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That's a bit of a stretch, I don't think I've ever seen him blonde or speak with a Quebecois accent before.

Didn't he make a few appearances in WCW in 98 or 99? I don't think he got in the ring but I have a memory of seeing him on Thunder once, being interviewed from one of the front rows.

I saw a commercial for that service on the Network recently.

I suppose it wasn't colossal from the standpoint that they started him purely mid-card, instead of putting him in a more high-profile angle. They might have learned from the experience with Luger a few years before that not to put all the eggs in one basket.

My point is that whatever he did say in 2007, true or not, probably meant he'd never get a job at WWE again. I'll admit he was a little entertaining when they turned him heel and relied on his boxing background for a gimmick. And he did have some good in-ring work throughout the run, but the Wildman gimmick was bland and uninspired.

Mero did speak out against them in 2007 after the Benoit murders, and got a lot of face time on the networks because of it. Plus, let's face it, his time in WWE was horrible. At least Vince made the money back with Sable becoming a huge attraction.

What happened to the old shows?

Not to nitpick, but I made sure not to mention the trial. The Bronco chase, arrest and it's fallout were all over the news during the WWF trial. Looks like the topic for the next show will be about Benoit, Guerrero, Malenko and Saturn leaving WCW and coming to WWF.

I think he also overestimated the potential national interest in the trial if it weren't for OJ which was instant international top news. It didn't even make much of a dent in sports media, as I don't think Sports Illustrated's coverage ever went beyond the initial July '91 article. I really hope it's true that the picture in Bruce's gov't file was the Brother Love trading card.

Capetta introduces him as "The British Bulldog" and it's even emblazoned on his tights. It's my understanding that WWF prevented him from using the name in any other promotions once he was fired. How did WCW get around it? It cut to a shirt in the crowd of this match that simply said "Davey Boy Smith", which I'm guessing is indicative that they couldn't use the moniker on any merchandise.

I think he expressed interest on Twitter at one point to make them available but nothing doing since then. I'd like to hear them too, as they were apparently very shoot-y at times.

In how Undertaker himself was eliminated (double-teamed by The Legion of Doom), they kind of achieved that. But yeah having him face off with Andre would have been a moment for sure.

I find this more funny than I probably should.

http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/lord-littlebrook-passes-away-87-years-old-220511

When news of the Benoit movie broke yesterday, I thought about what might happen if WWE tries to block it from happening. Then I thought it would be a little funny if they countered it with just going ahead and doing a documentary about the whole thing, like their version of The Jinx or Making A Murderer.

I've heard it's based on the book Ring of Hell

"Based on" could mean something different from a straight bio-pic.

Which directly leads me into why I believe this. Barry Blaustein shot the Terry Funk stuff and ECW stuff in 1997, and during this time he was hounding WWE into letting him shoot, maybe talking to WCW too. Vince knows about the Canadian crew following Bret around, pays it no mind until Montreal or sometime after. He remember suddenly that Blaustein was sniffing around, and lets him in. Once the film comes out, he kayfabes resentment towards how the film portrayed him. If the media makes a big deal of it, which they did that won't be repeated for Wrestling With Shadows which wound up getting no press, no theatrical release and quietly premieres on A&E which was really best known for the Biography show.

This maybe veers into conspiracy theory territory but bear with me here. Vince McMahon conning the movie-going public and his own audience into believing the tagline of Beyond The Mat, "the movie Vince McMahon does not want you to see"

I maintain Gary Oldman would be great as Vince but someone suggested Michael Shannon which would be good too. Maybe Shannon for young Vince (late 70's-80's) and Oldman for the Attitude Era.

His Pat impression makes him sound more Italian than Quebecois.

Not too long before I believe, right? I think it was in '82.

A couple I can think of is any possible handheld footage of Hogan/Big Boss Man vs. Andre/Haku just before WrestleMania VI, and Ultimate Warrior/Kerry Von Erich vs. Mr. Perfect/Rick Rude leading up to that year's SummerSlam which I think might have occurred at a TV taping. In 1992 there was a match with Hogan and Savage against Jake Roberts and the Berzerker that happened too, that I think was at a TV taping as well.

Was Bruno Sammartino, Jr. David?