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QOTD - June 6th, 2013

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For today's question; what's the best/favorite interaction you've had with a wrestling personality? Be it at a signing, on the street, or while you were in the crowd and they were in the ring.

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  1. I met William Regal at a WWF New York signing back in summer 2001. His flight was delayed, so he was really late, so he made up for it, by taking the time with every fan.

    I go up to him and said: Mr. Regal, you should let Tajiri go on his own and bring back Sir William!

    Regal made one of his Regal faces and goes: WHAT and proceeded to cut this promo about how awful a manager Sir William was (calling him dreadful) and acting like I was crazy for suggesting it, all while trying hard not to crack up.

    We then talked about the Pillman match v. Benoit and he seemed to appreciate that someone had seen it and enjoyed it.

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  2. kbwrestlingreviewsJune 6, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    I met Foley at a book signing a few years back. He couldn't have been nicer and cracked a few jokes, such as saying he wasn't sure why but he was supposed to do some T&A, so he started taking off his vest. One of the employees whispered in his ear and Foley said "Oh a Q&A. Got it." The tickets said no posed photography but Foley said anyone that would like a picture just say so and he'd be glad to do it. I got to shake his hand and said I had been a fan for over fifteen years. He looked me in the eyes and gave what sounded like a very sincere thank you.

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  3. I've never had one. =(

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  4. I had some beers with JR, Terry Funk and Gerald Brisco at a bar the night before an NWA Legends Fest a few years ago. All were very gracious and nice. Funk and Brisco in particular took multiple pictures with us and when Brisco noticed we were all Miami alums, he took another round of pictures with us doing The U sign. Paul London showed up at the bar and was a riot, in a good way. He took some shots with everyone there, told lots of stories and was generally the life of the party. Ricky Morton was also particularly nice to every fan there.



    Sadly Oliver Humperdink was there too and while he was nice, he looked awful and you could tell he wasn't long for this world. He died not too long after that I think.

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  5. YankeesHoganTripleHFanJune 6, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    I passed Michael Hayes once in a Hotel but that's it. Instead I will tell this story. I had a front row view for the Yankees parade after their 2000 World Series Title. I brought a bottle of champagne shook it up and popped it right as the Manager and coaches float came by. Joe Torre watched me do this, smiled pointed and nodded. Made me happy :)

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  6. I've told this story before, where Norman Smiley ruffled my hair outside the London arena after a Nitro taping. He literally jogged up to us, offered his autograph (my friends didn't know who he was), then ruffled my hair and jogged away.


    I met The Rock, Big Show, Kurt Angle & Scott Hall at autograph signings but was too young and nervous to say anything. Scott Hall arm wrestled my dad though, and won.

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  7. When I was 16, I met The Rock/Big Show/Al Snow way back in 2000 when I was sitting around on the streets outside the Target Center in Minneapolis trying to get tickets for RAW with my buddy. All the scalpers were even worse than I imagined so we snuck into the parking garage where all the wrestlers were popping in because we were little rebels (and my friend had a buddy in security who said we could hang out for a bit) and we wanted to at least meet some wrestlers. We caught Al getting out of his rental and Show getting dropped off in a limo. Show laughed at our resourcefulness and seemed like a total bro (hate to sound cliche but you really don't understand how huge he is till you see him in real life), Al was nice enough too. Finally, The fucking Rock pops up walking down toward the staff only entrance. My friend and I both start marking the fuck out and trying to hold ourselves together.

    "M-Mr. Rocky sir...could we possibly get a picture?"

    He said no problem, asked us our names, caught us with "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAMES ARE!" (I think we both could have died happy forever right there), then asked us if we were pumped for the show. We told him we didn't have tickets and were just trying to get some pictures, he frowned, said give me 15 minutes, and walked into the arena. Sure enough, he comes back out and gives us two AWESOME floor seats, "Sorry I couldn't do better guys, enjoy the show." That was about the coolest thing that had ever happened in my life at that point and our friends were jealous for an eternity.

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  8. Sitting down and getting pissed with Kevin Nash in Miami. Will never forget that. Check it out here, it's a music video of my whole trip:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8mojcV9qio

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  9. I don't think anyone else's story is going to beat that one right there,

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  10. When I was a kid my dad took me and my brothers to a house show at the meadowlands. My oldest brother is in a wheelchair, and one of the security guys saw my dad struggling with the wheelchair and offered to let him use the freight elevator to get into the arena rather than deal with all the stairs.

    I was just staring at the ground in the elevator. My dad hated wrestling by the way. All of a sudden I heard my dad say "For the love of God, please tell me you're one of the wrestlers." I looked up to see a man in purple and green parachute pants, "The Rocket" Owen Hart. He could not have been nicer to me and my family, getting programs, signing autographs and getting us pumped for High Energy's match against the Headshrinkers(they got destroyed in thy match.)

    One of my favorite parts of the day was Owen calling over Koko B Ware to meet us saying "Koko, we got some fans who want an autograph." Koko was annoyed that Owen put him on the spot and grumpily walked out. When he saw my brother in the wheelchair, Koko shouted "Oh Lordy! You didn't tell me they was our biggest fans!"

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  11. You went to Mango's? Why?

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  12. Only had one. Went to LA to party with a buddy and had to fly through Tampa. In the security line, right in front of me, was Christian. This was around 06 or so. As we were nearing the conveyor belt to place your luggage, I just said to him that I was a fan and thank you for entertaining me and the fans so many times. He said thank you. That was it. I felt really uncomfortable saying anything as I don't like to bother celebrities or athletes and I certainly didn't ask for a picture or autograph. However, I couldn't pass up saying something as we were literally a few feet away.

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  13. I don't even know what that is mate haha

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  14. Had so many when I was younger, most entertaining was probably eating at Chilli's at what had to be 1am after the WCW World War 3 PPV in 1998 with Nash, Hall, Konnan and basically all of the mexican wrestlers on the roster at that time.

