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RF Video Shoot Interview with the Honky Tonk Man, Volume 1
This video was released in the beginning of 2001, with WCW still in business.
The interview starts with a clip of Honky, as Wayne Ferris
in Memphis,
teaming with Larry Latham as the Blond Bombers.
Honky says that he got into wrestling because he did not
want to grow up and it was an extension of his childhood. He said he knew in
the 3rd grade that he would be in sports or entertainment when he
grew up and wrestling gave him the best of both worlds.
Robert Fuller. He said that Koko B. Ware was in his class. He trained for nine
months straight.
before wrestling, he was making $10,000 a year coaching football.
began wrestling five years prior. His other cousin was Carl Fergie, who also
wrestled. Honky said he was the athlete of the family and those two never
played sports.
a time then drive up to 400 miles away for some $9 payoffs.
Bombers. Honky staes the teamed first formed when he was sent to a tournament
in Atlanta and
thrown together with Larry in a team by Jerry Brisco.
said it was a precursor to ECW and that a lot of people on the independent
scene do not realize that he wrestled a hardcore-style match before. He said
that Jerry Jarrett and Robert Fuller put the match together on the spot. He
said he had no idea at the time it would be considered a classic match but
looking back years later, thought it was pretty great.
that people have no idea how over he was back then and said they had good
matches
in a lot of “Best of Three Falls” matches, which helps younger wrestlers as you
have to do a different match each fall. He then states how he recently saw a
younger wrestler in California do twenty minutes of highspots and after the
match, went up to him and told him that he did not do a single wrestling hold
and the kid replied that he did not know any. Honky says that this limits your
opportunities, as you can only work one style. He then adds that it helps to
learn a lot on the fly when wrestling.
great worker but could not talk and didn’t sell a ton of tickets. Honky also
said that Eaton worked really hard for lesser pay.
Schultz at the time, who felt that he was getting screwed by the promoter, and
told Honky they could make money up there. Honky said that Schultz was cool and
would tell people his opinions right to their face. He also did that with
promoters and they hated that. Honky said he picked up some of Schultz’s bad
habits with promoters.
promised and he threatened to walk out but Stu called him back. Honky puts him
over as a businessman and for the fact that he survived in the extreme
conditions, stating the Winter in Calgary
was like no other place. He also respects those who stayed up there for a few
years. Honky said that Stu asked him if he wanted to go to the dungeon but he
declined and Stu was fine with that, as he knew Honky was a show-business guy.
Honky says he has good relations with Stu’s sons then mentions how Bret never
wants to lose in Canada.
person who destroyed his body for little pay and is now bitter and addicted to
drugs as a result. He is asked if he ever had problems with him and Honky
mentions how once after a show at the Boston Garden,
someone stirred up shit about Honky stating that he made enough there to pay
the boys rent and he flipped out. Honky says that he was hard to deal with when
he was on drugs. He then brings up how Dynamite thought it was funny to make
fun of Harley Race having a colostomy bag but didn’t think it was when Jacques
Rougeau knocked him out.
matches with him when he first broke in Calgary.
Honky says that Chris was actually trained in Edmonton
before arriving to Calgary
by a promoter. He says that his drawback is his size and that is what the WWF
promotes.
showed up late but worked hard. He then says that he always does the same
match, like Ric Flair, and is bland on interviews, like most Canadians. Honky
then says that he could never figure out his push but did like him in the Hart
Foundation.
talent raid so he could run three shows a night. He was the North American
Heavyweight Champ in Calgary
at the time. Honky stated that he didn’t even think he was good enough to go to
the WWF, after twelve years of training. He then brings up guys today who after
wrestling school think they belong in the WWF.
was management and that he was talent. He makes the analogy of Vince as a small
child and all the wrestlers as their toys. Once the toy is done, it is pushed
aside and replaced with a new one. Honky says that he knew that he was just
labor to him.
from the song of that same title by Johnny Hark. Honky said he always believed
that wrestling and music went together and that he took a lot of his interview
material from songs and puts it over as a good way for younger wrestlers to cut
promos.
