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Post by Andrewghbk99 on Jun 14, 2009 22:14:15 GMT -5
Ok the title might be misleading but im sorry if it is to anyone.
My question is with all the sites nowadays, back in 1997-2000 were there any rumors of certain stars leaving the WWF to go to WCW or vice versa.
Like I remember hearing Hogan was going to go back to the WWF in 1998 right around the Royal Rumble. Wow how would that have impacted the WWF back then and the WWE today.
Is this Hogan rumor true and was tehre more too it as to why he didnt?
Any other rumors of stars almost going to the other federation?
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Post by Jimmy on Jun 14, 2009 22:22:37 GMT -5
I had heard the Hogan thing before but I don't know that it was ever really seriously considered. WCW was still #1 at that point. Here's an internet report from around that time in 98 on it:
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Post by nibs92 on Jun 15, 2009 4:29:18 GMT -5
I had heard the Hogan thing before but I don't know that it was ever really seriously considered. WCW was still #1 at that point. Here's an internet report from around that time in 98 on it: that's quite an interesting quote. i would agree that the rumour was probably to help increase his price when negotiating his contract. not having a go at hogan but it sounds like something he would do and is part of the reason why he made so much money from wrestling! |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jun 15, 2009 9:11:24 GMT -5
There were TONS of reports on practically every big name from the WWF, WCW and ECW and whether they might jump ship. That's the era when wrestling gossip websites really took off. That type of gossip was pretty much a defining trait of wrestling news sites from 1996-2001. Every week it was someone new.
The thing is, as often as those sites are inaccurate or just making educated guesses, there really was some truth to a lot of those rumors due to the landscape of the wrestling business at the time. The business was booming and with two (three if you count ECW) high-profile companies in the U.S., plus Japan and Mexico being options, it was only natural for a wrestler to see what offers he could get before re-signing with a promotion. Even if they wanted to stay where they were, they could sometimes get a bigger-money deal by simpy fielding offers from the competition.
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Post by Patrick Bateman on Jun 17, 2009 12:00:24 GMT -5
All the rumors of ship-jumping and inner-company sabotage are one reason why I miss the Monday Night Wars so badly.  |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Jun 17, 2009 21:19:51 GMT -5
There were TONS of reports on practically every big name from the WWF, WCW and ECW and whether they might jump ship. That's the era when wrestling gossip websites really took off. That type of gossip was pretty much a defining trait of wrestling news sites from 1996-2001. Every week it was someone new. The thing is, as often as those sites are inaccurate or just making educated guesses, there really was some truth to a lot of those rumors due to the landscape of the wrestling business at the time. The business was booming and with two (three if you count ECW) high-profile companies in the U.S., plus Japan and Mexico being options, it was only natural for a wrestler to see what offers he could get before re-signing with a promotion. Even if they wanted to stay where they were, they could sometimes get a bigger-money deal by simpy fielding offers from the competition. That is one thing I miss the most from that time period. It kept everyone buzzing as to who was going to jump. When the Montreal Screwjob took place, the dirt sheets made it a huge deal. Another example was when the WWF started doing the Millenium Clock. Some people didn't even know what it was and who was going to debut. Me reading all of the responsies so far had reminded me of how great it was checking out the dirt sheets. I wish it was possible to relive all that for one more day. |
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Post by carly1988 on Jun 19, 2009 18:07:14 GMT -5
The best one I remember was when Mabel was suppose to be the 3rd man to join the Outsiders......thank God that didnt happen
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Post by DTP. on Jun 19, 2009 18:15:23 GMT -5
Of all of these situations, I was mostly caught by the Jeff Jarrett situation at No Mercy, I remember his contract had expired that morning or something, and WWF had to bribe him to work No Mercy 1999 because he was Intercontinental Champion. Can't recall if that's the real story.
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Post by Flava Dave on Jun 19, 2009 18:33:11 GMT -5
Of all of these situations, I was mostly caught by the Jeff Jarrett situation at No Mercy, I remember his contract had expired that morning or something, and WWF had to bribe him to work No Mercy 1999 because he was Intercontinental Champion. Can't recall if that's the real story. Yep, his contract expired a day or two before No Mercy, so they had to pay him $100,000+ to show up (which is funny because he took a pay cut earlier in the year for that same amount he made that night). |
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Post by heartbreakkid2k3 on Jun 23, 2009 16:26:14 GMT -5
I had always heard that Jeff Jarrett worked No Mercy basically for free, just to put Chyna over, because he knew it was the right thing to do.
