All-Purpose News Thread Part II

[FriendlyGhost92]

Might be old news but just seeing it...

... Has Tony Khan had a meltdown yet over Triple H being voted "Booker of the year"?

 

[Jussi]

Might be old news but just seeing it...

... Has Tony Khan had a meltdown yet over Triple H being voted "Booker of the year"?

Off topic but who votes that?

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Off topic but who votes that?

Observer readers... In other words Tony's target audience voted for Triple H over him lol.

 

[CDJ]

It was pretty obviously not him this year so he shouldn’t meltdown over it

 

[Jussi]

It was pretty obviously not him this year so he shouldn’t meltdown over it

Shouldn't but likely will?

 

[CDJ]

Shouldn't but likely will?

I think even he has the self awareness to know it wasn’t his year this year, I don’t foresee a meltdown

 

[Jussi]

I think even he has the self awareness to know it wasn’t his year this year, I don’t foresee a meltdown

I foresee a "classic HFBoards jinx" post in the future.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I think even he has the self awareness to know it wasn’t his year this year, I don’t foresee a meltdown

He clearly does not have any self awareness, but I do not think we will a meltdown.

 

[GKJ]

Sounds like Tama Tonga is signed with WWE

 

[Jussi]

Sounds like Tama Tonga is signed with WWE

If true, Simon Miller called it!

 

[Sheppy]

If true, Simon Miller called it!

Lots of people did. It’s been in the works for a long time, lol.

 

[Jussi]

Lots of people did. It’s been in the works for a long time, lol.

I'll specify, Simon Miller called that the one behind the those black & white text on NXT is Tama Tonga. Edit: turns out that was Shawn Spears.

 

[Habsfan18]

‘Virgil’ Mike Jones dies - Slam Wrestling

Mike Jones, who wrestling fans knew as Virgil and Vincent, has died. He was 72. The news was confirmed by Pittsburgh referee Mark Charles III who had one of many who continued to look in on Jones as his health failed. Charles III posted to Facebook on the morning of February 28, 2024: My dear

slamwrestling.net

Virgil has passed away.

 

[CDJ]

Noooooooooooo

 

[sansabri]

worst wrestler ever who ended up with Dusty's name because Vince is petty like that

also, rip WCW's Vincent

 

[Unholy Diver]

‘Virgil’ Mike Jones dies - Slam Wrestling

Mike Jones, who wrestling fans knew as Virgil and Vincent, has died. He was 72. The news was confirmed by Pittsburgh referee Mark Charles III who had one of many who continued to look in on Jones as his health failed. Charles III posted to Facebook on the morning of February 28, 2024: My dear

slamwrestling.net

Virgil has passed away.

He was at a home and garden show a few years back and I talked to him for a few minutes and got a picture with him, he was a nice guy, kind of crazy for sure, but a nice guy and genuinely enjoyed talking to fans, its too bad that the memes have mainly just made him a joke

Considering all the other jobbers and nobodies in the WWE HOF, it is too bad that they didn't put him in there, he was a huge part of getting over the Million Dollar Man gimmick

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Virgil getting that f*** money and meat sauce in the sky.

 

[BruinDust]

Summerslam 1992 was one of the only WWF VHS tapes I had growing up. So suffice to say, it got a lot of playback.

Virgil's pre-match promo with Sean Mooney prior to his match with Nailz is an all-time classic. I can almost remember it word-for-word. Too bad there is no Youtube video of it.

He was definitely 2 legit 2 quit. As Virgil said, YOU GOT TO WANT IT MAN! (proceeds to throw a fake jab at Sean Mooney's face)

RIP Mr. Jones.

 

[Sheppy]

Virgil was probably one of the strangest human beings I can remember. This sucks.

I was really hoping he'd get on The Iron Sheik level of hilarity on Twitter, but that's no longer the case. Rest Easy, Virgil!

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

It was pretty obviously not him this year so he shouldn’t meltdown over it

If Tony's meltdowns were rational they wouldn't be meltdowns.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Man most of the wrestlers I watched as kid are dead

RIP Virgil

 

[McGarnagle]

RIP Virgil Wrestling Superstar

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Will his spirit have to show Pattersson his massive dong to get into the wrestling afterlife?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[iamjs]

I've talked to him probably no less than a dozen times around Pittsburgh. Car shows, local casino, Little Italy Days, the airport (two times actually, including once where he told me he was flying direct to Miami but was at a terminal for a plane heading to Toronto), the local grocery store, a home and garden show, and probably a few more places that will come to me later. You name a place, and you probably bumped into Virgil there.

Like Unholy Diver said, nice guy but you can tell that elevator didn't quite go to the top floor. Totally harmless but could be a bit aggressive on his polaroid sales pitch.