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Benne posted:You sure picked one hell of a week to break out these takes Eh... this has come up before, so it's not like Randaconda's making it up out of whole cloth to be edgy (if anything, bringing it up unprompted when people weren't talking about Owen would be weirder). This forum went through a phase a few years ago of "hey, remember all these Owen stories?"/"hey, wait, these aren't as funny as I remember"/"hey, uh, maybe Owen was actually a dick to a lot of people, because many of these aren't funny to the victim, they're only funny if you're a bystander and also a dick." Nonetheless, there are two postscripts relevant to the discussion: a) Owen being a dick to a lot of people doesn't mean he couldn't still have been the nicest of (that generation of) the Harts, because, wow, the rest of that family is a race to the bottom. b) Owen being a dick to a lot of people doesn't change the fact that he was killed by a terrible company run by terrible people who ordered him to do an unsafe stunt against his wishes for no purpose other than, if it had gone according to plan, making those terrible people laugh for thirty seconds. edit: jesus this has to be my worst page snipe ever
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Nah man, Owen prank calling Mr. Fuji at 3:00 AM and making him storm around a hotel like Moe the Bartender totally puts him on the same level as domestic abuser Teddy Hart. No difference at all
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Randaconda posted:Yes, he was a bully, but since he died, we're not allowed to mention the fact he was just as terrible as the other Harts. Most of what I've read are: - Phone pranks - Bribing hotel staff to poo poo up someone's toilet before they check in - Fooling Ahmed Johnson into thinking he'd be on David Letterman, so he bought a super expensive suit - Rubbing tuna fish on his hands before a match where he had Bret in a camel clutch - Stealing Gangrel's watch from his bag, and putting it back a few months later when they returned to the same arena - Rubbing donut powder under his nose to cheer up Jim Ross (after he had to deal with a worker's failed drug test) - Goofing around in house show matches - Using a spray bottle to make Jim Cornette look like he pissed himself - Having pigs used in a Hogpen match delivered to Vince's office - Having cops (who he was friends with) pretend to arrest Lex Luger The exception is putting a ton of hot sauce in Harley Race's chili, and everybody got sick, so Harley tased him the next time he saw him. And that always sounded fake. For the most part, it sounds fairly harmless, especially if you consider the locker room feels like guys need to be hazed or hassled, getting Owen instead of JBL sounds like a fair trade.
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- Stealing Gangrel's watch from his bag, and putting it back a few months later when they returned to the same arena I can see this being absolutely annoying as gently caress but on the other hand , putting it back in the same arena is really funny as a concept.
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Von Linus posted:- Stealing Gangrel's watch from his bag, and putting it back a few months later when they returned to the same arena That, and there are two parts to this: 1. Owen helped Gangrel look for his watch, which should have been a clue 2. Once Gangrel saw the watch, he had to know There's at least one clip out there of Bob Holly catching Owen, and an article with Jim Cornette saying no one believed Owen or Bulldog half the time, so I feel like it's on you if all of a sudden Owen Hart is super concerned about a thing you just lost.
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Did WWE seriously consider putting the title on Tatanka during his big push?
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May 21, 2020 14:59
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Red posted:- Having pigs used in a Hogpen match delivered to Vince's office
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Halloween Jack posted:This makes up for everything else The few stories I've seen where Vince was involved or present suggest he loved this stuff. Knowing what a terrible person Lex was, this story was pretty great: quote:The greatest prank of all saw Lex Luger (again) fall victim to the cruel but hilarious team of Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith.
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quote:cruel team of Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith.
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Owen being friends with cops is the worst thing on that list.
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Vince was probably mad that he never got to push Owen into a swimming pool, but his replacement prank went a bit too far imo.
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FunMerrania posted:I forget which Hart it was but my wrestling teacher stayed with him. Place was filled with house flies and this Hart tried cooking roadkill for breakfast. The impression I get between research and firsthand accounts is that most of the Harts are kind of weird but at least the non-Teddy grandkids (and holy poo poo, Teddy is 40!) are aware of and enjoy the weirdness...I think? For example, Harry's transition to dressing a lot more like Teddy raised a lot of eyebrows, but he's fully aware he looks ridiculous when he wears those tracksuits in regular public settings. It's just that after Teddy hipped him to a Mexican wrestling gear maker who made incredibly comfortable trunks etc., he decided that the guy's stuff was SO uniquely comfortable that he wanted to wear it ALL THE TIME. Even if it meant dressing like Teddy.
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The Ahmed Johnson one is kinda lovely I guess because it probably cost him a couple grand. And pranking someone dumb enough to believe him is really low hanging fruit. If Vince or jr said he was gonna be on letterman and it was 100% real go buy a nice suit. Then yeah that’s crossing the line. All those are absolutely nothing short of hilarious. Especially compared to almost every one of his coworkers and considering the environment he grew up in. The fact he never killed anyone or die from an OD makes him a success. Also if you gently caress with Harley race expect a loving receipt. I hope it’s true just because pranksters deserve comeuppance every once in a while to keep them in check. The American Dream fucked around with this message at 23:30 on May 21, 2020 |
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If a random guy on the roster, and only that guy, tell you you’re going to be on Letterman and your immediate reaction is to spend thousands on a suit and not... you know talk to the company first, well you’re dumb and that’s funny.
