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...IN HD!!!!
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WWE bringing back Johnny Stamboli
It was announced at last night's Impact Zone Wrestling indy show in Arizona that Johnny Stamboli has been rehired by WWE. Stamboli himself stated that he will be back on the road in a couple of weeks working dark matches and house shows. Stamboli worked a dark match prior to the 7/31 SmackDown tapings under the ring name "The Unknown Wrestler."
Stamboli was released by WWE in November of 2004. Since his departure from WWE, he has worked overseas in Japan, Italy and Mexico. He has also undergone a complete character overhaul as he now performs under the name REDRUM -- which is "murder" spelled backwards. His gimmick is a horror gimmick. He puts on Boogeyman-style makeup and wears a Vader-like mask over his head. He also pours a red liquid all over his body, which is supposed to be blood. If he makes it back onto TV, it'll likely be under the REDRUM gimmick. Stamboli was in the news earlier in the year because his real name, Jon Hugger, was published in government documents as being linked to a drug ring that was being investigated. In March of this year, the official website of Sports Illustrated posted an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH drug ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Oscar Gutierrez aka Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, Adam "Edge" Copeland, Gregory Helms and Eddie Guerrero. There were a few other wrestling names shown in the government documents, but they weren't revealed in the article, likely because they weren't that significant. The names were linked to David Wilbirt, a shady doctor out of Phoenix, as having been prescribed steroids by him. The Drug Enforcement Agency investigated Wilbirt for allegedly writing 3,879 prescriptions between November 2001 and April 2005, all for "patients" who had requested drugs over the Internet. Three other wrestling names came out in April and they were former WWE stars Matt Bloom (A-Train aka Giant Bernard), Jon Heidenreich and Jon Hugger (Johnny Stamboli). Those three individuals were cited in the documents for having been prescribed steroids by Dr. David Wilbirt. In total, there were eleven professional wrestlers listed in the documents, but only eight were revealed. The three people not listed are believed to be wrestlers that were in WWE in 2004-05 that are no longer with the company. Credit: PWInsider ![]() Sign up for Goozex to trade in your old games for new ones. (Click banner)http://www.yourfree360games.com/index.php?ref=232348 Sign up under me and receive FREE X-Box 360 games. You can get Guitar Hero: World Tour Guitar Bundle, Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, Fable II, and MORE! Very easy to do, PM me for added info. |
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They/Them
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-urns.
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Cranky Kong
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I liked Johnny Stamboli. Not so sure about this Redrum thing, though.
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I actually like the prospect of it.
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It's a blood match!
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Ehhhh.... Like the above... I like Stamboli but Redrum... we already have Boogeyman. Rep for anyone who can find clips or photos of Redrum.
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It's a blood match!
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Ehhhh.... Like the above... I like Stamboli but Redrum... we already have Boogeyman. Rep for anyone who can find clips or photos of Redrum.
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Cranky Kong
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Apparently he beat Chavo in his dark match.
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It's a blood match!
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I dunno if this is right, but its is Stamboli in AJPW. |
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Tîm Defaid
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Lol and I posted this guy's name in the 'Wrestler's most people have forgotten about' thread yesterday.
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It's a blood match!
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...IN HD!!!!
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He was a part of a storyline in Japan where he was the second Great Muta.
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President of Freedonia
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He'll be going to ECW to feud with Boogeyman, surely. Probably will be dubbed Boogeyman's more evil twin or some shit
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Cranky Kong
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I don't know what to think about that picture.
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FIT Challenge Slag People
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Okay, two down, five to go. The Natural Born Thrillers are finally taking over!!!
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Boss
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FINALLY! I told myself I wasn't gonna watch WWE until Johnny came back. HERE COMES THE RATINGS!!!
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Johnny Stamboli was never great, but he was never horrible, either. This isn't an awful signing. The guy has probably improved leaps and bounds since working in Japan. I don't care how cynical some of you bastards are, Japan helps polish the abilities of guys. It doesn't make someone a great wrestler overnight, but Stamboli has been working regularly over there for like three years now. I doubt he would have gotten worse.
This Redrum thing could be good, but it could be awful, as well. The Boogeyman character was actually a fairly cool concept when it was first introduced, it was just horribly executed, and way to cartoony. Sure, Redrum may be cartoony, but it has the chance to be cartoony in the sense that adult Japanese anime is cartoony. The Boogeyman is just cheese. ECW seems like the place for him. He can work with guys like John Morrison, CM Punk and Elijah Burke. I get the feeling they might stick him with Matt Striker, and have Striker become kind of the manager of both Redrum and Big Daddy V, before V heads over to SmackDown!. |
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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Boss
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It was a joke Noid...a joke.
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Boss
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Well now you're stepping on my joke.
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With the increased ruckus about this steroid thing, and even more suspensions coming, I don't think we'll see Johnny Stamboli get re-hired for some time yet. It doesn't go with the WWE firing Mike Bucci. Why fire someone from the list just to hire someone else who is on it. I also fear for the contract of Funaki, to be honest. Don't ask me why. I always considered Funaki a lifer, and a solid enough worker who does his job with enough gusto to stick around, but now he has an offense to his name, he could be considered vulnerable. Plus, Scotty 2 Hotty proved that cruiserweight jobbers who have been with the company for ages are never immune. Let's hope that my gut is not right, and Funaki remains misused for many years to come.
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RIP SABU
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my... GOD! Umaga and Boogeyman gave birth to that ugly thing??? |
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*blarg*
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Isn't Johmmy Stamboli the guy who shattered his pelvis doing an Alabama Jam?
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Cranky Kong
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A shattered pelvis sounds really uncomfortable.
Remember when Stamboli attempted a springboard leg drop to the outside of the ring and cracked his ass bone? |
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lol looks so ridiculous with the big bull tattoo..like come on
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