WWF New Generation Thread III

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Whichever one appeared on 57Talk back in the day sounded weirdly normal and jovial. I think it was Wayne but it might’ve been Ross.

Afaik, all of the next gen Harts seem more normal than you’d expect with the glaring exception of Teddy. Like not normal normal but less messed up than you’d think offspring of the Hart Family would be. Teddy makes up for it though on his own by maybe being the most messed up Hart. None of Bret’s brothers dabbled in rape or murder afaik.

 

[Valeyard]

It's just super telling that Owen's kids are probably the best adjusted (and also arguably the weirdest looking).

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

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The jobbers who got entrance music era was confusing as hell. Especially when they used the recognizable entrance music of wrestlers who are now in other companies. That’s WCW’s territory!

 

[geniusMoment]

Bret is a genuinely handsome guy at his peak. He didn't slay more pussy than a big city animal shelter for no reason. Dude looked like John Braveheart for most of 1995. Wayne looks more like Alan Tudyk in a Hart biopic than anything. Owen is a very ugly man. Bruce just always looks like he's up to something, but now he happens to also look like he's going to complain to the manager.

There is no such thing as happy member of that family.

What percentage of the general population do you consider good looking? Taking into account that like 70% of Americans are obese they have a leg up there. Overall, I don't think they're that much uglier than the average American family.

 

[Valeyard]

You are around some genetically suspicious average American families.

 

[BruiserBrody]

You are around some genetically suspicious average American families.

As a Walmart employee of 22 years, I will confirm the average human is less than attractive.

One of the odd things I like to do while people watching at work is to picture the various males as WCW jobbers. Yes, exclusively WCW due to the hickish nature of our area.
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Not sure I saw the Pug until Thurs Raw Thurs or maybe it was a Fri Special post SSlam 96. (Syndication died under HBK) I loved that Mankind was facing off with this NCAA gimmick. I had no idea at the time Pug had been in Global or whatever.

 

[Valeyard]

Too many people seem to associate with mutants.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Vale is far and away the early frontrunner for the Most Judgmental CXFer of 2024 award.

Although maybe the fact that I have this award means that the frontrunner is ME!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

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Sorry Vale.

 

[snuffbox]

I met Bruce Hart in 2018 at the Thesz/Tragos hall of fame inductions (Owen went in that year). After reading so many microwavable internet takes, I was surprised to find out he's a nice, normal guy that likes talking about his family and his memories.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

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Sorry Vale.

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“Best toy release of 2024!”- @BruiserBrody

 

[BruiserBrody]

I met Bruce Hart in 2018 at the Thesz/Tragos hall of fame inductions (Owen went in that year). After reading so many microwavable internet takes, I was surprised to find out he's a nice, normal guy that likes talking about his family and his memories.

Did you ask about having a screaming match over Stu's body in the hospital?

 

[snuffbox]

No, it didn't seem like the right time to be super online and edgy. Felt better to just enjoy the conversation and the moment.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It doesn’t get much more New Gen than this combo of wrestlers.

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OK. They may have topped it.

 

[Hawk 34]

The amazing part of that combo is that both those guys are working their 3rd best gimmick with the company in that exchange

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

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This could have been a sleeper match, especially if Sparky decided to throw some live rounds, stewing over his crappy Memphis payoffs from all those years earlier.

 

[Valeyard]

It depends, I think. Holly's Jarrett matches are really fun, so I'm a fan, but I can't see Lawler going out of second gear for Action Zone.

Bob Holly is the one wrestler I'm not sure I can behave around because I just know I'll call him Sparky at least twice.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Lawler had a fun match against Jim Powers on the RAW after WrestleMania IX (and probably gave him more offense than anyone since WWF stopped airing taped house shows) so I could see him be a giving opponent for Thurman Sparky Plugg.

 

[Valeyard]

On Raw, absolutely, but Action Zone? I don't know if he'd bother going harder than he needed to. I don't know if it would be as good as the Holly/Jarrett matches, though.

 

[BruiserBrody]

What about Jerry Lawler....AND his midget army?

 

[Valeyard]

Midgets make everything okay.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Midgets make everything okay.

Green Bay is very progressive...we have not one but 2 different midget wrestling troupes with shows announced in the area!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Did you know the midgets made an appearance in WEW?

Midgets make everything okay.

I couldn’t find that but this is what I did find. From Jim Ross’ first free TV appearance in WWF.

Tiger Jackson is the rare person who looks so weird that clown makeup is an improvement over their normal appearance.

 

[Valeyard]

Tiger Jackson is one of the ugliest guys in the history of the business.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

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Finally, the Frog shoot interview we have been waiting for.

Being part of the OMEGA Crew is how he ended up getting a random PPV appearance in ‘06 getting squashed during MVP’s debut.

Edit- Frog was Marty Garner’s tag team partner, I guess? Marty Garner was a Dupp.
More reason for @Laz to be annoyed by me.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I’m sure Curt Hennig checked his Lloyds of London policy again after Vince told him that his matches with Lex Luger would be main eventing the Tennessee high school loop.

 

[Hawk 34]

It’s wild a national brand would promote publicly it was at the high school. I’m sure in Lawrenceburg County they would have figured out where the rasslin was.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

@tekcop , can you confirm that is the case for Lawrenceburg County or not?

 

[Valeyard]

I really wish they'd run my small town. Couldn't have drawn worse than the show I went to headlined with Al Burke and Earthquake Ferris.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I know WWE was running the occasional high school well into the ‘00s (maybe even early 2010s) but at thought they only did it in the Northeast. Maybe Lawler let them have some of his spot towns?

The AEW House Rules should have been at high schools.