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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Feb 22, 2022 10:41:03 GMT -5
Does anyone have any info on why Jim Neidhart did an angle with DX weeks after the Montreal Screw Job?? You would think after what they did to Bret weeks earlier that Jim would say, "Screw you, Vince!" and not come back for that night to work that angle with DX.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Feb 22, 2022 11:59:37 GMT -5
He was under contract to WWE and they wouldn't let him out unless he went out there to get humiliated.
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Post by cordless2016 on Feb 22, 2022 12:15:28 GMT -5
He was under contract to WWE and they wouldn't let him out unless he went out there to get humiliated. Pretty much this. Vince didn’t think Bulldog was worth the trouble and let him go. But Jim was basically forced to allow himself to be humiliated before Vince would let him go (basically Vince being petty and thinking this was him getting one over on Bret). |
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Post by Old Zeke on Feb 22, 2022 14:12:49 GMT -5
He was under contract to WWE and they wouldn't let him out unless he went out there to get humiliated. Pretty much this. Vince didn’t think Bulldog was worth the trouble and let him go. But Jim was basically forced to allow himself to be humiliated before Vince would let him go (basically Vince being petty and thinking this was him getting one over on Bret). Vince probably didn't want another black eye to go with the one Bret had already given him. |
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Post by jason88cubs on Feb 22, 2022 17:45:24 GMT -5
Did Bischoff even really want him? I recall Bischoff saying he had no desire to sign him TBH I don't even recall Jim or Bulldog in WCW at that time
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Feb 22, 2022 18:12:53 GMT -5
What made the whole thing worse was later that night DX turned on Neidhart which made him still look disloyal to the Hart Family. If he had turned on DX instead it would've looked like he was playing them to get revenge.
Also I always thought Neidhart was on a pay by appearance contract so if that was the case then surely he didn't have to turn up.
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Post by drifter on Feb 23, 2022 1:28:36 GMT -5
Did Bischoff even really want him? I recall Bischoff saying he had no desire to sign him TBH I don't even recall Jim or Bulldog in WCW at that time Sadly it was that run with WCW that lead to Bulldog's addiction to morphine and other painkillers following his back injury from landing awkwardly on the trap door they had hidden in the ring for the Warrior to do his appearing in the ring entrance. |
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Post by razorrock on Feb 26, 2022 11:52:37 GMT -5
Did Bischoff even really want him? I recall Bischoff saying he had no desire to sign him TBH I don't even recall Jim or Bulldog in WCW at that time Sadly it was that run with WCW that lead to Bulldog's addiction to morphine and other painkillers following his back injury from landing awkwardly on the trap door they had hidden in the ring for the Warrior to do his appearing in the ring entrance. Bulldog had major addiction problems way before that trap door incident in 98... |
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Post by Warriah' on Feb 26, 2022 12:05:58 GMT -5
He was under contract to WWE and they wouldn't let him out unless he went out there to get humiliated. Pretty much this. Vince didn’t think Bulldog was worth the trouble and let him go. But Jim was basically forced to allow himself to be humiliated before Vince would let him go (basically Vince being petty and thinking this was him getting one over on Bret). Bulldog had to pay $100k out of his own pocket to buy himself out of his contract. Neidhart had a lesser contract and rather than pay to get out of it, he agreed to do the DX humiliation. |
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Post by Warriah' on Feb 26, 2022 12:07:11 GMT -5
Did Bischoff even really want him? I recall Bischoff saying he had no desire to sign him TBH I don't even recall Jim or Bulldog in WCW at that time Yep, Bischoff loved Neidhart and was happy to sign him, montreal or no montreal, it was Bulldog he wasn't as worried about. |
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Post by JokerFC on Mar 24, 2022 23:59:51 GMT -5
Bischoff has said Neidhart was signed purely because they needed more talent for Thunder & as a favor to Bret. It was a "meh why not" kind of deal.
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 25, 2022 7:33:07 GMT -5
Bischoff has said Neidhart was signed purely because they needed more talent for Thunder & as a favor to Bret. It was a "meh why not" kind of deal. Always found this funny considering they had guys like “Fake Sting” being paid to sit at home for years yet claimed they needed more talent. |
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Post by JokerFC on Mar 25, 2022 7:34:52 GMT -5
Bischoff has said Neidhart was signed purely because they needed more talent for Thunder & as a favor to Bret. It was a "meh why not" kind of deal. Always found this funny considering they had guys like “Fake Sting” being paid to sit at home for years yet claimed they needed more talent. Yeah it sure is....I don't think he sat at home though? Got a lot of work in Japan with that gimmick.... |
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 25, 2022 8:22:50 GMT -5
Always found this funny considering they had guys like “Fake Sting” being paid to sit at home for years yet claimed they needed more talent. Yeah it sure is....I don't think he sat at home though? Got a lot of work in Japan with that gimmick.... Very true, which reminds me of how Bischoff had the talent exchange with Japan and would send over guys like Fake Sting and Scott Norton lol. |
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Post by JokerFC on Mar 25, 2022 8:24:17 GMT -5
Yeah it sure is....I don't think he sat at home though? Got a lot of work in Japan with that gimmick.... Very true, which reminds me of how Bischoff had the talent exchange with Japan and would send over guys like Fake Sting and Scott Norton lol. Yeah 🤣🤣🤣🤣 He gets Liger & Muta...they get Fake Sting, Norton & Mortis 🤣🤣🤣 |
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