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Post by Arturo Classico on Apr 18, 2010 0:03:40 GMT -5
Okay I kind of forgot why this was so bad that Road Warrior Animal was the Mystery Man, like that it defied all logic and I looked on the net about this angle and found very little on the background about so can someone jog my memory, because I remember hating this but I can't really remember all the details.
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Post by romafan87 on Apr 18, 2010 0:08:35 GMT -5
No, that's about the gist of it. There weren't a whole lot of free agents floating around at that time, either.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 18, 2010 0:10:53 GMT -5
Even worse was the angle run slightly before, where it was revealed that Rick Steiner was his OWN mystery assailant, and not even to set up anybody. I don't remember the details behind it, I just remember it ended up that way.
Rick Steiner was (kayfabe) the dumbest man in pro wrestling.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2010 0:13:42 GMT -5
It was lame because, to be blunt about it, Animal was way past his prime then and didn't have his more charismatic and talented partner to lean on. He never said or did anything interesting in the role and that's why it was forgettable.
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Post by Arturo Classico on Apr 18, 2010 0:20:50 GMT -5
Even worse was the angle run slightly before, where it was revealed that Rick Steiner was his OWN mystery assailant, and not even to set up anybody. I don't remember the details behind it, I just remember it ended up that way. Rick Steiner was (kayfabe) the dumbest man in pro wrestling. Actually yeah I mixed these two up, thanks for the memory jog. I thought that this was one angle and weren't they done near the same time. Which is dumb since mystery man angle kind of suck like The Black Scorpion or the Higher Power. Although the Sin Mystery Man angle was better as Animal didn't attack himself. But doing two of them basically at the same time was ludicrous. Also shows why WCW basically had to die in 2001. |
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Post by WWE Trademarked My Name on Apr 18, 2010 3:02:40 GMT -5
Even worse was the angle run slightly before, where it was revealed that Rick Steiner was his OWN mystery assailant, and not even to set up anybody. I don't remember the details behind it, I just remember it ended up that way. Rick Steiner was (kayfabe) the dumbest man in pro wrestling. Actually yeah I mixed these two up, thanks for the memory jog. I thought that this was one angle and weren't they done near the same time. Which is dumb since mystery man angle kind of suck like The Black Scorpion or the Higher Power. Although the Sin Mystery Man angle was better as Animal didn't attack himself. But doing two of them basically at the same time was ludicrous. Also shows why WCW basically had to die in 2001. I think the years 1999 and 2000 in general show why WCW had to die in 2001. |
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Apr 18, 2010 4:35:09 GMT -5
Even worse was the angle run slightly before, where it was revealed that Rick Steiner was his OWN mystery assailant, and not even to set up anybody. I don't remember the details behind it, I just remember it ended up that way. Rick Steiner was (kayfabe) the dumbest man in pro wrestling. I still have to give that honor to Sting, personally. |
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Apr 18, 2010 5:28:51 GMT -5
I love the Blade Braxton explanation.
(talking to RD)
Blade: Didn't one week he attacked Rick Steiner, and then the next week he revealed himself to be Rick Steiner?
I still laugh every time I think about that to this day. Just the sheer illogical silliness of it all.
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Apr 18, 2010 22:53:18 GMT -5
I wish more promotions were booked like WCW 2000-2001
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Post by Tyfo on Apr 18, 2010 23:02:23 GMT -5
My favorite thing about the angle, or more so the reveal at Sin I guess was the delivery on commentary when he unmasks to reveal that it's Road Warrior Animal.
It's Tony and I think Hudson talking, but one of them yells, "I didn't even think he was still in the sport!" and the other immediately yells, "He wasn't in the sport!!!!!" like it's the biggest return in the history of mankind.
Just fabulous stuff.
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Post by Mesousa on Apr 19, 2010 11:34:50 GMT -5
Don't forget that this lead to possibly one of the most half-assed endings to a match ever.
...Actually, Sid got his leg injured, so it's justifiable...right?
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Post by Jeremy on Apr 19, 2010 21:46:41 GMT -5
Even worse was the angle run slightly before, where it was revealed that Rick Steiner was his OWN mystery assailant, and not even to set up anybody. I don't remember the details behind it, I just remember it ended up that way. Rick Steiner was (kayfabe) the dumbest man in pro wrestling. I still have to give that honor to Sting, personally. I once wrote an angle where Sting was ran over and "killed" by Steve Borden. The stupidity of it was off the charts |
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Apr 20, 2010 17:04:04 GMT -5
I still have to give that honor to Sting, personally. I once wrote an angle where Sting was ran over and "killed" by Steve Borden. The stupidity of it was off the charts To be fair there were so many Stings running around it makes sense that one would run out in front of an oncoming vehicle eventually. |
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Apr 20, 2010 17:34:57 GMT -5
Even worse was the angle run slightly before, where it was revealed that Rick Steiner was his OWN mystery assailant, and not even to set up anybody. I don't remember the details behind it, I just remember it ended up that way. Rick Steiner was (kayfabe) the dumbest man in pro wrestling. seconded |
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Post by Paul on Apr 22, 2010 6:28:14 GMT -5
I'm always reminded of Scott Keith's review of WCW Sin, when he wrote (I'm paraphrasing but not by much):
"When I said that WCW would start signing talent from the Dennis Rodman Australia show, I wasn't serious, you bastards!"
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Post by showster22 on Jun 5, 2010 22:26:33 GMT -5
I remember wondsering who the mystery man was (i didn't think anybody was jumping ship but still curious) when I found out it was Animal I was so let down. Makes me wish you could still watch PPV scrambled and still hear the play by play
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 22:33:03 GMT -5
My favorite thing about the angle, or more so the reveal at Sin I guess was the delivery on commentary when he unmasks to reveal that it's Road Warrior Animal. It's Tony and I think Hudson talking, but one of them yells, "I didn't even think he was still in the sport!" and the other immediately yells, "He wasn't in the sport!!!!!" like it's the biggest return in the history of mankind. Just fabulous stuff. Yeah that was hilarious. I miss late era WCW it was great for all the wrong reasons. |
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Post by slickster on Jun 6, 2010 14:47:59 GMT -5
To be fair there really weren't any free agents out there that WCW could use. Why they didn't just use someone already under contract I have no idea.
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Jun 6, 2010 14:51:52 GMT -5
To be fair there really weren't any free agents out there that WCW could use. Why they didn't just use someone already under contract I have no idea. Or someone from ECW that hadn't already left like RVD or Rhino. |
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Post by WWHHHD on Jun 6, 2010 15:57:21 GMT -5
To be fair there really weren't any free agents out there that WCW could use. Why they didn't just use someone already under contract I have no idea. Or someone from ECW that hadn't already left like RVD or Rhino. People still would have been like.... Who is that? |
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