WWF New Generation Thread III

[Valeyard]

I loved the Ultimate Maniacs so much. My two favorites finally teaming after so much hatred, just to hurt Flair. It was great and those outfits rule.

Now why they got stuck with Ultimate Maniacs as a name when it's absolutely what I'm sure got pitched once as a Hogan-Warrior superteam, I don't know. But for years, before I saw it again, I remembered them as the Macho Warriors, so whatever.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Now why they got stuck with Ultimate Maniacs as a name when it's absolutely what I'm sure got pitched once as a Hogan-Warrior superteam, I don't know. But for years, before I saw it again, I remembered them as the Macho Warriors, so whatever.

Hogan and Beefcake got rebranded as the Mega Maniacs in '93 (at least, I'm 99.9% sure they weren't '89-'90 run) so Hulk may have been into the term "Maniacs".

 

[Valeyard]

Well yeah. Mega Maniacs, Monster Maniacs, every iteration of Hulkamaniacs. It's maybe the one word not "brother" synonymous with Hogan.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It's sweet that the only Maniac that mattered in wrestling was Hogan's rival.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

 

[BUTT]

I loved the Ultimate Maniacs so much. My two favorites finally teaming after so much hatred, just to hurt Flair. It was great and those outfits rule.

I may be the only one but I think Warrior looked cooler in the singlet than the trunks. Not the flesh-colored singlet that made it appear he was nude, that was a little too far, but the others were cool, especially the Ultimate Maniacs one. I was disappointed that he went back to trunks for the 1996 return.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Warrior wore his singlet for his random ‘90s indie appearances too. I always assumed it was same deal as Savage where he was insecure about being shirtless off of roids.

Although wasn’t part of the reason he left in November ‘92 related to failing a drug test or getting busted for buying roids?

 

[Valeyard]

He and Bulldog got fired for doing this new "HGH" thing that Vince swore he had never heard of before.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Grab the pen and notepad, Vale.

 

[Valeyard]

Still bitter he misled me with Kwang being unlockable on the SNES Raw game.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1582336855877775367

Bret Hart is the Bill Clinton of pro wrestling.

Hopefully he’s not quite as much of a sex pest as Slick Willy.

 

[Valeyard]

His body count is higher.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Almost twenty years later and I still cannot believe how much of Bret’s autobiography was about him dicking down women of all shapes and ethnicities.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1583931030381424640

@BruiserBrody , didn’t 911 end up getting squashed by The Giant on a Nitro in Philadelphia?

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1583931030381424640

@BruiserBrody , didn’t 911 end up getting squashed by The Giant on a Nitro in Philadelphia?

Yes Sir. Can't recall if that was the Big Al or Tombstone portion of the gimmick.

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Apparently Bruce Prichard said Austin first got on Vince's radar the night of "Beware of Dog" as the power was out so Vince was forced to just sit and watch the matches. McMahon really liked Savio vs Austin.
Shawn also requested to work with him early in Austin's run, so Vince knew if his boyfriend liked him, Vince should try.

 

[Valeyard]

Austin's run of TV matches is really solid. That era where had a logo on his ass is a bit of a lost period.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

411MANIA | Bret Hart Theorizes About His Career Arc Without His Medical Events

During a recent K&S Wrestlefest autograph session, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart offered a few ideas about where he would have gone in the industry without the concussion and stroke that forced a premature retirement.

411mania.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1584740429177974784

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1585083511031050240

Cc @Mickey Massuco

 

[Mickey Massuco]

who is the guy on the right?

 

[Hawk 34]

Imagine in 1997 that you would learn that Bret is hanging out with a pimp smoking weed in the back of a VFW hall while Shawn would be training the future wrestling generation for Hunters wrestling company.

 

[Valeyard]

Did other people buy Owen caving in Shawn's skull too?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I almost cried the first time I saw "Tell Me A Lie". At the time, I totally bought into Shawn Michaels '95-'96 babyface run. He really was my Hogan.

Rewatching those shows...I wonder why 7/8 year old me was such a gay little baby. Oof.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Yeah, "Tell Me A Lie" really made me miss Shawn in 1995. They also hyped the hell out of his return at Royal Rumble '96 too.

"You Start A Fire" got my hyped, too.

 

[Valeyard]

It was fantastic booking, except when for how Shawn was neutered when he came back. "Tell Me A Lie" was bittersweet to me because of all the old footage and seeing guys who weren't around or matches that I missed out on. Like I didn't appreciate Shawn enough dammit.

I just remember when it happened being in shock and freaked out the rest of the night.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Was the "Syracuse Nightclub Brawl" the only time an outside shoot fight was mentioned on WWE TV? It seems weird they wouldn't kayfabe a hokey injury for Shawn instead of outright saying he got jumped by 37 thugs.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I just remember when it happened being in shock and freaked out the rest of the night.

Tbf...didn't Shawn legit need more time off to deal with the fallout from the concussion he got in October or am I still being a guillble wittle baby?

 

[Valeyard]

It was the night right after Survivor Series, though. I think he'd already been off TV a month before that, worked 20 minutes, and worked the next night. I have no idea if he was doing house shows, either. Besides once they had the Todd interview where he mentioned retirement and Shawn cut the interview short it was apparent. Eventually. Not to me at 10.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Tbf...didn't Shawn legit need more time off to deal with the fallout from the concussion he got in October or am I still being a guillble wittle baby?

It was the second Dec in a row where Shawn worked zero dates. Maybe he really liked doing blow with Santa.

 

[BruiserBrody]

I'm not feeling babyface JJ in 1993 WWF. Too small for an audience not yet trained to accept smaller workers on top. Maybe he and Lawler can use their Memphis chemistry and feud?