CTXRussomark Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Haystacks was originally going to be the third giant, but they realised he was shit so replaced him with Hogan. They used the excuse that he was 'the' giant of wrestling.  That what Wrestlecall on 0836306971 said, anyway. Haystacks didn't even debut until the following year. Considering WW3 followed up the Giant/Yeti/Hogan angle from Halloween Havoc I'm more inclined to agree that was the plan all along. Was The Yeti's switch to being a ninja ever explained? WW3 was the first and only time (at the time) I ever saw him in that get-up. I've seen a few squash appearances since then on Youtube but nothing much. Easily the biggest flop since the Shockmaster.  *EDIT* OK, so a quick Google search provides this explanation from The Yeti himself:  "The big thing they wanted to achieve was that first battle royal. It was going to be a 60 man battle royal and three giants. It was going to be Paul Wight (Big Show), Giant Gonzalez, and myself. I would be the ninja from Japan or something like that. They brought over Big Show to start doing his stuff. Then they brought over the Giant Gonzalez to start doing his stuff, but then he got sick. He came over and got workman's comp and then went back to…Argentina. When he did that, they (said to me), "Hey. We need you to go down there and jump in this role. And then I jumped out of the ice and came down and did the double bear hug…"  So Reis just ended up wearing the costume he was originally meant to, but they still called him The Yeti. Sounds about right for WCW. Edited October 13, 2013 by CTXRussomark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thicko Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Ok, whomever was originally gonna be the third giant was canned because he was shit. To explain why Hogan was a giant they called him the true giant of wrestling. Just ask the nasally sounding bloke who voiced Wrestlecall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted October 13, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2013 Was The Yeti's switch to being a ninja ever explained? Â Was the Yeti being a mummy rather than a, uhh, yeti ever explained? Â I refer you to "a wizard did it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lawrence Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) That stuff and the dungeon of doom stuff in my opinion is some of the greatest stuff ever. The wizard and all the skits with sullivan quake kamala beefcake etc....is fucking brilliant. I love sullivans dark charachter, when they did the early purple haze skit on yt. Great. Kevin sullivan purple haze, type that in. Great stuff. Stuff... Edited October 13, 2013 by Mr Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted October 13, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2013 I didn't know Jake Roberts used this theme in WCW. Does anybody have a clue as to who created it? Like it a lot. The Flowerpot Men Wow. Thanks very much for that! You're a good chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPW Kristian Zane Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Has Wrestletalk tv been cut back to 10 minutes, it's usually on 11pm till 1130pm and I was in work till half 11 so I was gonna watch the 12 midnight showing but that seemed to end as soon as it started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted October 14, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2013 No changes to the programming duration. There was some sort of playout fuckup at Challenge yesterday that affected both Impact and WrestleTalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 seemed to end as soon as it started? Â That'll generate a ratings bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchybabi Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 No changes to the programming duration. There was some sort of playout fuckup at Challenge yesterday that affected both Impact and WrestleTalk. Â Yea Impact was scheduled on the on screen Sky TV guide from 9pm-10.40pm for some reason then WrestleTalk was on for 30mins after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleslie92 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I remember seeing in someone's sig a DVD of an interview with Kendo Nagasaki/Peter Thornley, can anyone help point me to it? Need it for my dissertation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEdge Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 What's The Rock's 'The Rock Says...' book like? Seen it in a charity shop for 2.25, worth a read at that price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I read it when I was younger and I remember enjoying it right up until a chapter about half way through that was written in full character and from there on I couldnt take it seriously, even as a young lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthofsin Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) What's The Rock's 'The Rock Says...' book like? Seen it in a charity shop for 2.25, worth a read at that price? Â It's a horrible book to read sadly. Half of it is in gimmick, half of it isnt, so it's more of a chore to read than anything else. If you can put up with the switching into gimmick stuff, there is some interesting content, but it definitely doesnt match up to a lot of the autobiographies out there. Edited October 16, 2013 by truthofsin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 He tends to describe matches and feuds in character, a lot of the Austin stuff up to Mania XV goes on about trailer park trash and roody poos. Â Some of the early stuff is good, and his time at college is a decent read - as is the beginning of his career up until he joins the Nation. After then though, it's shit. But for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEdge Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thanks fellas, I'll give it a miss. Wouldn't surprise me if he does a proper full autobiography with all his wrestling and film career included in the next 3-4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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