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Post by LtD73 on Dec 9, 2011 17:36:13 GMT -5
go from announcer to the chairman
I've been wondering this alot recently, i just can't remember, i may have been too young around the time it happened
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Post by done on Dec 9, 2011 18:07:10 GMT -5
He was chairman since 1982 or 84 because he bought his dads company but was an announcer back in the late 1970's.
He stopped around the beginning on the Attitude era to get more involved into the main storylines or or something like that - especially with Austin.
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Post by LtD73 on Dec 9, 2011 18:13:04 GMT -5
Yeah thats what i meant, around the attitude era
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Post by Cass on Dec 9, 2011 18:14:30 GMT -5
Survivor Series 97.
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Post by done on Dec 9, 2011 19:15:14 GMT -5
Yeah thats what i meant, around the attitude era Oh, and Cass already said it. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2011 19:15:47 GMT -5
he had been acknowledged on TV since late 96/early 97 as the owner but started to appear as Mr McMahon after SS97........around Dec/Jan I think.it wasnt immediate.
after the Screwjob Vince was convinced he would be viewed as the sympathetic babyface that the evil WCW was trying to destroy......my God he was terribly wrong.....BUT had the sense to harness the fan hatred and make Austin his next target.
since they had already interacted in a hostile fashion it was perfect.little did they know HOW perfect it would become.
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Post by nibs92 on Dec 9, 2011 19:21:06 GMT -5
yeah i'm pretty sure the word was out when Bret was wondering whether to sign the big money contract with WCW or the 20 year contract with the WWF. around october 1996? could be wrong though!
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Post by Himmy! on Dec 10, 2011 7:03:14 GMT -5
I swear JR said something about him being the owner in 1996, I think I've read and heard that before.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2011 13:24:06 GMT -5
I swear JR said something about him being the owner in 1996, I think I've read and heard that before. he did in late 96.JRs mike was cut during IYH Buried Alive I believe in a foreshadowing of the Mr McMahon character. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2011 13:36:37 GMT -5
They did a lot of weird stuff between J.R. and Vince through 96-98. Anybody else remember J.R.'s promo he cut on Vince about getting fired 3 times and then he brought in Dr. Death to be his own personal bodyguard and set up his own announce table.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2011 13:42:32 GMT -5
They did a lot of weird stuff between J.R. and Vince through 96-98. Anybody else remember J.R.'s promo he cut on Vince about getting fired 3 times and then he brought in Dr. Death to be his own personal bodyguard and set up his own announce table. yup and JR managing the Fake Diesel and Razor Ramon |
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Post by Burger Lad on Dec 10, 2011 17:21:27 GMT -5
They did a lot of weird stuff between J.R. and Vince through 96-98. Anybody else remember J.R.'s promo he cut on Vince about getting fired 3 times and then he brought in Dr. Death to be his own personal bodyguard and set up his own announce table. yup and JR managing the Fake Diesel and Razor Ramon I thought that was when it first started. To me it's certainly when I remember thinking of Vince as the owner. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2011 7:18:33 GMT -5
yup and JR managing the Fake Diesel and Razor Ramon I thought that was when it first started. To me it's certainly when I remember thinking of Vince as the owner. it is around that time.also when Bret has the tantrum after RR97 everyone seemed to know Vinnie was the owner. |
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Post by K5 on Dec 11, 2011 11:42:03 GMT -5
throughout 97 vince was acknowledged as owner but still commentated from time to time, like when they were overseas or ppv.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2011 12:36:10 GMT -5
throughout 97 vince was acknowledged as owner but still commentated from time to time, like when they were overseas or ppv. when did Vince move from commentary on PPVs?I cant really remember.... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2011 13:57:24 GMT -5
He didn't call Survivor Series 1997 and I think that's when he stopped commentary...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2011 17:31:30 GMT -5
He didn't call Survivor Series 1997 and I think that's when he stopped commentary... yup Bad Blood was his last gig as WWfs "lead" Commentator. |
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