For some time, broadcasts of RAW and SmackDown! Have included a new feature. Itās known as GTV and its cameras have caught World Wrestling Federation Superstars in many predicaments.
What is GTV? From what we could uncover, GTV and its crew leave a video camera running in some of the oddest places, waiting to pick up any worthwhile information. In a sense GTVās production format is similar to the hidden-camera coverage that has become the hallmark of such mainstream news programs as ABCās 20/20 and Dateline NBC. GTV seems to be the eyes and ears of producers who want to know the real deal, and viewers who demand more from the Federation.
Since it crashed onto RAWās airwaves last summer, GTV has been making big news in the Federation by recording footage of Superstars when theyāre least aware of their surroundings. Sometimes the cameras roll after a Superstarās match or before an upcoming appearance. After all, GTV isnāt like a regular WWFE telecast, where performers are told of camera positions and the camera operators before the nightās production. No, GTV is an entity unto itself.
GTV has added a new dimension to the cutting-edge transmissions of televised Federation events. However, it seems that some Federation Superstars have allegedly voiced concerns regarding the format of GTV. Do they feel GTV is too intrusive?
Take Val Venis, for example. During the height of the Rock ānā Sock Connection, the Big Valbowski was caught red-handed lifting āMr. Rockoā from a trashcan. Val then did something that has made some wonder about the ālegitimacyā of the Big Valbowski. He stuffed Rocko into his wrestling trunks. Mankind, with an assist from GTV, exposed the scene and, in essence, Venus to the viewing world.
With GTV being stationed in the āright place at the wrong time,ā this device has shattered many myths that may still surround the sports-entertainment industry. Put simply, there are no more rules, no more secrets. If a Superstar performs at a live television taping, he or she could be recorded at any timeāespecially when they least expect it. Thatās what had made GTV so popular. GTV gives straightforward informationāno BS or hyped promosājust the bare essentials are required and rooted out.
Events away from the actual venue have not deterred GTVās producers from catching what needs to be caught. Just ask the Mean Street PosseāRodney, Pete Gas and Joey Abs. GTV caught the Posse lounging around their hotel room, when Terri Runnels appeared wearing only a towel. The scene sparked speculation about Terri and her connection with the boys from Greenwich Avenue. All was made clear when Rodney called Runnels āa skank,ā and ordered her out of the room.
Perhaps the biggest scoop for GTV was still to come. After a uniformed official told the Big Show his father had succumbed to cancer, GTVās objective eye caught the Big Boss Manāwho had instigated the sick rumorāpaying off the official.
What will GTV do next? Citing these three examples, GTV has provided viewers with alleged sexual relations between Runnels and members of the Posse and alleged corruptionāthe same kind of thing seen every night on the national news. Like the ethics embraced by the mainstream media, nothing is sacred. Tradition has gone the way of the 1980s.
In the age of the Internet, the demand for informationāany kind of informationāhas driven producers and writers to dig hard to bring viewers the latest, most accurate information. Those who do, climb the ladder faster and more aggressively than those who donāt. For instance, what is the use of writing a story for publication tomorrow when you can āget it all, get it nowā with a click of a mouse?
Thatās what GTV provides. It enables the viewer to get instant gratification from some of the most controversialĀ topics and storylines in entertainment. Mainstream media and newsmagazines are virtual masters of the technique known as āambush broadcasting,ā complete with concealed camera and body wires.
All of which leads to yet another question: what will the producers of GTV do next? Where will the camera be hidden and what conspiracy will become hauled into sharp relief? The possibilities remain to be seen. As was once said in the television industryāstay tunedā¦
This is when he becomes Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion in 1981. Start at 1:16:33
The video doesn't written his name on it, neither name of video nor description. We canāt find this match by only typing his name, I randomly search this moment on Youtube and canāt believe Iāll find his match in it! Maybe this is the oldest match of Mike Iāve ever seenšbefore he will be fluffy hair boi
i have a personality flaw that always positions me on the side of characters who are hiding everything and refuse to accept help. like do NOT confide in people. confiding in people is the enemy. REAL winners lie and lie and continue lying until they ruin every single thing theyve got going for them & didnt fix a single goddamn thing. keep digging grandpa youre almost there
What Is Paul Bearerās Relationship to Kane and the Undertaker?
