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Post by Edge618 on Jul 31, 2009 15:30:23 GMT -5
For what ever reason i was surfing youtube for old WCW stuff, and came across this. I was wondering was this a real shoot?? At first i thought this was a real shoot, but then i rememberd Rhodes actually got to play himself in WCW for a little while, so i thought then maybe it was a work just to get him to be himself. I dont remember, thought some of you might??
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The Stranger
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Post by The Stranger on Jul 31, 2009 16:16:02 GMT -5
Bobby Heenan was still on commentary in 2001?
EDIT: This gimmick was from 1999 after Goldust left the WWF (again).
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The Boglin
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Team Goldie.
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Post by The Boglin on Jul 31, 2009 18:21:53 GMT -5
So he never actually wrestled as Seven?
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Rog
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Post by Rog on Jul 31, 2009 18:49:28 GMT -5
So he never actually wrestled as Seven? No he didn't, this was his first and last in ring appearance under the gimmick. The problem was the promos that were airing to announce him coming; which mainly featured Seven looking through windows at sleeping children. His gimmick was suppossed to be this boogeyman but there was alot of worry he was coming off more like a pedophile so they had a Russo worked shoot where Rhodes buryed the gimmick and started to wrestle under his real name. |
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Aug 1, 2009 11:31:41 GMT -5
funny how he went back to being Goldust & then Black Reign & again Goldust
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Post by The Dude on Aug 1, 2009 21:10:30 GMT -5
Goldust ruined his wrestling? He must have realized after this that he can only get over as Goldust. Black Reign wasn't that bad IMO, kind of like a darker version of Goldust, but nothing will ever compare to Goldust during his first run as the character.
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Post by LeighD on Aug 3, 2009 13:03:52 GMT -5
So he never actually wrestled as Seven? No he didn't, this was his first and last in ring appearance under the gimmick. The problem was the promos that were airing to announce him coming; which mainly featured Seven looking through windows at sleeping children. His gimmick was suppossed to be this boogeyman but there was alot of worry he was coming off more like a pedophile so they had a Russo worked shoot where Rhodes buryed the gimmick and started to wrestle under his real name. Interesting. I remember watching this and thinking is was one of Russo's crash TV-type angles. WCW had hyped Seven up for some time too if I recall. |
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Post by downsyndrome on Aug 4, 2009 11:47:13 GMT -5
I look like uncle fester lol
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Post by The Assassin on Aug 5, 2009 14:26:00 GMT -5
i thought the flying entrance was freakin amazing TBH!!! everything else sucked though
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Post by spreedom8 on Aug 7, 2009 16:26:24 GMT -5
Good thing they wasted all of the money developing, hyping, and introducing the character (with ridiculous pyro) just for him to kill it within 90 seconds of getting into the ring.
Late WCW blew.
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Post by calhil8 on Aug 8, 2009 6:29:39 GMT -5
This shoot was planned though and also a few weeks after he benoit and a few others had a storyline where they stood up to the *powers above* until it was scrapped
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Blackbird 13
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Post by Blackbird 13 on Aug 13, 2009 1:54:02 GMT -5
I was under the impression that they'd built the character.. then Russo took over and shot it in the foot. A shame too.. Seven could have been Dustin's big break...
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Hedgehulk
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Post by Hedgehulk on Aug 15, 2009 21:58:40 GMT -5
It's funny that he said Goldust ruined his career and now he is back on WWE t.v. as Goldust! I guess some guys will do anything for money!
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Dynamito™
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Post by Dynamito™ on Aug 16, 2009 23:59:36 GMT -5
^Dustin was extremely proud of the Goldust character he said it himself on The American Dream Dusty Rhodes DVD,you guys should check it out like 1 chapter of it talks about Dustin's career.I'll post it if you guys want.
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MattelsRule
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JakksRule is dead! Long live MattelsRule!
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Post by MattelsRule on Aug 20, 2009 22:57:52 GMT -5
I was under the impression that they'd built the character.. then Russo took over and shot it in the foot. A shame too.. Seven could have been Dustin's big break... LOL I really can't think of how they really would have gotten this gimmick over. What would they have done? Sleeping child on a pole match? |
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Vintage ToneBoat
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Post by Vintage ToneBoat on Aug 21, 2009 19:13:01 GMT -5
I love how wcw tried so hard to bill him as their undertaker with this gimmick ...you can hear people laughing in the background of this.
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Dwight
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Post by Dwight on Aug 21, 2009 23:16:12 GMT -5
Really the whole thing was such a failure. I remember watching this live and automatically thinking of The Undertaker.
Gotta love how they did the whole thing...and then he shot it down in a "shoot" the first chance he got....stupid. I also love how they had him shoot down the Goldust character...which unlike Seven was a good,successful one.
No one ever gave a damn about Dustin as Dustin. Gimmicks is what got him through most of his career. Which is another reason why this is so laughable looking back.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Aug 23, 2009 10:56:49 GMT -5
What's everyone's favourite "I DON'T NEED A GIMMICK ANYMORE!" promo? Remember Beaver Cleavage/Chaz/Mosh?
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original
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Post by original on Aug 25, 2009 3:01:00 GMT -5
What's everyone's favourite "I DON'T NEED A GIMMICK ANYMORE!" promo? Remember Beaver Cleavage/Chaz/Mosh? no. What/where is it? |
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TheRockers
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Post by TheRockers on Aug 26, 2009 8:49:11 GMT -5
Dustin probably never would have thought the character of Goldust would be so popular and last so long.
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