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Booker T & Edge and the shampoo commercial.
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They used Helms' DUI arrest for a couple weeks before he got fired, IIRC.
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May 26, 2011 08:32
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Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's real life injury was used in an angle with Money Inc.
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May 26, 2011 08:46
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Dickeye posted:Gavin Loudspeaker is the guy I was talking about, I bet, on KBB he was Louden Noxious. Gavin was Louden Noxious for quite a while in CHIKARA as well, then came back one day having swapped his suit for leather trousers and changed his name to Gavin Loudspeaker and started singing songs before shows
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May 26, 2011 09:25
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Lots of classy examples here just otoh: Lawler's dead mom Vince did a skit about JR being in a surgery and random JR stuff coming out of his rear end HBK's Christianity was mocked pretty relentlessly when he feuded with Vince Big Show's dead dad being towed by Big Bossman (Big Show's dad had actually died years before the angle but still) Eddie's drug problems Rey's best friend Eddie being dead If wife participation counts as personal life then: Angle wanting to have sex with Booker T's wife Randy Orton RKOing Triple H's wife the Rock being managed by Stone Cold's wife Jericho punching HBK's wife e: Hirams Bitch posted:Booker T & Edge and the shampoo commercial. I thought the shampoo commercial was a work? Web Jew.0 fucked around with this message at 09:40 on May 26, 2011 |
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May 26, 2011 09:31
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If you include WCW so so many, Scott Hall's alcoholism, Sid and the Scissors, Ric Flair and Shane Douglas, Sid and the Scissors, Hulk Hogan and Billy Kidman, The NWO skit on the Four Horseman and Kevin Nash saying Arn Anderson was a drunk, Ric Flair and Eric Bishoff and that is all I can think of off the top of my head.
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May 26, 2011 09:46
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Alex Riley joking about his DUI on the slammy raw. Admittedly it was a one off comment but still classless.
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May 26, 2011 09:59
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Triple H constantly bringing up Booker T.'s criminal history in reference to "THOSE people"
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May 26, 2011 10:32
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In TNA: -the Jeff/Kurt/Karen situation -Mr Anderson's concussion -To an extent, using a clip of Daffney being legit injured by Rosie Lottalove to make Rosie look like a monster.
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May 26, 2011 10:45
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Web Jew.0 posted:Lots of classy examples here just otoh: What happened with Eddie's drug problems? Are you referring to him being held up as someone who turned his life around (which I believed happened), or was there some Jake Roberts-esque poo poo going on? quote:If wife participation counts as personal life then: I'm looking more about personal issues moreso than an intrusion on/blurring of real life relationships. So Debra simply being 'involved' in the storyline isn't enough (because then we can basically invoke every single Hart family storyline in WWF/E.) Like, where was Vince being a complete classless, insensitive rear end in a top hat when dealing with one of his performers. Jake Roberts, Jeff Hardy & Scott Hall are all self explanatory. Bryan Adam's 'Biker Crush' character would be another example, as he was arrested on charges of buying steroids and a handgun. LOD both actually quit WWF because of that storyline being way too close to real life for their liking and were vocally against it at the time. I think that JR's Bell's Palsy being used to further storylines (and worse, a lawsuit against WCW) is a good example, though. Other examples that sort of fit into what I'm looking for, (although I'm primarily looking for WWE/WWF ones): - that random indy sending a messed up Scott Hall out and then throwing him on promo videos on their website - the Jeff Hardy/Sting match - that godawful Legends of Wrestling and the Jake Roberts match
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May 26, 2011 11:15
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would you include the interview with Brian Pillman's widow that they hyped as if it were a promo?
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May 26, 2011 11:37
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I wonder if any of the women who had the fake miscarriages actually had one in real life.
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May 26, 2011 11:42
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Speaking of miscarriages. if Snitsky's twitter feed is anything to go by then his foot fetish is real  quote:@the_jada_fire loved ur JB video!!!! Great legs & feet! Just sayin.... quote:@the_jada_fire hey Jada, luv ur werk! Especially the pantyhose vids! Lol just sayin!!!! Hava good won! quote:lmao!!!!! Can nvr be too into feet! Im just an expert on metatarcels quote:sorry everyone, not into guys feet!!!! I repeat not into guys feet! apsouthern fucked around with this message at 11:50 on May 26, 2011 |
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May 26, 2011 11:47
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apsouthern posted:Speaking of miscarriages. if Snitsky's twitter feed is anything to go by then his foot fetish is real  Are there any good Snitsky matches? Any, at all?
