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People You Didn't Know Competed In WWE

http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/14-superstars-you-didnt-know-appeared-in-wwe/page-1

Some of these are pretty crazy, actually.  Had no idea about Greg Gagne or Kevin Von Erich, for instance. 

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  1. Greg Gagne and The Freebirds were shown in a match in Highlander which was supposed to be from Madison Square Garden. Where they actually shot the match, I don't know.
    More interesting to me is the article on the top ten wrestlers to NEVER appear in WWE. #4 is New Jack. #4 IS NEW JACK?

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  2. Oh, WWE: "You're going to get your ***** head kicked in" is a Bryan Danielson chant.


    Joe's was "Joe's gonna kill you."

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  3. Christopher HirschJune 5, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Never knew Crowbar had a cup of coffee in WWE.

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  4. My large collection of ROH DVD's begs to differ.

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  5. Then I suggest you break out Main Event Spectacles.

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  6. You're right! Except for that part where that was a Bryan Danielson chant in ROH. I know, never let facts get in the way of a good troll but that was just lame Dougie

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  7. KroniK was a weird inclusion because they had a lengthy stint in the company as Crush and Adam Bomb.

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  8. It was a latte.

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  9. Even worse is noted douchebag Vampiro at number five.

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  10. I had the same reaction to Jack, yeah. What a trainwreck that would have been.

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  11. They had to fill that list out with someone. Pickings were pretty slim because there was so much crossover.

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  12. The Freebirds got a short run when Vince took notice of World Class, as well as because of Michael Hayes having a music career. He actually wanted Hayes to go solo for the benefit of the "Rock n' Wrestling" concept, but Hayes refused. There are also stories about a meeting between Vince & Hayes/Gordy/Roberts that did not go well.

    In the case of the Von Erichs & Greg Gagne, the W(W)WF often brought in outside talent to work at one-shot appearances at MSG when they were still an NWA territory.

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  13. I still think it's cool that they mention Samoa Joe.

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  14. Rock n Roll Express were on a PPV, as were Kronik. Not sure how obscure that makes them in that case.
    The website appears to be run by fun people. Maybe one day someone will try another list and add ''Benoit'' and see if anybody notices.

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  15. Due to one of my guys having it at work and me reading through it to him on numerous occasions, I can say with impugnity that the intro paragraph is wrong and all these guys except Crowbar and Joe are actually in the WWE encyclopedia. That thing was pretty thorough, although I know a few weird ones were missing (Matt Morgan wasn't in there, for one).

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  16. New Jack over Magnum, the Midnight Express AND Nikita?!?!

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  17. At least they got #1 right

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  18. They mention Samoa Joe on Foley's new DVD too. They must want him or something, perhaps to fill the tough samoan role on the roster.

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  19. I'll always enjoy The Undertaker just stopping in the middle of their match and just yelling out "FUCK!"

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  20. They could have renamed this 'cross-promotional favors and guys we brought in with the intent to shit all over them'.

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  21. But they've already got Roman Reigns for that.


    I suspect it has something to do with Punk's DVD exposing the WWE Universe to the fact that an awesome wrestler named Samoa Joe exists, so why not keep acknowledging that he exists.

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  22. Public Enemy was there before they said they were. They did a dark match at Survivor Series 95.

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  23. I love how TNA is generically referred to as "the indies."

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  24. Which one was KroniK

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  25. What the actual fuck?!

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  26. Maybe because, given the ECW connection, it was more plausible for Jack to hit WWE rings than for Magnum, Nikita, and the Midnights. By the time the 90s hit, most of those guys were either crippled or retired or somewhere else.

    Not saying it's right; just putting up a somewhat reasonable explanation.

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  27. I knew about Samoa Joe's appearance - but I was kind of shocked that they acknowledged it due to him primarily being considered a TNA guy.

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  28. If it wasn't on TV then it never happened :-).

