rovert Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Ah Blake, SO many stories. Like when he spilt with Irish Whip Wrestling as head trainer (the promotion that produced Sheamus) taking all of the second string talent mainly 13-16 year olds with the promise of giving them matches. After Doug Williams and Darren Burridge found out he couldnt actually train wrestlers even the basics. Despite being trained in DUNGEON (little known fact he doesn’t like to talk about) and claiming to be trained by Lance Storm. Elsewhere Scott Hall, Larry Zbyszko and the gang (Mister Saint Laurent & Chasyn Rance) watch the episode of Greatest Sports Legends with Bruno Sammartino from the early 70s at Genuinely very funny in places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondocks Kernoodle Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Blake Norton once wrote a 117-page, 31,500-word booking plan on how Booker T's TNA debut should have been handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Blake is an icon. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Blake is an icon. John He did at least one thing nice watch/download the programme 360 here: http://www.blakenorton.com/video.html Kayfabing Irish national broadcaster in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 So Hart Dynasty vs Legacy: Polynesian Version seems like it could be fun considering the latter has got rave reviews in FCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Also the Sheamus/Henry match reminded me how fun it was to see Charles Robinson sell someone's finisher almost better than the person taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Flair, con man? NWA LEGENDS FANFEST PROMOTER RESPONDS TO CLAIMS HE OWES RIC FLAIR MONEY, CALLS UPON FLAIR TO APOLOGIZE PUBLICLY by Mike Johnson @ 4:15 PM on 5/24/2010 Greg Price, the promoter of the annual NWA Legends Fanfest issued the following statement today after being made aware that a story was making the rounds that he owed $25,000 to Ric Flair for Flair's appearance at last year's convention in Charlotte, NC: I heard today that someone told a fan at a convention a few weeks back that I owed this person $25K and that I had ripped them off last year. I'm not sure how many people he's told this or why, but let me assure everyone that I don't owe Ric Flair one red cent. We had a written agreement and I have witnesses that will verify he was paid per our written agreement, and then some. To say that I owe him anything is a complete lie. I take great pride in the relationships I've made in wrestling and value them immensely. I don't have a reputation of stiffing guys on payoffs and take offense when a guy that I grew up idolizing is trying to disparage me for reasons unbeknownst to me. Ric Flair, I've seen the very worst of you. Not a lot of people know that you and your family stood outside of the Hall of Heroes awards ceremony last year screaming, jumping up and down in front of a handful of people and threatening to walk out on the banquet unless I paid you more money. I know we have fans that saw that firsthand. That's what's called holding someone up. "You pay me more money or I'm leaving now!" I believe that's extortion. It's wrong. I hate I wasted so many years idolizing a liar and a con man. I'm not looking for a battle with you. I just want you to set the record straight. I don't know why you'd claim that I owe you money. You know that's not true. For any other folks that you may have told the same lies, I want them to know the truth too. Ric Flair, you owe me an apology. And you need to set the record straight. You know I don't owe you one cent. Of course, Flair has been on the other end of financial disputes in recent years. His NWA championship belt is sitting somewhere in stasis after two different entities, including Highspots.com learned they had claims to the belt over money owed by Flair. Ring of Honor has an ongoing lawsuit against Flair for deposits given to him for appearances as the company's "Official Ambassador" on their HDNet series, which were never returned after Flair pulled out of the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I know, it's wrestling, and Price could be lying too, but I do believe him. This stuff will catch up to Ric eventually, and it would be really weird to see a wrestling business where Ric Flair is basically unemployable. It might be the only way to get him to really call it quits for good. But I have a feeling he'll find a way to bankrupt Wrestlers Rescue first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cox Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 This stuff will catch up to Ric eventually, and it would be really weird to see a wrestling business where Ric Flair is basically unemployable. It might be the only way to get him to really call it quits for good.Nah, if nothing else, Triple H would hire Flair to be his poolboy. But at this point, an indy promoter would have to be an absolute idiot to book Ric Flair given his track record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Does Flair still do convention/indy work? I dont think Ive read anything about it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I would guess that people are hesitant to book him after the Highspots and ROH disputes. More from Price & co.: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=3...36&comments http://nwalegends.com/fanfestforum/YaBB.pl?num=1274779006 Will try to make it more coherent and put up a post at Cageside, but it amazes me how Flair keeps on finding new ways to top himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 But at this point, an indy promoter would have to be an absolute idiot to book Ric Flair given his track record. I'm sure there are several promoters who fall into that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I agree with Cox - the McMahons will take pity on him if he ever winds up destitute like they did with Jim Barnett. And Bix, Ric Flair will continue finding new ways to top himself, because he will always want to live life like his "Nature Boy" gimmick even when he is too old to continue to fund such a lifestyle, and because too many people will let him get away with it with little or no criticism, because to those people he's the greatest wrestler to ever step foot on this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 That's too bad, those Charlotte conventions are supposed to be first-class. They're a lot of fun for old Mid-Atlantic fans and wrestlers, sucks to hear about Ric's behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Although this line from one of Greg's posts about Flair was a little over the top, dude must be pretty ticked. "That night, that moment, I came face to face with evil." The Flair story clearly isn't going to end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I wonder if Keith will beat me to posting this in the Ric Flair there on Bruce's board... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollinger. Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I know at one point there was a forum set up where Clawmaster and some other people were posting old results... anyone know where that is, or where they might be currently doing that kind of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Has the 1992 expose Ring of Vice done the rounds on youtube before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8aAHdRM90E...feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Has the 1992 expose Ring of Vice done the rounds on youtube before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8aAHdRM90E...feature=related I like the reporter saying that WWE pulled in $1.7 billion in merchandising in 1990 and having more revenue than the NFL. And that was a down year for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Has the 1992 expose Ring of Vice done the rounds on youtube before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8aAHdRM90E...feature=related I like the reporter saying that WWE pulled in $1.7 billion in merchandising in 1990 and having more revenue than the NFL. And that was a down year for them! Along with a part time referee Rita Marie earning $500,000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slickster Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Look at her calendar of dates in the video: she's getting $100-200 payoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Note from the latest WON: Great North Wrestling run by Devon “Hannibal” Nicholson drew 1,800 fans on 5/15 in Thunder Bay, ONT, which as a trivia note may have been Vampiro’s first match ever in the city he grew up in. It wasn't Ian's first match in his hometown. He wrestled here as "Billy Fury" against Steve Strong on an International Wrestling card back in early 1987. He was really young and very skinny. I was at the match. Someone that e-mails Dave or posts at his website/board please let him know for me, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I spotted a four disc Lucha set at Best Buy for $15. Has anyone seen it and if so, is it worth the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I know at one point there was a forum set up where Clawmaster and some other people were posting old results... anyone know where that is, or where they might be currently doing that kind of thing? http://sportsandwrestling.mywowbb.com/view...;jump_to=181135 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Note from the latest WON: Great North Wrestling run by Devon “Hannibal” Nicholson drew 1,800 fans on 5/15 in Thunder Bay, ONT, which as a trivia note may have been Vampiro’s first match ever in the city he grew up in. It wasn't Ian's first match in his hometown. He wrestled here as "Billy Fury" against Steve Strong on an International Wrestling card back in early 1987. He was really young and very skinny. I was at the match. Someone that e-mails Dave or posts at his website/board please let him know for me, thanks. I've posted this in the May 31 Observer Newsletter thread on Dave's message board for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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