    I remember specifically the restaurant being closed but them keeping it open for us

    The mexican wrestlers were exceptionally quiet the entire time I remember, and none of them had they're masks on so guys like Ciclope I had to ask who they were obviously

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  15. I was driving to Memphis and stopped off at the filling station in Bumwad, MO. Up to the next pump rolls an SUV, and out pops Harley Race. This is a paraphrasing:



    Me: afternoon, Mr. Race


    Harley: I'm surprised someone your age knows who I am


    Me: some of the first matches I remember were when you wrestled Ric Flair


    Harley: Ric's a good man and a great wrestler. Can't hold his liquor worth a damn, but a good man

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  16. My best missed encounter: the fantastic band Lucero has a 'Family Picnic' event annually in Arkansas. The year I was set to go of course something pops up and I miss hanging out with Jimmy Hart. Some people I know got some photos with Jimmy, who insisted they hold the megaphone. By all accounts the nicest guy ever.

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  17. ECW show in 96. Tiny venue (no surprise) which has one entrance/exit, forcing workers to engage with fans on their way out. Lots of great interaction. My favorite:


    Getting Louie Spicolli's autograph. RVD walks by. Stops. Turns to Spicolli and asks,

    "Why do you always smell like you shit your pants? Isn't there a pill you can take for that?" Spicolli hangs his head a bit.



    RVD hangs around to sign an autograph for me. Before Spicolli heads out, I see him reach into his fanny pack and pull out a prescription bottle. He takes out a pill and swallows it.


    Years later I learned he had a pill problem, but at the time I thought he had a medical condition which made him smell like shit and was treatable with prescription meds!

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  18. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    What's wrong with Mango's?

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  19. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    Love Miami, got married there and wife is from there.

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  20. I still genuinely don't know where that is haha

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  21. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    It's the bar you and your friends are in at the beginning of the video. They have people dance on stage, salsa dancing, reenactments of Thriller, etc. I had fun there.

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  22. Ahhhh yes! We lasted as long as that clip in there.


    We got kicked out for having a drink from the previous place with us haha Never mind.

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  23. AverageJoeEverymanJune 6, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Got to talk to Bob Backlund at a Raw on the arena concourse while he was running for whatever political seat he was back in the early 2000's. Went up shook his hand and told him how much I enjoyed his Survivor Series match with Bret which he seemed to like. Was a very nice guy.

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  24. Back in the early-90s, I went to some wrestling convention in a hotel ballroom in Wayne, NJ. Some big names for the time were there - Tito Santana, Road Warrior Animal, Missy Hyatt and Virgil all had tables for autographs. Got a chance to talk to Tito and Animal about stuff and went about avoiding Virgil, who was flinging rubber bands at people trying to get them to come over to him. Not really a winning strategy, you know?


    My buddy and I step out of the ballroom and I was standing on a ramp, trying to attach my camera case to my belt when Hacksaw Jim Duggan walks by me, says "how ya doin' tough guy?" and slaps me on the back, nearly knocking me over the guard rail.


    My friend, thinking faster than I was, yells out, "Hey Hacksaw, how about a photo?" One of the convention attendants talks back and says that posed pictures are for paying customers and must be done inside the ballroom.


    Duggan looks at her, says "screw that, c'mere fellas!" and took a photo with us. Fan for life after that.

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  25. I effin love Lucero. That Overton Park record is a lost classic.

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  26. Met Pete Gas at a WB Mason event at Yankee Stadium a couple of years ago. Our office supplies rep told me the guy loves to talk about wrestling. So i went over and just shot the shit with him.
    We didn't deem him worth our time, but my buddy walked over and talked to Virgil at a Hooters in Paramus, NJ while we were all there watching a WWF PPV. He talked to him for about 10 minutes and then left with his autograph. The part we still joke about, he got a couple steps away and VIrgil yelled "hey Kid. That autograph is 5 dollars."

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  27. As far as actual wrestling personalities go, it was probably meeting Daniel Bryan at Axxxxxxxxxxxxessssssss on WrestleMania 27 weekend. He started to just sign my poster, but then he noticed and complimented my American Wolves shirt. He asked if I was at the show the previous night (I was) and we had a brief discussion about it. Just really pleasant.


    Also had a great time meeting Mick Foley during a Have A Nice Day signing back in 2000 or so. Such a nice dude.


    But my favorite celebrity experience was hanging out with UFC fighter Marcus Brimage after the Jon Jones-Rashad Evans fight in Atlanta. We went out to a club after and then to eat at an late-night restaurant. Also got to meet Michael McDonald (incredibly nice kid) and Rory MacDonald (kind of standoffish) there.

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  28. Went to Tampa Raw in January to see Rocks 2013 return. My girlfriend lives 3 blocks away from the forum so went out for drinks and some grub after the show. Punk, Santino, and some smaller dude walk into the restaurant a few hours after the show. Place was pretty empty since it was almost 1 on a Monday, went over said I enjoyed the show. Santino was real cool and offered an autograph, Punk couldn't have cared less about me offering no eye contact and but asked my girlfriend if she was a "CM Punk girl" and if she liked the show. He seems like a pimp.

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  29. I've told a few choice ones on here (dancing with Mark Briscoe, doing Earl Hebner's heel schtick with him, etc.) But probably the coolest were the two autograph sessions my friend Justin set up with Jay Lethal and Jesse Neal. They were both pretty sparsely attended so basically it was just a couple people hanging out and listening to TNA stories. I think he may have booked Dreamer for one soon, that will be really cool.

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  30. Yeah, I saw Jericho at an autograph signing way back in early 1999 at a car lot. He was really cool.

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  31. How did you manage to eat with them?

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  32. I WAS ALBERTO DEL RIO'S SERVER LAST YEAR.

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  33. Incredible. Great story, man. I'm pretty jealous, honestly.

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  34. What kind of restaurant? Good tipper?

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  35. It's the most tourist-y of the tourist-y places you can go. But hey, if you had fun there, by all means.

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  36. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    He seemed pretty disinterested, but I also had probably too high expectations since I was meeting a guy that had been my favorite wrestler for 13 years at the time.

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  37. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    Yeah, was convenient since we were staying at the Beacon.

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  38. Maybe he would've had you kiss his feet for the tip.

