Boondocks Kernoodle Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 There's no way that look was an accident. If someone showed up looking that bad, they'd send him home. It's his gimmick. He can't just be "The Irish Guy" because that's Finlay's role. So his Unique Selling Point will be that he's a near-albino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Has has a skin pigment condition on top of thatThat makes more sense. But it's still interesting from a WWE presentation perspective. And Boondocks, I don't think they mentioned his paleness at all during his debut, just put over his "ring presence" and compared him to CM Punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 My first thought was that he looks like a hybrid of Nigel McGuiness and James Hetfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroFan Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm not too great with my WWF history, but financially, how were they by HBK's first world title win? I think 94/95 was the worst period, but were they out of hot water by the time HBK became the top guy or did he play a large part in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 There's no way that look was an accident. If someone showed up looking that bad, they'd send him home. It's his gimmick. He can't just be "The Irish Guy" because that's Finlay's role. So his Unique Selling Point will be that he's a near-albino. In a talent evaluation of FCW a couple of months ago Dave Meltzer didnt view as a USP rather something that would be viewed as a strike against him. Which at the time I thought was rather odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm not too great with my WWF history, but financially, how were they by HBK's first world title win? I think 94/95 was the worst period, but were they out of hot water by the time HBK became the top guy or did he play a large part in it? House show business turned around in late '95/early '96, off Bret Hart regaining the title, strong challengers in The Undertaker and the repackaged cooler tweener Diesel, and Shawn returning from the powerful in ring collapse angle and retirement tease. So Shawn's reign got off to a hot start, though it was far from the smash hit most expected at the time. House show business remained pretty good (though it tailed off towards the end of his run), but both PPV business and TV ratings were pretty poor, which is why they made such a big play to re-sign Bret Hart in the autumn of '96. Really the WWF wasn't out of hot water until they switched from two hour In Your House PPVs to three hour monthly PPVs and raised the price accordingly in the autumn of '97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 The tag champs work all three shows. Yeah, I eat my words now after RAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Would JYD have a better rep amongst newsletter reader types if more than a handful of promos from his prime were circulating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 No... because as the Mid South set illustrated, he was over but not great in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomk Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Would JYD have a better rep amongst newsletter reader types if more than a handful of promos from his prime were circulating? The Junk Food Dog criticism seems to be of his willingness to get fat and lazy. If more prime promos were available AND he stayed as roided as Graham than maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 It must be one of those mis-mashed childhood memories, but I could have sworn that when Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez held the NWA tag titles the belts were still the late 70s-early 80s style. Watching the shows again on WWE 24/7 revealed that they already changed to the more familiar belt style during the Rock n Roll's run right before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeats Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 It must be one of those mis-mashed childhood memories, but I could have sworn that when Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez held the NWA tag titles the belts were still the late 70s-early 80s style. Watching the shows again on WWE 24/7 revealed that they already changed to the more familiar belt style during the Rock n Roll's run right before. I had a similar mish-mash when watching Will's Horsemen set. I could have sworn that "Big Goldie" came into play in 1987-88...I just never really thought of it. I was really surprised when Flair debuts it in 1985. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 OK, that's odd. They have the show up right now where Rude and Fernandez won the belts and it is in fact the old style. What's up with that? They introduced the new belts weeks ago and now suddenly they switched back to the old ones. It's nice to know I'm not hallucinating my childhood recollections, but did they lose the new belts somewhere or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravJ1979 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I had a similar mish-mash when watching Will's Horsemen set. I could have sworn that "Big Goldie" came into play in 1987-88...I just never really thought of it. I was really surprised when Flair debuts it in 1985. Really? I thought it was February 1986? When the belt "changed" hands at Starrcade 1985 it was still the globe belt. He didn't reveal Big Goldie on television until February (maybe taped in January) around the time of Battle of the Belts 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeats Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I had a similar mish-mash when watching Will's Horsemen set. I could have sworn that "Big Goldie" came into play in 1987-88...I just never really thought of it. I was really surprised when Flair debuts it in 1985. Really? I thought it was February 1986? When the belt "changed" hands at Starrcade 1985 it was still the globe belt. He didn't reveal Big Goldie on television until February (maybe taped in January) around the time of Battle of the Belts 2. Yeah I think you're right. It states online that the belt was created in 1985 but at Starrcade it's still the dome belt. I thought maybe he debuted it in December but I think you're right. Either way, it was much earlier than I remembered it being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondocks Kernoodle Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/9835/ Edge was injured tonight. Looks like the tag team division is going to start suckin' hard again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Morris Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 In watching Impact recently, am I the only one who noticed that Angle has gotten considerably smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 In watching Impact recently, am I the only one who noticed that Angle has gotten considerably smaller? The latest decrease in size was first evident at the last PPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I don't watch TNA because I'm not into self torture, but I did look up a picture of him from the most recent Impact after hearing about how bad he looks right now, and yea he looks like shit. How much time would it take him to shave? I can't believe someone in TNA hasn't told him to at least do that much. It also looks like one of his arms has atrophied but I don't think that is anything new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I don't watch TNA because I'm not into self torture, but I did look up a picture of him from the most recent Impact after hearing about how bad he looks right now, and yea he looks like shit. How much time would it take him to shave? I can't believe someone in TNA hasn't told him to at least do that much. It also looks like one of his arms has atrophied but I don't think that is anything new. He has the beard for a movie role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.L.L. Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 In watching Impact recently, am I the only one who noticed that Angle has gotten considerably smaller? Last time I watched Angle was his match with Jarrett from Genesis. Thought he actually looked better physically than he had in years, actually looked like his triceps might have grown back. Really took me by surprise. Still, that's just one match that happened six months ago. Entirely possible my eyes could've been playing tricks on me. But in that one match, I thought he actually looked more or less human again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cox Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Jerry Lawler is apparently running for mayor of Memphis again. Is it just me, or is this a really, really bad idea? I mean, his idiot son just got arrested a week ago for being a drunken buffoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jaedmc Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Jim Ross agrees with you. And from what Lawler has said, it sounds like even if he becomes Mayor of Memphis he'll still work for WWE. Something about not letting his schedule get in the way of his duties. Good platform, Jerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 From the latest WON: My thought was to put Jericho & The Miz as a team, managed by Maryse, even though Jericho & Miz seem to be having their own off television angle. What does the bolded part refer to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Nevermind, he explained that they're insulting each other on Twitter back and forth later in the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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