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Duggan is a perfect example of that larger than life quality McMahon was good at honing back in the day. He was like this big, goofy and lovable cartoon Man-Bear who proudly loved America. The 2x4 just added to the charm. When I was 5 years old, it was a perfect addition to the crazy cast of characters, which in hindsight, worked well as a wrestling themed variety show catered towards kids.
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iamsosmrt posted:Duggan is a perfect example of that larger than life quality McMahon was good at honing back in the day. He was like this big, goofy and lovable cartoon Man-Bear who proudly loved America. The 2x4 just added to the charm. When I was 5 years old, it was a perfect addition to the crazy cast of characters, which in hindsight, worked well as a wrestling themed variety show catered towards kids. And a perfect contrast on how Vinny Mac changed the perception of wrestlers. Cause if you ever saw heel Duggan in Mid-South whoa nelly thats 2 completely different wrestlers (heel Duggan was awesome too)
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I've never known a) why was he "hacksaw"? as a nickname that always seemed a little odd to me and b) why he carried a two by four specifically? Were those two things related? Was he supposed to be a carpenter?
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I'm sure he got the Hacksaw nickname for the same reason that Larry Hennig was The Axe and Greg Valentine was The Hammer--it sounds violent and nobody in the same territory was already using it. The 2x4, same thing--it was a weapon that works for wrestling that wasn't already somebody's gimmick, like Cornette's tennis racket. I think keeping the nickname and the weapon was one of those things in the 80s where your regional audience still mattered. The same reason Ricky Steamboat stayed Ricky Steamboat in the WWF, even though they immediately pushed him as a Japanese-American karate guy and never marketed him as a Samoan.
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Jun 8, 2022 17:54
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My question is why was he always shouting at ho's?
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Sandman McMahon posted:My question is why was he always shouting at ho's? Huge simp
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his gimmick was a dwarf from final fantasy. they stopped being used very much but they would say "lali-ho", "hi ho", "rally-ho" or similar as a word of greeting or friendship. this of course is altogether a reference to the dwarves from snow white. the saying is referenced in the name of a pornographic dwarven magazine from the 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV. The magazine, called Lustful Lali-Ho, is needed to obtain the Reach Augment. It is found in the Dwarven Castle. The protagonist, Cecil Harvey, is quite fond of it.
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Makes sense
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iamsosmrt posted:Duggan is a perfect example of that larger than life quality McMahon was good at honing back in the day. He was like this big, goofy and lovable cartoon Man-Bear who proudly loved America. The 2x4 just added to the charm. When I was 5 years old, it was a perfect addition to the crazy cast of characters, which in hindsight, worked well as a wrestling themed variety show catered towards kids. For a moment there I got Duggan and Kurrgan mixed up in my head and was VERY confused. "Wait, was THAT really Kurrgan's gimmick? I mean it's been 20 years so maybe I just forgot? I mean, he WAS big, but..." 
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stab posted:Cause if you ever saw heel Duggan in Mid-South whoa nelly thats 2 completely different wrestlers (heel Duggan was awesome too) Yeah, Duggan came out there like he was Terry Gordy or somebody. Just this awesome brawler. The Rat Pack was a great heel group too.
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SiKboy posted:I've never known a) why was he "hacksaw"? as a nickname that always seemed a little odd to me and b) why he carried a two by four specifically? Were those two things related? Was he supposed to be a carpenter? So apparently he started wandering around with the 2x4 as a nod to a 70s action film, Walking Tall. Where the lead character apparently used one, & coincidentally (or not, I dunno), that character (based on a real person), was a retired pro-wrestler
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forkboy84 posted:So apparently he started wandering around with the 2x4 as a nod to a 70s action film, Walking Tall. Where the lead character apparently used one, & coincidentally (or not, I dunno), that character (based on a real person), was a retired pro-wrestler You'll never guess who played the main guy in the remake.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:You'll never guess who played the main guy in the remake. Gangrel?
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Admiral Joeslop posted:You'll never guess who played the main guy in the remake. Kevin Sorbo!
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how babout Talking Wall.
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They should've made the Rock play the guy's actual name, Buford Pusser.
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Sandman McMahon posted:Gangrel? He was busy loving around in California by that point, probably. ecavalli posted:Kevin Sorbo! Already peaked with his "DIS AH POINTEEEED" why would he do that movie.
