Appalachian Expose: Shane Douglas with The Sandman

Appalachian Expose: Shane Douglas with The Sandman
Two icons of Extreme Championship Wrestling get in depth about the legendary promotion!

[@shanegriffin8536]

Shane asked why ECW is still talked about, and Hak gave the right answer. For me, in my opinion, those far too short years were pure magic. Lightning in a bottle. The roster was the perfect storm that will never happen again. As a wrestling fan since as far back as I can remember, ECW's heyday will always be my favorite period. Thanks to each and every one of them.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

Ugh hate that you called him Hak.Thst was a watered down version of ECW character the Sandman.

[@rockforlight]

Sandman just casually drinking a gallon of whole milk. LMFAO.

[@eRavolt]

Sabu raven sandman are not only wrestlers but fucking legends and rockstars

[@christianflay861]

2 Legends

[@richlewis86]

Two of my favourite wrestlers

[@legacy2507]

Shane isn’t a legend he’s a franchise

[@captainimpossible7077]

@@brimstonefanclub9591 shut up custom boots!

[@TheJukeboxjim]

@@captainimpossible7077 lol

[@eRavolt]

I dont even really fuck with wrestling I used to love it as a kid but omfg I'll watch anything with this sandman guy in it jesus what a fucking character man unreal and the stories drugs reminds me of my older bro

[@johnjankowski6814]

These 2 need to have a weekly series together! I could listen to the stories all day!

[@appalachianchampionshipwre9344]

Will be sure to try to make that happen.

[@fillycheesefl]

Sandman looks great!

[@nevillejudecharles3357]

I still love The Sandman❤️. He's a great story teller and a great Human Being

[@nevillejudecharles3357]

THE SANDMAN is a living Legend. Love the guy 💕.

[@philaman1972]

Very entertaining interview. ECW deserves its own wing in the HOF because that promotion helped to rejuvenate wrestling!

[@BossChronicles]

We need raven and shane

[@sgtblackrock4997]

Would like to see AEW hire Shane Douglas to run a heel stable.

[@chrisalo2989]

Good interview! But Shane mixed up the two "fire" spots with Funk and Cactus in 1995. Shane is describing a match from April of 1995, but the fan getting burned happend in another match in October of 1995.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

I remember early Tri State wrestling with guys like DC Drake and Larry Winters having pre ECW type hardcore stuff going down , like fighting in the balcony and tons of blood ! And i loved it ! That basically turned into ECW

[@russblack443]

Like the Cactus Jack v. Eddie Gilbert match

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@russblack443 Yes ! They had a series of great matches ! Ending in the barbwire match .

[@russblack443]

@@Brando-Lee3725 one of the first falls count anywhere matches I can recall also

[@northleedspoppa]

@@Brando-Lee3725 best of Cactus jack vol 1 Was first tape I ever got in ye old trader days

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@northleedspoppa Awesome ! If it was the one through RF VDEO I saw it too . Either way you cant go wrong with Cactus !!

[@billxmas889]

Sandman at Captain Lou's Birthday , epic SadMan Moment .

[@puzzymonsta69]

Dope

[@blackbeardmagic3185]

I was at the tables next to them when Raven Introduced Sandman to Lee Marshal at the Cleveland Marriott. I'm surprised this didn't come up...

[@thecalibratedsuperstarslic4284]

I've been looking for contact info on ACW for bookings does anyone have any information on contacting them?

[@appalachianchampionshipwre9344]

Go to our Facebook page and send us a message and I will make sure the main man gets your info always looking for new talent.

[@Daoloth]

I know I basically broke my neck when I got rear ended leading to C5 thru C7 Fusion. I was a jolt away from being paralyzed without any clue for months until finally got sent for MRI. So can easily have serious injury without knowing it. Sandman I don't think I ever seen that surfer gimmick heh. Least he didn't take it from the Spiderman guy. I like the story about Cactus Jack taking his name from that place. I used to think there was a video game where guy was bounty hunter in west who had character like that too. Funny seeing Sandman sitting next to a thing of milk. I met him along with Sabu shortly after he got pulled over with RVD. Autographs but smacked Hak on back so hard it jogged him into reality. AS he didn't hold up arm to show tat during pic :).

[@mtbd215]

when i was about 15-16 years old i lived in a town called Lansford, PA for about a year this was like 95ish maybe? and this town was literally 10 mins from Jim Thorpe we used to hang out up at Flagstaff all the time you could see Flagstaff from any of the surrounding towns all lit up way on top of the highest mountain it looked so cool from a distance but up close in daylight it was a SHI*HOLE lol. it was a bar and it was always 21& older we could never get in. i used to hear rumors of a hardcore wrestling promotion that booked events there but sadly i never got to go see ECW there

[@ThoughtPolice007]

ECW had Steve Austin for a brief time. Stone Cold first showed glimpses of his legendary character with those promos ,but why is it never spoke about that his beer drinking gimmick wasn't improvised a little from the Sandman's gimmick

[@DavidBarton777]

Or that hhh stole the game gimmick from the franchise

[@Brando-Lee3725]

And no . Cactus got his name from his dad or something . I dont remember exactly . But it wasnt from that . He explains it in his book .

[@deadeyedarwin]

Yeah, his dad Jack Foley.

[@legacy2507]

What matches are tonight in Nitro Wv at the soccer field?

[@appalachianchampionshipwre9344]

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[@nevillejudecharles3357]

I miss ECW.

[@Stevefolmz]

23:37 is that a weed cart lol

[@jasonpepe7617]

WTF - Sandman drinking a gallon of milk. He’s going to have smelly ass gas after the interview.

[@jordankennedy3938]

Quick question is sandman clean and sober I really hope so

[@needsaride15126]

I was wondering if he was wearing an ankle bracelet.

[@jasonpepe7617]

He’s swigging whole milk - yes he is sober right now.

[@deadeyedarwin]

Pretty sure he still smokes pot, so he's California sober.

[@eRavolt]

Is there any way I can contact the sandman as a fan pls lmk

[@jamie.777]

Sandman drinking milk...

[@kellyj261]

I like Franchise as a performer but he's not a great interviewer. All the questions are too leading and his intro/background to questions take away from the shooter in the interview. Basically, he talks too much.

[@vonbirddog2713]

Both of these guys are wearing shoes that a tacobell manager would wear and the blue dress slacks are brutal...its always been a thing with some wrestlers they dress like shit.