He was a real nice guy. Used to come into the gas station I worked at late at night. His knees were shot by then and he had a security company and did security at the mall.
Bad News lasted a little under three years in the WWF entering in early 1988 and leaving late in 1990. He never seems to be mentioned when discussing the heels of that era but he feuded with some of the big names during his short run.
Bad news was brought to wwf to be the top heel which he was that's why he was going up against the pipers. The Randy Savage s. And Jake the snake Roberts also the first wrestler in the wwf to put his hands on the president jack tunney vince promise bad news brown he would be the first black wwf champion but vince didn't keep his word so after summer slam 90 he left
Bad News Brown was a great heel. The better the heels, the better the faces any company had. I had no idea Bad News helped Warrior like this. Too cool!
Without a great heel to get heat, the face can’t get over.... there’s nothing to triumph over. That’s always been true of professional wrestling. The heels are absolutely essential and the faces can only be as good as the heels they have to conquer.
I remember that, and the promos, with each saying his pet(s) were higher on the food chain, and would feed on the other(s). Bad News lowered a piece of raw meat into the rat cage in one.
I remember my first live wwf card my dad took me to in chattanooga tn was jan 8 1989. Main event was Bad News Brown vs Macho Man Randy Savage. Damn i miss the good ol days.
Goes to show that the "Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" was BS. I noticed that BNB, Ahmed Johnson, Paul Roma and many guys who don't care to kiss Vince's ass say that they actually liked Warrior and had nothing bad to say about him.
+DirectorWestfield You're exactly right there, Along with a few other wrestlers like Tony Atlas, Macho Man, Kerry Von Erich ..Warrior worked with all those guys & not one of them ever burried him in any interviews ..I know Kerry died back in 93 but him & Warrior used to work for Kerry's fathers business in the WCCW
@@KHLB516 Bigot?Not against black wrestlers.Bad News Brown, Ahmed Johnson, Tony Atlas, Papa Shango, Slick all had good things to say about him.Against Gays?Well, he wasn't shy about his views on that subject...Piece of shit?A lot of people in the business liked him and a lot didn't.Seems like the ones that talked bad about him are the same ones that talk shit about every other wrestler(Hogan, Flair, Hart, Nash, Jake, Honky, Sid) so consider the source.
Guys who toed the company line were the ones to talk shit about warrior. The guy was eccentric but if you give an eccentric person a chance, you can appreciate where they are coming from
Black glove raised just like in the famous 1968 Olympics where two black athletes raised their one black glove fist straight up into the air as they were receiving their medals
I love to hear good Warrior stories and bad news brown don't Bullshit. Andre was probably hungover and in no state to fight but I don't think it would be wise to start a fight with him. RIP all 3
That because Bad News no losing was his Gimmick, he did not lose Non Big Matches by being pinned. Almost all his matches ended in non Finishes. Usually Double Countout or Double DQ. Whenever he did get pinned he made a lot more money. Kind of smart, especially back in the day.
MrBlackraven989 Well if Vince took into account his Olympic Judo background and his no alliance gimmick, that paved the way for Austin I'd say yes Vince should and would put him in.
Jon Stefanik vince promise bad news he would become the first black wwf champion and when vince didn't keep his promise bad news left the wwf I wanna say after summer slam 90 vs Jake the snake Roberts
Well you can say that guys who paid their dues for years, with little money, did it for the love of the business. While Warrior shot right to the top, so he did it for money. But there's no question that Warrior developed a great love for the wrestling business.
If I were Jim or Warrior and Allen gave me that advice on getting a million dollars for my match against Hogan, I would have given him 50 grand for his advice. What is 50 grand out of a million for 20 minutes of work? That's my integrity.