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  29. You mean Bombastic Bob Holly and Bodacious Bart Gunn doesn't count as the Midnight Express?????????

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  30. 14 Superstars you didn't know appeared in WWE






    BY HOWARD FINKEL, RYAN MURPHY & KEVIN POWERS

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  31. Ryan.... something you wanna tell us in between drinks buddy?

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  32. He's also a Cena running mate. Apparently they once rapped together...

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  33. They've expressed interest in Joe before, and I think at the time Joe wasn't interested.

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  34. R&R was there during a pretty horrible stretch for the WWF/E. I was watching at the time and I had forgotten about it until they mentioned it.

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  35. Yeah, there are a few interesting one-shots you can find floating around from the territory days - and not just from the WWF. I found a Lawler/Dusty/Magnum vs. Blanchard/Ole/Arn match once on YouTube (it was nothing special).

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  36. We've mentioned this on WWE.com articles posted on the blog before, It's just a weird coincidence

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  37. New Jack actually had a try-out in 06 IIRC around the time MVP came along.


    according to the shoot i heard (cant recall which one) he did the try out, blew up like 5 minutes into the match and said something like "i shouldnt have to try out, yall know who i am and what i can do."

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  38. im late to the party. :(

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  39. Didn't Taka and Sasuke have another match? Maybe one where the commentary doesn't include racial slurs?

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  40. And you call yourself the number one draw, for Shame!

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  41. Oh im the number 1 draw... undisputed.

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  42. MX was called up to NYC during their World title run in 86 i believe to discuss a possible jump and they got the marketing pitch, rather than the "who we gonna work with" pitch.


    thats in both Corny shoots... its funny how he tells the same story while in WWE and after.

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  43. At the time WWE simply wanted Joe to be a dancing Samoan fool like Rikishi, whereas in TNA he's booked somewhat respectfully.

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  44. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 5, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    I'd say it's closer to an indy promotion then any sort of competition to WWE.

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  45. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 5, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    I knew about the dark match, but I never knew they were in the WWF in 1999.

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  46. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 5, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    That match is hilarious.

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  47. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 5, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    I'm not sure which match is in the video, but they had 2, the one at Canadian Stampede and then another on Raw the next night.

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  48. Buff? C'mon, Buff's WWE stint was legendary considering it lasted around a month or so.

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  49. Gagne match with Tonga Kid and Brunzell against the Freebirds was from a Pro Wrestling USA card I attended at the Izod Center (which was then called the Brendan Byrne arena) in East Rutherford, NJ in April 1985. I remember the camera on a wire above the ring. Didn't know what they were filming until I saw the movie. No way you have AWA guys at MSG. This match was also on the card and was exposed on TV, see at 6:45:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-6OdotH_4Q&list=PL0610043FD0BB2882

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  50. When the Freebirds were there for the cup of coffee in 1984, they had Cyndi Lauper's manager David Wolff act as their manager.

    As for one shots, I loved how they brought in Harley Race as NWA Champion to take on Bob Backlund.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YF67XhcTrM

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  51. I remember it just for how bad it was. The NWA Invasion. It was like the New Nexus, if they kept going when Punk abandoned them.

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  52. When the W(W)WF rejoined the NWA in 1971, they were technically obligated to both demote their top title to regional status and recognize the NWA belt as their world title (and bring in the champion to defend his title). They sort of did the latter, but they almost always promoted their own champion as the top guy.

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  53. It did not go well for them. They were gone almost overnight.

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  54. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM

    'There are also stories about a meeting between Vince & Hayes/Gordy/Roberts that did not go well.'


    Yeah they fell asleep at a meeting or at least some of them did and they got poop-canned b/c of it.

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  55. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 5, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    Now that I think about it, I remember hearing about it a few days ago. Didn't P.E. fuck up backstage or something?

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  56. I was at the Tacoma Raw show.

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  57. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 5, 2013 at 7:53 PM

    Yeah I knew Gordy was def one of them. I remember reading somethin' once about the crowd pop was Freebird came over the speakers in MSG but that wouldnt make sense since they were already using Badstreet.

