Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 31, 2011 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2011 Wasn't there two Leon Arras as well? It said something in Garfield's "The Wrestling" to that effect, if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzfan Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Yep, the original Leon Arras was a French guy. His successor was the actor Brian Glover, who was fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 plus Giant Haystacks was taken from Haystacks Calhoun  I remember when I first saw a tape of Calhoun, and when I heard his name I thought "orr yeah, he's well ripped off Giant Haystacks with that name". I had no idea the opposite was true. Once again, I have learned something today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Does anyone know who does the English commentary on NJPW's shows that they did in North America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra1000 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Why did the Steiner Brothers leave the WWF at the time? I was reading on wiki they went to ECW and didn't go directly back to WCW...so was it for more money in WCW, if that was the case how come they went to ECW? Did they have a bad reputation in WWF? Â Cheers> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I think they went to ECW as they had a no compete clause for 90 days but Vince allowed them to leave. They were promised by Vince that although he didnt give guaranteed contracts out, they would make more money in WWF than they had been in WCW. Obviously, that wasn't the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 31, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2011 (edited) Did WWF even have 90 day releases back then? I'm sure they only came into play in late 90s to stop talent switching over. Also, when a contract runs out, there is no none compete, because there is no contract. An old Power Slam I was reading has the answer to this, but I cant be arsed to find it. Â Here's something I read just the other day from Meltzer in 1998 on the subject on none complete clauses. "In most of the WCW contracts there is a 90-day non-compete clause which means after the contract ends if it isn't renewed, the talent can't work for WWF for three more months. Whether that is legal is speculative, and in the case of Steve Regal, it was taken to court and before a ruling was made, WCW simply dropped its claim of keeping Regal from appearing, which ended up being a moot point due to Regal's various injuries and illness this (98) year." Edited July 31, 2011 by Ian_hitmanhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted July 31, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2011 I've said this before but WWE doesn't actually have "no compete clauses" exactly. It's actually just a clause that gives them the right to terminate a contract at any time as long as they give ninety days notice. Paul Bearer posted the exact wording from his contract a couple of firings ago. Â Ian's right though. It was something that was brought in during the Monday Night Wars so I doubt it had anything to do with the Steiners working for ECW. I DO have a dim memory of reading somewhere that they worked for ECW while they were waiting for their full, legal release from their WWF contracts but I'm not totally certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Yeah I knew it was something along those lines, I was certain that their contract hadn't actually expired as they left in like April 94 and came in December 92, and that they had asked for their release due to not making as much money as they'd hoped. Edited August 1, 2011 by bumclasshero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted August 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2011 Anyone know anything about the upcoming AWR tour in Ireland? Already got my tickets but the only names confirmed so far are Rhino, Rene Dupree and Bret Hart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Foale Posted August 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2011 Was Mania 27 Edge's official last match? Or did he work a few house shows following that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted August 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2011 Was Mania 27 Edge's official last match? Or did he work a few house shows following that? Â Â He had a tag match on smackdown the week after IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 No, Mania was his last match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznor Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 No, Mania was his last match. He worked a dark match on the Smackdown taping following Wrestlemania, a big 10 man tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 You're right: Â Edge, Triple H, Christian, Rey Mysterio, & the Big Show defeated Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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