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Promo of the Day: JASON THE TERRIBLE // ZODIAK

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This is certainly a masterpiece. Of what, I have no idea, but its a goddamn masterpiece.
Care to provide a little context on The Zodiak and Jason The Terrible for the confused bloggers? I tried to find your Stampede tape review that documented this, but 411mania is kneeing my browser in its 0101011100001s and won't load for some reason.

 Sure.  Zodiak is Randy Orton's fuckup uncle Barry (aka 80s jobber Barry O), banished to Stampede at the tail end of his wrestling career and living out whatever drug-induced fantasies Bruce Hart was experiencing that week.  Jason the Terrible was the uber-mega-monster heel set up for the Hart boys to triumph over (journeyman Karl Moffat), although as a kid he scared the SHIT out of me and I was sure he was going to kill Owen Hart and take the North American title with ease.  Mr. Hito even wore BOOTS because he was afraid of having his feet stepped on!  Sadly, a pretty horrific car accident with Davey Boy Smith ended Moffat's wrestling career when he shattered his leg, and he was never the same after that.  

 But yeah, they used to do these trippy promos, on ultra-conservative Stampede TV no less in 1987, and this stuff was WAY ahead of its time.  In the end, Jason lost to Owen Hart (or Bruce and Pillman, I forget how they blew it off in the end) and the mysterious Zodiak, who was being built up as a big name in wrestling, was just unmasked and Ed Whalen was like "Oh, it's Barry O" and that was that.  It was a hell of a deal while it lasted, however, one of the most vivid memories I have of the promotion.  

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  1. Scott KeithSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    Oh yeah, that's right!

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  2. Marv CrestoSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    This is...something.

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  3. Dougie2876September 25, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    This is what I imagine is going on in jesse's mind at all times.

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  4. SHough610September 25, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    Scott, was there ever a time where Davey Boy almost got the WWF or WCW title?

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  5. brocoreSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    So Bruce and Paul Heyman had the same drug dealer.

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  6. brocoreSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Also:



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Ej5srh_5k

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  7. Patrick BurkeSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:43 PM

    Jason the Terrible, you say?

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  8. Stranger in the AlpsSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:44 PM

    I remember this! But seeing it now as an adult makes me appreciate it even more. You don't need drugs to enjoy this. Jason the Terrible was unstoppable and I remember hating Stampede Owen when I was a kid. Of course, I also hated Stampede Benoit. I just didn't like their look. More effort needs to be made to create promos like this. Hell, WWE could put them on their YouTube channel.

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  9. slapdabassSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    Reminds me a lot of this...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs

    ...which is truly one of the creepier things I have ever seen.

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  10. Andy PGSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    Fun fact: Scott Keith had so much fun with this line in his rants in 2003 that "discombobulate" is an official running gag in the EWR game!

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  11. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:13 PM

    '411mania is kneeing my browser in its 0101011100001s'


    1001001 sos
    1001001 in distress
    100100

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  12. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    i liked the part was jason was all like 'rawwwwwwwwwwwwwwr'

    speaking of barry o, peeps should track down the ep of donahue he did in the early 90's about drug use and sexual harrassment in the wwf

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  13. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    my friend and i love that. late night public access alone in a dark house creepiness at its finest. he linked me once to some message board where some dude gave a pretty convincing account of how he thinks he knows who did it (some genius socially awkward brothers, I think)

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  14. Stranger in the AlpsSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    10001110101
    Periodic table with a center piece of mind.
    10001110101
    Periodic table with a center piece of mind.

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  15. Justin HenrySeptember 25, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    Zodiak really does have bits of Bob and Randy in his voice.

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  16. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    i was still awake at the end of the clip, so i have to argue against any semblance of randy being in there

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  17. slapdabassSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    I first became aware of it when I was in my 'numbers stations' phase. That is some more shit that will give you chills when you start stumbling across late at night.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station

    http://youtu.be/EdnoAJ7KoFE?t=1m15s

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  18. Scott KeithSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    That was random, but no, he was never going to get either one.

