I didn't ask about Dawn Marie because of the following: We rushed through this segment because Franny had tonnes of audio issues that took ages to sort out (it's why the cameras and angles keep changing throughout) and by the time we started this segment she was like 15 minutes late for a prior appointment. I asked a bunch of random names and forgot to ask about Dawn and quite frankly about 7 other people. I'll get her back on sometime to ask the other half of the stuff I didn't get to!
@@keepyourhandsup6856 Unfortunately, yep, it's well-documented alright....... Dawn HATES Francine to the point where Franny didn't wanna shake Dawn's hand at the first One Night Stand and also Franny made Dawn's time in ECW a living hell.
She wouldn't take Vince's s*** and she wasn't welcomed in the women's locker room but I also agree with you very beautiful talented lady with brains to go with it
i fucking hate that "original ecw" title shit that was giving by wwe bcuz of that garbage wwe ecw brand from 2008 ruined the legacy and name "ecw" by attaching that garbage relaunched to it when wwe was milking it dry. more reasons why i hate wwe with a passion. all they had to do is give them a proper farewell show with ecw one night stand and be done with it since the company didn't really have that opportunity to do it bcuz when everybody found out it was at the last minute but instead, we got this trash brand that nobody ask for leeching from its name. so now we gotta specify which versions that we're talking about. fucking sad.
As a kid I hated her for turning the Macho Man against Miss Elizabeth. Then when she went to work with Shawn Michaels I loved to hate her. She was the heel you booed but with a smile on your face.
I'm glad Francine brought up Sherri's name. I respect how Sherri was to the younger talent, like motherly. She didn't need to do that or was asked to do that? Like with a young Shawn or ha ha, Booker T when he was fired up in his promo and called Hulk Hogan the "N" word? ha ha. That look of immediate regret and Sherri smiling patting him like a mom as if telling him its gonna be alright. Sherri was a class act.
Francine Was So Awesome And In My Opinion, Was The Queen Of ECW. Francine, I Hope You Are Doing Well And Thank You For All The Wonderful ECW Memories!! May God Bless You, You Will Always Be My Favorite Woman In ECW!!
Francine got the business and obviously didn’t allow it to destroy her. Good for her. If you look at men Vs women in wrestling, as bad as some of the men ended up, there aren’t many women who ended up like Francine. The business destroyed a lot of people. Such a shame. I feel bad for Tammy Sytch, Sherri Martel, Liz, Nancy and others. They all seemed like decent people, but the business chewed them up and spat them out.
I personally met and had a great intellectual conversation with Nicole Bass at a USAPro show once when my buddy was part of the Christopher St Connection. Nicole was one of the nicest and sweetest women I ever met.
Wild to know Francine worked with the legendary Sherri. I wonder if she was with other legends or Hall of Famers. James does great interviews either with the ladies, (previously with Baby Doll ( Nickla) or guys like Aaron (Damiem) or anyone Dutch brings in.
Kimona was bad to the bone ! I remember as a kid the night ECW had to buy some time so she did a strip dealio in the eagles nest ! I was a fan ! lol ! ECW had tons of great looking females though , before that was a big thing in wrestling . Once again , ECW innovates
the frankenstein thing originates from Fred from the Howard Stern show doing an impression of Nicole on the show and he would just do herman munsters voice.
I saw a pic of Nicole from 80's and she was attractive but she started with the testosterone and body building that changed her body and lowered her voice a few octaves.
@@takerdust She was clearly a transsexual. I saw the photo. The shoulder to hip ratio is further apart than it should be for a female and the face alone says alot
As far as anyone has said in shoots and so forth no. Some of the boys even believed it, but they were just really comfortable as friends. I think Shane was pretty level headed as far as getting involved with the ladies, he honored his marriage.
@polo polo Not denying it, it's just that I heard her on Howard Stern a couple of times and she seemed very different. She rolled with the jokes like a champ. Maybe she'd changed at that point.
“She made herself look like that”? Nah. She was a big strong bodybuilder with a lazy eye, but that doesn’t mean she deserves ridicule for her appearance. That’s punching down. Do better.
Nicole Bass was such an obvious attempt to recapture the whole China thing. Only problem was that Nicole Bass couldn’t wrestle and she was actually scary to look at. My god what was Vince thinking there?
Let me see if I understand the thinking correctly, so if in Theory or fact Nicole Bass made herself look that way it was okay to mock her? The fact that Francine said it bothered her would indicate that she didn't see herself in the same light others did. Most fat people eat too much don't exercise enough essentially make themselves that way so are you saying it's okay to mock them as well. Just a question..
