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no according the WWF Commentary Team of the time, the Brood were simply men who engaged in the "vampire lifestyle" they were VtM larpers who also wrestled.
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I thought it was “gothic” lifestyle, either way, not a vampire.
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Alaois posted:no according the WWF Commentary Team of the time, the Brood were simply men who engaged in the "vampire lifestyle" Hah this is actually significantly funnier than any of the answers I'd imagined, thank you! Actual follow up question - has Edge ever referenced said vampire lifestyle in the last 5 years in-character?
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Jul 21, 2021 19:22
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El Gallinero Gros posted:There's an episode of Art Of Wrestling Pac was on, pre-WWE. He had a very candid conversation with Colt about self doubt and confidence and there's a point where Colt questions how someone as gifted as Pac can have any doubt. I don't think Colt was being lovely, he really didn't understand. Pac was a bit evasive, Colt reads the room, then the episode ends...except not quite. Normally after the interview Colt would plug upcoming dates, instead he does a short explanation saying that after he thought they were done, Pac went and had a shower and gave what they talked about more thought and wanted to talk some more on air, and he explained his self doubt a bit better. It was really interesting. Gonna go ahead and link the episode because it's really good. https://youtu.be/WndUnrvbohk
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BaronVanAwesome posted:Hah this is actually significantly funnier than any of the answers I'd imagined, thank you! He mentioned it in his retirement speech I think, calling himself a "pseudo-vampire".
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Jul 21, 2021 20:10
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fangin' & bangin'
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Kosmo Gallion posted:He mentioned it in his retirement speech I think, calling himself a "pseudo-vampire". That totally counts. Thank you for answers y'all!
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Jul 21, 2021 22:00
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Alaois posted:no according the WWF Commentary Team of the time, the Brood were simply men who engaged in the "vampire lifestyle" And later we would have Kevin Thorne, who Cole would also breathlessly tell us was a follower of vampirism.
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Jul 21, 2021 23:35
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its funny because even though he didn't start out as a member of the Brood, Edge's original hype packages before he debuted basically just look like White Wolf ads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzb9wo-9VIM
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the blood of Gangrel flows through his veins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSrOVQMW1Ys ...sorry, the "viscous liquid" of Gangrel, I guess, because you can't say "blood" on commentary.
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Alaois posted:its funny because even though he didn't start out as a member of the Brood, Edge's original hype packages before he debuted basically just look like White Wolf ads Well, you can definitely tell Kevin Dunn directed these.
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The original set-up of The Brood was that Edge was just a mysterious stranger who wrestled and then Gangrel showed up and was a nudge-wink vampire. It was implied that perhaps Edge came to WWF to hunt Gangrel because he (Edge) is a vampire hunter, who arrived a few months before the vampire. Then one day Christian shows up, is revealed to be Edge's brother but also in cahoots with Gangrel, suggesting that this was the source of the feud; that Gangrel the Vampire had either turned Edge's brother Christian into a vampire, or mesmerized him into being his familiar, or ____________. Then after a month of feuding for the soul of Christian, Gangrel is booked in a Deadly Games qualifying match against Gangrel. Christian tries to interfere on behalf of Gangrel, Kane kicks both their asses and beats Gangrel, but then Edge comes in and attacks Kane to reunite with his brother. Kane fights all three of them off and they run away. And then they were just blood loving fanged gothic lifestyle aficionados for awhile.
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Alaois posted:its funny because even though he didn't start out as a member of the Brood, Edge's original hype packages before he debuted basically just look like White Wolf ads These promos got me so loving hyped as a 15/16 year old. Edge just seemed so cool and different and was immediately a new favorite.
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They were also doing a pseudo-NIN motif with him for a while. His finisher was The Downward Spiral, and the narration in those hype packages ripped off several lyrics from Mr. Self Destruct.
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IIRC when Edge debuted in the WWF, he didn't speak on television until the Owen Hart RAW
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Alaois posted:its funny because even though he didn't start out as a member of the Brood, Edge's original hype packages before he debuted basically just look like White Wolf ads It's amazing how well this package holds up. This would get me interested in a guy.
