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Celebrating Wrestling: 10 Famous Wrestling Moments That Broke KayfabeFebruary 3, 2011
Celebrating Wrestling: 10 Famous Wrestling Moments That Broke Kayfabe
Kayfabe is the wrestling term the industry use to describe scripted events and status quo of the company. Anything seen on TV is kayfabe. The Undertaker is kayfabe "The Deadman" but in real life, he is Mark Calaway.
For The Undertaker to be called Mark Calaway on TV is called breaking kayfabe. Kayfabe is a strict rule the wrestlers follow and breaking such rule often results in punishment. The real life setting is not often used in TV, though that concept is slowly being changed.
One good example of kayfabe is that Kane and The Undertaker are brothers. In real life, they are just employees of the WWE acting out a scripted storyline.
Wrestlers and Announcers try not to break kayfabe but at times, they do.
WCW is notorious with blurring the lines of real life and kayfabe incorporating real life situations to scripted ones. WCW worked with the concept of confusing the fans with worked shoots to gain viewers. After all, when Scott Hall appeared on WCW acting as a WWF wrestler, it worked so well it's a highly important event in wrestling today.
But what about those legitimate broken kayfabes? Through out the history of wrestling, kayfabe is broken countless times.
The following are some of those wonderful moments. So relax, enjoy and stroll down memory lane as we dig through YouTube and deliver to you ten moments where kayfabe was violated. After all, how many times do you get to see wrestlers break kayfabe?
The Montreal Screwjob
Up first is the most famous of all broken kayfabe that still rings all the way down to the entire foundation of the WWE. The notorious Montreal Screwjob.
We all know the story right? Bret Hart was leaving the WWE to go to WCW but he was then the WWF champion. Vince Mcmahon was afraid that the excellence of execution would carry the belt over to the rival company and throw the belt to a garbage can just like Alundra Blaze did to the Women's belt.
So to solve this problem, Vince scheduled Bret Hart to lose his title defense at Survivor Series against Shawn Michaels. The twist was, only Shawn, the referee (Earl Hebner) and himself knew of this. To make matters worse, Bret once requested that he would not lose on Canadian soil and that he would not be beaten using the sharp shooter which Vince agreed to awhile back.
The story was different here. Bret lost to Shawn by submission in Montreal, Canada and he never tapped out. He was pissed so bad that he proceeded to spit on Vince's face and made WCW signs in the air.
It was truly the best broken kayfabe there ever was.
Bret Hart never returned to the WWE after this event until last year when he hosted RAW as general manager.
Paul Heyman's One Night Stand Shoot
This was part of the most exciting pay-per-view of the WWE that only has 30 percent or so WWE superstars on the card. ECW One Night Stand. And this segment is a worked shoot, meaning its planned, but any promo by Paul Heyman is awesome. Some part of his promo also sounds like a shoot, which proves that Paul Heyman is one talented motherf****r.
"And I was gonna take the high road and just say thank you and leave...but I have something to say to you (points at the crusaders) You see, I've waited a long time to say this to you Eric Bischoff. But in case you don't notice, it's not Paul Heyman with his tail between his leg going to a WCW pay-per-view. You are in our house bitch."
I love how Joey Styles and Mick were silent letting Paul run his mouth. It's no secret that Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff hate each other, with Paul bearing a grudge with the way he was treated back in WCW and for luring his top competitors out of ECW and join WCW with money.
"Oh wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Hide your wives, it's Edge. Well Edge, I know that nobody with a written promo has ever said this to you but I have two words for you. Matt freaking Hardy." Addressing the issue of Edge hooking up with Lita, Matt's girlfriend, while Matt was out injured. It was a hot topic back in 2005 fueled by the fact that Matt was released prior to this.
"With that....I almost forgot about you. Mr. Shoot promo himself, bounce check, ECW went out of business. Hey John. On a personal note to all of us just to you, since you wanna shoot cowboy, the only reason you were WWE champion for a year is because Triple H didn't wanna do Tuesdays."
JBL sucks.
"One more time for old times sakes, right there were the whole world can see us. This ain't WCW. This ain't Monday Night Raw. This ain't Smackdown. This ain't even WWE. This, my friend, is E C f******* W!" God, I love Paul Heyman.
Mean Gene Drops the F Bomb
Even announcers break kayfabe. Though this segment, I think, is more leaning towards censorship than kayfabe.
Mean Gene Okerlund was supposed to interview Bobby Heenan and Rick Rude before their match at SummerSlam. Before they can start, the SummerSlam logo behind them dropped and this startled Mean Gene.
He was so startled that he said, "Oh f*** it" and the interview was cut. It's a pretty funny moment.