I've always kind of felt bad about Nicole Bass. She won two of the fifteen bodybuilding competitions she was in, and there's almost no money in women's bodybuilding. She tried to give the bodybuilding world what she thought THEY wanted, and the steroids ruined her health. Oh, and Howard Stern is an asshole.
Woah, woah, woah. "It was her fault, she made herself look that way"? You can't really be saying she deserved to be mocked backstage because of her appearance. That's not cool.
I didn't ask about Dawn Marie because of the following: We rushed through this segment because Franny had tonnes of audio issues that took ages to sort out (it's why the cameras and angles keep changing throughout) and by the time we started this segment she was like 15 minutes late for a prior appointment. I asked a bunch of random names and forgot to ask about Dawn and quite frankly about 7 other people. I'll get her back on sometime to ask the other half of the stuff I didn't get to!
in fairness her and Dawn's opinions on each other are pretty well documented
You need to get Missy Hyatt on cause she has a shit load of Sunny stories to tell.
We need another interview
I wish those two would just apologize and bury the hatchet. It's been 2 decades ago. Their fans love them both.
@@keepyourhandsup6856 Unfortunately, yep, it's well-documented alright.......
Dawn HATES Francine to the point where Franny didn't wanna shake Dawn's hand at the first One Night Stand and also Franny made Dawn's time in ECW a living hell.
Nice to hear her remember Sherry Martel in such a great way .
Listening to Francine talk makes me think that she could've gone a lot further in the business as a talent, very smart and nice lady.
He uber nyc accent may have held her back. But listening to her now is very pleasant. And she is the exact opposite of her character.
@@shaolin1derpalm She's a Philly girl. She just exagerated her natural accent. Prayers for Nancy Toffoloni Benoit and her son Daniel.
She wouldn't take Vince's s*** and she wasn't welcomed in the women's locker room but I also agree with you very beautiful talented lady with brains to go with it
Not to mention, even as she's aged, she's done it very gracefully. She still has a body that just won't quit. The 'Queen of Extreme' forever.
Francine is a lot like Missy Hyatt, Baby Doll (Nickla) , Sunshine the list goes on.
francine is one of the only original ecw people to hardly age in the face
Right she looks really good like shes hardly aged
So true, look at Beulah now
@@aliciasimmons8473 lol can't say the same for jazz she doesn't even have hair anymore smh
i fucking hate that "original ecw" title shit that was giving by wwe bcuz of that garbage wwe ecw brand from 2008 ruined the legacy and name "ecw" by attaching that garbage relaunched to it when wwe was milking it dry. more reasons why i hate wwe with a passion. all they had to do is give them a proper farewell show with ecw one night stand and be done with it since the company didn't really have that opportunity to do it bcuz when everybody found out it was at the last minute but instead, we got this trash brand that nobody ask for leeching from its name. so now we gotta specify which versions that we're talking about. fucking sad.
Because she didn’t do drugs
Sensational Sherri was such an awesome personality and performer.
The best there was and the best there ever will be!
As a kid I hated her for turning the Macho Man against Miss Elizabeth. Then when she went to work with Shawn Michaels I loved to hate her. She was the heel you booed but with a smile on your face.
she was one of the best managers of all time
Best of all time
Sherri was awesome. She was always willing to sacrifice herself for the win.
The night Kimona Wanalaya, danced atop the ECW Arena! Whoop!! Whoop!!!
The way they used that shit to sell the DVD was awesome. I know it got me to buy it.
@@rogueprince1341 Yeah man I bought that shit hoping for some nudity. Disappointed
@@marcuscook2460 yes sir
@@rogueprince1341 I remember they played Filter's Hey Man Nice Shot during the advertisements
Francine will always be the queen of extreme she's looks better now then she did in ecw
I can't believe how good she looks!
Francine is a delight to hear stories from.
I always thought she was just a beautiful face but she’s really smart and she has great takes on the biz. Would def listen to a podcast with her
I'm glad Francine brought up Sherri's name. I respect how Sherri was to the younger talent, like motherly. She didn't need to do that or was asked to do that? Like with a young Shawn or ha ha, Booker T when he was fired up in his promo and called Hulk Hogan the "N" word? ha ha. That look of immediate regret and Sherri smiling patting him like a mom as if telling him its gonna be alright. Sherri was a class act.
Francine Was So Awesome And In My Opinion, Was The Queen Of ECW. Francine, I Hope You Are Doing Well And Thank You For All The Wonderful ECW Memories!! May God Bless You, You Will Always Be My Favorite Woman In ECW!!
Easy on the capitals, big guy.
I have to say THANK YOU to Francine for bringing up Sherri Martel on her own.
sherri always gets overlooked as the years go by.
RIP Sensational Sherri, Nancy Benoit, Miss Elizabeth, and Luna Vachon!
