Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 29, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 29, 2021 ...that Victor Quinones was Gorilla Monsoon's son - at least, that's what it says according to Gorilla's Wiki: Quote Marella was married to his wife, Maureen, for more than 40 years and had three children: Sharon (born 1960), Joey (1963–1994), and Valerie (born 1966). Víctor Quiñones (1959-2006) was listed in Gorilla's obituary as his son as well.[9] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted November 14, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 14, 2021 I don't know how much is true, but this on Scorpio Sky's wiki article had me in stitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69MeDon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Where the term Broadway came from in wrestling. From “The Professional Wrestler’s Workout and Instructional Guide” by Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher: “In the early part of the 1900’s, many wrestlers were booked from the New York office and the finishes were telegraphed to the promoters in each city. ‘Broadway’ was part of the code used so that telegraph operators didn’t know what the meaning of the message was. ‘Cadillacing’ meant you were going over [i.e. winning] and each wrestler had a code name.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 15, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) That's very cool, although in my odd case, slightly disappointing. I don't know why, but I had in my head that it was "broadway" as a common noun for something brutal, violent, and unpredictable, going in every direction, like a haphazard variation of a "broadside". Like "Cadillacking" too. Sounds like it was formulated for the "luxury" wrestlers like Flair and Rogers (I know it pre-dates by several decades though). Edited November 15, 2021 by Carbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam O'Rourke Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, 69MeDon said: Where the term Broadway came from in wrestling. From “The Professional Wrestler’s Workout and Instructional Guide” by Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher: “In the early part of the 1900’s, many wrestlers were booked from the New York office and the finishes were telegraphed to the promoters in each city. ‘Broadway’ was part of the code used so that telegraph operators didn’t know what the meaning of the message was. ‘Cadillacing’ meant you were going over [i.e. winning] and each wrestler had a code name.” Where did you get a copy of that book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69MeDon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Liam O'Rourke said: Where did you get a copy of that book? I don't actually have it - saw that tidbit somewhere else. However, it appears to be available on Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Wrestlers-Instructional-Workout-Guide/dp/1582619476 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted November 15, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 10:23 PM, ReturnOfTheMack said: I don't know how much is true, but this on Scorpio Sky's wiki article had me in stitches. I read that in Justin Roberts' ring intro voice and now can't unread it. It's the same tone of goofy shit Kenny's long entrance had when he turned heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam O'Rourke Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Rewatching MJF Vs. Jungle Boy from Double or Nothing 2020. Fucking weird seeing a show to silence again after the last few months. Thank God that era is over. However, who was in the very small crowd? Dan Lambert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted November 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 10:23 PM, ReturnOfTheMack said: I don't know how much is true, but this on Scorpio Sky's wiki article had me in stitches. This sounds like he wrote it himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 9 hours ago, seph said: I read that in Justin Roberts' ring intro voice and now can't unread it. It's the same tone of goofy shit Kenny's long entrance had when he turned heel. NORTH CAROLINNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasingamymatt Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Ahmed Johnson is the only wrestler in WWF/E history to win a title but never loose one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 14 hours ago, Chasingamymatt said: Ahmed Johnson is the only wrestler in WWF/E history to win a title but never loose one. Depends if you consider Nicholas to be a wrestler (that kid that was picked out of the crowd to be in a tag match with Braun Strowman at WrestleMania a few years ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Punk Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Roy said: Depends if you consider Nicholas to be a wrestler (that kid that was picked out of the crowd to be in a tag match with Braun Strowman at WrestleMania a few years ago). So, Nicolas can claim that he is still a Tag Team Champion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted November 17, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, CL Punk said: So, Nicolas can claim that he is still a Tag Team Champion? No, they forfeited the belt much like Big T did. Unless you think Ahmed can claim to still be IC champion too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Punk Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 6:45 PM, Tommy! said: No, they forfeited the belt much like Big T did. Unless you think Ahmed can claim to still be IC champion too. Well, if Curtis Axel can still claim he's in the Royal Rumble, why not Big T? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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