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Cavauro posted:how babout Talking Wall. "Hey Wall!" 
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Cavauro posted:how babout Talking Wall. that's me TheKingslayer posted:"Hey Wall!" people make fun of this and rightly so but after all these years the tie blowing in the wind and the choke pose looks like something out of a tokusatsu show
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That was a sad instance of reality ruining something something really cool.
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Can somebody explain That's The Wall Brother! to me? I stopped watching WCW around the early 99 and I've only seen this meme crop up in the past five years or so but never understood it. I do remember Berlyn and The Wall though.
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^^^ edit: the video below will also answer your questions!TheKingslayer posted:"Hey Wall!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ennj1LGz02c&t=190s disaster pastor fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Jun 9, 2022 |
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Duggan also said he picked the 2x4 because it was the easiest thing to just find at any arena, as opposed to like, carrying a big snake in a bag through the airport
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https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCir...tm_source=share Young Tall Paul was ungodly strong I have no loving idea how he deadweight did that
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Lid posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCir...tm_source=share And that fuckin leapfrog!
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Kosmo Gallion posted:Can somebody explain That's The Wall Brother! to me? I stopped watching WCW around the early 99 and I've only seen this meme crop up in the past five years or so but never understood it. I do remember Berlyn and The Wall though. on the second to last spring break show that WCW did outside, theres a bit where Hulk is in the ring and is being interviewed by Meam Gene for some storyline reason, and then all of a sudden music hits and lights pan up to a sveral hundred yards away and up 6 stories to see a little dot which Hulk immediately recognizes as The Wall https://youtu.be/H6rqQMbVHSI
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Elephant Ambush posted:
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disaster pastor posted:^^^ edit: the video below will also answer your questions! "He might as well be on the loving moon!" That always gets me.
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OJ MIST 2 THE DICK posted:on the second to last spring break show that WCW did outside, theres a bit where Hulk is in the ring and is being interviewed by Meam Gene for some storyline reason, and then all of a sudden music hits and lights pan up to a sveral hundred yards away and up 6 stories to see a little dot which Hulk immediately recognizes as The Wall, Brother.
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For 4550 days, from October 11, 1988 through March 26, 2001, World Championship Wrestling existed through all of its highs and lows. Robocop saving Sting; Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal; Cactus Jack lost in Cleveland; the White Castle of Fear; the Alliance to End Hulkamania; Cheatum; the Shockmaster; Paul Roma as a Horseman; the Yeti; Drunk Scott Hall, and so much more has been discussed in this thread. This thread is now 4551 days old, meaning this thread has been around longer than WCW. This long awaited milestone reminds me of a long awaited WCW debut - Glacier. Vignettes introducing this futuristic fighter akin to a Mortal Kombat character ran for months before Glacier finally debuted on WCW Pro against a very worthy opponent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB3C0fflMxQ
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Glacier would have won a wcw brawl for all
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I mainly remember Bryan imitating his Southern accent. Even though I guess he's a legit martial artist Vinny thought he sounded like a Georgia redneck handed a goofy Mortal Kombat gimmick.
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NikkolasKing posted:I mainly remember Bryan imitating his Southern accent. Even though I guess he's a legit martial artist Vinny thought he sounded like a Georgia redneck handed a goofy Mortal Kombat gimmick. He's a mass of movin' ice! WHAT!?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXTyiK_Qg5I
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Glacier selling his gimmick to rubes is one of my favorite awesomely dumb WCW things.
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Glacier and Saturn were my go to picks in WCW/nWo Revenge. Love that guy.
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Sandman McMahon posted:Glacier and Saturn were my go to picks in WCW/nWo Revenge. Love that guy. I think he and Bischoff had the same unique fighting style which meant no grappling just punches and kicks.
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Sandman McMahon posted:Glacier and Saturn were my go to picks in WCW/nWo Revenge. Love that guy. Han Zo Mon all day 
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THQ Man
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Rusty Shackelford posted:For 4550 days, from October 11, 1988 through March 26, 2001, World Championship Wrestling existed through all of its highs and lows. Congratulations, thread. An astonishing number of us who posted on page 1 are still here. SG Bamboo posted:Han Zo Mon all day yup, absolutely
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