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  39. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    I think he would have probably tried to "save" me with the good word by that point.

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  40. I was making a reference to one of his Million Dollar Man skits.

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  41. ARGENTINEAN STEAKHOUSE. VERY SMALL CORNER RESTAURANT IN PLAZA RUNNED BY JAMAICANS IN MIRAMAR. HE ALWAYS TIPPED 20% SO HE WAS A GOOD GUY. YOU CAN TELL HE'S A VERY EDUCATED MAN. SPOKE REALLY WELL AND HE WAS GENERALLY A NICE PERSON. WHEN HE TOLD ME PARTY OF 7, I TOOK A BIG SHIT BUT I NEVER TOLD HIM I WAS A FAN. HE CAME BACK 3 MORE TIMES BUT I FINALLY TOOK A PHOTO WITH HIM. TALL MOTHERFUCKER

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  42. That's awesome. I have a friend who's a bartender at the Blue Martini in Tampa and she said the same things about him, real well spoken

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  43. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    I know and I was making a reference to him becoming a born again Christian.

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  44. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    not my experience, but back during punk's indy days he happened to be in best buy and was askign my one friend to buy him a Simpsons season on dvd

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  45. Mine was funnier. :-)

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  46. HE JUST CAME ACROSS AS REALLY WELL-MANNERED. RESPECTFUL. HE TOLD HE LIVES OUT IN WESTON.

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  47. MET EDGE AT WWE AXXESS, CEPT I DIDN'T PAY 150 DOLLARS TO SEE HIM.


    THAT'S HOW MUCH IT WAS TO SEE PUNK AND EDGE AS WELL AS GETTING THEIR AUTOGRAPHS. 150 FUCKING DOLLARS.


    I COULDN'T GO IN SO I WATCHED FROM AFAR. PUNK WAS PRETTY BIG DOUCHE TO EVERYONE. FOR SOME REASON, HE WOULDNT SHAKE BLACK OR DARK SKINNED PEOPLE'S HANDS. WHEN HE WAS LEAVING, FANS OUTSIDE THE WAITING LINE TRIED ASKING HIM FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH. HE DIDN'T GIVE A FUCK. JUST LOOKED AT HIS PHONE AND WENT ABOUT HIS DAY.


    EDGE WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. HE TOOK HIS TIME WITH EVERY DUDE THERE. AS HE WAS LEAVING, I APPROACHED HIM FOR AN AUTOGRAPH AND THE FLOCKED FOLLOWED SUIT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE HE SIGNED FOR AND AS HE WAS WALKING OUT, I YELLED "I LOVE YOUUUU EDGE!" AND HE SAID "I LOVE YOU BACK!"


    THE GUY NEXT TO ME GOT SOOOOO JEALOUS, HE THREW HIS POSTERS, MARKERS, WHATEVER THE FUCK HE HAD ON THE GROUND AND STORMED OUT. LOL! LIL BITCH

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  48. He didn't shake their hands because couldn't be sure that one of those black people wasn't Chris Brown

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  49. The Ghost of Faffner HallJune 6, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    It didn't happen to me but it's still my favorite story:
    my friend's mom was working at a coffee and donut shop some years back. One of her co-workers was Darren, a young man with down syndrome who worked there part-time through a special needs program, and he was a huge wrestling fan, particularly the Rock and Stone Cold. One day when my friend's mom was working who should come in with his entourage to buy some coffee but the Rock, who was in town filming one of his movies. The staff there told him about Darren, who wasn't working that day, and how he'd be sorry he missed one of his heroes. Without hesitating a second, Rock writes down his personal cell phone number and asks them to pass it on to Darren. Long story short, Darren got to spend the entire day with Rock on the movie set, watching filming, getting pictures and autographs, the whole nine yards.
    What makes this incredible in my eyes is that Rock didn't have to do that at all--he could have just written an autograph on a napkin and Darren would have been over the moon. Instead he really went out of his way to give Darren a day he'd remember for the rest of his life. I will be a Rock fan forever simply because of that.

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  50. The Ghost of Faffner HallJune 6, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    As for my own experience, I took broadcasting in college in Calgary... Alberta Canada, and got to interview Lance Storm on-air on the campus radio station. Comes across as intimidating, but a hell of a nice guy and great interview--I could have spent several hours talking to him, easily. The second year of the program I got in touch with him again and got to film a commercial for the Storm Wrestling Academy for an assignment. He and some of his students came down on a weekend and did some wrestling just so I could film it. Awesome experience.

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  51. First off, fuck you for now making me have to defend The Rock forever now despite the fact I didn't like him before that story.

    Second, damn you for taking broadcasting and having worked at a radio station. My absolute dream.

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  52. I have a Punk shirt, but I've stopped wearing it because of constant stories like this. The guy acts like such a fucking prick. Like the fans are putting him out. Motherfucker, WE MAKE YOU MILLIONS. MILLIONS. Who makes it possible for you to live your fucking dream, cocksucker? Us. The wrestling fans. You'll be fucking ecstatic to meet each and everyone one of us, and do whatever you can to make the moment.

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  53. Eh, who cares. It's supply and demand. We like his character and enjoy his wrestling ability, so we pay to see him. I don't give a flip if he's nice or not.

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  54. I have always thought that this is what has kept Punk from becoming the top guy. I know Super Cena is always going to be #1, but I think if Punk would be a little more gracious and stop acting like the brooding angry kid who sits in the back of the classroom wearing a hoodie, he could be #1A. Even Austin, for all the non-conformist shit his character did, still went on talk shows and met with fans.

    I have seen Punk do pretty good non-kayfabe Q&A sessions at Comic-Con's and such, and he seems to be more genuine if you are respectful and intelligent (which I understand), but probably 80% of wrestling fans are "DUHHHH CAN I GET A PICTURE I HOPE YOU BEAT THE UNDERTAKER!", so he should just suck it up and be nice. I think Vince notices that.

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  55. Liar, Nash is my Mom and we've never met.

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  56. lol, did you just accuse Punk of being a racist based on your calculated data of observation? Give me a break.

