I feel like someone told him to do it. Another dancing programme would come Miller’s way when he entered into a feud with Disco Inferno, including a stipulation match where the loser wouldn’t be able to dance anymore. Make their year. They didn’t know how it would go over. A former American footballer turned three-time karate world champion, Ernest Clifford Miller got his break in wrestling after being asked to train with WCW by Eric Bischoff when Miller was teaching his son Garett the martial art. Aged 40, Miller returned to karate and picked up where he left off: winning competitions. ( Log Out / Send your request. He had this to say to Inside the Ropes about entering the profession: “It was like 1996, I was a competitor in martial arts and was a karate instructor. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I thought he was very entertaining in WCW? I’m the greatest ! He was often successful in this, relying heavily on his, as commentators would describe, his “educated feet”. How does it work? About a year later I came in, started training at the power plant, trained and became part of WCW.”. Fairly over, I thought. It wasn’t long, however, until he was appointed the company’s Commissioner. It’s a little more than dancing. I’m the greatest ! Learn how your comment data is processed. After a brief appearance in the 2004 Royal Rumble Match and a short programme with Tajiri, “The Cat” was released by the WWE. What is Cameo? However, it didn’t last long. This phrase also appeared in the lyrics to his theme song, which he would dance to. Your IP: 192.254.147.191 But what Miller hankered most was a return to in-ring competition. You can keep up-to-date with what Ernest Miller is up to nowadays on Twitter or on his Facebook page. Many fans have said he’s not as good as me and it made me popular without being on the TV show. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 5.0. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Nowadays, he continues to be involved in karate but through training youngsters in the martial art. You can read all previous ‘Whatever Happened to?’ pieces here. Several years later he got the call to join the WWE and became an announcer on the company’s Velocity show. ( Log Out / When Benoit and Orton got back up, both men quickly tossed him from the ring. Miller debuted with WCW in 1997 when he jumped out of the crowd to save Glacier from a two-on-one attack at that year’s Slamboree PPV. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Somebody call my momma. Miller and Lamont proceeded to dance to his theme music, not bothering to capitalize on the advantage he'd been given. ( Log Out / Reviewed by Jeff on September 23rd, 2020. • Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. Speaking to WWE.com, Miller said: “I see the payoff when they grow up and they’re productive citizens. Although he debuted as a babyface, he soon became a heel and picked up Sonny Onoo as his manager. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I thought the NWO was way overrated. Request $50. I’ve seen worse crowd reactions…. Speaking to WWE.com several years ago, Miller said: “It’s just like any old athlete.” “You sit and talk about it, but you feel you’ve still got something in the tank. People like this guy out there dancing and saying call my momma, but he’s not the original. ( Log Out / Soon after, the Cat’s popularity began to wane and he soon found himself increasingly on the wrong end of decisions. One of my students was Garrett Bischoff. Typically responds in 3 days. During his time, his catchphrase, "somebody call my momma" (which was also used in WCW), started to be used in WWE. “Somebody call my momma” as we have a new Whatever Happened to piece focusing on a popular mid-card talent from WCW during the Monday Night Wars, namely Earnest “The Cat” Miller. See all 1 reviews. Show more. “Somebody call my momma” as we have a new Whatever Happened to piece focusing on a popular mid-card talent from WCW during the Monday Night Wars, namely Earnest “The Cat” Miller. They didn’t know how the fans would react to it.