View Full Version : Breaking News: Major WWE Name Fired
Watson
07-19-2005, 02:37 AM
From Wrestlezone.com:
"Earl Hebner was fired by WWE Monday after allegedly selling merchandise without authorization.
Dave Hebner has NOT been fired although he has apparently been disciplined for being a part of the act.
Hebner had refereed most main events on PPV for the past decade. More as we get it."
Nick Venom
07-19-2005, 02:42 AM
This only means one thing:
The return of Danny Davis is near!
den1982
07-19-2005, 02:43 AM
what
Savio
07-19-2005, 02:45 AM
Link?
FearedSanctity
07-19-2005, 02:49 AM
You can't just fucking go to the site credited?
http://wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=123758203
Zen v.W.o.
07-19-2005, 02:51 AM
ahahahahaha....Earl screwed Earl! And what perfect karma..his last tv appearance saw him being low blowed by a worthless diva wannabe!
FearedSanctity
07-19-2005, 02:55 AM
I can see it now...
"The following contest is the main event of the evening. When the bell rings, the man in charge, TNA Senior Official Earl Hebner..."
KayfabeMan
07-19-2005, 03:01 AM
Selling merchandise without authorization?
That's a new one.
Hired Hitman
07-19-2005, 03:33 AM
Hang in there Dave.
The Mackem
07-19-2005, 04:24 AM
I'm calling bullshit on this. As soon as somebody tries to push him out of the door, he'll push them back. Good old Earl.
Dave Youell
07-19-2005, 04:28 AM
Hang in there Dave.
Ok i'll try, this news has just kind of hit me hard y'know :'(
Pegasus Crawford
07-19-2005, 04:37 AM
Next thing you know Earl will be posting on a website trashing the WWE and how he was screwed.
Then we'll see Earl show up unannounced during a main event and attack the referee in charge of the main event.
Impact!
07-19-2005, 05:06 AM
I thought he was supposed to be retireing after wrestlemania 21
The Ravishing One
07-19-2005, 05:11 AM
Ok i'll try, this news has just kind of hit me hard y'know :'(
:rofl:
Skippord
07-19-2005, 06:02 AM
Somewhere Bret Hart is laughing
I'll miss the little penis.
Shaggy
07-19-2005, 08:09 AM
So......does this mean the you screwed Earl chants are gonna start?
Mike the Metal Ed
07-19-2005, 08:14 AM
:(
Hired Hitman
07-19-2005, 08:31 AM
:rofl:
What? I was talking about him.
:shifty:
SuperSlim
07-19-2005, 08:32 AM
dang
God damn... I just checked this up and it's also on the Observer's site.
Best. Ref. Ever.
:'(
PorkSoda
07-19-2005, 08:41 AM
I have no idea what selling merchandise without authorization means....but it sounds like a really stupid way to get fired.
Watch, Chris Jericho is going to get fired next for changing the batteries in the TV remote control without Vince's permission.
I have no idea what selling merchandise without authorization means....but it sounds like a really stupid way to get fired.
Watch, Chris Jericho is going to get fired next for changing the batteries in the TV remote control without Vince's permission.
Vince: THOSE BATTERIES EXPIRE IN 2009! I WANTED 2011! YOU'RE FIRED!
Dave Youell
07-19-2005, 10:23 AM
Boo fucking hoo
Why does it not surprise me that your not mourning the loss of Hebner :)
BatistaBomb
07-19-2005, 11:15 AM
you cant even make an honest living these days without getting fired lol
Danny Electric
07-19-2005, 11:25 AM
So he's the guy who secretly sold all those old Oddities t-shirts.
Innovator
07-19-2005, 11:28 AM
Ok he did screw Bret
BUT
He also counted the 3 for Jericho's title win over HHH, we can't forget this
Ok he did screw Bret
BUT
He also counted the 3 for Jericho's title win over HHH, we can't forget this
He's also the one who reversed that decision.
Even though he was forced to, he technically screwed Jericho as well.
:shifty:
Innovator
07-19-2005, 12:13 PM
Chioda came to the defense of HHH, saying it was a fast count.
Morgan
07-19-2005, 12:15 PM
Am I the only one saddened by this?
Chioda came to the defense of HHH, saying it was a fast count.