JBL Legitimate Beating on the Blue Meanie
This moment also happened at One Night Stand. The same event where Paul Heyman did his incredible shoot promo. The ending of the show had Stone Cold Steve Austin calling every ECW wrestlers in the locker room for a drink. Then he invited the crusaders to a brawl.
JBL joined the brawl and targeted Blue Meanie only. He legitimately beat the Meanie up and made him bleed. There were rumors of JBL being a bully in the locker room; hazing wrestlers and I believe Blue Meanie had a serious beef with him awhile back. I think Meanie called him a "Backstage Bully" and JBL didn't like that.
Fast forward a few years later and JBL didn't forget so he deliberately busted Meanie up.
For a tough Texan cowboy, this blind side was just cheap. It turns out Meanie wanted to sue after this but it was later settled. Later on, Blue Meanie was given a contract and had a match with JBL in SmackDown. The ending had Meanie pinning a busted up JBL after a hard chair shot from Steven Richards.
JBL later confessed he was a backstage bully, admitting that he gave The Miz a tough time. Good for him.
Bobby Heenan Is Seriously Pissed
This was a match on WCW's Clash of the Champions between Eddie Guerrero and Brian Pillman. Pillman was on his "Loose Cannon" gimmick and that gimmick usually involves Pillman doing unpredictable things to blur the line between kayfabe and reality. Pillman does work shoots to the delight of the people around.
They didn't know he was acting so he was always kept in check. It was a genius and a gold mine for a gimmick.
Back at the match, Eddie was getting the offensive and he drop kicked Pillman out of the ring near the announcer table. Eddie was to follow up the offensive with a top rope attack but Pillman saw that and he suddenly grabbed Bobby Heenan who was commentating the match.
This seriously pissed The Brain and seriously said, "What the f**** are you doing?" being heard by national TV viewers. Heenan later said that he thought it was a fan that grabbed him but I don't know, you decide.
Heenan then walked out of the arena. He was pissed and no one can blame him. The match also stopped and Eddie was seriously arguing with Pillman.
Heenan then cooled off a bit and in the ramp, he turned around then went back to call the rest of match.
This was just an awesome moment because this was a thin line between work and shoot. Amazing.
RIP Brian "Loose Cannon" Pillman.
Shawn Gets Hit By a Battery
This was on March 26, 1998, just three days before WrestleMania XIV, D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna and Mike Tyson) were in the ring cutting a promo for WrestleMania Weekend.
Shawn was talking on the mic when a fan suddenly threw a battery at him. This was the 90s Shawn Michaels and he was literally a huge A-hole during this time. He once yell angrily at Steve Austin for not letting Triple H pin him in a triple threat match.
To prove he was a d**ck , he once faked a knee injury so he would not job to Bret Hart and he vacated the title then at the Slammys, he was seen jumping while accepting the award. Shawn, of course, changed and became the wrestling legend we all love.
Back at the moment, Shawn was hit with a battery and stopped his sentence. While other heels would use that as heat (I.E. Chris Jericho), Shawn just walked out of the ring.
He was gone for six minutes and the other members of DX was just in the ring completely clueless as to what happened to him. At the back, Michaels and Vince McMahon broke out into an argument, and after Michaels had somewhat cooled down, he returned to the ring and began taunting the crowd, going as far as mooning the audience.
Shawn Michaels at his finest.
Daniel Puder Attempts to Brawl Kurt Angle
The WWE Tough Enough is the broken kayfabe all around. I mean, wrestling is scripted but kayfabe has a strict code of not accepting that scripted nature. No matter what happens, announcers and wrestlers must sell. Scripted or not.
Then comes a TV show that tells the entire world, "Hey, we're training wrestlers how to safely land from an Angle Slam and how to safely do a suplex." Basically telling the whole world how fake and scripted wrestling is.
That's from first glance. Of course, the show came like gangbusters and it sold well to wrestling and non-wrestling fans alike.
The following moment happened at the 2004 Tough Enough Challenge when Kurt Angle issued a challenge for anybody to get in the ring with him. Daniel Puder is a cocky piece of MMA and he accepted Kurt's challenge.
What better way to prove you're tough enough when you lock Kurt Angle in a kimura lock when the script tells you to lay down and take the beating. You can see Kurt Angle was pissed and Daniel just shrugs him.
Well this stunt was sorta like a sign cause Daniel Puder won the 2004 Tough Enough against The Miz and The Miz is now WWE champion. You can put two and two together.
Bash at the Beach
This one happened at Bash at the Beach 2000. It was a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match Jeff Jarrett against Hulk Hogan.
