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I remember this now. The USWA went under in 1997 due to it being sold to some assholes who proved to not be financially solvent or something. I didn't realize that this bunch also got control over the Memphis footage though, since that stuff was pre USWA Memphis (or at least a lot of the notable stuff was).

 

So....who DOES own the Memphis footage? Is it kinda like ECW before Vince finally bought it?

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Heh, memories.

 

I remember reading in the Observer long ago that Jerry Jarrett was waiting in the wings to take over the WWF if Vince was convicted and had to go to jail in 1994.

Guest FromBeyondTheGrave
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WWE.com fan poll: If you ran WWE, would you hire Oleg Prudius?

 

Yes: 45.01% 

No: 54.98%

Guest clockworkraven
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Did any of you guys check out the resume?

 

You talking about all the acting, or the fact that he knows sambo?

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Well, this is a man who is a blackbelt in Sambo (Russian Shoot-fighting), and Judo. He has a very extensive background in amatuer wrestling. The man is an absolute consomate athlete, I just wonder if he can make the transition from mixed martial arts to pro-wrestling. He already has a history of pro wrestling but he is VERY green.

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Feh, just because he has a nice resume in other atheletics, doesn't mean he can transition well into pro wrestling. He's probably just going to be another inflexible blows-up-way-too-quickly hoss.

Guest SavageRulz
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True, but we all know Vince still has a hard on for big men.

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Well, this is a man who is a blackbelt in Sambo (Russian Shoot-fighting), and Judo. He has a very extensive background in amatuer wrestling. The man is an absolute consomate athlete, I just wonder if he can make the transition from mixed martial arts to pro-wrestling. He already has a history of pro wrestling but he is VERY green.

 

Sambo is not "Russian shoot fighting", it's closer to judo with leglocks allowed and is a recognised sport. Even Combat Sambo which does include striking requires the fighters to wear safety gear (gumshields, headguards, shin guards, gloves) so it's not shoot-fighting/MMA by any means. I also can't see where it says in detail about how "extensive" his training is or anything mentioned about a black belt in either judo or sambo on his resume. Traditional sambo doesn't even have a belt system so it seems you are just making shit up.

 

He looks like a European Lesnar. It'd be interesting if they tagged up Lashley with him and used the fact both guys apparently have legit grappling backgrounds to put them over as more than just big men.

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If he's as GREEN in the wrestling ring as they say, then he'll show up on Raw within 2 weeks...

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Feh, just because he has a nice resume in other atheletics, doesn't mean he can transition well into pro wrestling. He's probably just going to be another inflexible blows-up-way-too-quickly hoss.

"Alright, alright enough with the Sales pitch Jerry I'll take him"

 

Quote: Vincent K. McMahon

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Reminds me of Brakus.

What ever happend to Brakus?

 

I only remember seeing him "wrestle" once, and was live at Mayhem in Manchester in April '98.

 

I think he was not as impressive as they had hoped and he got dropped. He showed up in ECW a few of times. He's a bodybuilder these days.

Guest SavageRulz
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Well, this is a man who is a blackbelt in Sambo (Russian Shoot-fighting), and Judo. He has a very extensive background in amatuer wrestling. The man is an absolute consomate athlete, I just wonder if he can make the transition from mixed martial arts to pro-wrestling. He already has a history of pro wrestling but he is VERY green.

 

Sambo is not "Russian shoot fighting", it's closer to judo with leglocks allowed and is a recognised sport. Even Combat Sambo which does include striking requires the fighters to wear safety gear (gumshields, headguards, shin guards, gloves) so it's not shoot-fighting/MMA by any means. I also can't see where it says in detail about how "extensive" his training is or anything mentioned about a black belt in either judo or sambo on his resume. Traditional sambo doesn't even have a belt system so it seems you are just making shit up.

 

There are no belts in Judo and that was a typo on my part - what I meant to type was "Judo expert". As far as Sambo goes all i know is that I'm not an expert but my ex-girlfriends father claimed to be a Sambo black belt, and I had no reason to disbelieve him as we had a couple of good tumbles on the mat. And Sambo is actually the combined techniques of Judo, Aki-juijitsu, and greek Pankration.

 

Thank you for pointing out the flaw in my post regarding the judo belts so I could correct them, however your attitude in your response about it sucks ass.

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I find it amusing that WWE decides to keep a wrestler who's EXPERIENCED and a former wrestling trainer like CM Punk down in OVW for a while to get re-tooled (as in forced to wrestle boring matches in WWE) while WWE continues to call up the green guys immediately.

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