What is exactly a HOSS?

[Guest pappajacks]

I've been reading all these Hoss references lately and came to the conclusion that it has a negative connotation to it. But, what exactly is a hoss? Why is it called Hoss? Did someone at this board come up with it or did it already exist?

[Guest Nezbyte]

A hoss is a tall, heavy wrestler; Around 6' 5'' 290+ pounds. Usually from Texas. Football player. They catch alot of shit because they're pimped out by Ross and, basically, because people expect them to be Chris Benoit or the Dynamite Kid.

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

Hoss: (usually accompanied by "BY GAWD!")

 

See: Albert, Bull Buchanan, Godfather, Brock Lesnar, Bradshaw, Big Show, Steve Austin .

 

Usually verbally blowjobbed every second of the show by Ross.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Steve Austin is many things but he is not a hoss. You confuse him with Undertaker, who I think was the first guy who JR pimped as a hoss. Along with Booger Red.

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

Meh. As much as Ross pushed for him behind the desk, he's an honorary hoss, by gawd.

 

Oh, I forgot Undertaker? Oops.

 

Add: Undertaker, Kane, Test, Bubba Ray, Kevin Nash.

Honorary Hosses: Hardcore Holly, Hugh Morrus.

[Guest What?!]

I think Test is a Stud because well, he actually has muscle definition. I dunno.

[Guest Nezbyte]

For a non-biased definition - check my first post in this thread ... BAH GAWD!

[Guest undisputedjericho]

I think Buh Buh Ray is "Buh Buh Tough," not a hoss.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Actually the true redneck definition of hoss is a really big fat pig. And that's valued by rednecks because them hosses are what git first in show by gawd

[Guest TheSmarkzone]

Taker isn't a "hoss", and neither is Austin. Austin was a "stud".

 

The official "hosses" are as follows: Bradshaw, Albert, Test, Bull Buchanan...and I think that's it.

 

The Rock was formerly a "stallion".

 

Vader was a "grizzly bear".

[Guest Vitamin X]

And Brock Lesnar's a hamster

[Guest WukenBloodstar]

This has nothing to do with the said topic but. When the RAW house show gets to Houston, I'm gonna kick Brock in the balls until he talks like Mike Tyson. "Rooothhless Agresssion. I'm Bawk and I'm gonna kick ya ass"

[Guest the 1inch punch]

FOR THE LAST TIME its Jim Ross trying to say Horse

[Guest monkey]

I am glad I am not the only person who didnt get what hoss meant. I was just not brave enough to ask.

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

If Ross is from Oklahoma, why does he favor all of these guys from Texas?

[Guest Flyboy]

And Brock Lesnar's a hamster

I was thinking more along the lines of "Giant Penis"....

[Guest Incandenza]

I was thinking more along the lines of "Giant Penis"....

 

More like a giant hamster penis.

 

Anyway, Undertaker has been labeled a "hoss" by JR. It happened back 'round the fall of 2001, when JR first went on his hoss-callin' spree. Kane, too, was hoss-certified around this time. Also, I do not believe he has called Brock a "hoss" yet, but give him time.

[Guest BionicRedneck]

I just assumed it was J.R saying Horse to describe certain wrestlers(big,strong types) but with his accent it sounds like "Hoss".

 

I first heard him frequently use it to describe "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn in 1998, when they were trying to get Gunn as "the best pure athlete in the WWF"

[Guest The Mighty Damaramu]

It is not him trying to say Horse. Yes Hoss is actually a word here in Oklahoma(and I don't advocate it's use for any non-redneck personel). People just say it to describe a really big guy.

I believe there was a TV show a while ago about some cowboys and there was a big one named Hoss.

[Guest AM The Kid]

Hoss means horse

 

 

And Brock is "THAT BIG DUCKY!"

[Guest Nezbyte]

If Ross is from Oklahoma, why does he favor all of these guys from Texas?

Ive wondered that many times, many.

[Guest GenerationNever]

Furthermore, why does he wear a cowboy hat if he's from Oklahoma? Ross must have some issues...maybe he wishes he was from Texas.

[Guest Nezbyte]

Maybe he lived in Texas and just liked it alot.

[Guest Mr Monday Night]

I think Billy Gunn, Val Venis, and Test were classified by Jim Ross orgasmically as "young studs"

[Guest Harry Hood]

I know at Over the Edge 98 Ross referred to nuemrous talents, inc. Bradshaw as a horse. He says it so matter of factly though it's actually quite humorous.

[Guest O.J. Hart]

You forgot to add Matt from TE2. On the casting special, JR was having a big hoss orgasm over him.

[Guest evenflowDDT]

So a hoss is based purely on J.R.'s announcework? That sucks... whenever I refer to a hoss I'm talking about a "big man" who moves rather slowly, uses power-moves, and doesn't sell often. That's why Mark Henry is "the perfect hoss"... he's really big, he's really slow, only sells "cheating" moves, and has amazing oversell on his two or three powermoves. I like my definition better, because it makes more sense for it to be a character type rather than a way of making fun of J.R.'s announcing.

[Guest SupaTaft]

Hoss is a southern term for a big strong person. It was indeed derived from the word horse, as horses are often both big and strong. The term was popularized by the TV show "Bonanza!" as there was a big mean character, whose name was Dan "Hoss" Blocker.

 

JR wears the cowboy hat because when he first started with the WWF, the powers that be wanted to capitalize on his accent so they stuck him with the Stetson hat and decided to call him "Good Ole' JR". He was not especially fond of the gimmick but became accustomed to it over time.

 

JR favors people not only from Texas, but from anywhere southern. It just so happens that Texas is a big place from which hosses happen to come from. Many people from Texas are big and mean.

 

Big+Mean+Southern=Hoss

 

-SupaTaft

[Guest RavishingRickRudo]

What about a brick hoss? Would he be 'mighty mighty' and 'let it all hang out'?

 

JR doesn't love Texans, he just loves any one who played football.

[Guest Slapnuts00]

I was on a trip to Pennsylvania over the weekend and I passed a restaraunt called "Hoss' Steak and Seafood House". I was laughing when I saw that, thinking of JR shilling for the place in a commercial going "BAH GAWD EAT AT HOSS'!