BarryOVega Posted May 5 Posted May 5 3 hours ago, LEGIT said: Quebecers being a thing in WWF in 1998 Absolutely, I was watching bits and pieces of Raw from Kane turning up til about mid 98 and it blew my mind they were in the battle royal at Mania 14 Quote
TheScarlettChad Posted May 5 Posted May 5 Kane holding a sack for weeks in 2008, asking if someone was alive or dead. I recall people at the time thinking he was referencing himself and that he'd bring the mask back. He did, once. But the actual someone was Rey. And they had a shit feud. Quote
AshC Posted May 5 Posted May 5 56 minutes ago, BarryOVega said: Absolutely, I was watching bits and pieces of Raw from Kane turning up til about mid 98 and it blew my mind they were in the battle royal at Mania 14 Wild how much had changed in the four years since they defended the belts at a Mania. Quote
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted May 5 Posted May 5 The ring announcer for One Night Only not being The Fink or Tony Chimmel but rather WWE’s German announcer Carsten Schaefer Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 6 Paid Members Posted May 6 There’s probably a book in this kind of stuff from WWF 1997 alone. My favourites are the “Sisters Of Mercy” (Headbangers disguised as nuns), the first match in the fresh new upcoming “junior heavyweight division” being the former Fantastics wrestling each other on Raw looking ancient compared to WCW cruisers, random AAA masked luchador six/eight man tags popping up on telly, and Jim Cornette bringing out The Headhunters to beat up Owen and Smithers - which went nowhere. 17 hours ago, gmoney said: This might be a hard thread to contribute too, as I don't know what I can't remember... Chill out, Longbottom. Quote
AshC Posted May 6 Posted May 6 Chris Candido, under that name, barely a year from Skip, versus Brian Christopher, in some kind of ECW vs USWA showcase match was a real unexpected find on one of those 1997 Raws. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 17 Paid Members Posted May 17 Mention of his name in the MMA forum reminded me that Cain Velasquez was in WWE in the last decade. Madness. His legal "issues" had somehow completely passed me by too! TIL. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 17 Paid Members Posted May 17 On 5/6/2026 at 9:52 AM, AshC said: Chris Candido, under that name, barely a year from Skip, versus Brian Christopher, in some kind of ECW vs USWA showcase match was a real unexpected find on one of those 1997 Raws. The same show as On 5/6/2026 at 6:25 AM, air_raid said: the first match in the fresh new upcoming “junior heavyweight division” being the former Fantastics wrestling each other on Raw looking ancient compared to WCW cruisers Quote
Paid Members Statto Posted May 17 Paid Members Posted May 17 And every time I see mention of Cain Velasquez in WWE, it reminds me Tyson Fury had a match in WWE whilst being the actual heavyweight boxing champion of the world, and it wasn't really that big a deal. Quote
Chili Posted May 17 Posted May 17 1 hour ago, Ralphy said: While looking through those random, nonsensical articles that are on the page on Google if you scroll left on your tablet or phone that include the closure of a cake shop in Uzbekistan and the three best types of snail to own as a pet, I stumbled upon one that was relevant Ahmed johnson was a part of the attitude era LOD for a short time, completely forgot Poor Ahmed had to settle for the old one out of the lost property box No he wasn't. He wore the gear for Wrestlemania 13 for the aesthetics of the team. Never was in LOD. Droz was though. Quote
CTXRussomark Posted May 17 Posted May 17 32 minutes ago, Chili said: No he wasn't. He wore the gear for Wrestlemania 13 for the aesthetics of the team. Never was in LOD. Droz was though. Didn't Ahmed also end up nicking the shoulder pads, leading to bad blood between him and LOD? Quote
NeverYield Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Big Ahmed being a menace. He was a massive "what if" in the biz wasn't he. Quote
AshC Posted May 17 Posted May 17 The intensity helped make him what he was though. It was a double edged sword. When you think about it, he was gone right about the time they went all-in on the scratch logo and everything that followed. Would he have worked in 98-99, as a character? I reckon. Another 'what if?' Quote
Chili Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Ahmed until he got injured in summer 1996 was the fucking business. Just a big intense looking fella who did absolutely mad shit like a diving tope over the top rope onto his head if the mood took him. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 18 Paid Members Posted May 18 Ahmed winning a title shot while HBK was champ convinced me the little shit was going to get murdered by the big Johnson. Opportunity missed indeed. Quote
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