Allen was a very honest person and in truth, most people are a mixed bag and he would tell you that straight up. When he talked about wrestlers he'd talk about their assets and liabilities. But I don't sense any bitterness or judgment when he speaks negatively of people unless its Piper or McMahon. He was revered in the locker because of that simple honesty. People who wanted the straight up scoop or advice talked to him. Sometimes we all need that no bullshit comrade to tell us what is up
Bad news had terribly bad knees which limited what he could do in the ring. But his character was ahead of the times. Possibly a grandfather of the attitude era? He was legitimately tough though. Bronze medalist in Judo during the 1976 Olympics. To this day he remains the only American to ever medal as a Heavyweight in Judo,
He had plenty more than that. Revisit him, the guy was a good worker. The only reason he seemed like a "pretty average heel" (quote from a different comment) is because he never got a proper push, really. But his legdrops put a certain other wrestler's to shame, and you know, plain black trunks, a shaved head, and a goatee, well, of course that would never get over with fans in a million years, right ;P The man was ahead of his time, perhaps to a fault.
I agree but don't forget that he had a memorable feud with jake the snake roberts too. He had a possum that he called a harlem sewer rat to go against jakes snake damiaen The matches were pretty good too!
Bad News was a great character and obviously one hell of an athlete. He could have kicked anyone's ass in the WWF - he won the bronze medal in judo at the 1976 Olympics!
No disrespect to Bad News, because I do have respect for him, but anybody in the locker room could blow up the Warrior. Warrior had no cardio, he was all strength.
I still remember flipping channels and coming across a judo match during the Olympics back in the early 90s. One of the competitors caught my eye. "Wait, is that...naaaaah it can't be" i thought. Turns out it was fucking Bad News Brown.
This might be a little thing, but I still remember the pop Ahmed got when he beat Goldust for the IC title. I remmeber thinking wow this guy could be huge. But I agree with everything you said about him. I always loved Ron Simmons. I met him when I was 10 years old and he was the nicest guy. I was in the Baltimore Arena the night he beat Vader for the WCW title, just a great moment. He should have gotten pushed as a main event heel in '96-97. Of coruse once Rock joined the NOD, that was over.
This just proves again that warrior wasn't n ass like some haters like to think, all interviews I heard they all say warrior wasn't a great wrestlers but he was a nice guy and they all respected him for what he did for the business, just like hogan not a great wrestler but he put wrestling on the map. Unlike hbk, hhh the bulldogs and so on, where all wrestlers say they. Were bullies and little bitches backstage always causing trouble
I just watched Warriors HOF speech and he mentions Bad News so I found this video. I'm glad Warrior got to speak out at the HOF before his death. Hopefully the guy died with his heart at peace.
I agree - only after his death have I realized how prophetic warrior was. he was the fgood guy and Hogan is the lying pos. amazing. too bad he was so isolated and did not have any interest in being in the public eye. gajonka film universe has a trio of good articles on warrior pls check it out.
As people we all make mistakes, Warrior even talks about the mistakes he made and mentioned when he asked for extra money. He didn't deny it he said he was just 30 years old at the time. That's the true mark of a person. Having the class to admit when you were wrong. It was sad when he mentioned the Destruction DVD and said he was heart broken when the other wrestlers were talking about how he was a asshole in the locker room and he never was.
Untrue statement about Hogan not being able to wrestle. Go back and watch his AWA matches and early WWF matches on his first run with the company. He could wrestle. Blame Vince for that he is in the entertainment biz not the wrestling biz
Last, you brought up the point of Stampede. Vince's attitude has always been if he didn't make you, he wasn't going to push you. Yes I realize Warrior had been Dingo Warrior, but in Vince's eyes he created the Ultimate Warrior character so that's the guy he's going to push. People don't realize that this business isn't just about wrestling ability and mic skills, it takes more than to get over in the mainstream. You need the look, the charisma, and the right backing by promoters.
If only Sean Oliver could have had a chance to sit down and do some shoot interviews with Bad News. I think they would be even more wild than the ones with Cornette.
Yes, I remember Ahmed. He was a big, strong dude, and got a huge push at the beginning. But yeah, he was injury prone, and he was very clumsy in the ring. Was not good on the mic at all. He was very hard to understand. When he came back from one of his injuries, he was really out of shape, and never regained that pop he once had. I always thought Farooq should've been the champ. Ron Simmons was "Damn" good in the ring, and on the mic.
@ReymundoValdez - Yeah, Rey, you're aware that they had e-mail more than 4 years ago, right? The internet too. Believe it. Bad News had his own web site and was working on a book. And that all happened... yes... LONGER THAN FOUR YEARS BACK!!! Amazing!!!!!
