Comments on: Hart Foundation!

By: MRobert21

MRobert21 — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:28:29 +0000

Type Ricky Steamboat into the http://www.wwe.com search engine and it comes up with a million listings for him on their site including in their pay areas (which generate royalties). Type in Richard Blood on the same http://www.wwe.com search engine and it comes up with 2 entries, neither of which are related to Ricky Steamboat / Richard Blood. Therefore, I am still calling bunk on this Ricky Steamboat does not own his name crap (meltzer thinks he knows more about wrestling than he actually does). Besides, it would not matter to McMahon even if it was true because it would cost him no more money than if he just gave the cash to Ricky because he would just be giving the same cash to Bonnie instead.

Celebrities get divorced all the time and none of them ever lose all rights to their names. At most Bonnie would be entitled to a portion of the money he made off of the name, but she had nothing to do with creating it so she has no ownership claim (Steve Austin and his ex wife Jeannie both say she came up with the Stone Cold name, yet she never got any ownership of that name in their divorce). I know Flair and Steamboat were pushing Vince to let them do something at Wrestlemania last year. Vince knew it would stink and gave them a big no.

By: fg76

fg76 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:02:44 +0000

Who was the one that ended up filing for divorce? I wouldn’t be shocked if Bonnie did it, because she ALWAYS sounded like a money grubber by some of the articles I read about her; but I doubt the Steamer ever had the guts to divorce her and tell her to f off. Then again, maybe he feared she’d win rights to the name or something. HOW THE F**K DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN? Does the man have no money? And what friggin purpose does it give her to have the name; if the WWE can get by not paying her by editing the name out?

I mean Vince will allow Hogan to win matches due to him owning the rights to “Hulk Hogan,” but they won’t pay Steamboat’s ex? Typical.

By: flair4dagold

flair4dagold — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:23:21 +0000

Thanks dude.

By: jmfabianorpl

jmfabianorpl — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:53:31 +0000

I am disappointed in the lack of coverage for the world HQ skit. That was on the World’s Greatest Managers DVD and it was BIZARRE. Highlights include: Gene going heel on numerous vapid females, playbills being passed off as wrestling awards, a random woman running down the halls screaming (with no punchline to that particular joke), and Bret saying how Stu approves of his cavorting. Oh, and the “We didn’t lose!” chant.

By: thejoeinme

thejoeinme — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:02:57 +0000

Oh, and the divorce apparently happened after the Flair and 80s Stars sets were released.

By: thejoeinme

thejoeinme — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:02:05 +0000

I saw it verified in wikipedia, but it’s not where I heard it first. Someone on InsidePulse reported it, after the RAW Homecoming special when Flair had Dusty, Arn, and Piper and all those guys out with him.

Wikipedia also stated that Steamboat wanted to come out of retirement to wrestle Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXII. I refuse to believe that, because I don’t think even Vince is stupid enough to pass up a match like that, in the same city (and possibly the same arena) where, 15 years prior, Steamboat won the World Title from Flair. No, no, no. Vince can’t possibly be that stupid. (And I’m not being sarcastic there.)

By: Scott Keith

Scott Keith — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:58:39 +0000

On what, Steamboat’s name issues? Meltzer said in an issue of the WON that Bonnie does indeed own the rights to his name, and on any further WWE releases he would be referred to as “Richard Blood” or “The former Ricky Steamboat”, or something along those lines.

By: flair4dagold

flair4dagold — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:47:53 +0000

Scott, can you shed any light?

By: flair4dagold

flair4dagold — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:43:14 +0000

Now i’m curious as to this is true or not. Here’s a link to an article from insidepulse.

Scott, do you know the answer to this riddle?

http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/61916/2006/10/15/plans-for-wrestlemania-benoit-lillian-garcia-and-the-ecw-title.html

By: MRobert21

MRobert21 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:58:03 +0000

I would not believe Wikpedia if they told me rain was wet. Wikpedia is known for their false wrestling stories. I have been reading internet wrestling sites for 7 years and never heard of Ricky Steamboat not owning his own name. As somebody else said, all Steamboat has to do is change his name legally as Rick Rude and Warrior had done.

All WWF video releases (like the Ric Flair box set) have used the name Ricky Steamboat. Everytime Steamboat is on television or the internet he is called Steamboat. On Greatest Wrestling Stars Of The 1980’s he is called Steamboat. Steamboat’s name has nothing to do with him not having a box set (most of his best stuff is already out on DVD).

The nature of the business now is that guys do not want to be in a team long term. Every guy thinks he is going to be the next Shawn Michaels as soon as he gets out of his team (none count on being the Jannetty). Wrestlers do not like being reliant on their partners for bookings and promoters rather deal with talent as individuals and not teams. Then, there is the case of guys like Ricky Morton and Hawk who might have had singles runs if they did not stay in tag teams too long.

I think Danny Davis was Mister X in WWF then became a referee because he sucked so bad in the ring. I will always say the decision to job Tito and the Bulldogs to Davis killed all their heat and was the beginning of their WWF downfall. I love that skit where they visit the Hart Foundation headquarters. I appreciate the Hart Foundation more now than I did during the 1980’s.