{"id":48449,"date":"2017-09-25T01:49:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T06:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=48449"},"modified":"2017-09-25T01:49:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T06:49:05","slug":"live-report-something-wrestle-starring-bruce-prichard-conrad-thompson-front-live-audience-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/09\/25\/live-report-something-wrestle-starring-bruce-prichard-conrad-thompson-front-live-audience-l\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Report: &#8220;Something to Wrestle With&#8221; starring Bruce Prichard &#038; Conrad Thompson in front of live audience in L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3437257964\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>&#8220;SOMETHING TO WRESTLE WITH&#8221; LIVE EVENT<br \/>\nSEPTEMBER 23, 2017<br \/>\nLOS ANGELES, CALIF. AT THE REGENT THEATER<br \/>\nREPORT BY TYSON NELSON, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<div>I went to the &#8220;Something to Wrestle With&#8221; Live show at the Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles with Bruce Prichard and Conrad Thompson.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Regent Theater is a small older theater in Downtown L.A.. It is used for different types of events. There\u2019s a small stage but no built-in seats. They had maybe 200-250 folded seats for everyone &#8211; that is about what the venue can hold. It was standing room only so they sold well.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I did not buy the VIP tickets, which came with a meet and greet with Conrad and Bruce plus a lanyard ticket and a beer cozy. It appeared I was one of a few who did not do VIP. Most people had the lanyard, beer cozy, and signed pictures.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The event started at 7 p.m. I entered theater around 6:30 p.m.. Conrad and Bruce were still doing the meet and greet near the small bar at back of theater.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The event started just after 7 p.m. They went right to questions from audience.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Mae Young gives birth\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The first question was whose idea was Mae Young giving birth to a hand? \u00a0At that point they brought on former wwe writer Tommy Blanchard (not positive that was his last name, but it sounded something similar to that). \u00a0Tommy stated he was the idea man behind &#8220;Sexual Chocolate&#8221; with Mark Henry and the Mae Young storyline. During a meeting with Vince, Vince asked what was next for storyline and Tommy threw out idea that Mae gets pregnant and Vince loved it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>At another meeting, Vince stated this pregnancy has to end so they debated what to do. Vince left room and returned with a hand from props and said this is what Mae would give birth too. Tommy played the doctor onscreen for that scene.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Tommy replaces Russo<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tommy next told story of how he was just working for WWE for a few weeks and decided he did not like it and wanted to return to LA but Vince Russo convinced him to stay until the next day for TV. At that next taping, McMahon told him Russo and Ed Ferrera quit and Tommy needed to help Vince write the show so they wrote it on a yellow legal pad. Tommy joked that he called his girlfriend back in LA that and said \u201cWell, I guess I\u2019m a high level executive for a wrestling company I won\u2019t be home for awhile so you can break up with me if you want.\u201d Tommy worked for WWE for a year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Katie Vick\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Bruce was asked about Katie Vick storyline. He stated that Bruce, Triple H, Vince, and crew went to an actual funeral home to film the scene of Katie\u2019s funeral. There was a real wake going on in a room next to them.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Triple H and Bruce wanted an over-the-top funny \u201clighthearted necrophilia.\u201d \u00a0Vince wanted Triple H to play it straight and just do her hardcore. Vince stated they would film it both ways. Of course they did Vince\u2019s first and Triple H tried to play it so over-the-top that Vince couldn\u2019t air it. Vince loved it and didn\u2019t want to film anymore. Bruce stated three crew members quit after working on that scene.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Backstage when the scene aired,\u00a0Triple H was asking Bruce, &#8220;What the f&#8212; do I say after this?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>HBK vs. Hogan<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Bruce was asked about the HBK vs. Hulk Hogan match and the backstage response to it. Bruce stated he thought match was great. Conrad pressed Bruce, but Bruce didn\u2019t say anything. Crowd was disappointed by no backstage gossip.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Chavo Guerrero Jr.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chavo Guerrero Jr came on stage. He looked great. He told stories about to the Kerwin White character where Vince told him he wanted him to \u201cturn white.\u201d \u00a0Chavo said if he was going to do it he wanted to go all the way and wear a white hood and everything.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Another really good point Chavo made was that the creative team didn\u2019t write for the undercard guys. They wrote for Cena, etc. Undercard guys had to pitch their own ideas if they wanted a storyline. He gave an example of the lying and cheating gimmick with Eddie. It was their idea to do this as heels. Vince loved it. Vince wanted their finisher to be the double frog splash. He felt that finisher ruined gimmick because it turned them babyfaces.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chavo and Bruce told some Eddie stories. The Judgment Day &#8217;04 match between JBL and Eddie was called entirely by Eddie in the ring because the guys did not like any layout by the agents.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>J.R. calls Sunny\u2019s porn<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The best bit of the night was when the crowd asked Bruce to have J.R. call Sunny\u2019s porn. Bruce had cut out heads of all his characters he impersonates. He called Sunny\u2019s porn with J.R.\u2019s voice. Some of the funny lines: &#8220;He\u2019s going down on her but he\u2019s having a hard time because it\u2019s tougher than a $2 steak down there.&#8221; And, &#8220;By gawd, this man has a family!&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>X-Pac guests<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>X-Pac next came on stage with his little dog Lula. X-Pac looked good and healthy. He told story about the plane ride from hell. X-Pac cut off Michael Hayes&#8217; ponytail on a flight. He joked about it on the plane and Jerry Lawler and the rest of the guys told him he didn\u2019t have the balls. He asked for scissors. Matt Hardy had the scissors. He stated everyone gathered around to watch and as he cut off the ponytail the guys popped \u201clouder than a Road Warriors pop in the &#8217;80s.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When they landed, Hayes freaked out and wanted to know who cut his hair and he wanted to fight him. Gerry Brisco just stated he cut the hair knowing Michael would not fight him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>X-Pac told story of defecating in Sable\u2019s bag just before going out to wrestle Shane McMahon and he still is nervous everytime he sees Brock. He says JBL took blame for the bag and JBL never denied it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They also told some Bobby the Brain stories. And Will Sasso made an appearance where he and Bruce did impressions-off. It was pretty funny.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Overall a fun show. Bruce commands a room. 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