None of those guys were as big as contemporaries in their era, tho they were draws I'll give you that. The Attitude Era had a BNB type character, his name was Farooq and the fans didn't play into him doing the "I'm black and I'm pissed off" stuff either.
Nodoubt, Ahmed was pushed huge at the beginning. McMahon did always love those huge, strong, bigger than life wrestlers. Another guy (although I don't think he's very good) that's been around forever, and has had Smackdown championship matches is, Mark Henry. I didn't watch WCW. Hell, when Simmons came into The WWF in 1996 I had no idea who he was lol. Even though he was a heel, I was pissed when he didn't win The IC Belt against Owen Hart. Ron is definitely one of my favorites.
I don't think he hated the business in the ultimate sense. What I do believe is that he put a lot of passion into it (running in wild, passion acting, heavy lifting) that he sort of forced himself to hate something that he loves just for the sake of delivering a good show.
I actually like Mark Henry. I know he's not the greatest wrestler in the world, but I like how they've treated his character since 2011. If you're the strongest man in the world, you should be booked as an asskicking machine and they finally started treating him as such. Simmons was one of the biggest faces in WCW in the early 90's, next to Sting. It was especially a big deal cuz WCW was the "southern" promotion. They even did a racist angle with him and Harley Race when he was managing Vader.
I think he was trying to say that the Ultimate Warrior was ONLY in it for the money and he had no real drive or passion for the pro wrestling business.
Yes there is, but's behind a paywall so I don't mention it in the comments section. Google his name and 'shoot interview' and you should find what you're looking for. He gave one of the best shoots I've ever heard and I've heard quite a lot.
Yep. And the one time Booker T had to chance to hold the World title when it actually mattered was at WM 19 and they buried him in that match. By the time 2006 rolled around it was too late, they already blew it. And I agree that Smackdown title isn't the real world title. Look how its treated now. The WWE title is the real world title. Only black wrestler I think might have had chanced eventually woulda been Ahmed Johnson but he kept getting hurt.
Anderson is the only guy in that group I even give a crap about. He's one of the guys WWE dropped the ball with IMO. He was getting a good push and was over with the fans...and then of course the Breakfast Club had to intervene.
Yea Mark Henry has come a long way since the Sexual Chocolate days. Like I said, in 2011 they finally started booking him as a monster heel. He even beat Randy Orton clean for the title that year. Had he not got hurt he would have held the title longer, possibly all the way to Wrestlemania. A.P.A. was pretty popular. That was during the last golden age of tag teams in WWE. I never bought JBL as a world champion. The guy went from mid-card tag wrestler to world champ in like 2 months.
Unfortunately, he was. He was good at hiding it before the internet:sports.vice.com/en_ca/article/59y3nb/wwe-is-whitewashing-the-ultimate-warriors-bigoted-past
Yeah, JBL, being champ was ridiculous. Especially his character that was champion. It would've been a little more believable if he won it as "Bradshaw" or the character that was the other half of the A.P.A. Yeah, they were popular, but I like Simmons better as a singles competitor, especially as a heel. I guess sometimes you just get hooked a character, and I loved Simmons as the leader of The NOD. It's hard to believe Mark Henry has been in WWF for 16-17 years.
I agree with you. Unless it's changed, recently, there has NEVER been a black WWE Champion. I'm not talking about that stupid Smackdown heavyweight Championship belt, I'm talking the one that Cena holds right now. The Rock has African American heritage, but he's not 100% African American. Booker T. is the closest African American I can think of to be a main event guy, but I don't think he ever held that WWE title. JYD was my favorite wrestler when I was a kid.
Lol..stunning steve Austin could never be real or down to earth like Bad news brown..bad news is way too authentic..hes one of those old school brother from NY that speaks his mind(the era when NewYorkers said what they meant and meant what they said)..i like Steve Austin but it seemed like he was a front to me...even his wife said the whole "Stone cold" was all an act...
