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Web Jew.0 posted:Do matches count bc Benoit/Punk has gotta be up there. Orgophlax posted:When I stopped watching WWE as a kid he was still doing play-by-play, interviews, etc, but I didn't catch on again until well into the Attitude era in 99 and he was full on Mr. McMahon. Do other people feel this way? Also what are your favorite announcers,interviewers and/or commentators;both past and present?
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Monsoon wasn't really that good but he worked so well with Heenan that it didn't matter, and while Vince played a great straight man to Ventura his commentary itself was pretty mediocre. If I could have Heenan and JR as a commentary team I would be a happy, happy, happy man.
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Jerusalem posted:Monsoon wasn't really that good but he worked so well with Heenan that it didn't matter, and while Vince played a great straight man to Ventura his commentary itself was pretty mediocre. Yeah. Even rewatching the '92 Rumble, Monsoon really stands out poorly. He doesn't pick up on anything subtle, he contradicts himself several times and he continually forgets that Flair, as the third entrant, came in two minutes after Bulldog at number one, not four. When he's needling Heenan, it's terrific. When he's not, he's in danger of ruining some awesome moments (the way he misunderstands Jake Roberts' entry is painful).
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Riceball posted:Since Mccool allegedly got married to Taker this weekend, I'm wondering when Undertaker got divorced from Sara. Not sure when, but it was years ago. Taker got his throat tattoo removed. Best commentary duo I've ever heard was JR and Cornette. It was sublime, but it only happened a few times, usually when RAW was on a Thursday or weekend.
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Strenuous Manflurry posted:Not sure when, but it was years ago. Taker got his throat tattoo removed.
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quote:Also what are your favorite announcers,interviewers and/or commentators;both past and present? For my money, the J.R./Paul Heyman combo from 2001 will never, ever be beaten.
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savinhill posted:I would love to see clips of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT_9P5TQ9MI Corny is the best ever.
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I firmly believe that WMIX, the worst of them all, had the greatest announce team: JR, Heenan, and Savage Call me a Savage mark, but I loving love his commentary. A lot of times, whoever he was with would be too dumbstruck to respond to his insane interjections. "GUESS WHO THIS CROWD IS BEHIND.....................ONE GUESS.....................THE MMMMMMMMMMEGAMANIACS!"
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whatsabattle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT_9P5TQ9MI 
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savinhill posted:Also what are your favorite announcers,interviewers and/or commentators;both past and present? If you don't think Mean Gene Okerlund is/was the best backstage interviewer ever, then you are completely wrong. Edit: Did I read somewhere that he was just on Raw the other day?
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ncumbered_by_idgits posted:If you don't think Mean Gene Okerlund is/was the best backstage interviewer ever, then you are completely wrong. The funniest thing was a few weeks back when Mean Gene was ripping on the new guy and the camera pans back to show Josh Matthews all  over it.
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ncumbered_by_idgits posted:If you don't think Mean Gene Okerlund is/was the best backstage interviewer ever, then you are completely wrong. Exhibit A: When he completely humbled the Natural Born Thrillers on PPV.
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Why didn't they use Scott Steiner more near the end of his last WWE run? I remember reading that they were keeping off TV because he wasn't gonna renew his contract. That makes partial sense but why not use him to put some people over on his way out at least? This actually applies to a few people, but the Steiner case always stuck out in my mind.
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Writer Cath posted:The funniest thing was a few weeks back when Mean Gene was ripping on the new guy and the camera pans back to show Josh Matthews all The best Mean Gene is when he is actually being mean and snarky. And yeah I should have listed Gene as a old school favorite of mine.He was a true professional.He managed to keep a straight face even when Booker T called Hogan the N-word.
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savinhill posted:The best Mean Gene is when he is actually being mean and snarky. Yeah that was a good one. My favorite Mean Gene deals with a nutty promo was in the AWA when Dr. D was as he put it 'looking for a woman' and Gene lost it and cracked up.
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my wife has family in Bowling Green, KY. We live in Charlotte. The drive there used to take us through a town called Westmoreland, TN. Every time we went, for about five years, we'd drive past a Mean Gene's Pizza. Every time we drove past, we promised next time we'd go in and have pizza at Mean Gene's. This year, we saw it had closed. We never did get pizza from Mean Gene. 
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Just reading the name Dr. D reminded me of a story from awhile back. It was about the heir to the DuPont drug company and how he was lovers with a wrestler(the rumor I heard is that it was a Dr. Death)and he had murdered this wrestler. Is there any truth to this story?