And nicole
Francine still looks amazing and well put together after all these years,considering how she used to get punished! Definitely a QUEEN OF HARDCORE!
Sherri was legit 👌🔥💯
Francine got the business and obviously didn’t allow it to destroy her. Good for her. If you look at men Vs women in wrestling, as bad as some of the men ended up, there aren’t many women who ended up like Francine. The business destroyed a lot of people. Such a shame. I feel bad for Tammy Sytch, Sherri Martel, Liz, Nancy and others. They all seemed like decent people, but the business chewed them up and spat them out.
Francine is also on Twitch. A delight of a person.
Forgot to mention Missy Hyatt, Chastity, Jazz and Jasmine St. Claire.
Whenever I hear the names Chastity or Jasmine St. Claire all I can think of is New Jack
@@nickonite the life bully new jack
I’d love to be on your show!!!!!!!!!!! Great interview.
That would be awesome!!!!
Seems like such a nice lady. Loved watching her in ECW.
Everybody loved Sherri, EVEN SHAWN MICHAELS has NOTHING but great things to say about her!!!
Them putting Sherri with Shawn helped catapult Shawn into the upper midcard area.
Francine was great. A Philly legend in pro wrestling.
I love how when Francine moves you can hear her hoop ear rings moving around. Great stories.
Great chat. Francine is so talented. It’s nice to hear her take on various things. What a beauty.
I personally met and had a great intellectual conversation with Nicole Bass at a USAPro show once when my buddy was part of the Christopher St Connection. Nicole was one of the nicest and sweetest women I ever met.
Wild to know Francine worked with the legendary Sherri. I wonder if she was with other legends or Hall of Famers. James does great interviews either with the ladies, (previously with Baby Doll ( Nickla) or guys like Aaron (Damiem) or anyone Dutch brings in.
Still as gorgeous as ever. Sherri was my all time favorite chick. She could actually wrestle and I loved her voice.
Enjoying the interview.
Why didn't you ask her about Dawn Marie?
Miss Patricia/The Meanie Babe, underrated valet/manager.
Haven't seen her in a long time, she still looks great though. A bit older of course, but still the best. Thanx for posting this.
Great interview! What a genuinely nice lady.
'Sup James. Thanks for the hard work you put in so's I can just chill n listen.
Thanks for watching!
Francine and Beulah we're the women of ecw.
Great to hear from her and hope she is doing great.
ECW is the type of show people always wanted. It's just too damn fun and badass.
Dammm Francine!! Fine wine indeed!
You have the best interviews
I wonder if Francine still likes Sunny now 😂
Bless her for the Sherri story ~ a true Icon..!!!
You need to put each face up when calling the names out lol. When do it like this I have no clue.
Huh?
Rip Nancy, Rip Sherri, Rip Nicole
I LOVE FRANCINE. Loved her when I was a kid watching ECW and I still do now.
Francine looks even better now.
Yep, she is unbelievably smokin.
Would love for Francine to work on a corporate level for WWE, Impact, or AEW….
I just wish they put a picture of each woman they were talking about for reference.
I wonder what her thoughts are on prodgette/angel Orsini n jazz
The first lady of Hardcore!!! Always love listening to her.
Francine was without a doubt the most beautiful woman in Wrestling. As a teenager I BOUGHT WOW a magazine ‘World of Wrestling’ just for her.
wow she looks much better now. good for her!
Kimona was bad to the bone ! I remember as a kid the night ECW had to buy some time so she did a strip dealio in the eagles nest ! I was a fan ! lol ! ECW had tons of great looking females though , before that was a big thing in wrestling . Once again , ECW innovates
She’s beautiful still wow my god.
This isn't a shoot lol It's just a friendly chat about people she really liked lol
the frankenstein thing originates from Fred from the Howard Stern show doing an impression of Nicole on the show and he would just do herman munsters voice.
She seems like she is a classy lady.
She is
Maybe show us pictures of the girls your talking about. Would be nice to refresh our memories. Love your work ...
It was nice to hear someone say something positive about Tammy Sytch for a change. Nobody is ALL bad.
That's a lie!!🤣🤣🤣
She was very nice to people with her pussy.
She just killed someone
@@petesmart1983 drive in the wrong manner on a one way street . I just looked it up 😃. Thanks.
Well, this aged badly...
I saw a pic of Nicole from 80's and she was attractive but she started with the testosterone and body building that changed her body and lowered her voice a few octaves.
Wtf. She always looked like a dude.
@@rjskum688 not in the 80's she didn't. Steroids fucked her up.
"YOU OWE MEEE! I WANT.........YOUR SLIDE TROMBONE!"
