Only The Strong Survive Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 I was watching Wrestlemania XII again today, and I realized that when the Body Donnas won the tag titles in the finals of the tournament that was going on at the time, the belts were obviously vacant. I went to obsessedwithwrestling.com, and noticed that The Smoking Gunns won them, then they were vacated. After The Body Donnas won them at Wrestlemanina XII, The Godwinns won them about a month and a half later, and the Gunns would go on to win them again from them. What was the reason for them being vacated in the first place? Were they put on those two teams just to keep them on someone until the Gunns were able to get them back?
JoeDirt Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 I believe Billy Gunn was injured, so they had to vacate the belts.
DCMaximo Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 According to billygunn.co.uk (yes sadly such a site does exist), Billy needed neck surgery which meant the titles were vacated.
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 From what I read, he injured his neck actually doing a rodeo, which caused him to miss 2 months. I'm not sure if he had any serious neck surgery, because he wasn't gone that long and the injury wasn't that serious. Well, that was WWF's excuse at least (although Billy actually did do Rodeo shit)
WrestlingDeacon Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 At the first KotR JR on commentary talks about how Billy Gunn went to college at Sam Houston State on a rodeo scholarship, if memory serves. Someone correct me on that.
Guest Your Olympic Hero Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 At the first KotR JR on commentary talks about how Billy Gunn went to college at Sam Houston State on a rodeo scholarship, if memory serves. Someone correct me on that. I don't remember hearing Sam Houston state, but he definitely said Billy Gunn had a rodeo scholarship. Lawler laughed out loud when JR said it.
BifEverchad Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 At the first KotR JR on commentary talks about how Billy Gunn went to college at Sam Houston State on a rodeo scholarship, if memory serves. Someone correct me on that. I don't remember hearing Sam Houston state, but he definitely said Billy Gunn had a rodeo scholarship. Lawler laughed out loud when JR said it. I just did too.
cbacon Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Rodeo? Thats gotta be kayfabing to go along with his cowboy gimmick
DCMaximo Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 *resists urge to make pisspoor "rodeo clown" joke*
Kardo Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 I love how Honky Tonk Man described Billy's selling as "he flops around like a dying fish".
Guest ToddRoyal Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Rodeo? Thats gotta be kayfabing to go along with his cowboy gimmick' Actually, and I could be wrong, I think it's the other way around. They gave them the cowboy gimmick because of Billy's rodeo history.
Only The Strong Survive Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Posted February 19, 2004 Actually, and I could be wrong, I think it's the other way around. They gave them the cowboy gimmick because of Billy's rodeo history. That is sad, but still undeniably funny.
nl5xsk1 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 At the first KotR JR on commentary talks about how Billy Gunn went to college at Sam Houston State on a rodeo scholarship, if memory serves. Someone correct me on that. I don't remember hearing Sam Houston state, but he definitely said Billy Gunn had a rodeo scholarship. Lawler laughed out loud when JR said it. I just did too. How can a wrestling announcer mock rodeo?!? At least rodeo is real ... and I'm sure the average person on the street would view being a pro wrestler as being more laughable than being a bullrider.
Drury37 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross where the announce team for the first WWF King of the Ring? I saw it when it first aired and I have clips from the three Bret Hart matches on WWF Best of Bret Hart but I guess I just never realized that was the annouce team. Thanks.
Guest Graeme Wilkinson Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross where the announce team for the first WWF King of the Ring? No; Ross, Heenan and Savage were the announcers at KotR 1993.
CanadianChris Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Rodeo? Thats gotta be kayfabing to go along with his cowboy gimmick Nope, it's actually true. I think they mentioned it on one of the "Before They Were Superstars" tapes.
Drury37 Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross where the announce team for the first WWF King of the Ring? No; Ross, Heenan and Savage were the announcers at KotR 1993. That is actually what I thought but I think someone mentioned Lawler laughing out loud at the first WWF King of the Ring and I thought that was weird but I knew he did not leave the announcer booth to attack Bret Hart at the end so I thought it was weird but it is good that you cleared that up and I did think it was Heenan, Jim Ross and Savage. Thanks.
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