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'Larry Zbyszko calls out Dusty Rhodes' from our 1982 CWA portion of the proceedings.
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I fell down a rabbit hole watching random episodes of WCW Saturday Night from the early 90's on youtube Zbyszko was in the midst of a really awkward face run after getting kicked out of the Dangerous Alliance, I think. He was going by Larry "the Cruncher" Zbyszko, I'm not sure why but that was extremely funny to me. "Watch out, he likes chips! Hide the vegetable trays, Larry's in town!"
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Jul 9, 2023 23:27
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Zombie Lemur posted:I fell down a rabbit hole watching random episodes of WCW Saturday Night from the early 90's on youtube Zbyszko was in the midst of a really awkward face run after getting kicked out of the Dangerous Alliance, I think. It was because he broke someone 's hand by slamming it in a car door
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Jul 9, 2023 23:31
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El Gallinero Gros posted:It was because he broke someone 's hand by slamming it in a car door Ah, that makes a little more sense. I thought it was a submission thing. I still feel like "Cruncher" doesn't carry the same weight as something like "Crusher" or whatever.
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Jul 9, 2023 23:33
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Zombie Lemur posted:Ah, that makes a little more sense. I thought it was a submission thing. Yeah, Barry Windham was having legit wrist problems so Larry Z and Arn (as the Enforcers) did the attack thing and in the following promo Larry was all "I liked hearing your wrist crunch! So you can call me The Cruncher!" and it was kind of silly but did lead to one of my favorite tag team matches in history with the Enforcers versus Dustin Rhodes and surprise partner Ricky Steamboat - returning from that terrible '91 WWF run where he had to hold kerosene in his mouth and decided to leave because he didn't want to feed the Undertaker - at Clash 27 which you should absolutely watch.
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Zombie Lemur posted:Ah, that makes a little more sense. I thought it was a submission thing. Larry would never steal a legend's nickname like that.
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Larry "the Breaker" Zbyszko. Could've had a dancing gimmick and teamed with PN News as a face. Like when Captain Mike Rotunda suddenly had a boat. MassRafTer posted:Larry would never steal a legend's nickname like that. Well of course not, that'd be like betraying his mentor.
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Jul 10, 2023 00:02
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Zombie Lemur posted:Like when Captain Mike Rotunda suddenly had a boat. "He's the team captain, see-" "Like on a boat!" "Sure, like on a boat. Give this man a coat and a hat."
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rare Magic card l00k posted:back to back sub-30 second matches is art sub-30 seconds combined. loving hell.
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‘The Cruncher’ sounds like one of those Chris Jericho gimmicks that got surprisingly popular.
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MassRafTer posted:Konnan (w/ Sting) defeated Barry Darsow (2:00) Somehow the most WCW thing ever written. Fake edit, wait, I read further: quote:Jericho then came back out, a broken Pepe in hand,
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To this day I have no idea what they were thinking with these skits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8fX3kPJamE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTiMUXDu1eA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krudzxbcwq0 and of course the gold standard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pretEZVIXv4 "AAAAH! It's not hot!" The funniest thing here is that Hulk thought he could act.
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Jul 14, 2023 08:43
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Dungeon of doom ftw. I lol every time at 'IVE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE'
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the sex ghost posted:Dungeon of doom ftw. I lol every time at 'IVE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE' THERE'S NO HULKAMANIACS HERE
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Man I love the Dungeon of Doom segments. So much weird cheap energy for a stable that only existed to job to Hogan.
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:"AAAAH! It's not hot!" I must confess, I have the urge to bellow this line whenever I put my hand under a cold tap.
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It plays in my head every time I check the shower temperature and it hasn’t warmed up yet.
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Wow you just managed to make it make sense
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IIRC Brian Zane mentioned the mini movies were through Turner Home Video not WCW directly which would explain both their existence - corporate synergy - and why they’re not a tonal fit with the rest of WCW.
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God I love the Hogan one so much. Kevin Sullivan and a cackling Giant, "THERE ARE NO HULKAMANIACS HERE", the weird garden set. It's all so good.
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So is the character of Hulk Hogan like a Fantasy RPG God who needs worshipers to be strong and with no Hulkamaniacs he's powerless? And that's why Hollywood Hogan was such a wimp.
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I think not making Magnum TA a permanent announcer was a mistake.
