royaltenenbaum Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Great post! I totally agree HoF is richly deserved - he seemed to handle heel and face turns so smoothly, could do either so well. The Twin Towers setup is brilliant but so weird - a pimp (?) as manager, a cop and a white american reclaiming his African roots. Loved them and his face run, his attitude era run was pretty sweet too.  Austin told a story on his podcast last year about Boss Man forgetting to run-in and attack during a Stone Cold match to keep the heat on their feud. He got back stage and Traynor was casually talking to folk in the dressing room, had completely forgotten about the run-in. Austin was saying what a class act he was behind the scenes, seems everybody got on with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 8, 2016 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2016 Is that when Heenan kept going on about Boss Mans mum? Am I imagining stuff or did it lead to Heenan having to face Boss Man in a match? Led to that brilliant episode of TV where Heenan is chained to the guard rail all show. The faces would come out and laugh, the heels would try to help break him out. Absolutely loved that show-long story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted March 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 8, 2016 Boss Man, I think, was the guy that really made me love pro wrestling. Â I'd been watching since Mania VI, and a few months later when he came out to Hogan's aid prior to SummerSlam I wept actual tears of joy. I was hooked. Â Thanks Boss Man, welcome to the HoF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 What UK event was it when Boss Man was walking to the ring, and the fans started chanting "You Fat Bastid!" at him? He looked genuinely perplexed as he asked "Fat Baysturd?"   Capital Carnage. It was his first time back in the UK since that small handful of tour dates in Feb'93 just before he left the company.  I think DiBiase is a bit of a weird choice for the person to induct him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Whos Next Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Lovely stuff Ian!  Your writing really does need to go into a book.   I remember on the Mega Matches tape, it was announced to the crowd that Bossman was going to be in Hogan's corner for his match with Dino Bravo (with Earthquake in his) the crowd seemed to go mental.   I remember the Raw around the time of the Corporate Ministry I think it was.  As I recall (and my memory may be playing tricks here) Shane had stolen the Corporation away from Vince and formed the Corporate Ministry.  Boss Man was still loyal to vince or something, so when it turned out it was Vince all along, they were hinting at a babyface turn.   Like I say, the details are foggy but I remember marking out when during a corporation promo, Boss Man came out to his old early 90s music.  In Russo esque fashion, it was either a swerve, or it had all been cleared up before he got there and he was back in.   Sure it wouldn't have gone anywhere, but damn, I would have liked to have seen a Bossman face turn in the attitude era.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Don't think I have read anything better than that on here. Really needs shared out with here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Seems like Ian is the only logical pick to induct Boss Man now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Seems like Ian is the only logical pick to induct Boss Man now  Your joke aside Ted DiBiase is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted March 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 8, 2016 Is that when Heenan kept going on about Boss Mans mum? Am I imagining stuff or did it lead to Heenan having to face Boss Man in a match? Â Yeah, they were doing Heenan & Rude slagging off his mum to set up Bossman-Rude matches. When Rude legitimately quit, they had Jack Tunney suspend him for the comments and order Heenan to substitute for him. Most of the matches involved a load of stalling and then Bossman winning in 10 seconds. They weren't on TV, but one of the matches was put on a home video (Mega Matches.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Â Â Is that when Heenan kept going on about Boss Mans mum? Am I imagining stuff or did it lead to Heenan having to face Boss Man in a match? Â Â Yeah, they were doing Heenan & Rude slagging off his mum to set up Bossman-Rude matches. When Rude legitimately quit, they had Jack Tunney suspend him for the comments and order Heenan to substitute for him. Most of the matches involved a load of stalling and then Bossman winning in 10 seconds. They weren't on TV, but one of the matches was put on a home video (Mega Matches.) Ah right! Thanks for that! I must have got the Bossman and Heenan thing confused with Rooster and Heenan. Cheers for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted March 9, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 9, 2016 First guy Boss Man feuded with when he hit WCW was Rick Rude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 9, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 9, 2016 great work Ian! Â Glad to see Bossman get the nod though, such an integral part of my early days of being a wrestling fan. It's always nice to see the more unsung guys of that era get their props. Â Was searching some Bossman images after reading the thread and came across this old magazine cover, really hit the nostalgia spot for me, probably hadn't seen this image in 20 years but i remember it clear as day. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffinchunks Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Fantastic post Ian. Hit a nerve! Â Really is good to see him being inducted this year. I only really got back into wrestling in the past year or so, and I remember Bossman being my first exposure to WWF when I picked a WWF comic at random one day. Without Sky TV I read this thing a million times over: Â Â It was a bit shit, but when I finally started getting videos Bossman was always one I looked out for. I was always impressed by how fast he could move even with his gut hanging our of his sweaty shirt. Maybe that's why I've always been such a bloater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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