On this past week’s Impact, TNA compiled videos of Bully Ray explaining the entire Aces & Eights storyline and Ray’s heel turn. Not only were these videos terrifically produced but they did something that wrestling doesn’t do in today’s era… they EXPLAINED EVERYTHING! Not only did they explain everything but they showed you visual proof of the little nuances, sleight of hand and long-term booking that went into everything that was paid off at Bully Ray’s heel turn at Lockdown. TNA did exactly what we’ve all been asking for, for the last couple of years and they did it well.
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(Ed. note: It’s about damn time someone had the guts to say this in a public forum. The fact that it was the “fake” wrestler Punk, whom we are all pretty sure can handle himself, just makes it that much better!)
From TMZ:
WWE heavyweight champion CM Punk is lashing back at Chris Brown … claiming the singer isn’t just a liar … but a total “coward” who never truly “paid” for what he did to Rihanna.
Punk released a video statement moments ago … in response to Brown’s allegations that he’s a steroid-abuser with an inadequate penis.
P.J. Walker vs. Bob “Sparky Plugg” Holly – WWF Wrestling Challenge May 15th, 1994.
Probably the most famous “jobber” yet in our series, P.J. Walker, real name Peter Joseph Polaco, is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Justin Credible. He is also known for his earlier stint with the WWF under the ringname Aldo Montoya.
In WWF/WWE, he was an eight-time WWF/E Hardcore Champion. In ECW, he was a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and a two-time ECW World Tag Team Champion with Lance Storm as the Impact Players.
A “jobber” is a pro-wrestler brought into a company on a per appearance basis to do one thing, lose to another wrestler and make that guy look good doing it. Being a jobber is a lost artform and one we here at Creatively Endeavored want to see brought back. Therefore, we’re featuring videos of some of the greatest jobbers of all-time right here every week!
There’s no Wikipedia entry for Mike Williams but here he is taking on Jake “The Snake” Roberts, September 11th, 1988 on WWF Wrestling Challenge!
Here’s the video I took of James Storm’s TNA title celebration on Tuesday:
A “jobber” is a pro-wrestler brought into a company on a per appearance basis to do one thing, lose to another wrestler and make that guy look good doing it. Being a jobber is a lost artform and one we here at Creatively Endeavored want to see brought back. Therefore, we’re featuring videos of some of the greatest jobbers of all-time right here every week!
Neal Hargrove, known by his ring name Reno Riggins, is an American professional wrestler who has competed in Southeastern independent promotions including the United States Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1990s. He was also the last wrestler to be trained by Jimmy Mitchell and Tojo Yamamoto before his death in 1992.
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A “jobber” is a pro-wrestler brought into a company on a per appearance basis to do one thing, lose to another wrestler and make that guy look good doing it. Being a jobber is a lost artform and one we here at Creatively Endeavored want to see brought back. Therefore, we’re featuring videos of some of the greatest jobbers of all-time right here every week!
Louis Mucciolo, Jr. (February 10, 1971 – February 15, 1998) was an American professional wrestler. He performed in Mexico under the ring name Madonna’s Boyfriend, for the World Wrestling Federation as Rad Radford, and in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Louie Spicolli. Here he is in one of his first appearances for the World Wrestling Federation vs Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat on September 28th, 1991.
A “jobber” is a pro-wrestler brought into a company on a per appearance basis to do one thing, lose to another wrestler and make that guy look good doing it. Being a jobber is a lost artform and one we here at Creatively Endeavored want to see brought back. Therefore, we’re featuring videos of some of the greatest jobbers of all-time right here every week!