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savinhill posted:Just reading the name Dr. D reminded me of a story from awhile back. It is true, but it was an Olympic wrestler named Dave Schultz, not Dr D The Redneck David Schultz. He is alive and well and still married to the woman he kept calling "Woman!" in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlHO3OUnz2A
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfB64QXF_U I tried to find the one where Mean Gene goes into kayfabe and talks carny on camera but I couldn't.
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Moose Bigelow posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfB64QXF_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE1EGxscorg It's at about 3:20.
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professorhess posted:It is true, but it was an Olympic wrestler named Dave Schultz, not Dr D The Redneck David Schultz. He is alive and well and still married to the woman he kept calling "Woman!" in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlHO3OUnz2A
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whatsabattle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE1EGxscorg Why isn't he still backstage announcer?
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whatsabattle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT_9P5TQ9MI "This match just might go on a long time!" really makes the whole segment. It's the kind of throw-away, white noise announcer line that you normally wouldn't even listen to, and it's awesome.
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Lazy like a Fox posted:"This match just might go on a long time!" really makes the whole segment. It's the kind of throw-away, white noise announcer line that you normally wouldn't even listen to, and it's awesome. I think my favorite part is still "YO SARGE I DID IT" with the entirely perfect mockery of the standard Wrestlemania ending.
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ChampRamp posted:Why isn't he still backstage announcer? old/travel sucks
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This is the best Mean Jean moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VV0Dcj1zPI
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Moose Bigelow posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfB64QXF_U I really really want a Mean Gene-O-Mania shirt.
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Is Wrestlicious doing well? I hope it's doing well.
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DannoMack posted:Is Wrestlicious doing well? I hope it's doing well. Supposedly they've been getting clearances at a few other stations as the series progressed (though I've no idea where), and there are plans for another taping. So still in business it seems.
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Minidust posted:Why didn't they use Scott Steiner more near the end of his last WWE run? I remember reading that they were keeping off TV because he wasn't gonna renew his contract. That makes partial sense but why not use him to put some people over on his way out at least? I think the big problem was Steiner was bombing so badly in matches. The HHH-Steiner matches are legendary for their badness, but even his feud with Test was filled with embarrassing moments like falling off the apron at Bad Blood 2003. Nobody was going to believe he was putting people over in the shape he was in.
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Dr. Video Games 0055 posted:I think the big problem was Steiner was bombing so badly in matches. The HHH-Steiner matches are legendary for their badness, but even his feud with Test was filled with embarrassing moments like falling off the apron at Bad Blood 2003. Nobody was going to believe he was putting people over in the shape he was in. Plus, he probably didn't want to put anyone over anyways.
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Dr. Video Games 0055 posted:I think the big problem was Steiner was bombing so badly in matches. The HHH-Steiner matches are legendary for their badness, but even his feud with Test was filled with embarrassing moments like falling off the apron at Bad Blood 2003. Nobody was going to believe he was putting people over in the shape he was in. This was an awesome event because right at that moment he falls off you hear a fan yell "TEST YOU SUCK YOU PUSSY!"
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We should compile a list of all restaurants owned by or named after wrestlers. Abdullah the Butcher owns the House of Ribs and Chinese Food in Atlanta, GA (and another in Japan). Mean Gene apparently lost the copyrights to "Mean Gene" regarding restaurants, so none of those places are his anymore. Apparently its owned by Hot Stuff Foods but I can't find anything at all about it. JR's place in Oklahoma went under this year. Bam Bam Bigelow even opened a place :whatthechrist: fake edit: What the hell have any of you seen this movie? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Wrestling_Restaurant
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joshtothemaxx posted:We should compile a list of all restaurants owned by or named after wrestlers. 
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Was Beaver Cleavage created with the intention of ditching the gimmick for "Chaz" a few weeks later? Or was it an earnest attempt at a new character? What about the "Sisters Of Love"? Man that one Headbanger guy went through a lot of gimmicks.
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Lamuella posted:no longer in business, but... He moved on (if not necessarily up) in the culinary world 
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apsouthern posted:He moved on (if not necessarily up) in the culinary world Cue 20 posts about meat shoes
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apsouthern posted:He moved on (if not necessarily up) in the culinary world Wash it down with on of these babies. 
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Karmine posted:Cue 20 posts about meat shoes There goes my "guess how you cook them" joke.
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