Greensborohill
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Post by Greensborohill on Aug 19, 2008 9:54:54 GMT -5
I watched his shoot last week and it was good!!! Here are a few things I took away from it.
1. Was sexually abused by his Mom's sisters husband.
2. He blames himself for the death of his Uncle and Mom.
3. His dad was in a wheel chair and blind by the time he was wrestling.
4. Trained w/ Stu, Dynamite Kid was his mentor of sorts
5. Hates Dusty, claims that Dusty is the reason Eddie Graham killed himself
6. Buddy Rose owes him more than $10,000
7. WWF had plans to headline him at WM 1 but he only had one match in 85 and had to leave because of his Dad.
8. Came back to WWF and was supposed to team w/ Patera versus Demolition at WM 4 and put them over before leaving but was let go before that.
9. Had a pet toy poddle which he cried over when his wife took it.
Pretty good interview. . . the preview makes him look crazy in it, but he really wasn't. He knew dates and time frames like they just happened yesterday, and he wouldn't bring himself to talk bad about anyone that had passed away. . he just wouldn't do it.
I think it's interesting about putting over Demos at WM 4. I wonder what woulda happened to Strike Force if that woulda happened?
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Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Aug 19, 2008 11:38:45 GMT -5
I think it's interesting about putting over Demos at WM 4. I wonder what woulda happened to Strike Force if that woulda happened? It seems like a recurring theme from that era that if a WWF wrestler was promised a push that didn't pan out, they were given a title to make it better. Haynes and Patera didn't put over Demolition at WrestleMania IV, so Demolition won the tag titles instead. Just like when Honky Tonk Man refused to job the IC Title to Randy Savage, the WWF gave Savage the world title instead... in fact, it was that same WrestleMania (most reliable sources claim Ted DiBiase was originally supposed to get the title, but the trade-off for Savage not getting Honky's belt was he got his first world title instead, and DiBiase got screwed).
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redypiper
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Post by redypiper on Aug 19, 2008 12:34:36 GMT -5
yeah he had a messed up life. i haven't seen the shoot yet though. i've seen him on 24/7 and he was ripped as could be. he was on an nwa episode a while back and it left me wondering if he ever got a title shot or had a match vs. flair.
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Greensborohill
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Post by Greensborohill on Aug 19, 2008 12:38:30 GMT -5
He also said that the Board of the NWA voted between him and Kerry VE as to who would be NWA Champion and Kerry won.
Also, he said Fritz wanted him to be Billy Von Erich.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Aug 19, 2008 12:43:21 GMT -5
He had an awesome fued with Superster Billy Graham in Florida. They had a battle of the full nelsons (like he & Hercules did). When he did his NJ appearance last year, he said he was surprised how many people showed up. He seemed really happy to be there.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Aug 19, 2008 20:37:55 GMT -5
I really liked him when I was a kid...
Dude had a hard life, but man was he awesome.
I don't know if I really believe he Dusty stuff... does he say why he feels Dusty was responsible?
Dusty is the reason Graham was president of the NWA, and one of the main reasons he was inducted into the WWE Hof...
Plus Graham battled alcoholism much of his life... I think that would be a bigger reason than Dusty Rhodes.
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kid Яeflex.
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Post by kid Яeflex. on Aug 19, 2008 22:43:16 GMT -5
I've always wanted to see this shoot, I've got about 80 burned shoots coming to me in the mail from a friend, I hope this one's included.
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Post by carly1988 on Aug 20, 2008 2:13:14 GMT -5
I honestly think a lot of what he says is crap....He was never a guy I felt you could trust in telling the half ass truth.....Also if you were a straight adult male why would you admit to being raped by another guy?? Maybe its just me but thats a secret that would NEVER get out
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Greensborohill
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Post by Greensborohill on Aug 20, 2008 11:43:07 GMT -5
I honestly think a lot of what he says is crap....He was never a guy I felt you could trust in telling the half ass truth.....Also if you were a straight adult male why would you admit to being raped by another guy?? Maybe its just me but thats a secret that would NEVER get out I think your wrong there. As a true mature adult male, you share your stor in hopes that maybe just one child will see your bravery and come out and tell someone that they are being abused by their (insert family member).
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nibs92
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Post by nibs92 on Aug 20, 2008 12:49:19 GMT -5
I honestly think a lot of what he says is crap....He was never a guy I felt you could trust in telling the half ass truth.....Also if you were a straight adult male why would you admit to being raped by another guy?? Maybe its just me but thats a secret that would NEVER get out yeah i don't think it's a case of being gay or straight more a case of abuse. also i don't think it's something he would make up. good on him for being able to front this out and move on from it
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Post by cawshbykid on Aug 21, 2008 16:45:41 GMT -5
He also metions how he used to be a drug runner. he thought he was carrying weed but it turned out to be coke.
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Post by wiseguy182 on Jan 10, 2009 4:07:03 GMT -5
I don't know if I really believe he Dusty stuff... does he say why he feels Dusty was responsible? Dusty is the reason Graham was president of the NWA, and one of the main reasons he was inducted into the WWE Hof... Plus Graham battled alcoholism much of his life... I think that would be a bigger reason than Dusty Rhodes. I dont' know if Dusty was responsible for causing anyone's suicide, but I've heard alot of bad things about DustyDust. He didn't seem to very popular backstage.
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Post by moogie101 on Jan 10, 2009 11:41:39 GMT -5
Really don't believe that he was ever even being considered to headline WM1.
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