Idol. At the time, Honky was doing is Punk Rock character but he said the hicks
didn’t understand the gimmick so the matches were a good way to revamp his
character. Honky stresses the importance of being able to keep yourself fresh
in wrestling. He said they did a series of hair dye matches and would use a
spray that would come out after he washes his hair but used real dye during the
last of the matches, leaving a small blond spot in the front.
that he first met him in Pensacola
in 1977. He states that Hogan was in Tampa
but that Mike Graham hated him because he was small and wanted to be known as
the giant killer so his territory was stocked with small guys. Hogan was known
as Terry Boulder at that time and had a brother Eddie, who went on to become
Brutus Beefcake. Honky said that Brutus was never formally trained and learned
to wrestle by traveling on the road with them. He even let Brutus use his boots
when he started out. Honky said that later on, Hogan turned into an opportunist
when he got famous in the WWF and thinks that Vince McMahon had something to do
with that as all of the top guys turn out the same way.
brought in by Lawler to help him make an album. Honky puts over Hart as having
a strong mind for the business then says that a lot of promoters wasted his
talents as they only saw him as a music guy. Honky also says that Hart is
politically correct and did not mess around with any drugs or alcohol.
arrived. He said that it was tense as all of the veterans knew that they were
being replaced by stronger, faster, and cheaper talent.
more tense than it is today as back then, there were no guaranteed contracts
and they were paid based on the gate receipts.
bottom of the card was huge. For example, he said that working with Hogan at a
sellout in MSG could earn you $8,000 and the opening match on the same card
would earn you about $300. Honky states how that starts all of the politicking and
backstabbing. He said when he arrived in the WWF after 12 years of working all
over the place, he didn’t want to settle for shitty payoffs.
Honky said he told Vince that no one wanted to cheer for that. He then says how
Vince’s sees the business as a circus and looks to see how much merchandise he
can sell. Vince was imaging all sorts of Elvis jumpsuits and wigs being sold
with the character.
that he last spoke to him when he left Memphis. Honky also called him “Chester
the Molester” and tells us a story about him receiving a payoff for the Tupelo
Concession Stand match. Lawler told him how he felt about his first thousand
dollar payoff. Honky looked at the check and it said $999.99 and told Lawler it
was not a thousand dollars. Honky then states how Lawler turned to be teenager
he was dating and told her he knew he wouldn’t be grateful for the check. After
that, he stayed a few more months in Memphis and was rarely booked and would
then receive calls that he was missing shows he was never told about. He saw
the writing on the wall and left soon after.
Title to Randy Savage. At the time, Honky said he would only drop the belt to
two people, Hogan and Vince, after he told him he can have the belt after he
can to his home and took it off the mantle above his fireplace. Honky then says
that Vince used that line on TV with Steve Austin. He tells the story about how
they wanted Savage to win and parade Elizabeth around on his shoulders. Honky
asked about what would happen to him and was told that he was going to be
rebuilt, which Honky remembered Schultz telling him that was promoter bullshit
about getting buried at the bottom of the card. Honky did not want that to
happen and called Jim Barnett in the NWA. He said he was about to leave and fly
to the Bahamas but Jimmy Hart told him to reconsider as Vince would find out.
Honky couldn’t reach Vince and told agent Jack Lanza that if not called back,
he was going to leave and take the belt with him. While at a cheap hotel in
Winnipeg, Vince called him. Honky said to Vince that he was a model employee
and sold out shows two weeks in advance. He said that there were a million
finishers they could use but jobbing him in the middle of the ring was the
worst. Vince agreed then he said he made a deal with Vince that as long as he didn’t
job on TV and drew with the belt, he would get paid and if he didn’t draw, he wouldn’t
get paid at all. Honky said after that, Wrestlemania IV was changed to a
tournament with Savage winning and getting to parade Elizabeth around on his
shoulders.
Elizabeth. He said that Elizabeth used to run with the boys in Kentucky and use
to be with Rip Rogers. He confirmed that Savage was extremely overprotective
and did indeed lock her in a storage closet in Poughkeepsie, where the TV
tapings were held for Championship Wrestling.
Wrestlemania IV. He said that he would have offered to have his hair cut if
gotten paid. He said that he made sure to drop subtle hints about that in his
interviews. He then goes on to say he received $8,000 for his payoff while
Hogan received a million dollars.
hums his theme song. He tells a story of him asking Hercules about working with
him and being told that you will dread getting up in the morning knowing that
you will have to work with him. He said that you had to protect yourself
working with him and puts over Rick Rude for teaching him how to work. He then
said that he made $22,000 jobbing to him in thirty seconds at SummerSlam.
says the team worked because they wrestled two different styles and that is
needed to make a good team. He said at one point they were promised the belts
but that Vince was looking to bring in the Road Warriors and that plan got
squashed.
