Post by The Mac on Jan 16, 2009 7:28:20 GMT -5
Says one fellow wrestler regarding Scott Steiner: "If Scott has a decent, hard match where he takes five or ten bumps, he is feeling much more pain than the average beat up wrestler [and he feels it for up to] 24 hours after the match.” The day after he wrestles he walks and moves like a 70 year old. Most wrestlers didn't think he would return from the torn trachea he suffered wrestling in Puerto Rico where he took a kick to the throat, let alone still wrestle to this day.
There is sympathy for Scott backstage in TNA despite his reputation, which at one point was one of the worst in the business. There was one time in WCW where Terry Taylor was so shaken up over his threats that he changed all of his flights just to avoid Steiner. Steiner ended up being sent home over the July 4th weekend, and later joked to friends that if they wanted a paid vacation just pick on Taylor like he did. Another WCW story is that before an episode of Nitro in January 2000, Scott was told by management not to drive the n.W.o. Hummer vehicle over 60 miles an hour. One of the first things he did was see how fast the truck could drive and blew out the engine requiring thousands of dollars worth of repairs. It was during that time frame that WCW threatened to press charges on him for alleged threads made toward Ric Flair in a parking lot, and warned Steiner that if they did press charges he would be in violation of his probation. They were going to fine him and suspend him instead of pressing charges, but his contract prohibited any kind of fine or suspension, so they did neither.
Probably his most famous incident was the fight with DDP backstage at Nitro after Scott cut an unauthorized promo on Page on live TV, and Page picked a fight with him as soon as he walked back through the curtain. It took about seven wrestlers to pry Scott off of Dallas Page and one wrestler said Steiner tried to take his eye out. One report said Steiner filed his nails earlier in the day and if he hadn’t, Page might have lost an eye. Some felt Page deserved it while others felt he only got so much heat because of his wife Kimberly’s attitude.
Thus far Scott is said to be a pleasure to work with in TNA. Even during his last WWE run he kept to himself and was professional, but quiet and would only socialize if someone tried to talk to him first.
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TNA Knockout Roxxi didn't quite understand the art of pro wrestling until the age of 21 when she first stepped into a wrestling school and learned that wrestlers actually train to wrestle.
Prior to joining Killer Kowalski's training school several few years ago, Roxxi believed what she saw on TV was two guys simply having a fight inside the ring.
Wrestling would benefit greatly if the TV presentation went back to that vibe of featuring legit fights in the ring, but Roxxi says the wrestlers in TNA poke fun at her now for her pre-wrestling "ignorance is bliss" moment.
"I had no idea there was such a thing as a pro wrestling school," Roxxi told Jim Varsallone in the Miami Herald. "I legit thought two guys were mad at each other, got in the ring and started fighting - all the way until I was 21."
Now, Roxxi is part of the Knockouts roster where she's worn voodoo woman clothes, had her head shaved, and cursed like a sailor with ODB. There's an explanation for why she does it.
"I have no problem going out there and making a fool of myself," she said. "That's what I do. I'm really good at it."
Roxxi says the Knockouts division consists of a strong group of women who all trained through the independent ranks and have the background to be solid wrestlers, which is why TNA has put considerable effort into building up the division.
"We have great guys here in creative who help us out and tell us what they want," Roxxi said. "They put so much stock on us. It really makes you want to work for them."
Whether or not TNA has enough confidence in the rumored all-women's TV show remains to be seen, but Roxxi says she would be in favor it. "They would need to bring in more girls for more variety, but I think in the future there could be an all-girls show," she said.
-The MaC
There is sympathy for Scott backstage in TNA despite his reputation, which at one point was one of the worst in the business. There was one time in WCW where Terry Taylor was so shaken up over his threats that he changed all of his flights just to avoid Steiner. Steiner ended up being sent home over the July 4th weekend, and later joked to friends that if they wanted a paid vacation just pick on Taylor like he did. Another WCW story is that before an episode of Nitro in January 2000, Scott was told by management not to drive the n.W.o. Hummer vehicle over 60 miles an hour. One of the first things he did was see how fast the truck could drive and blew out the engine requiring thousands of dollars worth of repairs. It was during that time frame that WCW threatened to press charges on him for alleged threads made toward Ric Flair in a parking lot, and warned Steiner that if they did press charges he would be in violation of his probation. They were going to fine him and suspend him instead of pressing charges, but his contract prohibited any kind of fine or suspension, so they did neither.
Probably his most famous incident was the fight with DDP backstage at Nitro after Scott cut an unauthorized promo on Page on live TV, and Page picked a fight with him as soon as he walked back through the curtain. It took about seven wrestlers to pry Scott off of Dallas Page and one wrestler said Steiner tried to take his eye out. One report said Steiner filed his nails earlier in the day and if he hadn’t, Page might have lost an eye. Some felt Page deserved it while others felt he only got so much heat because of his wife Kimberly’s attitude.
Thus far Scott is said to be a pleasure to work with in TNA. Even during his last WWE run he kept to himself and was professional, but quiet and would only socialize if someone tried to talk to him first.
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TNA Knockout Roxxi didn't quite understand the art of pro wrestling until the age of 21 when she first stepped into a wrestling school and learned that wrestlers actually train to wrestle.
Prior to joining Killer Kowalski's training school several few years ago, Roxxi believed what she saw on TV was two guys simply having a fight inside the ring.
Wrestling would benefit greatly if the TV presentation went back to that vibe of featuring legit fights in the ring, but Roxxi says the wrestlers in TNA poke fun at her now for her pre-wrestling "ignorance is bliss" moment.
"I had no idea there was such a thing as a pro wrestling school," Roxxi told Jim Varsallone in the Miami Herald. "I legit thought two guys were mad at each other, got in the ring and started fighting - all the way until I was 21."
Now, Roxxi is part of the Knockouts roster where she's worn voodoo woman clothes, had her head shaved, and cursed like a sailor with ODB. There's an explanation for why she does it.
"I have no problem going out there and making a fool of myself," she said. "That's what I do. I'm really good at it."
Roxxi says the Knockouts division consists of a strong group of women who all trained through the independent ranks and have the background to be solid wrestlers, which is why TNA has put considerable effort into building up the division.
"We have great guys here in creative who help us out and tell us what they want," Roxxi said. "They put so much stock on us. It really makes you want to work for them."
Whether or not TNA has enough confidence in the rumored all-women's TV show remains to be seen, but Roxxi says she would be in favor it. "They would need to bring in more girls for more variety, but I think in the future there could be an all-girls show," she said.
-The MaC
