On this date in WWF history: Shaving Ryan's Privates
by Jesse Holland on Jan 25, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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Hello, Cagesiders.
On the January 25, 1999, edition of World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Monday Night RAW, perennial mid-carder Val Venis gave pro wrestling fans a sneak peek at his latest adult movie, starring none other than Ryan Shamrock, the (kayfabe) sister of former UFC pioneer Ken Shamrock.
In reality, she was wrestling valet Alicia Webb.
"The Big Valbowski" titled it "Sister Act," also known as "Shaving Ryan's Privates" (a parody of Steven Spielberg's 1998 war film) and used his gimmick, that of a male porno actor, to further his feud with "The World's Most Dangerous man" by, well, banging his sister in the shower.
Watch him shave Ryan's privates, after the jump.
The two would eventually face off at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, with Venis defeating Shamrock (with the help of special guest referee Billy Gunn) to win the Intercontinental Championship; however, he would break up with Ryan and drop the strap to Road Dogg all within the span of a month.
Good times.
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The Vince Russo payoff to this was supposed to be an incest storyline between Ken and his storyline sister Ryan, but Ken wisely nixed that idea. Then Ken and Alicia hooked up in real life, as so often happens in these cases.
Very good story. I like when the mid card actually has something to do other than getting their backs broken.
Suum Cuique
by Rawuncutnxrated on Jan 25, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
You make a good point
I didn’t want Val Venis in my main events, but I definitely enjoyed watching him on TV. Midcard wrestler doesn’t have to be a dirty word.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Jan 25, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You know something ladies...
The Big Valboski is a lot like concrete mix: you just get it a little wet, take a step back, and watch it get rock hard.
you know something ladies....
The Big Valbowski is a lot like a clock, you put two hands and a face on it, and it’ll tell you exactly what time it is…
"Cruelty, It’s not giving another person what they want. That’s our mindset on defense, to go out and play with everything we have and not give the other team anything." -Patrick Willis
The big Valbowski is like a well trained dog. I come when I’m called.
by 8bitDan on Jan 25, 2012 2:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Didn’t John Bobbit save him right before it happened?
by davidhamilton83 on Jan 25, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, he turned off the lights. That and shrinkage from a cold chopping block saved Val.
Really.
Yes, really.
by ThisOneGoesToEleven on Jan 25, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
You had to love the attitude era
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
"Clemson should've stopped turning the ball over" Dana Holgorsen when asked about running up the score in the Orange Bowl
by WVPiratesfan on Jan 25, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
This is what made the WWF back then frigging awesome
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 25, 2012 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Val Venis
A God among men
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
"Clemson should've stopped turning the ball over" Dana Holgorsen when asked about running up the score in the Orange Bowl
Does anyone else find it ironic
That towards the end of the WWE’s run as the “WWF”, it was all about the entertainment. Almost every mid-carder had a discernable character, a catchphrase, and the ability and time allowed to cut somewhat of a promo. Then the WWF turns into the WWE with a focus on “Entertainment” and it turns into a few main eventers squashing the rest of the roster every Monday and Thursday/Friday night.
The turn to "entertainment" a long time coming
It started with Vince in court for both the steroids and not wanting to pay a sports tax that most states have. I think following the Invasion storyline they wanted to change the name on their own. The World Wildlife Foundation just forced their hand and shortened the time frame.
So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out
by C. J. Bradford on Jan 25, 2012 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
I've been saying it for a while, but the reason wrestling was so much better was because of a livelier midcard
And, they were better because, asides for better time management, all the midcarders were different, had personalities, and people actually liked/disliked/cared about them and what happened.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 25, 2012 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone ever recall seeing the "WWF: Banned in Canada 1998" video?
Remember seeing it on Youtube a long time ago, but it has since been taken down. Val Venis and his…exploits up until that point (Marlena, presumably part of Ryan Shamrock) were one segment, along with DX “invading” WCW, presumably something with Stone Cold, and some other stuff. 1998 into 1999 was probably the best time of wrestling I can remember.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
Ryder or Riot #WWWYKI
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 25, 2012 7:24 PM EST reply actions
you know something ladies...
The Big Valbowski was my favorite on the mid-card back then. New Age Outlaws, the Brood, Godfather…man there was a wealth of talent and actual characters there that made the entire two hours fun to watch.
Does anyone other than Cena even get a pop that big on the regular anymore?
Towards the end of Val’s WWF run he wrestled a dark match/HEAT match or something like that in Chicago (this was during the Umaga/Bobby Lashley McMahon/Trump buildup) and I had a chance to talk to Val after the show. He squashed some jobber in his match (maybe even the standard hometown-indy-guy) but had received a really really good pop on his entrance and was gesturing at the crowd during it. I hadn’t even known he still wrestled and at that point hadn’t seen a full show in about 4 years.
Anyways, he was really nice and had a great Canadian accent and I asked him what he was doing during his entrance and he said "man, I was saying ‘this is my town! This is my town!’ Could tell that the nice pop meant a lot to him as he was well on his way to being future endeavored by then.
by George Washington Eagleclaw on Jan 26, 2012 5:38 PM EST reply actions
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