Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 6, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think he went through a divorce. If anyone was going to suffer long term from their ring style it was him. It seemed like every match he had in the 90s involved a chair and a big dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I recall reading he'd acquired his real estate license just before it too. He'd obviously prepared for life outside of wrestling only to then take his own life, which is a real shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refused Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 What is it about real estate that seems to attract wrestlers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 It's probably their best chance of financial security after they're done wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Southworth Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 It didn't help that the US housing crisis, which had started in 2005, was picking up a lot of steam by the time 2007 rolled around and it was only going to get worse. With his income dependent on the value of real estate, Awesome was no doubt very worried about how he’d support himself and his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 7, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2015 They get large sums of money at once. It takes relatively little skill to buy a property, modernise it then sell it on for a profit. The only barrier to entry is the initial investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted March 7, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 7, 2015 Loads of ex footballers used to get into real estate to0, I imagine their notoriety helps them. Geoff Hurst was at it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Did Piper work house shows at any point in WCW? Â I know pretty much everyone who worked the entirety of the '90s aged terribly but Piper must've had less than 20 televised matches that decade yet aged 30 years in about 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted March 10, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 10, 2015 Did Piper work house shows at any point in WCW? Â I'm 99% sure the answer will be "no." WCW never ran a great deal of house shows during the Nitro/Thunder era and when they did, certain top guys rarely or never worked them, and Piper was all kinds of broken down and not worth risking getting hurt on the road when they still wanted to use him on TV. If anyone wants to correct me, I'll be very, very shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted March 10, 2015 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) According to Cawthon's site he appeared on a LA house show in '97 which WCWWrestling.com tried to sell as Pay Per Listen. Edited March 10, 2015 by PowerButchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted March 11, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 According to Cawthon's site he appeared on a LA house show in '97 which WCWWrestling.com tried to sell as Pay Per Listen. Â Would be the same show where Jericho won the Cruiser title from Syxx despite the fact the latter had just had a full length match with Misterio? The babyface Chris Jericho winning the title with a severe unfair advantage over the heel champion.... and they wondered why he wasn't getting over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted March 11, 2015 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2015 That's the one, yes. Â WCW @ Inglewood, CA - Great Western Forum - June 28, 1997 (11,000)WCW Saturday Nitro - included Mike Tenay, Mark Madden, & Gene Okerlund on commentary as an internet-exclusive broadcast on WCWWrestling.com via RealAudio; included an in-ring promo by Ric Flair in which he insulted the crowd; featured an in-ring segment after intermission, with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, Syxx, Randy Savage, Buff Bagwell, and Masahiro Chono claiming Los Angeles was "nWo country" and Hogan challenging Sting to come out and face him for the title:Juventud Guerrera, Damien (sub. for Hector Garza), & Super Calo (sub. for Lizmark Jr) defeated Konnan, La Parka, & Villano IV at 10:18 when Guerrera pinned Villano with a roll up; after the match, Konnan's team attacked the winners, with Konnan then insulting the local border patrol on the micThe Ultimo Dragon defeated Psychosis (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 12:28 via submission with the Dragon SleeperEddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko at 16:31 with his feet on the ropes; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Guerrero, who stated since the fans cheered people like Sting who use baseball bats, he would use whatever tactics were necessaryRick & Scott Steiner defeated Masahiro Chono (sub. for Scott Norton) & Buff Bagwell at 16:20 when Rick pinned Bagwell after a belly to belly suplexWCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Rey Mysterio Jr at 11:33 via submission with the Buzzkiller; prior to the match, Chris Jericho entered the ring and challenged the winner to face him for the title, with both participants agreeingChris Jericho pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx to win the title at the 37-second mark with a spinning heel kick after moving out of the way of Syxx's Bronco Buster attemptRoddy Piper defeated Ric Flair via submission with the sleeper at 8:10Diamond Dallas Page pinned Randy Savage at 5:16 with the Diamond Cutter after Page lifted his boot as Savage came off the topLex Luger & the Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall via disqualification at 12:01 when WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan interfered and hit Luger with his title belt as Luger has Hall in the Torture Rack; after the match, Sting lowered from the rafters, attacked Hogan, and put him in the Scorpion Deathlock until Syxx hit the ring with a pipe, with Sting then releasing the hold; moments later, Sting delivered the Scorpion Death Drop to Hall, Nash was put in Luger's Torture Rack, and the Giant hit the choke slam on Syxx; Hall & Nash used the Fugees' "Ready or Not" as entrance music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted March 11, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 Was Diesel’s WWF theme supposed to be a rip off of Alannah Miles’ “Black Velvet”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Eddie Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Was Diesel’s WWF theme supposed to be a rip off of Alannah Miles’ “Black Velvet”?  I'm positive it is based on this classic...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyuhsyGXCY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 12, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted March 12, 2015  Was Diesel’s WWF theme supposed to be a rip off of Alannah Miles’ “Black Velvet”?  I'm positive it is based on this classic...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyuhsyGXCY  Without clicking on it, this is the Roseanne theme isn't it? I swear, as soon as I first heard it on the Royal Rumble 1995 PPV, me and a mate said it together as soon as we heard it. Roseanne was a big show in 1995 as well. Friday nights on Channel 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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