The Dart 508 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Yes I've done the same now. 2 names between the two, I'd be surprised if I've done it differently to you. Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay 9,357 Posted November 26, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) Been watching some old Shotguns (the C-show years) because of the discussion earlier in this thread and its funny how when the Oddities first debuted, they kept saying "wow The Giant Silva is bigger than Andre the Giant, I've never seen a man that big before!" and all this. Its amazing how they didnt do anything with him, considering Vince's love for massive men. I wonder if the Big Show never signed, if they'd have went with him a bit for. On Beyond the Mat Vince had a big grin on his face when Giant Silva walked past him. Â The Oddities must have been intended to be bigger than they were. I remember Meltzer wrote a story about John Tenta returning as a masked heel to feud with Austin (Russo and Austin briefly discussed this on a podcast together as well). The group itself seemed to have way more rope than what it turned out. You had two giants, a masked heel, a great talker and a bunch of ad-ons like the Wack Pack from Howard Stern. The initial group was a bit of a ratings hit if I recall. Then Kurrgan danced and Vince decided to make them a comedy act. Edited November 26, 2016 by IANdrewDiceClay Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 397 Posted November 26, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 What was the deal with Regal when he came into the WWE in the late 90s? I remember reading somewhere they had big plans for him, but on watching Survivor Series 98 the other night can't see how. He came out to that cheesy real mans man music with a yellow hard hat on. How long had he been around the company by that point? Were there ever big plans for him or did I just imagine reading and hearing that at the time? Link to post Share on other sites
the_mole 21 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 What was the deal with Regal when he came into the WWE in the late 90s? I remember reading somewhere they had big plans for him, but on watching Survivor Series 98 the other night can't see how. He came out to that cheesy real mans man music with a yellow hard hat on. How long had he been around the company by that point? Were there ever big plans for him or did I just imagine reading and hearing that at the time? He was just coming in but he was on drugs and was quickly gone while he tried getting clean he has relapsed a few times since but seems to be doing well now. Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Nick Soapdish 107 Posted November 26, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 What was the deal with Regal when he came into the WWE in the late 90s? I remember reading somewhere they had big plans for him, but on watching Survivor Series 98 the other night can't see how. He came out to that cheesy real mans man music with a yellow hard hat on. How long had he been around the company by that point? Were there ever big plans for him or did I just imagine reading and hearing that at the time? I believe he was a shambles but people like HHH vouched for him (friends in high places and all that) when WCW fired him. A stint in rehab followed and we got William Regal out of it Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members FelatioLips 2,613 Posted November 26, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 There's a match on Raw 1998 I think of him vs Goldust and he tries a promo before it and it's a miracle he doesn't drop dead in the middle of it. A real mess. Link to post Share on other sites
Direct Impact 0 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 1000 pages! Link to post Share on other sites
King Pitcos 2,961 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 What was the deal with Regal when he came into the WWE in the late 90s? I remember reading somewhere they had big plans for him, but on watching Survivor Series 98 the other night can't see how. He came out to that cheesy real mans man music with a yellow hard hat on. How long had he been around the company by that point? Were there ever big plans for him or did I just imagine reading and hearing that at the time? Â He debuted on Raw about six months before that, without the Real Man's Man gimmick. He wore the same robe from WCW and all that, but I'm not sure what he was doing gimmick-wise. He had generic rock intro music, and it never went anywhere. He got sent to a Dory Funk training camp to get into shape, got injured there, then broke his leg to pieces falling over at home while he was off his head on drugs. Â I think the Real Man's Man thing was at one point planned to be a big deal when he got revealed to be gay, but it definitely wouldn't have been a big deal. It'd be one of those things where Russo might have thought that's a main event feud with Austin, but there's no way Austin would have done it. At best, Gay Regal would've been stunner victim #7 in the middle of an "Austin's out of control, folks" episode of Raw. Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members tiger_rick 12,024 Posted November 27, 2016 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Either Meltzer was getting some duff info or Vince was on crack in 1998. Steve Williams, Steve Regal and John Tenta were all said to be coming in for big heel pushes to work with Steve Austin. Â Luckily there were injuries, knock outs, drug habits and mind changes that put paid to all three and things worked out pretty well. Â They really did have some terrible ideas in 1998 although most didn't come to pass and the ones that did were treated as quick, low-mid-card fodder. Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members WeeAl 1,128 Posted November 27, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 J.R loved Steve Williams so that at least makes sense why they would have been thinking that way. However for the other two? A drugged out of his tree Steven Regal and completely over the hill Tenta in 1998? Something was wrong with them if they were genuinely looking at those two as options in the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members unfitfinlay 433 Posted November 27, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Either Meltzer was getting some duff info or Vince was on crack in 1998. Steve Williams, Steve Regal and John Tenta were all said to be coming in for big heel pushes to work with Steve Austin. Â Luckily there were injuries, knock outs, drug habits and mind changes that put paid to all three and things worked out pretty well. Â They really did have some terrible ideas in 1998 although most didn't come to pass and the ones that did were treated as quick, low-mid-card fodder. Â To be fair, 1998 wasn't exactly overflowing with affordable free agents was it? Bischoff was throwing money at people JUST to stop them working for Vince. I can totally see the logic of going for guys, like Regal and Tenta, who WCW didn't want anymore and trying to repackage them into stars. It's not like they don't have a history of that. Â It's not like they were planning to build the future of the company around them. They were probably looking at just one or two matches against Austin, who did need fresh, but safe, opponents, until the likes of The Rock were ready to step up. Link to post Share on other sites
Statto 780 Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Not suggesting Tenta wasn't "over the hill" in 98, and I know age is far from the only variable in that equation, but that comment & the received wisdom that Quake always looked old beyond his years made me go look it up. Â He turned 35 that year. Dolph Ziggler is 36. Link to post Share on other sites
Undefeated Steak 486 Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Speaking of ages, when Hogan came over in 2002 I thought he was ancient. Goldberg's the same age as Hogan was then, and Triple H is only a year or two younger. I know I'm older now but still, I don't think of Goldberg or Hunter as being *that* old. Link to post Share on other sites
The Clint 0 Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Yeah 1998 was full of shitty ideas that thankfully never came to fruition. Like Mero being booked into the main event picture with Austin. It was only after they had Sable power bomb Mero then apparently Austin told them to fuck off with the idea. Mero was no threat to anyone after that. Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Louch 610 Posted November 27, 2016 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Wwf had programmed everyone for years that hogan was old and past it, so back then it was much easier to see him that way. Link to post Share on other sites
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