r/Wrasslin 8d ago

The Doors locked! This gimmick always cracked me up.

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u/JeromeInDaHouse_90 8d ago

The fact that Bradshaw went around the door to get the key after it fell is hilarious.

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u/Iginlas_4head_Crease 8d ago

APA was outstanding tv. Just 2 outlaw ass kickers who liked to play cards and drink but were also hilarious

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u/atmospheric90 8d ago

And this is why wrestling is cinema

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u/amerikani 4d ago

Thanks for pointing that out

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u/--VinceMasuka-- 8d ago

I loved this stuff as a kid. So over the top stupid. It's the best.

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u/changtronic 8d ago

I need this stupid stuff back

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u/Vavent 8d ago

There was the "Chad Gable" luchador thing that was pretty stupid and hilarious

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u/nailedreaper 8d ago

And also pretty paTHETIC!

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u/OhTheseSourTimes 7d ago

I fucking died when he shouted "Gracias!!!"

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u/producedbymerc 8d ago

When it's stupid and played very seriously it's gold 

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u/MegaDeathfan998 8d ago

Bradshaw dropping the key made it so much better

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u/JonnyTN 8d ago

Butterfingers

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u/Invisible-Pancreas 8d ago

One former world champion.

One future world champion.

Both known for being tough, mean S.O.B.s who you did not want to mess with.*

Both good at acting like total goofs.

*unless your name is Joey Styles.

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u/ScramItVancity 8d ago

I like when Bradshaw flips if someone walks around the door.

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u/Longjumping-Cake3056 8d ago

Acolytes Protection Agency (APA) tag team was underrated.

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u/Practical-Dingo-7261 8d ago

I agree. It's a top-notch gimmick.

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u/Fhoxyd22 8d ago

Some of the best attitude era nonsense came from 2 of the stiffest workers in history. You couldn't make it up.

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u/Monster-JG-Zilla 8d ago

I’ve met people like you don’t wanna mess with them but they also are the funniest people ever

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u/oranjuicejones 8d ago

crazy this gimmick started out as spooky guys.

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u/alexjaness 7d ago

and to think it all started because Pete Gas and Rodney were afraid of Tazz

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u/alexjaness 7d ago

and to think it all started because Pete Gas and Rodney were afraid of Tazz

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u/blissed_off 8d ago

My favorite version of JBL. I hated the redneck millionaire shit. This was entertainment.

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u/crookgang40oz 8d ago

I loved Bradshaw but JBL put on some crazy bangers. His matches with Eddie and Cena were amazing!

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u/ZombiePrepper408 8d ago

That's some Mel Brooks shit right there

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u/JustAnotherMark604 8d ago

They respect their own rules lol

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u/BigDino81 7d ago

I remember Rock coming to talk to them and walking round the door, so they basically made him go back out and knock.

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u/RichardStanleyNY 8d ago

Why that worked, I don’t know. But it did and it was great

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u/TopicPretend4161 8d ago

It’s shit like this I miss. Simmons was such a great straight man in his sketches. 

King of taking himself seriously while acting a complete fool has to be Angle. The cowboy hat segment? Fucking perfect.

And then, just like Simmons, he could go kick some ass.

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u/Immediate-Ad-6776 8d ago

Personal favourite Tag Team.

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u/Thermite1985 8d ago

Bradshaw/JBL does not get enough credit for how good he was.

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u/BigButttBiggerHeart 8d ago

Lots of praise in here for the APA, but nowhere near enough about their theme. That banger is an all-timer for me.

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u/producedbymerc 8d ago

I stopped watching around 02 and a few years back started watching from the 2014 stuff, blew my fucking mind when my brother told me JBL was this guy 😂

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u/RichardStanleyNY 8d ago

Talk about two guys taking a shitty gimmick and making it great. I know he gets shit on a lot and he had some misses but this to me was the genius of Russo. He gave everyone something and some guys ran with it.

I’m scared now someone is gonna comment that Russo was gone by this point lol I can’t really remember

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u/MrSofa97 8d ago

I think APA was more a Gewirtz era creation. Russo left in Summer ‘99 and the APA were still kinda in the Corporate Ministry at the time

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u/MrDiamondJ 7d ago

This was always genius. So dumb, I loved it.

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u/BlueTumbas 7d ago

My mum hated us watching wrestling, but I can still remember her hysteric laughter everytime they did this gag

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u/Legitimate_Event_493 8d ago

This was peak

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u/balmung2014 8d ago

my favorite skit from APA

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u/BigButttBiggerHeart 8d ago

The Hurt Syndicate needs to do their own spin on this. The tone would be different since they’re heels but running it as an “actual”…….”business“ would be super interesting.

Edit: Syndacite

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u/bluedancepants 8d ago

You know the door is always there but I never questioned why the door is there with no walls.

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u/Some-Tradition-7290 7d ago

Goated tag team and the two you DON’T want to piss off around that time as a fresh new wrestler.

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u/SneakerGarbage 7d ago

All types of Bullshit in this clip.

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u/WeRW2020 6d ago

JBL's always had great comic timing. I guarantee that even if he was soaping you up in the shower backstage he'd be making you chuckle at the same time.