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Shane Douglas:
« on: January 06, 2011, 07:33:11 AM »
A lot of people argue that Troy Martin’s success in ECW was a result of being a “big fish in a little pond.”
I don’t think that’s entirely accurate.
It may be a reason, but it certainly isn’t the only reason.
I don’t think it’s fair to compare Shane’s ECW run to any of his stints in the Fed or WCW.






I believe that a great deal of Shane’s success in Philly was that Gordon & Heyman gave him the freedom to “be” Shane Douglas - an opportunity he never had in WWF (how the hell can someone get over as a school teacher?).
He maybe came close in WCW, but by that time, the company had become a sinking ship, and WCW didn't know how to use most of their talent, anyway - just ask Bret, Foley, Austin, etc.

WCW was hot from about ‘96-’98, but by the time Shane returned as “The Franchise,” the only people still tuning into WCW were almost as clueless as the people running it.
Of the few fans who actually knew the modern Douglas, fewer still probably appreciated the character:




You can’t blame Shane, either.
The same thing happened to Fullington when he debuted as “Hardcore Hack.”
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Whether it was due to his poor playing of politics, attitude, or whatever, Shane Douglas was never given the same ground he had in ECW.
There's plenty more to discuss about his career.
Feel free to weigh in with your own information, stories, and opinions.

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2011, 07:42:12 AM »
Shane's ECW run was his best and most successfull. Bar none.

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2011, 07:45:14 AM »
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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2011, 07:51:07 AM »
There are two lessons to be learned, here:

1.) Unless you really can ride a skateboard, don't carry one to the ring.
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2.) Even if you can't ride a skateboard, carrying one to the ring is still not as bad as playing a school teacher on wrestling programming.

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2011, 07:52:45 AM »
There are two lessons to be learned, here:

1.) Unless you really can ride a skateboard, don't carry one to the ring.
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2.) Even if you can't ride a skateboard, carrying one to the ring is still not as bad as playing a school teacher on wrestling programming.


What about a guy who teaches skateboarding?

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2011, 07:57:08 AM »
We will see "Dean Hawk" debut next month.

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2011, 08:23:31 AM »
ECW was more than just bush-league.
They had it, and in more ways, was often better than a lot of the crap WWF & WCW forcefed the fans.
It's unfortunate that the brains behind the operation didn't know how to manage finances.




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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2011, 08:53:57 AM »
shane d almost caused a riot once when he grabbed one of the pitbulls halo he was supposed to be making his first appearance after a broken neck. douglas grabbed him by the halo and started to shake him. the fans rushed the ring and douglas was lucky to get out of there with his life. good old ecw.
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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2011, 09:01:01 AM »
Funk, were you a regular at those shows?
How often did you make it to the "ECW Arena?"

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2011, 10:26:17 AM »
Funk, were you a regular at those shows?
How often did you make it to the "ECW Arena?"
actually saw this one on tv or a vhs tape don't really remember. saw ecw maybe 4 times but never at the bingo hall. they used to come to flagstaff in jim thorpe, also at a local high school, and ag hall in allentown the same site that the wwwf used to tape their tv shows many years ago.
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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2011, 12:31:14 PM »
Ahhhhhhh Francine.....mmmmmmmmm

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Re: Shane Douglas:
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2011, 12:44:44 PM »
I used to prefer Dawn over Francine.
Then, a few years ago, I began to favor Francine.

Now, I realize I'd be lucky for either of them to even look at me...even today.
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