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May 26, 2011 11:53
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Grendels Dad posted:Are there any good Snitsky matches? Any, at all? Yes, if you count the 2005 Royal Rumble.
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May 26, 2011 11:55
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Red posted:Yes, if you count the 2005 Royal Rumble. Was that the one where he murdered Paul London?
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May 26, 2011 12:23
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Regarding WWE angles involving real-life personal events: Towards the start of last year, Miz was involved in a feud with MVP which brought up both MVP's time in prison and the hazing Miz received when he was a new member of the WWE locker room.
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May 26, 2011 13:29
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Grendels Dad posted:
I went to RAW in 2005, it was my first live show since the '99 Rumble and I had never seen Shawn Michaels live outside of the Rockers in the early 90s. Vince comes out to announce they're going to do the Beat the Clock thing with New Year's Revolution coming up. Shawn's music hits and me and my cousins get pretty excited since he can carry anyone to a good match. Angle/Shawn would've been a dream but Angle was also going to be in the EC at NYR so I was hoping for at least someonelike Shelton Benjamin. HBK gets in the ring and waits for his opponent...drumroll please..."IT WASN'T MY FAULT". Gene Snitsky everybody! 
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May 26, 2011 13:33
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Bearnt! posted:I went to RAW in 2005, it was my first live show since the '99 Rumble and I had never seen Shawn Michaels live outside of the Rockers in the early 90s. Vince comes out to announce they're going to do the Beat the Clock thing with New Year's Revolution coming up. Shawn's music hits and me and my cousins get pretty excited since he can carry anyone to a good match. Angle/Shawn would've been a dream but Angle was also going to be in the EC at NYR so I was hoping for at least someonelike Shelton Benjamin. HBK gets in the ring and waits for his opponent...drumroll please..."IT WASN'T MY FAULT". Gene Snitsky everybody! Well, how was the match...?
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May 26, 2011 13:33
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apsouthern posted:Gavin was Louden Noxious for quite a while in CHIKARA as well, then came back one day having swapped his suit for leather trousers and changed his name to Gavin Loudspeaker and started singing songs before shows It was "solved" when Player Uno blew out Create-a-Wrestler's cartridge. So weird to remember Dasher as CAW.
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May 26, 2011 13:35
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DEAR RICHARD posted:Well, how was the match...? Well given the fact the two things I remember most about the show are Mickie kissing Trish backstage and a great "Let's Go Cena!", "Let's Go Shelton!" chant within the crowd, I'd say not very memorable.
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May 26, 2011 13:36
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Bearnt! posted:I'd say not very memorable. It wasn't his fault.
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May 26, 2011 13:40
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Web Jew.0 posted:I thought the shampoo commercial was a work?
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May 26, 2011 16:00
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Bearnt! posted:Well given the fact the two things I remember most about the show are Mickie kissing Trish backstage and a great "Let's Go Cena!", "Let's Go Shelton!" chant within the crowd, I'd say not very memorable. Well, at least you didn't hate it 
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May 26, 2011 16:32
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apsouthern posted:Gavin was Louden Noxious for quite a while in CHIKARA as well, then came back one day having swapped his suit for leather trousers and changed his name to Gavin Loudspeaker and started singing songs before shows Dude owns on every level and is the reason I want to like Chikara.
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May 26, 2011 16:46
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Grendels Dad posted:Was that the one where he murdered Paul London? Yes - one of my favorite Rumble spots/bumps, too. It's up there with the Taka head bounce.
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May 26, 2011 16:49
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Red posted:Yes - one of my favorite Rumble spots/bumps, too. It's up there with the Taka head bounce. Absolutely agreed. Now there's another Snitsky-related thing I think I remember from that Rumble: Kane was in the ring and doing his usual Tearing poo poo Up-thing, then Snitsky enters, goes to the ring and even manages to put his finisher on Kane after some back-and-forth fighting- but the camera didn't catch it because they were on whoever entered after Snitsky. Poor, useless Snitsky 
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May 26, 2011 16:59
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Snitsky had a finisher? Serious question.
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May 26, 2011 17:01
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DEAR RICHARD posted:Snitsky had a finisher? Serious question. Pumphandle Slam. Myep. He called it "Polish Abortion". Why do I know this  Anyway, watching that Rumble now, and I think I can safely state that Snitsky, as useless as he was, was still better than Luther Reigns.
