The Mountie 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Just today remembered a match from an epiosde of Nitro (or possibly Thunder) in fall/winter '99. Diamond Dallas Page faced this guy known only as The Machine. It was practically a squash if I remember rightly, yet the guy was hyped during the show and, at near 7 foot (wrestling heights) was by no means your typical jobber. A few people who saw the match at the time said it looked like Goldberg under a hood. Does anyone know who this guy was and what his purpose was in WCW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 I'm pretty sure it was Emory Hale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 It was indeed Emory Hale. It was strange how they hyped him up all show, and then squashed him flat. That match is also infamous for the worst 'crotch your opponent on the top rope' spot in history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Does anybody remember Emory Hales WCW Saturday Night exclusive push? For about 4-6 weeks in early 2000, he squashed a jobber in a minute or two every week. Jimmy Hart was his manager and everytime he came out "Hale Warning" flashed across the screen. Yet they never mentioned Hale on Nitro or Thunder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Yeah...I thought his whole look as "the Machine" was pretty cool. I was pretty surprised that DDP totally squashed him and then he never showed up again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillenniumMan831 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 I was always saddened that Mr. Hole in One Barry Darsow never made a Nitro/Thunder appearance . . . although he did get a cameo at WW3 in 1998. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Does anybody remember Emory Hales WCW Saturday Night exclusive push? For about 4-6 weeks in early 2000, he squashed a jobber in a minute or two every week. Jimmy Hart was his manager and everytime he came out "Hale Warning" flashed across the screen. Yet they never mentioned Hale on Nitro or Thunder. I'm pretty sure that was when Jimmy Hart was booking Saturday Night. The idea was that Saturday Night was a mini organization in and of itself, separate from Nitro and Thunder. Hart wanted an old Memphis style feel, that is why there were pushes of monsters and a bunch of gimmicks (Barry Darsow as hole in one, Chuck Palumbo as a Tarzan ripoff, etc) It did not work as Saturday Night was turned into a recap show by the Spring, I believe at the request of Russo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJMc 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Didn't Hale later show up in XWF with Jimmy as his manager? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Yeah...Hart and Hogan were trying to hype him like he was the second coming of Goldberg or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Hale also makes an apperence at WCW Spring Stampede 2000 PPV, seconding Jimmy Hart during his match with Mancow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2004 Does anybody remember Emory Hales WCW Saturday Night exclusive push? For about 4-6 weeks in early 2000, he squashed a jobber in a minute or two every week. Jimmy Hart was his manager and everytime he came out "Hale Warning" flashed across the screen. Yet they never mentioned Hale on Nitro or Thunder. I too remember Emory Hale. A boy from my middle school was long obsessed with Goldberg. After we teased him by saying that Goldberg had no testicles from overusing steroids, he moved on to be obsessed with Emory Hale. "He's like Goldberg, but BETTER!" said the ugly, rotund boy. He would later get caught chugging cough syrup by his mom, and even more trouble when he attempted to sexually assault a little boy. Viva la Goldberg fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2004 Hale fucking ruled. Best Piledriver in the business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2004 Does anybody remember Emory Hales WCW Saturday Night exclusive push? For about 4-6 weeks in early 2000, he squashed a jobber in a minute or two every week. Jimmy Hart was his manager and everytime he came out "Hale Warning" flashed across the screen. Yet they never mentioned Hale on Nitro or Thunder. I too remember Emory Hale. A boy from my middle school was long obsessed with Goldberg. After we teased him by saying that Goldberg had no testicles from overusing steroids, he moved on to be obsessed with Emory Hale. "He's like Goldberg, but BETTER!" said the ugly, rotund boy. He would later get caught chugging cough syrup by his mom, and even more trouble when he attempted to sexually assault a little boy. Viva la Goldberg fans. Goldberg and Hale - Great influences on the kiddies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
