Sidebottom Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 I seem to remember reading something like this happening in the early 90's but for the life of me cannot remember anything more than this. Did it happen? Was anybody of note also there? What was it even for? Quote
Matt D Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_pQV2-aH8 Quote
JaymeFuture Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 "Mean Gene of course talking about the videotape of WrestleMania going platinum. Treee-mendous". Hilarious balls to give himself this award then roll his eyes upon acceptance like he's too modest for it. Quote
Loss Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Didn't he also give himself an honorary degree I think from Harvard? Quote
peachchaos Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 This is just incredible. The Fink introduces Mean Gene for a special surprise achievement award. Gene brings out Vince and his Stooges. The British Bulldogs come out with a HUGE plaque, I mean it literally takes both of the Bulldogs to even carry the thing to the ring. I really hope it's hanging somewhere in Titan Tower. So the surprise is revealed to be Vince McMahon receiving an award for the success of WrestleMania. Vince gives a heartfelt speech about his Dad and leaves the ring with his Stooges as the Bulldogs looked stumped as to what to do with the plaque. Quote
LariatMMBOPPO Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 I'm surprised that isn't more well known. Saw it for the first time years ago and thought it was hilarious. Quote
Zenjo Posted August 18, 2015 Report Posted August 18, 2015 "In grateful appreciation for having the insight, and the genius to create the greatest wrestling extravaganza of all time..." So many great moments in this "very, very special presentation". The Fink and Mean Gene beforehand. Vince and his stooges. The faux modesty and humility. You could add a hoop to that plaque and play basketball on it. Extraordinary. Quote
Boondocks Kernoodle Posted August 18, 2015 Report Posted August 18, 2015 Didn't he also give himself an honorary degree I think from Harvard? It was Sacred Heart, though in the 80s he did claim to be a Harvard graduate. Quote
Cobra Commander Posted August 18, 2015 Report Posted August 18, 2015 so, how did they not end up reenacting this for a segment in 1998? Quote
Sidebottom Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Posted August 18, 2015 so, how did they not end up reenacting this for a segment in 1998? They did, kind of. Vince gave himself a humanitarian of the year award on Raw. Quote
Hawkeye12 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Posted August 19, 2015 Didn't he also give himself an honorary degree I think from Harvard? It was Sacred Heart, though in the 80s he did claim to be a Harvard graduate. I don't remember Vince ever claiming it, but Jesse would call him that sometimes or mention an Ivy League education. I think it was more a generic,sarcastic way to put over that Vince was born with a silver spoon (when in fact he really wasn't) by a heel, not an actual attempt to claim he went there. Quote
Loss Posted August 19, 2015 Report Posted August 19, 2015 Actually, what I was thinking of was Vince's worked MBA. Quote
Cobra Commander Posted August 19, 2015 Report Posted August 19, 2015 Wasn't there a few randomly awkward "East Carolina" mentions on Raw over the years? also, I watched the Humanitarian of the Year segment from 98, and that was fun. Although it'd be even more swarmy to have a fake charity involved in the angle. Or break a plaque in the process too. Quote
peachchaos Posted August 19, 2015 Report Posted August 19, 2015 Does anyone know the date of this segment? Quote
