<< <i>He Hates Me from the old football league that I can't remember >>
Are you being serious or not (honest question)? If so, Just figure out who was signing Haystacks Calhoun's paychecks. No opening kickoff, two guys running for the ball (first game of the first, and only, season, one of the two broke his shoulder running for the ball, ending his season/career, without playing one official second in the league), typical of the showmanship/entertainment value the owner of the league provided (I still have my 'He Hate Me' shirt, as well as my 'that league's' ball)..... as well as my New York/New Jersey Hitmen wall hanging. That league only lasted ONE short year...televised 3 games a week (on the networks that televised his wrasslin', as well as NBC, which had a 50% ownership of the league, once the NFL ended their contract with NBC). It required every team to play on grass fields and all had to be outdoor stadiums, no domes, with announcers doing more trash talking than fans in the stands. (BTW, wasn't Rod Smart/'He Hate Me', the only player from that league to actually play, or at least start, in the NFL?) That same owner also started his own, now also defunct, bodybuilding league, complete with NO urine testing..... hell, more 'roids, bigger muscles......and the envelope please??????
None other than Vince McMahon's XFL (Vince wanted it to be called 'Extreme Football League', but there was already a league formed with that name...who woulda thunk???..lol). If I recall correctly, Vince was approached to buy the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, but Vince wanted to buy the WHOLE league, not just the team. Canada (well, the owners) said 'no', so he started his own league, which was first announced and promoted on a floating wrestling ring on the mouth of the Charles River ('love that dirty water'.....I was there, front row/at the ropes, as a teen, it was so cool!), and at the end of the announcement, naturally, Vince wound up being tossed into the Charles by.... Stone Cold Steve Austin.
A '1 season and done' now-defunct league (remember his wrasslin' 'league' was legally, by the fat cats in D.C., declared not a sport, but entertainment, which resulted in the wrasslers' not having to pay taxes in each state they performed in, as all pro athletes do). Then, he also had to change the name, due to an infringement on a certain wildlife foundation's name. Vince was all about entertainment, not to mention 'federation' supplied rampant steroid abuse (which he also partook in), that was investigated by congress. Speaking of owners who are all about entertainment, now, let's go to a real sport....
....a team, in an existing pro league (perhaps considered minor league, or semi-pro by some, but DOES count among it's alumni, a former two-time NFL regular season MVP, and one NFL SuperBowl MVP.......Kurt Warner), whose owners are ALL about entertainment (complete with firepot explosions rivaling most small towns 4th of July's fireworks displays, regurgitating blood, spewing fireballs, wearing more make-up than your mom, higher heels than the best streetwalkers ..... get ready for the hint....because 'You wanted the best, you GOT the best....'. Any guesses as to this team's name (hint, it's in L.A.)?
The inaugural season of the L.A. KISS......owners Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley (and their manager 'Doc' McGhee). They also offered Tim Tebow a contract, but he has thus far turned them down...I'd think he'd jump, with the promotions these guys push (merchandising wise, they sell everything from KISS condoms to KISS Kaskets), who knows, Tebow could be offered something from someone in the NFL again. BTW, L.A. KISS are now 1-1, after a 69-63 loss Friday to the Orlando Predators (they have 6 nationally televised games between CBS SportsNetwork and ESPN2, talk about promoting a product....how many other AFL teams have the power to get their teams that many nationally televised games)...and all their other games are locally televised in L.A. That couldn't happen without high-profile owners like these guys . Just as an aside, a season ticket can be bought for $99 (sure, nosebleed seats, but really, how far away can they really be in the Honda Center in L.A.....not like they play in the Coliseum.
In keeping with the nature of the thread, what are L.A. KISS owner's Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's birth names?
James Bad News Barnes Coot Veal Billy White Shoes Johnson Clifford Connie Johnson Dave Tiger Williams Al The Mad Hungarian Hrabosky Jim Mudcat Grant Corky Valentine Mitch Wild Thing Williams.
