August 6, 201411 yr comment_5617486 Did he talk at all about Ric Flair firing him and him throwing a garbage can at him in retaliation?
August 6, 201411 yr comment_5617489 Nope. Also said he couldn't legally talk about the second time he got fired.
August 6, 201411 yr comment_5617544 He mentioned being fired by Flair by did not go into, just mentioned it in passing.
August 6, 201411 yr comment_5617562 It amazes me that guys like Mike Awesome still get vilified for jumping ship on ECW.
August 6, 201411 yr comment_5617577 Funny how Jerry Jarrett's reputation is hurt by his payoffs, but Paul Heyman's isn't. I guess it's easier to be disappointed in making money that's less than what you expected as opposed to not getting paid.
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617598 It amazes me that guys like Mike Awesome still get vilified for jumping ship on ECW. For all the talk ECW fans and performers give about "the business" they forget that it is a business. If you aren't getting paid enough to even cover your travel expenses then by all means go make money elsewhere.
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617626 It amazes me that guys like Mike Awesome still get vilified for jumping ship on ECW. Watch you talkin' bout? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrulcZ9UXY
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617633 It amazes me that guys like Mike Awesome still get vilified for jumping ship on ECW. Watch you talkin' bout? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrulcZ9UXY Yeah, I thought that was pretty over-the-top even back then before Awesome's death. And Joey and all the other ECW mutants should realize wrestlers leaving for actual paychecks weren't the reason their promotion went under.
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617636 And the catch is. He wasn't leaving for more money. He was leaving so he would actually get paid. I remember reading an interview or a recap of a shoot with him about it and he said he was driving all over the place and not getting paid and he had had enough. I don't see how anyone could still hold something against the guy.
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617665 Plus he was given a lot of good material with which to work at WCW. A no brainer.
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617702 It amazes me that guys like Mike Awesome still get vilified for jumping ship on ECW. Watch you talkin' bout? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrulcZ9UXY Yeah, I thought that was pretty over-the-top even back then before Awesome's death. And Joey and all the other ECW mutants should realize wrestlers leaving for actual paychecks weren't the reason their promotion went under. But Joey, as the voice of ECW, would have only been playing up to the "mutants" as you put it. Effectively, he was playing a character and catering to an audience. Joey Styles is easily one of the most sane, down to earth people involved in wrestling.
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617734 It amazes me that guys like Mike Awesome still get vilified for jumping ship on ECW. Watch you talkin' bout? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrulcZ9UXY Yeah, I thought that was pretty over-the-top even back then before Awesome's death. And Joey and all the other ECW mutants should realize wrestlers leaving for actual paychecks weren't the reason their promotion went under. But Joey, as the voice of ECW, would have only been playing up to the "mutants" as you put it. Effectively, he was playing a character and catering to an audience. Joey Styles is easily one of the most sane, down to earth people involved in wrestling. I don't know if I would agree with that. Joey has done interviews where he lets his feelings known about Mike Awesome. Unless this is one time he is playing a character full time, I think he was legit pissed at him trying to leave WCW with the ECW belt in his hands. Probably as bad as the One Night Stand broadcast I would agree with you
August 7, 201411 yr comment_5617769 I liked it except Bret believing in his own hype and occasionally steering an unrelated topic back to talking about himself. It would appear that it's true that he and Flair have buried the hatchet considering he put him over a little stronger than in previous interviews though still voicing his old criticisms. Except the fact he worked a 45 minutes match with Davey Boy at Wembley and that his popularity in Europe was akin to Beatlemania, it was an interesting interview. One of the most striking thing to me is that he said he doesn't like to call it in the ring and that he plans his matches beforehand (said the only time he had to talk during a match was against Davey because he forgot everything so he had to lead him though everything on the spot).
August 8, 201411 yr comment_5617890 The Shane Helms YouShoot was horrible. Totally the wrong format to have him in. Really enjoyed Bret's, which was entertaining as much for the insight into match planning as it was for the eye-rolling moments. The worst probably when they got into the ladder match with Shawn and Razor. "It's the idea that's great, not the match."
August 8, 201411 yr comment_5617893 Except the fact he worked a 45 minutes match with Davey Boy at Wembley and that his popularity in Europe was akin to Beatlemania, it was an interesting interview. One of the most striking thing to me is that he said he doesn't like to call it in the ring and that he plans his matches beforehand (said the only time he had to talk during a match was against Davey because he forgot everything so he had to lead him though everything on the spot). I'm forgetting the exact quote, but he said it was something Flair did that annoyed him and his generation had evolved past in-ring calling.
August 9, 201411 yr comment_5617978 The worst probably when they got into the ladder match with Shawn and Razor. "It's the idea that's great, not the match." Oh yeah, I forgot about this one. That was pretty bad. Like Corny said in one of his podcasts pimping his new sponsor KC : "It may be bullshit, but at least it's the bullshit from the guy who was there. You know wrestling…"
August 9, 201411 yr comment_5618029 His basic insinuation that Randy only got the belt because he was over with "the boys" is a bit ludicrous too. He was on his way to eclipsing Hogan in popularity.
August 10, 201411 yr comment_5618043 I watched the YouShoot with Matt Sydal and his haircut. It was kind of boring and Sydal acts like a dick to some of the people asking questions.
August 10, 201411 yr comment_5618045 I watched the YouShoot with Matt Sydal and his haircut. It was kind of boring and Sydal acts like a dick to some of the people asking questions. Yeah, definitely what entertained me about it.
August 10, 201411 yr comment_5618069 I didn't care for the Matt Sydal interview myself. It was just going and going and going... but nothing of note was really said.
August 10, 201411 yr comment_5618072 I didn't care for the Matt Sydal interview myself. It was just going and going and going... but nothing of note was really said. Yup and grossly under delivered on the not afraid to burn bridges thing.
August 11, 201411 yr comment_5618290 I didn't care for the Matt Sydal interview myself. It was just going and going and going... but nothing of note was really said. Yup and grossly under delivered on the not afraid to burn bridges thing. Burn bridges... He didn't even light a match
August 12, 201411 yr Author comment_5618471 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-vince-russo-wcw-timeline-2000/#.U-oa9GP1vSg Vince Russo shoots on his time in WCW, the end of Bret Hart's career, how he really feels about Dixie Carter, his "racist" booking, his WWF writing success, why the internet marks ruin wrestling, making himself World champ and MUCH more!!!
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