over Steamboat, saying he was one of the best faces of all time. He liked
working with Snuka, although taking his splash hurt like hell. He calls Dusty
Rhodes a liar and does an impression of him. He said that Dusty lied to him
about getting a job in WCW and did the same thing to Rick Martel and Dino
Bravo. He then said how Kerry Von Erich couldn’t read off the cue cards during
the tapings of the house shows promos and everyone else had to wait in line
forever. He says that on a plane ride, Kerry got fucked up on GHB and they had
to land the plane so they could take him to the hospital.
called him Daffy Duck. He said Piper was all fucked up on drugs and you could
not get a word in with him. He then adds that position, commentary next to
Vince, is a prestigious one and a lot of backstabbing goes on to try to get
there.
became an asshole after rubbing up against Vince.
anymore matches.
wound up in WCW. At the time, Honky was teaching in Phoenix. Jimmy Hart called
him and said they needed some ex-WWF guys to come in and make an impact. He
spoke with Ric Flair, who told Honky that he could fly in so they good get a
look at him. Honky told Ric that he knew him for years and that he already knew
what he looked like. He asked Ric about the money and he said he didn’t handle that
to Honky asked him to tell the person that did to give him a call.
shake Eric Bischoff’s hand, who told Honky he was not a fan and was only
inviting him down as a favor to Jimmy Hart. Honky told Eric that he would try
to win him over but was blown off. At that point, Honky knew that this wouldn’t
last very long. Later that day, Bischoff talked to him about a contract and
told Honky that they had some really bad contracts expiring soon and when that
happened, they could offer him a deal that would be more than Vince ever paid
him. Honky then says that months later, he spoke with Brad Armstrong who told
Honky that he just got renewed for three more years. He then said how Steve
Regal complained to Florida sports writer Alex Marvez about wanting to leave
and join the WWF and was offered a $175,000 contract. Honky hen went to speak
with Bischoff about a contract and was told that at his current rate, he would
make about $200,000 a year but Honky said half of his dates were cancelled.
refusing to job for Johnny B. Badd. Honky said that he told Bischoff he would
walk if not given a contract. He also said that he told Bischoff that he got
paid doing jobs in the WWF. He then shook Bischoff’s hand and left in a cab, as
his music was playing in the arena. He states that Hogan went over to him
trying to get him to stay but Honky said he told Hogan that he could have
helped get him a contract then called him a piece of shit. Honky then brought
up the lawsuit Hogan filed against Russo and said it would never win in court.
copied the “Hulkamania” gimmick from Austin Idol and his “Idolmania” gimmick. He
also said that Schultz came up with the Wrestlemania idea when they were in
Memphis and insinuated that Hulk stole that from him. He said that Schultz not
being part of that card broke him. He then tells a story about when Schultz was
fired from the WWF, he threatened Vince and told him he knew where he lived and
that Vince hired 24 hour surveillance around his home. Honky claims to this day
that Hogan is still afraid of Schultz.
taking his guitar gimmick. He said that Jeff could only get over in his dad’s
territory. Honky said that he needed to do the gimmick better than he did to
get it over. He then said that Jarrett was spineless for taking his gimmick
while he was still in the WWF, stating he would not do that in the same
territory or company as someone else.
potential in the Rock. Honky said he did because he was big, could work and can
talk. He says Austin is a flash in the pan and wont last long with his neck and
knee injuries.
1997 Survivor Series. He says he missed what happened as he went back to the
hotel after being in the locker room earlier in the day. He said he knew Bret didn’t
want to job, especially to Shawn. He brings up their locker room fight a month
prior in Hartford. Honky said that Rick Rude called him the next day and said
that Bret beat the shit out of Vince.
nephew, Brian Christopher. He said they are not close but thinks he is talented
and that his height is the thing holding him back. He tells a story of Jerry Lawler
running over to Arnold Skoaland after Brian showed up two minutes late to RAW, yelling
at him to fine his son he adds that Lawler basically disowned his kids.
commentary. He said that when Jake Roberts was writing TV, he put him in but
that Vince Russo would take him out. He calls Russo power hungry for making himself
the champion in WCW and said that he had a few good ideas for shock TV but did
not turn around the WWF, stating that Mike Tyson appearing on Wrestlemania did.
and said that Scott Hall never impressed him. He compares Nash to an overpaid athlete
and that if WCW doesn’t change, the company will be finished by the time this
interview gets out. Well, Honky was spot on with that.
about ECW. Honky said there is a place for a 3rd company but it is
too extreme. He says it is a shame that the workers are ruining their bodies and
not getting paid. He said there is nowhere else to go with that company once
you hit a certain point because you can only try to be more extreme each night
and that wont last in the long run.