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<< <i>He Hates Me from the old football league that I can't remember >>
Are you being serious or not (honest question)? If so, Just figure out who was signing Haystacks Calhoun's paychecks. No opening kickoff, two guys running for the ball (first game of the first, and only, season, one of the two broke his shoulder running for the ball, ending his season/career, without playing one official second in the league), typical of the showmanship/entertainment value the owner of the league provided (I still have my 'He Hate Me' shirt, as well as my 'that league's' ball)..... as well as my New York/New Jersey Hitmen wall hanging. That league only lasted ONE short year...televised 3 games a week (on the networks that televised his wrasslin', as well as NBC, which had a 50% ownership of the league, once the NFL ended their contract with NBC). It required every team to play on grass fields and all had to be outdoor stadiums, no domes, with announcers doing more trash talking than fans in the stands. (BTW, wasn't Rod Smart/'He Hate Me', the only player from that league to actually play, or at least start, in the NFL?) That same owner also started his own, now also defunct, bodybuilding league, complete with NO urine testing..... hell, more 'roids, bigger muscles......and the envelope please??????
None other than Vince McMahon's XFL (Vince wanted it to be called 'Extreme Football League', but there was already a league formed with that name...who woulda thunk???..lol). If I recall correctly, Vince was approached to buy the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, but Vince wanted to buy the WHOLE league, not just the team. Canada (well, the owners) said 'no', so he started his own league, which was first announced and promoted on a floating wrestling ring on the mouth of the Charles River ('love that dirty water'.....I was there, front row/at the ropes, as a teen, it was so cool!), and at the end of the announcement, naturally, Vince wound up being tossed into the Charles by.... Stone Cold Steve Austin.
A '1 season and done' now-defunct league (remember his wrasslin' 'league' was legally, by the fat cats in D.C., declared not a sport, but entertainment, which resulted in the wrasslers' not having to pay taxes in each state they performed in, as all pro athletes do). Then, he also had to change the name, due to an infringement on a certain wildlife foundation's name. Vince was all about entertainment, not to mention 'federation' supplied rampant steroid abuse (which he also partook in), that was investigated by congress. Speaking of owners who are all about entertainment, now, let's go to a real sport....
....a team, in an existing pro league (perhaps considered minor league, or semi-pro by some, but DOES count among it's alumni, a former two-time NFL regular season MVP, and one NFL SuperBowl MVP.......Kurt Warner), whose owners are ALL about entertainment (complete with firepot explosions rivaling most small towns 4th of July's fireworks displays, regurgitating blood, spewing fireballs, wearing more make-up than your mom, higher heels than the best streetwalkers ..... get ready for the hint....because 'You wanted the best, you GOT the best....'. Any guesses as to this team's name (hint, it's in L.A.)?
The inaugural season of the L.A. KISS......owners Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley (and their manager 'Doc' McGhee). They also offered Tim Tebow a contract, but he has thus far turned them down...I'd think he'd jump, with the promotions these guys push (merchandising wise, they sell everything from KISS condoms to KISS Kaskets), who knows, Tebow could be offered something from someone in the NFL again. BTW, L.A. KISS are now 1-1, after a 69-63 loss Friday to the Orlando Predators (they have 6 nationally televised games between CBS SportsNetwork and ESPN2, talk about promoting a product....how many other AFL teams have the power to get their teams that many nationally televised games)...and all their other games are locally televised in L.A. That couldn't happen without high-profile owners like these guys . Just as an aside, a season ticket can be bought for $99 (sure, nosebleed seats, but really, how far away can they really be in the Honda Center in L.A.....not like they play in the Coliseum.
In keeping with the nature of the thread, what are L.A. KISS owner's Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's birth names?
Coot Veal
Billy White Shoes Johnson
Clifford Connie Johnson
Dave Tiger Williams
Al The Mad Hungarian Hrabosky
Jim Mudcat Grant
Corky Valentine
Mitch Wild Thing Williams.
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lol Ralph, I see what you did there.
Tug McGraw's first name was Frank.
My addition; Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman
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