@Chargerchad I did a study of the legal case regarding the Self Destruction dvd lawsuit. One of the issues I talk about is the alleged Summerslam 91 hold up. I think Warrior's 1 million payment indirectly ties into the summerslam ordeal. I don't have the space to go into detail, but it was quite interesting.
I think Bad News is one of the biggest dropped balls/ahead of his time wrestlers of all time. And I really think the only reason he never became a huge, huge star in the states is because he was a strong, intelligent black man who even Andre the Giant feared. He was too tough and too smart for any promoter to feel he could control.
Antrizzle2009 They did have someone like BNB during the attitude era, but it was Stone Cold not Farooq. The heel type loner character who attacked faces and heels alike. BNB even would go after Jack Tunny they WWF president of the time. Stone Cold was meant to be this type of heel but the fans liked him.
Couple reasons why this isn't the case. For one, Hogan-Warrior was the first big face vs. face match at a major PPV in history. Secondly, I hate to say this but Bad News didn't have the "look" Warrior had and at the time period especially in WWF where you know Vince loves the bodybuilders, this was a major factor. Thirdly, yes race plays a factor. Very few black wrestlers got that over back then. I can probably count them on one hand, especially in the WWF. You had JYD, Koko, Bad News and...?
He was a real nice guy. Used to come into the gas station I worked at late at night. His knees were shot by then and he had a security company and did security at the mall.
Bad News lasted a little under three years in the WWF entering in early 1988 and leaving late in 1990. He never seems to be mentioned when discussing the heels of that era but he feuded with some of the big names during his short run.
Bad news was brought to wwf to be the top heel which he was that's why he was going up against the pipers. The Randy Savage s. And Jake the snake Roberts also the first wrestler in the wwf to put his hands on the president jack tunney vince promise bad news brown he would be the first black wwf champion but vince didn't keep his word so after summer slam 90 he left
R.I.P Bad News and Warrior
+LectricSigma(Σ) HE WAS AMAZING , I LOVED HIS STYLE, PLUS HE PUT PEOPLE OVER!!!!!!!! RESPCT AND R.I.P BAD NEWS!!!!!
As a kid I used to hate bad news it goes to show how good he was RIP
Bad News Brown was a great heel. The better the heels, the better the faces any company had. I had no idea Bad News helped Warrior like this. Too cool!
Without a great heel to get heat, the face can’t get over.... there’s nothing to triumph over. That’s always been true of professional wrestling. The heels are absolutely essential and the faces can only be as good as the heels they have to conquer.
PED GSP it makes perfect sense.
This is hilarious hopefully they are having their dinner in heaven RIP Ultimate Warrior and Bad News Brown
Bad News Brown is so underestimated. What a great talent in the ring, and I love watching his shoot videos on youtube. Thank you Bad News!!!!!
I remember Summer Slam 90. Jake brought the snake, Bad News brought the harlem sewer rats.
That was my first WWF event I ever saw.
I remember that, and the promos, with each saying his pet(s) were higher on the food chain, and would feed on the other(s). Bad News lowered a piece of raw meat into the rat cage in one.
Out came a bone
Harlum rats are the most vicious rat, dangerous like Bad News
I remember my first live wwf card my dad took me to in chattanooga tn was jan 8 1989. Main event was Bad News Brown vs Macho Man Randy Savage. Damn i miss the good ol days.
I like this, it felt honest. even if I am a warrior fan, it was a good story
Warrior fan too, but Bad News wasn't even putting Warrior down. It was just funny story.
I remember this guy as Bad News Allen, on a Calgary-based TV wrestling show.
Bad News was an Olympic Bronze Medalist in Judo and a 2 time Gold Medalist in the Pan Am Games.
what years?
+D2K Prime 1967 and 1975 Gold in the PAN AM GAMES, 1976 Bronze in Olympics (Montreal)
Yep, Bad News was for real.
John Banks
It's basically an Olympics for the Americas only. Been going on for over a half a century.
