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Karmine posted:The saddest Make a Wish story ever is the one in Bret's book where all the little kid wanted to do was meet Ultimate Warrior and Warrior was like "I'LL DO IT LATER" and he never ended up doing it and the kid died like two days later. NOW THAT CHILD IS IN VALHALLA, HOME OF WARRIOR
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Matlock posted:NOW THAT CHILD IS IN VALHALLA, HOME OF WARRIOR Excuse me, but Warrior is from Parts Unknown. 
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Nov 29, 2009 08:49
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Hopefully the kid wasn't gay-according to the Warrior he'd go right to hell. Queering doesn't make the world work.
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Nov 29, 2009 09:20
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KungFu Grip posted:Excuse me, but Warrior is from Parts Unknown. Parts Unknown, Valhalla 
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Nov 29, 2009 09:30
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Rusty Shackelford posted:Well that's kinda sad for the kids who think Hogan is coming to see them. In the late 80s-early 90s when I spent a lot of time in the Mayo Clinic and Northwestern Memorial Hogan was there a ton in the pediatric wards doing Make-A-Wish appearances. Usually on the weekends, he would normally show up around 6-7 AM and make the rounds around taking pictures, posing, letting kids hold the belt when he was champion, things like that. He'd take all the kids who were well enough to walk/wheel into the cafeteria and have lunch with them and then spend one-on-one time with the kids who couldn't. Sometimes he'd bring other wrestlers along (Big Boss Man once or twice, Brutus Beefcake) and they'd stay until 9-10 in the evening. I can't speak for other kids/hospitals but Hogan really seemed to love doing Make-A-Wish and making the people there happy.
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Nov 29, 2009 09:45
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Hogan and Cena's Make-A-Wish stuff is great, but nothing compares to Undertaker and Kane going on America's Most Wanted to tell a kid that if they ever found the guy who injured him they would straight up murder the dude.
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Nov 29, 2009 12:49
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Minges posted:Honestly, knowing that it was all scripted but not following dirt back then, I remember the match and thinking "boy, Regal's loving great." Like it didn't look bad to me, just that Goldberg hit his first real challenge in the technical master Regal. Even though I thought Regal was just a creepy fat British guy with a lovely haircut. He just seemed so good at rasslin! Ditto. I was always confused as to why Regal never went anywhere after that (until I started posting here).
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Nov 29, 2009 14:15
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Karmine posted:The saddest Make a Wish story ever is the one in Bret's book where all the little kid wanted to do was meet Ultimate Warrior and Warrior was like "I'LL DO IT LATER" and he never ended up doing it and the kid died like two days later. I can imagine Bret volunteering for Make a Wish. "So kid, whats wrong with you?" "Well Bret, I have two different forms of cancer and-" "Ya knooow I have dealt with two of the worst forms of cancer before, Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon. I told Vince I would drop the belt to anyone as long as it wasn't in Canada and (3 hours of rambling about Montreal)" *kid goes into a coma*
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Nov 29, 2009 14:25
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Jerusalem posted:Hogan and Cena's Make-A-Wish stuff is great, but nothing compares to Undertaker and Kane going on America's Most Wanted to tell a kid that if they ever found the guy who injured him they would straight up murder the dude. Big Bossman going on America's Most Wanted because he looked like a suspect and people kept calling the tip-line when he was on TV.
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Nov 29, 2009 16:37
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Carlton Banks posted:I can imagine Bret volunteering for Make a Wish. Outstanding. Ric Flair, in his book, seems to go back and forth on whether Hogan is a decent guy or a piece of poo poo. The Make a Wish thing about Hogan is what he said is one of his biggest redeeming qualities-according to him, Hogan spent a TON of time doing that. Then, he whipped David Flair, and he was a total rear end in a top hat. Now, they wrestle each other for alimony money in Australia.
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Nov 29, 2009 18:34
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Carlton Banks posted:I can imagine Bret volunteering for Make a Wish. I love this post.
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Nov 29, 2009 18:38
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TL posted:Soon, they'll wrestle each other for alimony money on a pole in TNA. You know it
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Nov 29, 2009 18:39
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Karmine posted:The saddest Make a Wish story ever is the one in Bret's book where all the little kid wanted to do was meet Ultimate Warrior and Warrior was like "I'LL DO IT LATER" and he never ended up doing it and the kid died like two days later. Apparently, they were waiting for him by the curtain and he told security to move them so they would get out of his way, too. According to Bret's book anyways. Along with a story of how douchey Scott Hall was to a kid when they were touring Israel.
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Nov 30, 2009 00:12
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Jerusalem posted:Hogan and Cena's Make-A-Wish stuff is great, but nothing compares to Undertaker and Kane going on America's Most Wanted to tell a kid that if they ever found the guy who injured him they would straight up murder the dude. Holy poo poo, that was awesome. Undertaker/Kane (masked version of course) should have hosted that show on a weekly basis.
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Nov 30, 2009 01:54
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ColeM posted:According to Bret's book anyways. Along with a story of how douchey Scott Hall was to a kid when they were touring Israel. Bahahahaha, Scott Hall getting drunk in downtown Jerusalem is the greatest mental image I've had in weeks.
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Nov 30, 2009 07:54
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Scott Hall is a hero of the intifada.
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Nov 30, 2009 08:08
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Was Tom Zenk ever even REMOTELY over? Who thought Z-Man was a good nickname? What happens in one day? 