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  57. Ooh, that is pretty damn bad-ass.

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  58. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    I'm sure I've already told the story about getting bombed with Nash and co. ("You can't take these fuckin guys anywhere") and The Sandman, so I'll tell you guys about the worst experience I had with a wrestler. About 4 years ago I was at an ESW show and Cloudy (not the "guy" that was in the WWF, but the indy guy that is about 5'2" and weighs about 110 lbs.) was at ringside right in front of me doing his best heel Owen Hart impression. So naturally I'm half in the bag and I loudly say to the guy next to me "Hey look, it's a really short Owen Hart!" Cloudy turns around and gives me the look of death and says "That's fucking disrespectful!" and proceeds to just cuss me out for the rest of the macth. I actually meant it as a compliment, but the tone of voice I said it in made me come off like a real dick. I caught him after the show and apologized and we were cool after that, but for the rest of the show I was getting dirty looks from just about everyone, wrestlers, fans, you name it. I also met Brodie Lee at the same show, but it was in the bathroom so I didn't say anything to him.

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  59. Yea man, can see being beat down after working a show and the travel and not wanting to be interrupted for autographs by a ton of people if you're eating but there were literally 5 ppl in the restaurant and I offered just a simple greeting after he was eating.

    The most annoying part is his act is so good but he was such a douche its tough to be a diehard punk fan.

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  60. There's nothing I love to hear more than someone being a class-act. Especially someone like Race, who's also a notorious bad-ass.

    Although I would be tempted to ask him why all of his chair shots are the absolute worst.

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  61. Ha, that's awesome. I want the Kevin Nash story now.

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  62. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    I agree. This is why while I respect Punk as worker, I'm not a fan. Guy just seems like a complete asshole.

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  63. I know you said you had had an uncle for a wrestler. Is it actually Nash? I imagine if it were someone that high-profile you'd have a ton of stories.

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  64. It isn't too late to swear off the written word and pursue your radio dreams. No one here will stand in your way. SHOOT FOR THE STARS!

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  65. I have a few stories with meeting wrestlers (I live close to Tampa and used to work there and Tampa has a lot of wrestlers) but I'll tell the one that's most endearing and means the most to me. I used to go to FIP (Full Impact Pro, ROHs sister company at the time) shows all the time. During the time of a bunch of those shows I was in a wheelchair and the wrestlers treated me really well and were all really nice (I also milked it for all it's worth too). I used to talk with Colt and Punk all the time and both were beyond cool. So I have my first spinal surgery and a couple of months later I go to a FIP show and while I have a cane and a bit wobbly I'm walking. So many of the wrestlers seemed legitametly happy for me. Roderick Strong even gave me a hug. The best though was Punk and Colt, I was in line for my ticket and Punk came out to talk to somebody at the ticket table. People were of course calling out to him, he waved politely and went onto his convo. Then just as he's about to leave he looks at the crowd and sees me. He got this huge smile on his face and said "I can't fucking believe it!" came up to asking how I was doing. He then asked me to come backstage saying "Colt has to see this".

    He took me backstage where a few of the wrestlers who knew me seemed very happy for me. Colt sees me, another huge smile from him and he tells Punk "I knew this guy was a faker". Colt then proceeded to show me off to the other wrestlers, even ones I didn't know saying "this kid used to be in a wheelchair just a few months ago!" It felt awesome that these guys were that happy about this.

    A few months later after surgery #2, nowno cane or wobbling went to another show. I go to the merch table and Colts there, looks at me and says "no cane now? That's awesome". This time he goes and gets Punk who comes out and iagain with a huge smile on his face. After the show was over Colt said him and some of the guys were going across the street to Applebee's and if I felt up to joining them. Yeah my back was killing me but fuck it I said yes. Had a real cool dinner, Colt is incredibly funny and him and Punk play off each other really well.

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  66. Jesus Christ, man. That sounds like a Coca-Cola commercial or something. Awesome.

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  67. Was Mark Briscoe a good dancer? Did he dip you down and look longingly into your eyes?

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  68. I went to RAW Roulette in Vegas with my family in 2002. When we went to go eat afterward, there was Victoria and Rico inside, a few tables from us. So I went over and asked for their autograph and they were beyond nice. Victoria even gave me a hug and man, I never thought getting hugged by someone muscular than I would turn me on.


    Also, after WM21, I was milling outside the arena waiting for my ride when maVen comes out, and as he walks by the fans still hanging around, he yells (jokingly), "Show's over, get out of here already!" He stuck around and took pics while Stacy Keibler waited by the side, fiddling with her phone, with a facial reaction not unlike her annoyed face in that Test TitanTron. But he signed and took pics with everyone, and as he got to me, Stacy wandered over to try to get maVen to leave, but he was about to take one with me, and somehow talked her into joining. To her credit, she did give that mega-watt smile (and she's most certainly 5'11") for the pic and then they both departed. That was cool, even though I'm far from a fan from either.

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  69. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Not really much of a story, I met him, Hall, HHH, and a couple other guys (I think Waltman was one of them) at a bar. HHH was just sitting by himself drinking soda and watching the TV, but the rest of the guys were all getting bent, and Hall and the others were totally shitfaced and acting like jackasses. So I say to Nash (pretty drunk himself, but at least coherent) something to the effect of "so the stories are true" and responds with "Oh yeah, you can't take these fuckin guys anywhere". About 10 minutes later the bar had finally had enough of Hall's bullshit and kick him out.

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  70. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    I downvoted this because you said you aren't a fan of Stacy Keibler. Legs, face, ass, what isn't their to be a fan of?

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  71. Talent. I prefer my ladies to look nice and go in the ring.

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  72. It was - it made what was otherwise a crappy show and crappy experience worthwhile. There might have been 300 fans in the 17,000-seat McNichols Arena (Denver) for that show, the main event match lasted five minutes, and every other match was boring. And as a tiny, scrawny 13-year-old, to have a gigantic man like Bundy actually say something to me was awesome and scary as hell at the same time.

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  73. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    If fans are disrespectful to him though, he has every right to be a dick.