There was huge tension going into this event between Hulk Hogan and Vince Russo. Hogan wanted to be champion but Jeff Jarrett didn't want to job to Hogan so Hogan took the argument to the head creative, Vince Russo.
The following segment Russo claimed a worked shoot but Hogan claims to be legit. I think you can tell where the work shoot ends and the actual kayfabe bashing begins.
My question is, why is Jeff Jarrett champion? I mean, come on. Jeff Jarrett? JR once flat out told him he will never become anything and when JR gives you advice, you should take it.
Lord Regal Shoot Wrestle Bill Goldberg
This next moment is awesome.
This is a match between Bill Goldberg and William Regal. Bill was in his monster gimmick where he beats his opponents in minutes. He spears them, slams them, slams them some more then jack hammers them to the delight of the crowd.
For William Regal, who built a career out of wrestling honing his craft and establishing himself as a wrestling great, this is a problem. I mean I understand the guy. A seasoned veteran jobbing to Bill Goldberg, that can't happen.
This isn't actually the first time a veteran refused to job to a rookie. Steve Austin left WWE because he didn't want to job to Brock Lesnar. Well Lord Regal doesn't have that option so he devised an ingenious plan.
He wanted to prove to WCW officials and the entire world that Goldberg is just a football reject trying to make it big in the wrestling world. He would out wrestle Goldberg to prove that WCW's biggest rising star is just a joke.
Regal was suppose to be squashed by Goldberg but, as you can see in the video, that wasn't happening. All the planned spots were not followed. Regal delivered stiff, which are non-kayfabe shots and very real, strikes to Goldberg that caught Goldberg off-guard.
The funny thing is, Goldberg could wrestle and can go toe-to-toe with Regal. Regal accepted his defeat and after this stunt, he was fired from WCW.
This is also my favorite match that WCW ever had and dare I say, better than anything John Super Cena ever gave us.
The MSG Incident
This probably started it all.
In the wrestling world, especially during the 90s, heels and faces never get along. Heels sides with heels and faces side with faces. I mean you would never see Hulk Hogan team up with Ted DiDiase during these times unless both of them are faces. That's the mentality of the 90s.
Then the "incident" happened. Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Triple H were friends backstage but seeing as Shawn and Hall were faces and Nash and Triple H were heels, they never showed their friendship on screen.
Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were leaving for WCW and Shawn Michaels wrestled Kevin Nash one last time in Madison Square Garden at a live WWE event. After the match, Scott Hall hugged Michaels. It was all good, a face hugging a face.
Then Triple H and Nash joined the hug. Everyone's brains just exploded. What the hell just happened?
WWF management was outraged and all hell broke loose soon afterwards. Hall and Nash were leaving and Shawn Michaels was champion. Triple H was screwed hard and his career after the incident was buried. Of course, he rose back up and became a WWE legend.
The Incident was rational thinking back then and probably the best kayfabe bashing ever. I love it.
Celebrating Wrestling is my staple article here on Bleacher Report. I actually promised myself to stray to writing these articles for awhile and try other things. Well I did and I will keep making more articles but I am so happy I am making CW articles again. It's fun to re-educate wrestling fans who enjoy watching John Super Cena and his five moves of doom.
I hope you enjoyed reading as I did writing.
To leave you is a video of Micheal Cole calling The Miz a shit magnet.
Comments are greatly appreciated.
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Positively good news and energizing meditations that will draw you closer to God; your father and creator.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end." Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God..." Luke 1:30-35 [NASB]
"For nothing will be impossible with God." And Mary said, "behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." Luke 1:37, 38 [NASB]
With those last words, Mary, being true to her word, just had agreed to forego a normal daily life. She let go and totally gave up the power to control her future because of her perfect trust and faith in God. She placed her reputation and relationships in jeopardy just to obey His call.
The prophecy now brought closer the reality of the unbelief and suspicious minds of her neighbors, childhood friends, and the religious leaders who watched over this community. She, just recently engaged, wondered as any young woman, 'What will Joseph think of me now? Will he believe me when I tell him about the angel visitation?'
So, the holiest Presence to walk the Earth was coming and the world would not receive him because God's plan was to use a simple virgin, a commoner. God saw her faith and knew she could stand the cynicism and would not fail to raise her son with the love and upbringing needed for the great destiny before Him.
Then go forward more than thirty years to the last supper that Jesus shared with his close friends, his disciples. After sharing his heart and openly telling him that this was the last food and drink that he would eat before his suffering, after asking them to remember him with the bread that represented his body broken for them, and the cup of wine which represented the new covenant, they turned around and started vying for positions and even argued about who was the greatest among them in Heaven.