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Sandman McMahon posted:If a random guy on the roster, and only that guy, tell you you’re going to be on Letterman and your immediate reaction is to spend thousands on a suit and not... you know talk to the company first, well you’re dumb and that’s funny. In any other company, sure, but WWE? That could lead to a firing.
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it's impossible to drink that much peepee without going for it. my monitor is off and i'm looking at the piss piss principal
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Sandman McMahon posted:If a random guy on the roster, and only that guy, tell you you’re going to be on Letterman and your immediate reaction is to spend thousands on a suit and not... you know talk to the company first, well you’re dumb and that’s funny. Here's the story from the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW0O6lZrRWs Also - huh, it was supposed to be Leno, not Letterman. Edit: I like that Ahmed shares Bret let him know Owen pranked people he likes.  https://youtu.be/VyyAirdLP_k?t=805: Here's one with Mark Henry, and they pranked his mom. Finding out Owen constantly fooled his dad sounds amazing. Red fucked around with this message at 01:52 on May 22, 2020 |
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Red posted:Here's the story from the man himself: Ok, I take it back, Ahmed isn’t dumb for falling for this prank. BUT he was laughing about it and saying how much he likes Owen, so I still say it was funny.
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Can somebody help me figure out who was involved in a terrible storyline I vaguely remember? It was one of the times where they were bringing a wrestler's struggles with alcohol into a storyline, and I think it culminated in them getting a bottle of liquor poured on their head/in their mouth and actual liquor was used (IIRC they didn't know about that part beforehand) I had it in my head that it was something from the 'Drunk Hawk' angle with LoD and Droz, but I think I've got the wrestlers wrong. I know it isn't when Stone Cold poured beer all over Scott Hall. Anybody have an idea?
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Raven and CM Punk alternately did that to each other during their feud
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Maybe the James Storm/Rhyno feud in TNA circa 2007 or so? As far as I'm aware the alcoholism in that story was kayfabe, though.
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LadyPictureShow posted:Can somebody help me figure out who was involved in a terrible storyline I vaguely remember? Jerry Lawler did that to Jake Roberts circa-1996
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Lawler with recovering alcoholic Jake Roberts.
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DeathChicken posted:Raven and CM Punk alternately did that to each other during their feud Did Punk do this in his feud with Jeff Hardy or Chris Jericho? Or neither?
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Red posted:Did Punk do this in his feud with Jeff Hardy or Chris Jericho? Or neither? Jericho smashed a fake whisky bottle into cm punks head, except it shattered in his hand right before impact. I think it’s called sugar glass. No way would punk let it be real whisky, and Jericho is an rear end, but he’s not gonna gently caress around with someone he probably respects as a wrestler and could kick his rear end backstage.
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The American Dream posted:Jericho smashed a fake whisky bottle into cm punks head, except it shattered in his hand right before impact. I think it’s called sugar glass. Why wouldn't he? I am pretty sure the beer they used at Death Before Dishonor is real and Punk has said he drank one beer when Harley Race told him to.
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MorrisBae posted:Jerry Lawler did that to Jake Roberts circa-1996 Rusty Shackelford posted:Lawler with recovering alcoholic Jake Roberts. Thanks guys! Now that I have the answer, I'm kind of surprised I didn't think of Jake.
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MorrisBae posted:Jerry Lawler did that to Jake Roberts circa-1996 Yeah, this is probably it. Roberts returned to WWE working all his drinking and substance abuse problems into story and becoming "born again" in recovery. Lawler tortured him and would poor booze down his throat. It was real gross. It was immediately preceded by the KotR "comeback" story which ended with Austin beating him and mocking him, hence the "Austin 3:16". Lawler then picked up the ball of mocking Roberts and it got way gross.
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IIRC Jake said he felt pretty violated afterwards (and rightly so)
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MassRafTer posted:Punk has said he drank one beer when Harley Race told him to. lmao "I said drink the goddamn beer."
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MassRafTer posted:Why wouldn't he? I am pretty sure the beer they used at Death Before Dishonor is real and Punk has said he drank one beer when Harley Race told him to. I read it was milk: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/10/cm-punk-says-he-getting-a-harley-race-tattoo-661375/ quote:Punk had numerous endearing things to say about Race, but his absolute favorite story looked back at a moment when Harley stood up for Punk's decision to lead a straight edge lifestyle. It included an obnoxious waitress, 20 shots of milk, and Harley Race's birthday party.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:IIRC Jake said he felt pretty violated afterwards (and rightly so) I think he also said guys would leave bottles of alcohol in his locker and bags as a "rib" (since they didn't believe he'd gotten cleaned up).
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Red posted:I read it was milk: My mistake the source on Punk doing a shot of alcohol is Prichard. But Prichard claims Punk did do a real shot that day, but it is Prichard.
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The waitress was like, honey, Harley Race bought you that shot, you have to drink it. And I was like, you know he went bankrupt because he hit some people drunk-driving a boat, right?
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