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  19. Patrick BurkeSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:37 PM

    Welp... I'm awake.

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  20. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    i hate you :(

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  21. Patrick BurkeSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    ... and going to be awake much longer still.

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  22. Patrick BurkeSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    ... so... cold...

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  23. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    that movie 'white noise' and evp

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  24. Stranger in the AlpsSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    I will never enjoy ice cream again...or dreamless sleep.

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  25. GarrettMartinSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:58 PM

    dude knows how to pronounce "definitions"

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  26. slapdabassSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    As creepy as it is with the video of the weird girl, I think it is creepier by itself. The idea that it is just being broadcast into the world, at regular intervals and low frequencies so it travels incredible distances. No one knows who is sending it, who it's for, or what it means...

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  27. WaylonMercy2K13September 25, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    Well, that was certainly odd.

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  28. PrimeTimeTenSeptember 25, 2013 at 10:13 PM

    Randy Orton should conduct all of his promos like this.

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  29. WaylonMercy2K13September 25, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    Can't be. This actually looks sober and coherent compared to the whacked out shit that is undoubtedly going on in Jesse Baker's mind at all times.

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  30. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 25, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    makes me think of the beginning of the movie contact, where it shows how the radio waves are just floating out there in space

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  31. \____O__/September 25, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    I don't give a shit what anyone says...


    That promo was fucking awesome.


    I never knew Barry O was so good on the stick. He was definitely channeling his inner Kevin Sullivan from CWF there. Totally reminded me of Sullivan and Purple Haze.

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  32. jobber123September 26, 2013 at 1:24 AM

    Wow!

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  33. Jesse BakerSeptember 26, 2013 at 1:25 AM

    Jason the Terrible's scariness was due to the fact that he was a blatant rip-off of Jason from Friday the 13th. They made it work in terms of a simple idea that was pretty much impossible to fuck up.

    That reminds me, though of a rumor I always heard as a kid: that everyone's favorite softball loving, scissors stabbing with, Psycho Sid Viscious was Jason the Terrible at one point in his career, before going to NWA. Any truth towards this?

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  34. jobber123September 26, 2013 at 1:29 AM

    Okay that was hysterical. Especially at the end when he gets his ass spanked...wtf. thanks for posting I never saw that before

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  35. aboynamedartSeptember 26, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    I believe you're thinking of Lord Humongous -- same mask, but based off of a Mad Max character.

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  36. Michael KehmSeptember 26, 2013 at 5:34 AM

    Why do I think now: Ultimate Warrior...

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  37. OfficerFarvaSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    Never seen this before and I dont know if im creeped out by it or find it funny. Its fucking weird to me you'd highjack tv time and do THAT.

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  38. OfficerFarvaSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    I never knew about this. The case with Cuba transmitting to spies is really interesting.

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  39. OfficerFarvaSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    This is good stuff.

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  40. Patrick BurkeSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:59 AM

    Lord Humongous, you say?

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  41. Doctor FunkopolisSeptember 26, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    Smile, taste kittens!

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  42. Dougie2876September 26, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    I have not.

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  43. SHough610September 26, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    1) You should, it's really, really good.
    2) There's a key that allows people to open heads and see thoughts. I was going to make reference to that. You really have to read it for it to make it sense.

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  44. Dougie2876September 26, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Understood. I'll make a note of it.

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  45. Your_Favourite_LoserSeptember 26, 2013 at 10:10 AM

    i always chose scott to do the recaps for my matches in that game

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  46. ONITA100September 26, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    lol wtf, never heard of this

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  47. jdg9September 26, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    Damn. That was just ..
    I mean it was so...
    And the part where he ..
    Damn.

    That was the weirdest, strangest, most awesome promo I've seen in my life.

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  48. jdg9September 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    Good in a strange way...but not quite as insanely awesome as the one in the original post.

    Hearing him say "Owen Hart...Deceased, Brian Pillman...Deceased" is pretty creepy.

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