RIP Bad News Brown and The Ultimate Warrior
Goes to show that the "Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" was BS. I noticed that BNB, Ahmed Johnson, Paul Roma and many guys who don't care to kiss Vince's ass say that they actually liked Warrior and had nothing bad to say about him.
even Taker said good thinsg about him, said he wanted no part in the self-destruction video
+DirectorWestfield You're exactly right there, Along with a few other wrestlers like Tony Atlas, Macho Man, Kerry Von Erich ..Warrior worked with all those guys & not one of them ever burried him in any interviews ..I know Kerry died back in 93 but him & Warrior used to work for Kerry's fathers business in the WCCW
Randy Savage and Ultimate Warrior got along great too.
@@KHLB516 Bigot?Not against black wrestlers.Bad News Brown, Ahmed Johnson, Tony Atlas, Papa Shango, Slick all had good things to say about him.Against Gays?Well, he wasn't shy about his views on that subject...Piece of shit?A lot of people in the business liked him and a lot didn't.Seems like the ones that talked bad about him are the same ones that talk shit about every other wrestler(Hogan, Flair, Hart, Nash, Jake, Honky, Sid) so consider the source.
Guys who toed the company line were the ones to talk shit about warrior. The guy was eccentric but if you give an eccentric person a chance, you can appreciate where they are coming from
He sounds like a really good guy
rest in peace BAD NEWS BROWN
Hey, how did BNB die?
nighttrain1971 Heart attack about 6-7 years ago.
DouglasEdward84 he was my cousin
+Shadowmyths1 Which part of Queens did Bad News live? I thought it was St. Albans.
I love this story, it's one of my favorite stories. 😁
I was 18 rows back from the ring at Wrestlemania 6
Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior was worth $1 Million each
Bad News was a good worker! Miss him still!
Adam Copeland credit Bad News Brown for help him when he was getting started before WWF/E.
I like BNB. He seemed like a real down to earth guy and had cool stories.
Both great stories. Love the advice he gave Warrior!
Great story ! Bad News was business first always.
He was a good employee. He had a firm grasp on policy
The REAL Ultimate Warrior
I'm betting Bad News Brown is fighting The Ultimate Warrior in heaven right now.
Love the way this guy used to pin people. Foot on your chest , arm raised.
Black glove raised just like in the famous 1968 Olympics where two black athletes raised their one black glove fist straight up into the air as they were receiving their medals
"Warrior comes back and i say -Jim, are you ok" Lmao
I love to hear good Warrior stories and bad news brown don't Bullshit. Andre was probably hungover and in no state to fight but I don't think it would be wise to start a fight with him.
RIP all 3
Bad news was a legitimate bad ass. Check out his history. Much respect
He was also known in other territories as Bad News Allen
Again, look at the Jack Johnson-like character of James Earl Jones in the movie 'Great White Hope" to get a clue as to what BNB's act was about.
That because Bad News no losing was his Gimmick, he did not lose Non Big Matches by being pinned. Almost all his matches ended in non Finishes. Usually Double Countout or Double DQ. Whenever he did get pinned he made a lot more money. Kind of smart, especially back in the day.
If I'd gotten advice from Bad News that had paid off that well, I'd have bought him a dinner. :)
Bad News was an excellent opponent for the Warrior.
I'd like to see Bad News in the HOF.
I'd put him in but Vince won't. Left on bad terms.
Jon Stefanik McMahon should just let it go and have him inducted period.
MrBlackraven989 Well if Vince took into account his Olympic Judo background and his no alliance gimmick, that paved the way for Austin I'd say yes Vince should and would put him in.
Jon Stefanik vince promise bad news he would become the first black wwf champion and when vince didn't keep his promise bad news left the wwf I wanna say after summer slam 90 vs Jake the snake Roberts
krlm2280
Yes, that SummerSlam match against Jake was his last match in WWF.
Well you can say that guys who paid their dues for years, with little money, did it for the love of the business. While Warrior shot right to the top, so he did it for money. But there's no question that Warrior developed a great love for the wrestling business.
RIP too both men
If I were Jim or Warrior and Allen gave me that advice on getting a million dollars for my match against Hogan, I would have given him 50 grand for his advice. What is 50 grand out of a million for 20 minutes of work? That's my integrity.
I love what Bad news wife said about the Ultimate Warrior.... LMAO!!!!
