Chris benoit case long but interesting read general. Kevin sullivan recalls when he knew hogan had to turn heel. Wcw s kevin sullivan on feud with hulk hogan, asking hogan to turn heel, first impression of the big show, thoughts on todays talent. When sullivan began his wrestling career he was immediately known as an aggressive and talented wrestler. In the 1990s kevin sullivan was the booker for wcw, and he scripted his wife nancy into having an affair with chris benoit who was a member of the four horsemen.
It makes much more sense that kevin sullivan did it. Former wcw matchmaker kevin sullivan joined mister saint laurent and special guest alex greenfield on episode 163 of mlw radio and shared some stories about his. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Kevin sullivan denies he ever hit nancy benoit, talks chris benoit. She was best known for her appearances with extreme championship wrestling and world championship wrestling in the. Sullivan wrestled as johnny west in the national wrestling alliances gulf coast championship wrestling in the early 1970s. In the 1990 kevin sullivan was the booker for wcw,and he scripted his wife nancy into having an affair with chris benoit who was a member of the four horsemen. That was the best quote of many given during the nearly two hours of s release kevin sullivan and the end of wcw.
But nitro is a story about much more than wcw and the last great wrestling boom. Big show unedited november 11, 2010 as many of you already know, space restrictions prevented me from including all of the interviews i did with the superstars in my wwe championship book order now. Kevin nashs booking in wcw besides booking himself to. Wcws kevin sullivan on feud with hulk hogan, asking hogan. Kevin sullivan age, wrestler, wwe, wiki, biography. Kevin sullivan denies he ever hit nancy benoit, talks chris benoitwcw, and more wrestling news and rumors. We hear from eric bischoff, kevin nash, kevin sullivan and a whole host of production and behindthescenes folks. Jim ross has reflected on his discomfort at wcw s decision to turn chris benoit and kevin sullivan s reallife issues into a storyline. Kevin sullivan to show more matches, change the results per page value above. Kevin sullivan is one of the greatest minds in the history of pro wrestling. Kevin sullivan denies he ever hit nancy benoit, talks chris benoitwcw, and more wrestling news and rumors during the latest edition of the jim cornette experience, kevin sullivan commented on the chris benoit episode of dark side of the ring.
Kevin sullivan recalls when he knew hogan had to turn heel in wcw. Kevin sullivan was a strong part of wcw s creative for most of the monday night wars. Kevin sullivan on chris benoit former wcw head writer and legendary wrestler the taskmaster kevin sullivan talks in detail about his feud with chris benoit. I saw quite early that the clientele and fanbase had changed and hogan couldnt fit into that style of wrestling at the time with the other guys who could really move in wcw. Former wcw head booking and legendary wrestlermanager the taskmaster kevin sullivan talks about why he never worked f. So the guys at sent me a couple of dvds to check out, and one that really caught my attention was kevin sullivan and the end of wcw. Nash never wanted anyone to have more camera time than he did. The reason why i did it is at that time was i needed to get hulk hogan to trust me. The man known to championship wrestling from florida fans knew as the games or task master was a fixture in the former world championship. She became a valet for ric flair as well as the four horsemen stable. Kayfabe commentaries presents kevin sullivan and the end of wcw hosted by. Throughout his career from the mid 80s he took part in helping book andor. The success and failure of wcws dungeon of doom the.
He is perhaps best known for his feuds with the american. In may 2014, kevin sullivan began working for promoter don west with the american pro wrestling alliance and is the current booker for the promotion. When using information on this webpage elsewhere, please include a link to either of the following. And what he came up with might be the single most absurd narrative that has ever unfolded in one of the major sportsentertainment organizations the dungeon of doom. We took the golden goose and we chopped its head off. Kevin francis sullivan october 26, 1949, is an american retired professional wrestler and booker. Did kevin sullivan murder chris benoit and his family. Hogan with complete creative control could book himself as champion any time he felt like it. Thats what kevin sullivan will say about the manic, often demonic, behavior that defined his frenzied career. From what ive seen, in these shoots especially, kevin is a likeable and knowledgeable guy. Kevin sullivan denies he ever hit nancy benoit, talks.
