10 Funniest Backstage Revelations From Wrestling Podcasts
4. K-Who?
Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko's surprise WWE arrival in January 2000 shone a light on the troubling behind-the-scenes state of things in WCW, but several others were supposed to join the 'Radical' foursome on their Northern quest.
Shane Douglas and Konnan wanted out too. Frankly, both had done well to maintain steady employment with the Atlanta outfit at the time, but the pastures were hardly new for the experienced pair. It would be Douglas' undoing. His 1995 Dean Douglas run had left sourness all round, but Konnan's brief dalliance in the 'Max Moon' outfit was presumably water under the bridge, right?
He'd never even find out.
Fielding his call around the time of the exodus, Bruce Prichard was bewildered to hear from some wrestler he'd never heard of called 'K-Dogg'. According to Prichard, Konnan didn't once refer to himself by that moniker, nor even real name Charles. Only Howard Finkel's post-call confirmation of who he'd just been speaking to saw the penny drop for Prichard.
Konnan was incensed by Bruce's innocent request to send 'tapes and pictures' to WWE headquarters during the call, and relations instantly collapsed.