Sunday Morning’s Main Event

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Apr 292018
 

Hey there! It’s the day after Saturday and I forgot to post a mash-up. In all fairness I was at home and awake a total of about a half hour on Saturday. Anyway! let’s finish this theme!

Jimmy Hart was an annoying pipsqueak of a manager. For a while in the 80s he was the most successful manager as his charges won plenty of gold. Then he transitioned into a good guy becoming the real life manager of Hulk Hogan (or so the story goes). He’s a talented musician responsible for some of the classic wrestling themes of the time.

So Chae rounds things out as The Mouth of the South. The sunglasses were an interesting detail given how widespread her eyes are. I think they worked out okay.

That’s all for the wrestling folks. New theme starts next week. As it’s new, look for the mash-ups to return to Wednesdays!

Saturday Night’s Main Event – Jesse “The Body” Ventura

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Apr 212018
 

Hello everyone and welcome to Saturday Night’s Main Event, the show where we mash ’em up just like wrestling superstars in the ring.

Jesse “The Body” Ventura was not the most gifted wrestler in the ring. But he was colourful and he could talk. Boy could he ever talk. It got him the plum heel announcer role on WWE programming. Jesse and Vince made a great pair, with Ventura praising the heels and belittling McMahon at every opportunity. When Jesse would pair up with Gorilla Monsoon for pay per views, he was a little more respectful and objective, though his heel bias would still poke through. I remember when he first joined the booth with Vince and Bruno Sammartino (RIP). Bruno got so mad (in character) at Jesse that he walked out. I kept waiting for Bruno to come back and kick Jesse out of the booth, but he never did. Now, when I go back and listen to some of that old commentary I get a kick out of Jesse’s heel persona. It was highly entertaining. And how many wrestlers do YOU know who became governor of a state? Interesting fact, The Body was the first LJN wrestling action figure (more like inaction figure, since they had no articulation) I ever bought. I dug his colourful attire even though I had no idea who he was at the time.

Here’s Skitter as The Body. He’s showing so much attitude I barely recognize him!

That’s all for this week. One more wrestling mash-up to go folks!

Saturday Night’s Main (Flashback) Event – The Model

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Apr 142018
 

Good evening ladies and gentlemen! It’s time to get down to ringside.

Rick Martel was the quintessential baby face…until he wasn’t anymore. At Wrestlemania V, Strike Force reunited after almost a year where Martel had to take some time off, I believe, to take care of his ailing wife. I was jazzed to see him and Tito back together again. And they were facing the Brain Busters, another of my favorite teams (despite being heels). Then the unthinkable happened. Tito missed a flying forearm and hit Rick by mistake. After Tito got worked over Martel walked out on him and the heel turn began. He transformed into the narcissistic Model and I hated him. He was really good at being bad. He’s one of the only wrestlers I’ve met in real life and he’s really a class act. My hats off to The Model.

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Here’s Red Rich dressed as The Model. He was the perfect choice for this role.

Here’s the comparison to the original. The original was probably one of my favorite pieces of that set, but it’s so off…model.

That’s all for the flashbacks. Two new wrestling pieces coming up and we’re on to something new!

Saturday Night’s Main (Flashback) Event – Big Boss Man

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Apr 072018
 

Saturday Night’s Main Event used to start at 11:30 on Saturday night’s, so it’s only fitting that I remembered to post just in time for that. NXT Takeover was truly spectacular.

The Big Boss Man was an honest to goodness prison guard before becoming a wrestler. The best gimmicks are drawn from real life. He was a dastardly heel who became a charismatic face. Then he left the company and when he came back he was back to being a heel. He remained that way for the rest of his career.

Here’s Big Oonch as the Big Boss Man. Are you ready to serve some hard time?

Here’s a comparison to the original. The lines of the original were too thin and they look especially shaky.

That’s all for this week. One more flashback before two new wrestling pieces.

Saturday Night’s Main (Flashback) Event – Ted DiBiase

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Apr 012018
 

Welcome everyone to Saturday Night’s Main Flashback Event! I’m Carja. Let’s get down to ringside.

The story goes that Vince McMahon chose DiBiase to use the gimmick that McMahon himself would have used if ever he had become a wrestler. With it, DiBiase became one of the most iconic heels of the late 80s. And what a laugh! Everybody had a price, for The Million Dollar Man!

Who else to play the richest wrestler in the world, than Sass?

Here’s a comparison to the original.

That’s all for this week. More wrestling action next week!

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