Kil Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Quote I was kind of shocked when I found out Mike Rotundo was still with the WWF in early 87, he even had a match with Spivey against Demolition. Speaking of Rotundo, specifically his wcw run as VK Wallstreet, I was also shocked when I saw him on a random weekend show around the summer of 97. What's odd is that the announcers made no indication that he was with the NWO, and he didnt even wear an NWO shirt, instead an anti-WCW shirt, which they also made no reference to. There was some weird, vague angle where after a bunch of guys had jumped to the nWo, JJ Dillon announced that actually some of their "nWo contracts" were invalid for some reason, and so Wallstreet (and I think, Big Bubba? Maybe?) was forced back on to the WCW roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetCrawler Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 6 hours ago, JRH said: I was kind of shocked when I found out Mike Rotundo was still with the WWF in early 87, he even had a match with Spivey against Demolition. Speaking of Rotundo, specifically his wcw run as VK Wallstreet, I was also shocked when I saw him on a random weekend show around the summer of 97. What's odd is that the announcers made no indication that he was with the NWO, and he didnt even wear an NWO shirt, instead an anti-WCW shirt, which they also made no reference to. Yeah, Mike was real stop and go in the mid-80s for the WWF. There was a period in 1985/86 after the US Express broke up where he went AWOL and just disappeared and then came back to team with Spivey for the new version of the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanColes1987 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Legion of Doom still being on WWF TV in 99, they even had Ellering as their manager again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 1 hour ago, DeanColes1987 said: Legion of Doom still being on WWF TV in 99, they even had Ellering as their manager again. Holy shit you're right, I just looked up and found their last match and Ellering was there with them, How did they end up back together in storyline? I don't really remember anything about LOD in WWF after Hawk fell off the Titan Tron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanColes1987 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Unless it aired on Heat (which the UK didn't get then) I don't remember there being any angle, they just returned in a backstage segment on the RAW before Mania and attacked Patterson and Brisco for impersonating them in a handicap match with Shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 I found out awhile ago that Dusty Rhodes did some MSG shows in 83, quite some time after that 77-78 run he had with Billy Graham. Was there ever a longer run in the books for him in the WWF around this time or was it just him doing a favor for Vince, Sr.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 44 minutes ago, flyonthewall2983 said: I found out awhile ago that Dusty Rhodes did some MSG shows in 83, quite some time after that 77-78 run he had with Billy Graham. Was there ever a longer run in the books for him in the WWF around this time or was it just him doing a favor for Vince, Sr.? After the 77-78 feud with Graham, Dusty did MSG shots for several years. In 1981 he did a few TV appearances leading up to a big MSG match with Killer Khan, during the period when Khan had put Andre on the shelf with a broken ankle in storyline. Other than that it was strictly special attraction appearances, which ended after Vince Jr left the NWA in August 83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dunk Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 King Kong Mosca was in the WWF in late 1984 for 2 months wrestling exclusively in Canada and the Northeast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dunk Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 2:55 PM, Ricky Jackson said: After the 77-78 feud with Graham, Dusty did MSG shots for several years. In 1981 he did a few TV appearances leading up to a big MSG match with Killer Khan, during the period when Khan had put Andre on the shelf with a broken ankle in storyline. Other than that it was strictly special attraction appearances, which ended after Vince Jr left the NWA in August 83 According to Bobby Backlund's book, Vince Sr. wouldn't book Dusty that often after his initial run in 78 because he thought that Dusty was angling his way into getting a power position. He wouldn't book Dusty as strong as you think he would considering his name as a worldwide attraction. Here is his schedule in 1979. WWWF @ New York City 1979/01/22 @ Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes defeated Lumberjack Pierre (7:02 minutes) WWWF @ Uniondale 1979/02/10 @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes vs. Ivan Koloff had no winner because of a time limit draw WWWF @ Springfield 1979/02/24 @ Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna WWWF @ Uniondale 1979/03/16 @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff by countout (15:58 minutes) WWWF @ Landover 1979/03/17 @ Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland (United States of America) Ernie Ladd defeated Dusty Rhodes by referee stoppage WWWF @ Philadelphia 1979/03/17 @ The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America) Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes by referee stoppage (7:31 minutes) WWWF @ Randolph 1979/03/24 @ Randolph, New Jersey (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff WWWF @ Torrington 1979/03/25 @ Torrington, Connecticut (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes defeated Peter Maivia by disqualification WWWF @ New York City 1979/03/26 @ Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York (United States of America) Lou Albano, Jerry Valiant and Johnny Valiant defeated Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko and Tony Garea (18:04 minutes) [2 out of 3 Falls Match] WWF TV-Taping @ New York City 1979/10/22 @ Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York (United States of America) Dusty Rhodes defeated Jimmy Valiant (5:27 minutes) WWF TV-Taping @ New York City 1979/12/17 @ Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York (United States of America) Harley Race (c) defeated Dusty Rhodes by referee stoppage (13:18 minutes) [NWA World Heavyweight Title] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Not quite fitting of the thread but TJ Perkins' age really shocked me. It feels like he's been wrestling forever yet he's only 36. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Bo Dallas still being employed by the WWE is a shock to me, though considering who he's related to, maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Maybe Bo is like Bobby Eaton and people like him so much they just keep paying him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I was going to mention Eaton. I can't believe he was doing jobs on WCW Saturday Night as late as 2000. I also find it incredible that Billy Graham not only headlined but sold out MSG in 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Eaton lasted until that big culling they had in August of 2000. I remember because he was working some ECW shows within a matter of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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