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Post by Suckasays on Jun 23, 2009 16:27:45 GMT -5
The biggest one I remember was HBK to WCW
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Post by BCizzle on Jun 24, 2009 23:05:23 GMT -5
The best one I remember was when Mabel was suppose to be the 3rd man to join the Outsiders......thank God that didnt happen I actually read somewhere that the British Bulldog was supposed to be the 4th member of the nWo, but he re-signed with the WWF. I never knew that. I do remember there were always rumors of King Kong Bundy joining the nWo. Lots of rumors from that old rassling site Scoops. |
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Post by hbkrules on Jun 25, 2009 22:39:16 GMT -5
The biggest one I remember was HBK to WCW I was a mark back in the 90's, when was that rumor? |
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Post by Matt on Jun 25, 2009 23:09:42 GMT -5
The biggest one I remember was HBK to WCW I was a mark back in the 90's, when was that rumor? Now I also remember reading or hearing that HBK was going to jump to WCW and I think it was around the time of WM 14, but I am most likely wrong. |
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Post by Patrick Bateman on Jun 25, 2009 23:59:35 GMT -5
I was a mark back in the 90's, when was that rumor? Now I also remember reading or hearing that HBK was going to jump to WCW and I think it was around the time of WM 14, but I am most likely wrong. I'm pretty sure Nash and Hall made references to Michaels jumping ship and flashed their little Clique signs on television during that time, too. |
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Post by LeighD on Jun 26, 2009 4:32:22 GMT -5
The best one I remember was when Mabel was suppose to be the 3rd man to join the Outsiders......thank God that didnt happen I actually read somewhere that the British Bulldog was supposed to be the 4th member of the nWo, but he re-signed with the WWF. I never knew that. I do remember there were always rumors of King Kong Bundy joining the nWo. Lots of rumors from that old rassling site Scoops. I remember in 1996, just after the Outsiders announced they'd have a 3rd man at Bash at the Beach, the Internet was a buzz about who it would be. Everyone was basically a guss, from Yokozuna, Bulldog, Bret (the original 3rd guy), Flair, Luger, etc The one thing I always remembered reading was the use of HBK in 1998-1999. I cannot tell you how many times he was used in a story line or made an appearance only to have the WWF edit it out because he quit or showed up hammered. It seemed like every week for those couple of years the rumors of HBK returning were high. |
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Post by DTP. on Jun 26, 2009 6:59:31 GMT -5
I recall Shawn Michaels saying in his book that he was going to go to WCW, to scare Vince McMahon, after Vince had given Bret Hart that big amount of money per annum to stay [in 1996]
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Post by JCWBobC on Jun 26, 2009 7:16:42 GMT -5
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Post by DTP. on Jun 26, 2009 7:59:23 GMT -5
Just seen into that, Bob. God this guy really shits on WrestleMania X-Seven. Nothing but your typical bunghole critic.
Anyways, it's a good site for resource, I suppose.
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Post by hbkrules on Jun 26, 2009 21:53:36 GMT -5
I actually read somewhere that the British Bulldog was supposed to be the 4th member of the nWo, but he re-signed with the WWF. I never knew that. I do remember there were always rumors of King Kong Bundy joining the nWo. Lots of rumors from that old rassling site Scoops. I remember in 1996, just after the Outsiders announced they'd have a 3rd man at Bash at the Beach, the Internet was a buzz about who it would be. Everyone was basically a guss, from Yokozuna, Bulldog, Bret (the original 3rd guy), Flair, Luger, etc The one thing I always remembered reading was the use of HBK in 1998-1999. I cannot tell you how many times he was used in a story line or made an appearance only to have the WWF edit it out because he quit or showed up hammered. It seemed like every week for those couple of years the rumors of HBK returning were high. Where there any rumors about the 3rd guy being Hogan or was that really a complete shock? |
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