GeronimoJacksBeard Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Loki said:  Ryback = Segal's character in Under Siege Ryback = Ryan + Silverback I thought. Sure i watched something once with the big guy himself explaining as such. Austin talks of movie inspirations for the original Stone Cold character plenty. The buzz cut inspired by Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction and Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers and the characters general demeanour and cold blooded nature taken from a documentary he saw on another serial killer which I think was called “Ice McDagger”. Edited October 24, 2018 by GeronimoJacksBeard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 7 hours ago, GeronimoJacksBeard said: Ryback = Ryan + Silverback I thought. Sure i watched something once with the big guy himself explaining as such. I think that’s the case, yeah - he was “Silverback” Ryan Reeves before. Ryback was pretty much a full-on Terminator gimmick to start with, though, including wearing one red contact lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blog Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Was Vampiros faction in WCW not based around Lost Boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted October 24, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2018 I've not seen the film, but I recall Chris Jericho saying he based his 2008 heel run on a character from, "No Country For Old Men." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 He did a fucking piss poor job if that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
returner82 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 14 hours ago, GeronimoJacksBeard said: Ryback = Ryan + Silverback I thought. Sure i watched something once with the big guy himself explaining as such. Austin talks of movie inspirations for the original Stone Cold character plenty. The buzz cut inspired by Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction and Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers and the characters general demeanour and cold blooded nature taken from a documentary he saw on another serial killer which I think was called “Ice McDagger”. Half right - he watched the documentary on Richard Kuklinski, the Iceman, and picked up the original "Stone Cold" demeanour from there - talking in a quiet, sinister way. When he talked to Vince about going in that direction the creative services department came up with a list of potential names for him like Ice Dagger and Chilly McFreeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, returner82 said: Half right - he watched the documentary on Richard Kuklinski, the Iceman, and picked up the original "Stone Cold" demeanour from there - talking in a quiet, sinister way. When he talked to Vince about going in that direction the creative services department came up with a list of potential names for him like Ice Dagger and Chilly McFreeze. Yeah, the poster @Chilly McFreeze told me about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
returner82 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just looking at The Stone Cold Truth, those names were the brainchild of Debbie Bonnanzio, who was briefly featured in Beyond the Mat. The list also included stuff like Fang McFrost and Ivan the Terrible, which led to Steve imagining being introduced as "accompanied to the ring by his sled dog Nantucket...". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 51 minutes ago, Supremo said: I've not seen the film, but I recall Chris Jericho saying he based his 2008 heel run on a character from, "No Country For Old Men."  49 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: He did a fucking piss poor job if that's the case. Went on a big Anton YouTube watch and, despite Jericho having some dodgy barnets in his time, I got more of a Cena vibe from this clip  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members jazzygeofferz Posted October 24, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2018 34 minutes ago, returner82 said: Just looking at The Stone Cold Truth, those names were the brainchild of Debbie Bonnanzio, who was briefly featured in Beyond the Mat. The list also included stuff like Fang McFrost and Ivan the Terrible, which led to Steve imagining being introduced as "accompanied to the ring by his sled dog Nantucket...". Didn't Austin's wife/girlfriend at the time tell him to hurry up and drink his brew before it went stone cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted October 24, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2018 57 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:  Went on a big Anton YouTube watch and, despite Jericho having some dodgy barnets in his time, I got more of a Cena vibe from this clip  I remember him talking about this - it was more 'inspired by' rather than mimicking. What Jericho liked was how softly spoken the character is, and used that aspect of the character. So while everyone else was getting bigger and louder, he'd quieten down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chilly McFreeze Posted October 24, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Keith Houchen said: Yeah, the poster @Chilly McFreeze told me about this! I actually got the story from Foley’s autobiography. I absolutely lost it when I first read the list of names. Still gives me a chuckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Yeah it was about how he never raised his voice and spoke calmly to his opponent. Think that's about it. I love 2008 Jericho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 He may as well have been "Inspired" by Teller, or Lance Storm.  Or some bits in Mogwai songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
returner82 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, jazzygeofferz said: Didn't Austin's wife/girlfriend at the time tell him to hurry up and drink his brew before it went stone cold? Yeah, Jeannie Clark, which is believable because she's from Essex and sounds right coming out of her mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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