Rockabilly character and said that was Vince’s way of punishing Gunn for threatening
to go to WCW. He said that Gunn was roided up at the time and frequently blew
up in the ring.
is overexposed. He said that most cycles last nine years but this one will not
and it will nosedive hard when it is finished.
rib he ever saw. He said he didn’t partake in them but mentions the stuff that
Dynamite Kid did, cutting up Terry Taylor’s clothes, saying that stuff is not a
rib. He also says that shitting in a bag is not a rib.
lot with the current product and says that he does not. He says the same five
guys are on top in the WWF and the undercard guys cant hack it. He says WCW is
filled with wrestling school guys. He then says that Russo is unable to realize
that you cannot create stars and a wrestler needs to have something to take
that next step.
to become a booker. Honky said no and that he is not good at coming up with
angles and finishes. He can add to stuff that is already in place.
books and how he wouldn’t want to do one He says most of them leave stuff out
and brings up a story of Arn Anderson leaving something out of his book. He
says that Arn’s first match against Bob Armstrong, he got picked up and Arn’s
toupee got ripped off in the process. Honky can’t believe why you would leave
that out.
regrets. He says that too often, he let his emotions get involved in his decision
making process and that he made things get bigger that they should have been.
still wrestles independent dates and tells anyone looking to break in to finish
college first and use wrestling as a hobby unless someone throws money at you. He also said that it should be fun and you
should not be killing yourself out there.
candid and even if you don’t always agree with him, it is still worth a listen.
Some might be turned off by his always putting money over anything else but
really, in the wrestling world, you need to get paid as much as you can while
you still can get work. Honestly, look at the guys who he says beat up their
bodies for no pay. Dynamite Kid and Bobby Eaton are in terrible health and
broke. My only complaint was that the interviewer jumped around all over the place and did not go in chronological order. Honky would put out a second shoot with RF Video ten years later and has
done a bunch of stuff for Kayfabe Commentaries (his first YouShoot is a riot),
which is all very entertaining.
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went back and forth about how to approach writing this and I decided to write
down all the important things he touched on in this interview. I thought just by writing a summary that was a
few paragraphs long, I wouldn’t really be giving a lot of information. I don’t know
if I trimmed off enough fat but any suggestions or thoughts are welcome.
kid. He states he was born in California and first saw wrestling at age 7 when
he moved to Oregon. After graduating from high school, he moved to Mobile, AL then
commuted there to Pensacola, FL, where he went to wrestling school. His
trainers were Bob Sweetan and Rip Tyler. He says he never got discouraged during
his training and picked it up quickly. His first match was against a guy named
Bob was for the WOW promotion that was owned by Rip Tyler. He says he has it on
tape and would not show it to anyone as it was terrible.
him. The interviewer mentions if he was a hard ass on “Tough Enough” because
of his training and he says he was just respecting the business because the
students were fucking around, thus not respecting the business.
brings up an old girlfriend who brought him to a guy involved in NASCAR. This
guy also owned a plumbing company and Bob would work for him on the side and he
would help him build a car. Bob says that he placed 4th in his first race and
was told he would not win one for about two years. The following weekend, he
won his first race.
rom meeting Jim Cornette in WCW, when he was a job guy. Bob says that Corny
told him to stop coming up and doing jobs on TV because he had something
special.
then says that he worked in Memphis for Jerry Jarrett before SMW. He says that
he made no money at all and was sleeping in his car in rest areas. He says that
he couldn’t afford gas to drive around to the different towns. He had a partner
named Pat Rhodes and left shortly after that to get a job due to the shitty
pay. He worked as a welder and would travel to shows after work to wrestle independents.
guys who stood out in SMW. Bob also states that the funding was why SMW went
under as you could watch so much wrestling on TV for free from the WWF and WCW
that there was no reason to pay to see SMW.
tape to Paul Bearer, who then gave gave
it to JJ Dillon and that was how he got hired. He says he traveled to Stamford
to meet with Vince and JJ Dillon and he was hired, without a tryout match.
due to his background. He thought it as corny but did not mind, even though he
was not comfortable at all with that character. He wrestled his first TV match
against Barry Horowitz and said it was easy.
them because they never gave anyone a chance due to their politicking. When asked if they held him down, Bob says he
wasn’t sure. He did state that he would smack Scott Hall if he ever saw him
again though. When asked about HBK, Bob states that he hated him then but likes
him now since he came back. He even mentions how HBK approached him after his
comeback and apologized for his behavior.