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  58. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 5, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Oh yeah they had that match at one of the early '93 WCW PPVs, Superbawl III I think. And then Cornette was like "F workin' with WCW again" and he took 'em to WWF for Summerslam.

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  59. I'm seriously on the verge of changing my name for public use. Between the Glee/American Horror Story guy, this guy, the head of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and a writer for the Orlando Sentinel, I have lost ALL my Googleability.

    The Sentinel writer is probably the worst, because he's Ryan T. Murphy, and because I grew up in Orlando and attended several seminars and young writer's workshops with the Orlando Sentinel back in high school, so all my old teachers probably assumed I went on to write for them. If I had actually gone to my reunion last month I'm sure it would've been extremely awkward.

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  60. They literally left WCW, did a pitstop in ECW where Styles buried them on commentary and the Dudleys mocked them in promos, and then worked for half a second in WWF where the Acolytes beat them down and they got ran off by a bunch of guys. All within less than two weeks or so, I think.

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  61. After checking again, no Buff or Gagne. But all the rest are listed.

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  62. I think they had plans for KroniK but KroniK weren't happy with how they were presented and decided to bail.

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  63. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 5, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    Anyone see the one about "guys you never knew were in WCW?" I definitely didn't know that Rhino ever had a WCW match.

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  64. Never understood the whole "try-out" thing for established (term used loosely) dudes like New Jack -- What are you really trying him out for? To see if he can act like New Jack? He is fucking New Jack (maybe call him Dough Boy to further rip off the genre? Or just go completely racist and call him "Crip"?) -- Are you really trying to see if he can really wrestle and then you can repackage him into "Making a Difference New Jack"? -- Nonsense...

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  65. Man, where'd you get your NWA rulebook, the Library of Congress or something?

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  66. At least that worked out well fo- OH WAIT.

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  67. The last 4 years of his TNA career have been REAL respectful

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  68. its a combo of wanting to see if you can work first hand. See if the northeast (more than likely northeast when they try you out so Vince and the inner circle can see you) markets take to you... and more than likely when/if they tell you to job do you get the booboo face. check your ego type shit.


    thats why they try-out established stars from outside the bubble.

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  69. This was more of a rhetorical question but I appreciate you walking me through it as you, Flair4, and NWA88 (and a few others) can always be counted on to be pretty cool -- I think it's definitely check your ego type shit -- There's plenty of tape out there to see if an established guy can work -- If they can fit in seems to be more the impetus for tryouts -- And I suppose the definition of an established star can vary widely as a Central Californian like yours truly might know who a guy like New Jack is from reading the internet but might not recognize him outright in a whole new character -- Put 50 lbs. on Spike Dudley, change his name, shave his head and give him new tights and I'd have no fucking clue who he was...

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  70. LOL...the actual original intent of the NWA was to have one world heavyweight championship for one wrestler.

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  71. Hindsight is 20/20. At the time Joe was being booked pretty strong, and it looked like he was a guy TNA would build around. And as bad as it has been at times for him in TNA, he's never been booked as an illiterate savage who couldn't speak English (or any other language known to man).

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  72. The match was shot in New Jersey. Apparently if you look closely you can see the banners from the Meadowlands.

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  73. I think they brought Flair in for a one-shot against Backlund at one point too.

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  74. not lot of love for AJ Styles who's actually a great wrestler

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  75. I've watched 4 ROH joe matches in the last two days and they have literally not chanted joes gonna kill you once. You fucking sanctimonious moron.

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  76. Three days later. dude.


    Get a life.

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  77. It hurts when I make you look like a fucking fool, doesn't it?

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  78. http://youtu.be/epmXA8w0Qjo


    Me = Brody
    You = Luger


    Congratulations on your... win?

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  79. I hope they chant joes gonna kill you during this match!

    You're a sad fucking simpleton.

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