I love how Norman the Lunatic was "all over WCW TV in the 90s." But I guess it is consistent with WWE-approved history where Hulkamania happened, then nothing happened until mid-1998 when the DX invasion turned the corner in the Monday Night War
Funny, Chae just got a mention on here a couple days ago. DJ Ran? GET ME A FLAMETHROWER. I will remove him from "my area". Lodi: Sign Guy! No, not the ECW one. Paulshock: Trish - Talent and about 1.5 on the Look Scale. Symphony: Not bad. Johnny The Bull: Springboard Leg Drop to the floor? That's a shattered ass. Wildcat Willie: hi why wcw fire wild cat willy Silver King: Three more wins and he becomes Golden King. Lash Leroux: Him being on the USA! shirt still irritates me. Blacktop Bully: So we've had one of the Faces of Shaw (Norman), and now one of the Faces of Dawsow. Kendall Windham: Talent is NOT Genetic. See: fuck that, I shouldn't have to name any of them. Elix Skipper: Hey Shelton, you made it on here! Scotty Riggs: CLAP, MOTHERFUCKER. Also: Buff Bagwell's career highlight. Doug Dellinger: Hey, he was cool at times. Mostly useless and comic relief, though. Judy Bagwell: WHY? Bobby Blaze: How do you spell Jobber?
Former Smoky Mountain Champion Bobby Blaze to you. No, I had no idea he worked WCW either, though I don't think showing up as a random jobber is that notable unless it's Edge or Glen Jacobs or someone like that.
Is that the most over played thing on the network? Seriously, it seems every time I watch a wwe talking head special. I have to see that in some form or another. "This is your life" doesnt even get as much mention as that.
Well yeah but the thing is I remember when it first aired and it was like "ha! That was funny". And it was never brought up again until it was dug out of mothballs a decade later and suddenly that was the turning point in the "war".
Holy shit, I forgot about Scotty Riggs going from his pirate gimmick to suddenly having a vanity gimmick for reasons never explained. To anyone. Because he's not a handsome man, like at all. (Now if they had given him that gimmick ironically, it could have worked!)
He lost half of his money for his intro after three appearances. At the end, Oz was just Nash in a cape jobbing to Ted Arcidi or Bill Kazmier - they all look a like. I get Bruce Wilhiem and Dan Reinhardt confused all the time.
Lol I vividly remember that dude because he was prominently featured on whatever the wcw early Saturday am show I used to watch while I was in junior high.
He would dance around whatever graphic they showed when they came in and out of breaks. I hated him of course, and I remember my young sister who would be stuck watching it with me loved him and would always do some dance he did.
I'd bet if you went to a shitty mid 90's wcw pre nWo house show he would have been all over the place.
I thought Scotty Riggs was supposed to be a heartthrob type wrestler? Wasn't that kind of the AM's gimmick? They were supposed to be the 'blowjob' team?
1. He wore a robe, which was usually reserved for people higher on the card; 2. His theme music was a knock off of Eye Of The Tiger; 3. His box haircut; 4. He didn't work very hard.
Lenny Lane really is very similar looking to Lionheart Jericho.
ReplyDeleteThey did a few things with that when Jericho was feuding with Dean Malenko I believe. Lane was a Jericho imposter.
ReplyDeleteNo memory of Bobby Blaze whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteScott Putski is SO forgotten that they forgot that he ended his career (literally) in WWF.
ReplyDeleteJust 50???
ReplyDeleteI could probably get that list to 800.
I thought he was in the WWF first?
ReplyDeleteHow could we ever forget Oz, the WWE Hall of Famer?
ReplyDeleteI remember him more from his GWF days.
ReplyDeleteDid he come back from the knee explosion?
ReplyDeleteWho are you to forget El Dandy?
ReplyDeleteThey really need to do a "Greatest Mullets of the 80's/90's" series.
ReplyDeleteFINALLY! Jerry Flynn is a jobber no-more!
I love how Norman the Lunatic was "all over WCW TV in the 90s." But I guess it is consistent with WWE-approved history where Hulkamania happened, then nothing happened until mid-1998 when the DX invasion turned the corner in the Monday Night War
ReplyDelete50 is way too many entries for a WWE.com click-bait article.
ReplyDeleteGoldberg beat about 60% of these guys multiple times during his streak
ReplyDeleteDid he? He was in WCW in 98. Think he even got a shot at Goldberg's world title!
ReplyDeleteWhen there's a "Forgotten Stars of WWE" in 50 years, I hope The Tank is one of them. He changed the business.
ReplyDeleteHe still needs to give Chris back that Loverboy tape.
ReplyDeleteGeorge South wins the job guy mullet contest in a walk.
ReplyDeleteFunny, Chae just got a mention on here a couple days ago.
ReplyDeleteDJ Ran? GET ME A FLAMETHROWER. I will remove him from "my area".
Lodi: Sign Guy! No, not the ECW one.
Paulshock: Trish - Talent and about 1.5 on the Look Scale.
Symphony: Not bad.
Johnny The Bull: Springboard Leg Drop to the floor? That's a shattered ass.
