JT's Replay Terra Ryzing vs. Tony Roy - 11/1/92

Terra Ryzing vs. Tony Roy
Burlington, VT
11/1/92
Announcers: Jim Ross & Triple H
Triple H: King of Kings DVD

- This is Hunter's pro debut as Terra Ryzing...Hunter jokes about how he and Roy were big attractions in front of a hot crowd on this night...Hunter jokes about his hair and sweatshirt and says he may have eye makeup on too...Hunter says this gym actually had a plaque hanging that said the building was dedicated to Vince McMahon...Hunter talks about training with Killer Kowalski...Killer's original name idea for Hunter was "The Terrorizer"...Killer got mad and just split the name up into Terra Ryzing instead...he says when he signed with WCW, they told him they would give him a new name and gimmick but they didn't and stuck with Terra for a bit...he talks about getting stiffed on his payout for this match...he says Kerry Von Erich, Honky Tonk Man, Hawk and Warlord were all on this show as well...he critiques his offense in the match and how he was doing the basics...they rag on Roy's male pattern baldness...Hunter talks about how scared he was before the match...he says watching this match again, he doesn't think it's as bad as he was worried it would be when he found the tape...he says the key to success in the business is just having been a fan and studying it relentlessly...they talk about Roy's background a bit...he says Killer was very protective about which promoters he let his students work for...he says he was having the time of his life during the match...Hunter drove himself up from NH for this match and says he was thrilled to get $25...he had a full time job and had some money anyway so he didn't care about getting stiffed on the $50 he was promised...JR says it looks like Hunter had settled in and wasn't as tight as the match went on...Roy wins the match...Hunter said he had a lot of fun kicking off the career of his dreams

- This was a great segment here and Hunter came off very likable...it was informative and relaxing to listen to...they should do more of this stuff

Review Date: October 2011

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