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  74. You know, I thought your name was a joke. I always think it takes balls to be a fan of the mainstream stuff that people think is cool to dislike. I love me some Hogan too.

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  75. I saw Dick Vitale at a Rockies game last week. I was sitting "LITERALLY" feet away from him.


    I didn't bother him for the same reason I don't bother other famous people: because it's not an obligation to bother them and isn't their obligation to oblige you.

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  76. Christopher HirschJune 6, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    You're better than me. I probably would have made some Dookie V crack.

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  77. I saw Punk at a signing a few years ago(right after the SES angle), and there was a kid there who had been waiting for at least three hours, and was told that no one else was going to get to meet Punk. As the kid was walking away, Punk called him back over, posed for a picture with both of them making the X with their arms, put his shirt on the kid, and signed it. And then told a fan in a John Cena shirt to fuck off, as the fan was complaining about paying for a picture.

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  78. Scream09_HartKillerJune 6, 2013 at 12:28 PM

    I went to Axxxess or however many x's they spell it with for WMX8. Shawn Michaels was the last guy to do autographs for the night and with 50ish people left in line security told him they were shutting down for the night. He was classic Shawn Michaels dick about it, wanting to finish the line but they turned the lights off and shut it down anyway. He came out and shook hands with everyone who was left in line anyway and gave security an era-full on the way out. That was the only wrestler I met during the weekend. I did meet a number of drunk NHL players in the hotel, some may or may not have been with prostitutes - or women who looked like prostitutes.

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  79. YEAH BUT BUT BUT HE'S A PRICK

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  80. Scream09_HartKillerJune 6, 2013 at 12:32 PM

    Well all black people defend Chris Brown so it's understandable.


    It ruins the joke that I have to point out I'm obviously joking, but you know, some people.......

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  81. Oh, I see what you're trying to do. Nice try. I'm sticking around forever, and handing out *** to the main event of MiTB 2011!

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  82. He's always been nice to me, but yes, there are several stories of him being a prick. However, if you engage him in intelligent conversation and are respectful, he's great. He also is always great with fans who are kids, as far as I've seen.

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  83. Scream09_HartKillerJune 6, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    One the millions are in your back account you don't have to be nice to the people that put them there.

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  84. Oh, and getting to talk to Dusty Rhodes at the bar at the Atlanta airport last year was great, too. Super nice guy.

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  85. Scream09_HartKillerJune 6, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    Did he try to bribe his way in? Everybody has a price?


    Come to think of it, that would be a fun character. A washed up Million Dollar Man trying to bribe his way into a restaurant and getting turned away.

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  86. Yeah man, he can't be racist! He plays video games with Kofi Kingston! To be fair CAPS didn't accuse him of being racist.

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  87. This. Top three or four all-time diva, looks-wise.

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  88. Rock seems like a really good dude. I heard a similar story about him back in my hometown of Mobile.

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  89. Ha, any story with Hall running a muck and HHH sitting by himself are good in my book.

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  90. I don't go to shows much so I have very little interactions with the wrestlers. Talked to some local guys after a show, they seemed cool. When ROH used to come here I'd stay behind and help tear down the ring with the really new guys, around the time guys like Kenny King and Rhett Titus were new enough to also be on ring duty. Again, not much interaction, but it was still pretty cool.

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  91. True, but Rock and Cena have no problem being cool to the fans, it seems.

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  92. I've heard good stuff about Austin's dealings with fans, too. I mean, just look at all the post-Raw footage from the Attitude Era and see how he goes out of his way (as did Rocky and Foley) to interact with the fans.

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  93. AND I AM FROM THERE

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  94. YOU GIVE ME A BREAK, BUDDY! I'M ONLY TELLING YOU WHAT I SAW!

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  95. No, it seemed pretty implied to me, too. Such an odd thing to note and then share, the implication is that this incident of ignoring dark-skinned people meant something.

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  96. WELL WHY WOULDNT HE SHAKE HANDS THEN?!

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  97. Lance Storm blocked me for trolling him by saying that Tom Cruise was perfect casting for Jack Reacher. Thought it was pretty hysterical.

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  98. It didnt read racist, he even prefaced it with "for some reason." Anyone would think that's strange and notice it.

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  99. Super cool, fun as hell to hang around

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  100. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    Hey Caliber mang, just wanna let you know that every time i see your name i think of Vance Wingfield from the old GI Joe comics

    http://gijoe.wikia.com/wiki/Vance_Wingfield

    Now you know...

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  101. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    that didnt happen

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  102. I don't know. You're the one saying that you weren't implying he was racist.

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  103. Yea. Most of the time I hung with him wrestling wise was from his Vinnie Vegas days til end of WCW days, nothing in the 2000's.


    But yea I got to meet a ton of cool people. Met Hogan and Big Show at catering, which in 97 was about the coolest thing in the world to a 9 year old. Went to IHOP with Konnan, hung with Goldberg for a while at an autograph signing. Stuff like that. Basically whenever WWF or WCW was in Michigan we'd see him for a day or two and go to shows

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  104. No one is saying CAPS LOCK MAN is racist. It's the inclusion of this inherently racist alleged incident that has me scratching my head. It's like, "Oh, by the way, Punk doesn't like to shake black people's hands." That implies that Punk is racist or has racist tendencies. All I know is that I stopped reading the story because that detail just seemed way too "out there."

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  105. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    you love me period
    do i love you question mark

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  106. Ha, so we finally have the real story behind Mrs. Parallax1978 The First's falling out with you.

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  107. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    you really need to have your name as billy ray in honor of the tna world heavyweight champ

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  108. You're not my buddy, friend!

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  109. If that was legit the reason don't you think I would have mentioned roughly 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times by now?

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  110. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    told you

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  111. I gave my legit answer as a comment to this... but disqus seems to have stuck it elsewhere

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  112. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    I'm not your friend, guy!

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  113. Maven is a bouncer at a bar in NYC. He's really cool and will talk wrestling and tell stories.

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  114. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    it's ok, vato. i know you were on the up and up. the girls told me all about the next night when they were with me.

