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Post by AliciaFox#1fan4life on Jan 24, 2010 22:49:48 GMT -5
Does anyone remember this guy? He was in WCW in the early 90s. I don't remember his full name though.
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jan 24, 2010 22:51:45 GMT -5
Classic Board. I remember him as a 3rd Match Nitro guy, who played a hippie for a while, then I beleive he turned into the ruthless 'Van Hammer".
Now I have the urge to watch a Johnny Flynn Match.
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Post by *Ricky Spanish* on Jan 25, 2010 0:50:52 GMT -5
yeah he owned he was Raven lacky or one of the members for the group.he went from dirty rocker into hippie to never seen from again
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Post by carly1988 on Jan 25, 2010 1:07:10 GMT -5
wow, at least go back to when he first debuted in WCW around 1992 as a Hair band rocker, Heavy Metal Van Hammer. Carried a guitar to the ring and always swung it around his neck. Probably the only thing memorable he did was have a falls count anywhere match with Cactus Jack at Clash of the Champions where Abdullah The Butcher got involved. The match ended with Missy Hyatt getting dumped in a tub of water
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jan 25, 2010 3:42:42 GMT -5
Classic Board. I remember him as a 3rd Match Nitro guy, who played a hippie for a while, then I beleive he turned into the ruthless 'Van Hammer". Now I have the urge to watch a Johnny Flynn Match. Jerry Flynn! |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jan 25, 2010 3:51:24 GMT -5
This gimmick was awful. I remember him having a feud with JT Southern. It was like watching Jani Lane (from Warrant) fight Bret Michaels.
For some reason, Hammer reminded me of New Jersey.
And According to his wikipedia page.....
After his eight-man tag team match, Hildreth (Hammer's real last name) retired from professional wrestling. Since retiring, Hildreth has been the owner of a sex shop.
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jan 25, 2010 4:14:21 GMT -5
Classic Board. I remember him as a 3rd Match Nitro guy, who played a hippie for a while, then I beleive he turned into the ruthless 'Van Hammer". Now I have the urge to watch a Johnny Flynn Match. Jerry Flynn! I knew it sounded wrong. I had a hard time beleving the name of a T'Wolves player shared a WCW Mid-carder/Jobber's name, and obviously I didn't not beleive it enough apparently. |
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Post by Jimmy on Jan 25, 2010 4:56:35 GMT -5
Jerry Flynn was the  ing man. Van Hammer was pretty sucky. I love how he kept randomly getting pushes every couple of years. |
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Jan 25, 2010 19:40:06 GMT -5
Last match i remember seeing him in was a 1999 PPV against Mikey Whipwreck.
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Post by Sam Hain on Jan 25, 2010 21:06:26 GMT -5
I believe it was in Foley's book that he mentioned that Van Hammer was ordered to carry a guitar to the ring even though he didn't know how to play.
I had his debut on tape from back in 91 at Clash of the Champions: Fall Brawl. Never a good sign when your pyro doesn't go off in your first appearance.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Jan 27, 2010 0:54:11 GMT -5
wow, at least go back to when he first debuted in WCW around 1992 as a Hair band rocker, Heavy Metal Van Hammer. Carried a guitar to the ring and always swung it around his neck. Probably the only thing memorable he did was have a falls count anywhere match with Cactus Jack at Clash of the Champions where Abdullah The Butcher got involved. The match ended with Missy Hyatt getting dumped in a tub of water This is actually what I remember the most about Van Hammer. I remember laughing when the announcers said that Abby was aiming for Cactus Jack (which was the plan, I believe) but Jack was out of position so Abby just blasted Hammer. |
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