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Dawgstar posted:And later we would have Kevin Thorne, who Cole would also breathlessly tell us was a follower of vampirism. Tazz (I think) would constantly go on about how Thorne would go to "bite" parties. I don't know why I still remember that
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Edge & Christian posted:Then after a month of feuding for the soul of Christian, Gangrel is booked in a Deadly Games qualifying match against Gangrel.
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Edge & Christian posted:
Fangin' and dopplegangin'.
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Edge & Christian posted:Then after a month of feuding for the soul of Gangrel, Gangrel is booked in a Deadly Games qualifying match against Gangrel. Gangrel tries to interfere on behalf of Gangrel, Gangrel kicks both their asses and beats Gangrel, but then Gangrel comes in and attacks Gangrel to reunite with his brother. Gangrel fights all three of them off and they run away. And then they were just blood loving fanged gothic lifestyle aficionados for awhile. Gangrel.
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Festus was Fake Kane, but apparently Kane was Fake Gangrel this whole time
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when did people start using the word "bump" to describe the falls you take in a wrestling ring?
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circus clowns used the word as far back as the late 1800s for when they would do a prat fall. i lied about this. i don't know when it started or who done it. can't help meself
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Cavauro posted:circus clowns used the word as far back as the late 1800s for when they would do a prat fall. i lied about this. i don't know when it started or who done it. can't help meself I was willing to believe you
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Being reminded of Bryan talking in his book about how he would make more on the indie scene rather than being a non-pushed guy in the WWE with road expenses still being a thing - and only a thing for the largest wrestling promotion - do we have ballpark estimates of just what the average worker has to pay per year on the road? Like your consistently working midcarder who probably rides with at least one but probably more people?
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Custard Undies posted:Tazz (I think) would constantly go on about how Thorne would go to "bite" parties. I don't know why I still remember that
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Edge & Christian posted:The original set-up of The Brood was that Edge was just a mysterious stranger who wrestled and then Gangrel showed up and was a nudge-wink vampire. IIRC, after this the Brood joined the Ministry of Darkness at one point?
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That was definitely a thing. I believe Undertaker betrayed them or threw them to the wolves at some point.
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The Brood were the ones who rappelled from the ceiling and dropped the noose down to the Undertaker when he hanged the Big Boss Man.
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Halloween Jack posted:That was definitely a thing. I believe Undertaker betrayed them or threw them to the wolves at some point. They had "loyalty tests" where the other Ministry members would beat them up and it culminated in the Ministry wanting to sacrifice Christian (because he was an uggo, I assume) so they attacked the Acolytes.
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Dawgstar posted:They had "loyalty tests" where the other Ministry members would beat them up and it culminated in the Ministry wanting to sacrifice Christian (because he was an uggo, I assume) so they attacked the Acolytes. The rest of the Ministry wanted to kill Christian because Christian was the one who squealed when Ken Shamrock had him in the ankle lock demanding to know where Stephanie was.
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Halloween Jack posted:I love this. He must have been interpreting everything through the lens of, like, the one goth guy he knew in Philly in the 90s. So, Raven?
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raven was grunge.
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karmicknight posted:raven was grunge. Yup. I grew up in Seattle in the 90s, and for a time this is just what white dudes at concerts looked like.
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Raven dressed grunge but acted goth. There was a lot of overlap at the time.
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sticklefifer posted:Raven dressed grunge but acted goth. There was a lot of overlap at the time. You gotta keep 'em separated
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Dawgstar posted:Being reminded of Bryan talking in his book about how he would make more on the indie scene rather than being a non-pushed guy in the WWE with road expenses still being a thing - and only a thing for the largest wrestling promotion - do we have ballpark estimates of just what the average worker has to pay per year on the road? Like your consistently working midcarder who probably rides with at least one but probably more people? davidbix fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Jul 24, 2021 |
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davidbix posted:Enough that part of Owen Hart's retirement plan was befriending as many fans as possible to have access to a free car and free place to stay in every city. I think Randy Orton estimated it as $100,000/year once? Wow. I didn't disbelieve Bryan or anything, but that on top of taxes I can absolutely buy him making more working for anybody else.
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Can't remember who it was, but recently WWE tried to woo someone into signing/re-signing by offering them first class airline privileges.
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Davros1 posted:Can't remember who it was, but recently WWE tried to woo someone into signing/re-signing by offering them first class airline privileges. I hope it was the Blue Meanie.
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