How weak is mankind in our own power. We are given priceless jewels to behold and honor, and we fail to see the cost, or the great expression of love.
Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done." Luke 22:42 [NASB] He prayed so fervently and in such agony at the fate that he faced, that his sweat dripped with blood down from His face onto the ground.
Hours later, after Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss, the scribes and the priests held him for questioning. They asked him bluntly if he was the Christ.
"If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask a question, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God." And they all said, "Are You the Son of God, then?" And He said to them, "Yes, I am." Luke 22:67-70 [NASB]
With those three words, "Yes, I am," he had sealed his fate on earth. He would be scourged with whips full of metal until the skin on his back was in ribbons. He would have his beard plucked and his face beaten in until it was unrecognizable. Then, he suffered the most horrible of deaths, saved for the worst criminals. He surrendered to the will of God and would be the perfect peace offering that would end all need for sacrifices. The kingdom of Heaven, come to earth was soon going to invade earthen vessels.
So, waiting, fifty days after Jesus left them, the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit. The world will never be the same as long as believers are available and courageous enough to say, "Yes, Lord. Use me to bring your kingdom to earth."
So, in the light of such a mighty history of love, sacrifice, honor, and deliverance, can I merely conjure up a lovely Christmas reverie, or shall I stop and count the cost the Prince of Peace paid. The Flawless One. The Complete One.
I must offer up all that I have to give for such a love as this. I wait on you Most High. I recognize that wherever I go, your kingdom is present, through your Holy Spirit in me. So, I will tread softly and lovingly. Give me the courage and the strength to make a difference everyday. Lord, I give you myself.
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Bridge Inspections Related to Bridge Scourby Lawrence J. Harrison, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, United States,
David H. Densmore, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, United States,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Hydraulic Engineering
The failure of the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on December 15, 1967 resulted in the establishment of the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) under the 1968 Federal-aid Highway Act. Each State highway agency has a bridge inspection organization that is responsible for the formulation and conduct of inspections. All of the 577,000 bridges on the National Bridge Inventory are inspected on regular intervals not to exceed two years. The Federal Highway Administration publication 'Recording and Coding Guide for Structural Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges' (Coding Guide) documents over 100 items that State highway agencies report on for each bridge inspection. Revisions in 1988 included greater emphasis and reporting detail on stream stability and bridge waterway items. These have been part of the inspection reporting scheme under the Coding Guide since the inspection of the program. The 1988 revised NBIS and associated Technical Advisory 5140.21, Revisions to the NBIS, also included coverage of underwater inspection and scour critical bridges. This paper presents the management of the NBIS as it relates to scour at bridges and how the items inspected and reported on are integrated into a comprehensive scour and stream stability program. The overall goal is to assure the safety of the traveling public and the integrity of bridges.
Subject Headings: Highway bridges | Bridges | Inspection | Scour | Aging (material) | Bridge failures | River bank stabilization | Rivers and streams | Ohio River | West Virginia
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In 2004 I got brave. Having been the Chief Executive of a wonderful regional community care charity for seven years, I knew it was time for a change but couldn't see any job I'd rather do in that sector. It was time for a complete rethink.
Wearing fantastic contemporary jewellery made by independent designer makers was one of my greatest joys. It spoke of who I was as the person behind the suit. It kept me in touch with my love of quirky, handmade, authentic things whilst I was wading through contracts and negotiations. Making things by hand had always been a hobby for me, but could it be anything more? Two terms and a part time City and Guilds jewellery course later, and I was ready to make the leap. I handed in my UCAS forms and worked my 6 months notice.
The following three years back at university with a group of people who were very lovely (but nearly all younger than my mortgage) was an eye opening experience. The creativity of some of my fellow students was amazing, and makers who'd been my idols became my teachers. I was used to designing innovative services on a shoestring, but not sketching, playing, and making crazy things. It wasn't easy.
Being at university as a mature student was often a lonely experience for me. And the thought of that first long summer holiday – three months with no structure – was quite daunting. That's when we decided it was time to get some pets and opted for a pair of hens. They're great fun: eternally curious, funny, greedy. I tried sketching them, and produced squiffy lines, half finished shapes, and extra heads where they'd refused to stand still. The results were too embarrassing to show.
The thing that no-one had told me about being a jeweller – an artist that is – is that it's a very public affair. In my previous career I'd been used to my public and private lives being quite distinct. It took me all my time at uni to come to terms with the fact that being a contemporary jeweller with any authenticity at all means you have to put yourself into your work, and if you want your work to be seen that means putting yourself out there for all to see.