Allen was a very honest person and in truth, most people are a mixed bag and he would tell you that straight up. When he talked about wrestlers he'd talk about their assets and liabilities. But I don't sense any bitterness or judgment when he speaks negatively of people unless its Piper or McMahon. He was revered in the locker because of that simple honesty. People who wanted the straight up scoop or advice talked to him. Sometimes we all need that no bullshit comrade to tell us what is up
Bad news had terribly bad knees which limited what he could do in the ring.
But his character was ahead of the times. Possibly a grandfather of the attitude era?
He was legitimately tough though. Bronze medalist in Judo during the 1976 Olympics. To this day he remains the only American to ever medal as a Heavyweight in Judo,
He had plenty more than that. Revisit him, the guy was a good worker. The only reason he seemed like a "pretty average heel" (quote from a different comment) is because he never got a proper push, really. But his legdrops put a certain other wrestler's to shame, and you know, plain black trunks, a shaved head, and a goatee, well, of course that would never get over with fans in a million years, right ;P
The man was ahead of his time, perhaps to a fault.
I agree but don't forget that he had a memorable feud with jake the snake roberts too. He had a possum that he called a harlem sewer rat to go against jakes snake damiaen The matches were pretty good too!
Bad News comes across as very down to earth.
Thanks for posting this. I never seen this side of him. Now I am even more bummed BNB is no longer with us. Great stuff there.
Love bad news . The stories these old guy have are better than than the shit they give us now .
Bad News Brown was awesome.
Bad News was a great character and obviously one hell of an athlete. He could have kicked anyone's ass in the WWF - he won the bronze medal in judo at the 1976 Olympics!
His character was based on James Earl Jones depiction of Jack Johnson in the move "The Great White Hope" which was popular during that time.
Rip bad news Allen Coage. A straight shooter and a hell of a nice guy.
Bad News was a nice guy. I sent him an e-mail through his Web site and he replied. It was much appreciated!
No disrespect to Bad News, because I do have respect for him, but anybody in the locker room could blow up the Warrior. Warrior had no cardio, he was all strength.
I still remember flipping channels and coming across a judo match during the Olympics back in the early 90s. One of the competitors caught my eye. "Wait, is that...naaaaah it can't be" i thought. Turns out it was fucking Bad News Brown.
I would love to have seen this guy in ufc
controversial bronze medalist in judo. my all time favourite wrestler
This might be a little thing, but I still remember the pop Ahmed got when he beat Goldust for the IC title. I remmeber thinking wow this guy could be huge. But I agree with everything you said about him. I always loved Ron Simmons. I met him when I was 10 years old and he was the nicest guy. I was in the Baltimore Arena the night he beat Vader for the WCW title, just a great moment. He should have gotten pushed as a main event heel in '96-97. Of coruse once Rock joined the NOD, that was over.
Seems like BNB was a nice guy :)
R f videos are the best shoots!
This just proves again that warrior wasn't n ass like some haters like to think, all interviews I heard they all say warrior wasn't a great wrestlers but he was a nice guy and they all respected him for what he did for the business, just like hogan not a great wrestler but he put wrestling on the map. Unlike hbk, hhh the bulldogs and so on, where all wrestlers say they. Were bullies and little bitches backstage always causing trouble
I just watched Warriors HOF speech and he mentions Bad News so I found this video.
I'm glad Warrior got to speak out at the HOF before his death. Hopefully the guy died with his heart at peace.
I agree - only after his death have I realized how prophetic warrior was. he was the fgood guy and Hogan is the lying pos. amazing. too bad he was so isolated and did not have any interest in being in the public eye. gajonka film universe has a trio of good articles on warrior pls check it out.
As people we all make mistakes, Warrior even talks about the mistakes he made and mentioned when he asked for extra money. He didn't deny it he said he was just 30 years old at the time. That's the true mark of a person. Having the class to admit when you were wrong. It was sad when he mentioned the Destruction DVD and said he was heart broken when the other wrestlers were talking about how he was a asshole in the locker room and he never was.
Disagree no one liked him and it was only about him fuck him
Untrue statement about Hogan not being able to wrestle. Go back and watch his AWA matches and early WWF matches on his first run with the company. He could wrestle. Blame Vince for that he is in the entertainment biz not the wrestling biz
Bad News Brown R.I.P. you were the MAN.
