sek69 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 --There are tons of freebies all over the Tokyo area for the New Japan Tokyo Dome show late today headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP title. Here's a funny one. At the Tokyo Dome ticket booth yesterday, there is a sign by the booth saying the show is sold out. Then when you go to the booth and ask if there are tickets, they said it wasn't and gave people asking as many free tickets as they wanted, saying bring all your friends. And this is for people going there willing to pay for tickets. Not only that, but Pia Ticket also has the show listed as being all sold out. New Japan people were kicked out of Narita Airport (which is a long ways from Tokyo actually) for giving away tickets for 90 minutes to people coming off planes. So New Japan is turning away paying customers so they can give more tickets away? Do they not want to make money anymore? --Shelton Benjamin's mom was played by a somewhat well-known comedian and actress, Thea Vidale, who starred in a 1993 TV series "Thea." WWE doesn't even try to hold that suspension of disbelief. What next, will John Witherspoon show up next as Shelton's grizzled dad who clears out the locker room when he takes a shit? --There is also a lengthy Q&A with Regal at www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2003560001-2006000123,00.html Definitely some interesting comments on Eddie Guerrero, noting how it easily could have been him. Regal was mad at some of the wrestlers for pointing their fingers at Nick Dinsmore (there was a lot of heat on Dinsmore because of the timing, just days after Guerrero's death, of his passing out) saying, "I know there were people pointing fingers, who I wn't name, but they're all people who I know do stuff. They're just looking for somebody else to put their blame on." Regal said he hasn't had a drink or taken a pill in seven years, and that using the idea you need it for wrestling is just an excuse. He said they don't need an easier schedule and doesn't think people should complain about the schedule. He said the new drug testing won't bother him, but it will be an eye-opener for some. He defended the angle where they exploited Guerrero's death saying that he didn't see anyone in the arena that night outraged by it. He said he was a big fan of Bryan Danielson (who he helped train) and Samoa Joe. He said it was good and bad that HHH, Austin, Rock and Foley all came along at the same time, and now he doesn't see anyone in wrestling at their level. The part about not complaining about the schedule pisses me off, as it's a symbol of all that's wrong with wrestling. I don't know if Regal was playing the role of sockpuppet for Vince or if he really feels that way since he's a legit badass, but when most people you work with are on painkillers to some extent or another it's moronic to say people shouldn't ask for a reduced schedule. --Giant Singh is headed to OVW on his new WWE deal That sound you heard was the rest of Heyman's hair falling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I wonder how Rudo would book someone who had accidentally killed people in the past -- if he'd play off of it or downplay it completely. I ask as a serious question, not as a comedic one. Regal's interview was great. While I do disagree with the total lack of blame the company has in a case like this, I also know where he's coming from, considering he used to wrestle in carnivals and broke into wrestling when it was a much tougher business for new guys. He has it easy now compared to then, so that's how he sees it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I get what he's saying too, but "we can't make it easier on these guys cause we had it hard" is the cause for many of the ills wrestling faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Agreed 100%. It's that old school mentality that has its plusses and minuses. I won't say guys that have debuted in wrestling from 1998-present haven't made sacrifices because I don't know them personally, but I can't imagine any of them making the same sacrifices as guys who broke in prior to 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Crucifixio Jones Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 --Shelton Benjamin's mom was played by a somewhat well-known comedian and actress, Thea Vidale, who starred in a 1993 TV series "Thea." Thea co-hosted the AVN Awards last year with Savanna Samson. Does WWE know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brian Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 My two favorite parts (part of the RAW review): So if you haven't been paying attention, here are the questions of the week: 1) Who would win a fight between a 60-year old man who is way gone at times and a victim of a major stroke? 2) Who would win a fight between a 40-year old crazy, homocidal, suicidal, genocidal bodybuilder and a guy who beat up reporters in his imagination? 