Bret should have done what was right for business and dropped the belt to
someone else if he wanted to leave. He doesn’t blame Vince for what he did. He
has no hard feelings against Bret but felt he got what he deserved. He says he
got along with Bret and he was nice to him.
workers. He puts over everyone as being nice. He starts that he learned a lot
about psychology from Rick Martel. He really put over Billy Gunn, stating that
when he was on, he was great. He liked teaming with Sean Waltman because he was
over.
when he picked up a hitchhiker in 90 degree heat and told him they were in a
religion that required them to drive with the windows up and the heat turned
on. They put him in the back seat with Hakushi. They brought him to the arena
and into the locker room. After the show, Owen left him there after promising
him a ride home.
him to do a slap spot. Apparently Bob slapped him so hard that after the match,
Austin told him to never to that again.
He also said that he was paying attention to both ECW and WCW at the time.
Bob said that Jim Ross had it in for him when he beat Steve Williams and had
him fight Butterbean, knowing that Bart didn’t stand a chance. He is then asked
about a rumor during his match with Bart that they had a gentleman’s agreement
not to punch each other. Bob says that was bullshit and that he had a black eye
after the bout. He said they agreed not to take each other down. He said he got
into the tournament when Bruce Pritchard called him and he agreed.
TV. He then tells a story about traveling with Al Snow and Mick Foley driving
him shithouse during a car trip by playing Christmas music in October. He said
Al was a funny bastard and was over but someone in the office was holding him
back. He says that Mick is a great guy and that he always wanted to have a
hardcore match with him.
he was supposed to be in a Battle Royal but Shawn and Razor went long in their
ladder match, because they refused to “go home”, and it got squashed.
knew they could never compete with the original and thinks it was Cornette’s
Idea.
were one with him and Bart he and Al when they ended up in a river. That was
the match, I believe, that gave him the Hardcore Holly name. It was at the St.
Valentine’s Day Massacre. In regards to the hardcore matches, Bob says the
office would go over stuff with them but they had some freedom.
was standing around warming up, he was in the next match, then heard Bruce
Pritchard says he fell. He recalls several people rushing towards the ring and
after 20 minutes, Owen came by on a stretcher and was white as a ghost with his
arms hanging off. Bob says he wrestled next and doesn’t even remember who he
went against (It was against Al Snow). He then states that it was tough to say
whether or not they should have continued the show.
with bigger crowds and an increased paycheck. He then says that Austin changed
with success, developed a big ego and wouldn’t listen to anyone else. He brings
up how he ignored Billy Gunn and himself, even though they used to ride
together.
besides Al and Mick. He also traveled with Sid Vicious for three years and thought
it was easy, because they didn’t go out a lot and worked out early in the
morning.
when he showed up at a show in Milwaukee and learned they gave him a cousin. He
says it randomly ended one day and thinks it was because someone else was mad
that it got over. He wasn’t close with Crash outside of the ring, so his death didn’t
affect him that much.
a work, and says if it was real, it wouldn’t last more than fifteen seconds. He
then says that Chyna was difficult to work with and complained about guys
hitting her too hard. Bob also states that she almost got Chris Jericho fired
by making up lies to the office that he was beating her up in their matches.
he didn’t get involved in that and would only complain to his wife and friends,
because he didn’t trust anyone. When
asked about HHH changing with power, Bob states that he is a nice guy but doesn’t
use his power to put over guys who are talented and getting over.
with a shoulder injury when that happened and wasn’t around for the filming. That
injury was occurred when he wrestled Kurt Angle.
with a good look but not a great worker. Says Brock respected the business but
hated travel. He is asked about the
rumor that he sandbagged Brock on a powerbomb that led to his broken neck. Bob says
that is a bullshit internet rumor. He states that Brock had the flu and that he
would have been strong enough to pick him up anyway, as he had given the Big
Show a belly-to-belly suplex in the past. Bob also says that you can blow him
if you do not believe him.