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edogawa rando posted:I must confess, I have the urge to bellow this line whenever I put my hand under a cold tap. It's definitely one of the best all time lines and it's been living rent free in my head since the moment I heard it. Nothing about that whole god drat thing makes any sense, but that's the highlight. Was that in the original script? Did Hogan just completely botch the line read on what was supposed to be a mildly surprised "oh, it's not hot"? Or did The Hulkster ad-lib it because he's a stone cold pro actor? Shaman Tank Spec fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Jul 14, 2023 |
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:It's definitely one of the best all time lines and it's been living rent free in my head since the moment I heard it. Nothing about that whole god drat thing makes any sense, but that's the highlight. Was that in the original script? Did Hogan just completely botch the line read on what was supposed to be a mildly surprised "oh, it's not hot"? Or did The Hulkster ad-lib it because he's a stone cold pro actor? I feel very certain everything in there Hogan either wanted or did it on purpose. You can't be mildly bemused when HULKAMANIA IS RUNNING WILD THROUGH YOUR VEINS, BROTHER. Everything must be exclaimed with maximum intensity, even relating the temperature of water.
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When your company is owned by a media network, syngergizing with people who know how to make TV and movies makes a lot of sense. But apparently they didn't work with people who know how to make TV and movies. I can only assume the production of stuff like Cactus Jack, Homeless Amnesiac Sailor Man was either contracted out to who-knows or Turner sent the worst people from other departments to handle the WCW stuff.NikkolasKing posted:So is the character of Hulk Hogan like a Fantasy RPG God who needs worshipers to be strong and with no Hulkamaniacs he's powerless? Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jul 14, 2023 |
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I think I l--sorry, let me start over I THINK I LIKE BEST HOW ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY, HOGAN AND VILLAINS ALIKE, IS CONSTANTLY SHOUTING. RULE ONE OF THE DUNGEON OF DOOM IS: NO INDOOR VOICES, EVER, APPARENTLY
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:To this day I have no idea what they were thinking with these skits For some reason "PLAY THE GAME" from the white castle of fear skit lives in my head rent-free, probably just because of the pointing, armwaving, and what feels like a re-use of footage. (also what's the story on Cheatum anyway? Like, how did he wind up being cast as a henchman to Vader or what have you?). Also related to Dungeon of Doom, every time Kevin Sullivan gets mentioned in like a podcast I have the urge to bellow "SULLIVAN, MY SON" Angry_Ed fucked around with this message at 21:43 on Jul 14, 2023 |
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THE RARE WHITE BENGAL TIGAH
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NikkolasKing posted:So is the character of Hulk Hogan like a Fantasy RPG God who needs worshipers to be strong and with no Hulkamaniacs he's powerless? I always thought he was tricked into coming there, like some lich in a dark robe told him some fans are waiting just on the other side of that arcane portal over there.
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I've tried and failed to find an IMDB page for the guy who played Cheatam. No idea who he is. The idea of Kevin Sullivan playing anyone's son is very funny.
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Halloween Jack posted:I've tried and failed to find an IMDB page for the guy who played Cheatam. No idea who he is. Especially when King Curtis was only 12 years older than Kevin Sullivan
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Angry_Ed posted:Especially when King Curtis was only 12 years older than Kevin Sullivan Curtis did have a good 'evil mastermind' voice in a bombastic way.
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:It's definitely one of the best all time lines and it's been living rent free in my head since the moment I heard it. Nothing about that whole god drat thing makes any sense, but that's the highlight. Was that in the original script? Did Hogan just completely botch the line read on what was supposed to be a mildly surprised "oh, it's not hot"? Or did The Hulkster ad-lib it because he's a stone cold pro actor? He sees the steam, assumes this must mean the water is hot, and is perplexed by the fact it is NOT HOT. This is meant to indicate that this water is magical, the laws of physics in our world do not apply to the Dungeon of Doom. Of course, why would he touch the water if he assumed it was steaming hot? This entire debacle is one of Terry Bollea's most flagrant abuses of his creative control clause.
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:To this day I have no idea what they were thinking with these skits This is, by a wide margin, the most bizarre series of video clips I've ever seen on the internet.
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:To this day I have no idea what they were thinking with these skits All of this rules so incredibly hard.
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I can't find it but the dungeon of doom clip where Kevin Sullivan meets The Master is one of my favorites. Just a weird fever dream that includes Sullivan running through the woods in his trunks.
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pre hollywood hulk hogan fumbling around in wcw ftw
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Imagine if the NWO storyline went down the exact same way but with Darkside Hogan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU-3yDeIdrw
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Zombie Lemur posted:Imagine if the NWO storyline went down the exact same way but with Darkside Hogan. Sting is the Third Man and we get Hogan in the rafters
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Seams posted:Sting is the Third Man and we get Hogan in the rafters Using a sword instead of a bat in an extremely unsatisfying way like Triple H's sledgehammer because you're obviously not going to decapitate someone.
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