Lebowski
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Post by Lebowski on Aug 7, 2017 9:37:47 GMT -5
Yoko left WWF in 1996... what if he went to ECW? His cousins were friends of Heyman and worked there too as the Samoan Gangster Party in 1996, and it's not as if Yoko did anything after leaving the WWF sans a couple of indy shots here and there. What would have an ECW stint have looked like?
If he came in as a monster heel, he would have faced Shane Douglas, Sabu (that sounds fun) and I imagine some fun matches with Mikey Whipwreck. What do you guys think?
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Post by HHH316 on Aug 7, 2017 10:10:58 GMT -5
Nothing about this seemed intriguing to me until I thought about a Yoko/New Jack fight.
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Post by Lebowski on Aug 7, 2017 11:33:32 GMT -5
Nothing about this seemed intriguing to me until I thought about a Yoko/New Jack fight. Banzai drop through a table? |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 7, 2017 11:39:46 GMT -5
Yoko was perfect for a Spike Dudley job spot. not sure why that didn't happen even at his heaviest around the Heroes of Wrestling time in 99
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Post by The Brain on Aug 7, 2017 12:34:20 GMT -5
The Philly crowd would've been all over him about his weight like they were for Mantaur when he went there as 'Bruiser Mastino''
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 7, 2017 12:35:12 GMT -5
Another victim for Taz to choke out, no doubt!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 12:44:19 GMT -5
Only reason Yokozuna left wwf in 1996 was because he was dangerously overweight. I don't think the other 2 would have taken their chances. He may have had a heart attack during a match.
There was a rumor that Hulk Hogan wanted Yokozuna to come to wcw in 1996 so Hogan can have his win back from King of the Ring. Didn't Hogan beat Yokozuna first at wrestlemania 9?
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Post by The Brain on Aug 7, 2017 16:44:05 GMT -5
Only reason Yokozuna left wwf in 1996 was because he was dangerously overweight. I don't think the other 2 would have taken their chances. He may have had a heart attack during a match. There was a rumor that Hulk Hogan wanted Yokozuna to come to wcw in 1996 so Hogan can have his win back from King of the Ring. Didn't Hogan beat Yokozuna first at wrestlemania 9?Yep. That was Yoko's first pin loss in the WWF. |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 7, 2017 17:34:18 GMT -5
I thought Yokozuna was still signed with the company when he died. Wasn't there 2 planned returns in 97 and 98?
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 7, 2017 17:40:25 GMT -5
I thought Yokozuna was still signed with the company when he died. Wasn't there 2 planned returns in 97 and 98? I believe Yoko was released probably in 1997. He ended up doing that Heroes of Wrestling show in the fall of 1999, and he died a year after that. |
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Post by jason1980s on Aug 7, 2017 20:25:50 GMT -5
I think there was hope from WWF for him to return in 1997 or 1998. Jakks toy company put out two different action figures of Yokozuna in 1997-1998 yet his last match was over a year prior. I have to imagine someone in WWF put word to them that there was hope for him to return and the figure would be timely.
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Post by HHH316 on Aug 7, 2017 23:08:33 GMT -5
Nothing about this seemed intriguing to me until I thought about a Yoko/New Jack fight. Banzai drop through a table? I'm picturing Yoko no selling a computer keyboard shot to the head and going off on New Jack. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2017 2:49:20 GMT -5
I thought Yokozuna was still signed with the company when he died. Wasn't there 2 planned returns in 97 and 98? I believe Yoko was released probably in 1997. He ended up doing that Heroes of Wrestling show in the fall of 1999, and he died a year after that. Yoko was still under contract until 1999. I remember a feud with Austin being on the cards at some point, but he couldn't lose the weight. |
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Post by Artie Kendall on Aug 8, 2017 8:53:01 GMT -5
He did the Heroes of Wrestling event in 99. It was terrible but he was there, heavier than when he was in WWF. If he did ECW it would probably be a one shot.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Aug 8, 2017 10:58:49 GMT -5
Could you imagine if they teamed him with The Headhunters & they had a feud with the Triple Threat?
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Aug 13, 2017 21:58:39 GMT -5
He legitimately might've killed someone.
Some of his Bonzai drops looked like they almost killed a few jobbers.
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