- Dead Snoopy
- Mar 23, 2005
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Gavok posted:
I have a fun WCW story as told to me by Glacier. First some background:
During the last several months of WCW, there was an angle about Glacier making another return. They would show the classic "Blood Runs Cold" vignettes, only this time the commentators would be talking over them as if it was Mystery Science Theater. They'd talk about how lame Glacier was and how little impact his return would have.
BUT! This feeling wasn't unanimous. Backstage, we would see Norman Smiley excitedly watching the monitor. He's all happy about Glacier coming back and wonders if Glacier got his letters. Glacier eventually showed up in Norman's locker room and told him -- like some kind of superhero -- that he'd always be there to protect him.
What followed was a short, but hilarious angle. Smiley would have matches with guys like Bam Bam Bigelow and would bask in the knowledge that Glacier had his back. Glacier would walk out to the ring... and schmooze with the crowd. A confused Norman would get his rear end handed to him in the ring while Glacier high-fived fans and signed autographs. Finally, after Norman was pinned and the winner left up the ramp, Glacier would slide into the ring and pose like he's ready to fight. After getting over that he's too late, he'd pick up the microphone and tell Norman that he'll always be there for him.
This happened a couple times.
As Glacier explained to me, he was sitting at home, watching Thunder (or whatever show it was) and saw two other wrestlers backstage, beating on "Glacier", which was just a silhouette of another wrestler pretending to be Glacier. He thought it was hilariously stupid. After that, he was never mentioned on-air again.
If they had successfully executed this angle, it would have been the best one in the company's final year. Even better than the much alleged 'Disco Inferno-gets-a concussion-and -transforms-into-Hulk Hogan' one.
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- Dead Snoopy
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Supreme Allah posted:
Does anyone have good backstage stories or interviews about Jericho jumping ship?
FishBulb posted:
Does Hogan just like loving love parades or something?
Man I want blah blah dollars up front creative control and a parade BROTHER
LividLiquid posted:
This is hardly fair. Name one person who thinks the six-sided ring is a great idea.
ME. I love the 6 sided ring & agree with the reasoning that the ring is the biggest visual to the casual viewer flipping channels and make their product stand out. I'd stop watching without the 6-sided ring.
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Dec 29, 2009 13:24
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- Dead Snoopy
- Mar 23, 2005
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^^^
the man is shameless....so YEAH
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Dec 31, 2009 18:12
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- Dead Snoopy
- Mar 23, 2005
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Bck in 1997, they weren't the sign Nazis the WE eventually became
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- Dead Snoopy
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Steiner is still such an impossible mark for himself - he's trying to downplay it but there is no off switch
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