He looks like Bald Bull.
CLewey44 As opposed to Sami Zayn, who looks like Glass Joe.
I wish Bad News on Meng/Haku was on TH-cam. There was such a video but it disappeared.
which begs the question, why the hell isn't Haku in the Hall Of Fame?
I love this shoot
Last, you brought up the point of Stampede. Vince's attitude has always been if he didn't make you, he wasn't going to push you. Yes I realize Warrior had been Dingo Warrior, but in Vince's eyes he created the Ultimate Warrior character so that's the guy he's going to push. People don't realize that this business isn't just about wrestling ability and mic skills, it takes more than to get over in the mainstream. You need the look, the charisma, and the right backing by promoters.
Straight shooting dude.
If only Sean Oliver could have had a chance to sit down and do some shoot interviews with Bad News. I think they would be even more wild than the ones with Cornette.
dark match is a match that's before a televised card, but is not televised
Yes, I remember Ahmed. He was a big, strong dude, and got a huge push at the beginning. But yeah, he was injury prone, and he was very clumsy in the ring. Was not good on the mic at all. He was very hard to understand.
When he came back from one of his injuries, he was really out of shape, and never regained that pop he once had. I always thought Farooq should've been the champ. Ron Simmons was "Damn" good in the ring, and on the mic.
@ReymundoValdez - Yeah, Rey, you're aware that they had e-mail more than 4 years ago, right? The internet too. Believe it. Bad News had his own web site and was working on a book. And that all happened... yes... LONGER THAN FOUR YEARS BACK!!! Amazing!!!!!
None of those guys were as big as contemporaries in their era, tho they were draws I'll give you that. The Attitude Era had a BNB type character, his name was Farooq and the fans didn't play into him doing the "I'm black and I'm pissed off" stuff either.
his matches in the UWF and UWFi were great. specially he vs Sakuraba.
Nodoubt, Ahmed was pushed huge at the beginning. McMahon did always love those huge, strong, bigger than life wrestlers.
Another guy (although I don't think he's very good) that's been around forever, and has had Smackdown championship matches is, Mark Henry.
I didn't watch WCW. Hell, when Simmons came into The WWF in 1996 I had no idea who he was lol. Even though he was a heel, I was pissed when he didn't win The IC Belt against Owen Hart. Ron is definitely one of my favorites.
I don't think he hated the business in the ultimate sense. What I do believe is that he put a lot of passion into it (running in wild, passion acting, heavy lifting) that he sort of forced himself to hate something that he loves just for the sake of delivering a good show.
I think he had all these ideas about what it was and got there only to be severely disappointed.
So who would win a shoot fight between Bad News and Ron Simmons?
R.I.P BAD NEWS !!!!!!!
I actually like Mark Henry. I know he's not the greatest wrestler in the world, but I like how they've treated his character since 2011. If you're the strongest man in the world, you should be booked as an asskicking machine and they finally started treating him as such. Simmons was one of the biggest faces in WCW in the early 90's, next to Sting. It was especially a big deal cuz WCW was the "southern" promotion. They even did a racist angle with him and Harley Race when he was managing Vader.
rip bad news brown
'He was in it for the money'
Was anyone doing it for happy thoughts and rainbows?
I think he was trying to say that the Ultimate Warrior was ONLY in it for the money and he had no real drive or passion for the pro wrestling business.
It's not an insult. Brown always says he's in it for the money, too. It's why he doesn't mind putting guys over.
At the time there was a Jack Johnson revival going on and BNB created a wrestling version of it.
Yes there is, but's behind a paywall so I don't mention it in the comments section. Google his name and 'shoot interview' and you should find what you're looking for. He gave one of the best shoots I've ever heard and I've heard quite a lot.
Yep. And the one time Booker T had to chance to hold the World title when it actually mattered was at WM 19 and they buried him in that match. By the time 2006 rolled around it was too late, they already blew it. And I agree that Smackdown title isn't the real world title. Look how its treated now. The WWE title is the real world title. Only black wrestler I think might have had chanced eventually woulda been Ahmed Johnson but he kept getting hurt.