Vince, citing that competition was good. He never felt that is spot was threatened
by the WCW guys. He is asked about Biff Bagwell coming in and pissing everyone
off. He says that JR told him, Bradshaw, and Ron Simmons to take care of him in
the ring. The following week, he was fired.
his contract was up in the WWE. He says that he went to JR about his contract
before a PPV, gave him a number, and JR begrudgingly accepted that number.
first season, he asked Big John about wanting to the next season. JR wanted him
to do it as well, stating that Taz was a bully on the show and that if he was
called out by one of the students, they would probably kick his ass and knew
that it wouldn’t happen with Bob.
he was a guest trainer for that season. There was a match going on and everyone
was laughing and giggling the entire time and this was pissing him off. He told
Big John that he needed to get in the ring and said that Matt was fucking
around the most out of everyone. Bob said that he did this to show him that
this was how it is in wrestling and was going to make a believer out of him. He
then says that he was crying and couldn’t take a simple ass kicking. He did not
get any heat from the office and talked with Al Snow on the phone, who was mad
at him. Bob told Al that he was nothing but a mother to them. Bob says that
after a few years on the road, Johnny Nitro came up to him (He was on the show
at the time) and told him that he understands why he did that to him. Bob puts
over Johnny has a good worker and thanked him for the comment.
did was inexcusable. Bob says that HHH hates violence and that if he can’t see
that he was trying to protect the business, he can kiss his fucking ass.
that when he first came up, he worked with him on the road. They asked Bob to
test him and he beat the shit out of him and Randy did not complain.
says that is another bullshit internet rumor. He says Vince has always been
nice to him.
terrible tragedy that should not have happened. He says that he talked to
Benoit regularly on Wednesday’s and one day after Benoit just got home from a
long trip, he decided not to call him as he felt that he wanted to see his
family. Bob then says how Benoit called him up and was pissed off that Bob didn’t
call him. He said that a week before the murder, he was with Benoit and he jokingly
referred to Nancy as Hitler. Bob then said how he felt guilty after the deaths
because he felt that if we saw Benoit that Wednesday, he might have been able
to prevent what happened. Bob says that he didn’t notice any paranoia prior to
what happened. When asked about if he was surprised that government became
involved in drugs and concussions in wrestling, he says that he wasn’t then
says that government should be involved in drunk drivers because they kill more
people then concussions.
something to keep up with that schedule. He says he took Deca and when he got
off, his joints started to hurt badly.
that he got it from working with Orlando Jordan on a house show one night. The
next day, he could barely use his arm. The doctor says that he needed to go to
the hospital ASAP but John Laurinaitis said that he had to go on the overseas
tour. He flew over and they made an incision in his forearm. He was getting his
arm drained every night and kept getting sicker and sicker. He got home and was
in the hospital for a month then sent home with an IV. He states he nearly had
to have his arm amputated and was down to around 180 lbs. Bob says that the
only ones who called him were Stephanie McMahon, Benoit, and Booker T. Bob says
that he nearly sued the WWE for what happened to him.
on the road in Spokane, WA and he had to go back to Mobile to help his mother
prepare for a hurricane. Rene was riding with him and not old enough to rent a
car so Bob left it with him and told him to fill the tank before dropping it
off. Three months later, his mother called him and said that he got a letter in
the mail, addressed from Spokane, that his license was suspended and he had a
warrant out for his arrest due to an unpaid parking ticket. They are at the
airport in Houston and Bradshaw screams Rene’s name. Bob is bullshit and asks Rene,
who denies what happened, and Bob called him a liar. He had to fly back to
Spokane and spent an entire weekend there, missing a good payoff at the MSG
house show, to take care of the ticket. Bob claims that Rene never offered to
pay for what happened (In his RF shoot interview, Rene claimed that he indeed
offered to pay for everything) and a month later, they had a match in which Bob
roughed him up. According to Rene and people at the show, Bob hit Rene from
behind with a chair and punched him hard outside the ring. Rene ran to the back
and complained and it got back to Vince. He talked with Vince and told him the
story. Vince said he would have done the same thing. Bob claims that HHH got in
Vince’s ear and because of that, he was fined $10,000. Bob said would do it
again as he stands up for his beliefs. In
regards to this incident, I would be bullshit too if I was Bob. You let someone
borrow your rent-a-car and they get a ticket and throw it away (According to
Dupree, he claimed he didn’t know what to do with a ticket and asked someone in
wardrobe, who told him to throw it away. I mean, how fucking stupid can you
be). However, settle it outside the ring and not with an unprotected hair shot
to the back of the head. That is a chickenshit move.
that Bob is a stooge and that he goes and tells on the boys, which is why he
has a job. Bob says that person can come and say it to him. Billy laughs at
that too. I don’t know which wrestler that was but oddly enough, Mike Bucci
(Nova) said after bob mentioned him in his book, that Bob was a stooge and had
been known to steal pills from wrestler’s bags. Rene Dupree also called him a
stooge and said that he did that to Heidenreich and Mark Jindrak. Then again,
Dupree was also rumored to have stooged off Billy Gunn. And they think that video
games were the main problem in the locker room.