My pet hens, and the wild birds that had flooded into our garden once our ancient cats had died, began to emerge in my work. Firstly the softened triangular shapes and a sense of movement. Later I uncovered my early bird sketches and found that the lines in them held a sense of energy that did actually work. A trip to see some decoy duck carvers at work was pivotal in helping me realise that what I wanted to portray wasn't what I saw, it was a sense of the moment and how I felt when I saw (or heard) something.
The resulting series of bird brooches that I designed and made from a limited palette of wood and wire, won first prize from the Goldsmiths' Company. They went on to become the basis of my successful 'sketches' jewellery collection that I have exhibited at such top events as Goldsmiths' Fair, Origin, Desire, Bovey Tracey, and Lustre.
I have since gone on to sell prints of my bird sketches as well as jewellery, made subsequent jewellery collections based on drawings of sounds and – returning to the birdy theme – nests. My work has been exhibited and sold in galleries across the UK and abroad, and images of my jewellery appear in a number of books and journals.
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It's business as usual for Crathorne Hall as hotel reopens and key personnel continue to operate at their backup site provided by local IT firm Onyx Group.Despite the devastating blaze that resulted in the temporary closure of the of historic grade II listed Crathorne Hall Hotel in Yarm, the company who operates the property, Hand Picked Hotels, have executed their business continuity plan to minimise any disruption caused by the fire. Key members of staff who include mission critical contact centre workers were moved to a nearby Workplace Recovery Centre owned by North East technology firm Onyx Group prior to the hotels reopening just six weeks later.
Onyx Group's site in Stockton is the only Workplace Recovery centre of its size and scale in Teesside and can host up to 200 members of staff at a time.
Neil Stephenson, CEO of Onyx Group, feels the incident highlights the important role a strong business continuity plan should have in any business.
He said: "Situations like this really emphasise why many of our customers have incorporated a Workplace Recovery plan into their business strategy. In this scenario a business was affected by a fire but with the winter coming, the chances of flooding and adverse weather conditions further heightens the risks facing businesses. Without a secondary site available to staff, businesses are leaving themselves open to the threat of prolonged downtime, loss of customer confidence and severe damage to their brand and reputation."
"The quick turnaround to get the hotel back up and running was fantastic and we are delighted that we have been able to help a local customer continue their day-to-day business activities despite such difficult circumstances. We will continue to protect businesses across the North East, Yorkshire and Scotland."
Ken Arkley, Commercial Director at Hand Picked Hotels, praised the capabilities of the Onyx staff and stressed the importance of making sure they honoured commitments to their current clients: "It was essential in the short-term that our staff still had full access to our files and IT systems. The ability to carry out our day-to-day business activities is pivotal not just for the hotel, but also for the company as a whole. It is of great benefit to us and other businesses across the region to have a facility such as this right on our doorstep."
He said: "The phone support for our whole company is based in the North East and it was imperative to us that we were back on our feet as soon as possible" continued Arkley. "Our customers are our most important concern and prior to the hotels reopening, our staff worked tirelessly to make sure those who were booked into the hotel found appropriate alternate venues."
"Onyx Group's ability to get a business back up and running within a matter of hours was a key selling point for us and they have proven to be the perfect partner. Not only because of the close proximity of their Stockton site, but also because of the security and reliability that their IT infrastructure provides us."
Stephenson added: "The reassurance that business continuity solutions provide any organisation and its customers is a vital part of modern business. Combining an off-site recovery facility with state-of-the-art data centres, means a business can replicate their IT infrastructure and continue to operate, no matter what happens."


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Score another hit for a Fugee member--Wyclef Jean has the highest-charting debut in the country this week with his second solo album, "The Ecleftic--2 Sides II a Book."
"Ecleftic" sold 95,000 copies during its first week in stores to debut at No. 9 on the nation's tally of album sellers, compiled by SoundScan's retail monitoring service. At the top of the chart, meanwhile, St. Louis rapper Nelly, speaking to fans with the huge radio hit "Country Grammar," logs its third consecutive week at No. 1.
For Jean, "Ecleftic" is more grounded in hip-hop than his first solo project, the 1997 disc "Wyclef Jean Presents the Carnival," but this new collection lives up to the eclectic mind-set suggested by its title; collaborators include longtime country music fixture Kenny Rogers, the popular pro wrestler the Rock, along with soulful singers Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston.
Any project from Jean has some high historical standards to meet. The Haitian native was one-third of the Fugees, the hip-hop collective that in 1996 produced "The Score," the best-selling hip-hop album ever with 17 million copies sold. Two years after that, another Fugee, Lauryn Hill, delivered a solo album that became a huge commercial success and won numerous Grammys, including album of the year.