WWF/WWE Fifty Greatest Wrestlers

[Darwin Henderson]

Originally Posted by KayfabeMan It's also great that Vince has messed over 1/2 the people on that list.He mentions them as people who are the 50 greatest in WWF ever,yet he has ****ed em' over Most notably,a TRUE legend in Bruno Sammartino,Women's Champion Wendi Richter,and George Steele.

What did he do to Sammartino? I've heard they fell out over something but I dont know what.
And what happened to Richter and Steele?

[KayfabeMan]

Originally Posted by Darwin Henderson What did he do to Sammartino? I've heard they fell out over something but I dont know what. And what happened to Richter and Steele?

Richter - She was supposed to work a masked jobber named
"Spider Lady" back in the mid-80's at MSG..At that point,she
was Women's Champion,but was working without a contract.
Vince wanted her to sign a contract to assure that his title-
holder would remain with him,and she refused to do so before
this show (due to her being promised a certain amount of $$
and then according to the contract getting less).

Vince got pissed and had Moolah wear the Spider-Lady mask
and outfit,and she rolled up Wendi with an extremely fast 3
by the referee,becoming the new Women's Champion; and in
the process,ending Richter's active wrestling career with all
major promotions.Some say that this was an angle,but it has
been said by various people "in the know" that it is definitely
not.

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Sammartino - Sammartino worked hard for Vince for many
years.He decided he wanted out of the business around the
time that his son David decided that he wanted to get in.

Vince told Bruno to come back and work with them,as he
(Vince) "wanted to maintain the old-school ways",yet af-
ter Bruno signed on,they went off in the completely new
direction,and left Bruno working in a situation he did not
want to be in.

They then had Bruno come back and wrestle on several
occasions to "get David over",but obviously it was just
for the $$ that Bruno working got in,because after Bruno
tagging with David on several occasions,etc.. David was
put right back into dark matches,and was never pushed
as was promised.

He also messed Bruno out of some money,and when it
came time for A&E to do their history of wrestling spe-
cial,they needed WWF footage.Vince told them (A&E)
that they could not show footage of Bruno,or even do
an interview with him to air on the show (esentially th-
ey couldn't mention him at all - which was the case),or
he wouldn't give them the rights to use the footage &
interview his wrestlers.

He also tried to block Bruno from being inducted into
the MSG Hall of Fame.Very spiteful and disrespectful
to a guy who carried your company for many years...

[Darwin Henderson]

Originally Posted by KayfabeMan Richter - She was supposed to work a masked jobber named "Spider Lady" back in the mid-80's at MSG..At that point,she was Women's Champion,but was working without a contract. Vince wanted her to sign a contract to assure that his title- holder would remain with him,and she refused to do so before this show (due to her being promised a certain amount of $$ and then according to the contract getting less). Vince got pissed and had Moolah wear the Spider-Lady mask and outfit,and she rolled up Wendi with an extremely fast 3 by the referee,becoming the new Women's Champion; and in the process,ending Richter's active wrestling career with all major promotions.Some say that this was an angle,but it has been said by various people "in the know" that it is definitely not. *** Sammartino - Sammartino worked hard for Vince for many years.He decided he wanted out of the business around the time that his son David decided that he wanted to get in. Vince told Bruno to come back and work with them,as he (Vince) "wanted to maintain the old-school ways",yet af- ter Bruno signed on,they went off in the completely new direction,and left Bruno working in a situation he did not want to be in. They then had Bruno come back and wrestle on several occasions to "get David over",but obviously it was just for the $$ that Bruno working got in,because after Bruno tagging with David on several occasions,etc.. David was put right back into dark matches,and was never pushed as was promised. He also messed Bruno out of some money,and when it came time for A&E to do their history of wrestling spe- cial,they needed WWF footage.Vince told them (A&E) that they could not show footage of Bruno,or even do an interview with him to air on the show (esentially th- ey couldn't mention him at all - which was the case),or he wouldn't give them the rights to use the footage & interview his wrestlers. He also tried to block Bruno from being inducted into the MSG Hall of Fame.Very spiteful and disrespectful to a guy who carried your company for many years...

Vince will shit on anyone wont he. Wasnt Bruno champ for about 6 or 7 years.