3) Who would win a fight between a 170-pound MMA fighter and a 250-pound bodybuilder who challenges a heavyweight and doesn't show up against a welterweight? So then, what the whole show was building toward, Vince came out to review the DVD. They showed footage of Hart saying he stands by what he did, and saying Vince probably does as well, and that's that. Keep in mind that according to several live reports, people were filing out in massive numbers while this was going on. In its own way, this was funny, sad, and pathetic at different times. Vince first asked, how many people think he cwas right about Montreal. Mostly indifference, some boos. Then Vince asked, how many people think Bret was wrong. Mostly indifference, some boos. Apparently, whoever scripted this is so disconnected from the audience that they guessed wrong. Vince said he fooled us because he asked how many people thought Bret was wrong and both questions were the same. Everyone noticed that, and no one was fooled and the reaction was the same. I guess on the script it read, "Thunderous applause because the fans are so dumb," and it's actually the people that are writing who are disconnected these days. Then Vince had to finish the rest of his scripted interview talking about how he manipulated and fooled the audience. Michaels came out and got almost no reaction, more boos then cheers. They were whispering at each other, and Vince blew a gasket. Michaels said he'd be hypocritical to defend Bret Hart, but even if Bret can't get over it...Um, Bret is the guy who had a DVD done on his career and I--Dave--had to convince him to allow them to acknowledge the damn thing ever took place because, NEWSFLASH, his brother died, his parents dies, he recovered from a major stroke where he wasn't supposed to ever walk again and despite everyone in the industry with no exceptions best efforts, he doesn't want to play make believe wrestler anymore, only make believe genie. I told him you can't do a DVD on your career and pretend it never happened because it is part of your career, even if it's not what you want your career to be remembered for or focused on. If it was up to him, I believe if myself and Paul, Jay, and maybe one or two others didn't give our opinions that he couldn't ignore it and have a complete DVD on his career, he would have, and he very well may have walked on the project if Vince wasn't down with that. Vince wanted to make the DVD revolve around that match and on the show, if you notice, every clip shown of Vince watching was from that match. So who is the one obsessed, to the point that eight years later and the two are on cordial terms, but he still has to get over to the public the idea that he could have beaten Bret Hart up if he wanted to, but he let him take a free shot, and nobody cares or even understood what he was talking about. Shawn told Vince that the times have changed, that he's 40 and Vince is 60, and Vince needs to get over it. Then again, what was the first thing on the first page of Shawn's book? Vince wasn't down with that and, yes, you know about this business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spaceman Spiff Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 --Shelton Benjamin's mom was played by a somewhat well-known comedian and actress, Thea Vidale, who starred in a 1993 TV series "Thea."Thea co-hosted the AVN Awards last year with Savanna Samson. Does WWE know that? From porn to wrestling: is that a step up, or a step down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 At this point, a step down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I doubt WWE even knew she had her own ABC show, all they wanted was a big black woman to give Shelton his whuppin's and wave her aren't-they-hilarious fake nails around. I doubt they even checked her resume, probably just looked at her and said "you'll do". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 It makes me laugh that WWE can spend weeks finding someone to play Shelton's mama, but Stephanie McMahon can't spend an afternoon visiting OVW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheShawshankRudotion Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I wonder how Rudo would book someone who had accidentally killed people in the past -- if he'd play off of it or downplay it completely. I ask as a serious question, not as a comedic one. Well. ECW did it with New Jack pretty successfully, but that's on a smaller level. I probably wouldn't, but that's more based on the character than anything else. I don't see how it would make money. Unless you had the brother of the dude who was killed, or something, in the company as well. If you want the audience to feel like this dudes opponent is in legit danger and give off the monster-vibe, you don't play it off in a "This guy KILLED A MAN! In the ring!"-way, because then it becomes a work and therefore fake and the crowd won't really buy into the danger. You have to be more sly and tricky. The Matt Hardy/Edge feud was a great example of how the audience bit on something and then stopped biting once the WWE acknowledged it and made it into a storyline. There goes the whole danger of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alfdogg Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 In the WON thread at TSM, it was posted that Lee Marshall is going to be the new voice of Tony the Tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SweetMama Scaat Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Im actually surpised more people didnt regognize Thea Vidale. Im also kindve interested to see how this plays out. Thea has a "Im a bitch and Im real" type of attitude so if shes plays it for laughs it may not be the obvious "Aunt jeminma racist sterotype laughs". The concept isnt nessicarily abad one but since the WWE are retarded somethign could easily go arry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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