But Hebner still reversed the decision for the safety of himself.
PureHatred
07-19-2005, 12:57 PM
So was he selling merchandise that "fell off the truck" or something?
PureHatred
07-19-2005, 12:58 PM
So was he selling merchandise that "fell off the truck" on the black market or something?
Savio
07-19-2005, 01:00 PM
Somewhere Bret Hart is laughingI think he was sleeping when you said that.
Pepsi Man
07-19-2005, 01:05 PM
Holy shit. Pretty surprising news.
On the whole Bret issue, Bret really never came off as having too much heat with Earl over the Survivor Series issue. Shame on Earl for swearing on his kids and it being a lie, but the man has a family to support.
PureHatred
07-19-2005, 01:36 PM
Beyond Bret & montreal, when I think of Hebner I think of the Saturday Night's Main Event where Dibiase brought in Dave Hebner to give Hogan the fast count against Andre the Giant. The fact that there were twin Hebners wasn't widely known so Hogan cut this insane promo about Dibiase paying for cloning or plastic surgery or something.
When it was obvious there was two refs AND Andre handed over the title to Dibiase, the crowd lost it.
Good times.
Shadow
07-19-2005, 01:41 PM
Well there isn't anything about this on wwe.com so............we'll see.
though I sorta doubt Earl got fired, no matter how many wrestling websites this news is on.
Someone1001
07-19-2005, 02:18 PM
Now he can join Matt Hardy on his crusade and ref all his 'unofficial' matches! And if some of the other released talent joins him...it'll be like the nWo all over again! Except with fired wrestlers!
The Mackem
07-19-2005, 02:46 PM
I hope this leads to another referee strike. Best referee related angle ever.
Disturbed316
07-19-2005, 04:34 PM
LOL unlucky
Johnny Vegas
07-19-2005, 04:40 PM
Somewhere Bret Hart is laughing
The One
07-19-2005, 05:00 PM
I liked Earl, my personal favorite ref.
vampiro03
07-19-2005, 06:14 PM
Beyond Bret & montreal, when I think of Hebner I think of the Saturday Night's Main Event where Dibiase brought in Dave Hebner to give Hogan the fast count against Andre the Giant. The fact that there were twin Hebners wasn't widely known so Hogan cut this insane promo about Dibiase paying for cloning or plastic surgery or something.
When it was obvious there was two refs AND Andre handed over the title to Dibiase, the crowd lost it.
Good times.
yep i still remember that to this day as one of the wtf moments in wrestling.lol I was like 12 or something. awesome memories.
Batsu
07-19-2005, 06:21 PM
"Unauthorized merchandise sales?" What, is Hebner pushing crack on the WWE clock?
ilt_undertaker
07-19-2005, 06:30 PM
I thought it was the weed at first, then my jaw dropped.
So sad :(
Corkscrewed
07-19-2005, 06:32 PM
wow, surprising.
I'll bet he was selling it to an undercover agent, and that agent turned out to be Bret Hart, and Bret told Vince, cuz the two of them talk now. And now Bret's laughing at home.
:shifty:
Corkscrewed
07-19-2005, 06:33 PM
And "unauthorized merchandise sales" prolly means he was selling WWE souvenirs w/o telling the WWE and pocketing the profits.
Innovator
07-19-2005, 06:38 PM
He owns a store, I guess he was selling stuff without their permission
Mr. Marcus
07-19-2005, 06:48 PM
I'm more of a Nick Patrick fan.
Watson
07-19-2005, 06:54 PM
Here's a few more details on the story.
From Wrestlezone.com:
"We have heard from several readers that Earl Hebner and his brother used to run a wrestling merchandise and patio furniture store out of Richmond, Va. that sold replica belts, CDs, PPV chairs and more. This could be a possible reason for his firing. We do know that he was released and Dave, his twin brother, is under investigation. Keep in mind that Dave was in charge of merchandising sales at local arena's for house shows so this could be a much larger deal than first thought."
There's an interesting combination for a store. Patio furniture and wrestling merchandise.
Watson
07-19-2005, 07:00 PM
LOL no doubt
PureHatred
07-19-2005, 07:37 PM
There's an interesting combination for a store. Patio furniture and wrestling merchandise.
Totally thinking the same thing.