Wildcat Willie: hi why wcw fire wild cat willy
Silver King: Three more wins and he becomes Golden King.
Lash Leroux: Him being on the USA! shirt still irritates me.
Blacktop Bully: So we've had one of the Faces of Shaw (Norman), and now one of the Faces of Dawsow.
Kendall Windham: Talent is NOT Genetic. See: fuck that, I shouldn't have to name any of them.
Elix Skipper: Hey Shelton, you made it on here!
Scotty Riggs: CLAP, MOTHERFUCKER. Also: Buff Bagwell's career highlight.
Doug Dellinger: Hey, he was cool at times. Mostly useless and comic relief, though.
Judy Bagwell: WHY?
Bobby Blaze: How do you spell Jobber?
Former Smoky Mountain Champion Bobby Blaze to you. No, I had no idea he worked WCW either, though I don't think showing up as a random jobber is that notable unless it's Edge or Glen Jacobs or someone like that.
ReplyDeletehe has a book on Kindle that is available through Prime or for 4.50. It's not worth the 4.50
ReplyDeleteIs that the most over played thing on the network? Seriously, it seems every time I watch a wwe talking head special. I have to see that in some form or another. "This is your life" doesnt even get as much mention as that.
ReplyDeleteI remember every last one of them.
ReplyDeleteI also remember that Silver King is only a few flights away from being upgraded to Gold King.
Putski left WWF after his knee injury, debuted in WCW and took the opportunity to burn every bridge he had.
ReplyDeletePretty telling that a good chunk of those guys were all losers from the post fingerpoke era.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I am the first to say this, but....Chris Benoit?
ReplyDeleteIn other words....we're still talking about it, bro?
ReplyDeleteHe's actually in the WCW Mayhem game. I think he helped with the motion capture or something like that.
ReplyDeleteI'm really gonna be pissed off if Joe Gomez isn't #1.
ReplyDeleteAny mention of Nitro Girl Chae is welcome and appreciated. Good on you, WWE.
ReplyDeleteWell yeah but the thing is I remember when it first aired and it was like "ha! That was funny". And it was never brought up again until it was dug out of mothballs a decade later and suddenly that was the turning point in the "war".
ReplyDeleteLenny Lane and Lodi: The Billy & Chuck of their day.
ReplyDeleteOh, man, they really put him as "Sgt. A.W.O.L." and not even as the Bond villain-looking "The Wall?" He's spinning in his grave right now.
ReplyDeleteHoly shit, I forgot about Scotty Riggs going from his pirate gimmick to suddenly having a vanity gimmick for reasons never explained. To anyone. Because he's not a handsome man, like at all. (Now if they had given him that gimmick ironically, it could have worked!)
ReplyDeleteHe had a deceptively stocky frame as well. Mike Tenay reminded us of that a few times.
ReplyDeleteShawn Michaels forgot about Doug Dellinger too judging by how he snubbed Doug at the first WWE Network NXT special last year.
ReplyDeleteHe lost half of his money for his intro after three appearances. At the end, Oz was just Nash in a cape jobbing to Ted Arcidi or Bill Kazmier - they all look a like. I get Bruce Wilhiem and Dan Reinhardt confused all the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm still writing my new book - working title I can never use due to lawsuits: Hulk Hogan: Things I never said, brother.
ReplyDeleteI was able to rent it for free with Prime. It's not worth free either.
ReplyDeleteI got through 2 before I got tired of clicking. Money, you ruin everything!
ReplyDeleteWho or what the fuck was Wildcat Willie?
ReplyDeleteThe WWF/E version would be fascinating. Up until a few weeks ago, I had completely erased the Gymini and the Dicks from my memory.
ReplyDeleteLol I vividly remember that dude because he was prominently featured on whatever the wcw early Saturday am show I used to watch while I was in junior high.
ReplyDeleteHe would dance around whatever graphic they showed when they came in and out of breaks. I hated him of course, and I remember my young sister who would be stuck watching it with me loved him and would always do some dance he did.
I'd bet if you went to a shitty mid 90's wcw pre nWo house show he would have been all over the place.
I thought Scotty Riggs was supposed to be a heartthrob type wrestler? Wasn't that kind of the AM's gimmick? They were supposed to be the 'blowjob' team?
ReplyDeleteHe was in World War 3 one year. Pretty sure I threw him out of ring 1.
ReplyDeleteDon't even recognize half of these people. There seemed to be a large number from the late 1999-2001 era, which I didn't watch.
ReplyDeletei remembered all of them (tear).. gone and not forgotten....
ReplyDeletebetter looking everyday it said on his mirror...
ReplyDeletethey did it better too in my book.
ReplyDeleteAll I remember about Hardwork Bobby Walker was:
ReplyDelete1. He wore a robe, which was usually reserved for people higher on the card;
2. His theme music was a knock off of Eye Of The Tiger;
3. His box haircut;
4. He didn't work very hard.
Johnny The Bull was once able to gorilla press slam RIKISHI! That's pretty fucking impressive if you ask me.
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