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  115. I forget if I told this one before, but screw it, here goes:


    About 6-7 years ago, my wife and I were out with another couple (good friends of ours) at a local Japanese hibachi steakhouse. The hostess walks us over to a table/grill with a family of three already seated, so we sit opposite them (but at the same table). As soon as I sit down, I look across at the family and realize that the father/husband is Brutus Beefcake. Before I can even react, my friend's wife leans over to me and says, "Hey, is that who I think it is?" Obviously, it was. He had short, bleached-blond hair, and was wearing a sleeveless spandex shirt and tight jeans. Not exactly low-profile.


    The best part of the whole thing was that we got to sit and listen to him lie to his wife throughout the entire dinner presentation. We heard enough to determine that 'ol Brutus hadn't come home the night before and was trying to convince his wife that he had been over his friend "Alan's" house and watched movies, then was too tired to drive home. The poor guy is NOT a good liar, offering unimportant details, and basically displaying every liar's "tell" you've ever seen.


    At the end of the meal, his wife and daughter went out to car before he paid, so it was just him and us at the table. Having held my tongue the entire time (half out of respect for his privacy, half to avoid the awkwardness with his lying to his wife), I blurted out as he got up to leave, "Have a good night, Mr. Leslie." This clearly caught him COMPLETELY off-guard, being called by his real-name by an adult mark (I'm still embarrassed by it). He stopped and asked how I knew his name and I told I'd "been a fan since way back." He told me I didn't look old enough to go "way back," so I told him I remembered when he first came in to the WWF and used to strut around outside the ring during matches he wasn't involved in. He laughed and came over to shake my hand before leaving and probably getting an earful from his wife on the way home.



    Every time we hang out with the couple we were with that night, this story comes up and we talk about being "at Alan's house."

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  116. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    are you that kid hunter that appeared backstage one time while nash was gettin arrested?

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  117. Hey if you want my sloppy 2nd's (8th's?) have at it.

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  118. Long story short...back sometime in 1998, I believe, a friend of mine and I had tickets to a WWF event in San Diego...they did lots of TV tapings. Mick actually mentions the show in his first book; it was the one where he did a great promo about his kids and xmas and was really ticked that the crowd booed. That was the one time I got up to get a coke, so I missed it. However, I never have understood why Foley got so annoyed....he was a heel at the time.

    Anyway, we went really early to get replacement tickets - my friend had left them in his car and they had blackened because of the heat, wasn't a problem - and as we were leaving, Stone Cone went walking from the parking lot, down the rather large back entrance ramp to the San Diego Sports arena. My friend instantly became a star stuck 10 year old (we were in our late 20s at the time) and went running over there. We had planned to bop around San Diego until the show started; he announced that we weren't going anywhere. He was driving.


    So, we spent the day hanging around the back of the arena, watching the wrestlers arrive. Mick Foley was my favorite at the time, and remains #2 on my all-time list. He was one of the first to arrive, and he was more than happy to spend some time talking to us. This was not too long after his infamous KOTR HITC match, so that was a topic. I remember he seemed really tired, but as many have said, he was really very nice and cordial. This would be my favorite interaction with a wrestler.


    We also met any number of the guys...Dan Severn was still around; he was very nice, and went down the line signing autographs and chatting with fans as the crowd grew. Remember Jason Sensation? He was just a dude living the dream. He bummed a few smokes off me, really cool kid. Glen Jacobs was hanging with the Headbangers; he didn't say much, but wasn't rude. One of the Headbangers was a flat out dick, calling me a "smart mark", which honestly, I didn't consider to be an insult. He apparently was bothered by that and took to using a bit of profanity, and get this...Foley came to my defense. It's not like it got physical; he just obviously didn't appreciate one of the boys treating a fan like that. Mick said something along the lines of, "Hey now, no need for that. Let's be nice." That's not a direct quote, but that was the gist of it. Mosh and Thrasher wandered off after that.


    No other interactions stick out in my mind. I do remember no one approaching Edge as he walked through the parking lot with a Ralph's (grocery store) bag from across the street. Dude still was doing the silent gimmick. We saw pretty much everyone as they got there. No one else really interacted with the fans much, and I only remember one of the Headbangers being anything less than at least pleasant.


    The other thing that stuck out was how intimidating Taker was when he got out of his vehicle. CHRIST. I've been around some big dudes, and we saw the other big men that were active (Kurgan, Giant Silva, John Tenta) arrive. Taker was the only one that literally made me take a step backwards when I saw him, and he wasn't all that close...maybe 30 feet or so. He wasn't in character, and while he ignored the fans, he spoke to those around him pleasantly enough...there was just something about the man. Definitely had a presence.


    Yep...that's the short version.

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  119. NO, I'M JUST A MAN WHO WONDERS... ABOUT PEOPLE.... AND THEIR INTENTIONS. LIKE YOURS. WHATS YOUR PURPOSE FOR TRYING TO EXPLOIT ME. NOW I KNOW HOW VINCE FELT WHEN HE WAS GOING THROUGH HIS STEROID SCANDAL. OY VEYYYYYYYYY

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  120. I'm the bigot? Lol, aren't you rich. Hey everyone, I've noticed how CAPS LOCK MAN doesn't ever respond to black posters. I dunno, seems weird.

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  121. I was going to make a joke about how too bad this wasn't during 1998, so when you looked up you saw him in his full Deciple attire. Then I thought "no, Booty Man, that's more ridiculous & funny to think about...no, no, Zodiac! So then when their server asks if everything was great he can answer with 'Yes! No! Yes! Yes! No!'. Oh, no, it'd be even funnier if...." There's honestly no other wrestler you could do that with.

    For some reason, I'd definitely mark out harder for a goofy wrestler from the 80's early 90's than I would someone like Shawn, or Sting.

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  122. No joke, I'm wearing a GI Joe shirt as I type this...

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  123. Your_Favourite_AssholeJune 6, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    How come you use Mr. Jasons name in one place and almost mr Vance's name in another?

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  124. That concession worker was taking her life in her hands

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  125. YankeesHoganTripleHFanJune 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    For what it's worth on the Yankee part, my dad and grandfather were both fans, so I became a Yankee fan when I was 6 or so and suffered though the tough time's in the early 90's. Not that I'm complaining. It worked out pretty well.

