry "The King" Lawler 13. Sgt. Slaughter 14. The One Man Gang 15. Tito Santana
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 10, 2014 0:17:06 GMT -5
Earthquake vs. Hercules gets my vote. I'm kind of partial to that one because I was there as a kid.
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