By Kevin Kelly
Repression. Websterās dictionary defines ārepressionā as āTo force painful ideas into the unconscious.ā In psychology, repression is often the result of a traumatic incident in a personās life. Those who treat the repressed say that it is merely a defense mechanism, an involuntary response. When the door is unlocked and the repression is erased, many wish that the facts they learn had remained hidden forever.
While the Undertaker may have repressed the details surrounding the fire that he believed killed his parents and his brother 20 years ago, he certainly has had to deal with those issues since Kane was unearthed by Paul Bearer. Surely locked deep inside the monster Kane are his own feelings on the horror he must have suffered. But what about Paul Bearer?
With intimate knowledge of the details of the fire coupled with his hatred for the Undertaker, the portly mortician has been strangely silent about his relationship with the red-and-black-cloaked monster. As circumstances surrounding the contact he has maintained with the believed-to-be-deceased Kane have never been explored, perhaps Paul isnāt so much repressing as simply hiding the truth he knows all too well.
When Paul Bearer joined the Undertaker in 1991 there was a familial bond. No one other than his manager would enjoy as close a relationship with the phenom. In time, the bitterness and jealousy that had lingered for more than two decades overpowered Bearer and he turned on āhis Undertakerā. Why was Paul jealous? He was a tremendously successful manager who had achieved great wealth and security thanks to the Undertaker. Perhaps he felt guilty about the knowledge he had of Kaneās survival. Why did he not share that with Kaneās older brother? Maybe Paul bearerās relationship with Kane is closer than we know.
Where was Kane for those 20 years? Apparently kept away by Bearer. What did the rotund reprobate hope to gain by keeping this secret? Perhaps he was afraid of losing Kane to his older brother. It would only make sense that family would bond with each other. But why would Bearer fear the loss of Kane? Perhaps the years put in while caring for Kane fostered a closeness that Paul didnāt want to end. Thatās hard to believe, though, considering the sinister acts he has committed in recent months. So, why did the heartless mortician care about Kane in the first place? Obviously, Paul Bearer knows the whole story but has refused to comment. Numerous attempts to contact him and question his role in Kaneās life have gone unfulfilled.
A hotly debated topic on the Internet as well, the Paul Bearer/Kane relationship requires closer scrutiny. On the surface, knowing that Paul Bearer kept Kane hidden all those years, one has to wonder if their ties extend beyond rescued victim and benefactor. We know that Paul resided in the home of Taker and Kane, apprenticing under the boysā father to become a funeral director. How long did he live in the home under this apprenticeship? Were he and the boy who grew up to become the phenom close? According to Bearer, in several interviews, no. If not, why not? We know about Bearerās penchant for treachery. Did he commit some evil act while living in their home? Where was he at the time of the fire that killed the boysā parents? Paul said he was at school. Has anyone ever checked his alibi? Time could be the truthās enemy and Paul Bearerās savior, in this instance.
The questions raised in this article need answers. As a writer and commentator for the World Wrestling Federation, I think it is shameful that to this point no one has investigated Paul Bearerās role in the lives of Kane and the Undertaker. We have all taken the bulbous mortician's word as far as his knowledge of the circumstances. With clues scarce and subjects unwilling or unable to talk about it, finding the truth could be difficult.
Since Kane was burned in the fire, how did he fall under the care of Bearer and avoid the rescue personnel who must have been on the scene?Lies have been told by the mortician regarding his knowledge of the fire and I believe that Paul Bearer was there at the home at the time of the fire. How else could he have found Kane before the authorities arrived? This is not speculation, but deductive reasoning based on the facts as we know them. With this knowledge, more investigation is required regarding Paul Bearer and the first tragedy that claimed the lives of two people.Ā
Ever since Kane arrived in the World Wrestling Federation, I have had a gnawing feeling that his relationship with Paul Bearer goes deeper than we know. I also believe that Kane and the Undertaker are unaware that more piecesĀ of this puzzle exist. Both have suffered unspeakable pain and answers may lift the cloud of repression which has hovered over both men throughout their lives. If and when the cloud is lifted, it shouldnāt surprise the brothers to find that Paul bearer is the root of the evil which nearly destroyed an entire family.