What was their motto "You'll come in for the folding chairs...but you'll STAY for the replica luchadore masks."???
PureHatred
07-19-2005, 07:44 PM
Also, if this is something Dave & Earl are going to be fired for, they were probably doing more than just selling licensed products without permission. There's a good possibility that they were skimming merchandise to sell at their store.
So they really are EVIL twins.
Next week Vince will come down and cut a promo on somthing like ass kissing . Earl will hop the barracade on the right . Chop block Vince in his bad leg. Then Dave will come from the left. Get in there and put the crossface on Vince. Then like 60 security guards will come down and all we will see is Earl and Dave on the bottom of the pile biting ankles.
I'm more of a Nick Patrick fan.
i say they will move him to raw now or charles robinson.
vampiro03
07-19-2005, 08:05 PM
Next week Vince will come down and cut a promo on somthing like ass kissing . Earl will hop the barracade on the right . Chop block Vince in his bad leg. Then Dave will come from the left. Get in there and put the crossface on Vince. Then like 60 security guards will come down and all we will see is Earl and Dave on the bottom of the pile biting ankles.
you think they will scream "ROH Ring of Honor, baby"
LOL when I think 'Major WWE Name', I think a wrestler and not a referee :|
He was getting old and some of his counts pretty sloppy so I won't miss him that much.
vampiro03
07-19-2005, 08:27 PM
who's next? howard finkel?? wtf is the world coming to?
.44 Magdalene
07-19-2005, 09:09 PM
YOU SCREWED HEBNER *Clapclapclapclapclap* YOU SCREWED HEBNER...
Gouda
07-19-2005, 09:15 PM
This doesn't bode well. They're on to the Merchandise Smuggling Ring operated by the referees.
They know too much. Yes.
Someone could get hurt.
The One
07-19-2005, 09:16 PM
YOU SCREWED...um...is there anyone left? Everyone gets screwed in this business.
vampiro03
07-19-2005, 09:30 PM
YOU SCREWED...um...is there anyone left? Everyone gets screwed in this business.
:rofl:
how true! where is an ex-wwf/e wrestler happy with his retirement and still talking to vince. billy graham's (HOF who recently kissed vince's ass to get in)excluded.
weather vane
07-19-2005, 09:39 PM
That's brutal that he got fired. He is THE referee of wrestling.
The One
07-19-2005, 09:47 PM
I miss the days of Teddy Schlong still being ref.
Corkscrewed
07-20-2005, 12:57 AM
Totally thinking the same thing.
What was their motto "You'll come in for the folding chairs...but you'll STAY for the replica luchadore masks."???
Nah... more like "come here to by that replica belt for your backyard fed, but stay to buy the 14 tables and 23 lawn chairs you're gonna break to win it!"
Volchok
07-20-2005, 01:05 AM
Man don't fuck with Vinces money.. thats worse then fuckin with his family.
den1982
07-20-2005, 04:17 AM
they need someone to fired because of cut back earl hebner got his walk paper
The Mackem
07-20-2005, 07:30 AM
umm what?
Volchok
07-20-2005, 11:11 AM
Wtf did you just say den?
Vastardikai
07-20-2005, 12:27 PM
Huk't on Fonix werk't fer me!
;)
Corkscrewed
07-20-2005, 03:04 PM
The number of red dots he has corresponds to how many IQ points he has! :)
Anybody Thrilla
07-20-2005, 04:00 PM
I'll miss the little penis.
Fear not, you still have your own little penis to get on with. :wave:
Watson
07-20-2005, 08:37 PM
Looks like Dave's gone now.
From Wrestlezone.com:
Credit: PWInsider.com
"We have it confirmed that Dave Hebner, twin brother of Earl Hebner and WWE referee, has been released from the company. We believe we was finally informed of this yesterday.
His twin brother Earl was released on Monday, due to selling merchandise illegally."
Loose Cannon
07-20-2005, 08:40 PM
I didn't even know Dave still worked for the company. What did he do?
Shadow
07-20-2005, 08:52 PM
I didn't even know Dave still worked for the company. What did he do?
Sold merchandise illegaly...duh.
Watson
07-20-2005, 10:41 PM
I didn't even know Dave still worked for the company. What did he do?
On ObsessedWithWrestling.com he's listed under "Administration".
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