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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 21, 2006 20:35:40 GMT -5
I like it.
Former WWF, WCW & ECW star 2 Cold Scorpio has signed a three year deal with World Wrestling Entertainment recently. It remains to be seen which brand Scorpio will be assigned to.
Scorpio had a tryout match with WWE a few weeks ago facing Rene Dupree in a Dark Match and had been pushed heavily by Booker T backstage to be picked up by the company.
He has remained active on the wrestling scene, becoming a regular for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and had worked a number of independent shows this past summer for IWA Mid-South and Pro Wrestling Unplugged.
Source: Mike Johnson @ PWInsider.com
I was always a Scorpio fan. I read in the Observer he has put on a good deal of weight, and I am sure he is a bit more sluggish in the ring, but he's a good hand.
Oh, and while this is not the biggest news in the world, just letting ya'll know its cool to start some new threads and there is no need to hide everything in the blanket "WWE, TNA, and ECW" threads.
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Post by sancho231 on Sept 23, 2006 1:47:12 GMT -5
I like it too. Scoripo could fit in very well with Smackdown and ECW. with all these signings you d think ECW will get a 2nd hour. it would really be a shame to see him be a ECW oringal jobber.how big is 2 cold now? i think hes over the cusierweight limit by now, havent seen him work in a while but i bet he can still go.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 23, 2006 13:53:19 GMT -5
I heard Scorpio is still sharp in the ring. He was a top star over on the Japanese circuit, and they have high demand over there. But yeah, all I read is that he gained some poundage, but I have not seen this for myself.
I remember shortly after he joined the Fed, WWF filmed a Shotgun Saturday Night at Penn Station. Scorpio was freshly debuted as Flash Funk...he was not on the show, but he was there hanging out, on the balcony. We were chanting for him all night long, giving him the superstar pop as he waved to us from his perch. Alas, it went over Vince's head although he saw/heard all of this "adulation", and Scorpio/Flash never got the push we were hoping for.
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Post by grover on Sept 23, 2006 16:47:40 GMT -5
I can see Scorpio in ECW trying to appeal to some of the older "This isn't the old ECW" fans.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 23, 2006 17:29:26 GMT -5
Actually he is earmarked for the Smackdown brand, which needs not only an infusion of talent/potential starpower, but a veteran who can help along the youngsters of the roster.
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Post by grover on Sept 24, 2006 13:28:42 GMT -5
That makes sense.
Does he still have the relaxed hair and ponytail? LOL
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Post by sancho231 on Sept 24, 2006 18:44:03 GMT -5
every time i see Scoripo he looks a little fatter and has longer hair
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Post by thecaptain15 on Sept 25, 2006 18:07:16 GMT -5
How many ECW jobbers are enough? LOL
Hopefully he goes to SD or womething..tiring watching Vince make just about every ECW not named Sabu, VanDam or Sandman a jobber..
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 25, 2006 18:19:16 GMT -5
I ALREADY SAID HE IS SMACKDOWN BOUND.
And the guys jobbing in ECW SHOULD be jobbing in ECW. For the most part, they suck.
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Post by sancho231 on Sept 26, 2006 14:36:39 GMT -5
not all the guys jobbing should be jobbing. the current ECW jobbers/orignals are Danny Doring , Justin Credible, Stevie richards, CW anderson and Al snow. Yes Doring,and Credible suck but Stevie and CW could still have good matches. al snow is just old. but yeah Scoripo should fit in well At SD!
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 26, 2006 17:34:52 GMT -5
CW looks like crap. He is white as a ghost, thin, and as unintimdating as it gets. I read in the Observer that some of the WWE guys were stunned when he first walked backstage and thought he was a crew member or something. He has the worst wrestling body I have ever seen.
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Post by sancho231 on Sept 27, 2006 13:02:19 GMT -5
I gotta disagree with you tom,while CW dosent have that ripped look vince and JR likes, he can work good matches. shit, Arn Anderson was NEVER in great shape and yet still was an imposing figure. not saying CW is close to arns's skills in the ring and on the Mic , but you do not have to look like a bodybulder to get over
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Post by cactusjames on Sept 27, 2006 13:11:09 GMT -5
CW Anderson is a fucking great wrestler. Like Sancho said, he works good. Works hard too. I like his mat skills, and even when he jobbed on ECW on Sci Fi he looked pretty good. Honestly, I'd rather see a wrist lock from CW than another chin lock by Randy Orton.
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Post by grover on Sept 27, 2006 13:46:08 GMT -5
Yeah, but CW Anderson looks like he should be overseeing some plumbing work. Randy Orton can peek his head out fo the back and get a bigger reaction.
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Post by cactusjames on Sept 27, 2006 15:47:54 GMT -5
That's not CWs fault, he's had what, one tv match? He works a way better match than Orton any day of the week twice on sunday.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 27, 2006 17:24:13 GMT -5
Lets not compare CW to Arn in any way. Arn did not have a "bodybuilder look" by any means, but he was squat and looked powerful. CW looks like a guy stocking shelves in the supermarket. Trevor Murdoch does not have a great body either, nor did Kamala, nor did a whole host of others....but this is different. Samoa Joe is a fat slob but people can easily look beyond that cause big is better. Can you HONESTLY tell us that CW does not have the worst "wrestling" body in the business right now? His body is "turn the channel" bad for most people. You cant market a guy like that.
I too like guys who can wrestle, but there are enough of them out there that you dont need to carry CW Anderson and his whispy Casper the Ghost complexion and his laughable ring physique.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Oct 20, 2006 8:43:21 GMT -5
According to one of the websites out there, when Scorpio debuts (with the Smackdown brand, from all accounts) he will be bringing back the ever-popular FLASH FUNK gimmick!
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Post by MSBNYY on Oct 20, 2006 9:23:49 GMT -5
That's the best news since the return of Tatanka!
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Post by grover on Oct 20, 2006 10:18:34 GMT -5
Oh Christ, he's going to use that get up again? Good Lord....
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Post by $heriff Tom on Oct 20, 2006 10:24:06 GMT -5
Someone suggested he mise as well team up with MVP.
Interested to get a look at him regardless. He must have put on weight, Meltzer said in the Observer he is starting to "resemble Abdullah the Butcher."
I wonder if he is going to come out with The Funkettes.
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Post by grover on Oct 20, 2006 10:41:33 GMT -5
That might be funny, now that I think about it, if he comes in wearing his old get up and his belly is hanging out of it.
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Post by MSBNYY on Oct 20, 2006 11:21:19 GMT -5
I really don't like MVP. Annoying and undeserving of the push.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Oct 20, 2006 11:23:26 GMT -5
Thats the point of his character. He is a midcard character who is playing a guy who thinks he is a star, tricked Teddy Long into thinking he is a star, and is NOT a star.
No problem with the push, cause you need to push anyone you use on the show. Its not like they are grooming him to headline against Batista at Wrestlemania or anything.
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Post by sancho231 on Oct 22, 2006 18:31:14 GMT -5
They Better bring back the Funkettes. they made the gimmick
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Post by $heriff Tom on Oct 22, 2006 20:09:17 GMT -5
Funny how timing works. As I march through my tape collection in order, last night I was running through some November 96 stuff, and there was a match between Flash Funk and none other than The Goon. Funk had his Funkettes, and they all danced for like 5 minutes before the match. They just would not stop. I forgot how chunky Funk looked even then. The outfit was ridiculous. The flips off the top rope were not. Fun to watch.
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