Goodwin dared Bob to punch Billy in their match. Bob decked Billy and started
to laugh afterwards. Billy left and came back and Bob was laughing harder.
wants to kill him. They used to be close on the road and Bob mentions that the
locker room used to help each other with prescription meds if needed. Bob said
Ken told him that could take his stuff from his bag if he needed something. Ken then told others that Bob was going into
his bag behind his back and word got back to Laurinaitis. Shortly after this,
Bob had surgery on his elbow and was released. He then says John knew that he
would beat the fuck out of Ken when he returned and was fired. Says that he
would go to jail for beating Ken.
there. He said he would return to the WWE if asked.
a bunch of guys doing highspots. He then says that you no longer need talent to
get into wresting as you can just send a picture to FCW and waste you money and
go to their training camp.
does not have one. Bob says that its another internet rumor.
recently came out.
someone who can perform, put a match together, and makes it seem believable. He
puts over HBK as the best worker he has seen and once again puts him over as a
person since being sober and finding religion.
own car, which can cost up to $50,000.
this interview, I don’t know what to make of Bob. He didn’t seem to have an axe
to grind or an agenda, which is a good thing. He didn’t hold anything back when
asked about his controversies. I think Bob was honest for the most part but
something tells me that there is a bit of truth about those rumors that he was
stooging guys off. The guy was around forever and didn’t draw anything and
combine that with all of these controversies, he very well could have ratted
out his peers to keep his job. He also admitted to going through Kennedy’s bag
to get pills, stating that he said that he could when he wanted too. Now, that
might be the case but he also talked about this code of those sharing pills and
if he believes in that, he very well could have taken from other’s bags because
he stands up for his beliefs. I would recommend watching this shoot though
because he doesn’t hold anything back and has a lot of thoughts and stories
from 15 years in the WWE.
email, [email protected]
Post Smackdown Video Game Streaming
Hey there guys, if you need something to do after Smackdown tonight. I’m streaming again over on Twitch TV if you’re up for watching some simmed Fire Pro Wrestling Returns matches. Originally I had plans to sim extreme rules in WWE 13, but apparently the servers are down and I couldn’t download creations for the shield.
Here’s the link if you’re so interested.
The Coliseum Video Rants!
Scott’s Blog of Doom
Presents: The Coliseum Video Rants!
The new Kindle book is now available for download on Amazon, only $2.99. With a whole bunch of extra snark via 2013 Scott Sez and three EXTRA Coliseum rants, you’d have to be drunker than Tammy Sytch to pass it up!
…allegedly.
The greatest Teddy Long video ever made
CM Punk Comments On The Swagger Video
Thankfully that magician just showed the audience how he sawed his assistant in half, so I don’t ever have to pay to see it again.— CM Punk (@CMPunk) February 23, 2013
The Complete WWF Video Guide Volume I
Hi Scott,
Please allow me to introduce myself; my names is James Dixon, an independent author from the UK, focusing on my passion: wrestling. As a longtime reader and fan of yours, you have been something of an inspiration to me as I began writing, so thanks for that.
I just wanted to inform you of my latest book; The Complete WWF Video Guide Volume I. The series is a full detailed and in depth guide to every WWF release since the first Coliseum tape in 1985. This particular volume covers the 80s and features around 80 tapes. The book is part of a larger series, and many other volumes are due every 4-6 months thereafter (with Volume 2 coming a little sooner). Each book contains 300+ pages, around 50 exclusive pieces of cartoon style artwork, and a whole host of other awesome and interesting stuff.
Here is a link to the book: http://www.lulu.com/shop/james-dixon-and-arnold-furious-and-lee-maughan/the-complete-wwf-video-guide-volume-i/paperback/product-20461618.html;jsessionid=949057D9771A49C68C3F48806F4516EA
I would really appreciate a plug if possible. The work I feel speaks for itself, but generating interest and increasing awareness in a cliquey community is the hard part.