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Nov 30, 2009 08:48
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Matt Cruea posted:Was Tom Zenk ever even REMOTELY over? Who thought Z-Man was a good nickname? Tom Zenk is a man who sold a pat on the back from a child like a lariat. I imagine he liked the name. As for in one day? Low ki debuts against Brian Danielson in a 60 minute iron man match? I can dream.
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Nov 30, 2009 09:32
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Grant DaNasty posted:Something just occurred to me about Sheamus and his title shot. When was the last time there was a number one contender in a PPV main event that doesn't have a t-shirt or any merchandise? Does Vladimir Kozlov count?
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Nov 30, 2009 10:43
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Iskanderson posted:Does Vladimir Kozlov count? If not then Great Khali.
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Nov 30, 2009 11:00
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Matt Cruea posted:What happens in one day? I haven't given it much thought, but we'll find out when Hulkamatt is good and ready. Matt Cruea posted:Was Tom Zenk ever even REMOTELY over? Who thought Z-Man was a good nickname? Zenk is an insane pro wrestler, by the way. This is his site http://www.tomzenk.net/index.html Apparently he had some insane posts on the site at one point (since removed), the creepiest about the Miss Elizabeth death with Stephanie in Liz's place, and HHH in Lex Luger's.
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Nov 30, 2009 11:59
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CM Junk posted:Bahahahaha, Scott Hall getting drunk in downtown Jerusalem is the greatest mental image I've had in weeks. I'd shaved and everything 
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:Tom Zenk is a man who sold a pat on the back from a child like a lariat. I imagine he liked the name. ECW is Low Ki and Danielson won't get the gently caress out of the ring.
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Nov 30, 2009 16:50
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Burrito posted:ECW is Low Ki and Danielson won't get the gently caress out of the ring. That would own so loving hard.
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Nov 30, 2009 17:17
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Jerusalem posted:I'd shaved and everything  Nicely done.
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Nov 30, 2009 18:07
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Matt Cruea posted:Was Tom Zenk ever even REMOTELY over? Who thought Z-Man was a good nickname? I remember when I was a kid, and he tagged with Rick Martel as Strike Force, we didn't dislike him. Or recognize him. Then Martel turned heel and nobody gave a poo poo about Zenk and we all watched The Model.
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Nov 30, 2009 19:11
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Matt Cruea posted:Was Tom Zenk ever even REMOTELY over? Who thought Z-Man was a good nickname? I vaguely remember him being over when he tagged with "Flyin' Brian" Pillman. That was late 80's though.
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WeaselWeaz posted:I remember when I was a kid, and he tagged with Rick Martel as Strike Force, we didn't dislike him. Or recognize him. Then Martel turned heel and nobody gave a poo poo about Zenk and we all watched The Model. Tito Santana teamed with Martel to make up Strike Force. You're thinking of the Can-Am Connection for Zenk/Martel.
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Nov 30, 2009 19:41
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When I started watching WCW he was mainly used as a face jobber that was allowed to get in a few offensive moves (mostly arm drags and drop kicks) and a surprise pin attempt before getting annihilated by his opponent.
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CobiWann posted:Tito Santana teamed with Martel to make up Strike Force. You're thinking of the Can-Am Connection for Zenk/Martel. The Can-Am Connection broke up when Zenk learned that Martel made more than him and quit. It wasn't long after that that Martel teamed up with Santana and became Strike Force.
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Nov 30, 2009 20:18
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WeaselWeaz posted:I remember when I was a kid, and he tagged with Rick Martel as Strike Force, we didn't dislike him. Or recognize him. Then Martel turned heel and nobody gave a poo poo about Zenk and we all watched The Model. I thought the Can Am connection were cool. Then Strike Force happened and I was even more sure that Zenk was cool, because Tito Santana was no Tom Zenk, bro.
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Nov 30, 2009 22:18
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Von Linus posted:I thought the Can Am connection were cool. Then Strike Force happened and I was even more sure that Zenk was cool, because Tito Santana was no Tom Zenk, bro. Strike Force was the best tag team and Tito Santana is the man
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Nov 30, 2009 22:20
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Jerusalem posted:Strike Force was the best tag team and Tito Santana is the man  Arriba! Zenk was a successful upper-midcarder in WCW, with a US Tag Title reign in a popular team with Brian Pillman, and a run with the TV Title (back when it was worth something), but then Ole Anderson came in and pushed out the younger talent with older wrestlers.
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Nov 30, 2009 22:29
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Tom Zenk is the only wrestler I know of whose bitter hatred for Ole Anderson seems to match the bitter hatred Ole Anderson has for just about everyone involved in the wrestling business in any way.
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Nov 30, 2009 22:40
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Davros1 posted:
¡Ándale, chico!
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Jerusalem posted:Strike Force was the best tag team and Tito Santana is the man Considering it was 20 years ago, but I keep hearing this, can somebody elaborate on why?
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Wazzu posted:Considering it was 20 years ago, but I keep hearing this, can somebody elaborate on why? They had great entrance music and both of them (Martel and Santana) could move pretty good. I preferred Rick Martel as The Model, and the real dominant WWF tag team of the 80s was Demolition.
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Supreme Allah posted:the real dominant WWF tag team of the 80s was Demolition. BECAUSE Strike Force disbanded.
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Jerusalem posted:BECAUSE Strike Force disbanded. They disbanded because Demolition kicked their asses too hard one night
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Supreme Allah posted:They disbanded because Demolition kicked their asses too hard one night Demolition did SOMETHING too hard to their asses one night. I don't know what you heard...
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