The Attitude Era Thread Vol 1

[King Kamala]

Did New Jack ever scrap with a legitimate tough guy? I know Gypsy Joe had his day but he was 70 when New Jack messed up.

 

[snuffbox]

I don't know but I'd guess yes and often.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

My gut tells me there's a reason he had nothing but insane respect for RVD.

 

[King Kamala]

Yeah, probably cause RVD always had a bag on him and never had to mooch off of his stash.

 

[Valeyard]

Is Pillman considered a tough guy?

 

[BruiserBrody]

Black Bart's wrestlingdata indicates he vanished right after WW3'95 from WCW and did not reappear in wrestling until he got a WWF try out in January 98! It had to be a try out as RAW was taped on the East Coast. Had it been in Texas or something I could chalk it up to just giving a familiar name a pay day as a thank you for his years of jobbing on TV in the early 90s.

 

[BruiserBrody]

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We couldn't just get the brawlin' redneck right away before the ass crack jokes?

 

[Valeyard]

It isn't like it would've improved him.

 

[BruiserBrody]

It isn't like it would've improved him.

Anthony was over under various gimmicks from 84-95, so it isn't like there wasn't something to work with. If the balding bothers Vince, shave it like Austin or slap a hood on. It's not like the roster was overflowing with talent in the summer of 96, hence why Tony and the rest were brought in to be TV geeks anyway.
Smothers/DWB vs Candido/Pritchard is ***1/2

Yes, I guess I've reached the point in fantasy booking where TL Hopper should have been a somebody.

I wonder if he was still with the Dirty White Girl? Hot trailer park trash feuding with Model Sable and the Wildman~!

 

[King Kamala]

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How did Lawler end up with the serious heartfelt interviewer spot? Were JR, Michael Cole, Kevin Kelly, Terry Taylor and Ray Rougeau all unavailable?

 

[Valeyard]

Man I had a crush on her day one.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Corny says they boosted Owen's downside from 250K to 400K to convince him to come back after Montreal.

I'm not sure we ever head hard numbers before??

 

[King Kamala]

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What CXFer did he become?


Also I got a detention once for telling a lunch aide to suck it and doing the crotch chop in 4th grade. I didn’t even know what “it” was. Piss off, DX!!!

 

[Valeyard]

Lil Dama with the hick jaw.

 

[King Kamala]

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[Spaceman Spiff]

Boom, roasted!

 

[King Kamala]

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[Valeyard]

One of the best moments of the year.

Taker put in work in 1999. An MVP.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

I still remember little goth Steph on that next Raw. For...reasons...

 

[King Kamala]

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[King Kamala]

I was listening to John McAdams interview with the author of The Six Pack and they sidebarred into some Montreal Screwjob discussion. Apparently, it’s an accepted theory that Vince McMahon goaded Bret Hart into punching him because he knew Bret would be able to sue the pants out of WWF for breach of contract and he wanted to have grounds for a counter suit.

That is most Vince McMahon story (non sex pest division) I have ever heard. Considering how mired in lawsuits and legal issues WWF was in the mid ‘90s, I can honestly see it being kind of worth risking a broken nose, jaw or concussion to avoid a suit that they almost definitely would have lost.