@@takerdust She was clearly a transsexual. I saw the photo. The shoulder to hip ratio is further apart than it should be for a female and the face alone says alot
Smart and beautiful. I could listen to her all day. Good stuff.
Francine, legend of hardcore wrestling!
Francine man......my childhood right here lol
6:00 "She had a good heart."
Cause of death: myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Was there anything ever legit between Francine and the franchise? I remember they'd kiss before every match.
As far as anyone has said in shoots and so forth no. Some of the boys even believed it, but they were just really comfortable as friends. I think Shane was pretty level headed as far as getting involved with the ladies, he honored his marriage.
I'm surprised to hear that about Bass.
@polo polo Not denying it, it's just that I heard her on Howard Stern a couple of times and she seemed very different. She rolled with the jokes like a champ. Maybe she'd changed at that point.
Luna Vachon & Sherri Martel were my favorite female wresters from back of the day, but Beulah & Francine were kick ass!!!
Gee-Zus she's attractive as ever. What a beautiful woman. She seems so genuinely nice.
"They have a good heart" the last resort of a person trying to be polite
is Francine from Maryland area? the way she pronounces Os sounds like she's from theat region
She's from Phila it's the same accent. I'm from South Jersey so that's also the accent here.
Franny Always Beautiful
Beulah was the hottest ECW broad!
“She made herself look like that”? Nah. She was a big strong bodybuilder with a lazy eye, but that doesn’t mean she deserves ridicule for her appearance. That’s punching down. Do better.
Agreed. Totally uncalled for.
@polo polo Francine didn't even like Nicole. So shes being kinda fake.
@@you-5-iver804 She's not being fake, I can tell she didn't really like her, but she's still respectful and not just trashing someone.
@@you-5-iver804 Say you don't know what you are talking about without saying you don't know what you are talking about.
So you're saying "she" looked like a more jacked-up Shawn Micheals?? Lol
She has the classic "Tri-State" accent!!!
I met nicole bass a few times. She lived near me in queens ny. Her husband was a biker. She use to bash wwe during speeches at local library.
Was she nice?
@@Kunimitsu877 yeah but her husband was not
About these speeches, was she like exposing things about wwe? Any information you could share?
@@pizzahighfive2612 she talked about male wrestlers sexually abusing female wrestlers in wwf. Big show either manhandling her.
Is she from Fargo, you can hear a hint of it in her voice ???
Nicole Bass was such an obvious attempt to recapture the whole China thing. Only problem was that Nicole Bass couldn’t wrestle and she was actually scary to look at. My god what was Vince thinking there?
Wasn't Woman Chris Benoit's wife?
Yes
She is so unlike her character.
Nicole Bass was a huge woman and looked intimidating
She hasn't aged a day! She knows the business so well.
Either you're a mark or blind? Clearly older. She looks good, but not close to 20 years ago.
Let me see if I understand the thinking correctly, so if in Theory or fact Nicole Bass made herself look that way it was okay to mock her? The fact that Francine said it bothered her would indicate that she didn't see herself in the same light others did. Most fat people eat too much don't exercise enough essentially make themselves that way so are you saying it's okay to mock them as well. Just a question..
I understand but I would let him know but not hold his feet to the fire over that
I've always kind of felt bad about Nicole Bass. She won two of the fifteen bodybuilding competitions she was in, and there's almost no money in women's bodybuilding. She tried to give the bodybuilding world what she thought THEY wanted, and the steroids ruined her health. Oh, and Howard Stern is an asshole.
I heard that Franchine lives around here, but I've never seen her.
she lives in new jersery .
but she used to live in bear delware.
Francine is still an extremely attractive woman. Call me up !!
She is just the best
She looks great.
Still beautiful.....
❤ Francine
5:56 sir, that was not it.
She looks great
"I was like you go girl seriously..."
Woah, woah, woah. "It was her fault, she made herself look that way"? You can't really be saying she deserved to be mocked backstage because of her appearance. That's not cool.
Um yeah she does. She knew what she was doing. She knew what she looked like. People need to be accountable
The worst didn't even asked about Dawn Marie
When Kimona was Leia Meow I thought she was so god damn hot
My goodness, Francine looks absolutely terrific and is a very nice lady. Gorgeous.
Sometimes when I'm home alone I go to the backyard garden get naked cover myself with dirt and crawl around in the dirt and pretend I'm an earthworm 😏
Francine was so incredibly hot in ECW I loved her
Dawn Marie
She's still as pretty as she was in ECW.
I love Kamona, she was so hot, and her strip was fantastic.
I attended college with Mrs Tommy Dreamer
Beaulah?
She steal looking gorgeous no matter what
still looking great. much like Ivory. aged like a very fine rare wine.