The Ichi
Patti Mayonnaise
AGGRESSIVE Executive Janitor of the Third Floor Manager's Bathroom
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 5, 2011 14:01:06 GMT -5
Just dusted off this PPV the other night, and I gotta say this match may be one of the biggest dissapointments as far as who was involved. It was by no means a terrible match, but with the talent involved it should have tore the house down.
So what went wrong? Did they not have enough time together? Were they phoning it in? Or did their styles simply just not mesh well? As far as I know this was their only meeting (at least one on one) in the ring, did they ever wrestle again?
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Sept 5, 2011 14:04:27 GMT -5
They just didn't mesh well. Both guys were great bumping heels. Perfect never did make for a very good face, either.
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mrjl
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by mrjl on Sept 5, 2011 14:07:55 GMT -5
They just didn't mesh well. Both guys were great bumping heels. Perfect never did make for a very good face, either. the should've just gone high impact and bumped like heel for each other then |
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Post by Stu on Sept 5, 2011 14:16:02 GMT -5
One of the problems was that it was hyped up as a classic to determine the greated Intercontinental Champion of all time. That alone was the first mistake: never guarantee a classic.
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kidglov3s
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wants her Shot
Who is Tiger Maskooo?
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Post by kidglov3s on Sept 5, 2011 16:03:57 GMT -5
I think the no-finish really hurts this match. Not only in terms of people's receptions, but likely also in how both men approached it in terms of performance.
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MolotovMocktail
Grimlock
Home of the 5-time, 5-time, 5-time, 5-time 5-time Super Bowl Champion 49ers-and Wrestlemania 31
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Sept 5, 2011 17:57:15 GMT -5
Aside from the chemistry just not being there, it was more used to build up Diesel and get him into a feud with Perfect than to be a proper resolution to the Perfect/HBK feud.
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Post by Manute Bol on Sept 5, 2011 20:00:14 GMT -5
Better match, Shawn vs. Martel at SummerSlam 92 or Shawn vs. Perfect at SummerSlam 93?
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Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 5, 2011 20:28:37 GMT -5
Two yin, no yang.
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PrimeTyme
Dennis Stamp
Be Good. Or Be Good At It
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Post by PrimeTyme on Sept 5, 2011 20:38:47 GMT -5
I liked the match when I was a young kid, but I rewatched it for the first time since then a few years ago and felt it was very underwhelming. They had a match in 91 when Shawn was still a Rocker that was a very good match.
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Post by FailedGimmick on Sept 7, 2011 15:56:19 GMT -5
This was the same PPV where Luger beat Yokozuna by count out, but everyone celebrated and even had confetti like he just won the title, correct?
Seems like a messed up show from top to bottom.
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The Ichi
Patti Mayonnaise
AGGRESSIVE Executive Janitor of the Third Floor Manager's Bathroom
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 7, 2011 16:05:57 GMT -5
This was the same PPV where Luger beat Yokozuna by count out, but everyone celebrated and even had confetti like he just won the title, correct? Seems like a messed up show from top to bottom. Honestly, that ending gets a lot of flack but I always kind of dug it. To me, it made it seem like Yoko was such a monster that just getting a countout victory on him was an achievement. The confetti was a bit unnecessary, though. |
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
Better have my money when I come-a collect!
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Post by chazraps on Sept 7, 2011 16:25:00 GMT -5
The Ludvig Borga match on that show is great though.
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Post by probable on Sept 8, 2011 9:28:44 GMT -5
Shawn said in his book the two just didn't click in the ring - which is odd considering who the two were...
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