Zetterberg is God 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2003 Wrestlers who WWE have been releasing recently haven't been prohibited from working for other promotions. Many expect D'Lo Brown will quickly jump to NWA-TNA upon becoming a free agent at the end of this month. An interesting back-story relating to D'Lo's recent release from WWE, when Vince Russo left WWE for WCW, he touted D'Lo Brown one of the big superstars in the future of wrestling. D'Lo Brown then made a big scene about wanting to leave WWE when his contract expired so he could jump to WCW and said he looked forward to working with Vince Russo. Unfortunately, D'Lo wasn't aware that he had another year on his WWE contract and a clause that prohibited him from getting out of it early. He then found himself in heat with management which led to him being sent to OVW for a year before recently coming back to work on RAW. Another interesting note is that Triple H was said to be high on D'Lo pretty recently, surprising many when they found out he was going to be released. WWE was holding announcer tryouts a while back, but HHH pulled D'Lo from contention and encouraged officials to use him as an in-ring talent on RAW instead. Credit: Torch Newsletter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ram Report post Posted February 26, 2003 Wow, D'Lo is an idiot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kane3212321 Report post Posted February 26, 2003 Triple H wanted D-Lo to stay. What does he owe him a job or something back from 97 or 98? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted February 26, 2003 No, he got that back on the Raw Vegas show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Damn You Helmsley Report post Posted February 26, 2003 D'Lo jobbed to HHH in a "hilarious" blind fold match late last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted February 26, 2003 But HHH usually gets his Job back and goes one up, doesn't he? And D-Lo is a fucking idiot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HartFan86 Report post Posted February 26, 2003 Wasn't D-Lo making 6 figures too? AND HE STILL BITCHED? Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zetterberg is God 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2003 What's up with these recent moronic decisions? (D'Lo, B2). Do these guys not like making six figures doing exactly what they want to do in life? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 27, 2003 What's up with these recent moronic decisions? (D'Lo, B2). um...what does Bull's decision have to do with Dlo? I think some of you misread that. Dlo tried to get out of his contract to go to WCW when Russo was hired not TNA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nater Report post Posted February 27, 2003 When did Russo say what he did? If it was early WCW, then it would be very reasonable for D'Lo to want to leave WWF and head over to a place where he would obviously get a lot of attention. Maybe you forget, but Russo gave Booker his first title run and now we have a 5-time ready to go MainEvent at Wrestlemania. (this also happened during the tail end of WCW) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 When did Russo say what he did? Sometime in late 1999 when Russo first got started with WCW. Russo named D'Lo, Val Venis and somebody else (can't remember, but I think it was Test) as guys he would like to have on the (WCW) roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Quik Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Ha, what a fucking jackass. Good riddance to head-bobbing, overrated shitheads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Polish_Rifle Report post Posted February 27, 2003 That bobblehead was making more money than he deserved and he was still dumb enough to turn down 75,000. Where else is he going to find a better deal? Maybe he can do my taxes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 I'm sorry. Why exactly does HHH have the authority to pull anyone from announcing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Damn You Helmsley Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Maybe HHH will try and get Coach out of announcing and into the ring. Where he belongs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldschoolwrestling Report post Posted February 27, 2003 So HHH actually tries to do something nice, and it backfires. The man has a touch of gold. Golden shower that is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest THE MIGHTY THOR Report post Posted February 27, 2003 So HHH actually tries to do something nice, and it backfires. The man has a touch of gold. Golden shower that is. So are you telling me he pisses on other people or he receives it from Steph and Vince. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted February 27, 2003 All of the above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mach7 Report post Posted February 27, 2003 Wow, D'Lo is an idiot. And a shite wrestler. I never saw the big deal about him, unless it was his ability to cripple people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted February 28, 2003 I thought D'Lo was gold when the WWF was using the Chest Protector as part of his gimmick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Aero Report post Posted February 28, 2003 Triple H wanted D-Lo to stay. What does he owe him a job or something back from 97 or 98? D'Lo beat HHH back in July 1998 for the European Title, and HHH wants the job back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wwF1587 Report post Posted March 1, 2003 I thought D'Lo was gold when the WWF was using the Chest Protector as part of his gimmick. i loved that D-Lo Brown... now I could care less about him.