Kenny McBride Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Can anyone tell me who was under the mask of Kimchee - Kamala's manager? I think i read somewhere it was Steve 'Brooklyn Brawler' Lombardi, was it him? When wrestling, yes I think it was. I think "Downtown" Bruno Lauer (Harvey Whippleman) also worked as Kim Chee at times, when he was just a manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraserbee Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Can anyone tell me who was under the mask of Kimchee - Kamala's manager? I think i read somewhere it was Steve 'Brooklyn Brawler' Lombardi, was it him?When wrestling, yes I think it was. I think "Downtown" Bruno Lauer (Harvey Whippleman) also worked as Kim Chee at times, when he was just a manager. I think you are right.I would imagine that, like most masked wrestlers/wrestling personalities, Kim Chee was likely played by a whole host of people, depending on who was free etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted May 5, 2005 Paid Members Share Posted May 5, 2005 Am I mad in thinking that the first manager Demolition~ ever had in the WWF was Luscious Johnny V?I always assumed it was Mr Fuji but you could be right. It was definitely Fuji by the time Wrestlemania IV rolled around (their first WM) but wouldn't know if they initially had Luscious Johnny for house shows and TV prior to that. I think it was Johnny V, because I remember seeing on WWE Classics a couple of years ago, Demolition's debut and the original team was different (no Ax?) than the one we would grow to know and love and i'm sure Johnny V was a part of it. Taken from the excellent WWF/E results archive given to me by the Godlike JNLister~Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Mario Mancini when Ax pinned Mancini after the Decapitation at 2:22 (Demolition's debut; Randy Culley aka Moondog Rex played the role of Smash until being replaced by Barry Darsow)I *think* it was aired on the old WWF Classics show on Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 5, 2005 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 5, 2005 www.thehistoryofwwe.com On this site, there are some posters for house show tours featuring Bret Hart vs Jim Neidhart from 1994. Does anyone know if any Bret vs Jim matches happened on Raw or appear on a colliseum video. I have a couple of Bret-Davey vs Owen-Jim matches, but no Bret vs Jim one on one matches.Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[nothing] Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 www.thehistoryofwwe.comOn this site, there are some posters for house show tours featuring Bret Hart vs Jim Neidhart from 1994. Does anyone know if any Bret vs Jim matches happened on Raw or appear on a colliseum video. I have a couple of Bret-Davey vs Owen-Jim matches, but no Bret vs Jim one on one matches.Rick No, not in a singles match capacity. As you say, plenty of tag matches across quite a few colliseum video releases (although a great many I think are doubled up). I do know that quite a few from house shows in 1994 (including 29/10/94 and 5/11/94) were fan filmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgehead Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Has anybody found out who faced Heidenreich on the 14/04/05 SmackDown in Chicago,Il. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[nothing] Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Has anybody found out who faced Heidenreich on the 14/04/05 SmackDown in Chicago,Il. It was Phil Brown from NWA VA wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukedge87 Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Has Chris Nowinski been released by the WWE, and if so what is he doing now-a-days?He was a great talent, and would have made an excellent IC Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fitch Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 He works on various WWE charity events, like the SmackDown Your Vote campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukedge87 Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraserbee Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Has Chris Nowinski been released by the WWE, and if so what is he doing now-a-days?He was a great talent, and would have made an excellent IC Champion. I believe he suffered a serious concusion that he has never got over - much like Bret Hart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Why do Title changes happen on house shows, specifically WWE ones?Over the years there have been a few that changed hands, before changing back to the original champion before the next weeks tv and never mentioned (like M.O.M. vs Quebecers on the post-WMX UK tour, or the many Hardcore Title switches).But also a few which were mentioned on tv. The one that sticks out most in my mind is Diesel winning the WWF Title from Bob Backlund in 1994.The build up for Bret vs Backlund lasted a few months up to Survivor Series where Backlund won the title. The fact that he lost it on a house show within a few days to a man who was never anywhere near the title picture - except for a few weeks around KOTR 1994 - was baffling to me.If they wanted Diesel as champion why do it with no build up?Why have Backlund's 1 or 2 month title chase be totally wiped out within days and not even have it on RAW?Likewise the Steiners & Money Inc. They traded it three or four times in a week on house shows and it was acknowledged on TV even though nothing really had changed in the Tag Title picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted May 5, 2005 Paid Members Share Posted May 5, 2005 Has Chris Nowinski been released by the WWE, and if so what is he doing now-a-days?He was a great talent, and would have made an excellent IC Champion.I believe he suffered a serious concusion that he has never got over - much like Bret Hart. Last I heard, he was doing a lot of research into the subject and becoming an academic expert on the link between sports (particularly American football) and concussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty LC Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Am I mad in thinking that the first manager Demolition~ ever had in the WWF was Luscious Johnny V?I always assumed it was Mr Fuji but you could be right. It was definitely Fuji by the time Wrestlemania IV rolled around (their first WM) but wouldn't know if they initially had Luscious Johnny for house shows and TV prior to that. I think it was Johnny V, because I remember seeing on WWE Classics a couple of years ago, Demolition's debut and the original team was different (no Ax?) than the one we would grow to know and love and i'm sure Johnny V was a part of it. Taken from the excellent WWF/E results archive given to me by the Godlike JNLister~Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Mario Mancini when Ax pinned Mancini after the Decapitation at 2:22 (Demolition's debut; Randy Culley aka Moondog Rex played the role of Smash until being replaced by Barry Darsow)I *think* it was aired on the old WWF Classics show on Sky. The argument that I always have over this is that Ax and Smash in this capacity were named retrospectively- and that at the time this happened, Eadie was NOT referred to as Ax, nor was Culley called Smash. This only happened after Darsow came on board, and at that point were they given the names Ax and Smash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fitch Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Why do Title changes happen on house shows, specifically WWE ones?When house show attendence is in the shitter, much like it was when the Diesel change took place, the WWE has a title change hands to encourage people to go more shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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