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Post by noleafclover1980 on Oct 9, 2010 1:46:52 GMT -5
Anyone else remember his post New Rockers heel turn? I don't rememer all the details, but I believe he got sick of being a joke. I recall him growing his goatee out and being more aggressive in the ring. Was kind of a prototype Al Snow.
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Post by Totorob101 on Oct 9, 2010 3:47:27 GMT -5
Wasent it the only time Marty was a heel when they tagged together? For two talented workers,they never really had a lot of chemistry with each other Marty and Al.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Oct 9, 2010 5:00:43 GMT -5
Wasent it the only time Marty was a heel when they tagged together? For two talented workers,they never really had a lot of chemistry with each other Marty and Al. I disagree. They were a very good in-ring combo. However, they were using a passe gimmick that was acknowledged as a passe gimmick by everyone from the announcers to WWF magazine. Additionally, they were never put in a strong feud, and weren't great on the mike (especially as heels). But in the ring, they were very good. Marty performing many of his classic moves & Al was more of a power man. |
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Post by Angus Mcloud on Oct 9, 2010 7:05:56 GMT -5
I loved evil Leif. I remember him getting upset by Scott Taylor and he freaked out screaming at JR and King.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Oct 9, 2010 20:39:09 GMT -5
Glad a few people remember it. I saw him wrestle Flash Funk at a house show around '96 or so. Pretty good match.
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Post by The Varsity Club on Oct 10, 2010 19:55:26 GMT -5
yea never went full heel with it...they seemed to tease it and then leif was gone
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Oct 11, 2010 0:13:49 GMT -5
Actually, I think they were always heels, except for the first week or two. Supposedly Shawn Michaels was responsible for them becoming comedy jobber heels, as he didn't want Marty getting over with his old gimmick. Wasent it the only time Marty was a heel when they tagged together? For two talented workers,they never really had a lot of chemistry with each other Marty and Al. I disagree. They were a very good in-ring combo. However, they were using a passe gimmick that was acknowledged as a passe gimmick by everyone from the announcers to WWF magazine. Additionally, they were never put in a strong feud, and weren't great on the mike (especially as heels). But in the ring, they were very good. Marty performing many of his classic moves & Al was more of a power man. The gimmick was that it was passe, and they were stuck in the 70's. Knock it all you want, but I was watching the Fatal 4-way tag match at Summerslam 96, and they were in there with hillbillies, cowboys, and fitness fanatics. So they arguably had the best gimmick of the tag teams at the time. |
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Post by Jacob Lee on Oct 11, 2010 10:20:54 GMT -5
There is a really great New Rockers/Body Donnas match on youtube people should check out. I really enjoyed the New Rockers.
Whatever happened to promotions just throwing a "new" in front of an old tag team name? New Rockers, New Blackjacks and New Midnight Express were hilarious and gave guys something to do. JTG and Vance Archer don't seem to be doing anything. They could be thrown together as New Cryme Tyme.
Yes, I'm aware the idea is horrible.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Oct 11, 2010 14:02:52 GMT -5
There is a really great New Rockers/Body Donnas match on youtube people should check out. I really enjoyed the New Rockers. Whatever happened to promotions just throwing a "new" in front of an old tag team name? New Rockers, New Blackjacks and New Midnight Express were hilarious and gave guys something to do. JTG and Vance Archer don't seem to be doing anything. They could be thrown together as New Cryme Tyme. Yes, I'm aware the idea is horrible. Was it the match with Cloudy? That was really good match.. even if it had a huge wrestlecrap moment in it. First time I ever saw a top rope powerbomb... from Marty Jannetty. |
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Post by johnnyk9 on Oct 11, 2010 16:05:29 GMT -5
evil Leif Cassidy was awesome watch his match with Marc Mero from Final Four
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Oct 11, 2010 18:07:42 GMT -5
There is a really great New Rockers/Body Donnas match on youtube people should check out. I really enjoyed the New Rockers. Whatever happened to promotions just throwing a "new" in front of an old tag team name? New Rockers, New Blackjacks and New Midnight Express were hilarious and gave guys something to do. JTG and Vance Archer don't seem to be doing anything. They could be thrown together as New Cryme Tyme. Yes, I'm aware the idea is horrible. Was it the match with Cloudy? That was really good match.. even if it had a huge wrestlecrap moment in it. First time I ever saw a top rope powerbomb... from Marty Jannetty. That was awesome. It's one of my favorite Marty Jannetty memories. |
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Oct 13, 2010 14:16:25 GMT -5
Actually, I think they were always heels, except for the first week or two. Supposedly Shawn Michaels was responsible for them becoming comedy jobber heels, as he didn't want Marty getting over with his old gimmick. I disagree. They were a very good in-ring combo. However, they were using a passe gimmick that was acknowledged as a passe gimmick by everyone from the announcers to WWF magazine. Additionally, they were never put in a strong feud, and weren't great on the mike (especially as heels). But in the ring, they were very good. Marty performing many of his classic moves & Al was more of a power man. The gimmick was that it was passe, and they were stuck in the 70's. Knock it all you want, but I was watching the Fatal 4-way tag match at Summerslam 96, and they were in there with hillbillies, cowboys, and fitness fanatics. So they arguably had the best gimmick of the tag teams at the time. I'm not knocking it. |
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan on Oct 13, 2010 23:02:57 GMT -5
I saw a match on Youtube once from right after Bret Hart turned heel and interrupted a match between Leif and (I think) Rocky Maivia and he attacks Rocky and starts heading toward the ramp and crosses paths with Leif coming out of the ring and he just looks at Bret and gives him a thumbs up and walks off. Just a great random moment.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Oct 14, 2010 2:19:35 GMT -5
If y'all wanna see a fun evil Leif match, look up Leif Cassidy vs Matt Hardy on Youtube. He beats the hell out of jobber era Matt, including a belly to belly suplex over the top rope to the floor.
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