Ricky Jackson Posted August 19, 2015 Report Posted August 19, 2015 WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - October 21, 1985 (19,000) Televised on the MSG Network - featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Bruno Sammartino as a guest of Piper's Pit in which Sammartino demanded Bob Orton Jr. leave the ring so that Piper could conduct the interview one-on-one; moments later, after receiving a number of insults from Piper, Sammartino shoved him down and was then assaulted by a chair; Sammartino eventually chased Piper away with the chair; prior to Sammartino's appearance, Piper had future WWF referee Tim White and a woman named Stephanie, both from New York, on as guests; Stephanie was forced to leave after saying Paul Orndorff was her favorite wrestler and White was forced to leave after saying Hulk Hogan was his; Sammartino appearing on Piper's Pit was later reshown during Prime Time Wrestling on 11/5/85; featured Gene Okerlund hosting a segment in which Vince McMahon was presented with an outstanding achievement award for the success of WrestleMania; during the segment, it was announced that the video of WrestleMania had gone platinum; Arnold Skaaland, Jim Troy, & George Scott, and the British Bulldogs were present for the presentation: Prime Time Wrestling - 11/5/85: Steve Gatorwolf pinned Terry Gibbs (sub. for the Masked Superstar) at 7:17 with a double tomahawk chop to the chest Prime Time Wrestling - 11/5/85: Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned SD Jones at 6:51 with the DDT Prime Time Wrestling - 11/5/85: Mike Rotundo & Tony Atlas (sub. for Barry Windham) defeated Barry O & Iron Mike Sharpe at 16:45 when Rotundo pinned Barry following the airplane spin; after the bout, Atlas fought off Barry O and threw him onto Jesse Ventura at ringside, leading to a heated verbal confrontation between Barry O and Ventura to set up their match the following month Prime Time Wrestling - 1/27/86: King Tonga pinned Ron Shaw at 9:25 with a side kick to the face Prime Time Wrestling - 11/5/85: Pedro Morales pinned Rene Goulet with an inside cradle at 14:03 Andre the Giant & Hillbilly Jim (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double disqualification at 14:08 when all four men began brawling in the ring as Albano and Heenan fought on the floor; after the bout, Andre, Jim, and Albano cleared the opposition from the ring Prime Time Wrestling - 11/5/85: Paul Orndorff pinned the Spoiler (sub. for the Missing Link) at 12:35 with a clothesline in a $50,000 bounty match; had the Spoiler been able to put Orndorff out of action, he would have won the bounty put on Orndorff's head by Bobby Heenan; prior to the bout, the Crush Girls - Chigusa Nagoya & Lioness Asuka - were introduced to the crowd as the Japanese Women's Tag Team Champions Prime Time Wrestling - 11/5/85: Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 6:46 when Smith dropkicked Volkoff from the top rope, as Volkoff prepared to slam Dynamite, with Dynamite landing on top for the win (The British Bulldogs) Quote
fakeplastictrees Posted August 20, 2015 Report Posted August 20, 2015 Vince McMahon is the greatest promoter of all time! Its shit like this that makes me love this man! I was cracking up the entire time. Its all so over-the-top. And the fact that the plaque was written in 'Vince Speak' made it all even better. MSG wasn't putting up with it and you can hear people in the audience flat out not buying it and seeing right through the con. LOVE IT! Quote
Lust Hogan Posted August 20, 2015 Report Posted August 20, 2015 That was crazy!! Who awarded Vince that giant plaque? Mean Gene just said he was awarded it. Was there no sanctioning body?? Quote
Seej Posted August 20, 2015 Report Posted August 20, 2015 Even more reason to love Vince. F'ing awesome. Quote
artDDP Posted August 21, 2015 Report Posted August 21, 2015 That was all kinds of awesome. It just had to be Vince thumbing his nose at someone for something, right? Quote
Death From Above Posted August 21, 2015 Report Posted August 21, 2015 Sometimes you just have to be good to yourself or no one else will. Way to go Vince, you did it! Quote
pantherwagner Posted August 22, 2015 Report Posted August 22, 2015 Why I had never seen this before? This was tremendous. Quote
The Chief Posted August 22, 2015 Report Posted August 22, 2015 I really hope this thing is still on display in Vince's living room. Quote
...TG Posted August 22, 2015 Report Posted August 22, 2015 I really hope this thing is still on display in Vince's living room. Nah, there's a super-secret vault in a sub-basement of Titan Towers, accessible only to McMahon family members (except Shane) via DNA scan. It's down there, along various other trophies - like a Catholic reliquary. His ultimate prize is Macho Man's mummified head. When Vince has a bad day, he goes down there and delivers soliloquies to it, like Ian McShane in Deadwood. Quote
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