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  126. Met Edge a few years ago when he was throwing out the first pitch at a Blue Jays game. He was a nice guy, but I admittedly was more impressed by the fact that he had the WWE title belt with him (the old spinner belt). That thing was frickin' huge. It was a lot easier to believe a belt shot as a weapon after that.

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  127. It used to be called Sutton Place, I think it's now called Midtown East? It's not far from Grand Central.


    Maven ended up getting a part in my friend's indie movie.

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  128. um.... lonely virgil?

    Are we even trying anymore?

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  129. Thanks man, I forget to get into when Punk and Strong yelled at me (something that would intimidate anyone). After dinner was over and things were winding down I wanted to do something for them. So before the check came I snuck over to the cashier to pay for dinner. I get my wallet out and I'm just about to pay when my wallet is snatched out of my hand. There's Punk holding my wallet and he says "what do you think you're doing" in an angry voice. I just told him I was paying for dinner and went to grab my wallet which Punk pulled away and handed to Strong who was behind him. Strong then said "the hell you are!" then I got reprimanded by both for being a sneaky basterd. I must of had a scared look in my eyes because Colt came over laughing saying "it's ok kid". An all around great night, Punk would soon stop coming to FIP but I still kept talking to Colt, Strong and Erick Stevens and shows till FIP cut ties with ROH and went to shit.

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  130. My friend met Jamie Noble and asked him why a Southern hick wore a mask and teamed with two Asians.


    Noble had no answer so my friend goes: Is it just a mystery of wrestling? and Noble goes: Yea, mystery of wresting.

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  131. Another cool moment I had, I went to a show that advertised the first meeting of two Indy wrestlers, AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels. It was at the 53rd NWA Anniversary show. I don't know if it was their first match but I haven't found anything earlier for them. It was a loooong show, so during a crap match I went outside to stretch my legs and get a ciggerete. I go outside and there are AJ and Daniels going over some points in their match coming up. It was really cool to see as I had never seen two wrestlers go over a match before. After a little while Daniels went inside but AJ stayed outside for a bit. I went up to him and told him I had seen some of his matches through tape trading and thought he was really good. I even said WWE would be crazy not to pick him up soon. He thanked me and said something like "your mouth to gods ears". He shook my hand and said he hope I enjoy the match.

    That's the thing I love about Indy shows, it feels more intimate than big WWE shows. You get to talk with and get to know some of the wrestlers. Also in many Indy Feds you get to see diffrent and better matches than in WWE or TNA. oh and when I was 14 I got my head licked by a Bushwacker at an Indy show.

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  132. Long story short...back sometime in 1998, I believe, a friend of mine and I had tickets to a WWF event in San Diego...they did lots of TV tapings. Mick actually mentions the show in his first book; it was the one where he did a great promo about his kids and xmas and was really ticked that the crowd booed. That was the one time I got up to get a coke, so I missed it. However, I never have understood why Foley got so annoyed....he was a heel at the time.

    Anyway, we went really early to get replacement tickets - my friend had left them in his car and they had blackened because of the heat, wasn't a problem - and as we were leaving, Stone Cold went walking from the parking lot, down the rather large back entrance ramp to the San Diego Sports arena. My friend instantly became a star struck 10 year old (we were in our late 20s at the time) and went running over there. We had planned to bop around San Diego until the show started; he announced that we weren't going anywhere. He was driving.

    So, we spent the day hanging around the back of the arena, watching the wrestlers arrive. Mick Foley was my favorite at the time, and remains #2 on my all-time list. He was one of the first to arrive, and he was more than happy to spend some time talking to us. This was not too long after his KOTR HITC match, so that was a topic. I remember he seemed really tired, but as many have said, he was really very nice and cordial. This would be my favorite interaction with a wrestler.

    We also met a few others...Dan Severn was still around; he was very nice, and went down the line signing autographs and chatting with fans as the crowd grew. Remember Jason Sensation? He was just a dude living the dream. He bummed a few smokes off me, really cool kid. Glen Jacobs was hanging with the Headbangers; he didn't say much, but wasn't rude. One of the Headbangers was a flat out dick, calling me a "smart mark", which honestly, I didn't consider to be an insult. He apparently was bothered by that and took to using a bit of profanity, and get this...Foley came to my defense. It's not like it got physical; he just obviously didn't appreciate one of the boys treating a fan like that. Mick said something along the lines of, "Hey now, no need for that. Let's be nice." That's not a direct quote, but that was the gist of it. Mosh and Thrasher wandered off after that.

    No other interactions stick out in my mind. I do remember no one approaching Edge as he walked through the parking lot with a Ralph's (grocery store) bag from across the street. Dude still was doing the silent gimmick. We saw pretty much everyone as they got there. No one else really interacted with the fans much, and I only remember one of the Headbangers being anything less than at least pleasant.

    The other thing that stuck out was how intimidating Taker was when he got out of his vehicle. CHRIST. I've been around some big dudes, and we saw the other big men that were active (Kurgan, Giant Silva, John Tenta) arrive. Taker was the only one that literally made me take a step backwards when I saw him, and he wasn't all that close...maybe 30 feet or so. He wasn't in character, and while he ignored the fans, he spoke to those around him pleasantly enough...there was just something about the man. Definitely had a presence.

    Yep...that's the short version.

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  133. I DON'T SEE COLORS HERE, FRIEND. YOU'RE ALL MY PEEPS TO ME.

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  134. Okay, it's Midtown 1015- 2nd between 53rd-54th

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  135. My favourite is probably talking to Bret Hart about Jean-Pierre Lafitte for a minute at Calgary this year. People say he was bored or stand-offish, but he's really just pretty quiet. We talked a bit about how he always gave it his all to have good matches with people, and then talked about Bam Bam Bigelow for a bit. Jim Neidhart was cool too, telling stories about Bam Bam.

    My best overall story is the time Sid did the "Fist Bump" thing with my best friend at a house show in Red Deer, Alberta. A couple weeks later, my friend developed a wart on his knuckle RIGHT WHERE SID BUMPED HIM. He hated Sid for YEARS because of that.

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  136. A friend of mine has a friend who works for Universal in Florida and helped with TNA tapings. We went to some tapings. The big feud was AJ Vs Sting. Anyway, after the tapings we decide to go backstage since we could say "We know Josh" if we got yelled at.

    You'd be surprised how much you can do by just acting like you belong somewhere. We walked around passing all the wrestlers. The key was not yelling and asking for autographs. I saw Joe and said, "Good stuff tonight Joe." which he replied "Thanks bud." It was totally surreal passing by Kurt Angle who is like my height but built like a fire hydrant.

    So we are walking by a trailer and Earl Hebner yells at us "Hey guys come on through, we're about to film!" We dash by and suddenly Sting and Abyss are brawling beside the trailer. Afterword Abyss takes off his mask (big deal at the time) and gives Sting a big hug and thanks him. Looking back it was very similar to something Joseph Park would do. Anyway, everyone gathers around the monitors and we watch the playback. Freakin' Abyss is watching right over my shoulder fumbling with his mask like a little kid. I turn to him and say "Good job Big A!" and he gives me this sheepish smile and says "Thanks" Reminded me of Chris Farley.

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  137. DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS??

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  138. I was at an ECW show in Allentown, PA in either '96 or '97. During whatever match was going on in the ring, I turn to my right and there's New Jack crouched over next to me. He looked at me, smiled, and put his finger to his lips with a "shhhh". About a minute later, "Natural Born Killas" starts blaring, he smiles again and says "Time to go!" before hitting the ring.



    After the show, Tommy Dreamer (still covered in blood after his match) was just wandering around shaking hands and thanking fans for coming out. There were other guys doing the same, too. The ECW guys always seemed very appreciative of the fans. A good time that I'll always remember.

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  139. I'd give this 50 upvotes.

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  140. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    I offered to buy him a beer and he told me he doesn't drink. He wasn't a dick or anything, he shook my hand and offered to sign something for me, but he made it pretty clear that he wanted to be left alone.

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  141. I was 15, I think. Outside the Continental Airlines Arena before a show, and we saw Pete Gas walking toward the building. I yelled out to him: "Hey, Pete Gas!" he stopped and looked back, seemingly very excited that somebody recognized him. "You suck!" I said. He turned, put his head down, and proceeded to walk to the arena. I thought I was the funniest guy in the world at the time. 12 years later and I feel slightly bad about it.

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  142. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    He was a heel, right? Shouldn't he be happy about that?

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  143. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    Isn't underrating matches my gimmick? What the fuck, man!

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  144. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 6, 2013 at 8:39 PM

    $150? That's insane! I wouldn't even pay $150 to meet Jesus Christ (not that I'm a religous guy anyway), much less some fucking wrestlers.

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  145. Thaddeus MountainJune 6, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    Easy: I went to my friend's birthday party at Punk's house in 2010. Win.

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  146. Rock was walking to the ring during his Nation of Domination stint in early 1998 at a house show and I rushed to ringside and flipped him the bird and told him he sucked(original I know) He looked dead at me and said "Fuck you kid" Awesome!

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  147. davidbonzaisaldanamontgomeryJune 6, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    No one will ever settle Clooney down. He's George Clooney. the nanosecond he tires of Stacy, he can just grab the next 10/10 woman he sees.


    I will say this: she's even more gorgeous in person.

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  148. WWF House show in December 1999, I had won tickets through one of the local radio stations, and been entered in the grand prize drawing to, as they put it, "get in the ring with a real WWF superstar". A week later, I check my answering machine, and it was the local dj calling to inform me I'd won the grand prize. Now, it was a little disappointing when I realized they were using a play on words: I was actually going to play the new N64 WWF game against one of the superstars at a booth in the lobby of the arena. It ended up being Ray Traylor as the Big Boss Man, and let me tell you that dude never broke character. He begrudgingly shook my hand after winning "the match" and raised my hand in victory. He then told me The Big Show wouldnt be that lucky tonight (that was the main event of the show, those two in a cage for the WWF Title...yeah 1999 wasn't the best workrate year). He was in character as a heel, but still managed to be cordial and fun..gotta admire that.

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  149. Before I became a writer, I had dreams of being a musician. Well, I still am one, I just no longer use that talent as a way to make a name for myself. So, the music I was originally creating was hip-hop. Well, every rapper has a name. So it was Faucet for the longest time. One day I decide I'm sick of the name and need something else. So, I'm working on a song, and for some reason I think of the pornstar Gauge, as she was popular at the time. I think "She could have had another name that's gun related....Trigger...Caliber...oh, Caliber, that's a cool name. Caliber Winfield. Oh shit, that's it". It literally came to me that fast, and I've been using the name since 2004.

    As for the Jason thing, I just had a photo of me in the mask for my icon forever, and decided one day to call myself Caliber Voorhees.

    And for the record, my music ended up evolving into this hip-hop/pop-punk/folk/rock & roll type deal. I won't lie, it's good.

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  150. I gave the main event of Calgary Stampede ***, and don't enjoy Michaels vs Taker from WM25 very much. So, there you go.

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  151. Are you one of the types who loathes Boston & their fans? Did you give Fever Pitch two thumbs down without even seeing it?

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  152. I was actually at the house show in Battle Creek (MI) in 87 when he made a kid who turned out to be RVD as a teenager do that. As an 11 year old kid, I remember thinking "I would SO do that for a hundred bucks!"

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  153. Punk isn't a "prick" really, he just demands common courtesy from his fans, and I don't blame him in the least. If anything, he's the sarcastic asshole in your group of friends who is never afraid to call out somebody's bullshit but is also super loyal to everyone he considers his friend.

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  154. any idea of when his shifts are?

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  155. Meeting Chris Jericho at an autograph signing and talking Indiana Jones with him for a couple of minutes ranks as one of the best interactions I've had.

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  156. I don't have his work schedule in front of me sadly.

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  157. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 7, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    I agree with you on both of those.

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