Despite having a good look, wcw only used him twice, having him put over meng and kevin sullivan. He was injured by them, so kevin sullivan brought in cactus jack to help them out. The top 10 reasons why wcw died bleacher report latest. And i cant imagine how it is to get up every morning for the mother and the father to see two urns on a mantle. Would love to hear if sullivan has ever considered a book possibly. Third edition for chris benoit double murdersuicide book announced. Hulk hogan made his wcw debut that summer, and sullivan became his biggest fan. Where did the idea for the dungeon of doom come from. Kevin nash might have been a force to be reckoned with inside the ring but as a booker, he had brutal ideas that left fans wondering why so many stupid things were happening. Wcw booker says hulk hogan promo almost ruined ppv, claims. Wcw utilized veteran wrestler kevin sullivan as a lead booker behind the scenes. From ecw to smw to nwa to florida to being wcw s booker during a controversial time, sullivan opens up and talks about everything. Kevin sullivan and the end of wcw wrestling recaps. Pwt0rch 12th december 1998 during kevin nashs first meeting as apart of the booking committee after hogan retired on 23rd november, members of the booking committee terry taylor, kevin sullivan, dusty rhodes proposed the idea to nash that they hotshot a match later that night on nitro where nash would beat goldberg for the wcw title.
First sullivan was joined by the butcher ed leslie, brutis beefcake as he was known in the wwf, and avalanche john tenta, earthquake as he was known in the wwf and the threesome was called the faces of fear. Kevin sullivan addresses rumors that he killed chris benoit. Jim ross talks wcw using chris benoit kevin sullivan heat over nancy into an angle by marco rovere march 24, 2020 nancy benoit was first married to kevin sullivan from 1992 to 1997. On the latest edition of after the bell, kevin nash and scott hall said that wcw booker kevin sullivan should be inducted into the wwe hall of fame as a member of the nwo. In the independents he was accompanied by his then real life wife, woman nancy sullivan. Bischoff and his crew rushed the program that would become wcw monday nitro into production, hoping to get it on the air by august, 1995. Sullivan put himself in a storyline with chris benoit, which led to her leaving sullivan and marrying benoit, who was part of the horsemen group. This made for a good angle, except, the acting became reality as chris and nancy actually fell in love and nancy divorced sullivan to marry benoit. Kevin sullivan is an american professional wrestler and booker famous and well known for his role in world championship wrestling wcw as the taskmaster and his leading of the dungeon of doom.
Kevin sullivan wrestlers database cagematch the internet. This book is full of facts, pictures, and actual comments from stars in the wwe. Sullivan talked about the chris benoit tragedy as well as the departure of benoit, eddie guerrero, dean malenko, and perry saturn from wcw in 2000. Wwe 50 by kevin sullivan is a wonderful book that gives you a visual and written account of the fifty year history of the wwe. Kevin nash and kevin sullivan both held the title of head booker at different times and each was equally bad. In the 1990as kevin sullivan was the booker for wcw, and he scripted his wife nancy into having an affair with chris benoit who was a member of the four horsemen. Kevin sullivan finally speaks out on the chris benoit. Jim ross talks wcw using chris benoit kevin sullivan. Instead of being a regular team with dave sullivan, he teamed up with cactus jack in a really good team. The feud with sullivan s stable and hogan came to a halt in mid 1995 but started again in the late summer. Check out the kevin sullivans wwe alumni profile here.
