IronSheik Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Jerry Jarrett was going to run Titan if Vince got jailed in 92/93.
Paid Members Supremo Posted February 1, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2021 I still can’t fathom the referee going down to the ring for Undertaker vs. Brock not knowing that the Streak was ending. Originally the story was that he just counted the pin as a shoot when Taker didn’t kick out - chinny reckon - but now the revised history seems to be that Lesnar whispered to the ref just before the finish. Even if they clued him in during the match though, imagine the fucking pressure? You’d be triple guessing yourself that you’d heard wrong or misunderstood. There’s no way I’m counting that three count without my head exploding. Even for a company with a history of putting people in uncomfortable positions on live TV, I can’t believe they’d risk something going wrong by not letting the ref know ahead of time.
Paid Members garynysmon Posted February 1, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2021 5 hours ago, IronSheik said: Jerry Jarrett was going to run Titan if Vince got jailed in 92/93. There have been several accounts that it was the case with only Bruce Prichard, who has beef with him and is hardly unbiased, claiming the opposite. You have to remember this was the early 90's not 2001, its not that far fetched an idea for me. He was going to hold the fort in regards wrestling operations, not exactly 'run Titan.' Who else was there?
theringmaster Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 5 hours ago, IronSheik said: Jerry Jarrett was going to run Titan if Vince got jailed in 92/93. I'm sure Pritchard said Jerry Lawler was bought in to do the booking in case Vince got jailed
WyattSheepMask Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Supremo said: I still can’t fathom the referee going down to the ring for Undertaker vs. Brock not knowing that the Streak was ending. Originally the story was that he just counted the pin as a shoot when Taker didn’t kick out - chinny reckon - but now the revised history seems to be that Lesnar whispered to ref just before the finish. Even if they clued him in during the match though, imagine the fucking pressure? You’d be triple guessing yourself that you’d heard wrong or misunderstood. There’s no way I’m counting that three count without my head exploding. Even for a company with a history of putting people in uncomfortable positions on live TV, I can’t believe they’d risk something going wrong by not letting the ref know ahead of time. Absolutely agree. If that ref had called that on the fly, he’d never have been seen again. Maybe it’s The Sopranos rewatch talking, but Vince would’ve had the guy whacked if he called that as a shoot. I can buy that they might have only decided the outcome on the day, but yeah, no way was that changed on the fly. That had a 21-1 graphic ready to go for Christ’s sake
RancidPunx Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Wasn’t it reported that Shane Douglas was originally to be brought in as a colour commentator for Raw in early 95. I believe he tried out and all. Can’t help but feel this would have been excellent for Douglas rather than the turd that was Dean Douglas .
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted February 1, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Supremo said: I still can’t fathom the referee going down to the ring for Undertaker vs. Brock not knowing that the Streak was ending. Originally the story was that he just counted the pin as a shoot when Taker didn’t kick out - chinny reckon - but now the revised history seems to be that Lesnar whispered to the ref just before the finish. Even if they clued him in during the match though, imagine the fucking pressure? You’d be triple guessing yourself that you’d heard wrong or misunderstood. There’s no way I’m counting that three count without my head exploding. Even for a company with a history of putting people in uncomfortable positions on live TV, I can’t believe they’d risk something going wrong by not letting the ref know ahead of time. Do the refs not still have earpieces to get directions from backstage? Even if he didn't know beforehand, surely that's how he would have been told to count the three, not relying on hearing Brock whisper something just before he did it.
MEGABUCKS Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Godfather has said he was meant to go to WCW and join the nWo but WCW got Virgil for much cheaper which cancelled Godfather's deal
AVM Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Regarding Undertaker's streak, I was fortunate enough to be in attendance in NOLA for Mania 30. My first instinct was that the ref had botched it and I immediately felt terrible for him.
Chili Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, WyattSheepMask said: Absolutely agree. If that ref had called that on the fly, he’d never have been seen again. Maybe it’s The Sopranos rewatch talking, but Vince would’ve had the guy whacked if he called that as a shoot. I can buy that they might have only decided the outcome on the day, but yeah, no way was that changed on the fly. That had a 21-1 graphic ready to go for Christ’s sake It's absolute nonsense isn't it. I can't believe anybody believes they would leave something like that up in the air to the ref, on an episode of RAW fine, but not a sly chance with especially THAT match. Flimshaw.
AVM Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 32 minutes ago, Nostalgia Nonce said: Do the refs not still have earpieces to get directions from backstage? Even if he didn't know beforehand, surely that's how he would have been told to count the three, not relying on hearing Brock whisper something just before he did it. Yeah, that's what I think was most likely. They might not have told the ref in advance if they were hypersensitive to leaks, but once in the ring, I would expect very, very clear instructions over the ear piece.
TomJones233 Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 New Jack being the rumoured guy to stab Cena in 2004. He had apparently a try out and was rejected,
WyattSheepMask Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Didn’t New Jack claim to have gotten signed by the Atlanta Falcons prior to going into wrestling? I’m sure it got mentioned on his Crime In Sports episode and I just remember thinking “fuck off, no way did that happen”
d-d-d-dAz Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 I remember when CM Punk was first signed and there were stories that his gimmick was going to be that he was deaf.
AVM Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 I seem to remember at a signing event in a nightclub in Coventry before the first TWC Showdown, CM Punk claimed that Heidenreich was meant to be repackaged as a defrosted Nazi, having been preserved via Cryogenics. That would have been all kinds of fun.
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