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest graph9 Report post Posted March 1, 2003 Here is a D'lo interview courtesy of No Holds Barred Radio..sounds like a pretty good guy.. D'Lo Brown spoke today with the No Holds Barred radio show for the first time since being released by the WWE and below are the highlights from the interview. He opens the interview by asking Jason and George if they are down with the brown and they respond by informing him they loved the "Down with the Brown" gimmick but they buried his previous work before hand. D'lo says he respects them for being honest to their audience. He was completely surprised by his release from the WWE. He mentioned he drove with Teddy Long from San Diego to Los Angeles and they discussed ideas for the gimmick and he was then brought into the office at lunch time once he arrived in L.A and was informed at that time that they wouldn't be using him once his contract expired. D'Lo jokes that he has saved his money wisely and said that he had held some preliminary talks with the company about his contract situation before being released but nothing was ever put down on paper. He mentions that wrestling is similar to a soap opera when it comes to having talents take over a previous character's role. In the case of Rodney Mack playing the same gimmick he says he hopes he does well and can take the character to the next level. He feels some of his gimmicks didn't get over because they really weren't him. He adds that when he was with the Nation of Domination it worked because it was a reflection of him but when he played the mini-me pimp or formed Lo-Down with Chaz and Tiger Ali Singh it was too wierd and people didn't see the point of it. He finished off the statement by saying that wrestling fans preferred D'Lo being himself and by the time he got back to being himself people had forgotten who he was. D'Lo says that the idea for the Nation of Domination was created about 3 months prior to him joining the company and it is one of his favorite times in the business. He refers to himself as the "Bowtie Guy" who was always standing in the corner keeping to himself and as his role expanded he became really happy because he was working with some of the greatest guys he's been associated with. On the topic of his greatest accomplishment in the business, D'Lo says it is without a doubt his position as the first person to ever unify the Intercontinental and European titles. He says he was given a big responsibility to carry that moniker and is grateful that he was given the opportunity to do so. It took him a good 6 months before he was able to be himself in the ring following the injury to Droz and he said after it happened he started thinking about what moves he wanted to do instead of just letting his instincts take over. He also added that he hasn't done the running powerbomb since the injury and he won't do it out of respect. D'Lo says he made the right move to leave the broadcasting booth and return to the ring but said he would like to return to broadcasting in 5 years when his body can't hold up physically. He said that Triple H's comments to the company about having him return as a talent on Raw were a huge compliment and he really appreciated him doing so. He says that he and Chaz were very different in style and the Lo-Down team didn't blend well because they were put together to give them something to do. He also joked about walking down the streets of Poughkeepsie with his wife and having people they knew ask him why he was pretending to be arabian. He says it was not a very good time for him in the business. When asked about Tiger Ali Singh's accusations of racism in the locker room, D'Lo said Tiger took too many things too personal and his current lawsuit against the company is ridiculous. D'Lo added that he spent 7 years in the WWE locker room and there was no sign of racism at all. Today is the last day of his contract and as of tomorrow he can legally start talking to other companies. He states that he has been informed thru friends that some promotions are interested in him and he expects to receive a bunch of calls regarding future opportunities starting tomorrow. He says we have definetly not seen the last of D'Lo Brown. He hopes that the WWE isn't bitter regarding his previous flirtation with WCW and doesn't think they would be since they signed him to a 3 year deal afterwards and kept him around. He feels he was let go simply because of business being down. D'Lo said he enjoyed his time in the WWE and the only regret he has is that he wasn't able to say goodbye to everybody. He mentions that Vince McMahon was the greatest boss he's ever had and he hopes to work for him again down the road and he now looks at the future as the next chapter in his career. He jokes with the hosts and says if they had talked to him 3 years ago they wouldn't be killing him on the air today. He asks what there reason was for burying him and Jason adds that he didn't care for the Lo-Down angle and remembers when he was being used as a sacrificial lamb with Shawn Stasiak for 3 Minute Warning and simply felt that he was never given enough time with his characters to develop a following. D'Lo agrees and says that in his opinion the WWE used his character in the wrong way at times and wishes he would've had more success when he returned to full time duty. Jason jokes with him about naming his tag team with The Godfather - "The Pimp Daddies" - D'Lo says he loves the idea and thinks they could have sold tons of t-shirts and even offers a little bit of a twist by naming the duo the "Poughkeepsie Pimp Daddies". D'Lo closes out the interview by advising wrestling fans to write off everything when it comes time to do your taxes. 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Guest Vyce Report post Posted March 2, 2003 The thing I find funny is that the WWE's reason for canning him was that "they didn't think he would connect with the fans". Which may or may not be true, but to that I have to submit..... Howzabout ALBERT? Or HUGH MORRUS? Yeah, the fans are just LOVING them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