May 17, 1964 june 22, 2007 was an american professional wrestling valet and model. The lead producer of wcw at the time, kevin sullivan a bostonbred veteran brawler needed to come up with something. Wcw booker kevin sullivan spoke with david penzer on the sitting. Possibly an even greater tragedy though is that kevin sullivan is. From the time he was wrestling as a midcard babyface back in the 70s to his unhinged. Kevin nash didnt become head booker until early february 1999, when a burnt out eric bischoff took his daughter to france on vacation. The wide array of names associated with this book stood out to me. Kevin nash, eric bischoff, diamond dallas page, kevin sullivan, vince russo, jerry jarrett, jamie kellner, harvey schiller, bill demott, buff bagwell thats not the type of cast to have if youre telling one side of the turmoil story in wcw. This made for a good angle, except, the acting became reality as chris and nancy actually fell in love and nancy divorced sullivan. The definitive book on world championship wrestling. Kevin francis sullivan born october 26, 1949 is an american professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in world championship wrestling.
After kevin and jack took care of the nasty boys, they split up, and jack left. Mister saint laurent and kevin sullivan discuss kevin s trip to florida, hanging with jj dillon at the legends lunch, adding subliminal messages to wrestling booking, how babyfaces should sell, why kevin would book wrestlers to lose at home, the november 3, 1997 wcw. Sullivan was a good brawler who used to be nearexcellent and. Sullivan worked with other names, but he was a constant when writing the show. Being as this was the early 90s, and sullivan was obsessed with kayfabe, he insisted that chris and nancy travel and room together to keep up the facade. He then joined the nwa national wrestling alliance in the mid 80s and was back and fourth through the indie. When kevin sullivan was the lead booker for wcw, he booked an angle where benoit stole sullivan s wifevalet, woman. It is a story of an era, a time in which the media and cultural landscape precipitated and later supported pro wrestlings mainstream popularity. The focus here is on the big picture, not always the details of matches and whats actually going on in the ring for wcw. Kevin nash recently revealed he wants sullivan to get his deserving hall of fame induction, but wwe never cared for him. In the locker room, wcw s stars were thrilled at the prospect of going headtohead with wwe. The dvd opens up with sean asking what was biggest story in the past ten years and gives a few options such as the montreal screw job, wrestlers dying early and mcmahon wrestling sarcastic comment.
In addition to performing in the ring, sullivan also serves as a podcaster on the mlw radio network and makes appearances as. Kevin put don over, passing him the torch, saying that he would be darker than he ever was. Former pro wrestling star and wcw booker taskmaster kevin sullivan, at the age of 68, still dons the tights occasionally and remains active after nearly 50 years in the business. It shows you indepth what the wwe was, is, and forever will be.
Wwe encyclopedia of sports entertainment hardcover october 25, 2016. Kevin sullivan took to the jim ross podcast to discuss the conspiracy theories that hes responsible for the chris benoit family murders. Kevin francis sullivan born october 26, 1949 is an american professional wrestler and. Kevin sullivan shoot interview wrestling dvd, nwa wcw ebay. Jim ross welcomed kevin sullivan to the show for a twopart interview. Kevin francis sullivan born october 26, 1949 is a retired body builder turned. Sullivan s intelligence was questioned by bret with multiple comments putting some blame on him for wcw s failure. For by the end of the fiveyear plan, wcw ceased to exist. He came to give the stories and behind the scenes info on his career. You name an old school territory and kevin sullivan was probably there. While eric bischoff was taking a most of the credit, and vince russo was taking most of the blame, there was one guy who lived through it all and openly takes responsibility for both the good and the bad during wcw s rollercoaster.
From his days as the depraved leader of the army of darkness in championship wrestling from florida to his bizarre campaign to bring down hulkamania in wcw, sullivan walked with the wicked one wherever he went. Hart clearly didnt respect him based on comments in interviews. Woman was the wife of wrestler kevin sullivan, who was one of wcw s main bookers in the mid1990s. Not to be confused with the comic book character villain taskmaster, or the. The taskmaster gimmick was essentially this guy who originally came to wcw to protect his younger brother from the nasty boys. Kevin sullivan addresses rumors that he killed chris.
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