Zincdust
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 4, 2020 18:50:04 GMT -5
Smurf Berry Crunch cereal and the McDonald's Arch Deluxe.
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Zincdust
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 3, 2020 11:09:01 GMT -5
When I was a kid, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff was my guy. I STILL feel like he should have been the one to end Hulk's first WWF Championship reign.
My personal opinions aside, we all know that he was injured when WM3 rolled around. He'd suffered his arm injury during the white-hot feud with Hulk.
If he HADN'T been injured, where would he have been put into the WM3 card? There was no way that he'd be in the main event VS. Hulk, as the Andre feud was the match everyone wanted to see.
I would think that he would still be a heel with Heenan, as Ravishing Rick Rude (the catalyst for Orndorff turning face again) wouldn't come the the WWF until summer of '87.
There's also the rumor that Orndorff had some big heat with Vince/backstage management at that point, as he tried to keep his injury quiet and elected to continue his feud with Hogan as opposed to taking time off for surgery/rehab. Not sure of the validity of that one, or, if true, how if it would have had an effect on his WM3 card placement.
In your opinion, would he enter another feud with someone before hand for a big Wrestlemania match, or would he just be tossed into a meaningless throw-away with little-to-no build?
Your thoughts? Or feel free to BOOK IT (tm)!!
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 2, 2020 13:20:51 GMT -5
Went out yesterday and was able to find L8 in only one of the three Targets in my town. They had the shipper! Got closer and saw 4 Guerreros and the rest of the spaces were filled with Heenans from L7.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 27, 2020 13:27:31 GMT -5
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 27, 2020 13:24:04 GMT -5
Bah, no WMs near me are on that list, either. May have to snag the DC characters from eBay.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 20, 2020 11:52:06 GMT -5
All of the WMs have been sold out since they first hit. Was late to the party, and of course, by the time I realized they SHOULD be in-stores, all I've found are AEW pegs/shippers that are either empty or filled with UFC figs.
I was able to find a lone Jericho (which I bought) at a WM in a small coastal town in Oregon when I traveled through that way a few weeks back. Right place, right time, I reckon.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 8, 2020 12:36:18 GMT -5
One I haven't seen mentioned yet that really sticks with me even 35 years later is "The Clothesline Heard 'Round the World": Paul Orndorff turning on Hulk Hogan.
Along those same lines was Barry Windham turning on Lex Luger to join the Four Horsemen.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 7, 2020 18:40:34 GMT -5
Hopefully these actually show up around me. Not sure about you guys, but several Targets near me are flooded with Heenans. Same here; I doubt that I'll ever see S8 in store. Tons of the Brain in the 3 Targets in my town, along with the occasional Razor.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 7, 2020 18:37:24 GMT -5
It was pretty awesome seeing John Silver pick up a win, also! That dude is entertaining.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 6, 2020 17:40:37 GMT -5
I've talked about it a few times here on WFigs, but my first live wrestling show took place in late February, 1988 (Boise, Idaho). I remember it like it was yesterday. Here are the results: 01. S.D. Jones pinned Luscious Johnny Valiant 02. Outlaw Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone 03. Dangerous Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston 04. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated the Glamour Girls 05. Ken Patera pinned Demolition Smash (with Demolition Ax) 06. The Ultimate Warrior and Hercules Hernandez battled to a double-countout 07. Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil (with Andre the Giant) when Hogan pinned Virgil
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 19, 2020 8:30:33 GMT -5
Yeah I see some of those, but where is Braun, Alexa, Corbin, Cena, etc??? Oh, THOSE guys. You have to play through the story mode to unlock those.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 18, 2020 22:06:50 GMT -5
What’s up with the roster and y is it missing some ppl that was said to be in the launch? You have to unlock them in-game. You can either play a bunch for in-game bucks, or pay real money for golden coins to unlock that way.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 17, 2020 18:20:04 GMT -5
Did anyone besides me preorder? I got the deluxe version.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 16, 2020 11:43:36 GMT -5
I’m not even joking, this is who I think of 😂 I was in the live crowd when Disco Inferno first won the TV Title from Alex Wright in SLC. I was a huge DI mark, and was overjoyed. The crowd went nuts, also. As far as my input goes, I always think of Lord Steven Regal, with Double A a close second.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 31, 2020 9:49:28 GMT -5
I wish that the Fiend would have ripped Reigns' new teeth out of his head with that claw. Same old crap. Reigns is allowed to enter the match after the other two had been beating each other for 15+ minutes, and wins. Ugh. You have been thoroughly WORKED. Nonsense. I honestly do not like Roman's new teeth, no matter how badly Vince wants me to.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 30, 2020 20:33:40 GMT -5
I wish that the Fiend would have ripped Reigns' new teeth out of his head with that claw.
Same old crap. Reigns is allowed to enter the match after the other two had been beating each other for 15+ minutes, and wins. Ugh.
Vince & Co.: "If the fans don't eat this up, then Rollins was right and they really DON'T know what they want, pal!"
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 24, 2020 16:24:00 GMT -5
Announcers "OMG ROMAN REIGNS IS BACK" Roman:
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 18, 2020 11:59:57 GMT -5
Randy Savage Mr. Perfect Paul Orndorff (this dude should've been the guy to end Hulk's first reign) Ravishing Rick Rude The Honky Tonk Man (people give me tons of guff about this one, but everyone wanted to see HTM get beat decisively, and he knew how to draw out every last boo and jeer that the crowd could muster. For that reason he's always high on my list)
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 12, 2020 18:18:28 GMT -5
I only got to see him wrestle live once at a house show in Salt Lake City back in 1992.
He wrestled against Louie Spicolli, so it was a squash. Still enjoyed the hell out of it.
If I remember right, the main/semi-main event matches were Warrior VS. Shango and B.Hart VS. HBK for the IC title.
... Geez, I miss the Golden Era
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 6, 2020 14:13:33 GMT -5
Walmart (of course) had pre-orders up for MotUO Series 2 (Trap Jaw, Scare Glow, Man-E-Faces and Orko) up VERY briefly before they sold out.
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