Anderson is the only guy in that group I even give a crap about. He's one of the guys WWE dropped the ball with IMO. He was getting a good push and was over with the fans...and then of course the Breakfast Club had to intervene.
Great guy RIP
WOOO HOO, BAKERSFIELD!!
@ReymundoValdez - But you're right, I should have said I sent him an e-mail "a while back" rather than just "I sent him an e-mail."
Taz? I was never quite sure if he was black or dark-skinned Italian.
Yea Mark Henry has come a long way since the Sexual Chocolate days. Like I said, in 2011 they finally started booking him as a monster heel. He even beat Randy Orton clean for the title that year. Had he not got hurt he would have held the title longer, possibly all the way to Wrestlemania. A.P.A. was pretty popular. That was during the last golden age of tag teams in WWE. I never bought JBL as a world champion. The guy went from mid-card tag wrestler to world champ in like 2 months.
now i know ultimate warrior wasn't racist
he may have been a homophobe and a jerk but never racist.
Unfortunately, he was. He was good at hiding it before the internet:sports.vice.com/en_ca/article/59y3nb/wwe-is-whitewashing-the-ultimate-warriors-bigoted-past
Yeah, JBL, being champ was ridiculous. Especially his character that was champion. It would've been a little more believable if he won it as "Bradshaw" or the character that was the other half of the A.P.A.
Yeah, they were popular, but I like Simmons better as a singles competitor, especially as a heel. I guess sometimes you just get hooked a character, and I loved Simmons as the leader of The NOD.
It's hard to believe Mark Henry has been in WWF for 16-17 years.
bad news is awesome
I agree with you. Unless it's changed, recently, there has NEVER been a black WWE Champion. I'm not talking about that stupid Smackdown heavyweight Championship belt, I'm talking the one that Cena holds right now. The Rock has African American heritage, but he's not 100% African American. Booker T. is the closest African American I can think of to be a main event guy, but I don't think he ever held that WWE title.
JYD was my favorite wrestler when I was a kid.
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Why does Stone Cold's character remind me of Bad News Brown's character? Was Bad News Brown the original Stone Cold? Lol
Lol..stunning steve Austin could never be real or down to earth like Bad news brown..bad news is way too authentic..hes one of those old school brother from NY that speaks his mind(the era when NewYorkers said what they meant and meant what they said)..i like Steve Austin but it seemed like he was a front to me...even his wife said the whole "Stone cold" was all an act...
@@LOGICAL-JAY lol yeah I was basically saying Steve stole Bad News Brown concept
100% facts
@Chargerchad I did a study of the legal case regarding the Self Destruction dvd lawsuit.
One of the issues I talk about is the alleged Summerslam 91 hold up. I think Warrior's 1 million payment indirectly ties into the summerslam ordeal. I don't have the space to go into detail, but it was quite interesting.
Bad News sounded like a real nice guy ..a well missed star to say the least
I think Bad News is one of the biggest dropped balls/ahead of his time wrestlers of all time. And I really think the only reason he never became a huge, huge star in the states is because he was a strong, intelligent black man who even Andre the Giant feared. He was too tough and too smart for any promoter to feel he could control.
Antrizzle2009 They did have someone like BNB during the attitude era, but it was Stone Cold not Farooq. The heel type loner character who attacked faces and heels alike. BNB even would go after Jack Tunny they WWF president of the time. Stone Cold was meant to be this type of heel but the fans liked him.
+kgp8 Schultz was too crazy too be left by himself. He got fired for threatening to beat up Mr. T.
Couple reasons why this isn't the case. For one, Hogan-Warrior was the first big face vs. face match at a major PPV in history. Secondly, I hate to say this but Bad News didn't have the "look" Warrior had and at the time period especially in WWF where you know Vince loves the bodybuilders, this was a major factor. Thirdly, yes race plays a factor. Very few black wrestlers got that over back then. I can probably count them on one hand, especially in the WWF. You had JYD, Koko, Bad News and...?
a million for wrestlemania 6! Infaltion probably has that about 4 million today.