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May 26, 2011 17:06
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DEAR RICHARD posted:Snitsky had a finisher? Serious question. According to wikipedia he uses (used) CIMA's Egoist Schwein
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May 26, 2011 17:07
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DEAR RICHARD posted:Snitsky had a finisher? Serious question. Wasn't it just a pumphandle slam?
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May 26, 2011 17:07
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Grendels Dad posted:Pumphandle Slam. Myep. He called it "Polish Abortion". Luther had a cool look. And that segment with Brock and some woman whose name escapes me where he was demanding food from the Thanksgiving spread was funny.
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May 26, 2011 17:10
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Red posted:Yes - one of my favorite Rumble spots/bumps, too. It's up there with the Taka head bounce. Except the Taka head bounce was a botch that left him out of action for months. For that reason, I'd put London's bump on top.
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May 26, 2011 17:13
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This Rumble talk made me think of a question: What are the biggest spots missed by the camera during a Rumble? With so much going on in the ring, and the camera needing to get away from the ring for every single entrance, there's bound to be stuff that gets missed, finishers hit, confrontations cut short, even meaningful eliminations. Can you think of some situations like that that are more meaningful than Snitsky hitting his finisher on Kane?
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May 26, 2011 17:18
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rotinaj posted:Luther had a cool look. And that segment with Brock and some woman whose name escapes me where he was demanding food from the Thanksgiving spread was funny. GIVE ME SOME OF THEM PEAS One of my favourite Smackdown segments of all time and why I tend to defend Luther.
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May 26, 2011 17:23
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Grendels Dad posted:This Rumble talk made me think of a question: What are the biggest spots missed by the camera during a Rumble? With so much going on in the ring, and the camera needing to get away from the ring for every single entrance, there's bound to be stuff that gets missed, finishers hit, confrontations cut short, even meaningful eliminations. Can you think of some situations like that that are more meaningful than Snitsky hitting his finisher on Kane? Part of the thing about WWE television is that they generally get every big spot on camera, live. This is probably the major production difference between WWE and TNA. I can't really think of too many big misses on WWE TV at any time, let alone a Rumble. Meanwhile TNA's cameras are usually out of position for every god-drat spot.
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May 26, 2011 17:24
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:Part of the thing about WWE television is that they generally get every big spot on camera, live. This is probably the major production difference between WWE and TNA. I can't really think of too many big misses on WWE TV at any time, let alone a Rumble. Meanwhile TNA's cameras are usually out of position for every god-drat spot. Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have said "big" in this case. It was just noticeable in what I've watched from the 05 Rumble that there were some instance where a finisher was not caught on camera because someone new came in. But really, what you said is part of why I love the WWE production crew so much, so it would make sense if they weren't missing the really important stuff. quote:Luther had a cool look. And that segment with Brock and some woman whose name escapes me where he was demanding food from the Thanksgiving spread was funny. I mostly remembered him as one of the two stooges Kurt Angle recruited to his "stable" in order to feud with JBL's cabinet. That was a pretty big step down from mentoring WGTT, I felt, but now that you say it I do remember that I appreciated Reigns because he seemed to be kind of goofy a lot.
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May 26, 2011 17:32
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:Part of the thing about WWE television is that they generally get every big spot on camera, live. This is probably the major production difference between WWE and TNA. I can't really think of too many big misses on WWE TV at any time, let alone a Rumble. Meanwhile TNA's cameras are usually out of position for every god-drat spot. The only seriously missed spot I can remember seeing recently was Ricky Steamboat skinning the cat at Wrestlemania, and they just went ahead and had a 10 man tag match the next night on RAW where he did it again to make up for it.
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May 26, 2011 17:43
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Why don't they just show the regular entrance in full screen, and a smaller, picture-in-picture of the wrestling ring until the Superstar gets to the ring?
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May 26, 2011 17:51
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Grendels Dad posted:This Rumble talk made me think of a question: What are the biggest spots missed by the camera during a Rumble? With so much going on in the ring, and the camera needing to get away from the ring for every single entrance, there's bound to be stuff that gets missed, finishers hit, confrontations cut short, even meaningful eliminations. Can you think of some situations like that that are more meaningful than Snitsky hitting his finisher on Kane? Back in '08, I think, they missed Rey avoiding elimination by stepping on Miz and Morrison's backs. They got it on the replay though, so it wasn't missed entirely.
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