Tommy Dreamer Says Terry Funk Talked Him Out Of An Angle In ECW Where He Wanted To Be Shot By A Sniper
Tommy Dreamer is only eight episodes in on his House of Hardcore Podcast. It is quickly becoming a must listen. On the most recent episode, not only did Tommy mention how there was a planned Extreme Invasion on WCW, but he also mentioned an angle that was deemed too extreme for ECW.
“I pitched this to Paul… I want to go out there, in the ECW arena. We were famous for turning the lights off and turning the lights on, and someone would be there… So I wanted to go out there, and word had gotten out on what was going on in the talent raid. It’s the era of wrestling dirtsheets. So, I came up with the idea where I’d stand in the middle of the ECW Arena and I would address the situation. All of a sudden the lights would go off and then come back on and nothing. I’d look to my left and look to my right and nothing changes. Maybe it was a power surge. Then I’d begin talking and telling the tale of what went down. Then out of nowhere, I’d see a red dot on my shoulder. Then I’d look and go “huh?” And ‘pssssh’ I’d get shot for real in the ECW arena.”
”I got this from the show ‘Dallas’ ‘Who shot J.R?’ And ‘The Simpsons’ ‘Who shot Mr. Burns’”
Tommy Dreamer House of Hardcore Podcast
Tommy wanted a whole angle to play out where he comes back from being shot and feuds with all Ex-WWE and WCW talent. Tommy goes on to say what ultimately for the idea shot down.
Paul said “No. We cannot do. We cannot shoot you.” And I said “why?” Paul said “what if we shoot a fan?” And I said “We’d hire a sniper.”
Paul said “okay you want to get shot like a flesh wound. I get it. What if it hits a bone and shoots into the crowd and hits a fan?” “There is no way. You’ll hit a fan.”
So me and Paul are debating back and forth…
Paul turns to Terry Funk, “Please knock some sense into him.”
Terry says “It will never work. It’s a horrible idea… When my father got shot in Amarillo, it killed our territory… Yeah, my dad got shot with a .22 on the air. We came back, the house was packed, and it was great. We came back in a Texas deathmatch. My father got shot for real, in his buttocks. It’s Texas and we shoot people. Here’s the main thing, they didn’t give a finish… If a man shoots you, and you come back and you don’t kill him, you expose wrestling is fake.”
Tommy Dreamer House of Hardcore Podcast
Joey Styles found it funny that Paul was considering it, but he was worried about the fans and not Tommy Dreamer.
It’s amazing how much Terry Funk has helped the world of wrestling. Going as far as to stop Tommy from being shot to protect the business.
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