Many thanks
James
Five-Star Video
I needed a break from work, so I put together a list of video clips of (just about) every single Meltzer-rated ***** match. Thought your readers might be interested.
http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/10n5xl/video_links_to_every_wrestling_match_dave_meltzer/
Best Hype Video
In the Stone Cold vs Rock favorite moment discussion the wrestle mania 19 "my way" hype video came up, and it seemed like a good topic for blog discussion. My favorite is the Undertaker vs Michaels package they aired on Raw after elimination chamber. after that package I was the more stoked for a WrestleMania than i had been in a long time. I included it below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC7V-ayjorg
The future of wwe home video
Hi Scott
I wanted to get your opinion on the future of WWE home video releases. I'm amassed a fairly large collection of wrestling footage over the years and I was wondering what's going to happen to it with all the talk nowadays of streaming/digital video and such. How much longer will my DVDs be good for? How would I be able to convert my collection to streaming/digital if it comes to that? Will WWE offer a service to do that or am I SOL and have to find a way on my own? Will WWE continue to do home video releases if we move to digital? How would they be delivered to us?
I don't know if you have the answers to this question, but considering your contacts in WWE, it's worth a try, I figure.
Some video fun
Sorry about my failure to appear last night. I had a family reunion in the southwest this weekend and my flight home was delayed. Sorry about that guys but it happens.
I owe you something, however, so with the announcement of Arsenio Hall returning to late-night television (could be a short-lived return I must admit) I wanted to turn back the clock and show some of the fun the WWF/E boys used to have on his show in the past.
There’s epic, then there’s Ultimate Warrior’s version of epic.
The Macho Man was a frequent guest of the show, this was his lesser known appearance.
And my personal fave, Rick Rude and Bobby Heenan trade barbs with the host.
Video Game Plug
Hey Scott, I’ve been working on a retro wrestling video game review series for a few months, found athttp://www.youtube.com/mikeandtompresent. We’ve already covered a lot of the classic (and not-so-classic) games of the 8-bit, 16-bit, and arcade era, and we’ll be hitting the N64 games soon. In honor of the new Wrestlefest remake, here’s a review of the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTs7ygQV84M
I’ve actually been following your reviews on The W and I’m a big fan, in fact. And speaking of WWE Wrestlefest, here’s the video of the new version for anyone who would like to avoid it:
Video Game Plug
Hey Scott, I’ve been working on a retro wrestling video game review series for a few months, found athttp://www.youtube.com/mikeandtompresent. We’ve already covered a lot of the classic (and not-so-classic) games of the 8-bit, 16-bit, and arcade era, and we’ll be hitting the N64 games soon. In honor of the new Wrestlefest remake, here’s a review of the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTs7ygQV84M
I’ve actually been following your reviews on The W and I’m a big fan, in fact. And speaking of WWE Wrestlefest, here’s the video of the new version for anyone who would like to avoid it:
Video Game Plug
Hey Scott, I’ve been working on a retro wrestling video game review series for a few months, found athttp://www.youtube.com/mikeandtompresent. We’ve already covered a lot of the classic (and not-so-classic) games of the 8-bit, 16-bit, and arcade era, and we’ll be hitting the N64 games soon. In honor of the new Wrestlefest remake, here’s a review of the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTs7ygQV84M
I’ve actually been following your reviews on The W and I’m a big fan, in fact. And speaking of WWE Wrestlefest, here’s the video of the new version for anyone who would like to avoid it:
Video Game Plug
Hey Scott, I’ve been working on a retro wrestling video game review series for a few months, found athttp://www.youtube.com/mikeandtompresent. We’ve already covered a lot of the classic (and not-so-classic) games of the 8-bit, 16-bit, and arcade era, and we’ll be hitting the N64 games soon. In honor of the new Wrestlefest remake, here’s a review of the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTs7ygQV84M
I’ve actually been following your reviews on The W and I’m a big fan, in fact. And speaking of WWE Wrestlefest, here’s the video of the new version for anyone who would like to avoid it:
Video Game Plug
Hey Scott, I’ve been working on a retro wrestling video game review series for a few months, found athttp://www.youtube.com/mikeandtompresent. We’ve already covered a lot of the classic (and not-so-classic) games of the 8-bit, 16-bit, and arcade era, and we’ll be hitting the N64 games soon. In honor of the new Wrestlefest remake, here’s a review of the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTs7ygQV84M
I’ve actually been following your reviews on The W and I’m a big fan, in fact. And speaking of WWE Wrestlefest, here’s the video of the new version for anyone who would like to avoid it: