I was on this show, although they've seemed to cut most of me out. We were all sitting in the green room and Phil came in with Vince. Vince said "Hello, gentlemen" and everyone just gave him the evil eye and said nothing. Bruno refused to sit next to Vince, so I sat next to McMahon and we eventually began elbowing each other trying to push each other off of the chairs.
I tell ya' Phil is a genius. The way he ran his show was superb. He wasn't afraid to ask the questions we wanted answers to and he didn't let guest takeover.
I wouldn't call Owen Hart's death premeditated, but its a fact that Owen Hart has requested for his release so that he could go to WCW, where the rest of the Hart family was going. Vince was pissed off about Owen speaking to Bret, a WCW wrestler. Bret had a deal all set up for Owen to jump over to WCW. Instead, Vince refused to let him go, punished him with the Blue Blazer gimmick, which Owen hated. There was no safety trainer present when Owen was forced to lower him self down to his death.
Weekend of champions convention at the LaGuardia Ramada.Terry Funk, Sabu,Jake the Snake Roberts,Bruno,Albano,Konan,Arezzi lost his shirt never recovered from that.
Brody was going to be calling the shots? Ok, I didn't even know he had a lot of stock in the company! You are very knowledgable, thanks for the info! It's a shame that wrestling is like that!
Ok, let me reiterate and further explain what I meant in my comments that this was all a work. What I meant was, the Donahue show was a work. Everyone was told what to say and when to say it. The first thing you all need to realize about the world of pro wrestling is, EVERYTHING is a work. If it wasnt, Bruno would not EVER be going into the WWE HoF. Everything in the world of pro wrestling is a WORK. From the promoters to the performers to the doctors to the henchmen...........ALL OF IT!!!!
Meltzer said that Vince had Dave Schultz bumped off the show and asked for a certain amount of plants in the audience before he'd agree to appear, which explains why Miss Elizabeth is in the crowd.
Let's clear some things up: "Superstar Billy Graham was furious at first regarding his release papers because there was a clause in the release that stated he wouldnt be able to use his name in any capacity related to wrestling any longer. What happened was WWE made a mistake in sending him a form letter release, with terms that didnt apply to him." -credit: WrestlingObserver ) Billy only lost his salaried consulting job. I feel less bad for him considering he almost ruined a man's life..
A friend and I once helped set up a ring (for free tickets and a chance to say hello to some of the stars) when they were doing a house show in Manchester NH - And Patterson did get a bit touchy with one of the ring boys. Jay Strongbow and Tony Garea came out and told him to lay off the kid. Then Patterson was kind of relegated to the locker room and that was pretty much the end of seeing him all evening. Later the allegations came out and I believed them having seen him in action firsthand.
He used to host a wrestling radio show with Vince Russo back in the day but then Russo wanted to work with McMahon and Arezzi didn't so they broke off with one another. Amazed to hear Arezzi is still around, tho not in the biz anymore. I have one of his wrestling conventions from the early 90s on tape.
Drugs were accepted as a lifestyle at one point back i the day. But I've been backstage at Monday Night Raw several times and Vince hires all of the old time wrestlers from a wide array of organizations. I saw Ric Flair, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Michael P.S. Hayes, Dusty Rhodes and others sitting at the same table. I guess he hired them on as writers or even occasional talent but Vince (jr.) is responsible for taking wrestling to another level. Raw and Smackdown are thriving.
i remember seeing this went it originally aired. this was when all the behind the scenes shit hit the fan. crap like this has always gone on and it always will
Vince is right, if there's a crime YOU CALL THE COPS!!!!!! I love how Superstar itched his nose with his middle finger directly after. As for Vince ignoring drug users... Of course he'd ignore it. Wrestlers are rare when compared to baseball players, or most other sports.
For those who may not know, the "friend" Meltzer was talking about at 9:07 was the late Bruiser Brody, but the example is complete BS. The fact that it happened in PR tells you everything you need to know. If it happened in the USA, it would've been a different story. The murder of Brody and what was happening in the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s and 1990s is not even comparable. The irony is that Meltzer comes across as yet another person who doesn't want to "snitch", an apologist.
Graham, along with many other wrestlers that blow the whistle, all have one thing in common: They all do it after McMahon has fired them. It screams petty vindictiveness. All of them are willing to keep their mouth shut as long as they're getting a paycheck from Vince.
@clovisman It was a tough business and he was a business man first and foremost. He took care of himself and his family first. But when he told you he'd do something and do business he would. Frank Goodish was a man's man.
depends on the child, i know when i was 10 years old and if someone of adult age did something inapropriate to me i would try to fight him or tell my parents or someone right away, it all depends on how you're raised and knowing right from wrong
You know, I don't have any respect for Vince, but let's be honest, he makes a good point--if you witness something, you should alert somebody. If you don't, then you're no help to anybody. All these people who say "Well, I saw this happen, I saw that happen, this child was abused, etc", but then why didn't they report it? No disrespect to Superstar Billy Graham, he blew the lid off this stuff, but Vince makes a fair point, if it's that bad, you report it when it happens.
I love how this is in 1992 and 20 years later Vince's WWE is a live and well. None of these steroid users have died yet, heck even Andre the Giant and Texas Tornado was still alive. Now in 2012 so many wrestlers, cause of steroids, are buried deep in the dirt. Bruno (I believe) is still a live in 2012, the Ultimate Warrior is still a live in 2012, and unlike Macho Madness, Hulkamania will never die.
didnt bruno go on larry king and say it was around 1986 or 1987 when mel phillips and the kid in the car occurred? graham says 1982 --- this is important b/c vince sr. died in 1984.
Superstars no longer bitter with mcmahon anymore i put there differences a side back in 2002 after superstar recover from liver cancer surgey. as for Bruno that man has too much bitterness on mcmahon and won't let ago even refuse to be inducted into the hall of fame.
Mel Phillips and Terry Garvin had to leave the WWF over the ring boy allegations. I think Pat Patterson either left or stepped down but was back quickly.
Damn shame knowing now that SSBG was B.S.ing the whole way........and in the end Vinnie still took him back, embraced him and and let him have the induction celebration he deserved for his services to the business.....Same deal with Bret at present.....nice to see the two of them come back together and forget the ugly past!
How the hell did Pat Patterson keep his job let alone his freedom? The fact that he was part of the storyline during wwe's most popular run around 1999 is flat out bullshit. Makes you wonder what type of person would protect a man like that. Oh yeah I know another scumbag that makes a living being a glamorous liar. Makes perfect sense now
It trip me out how Billy Graham blames Vince b/c used steroids. No one placed a gun to his head and told him to use that stuff. He can't Vince because of his decision. Take some fucking responsibility man!
