Cronant
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Post by Cronant on Aug 29, 2012 12:58:48 GMT -5
With pro wrestling, the people involved know the outcome before it happens, but seemingly 99% of the time, you can't tell when you're watching them from their entrance on, at least I can't.
I've always found that interesting. A guy winning the world title for the first time knows he's going to win it when he's walking down the ramp, and yet has to be able to not show it to the audience. Or conversely, a guy knows that this finish is going to be shitty, stupidly booked, and just dumb all around, and it can't show on his face. I imagine there's a lot of nerves going on either way.
I've been wanting to see some times when a wrestler made his entrance and you just 'knew' what he was thinking.
Any examples?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Aug 29, 2012 13:03:14 GMT -5
I honestly can't think of any examples, but didn't some guys foreshadow it with their attire? I'm thinking Macho Man for some reason, with wearing gold.
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Post by thegame415 on Aug 29, 2012 13:04:07 GMT -5
Big Show turning heel at this year's OTL. Everybody over the age of five could see that coming.
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Post by bob on Aug 29, 2012 13:04:26 GMT -5
Punk on commentary gave away that it was gonna be Sheamus vs John Morrison in the finals of the 2010 King of the Ring.....during a match involving one of them, can't remember who
not a wrestler per say but Heenan gave away the Hogan heel turn at Bash at the Beach
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Post by joebob27 on Aug 29, 2012 13:04:57 GMT -5
John Cena at WM 27. Dude was not happy about the schmozz that was about to take place.
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Post by Angus Mcloud on Aug 29, 2012 13:05:25 GMT -5
I honestly can't think of any examples, but didn't some guys foreshadow it with their attire? I'm thinking Macho Man for some reason, with wearing gold. Yeah at WM 8. Also wearing a white hat out to the ring for his match with Warrior where he turned at the end.
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Post by Indiana Miz on Aug 29, 2012 13:09:44 GMT -5
John Cena at WM 27. Dude was not happy about the schmozz that was about to take place. This is the one I was going to post.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Aug 29, 2012 13:12:53 GMT -5
I honestly can't think of any examples, but didn't some guys foreshadow it with their attire? I'm thinking Macho Man for some reason, with wearing gold. the rock used to do that as well.
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Post by nevthebassist on Aug 29, 2012 15:32:08 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, Eddie Guerrero didn't look best pleased coming down the aisle before losing to Benoit at ONS '05.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Aug 29, 2012 15:48:35 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, Eddie Guerrero didn't look best pleased coming down the aisle before losing to Benoit at ONS '05. Wasn't that because of the problems he was having at the time?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2012 15:52:30 GMT -5
Jeff Hardy didn't look so happy during Royal Rumble 2008z
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Post by thecrusherwi on Aug 29, 2012 16:00:07 GMT -5
What about Wrestlemania 23 when the fan was being cleared out of the ring and Shawn with a pissed of tone and face said something to the effect of "Get the hell out of here son, I've got a JOB to do."
Might be nitpicking a bit but when I heard that live I thought that this match is over and Cena is winning.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2012 16:07:27 GMT -5
What about Wrestlemania 23 when the fan was being cleared out of the ring and Shawn with a pissed of tone and face said something to the effect of "Get the hell out of here son, I've got a JOB to do." Might be nitpicking a bit but when I heard that live I thought that this match is over and Cena is winning. Speaking of HBK, the way he oversold everything in that Hogan match at Summerslam '05 reeked of him not being happy about the outcome.
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Post by Brian Suntan on Aug 29, 2012 16:07:33 GMT -5
This is the reason I've always wondered if wrestlers are working people to an extent whenever they cry after winning a title, or say it's the greatest moment of their life or whatever. Really? You've known for days you were winning the title and I'm sure Christian Bale doesn't credit defeating the Joker as one of the defining moments of his life.
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Post by xCompackx on Aug 29, 2012 16:13:02 GMT -5
This is the reason I've always wondered if wrestlers are working people to an extent whenever they cry after winning a title, or say it's the greatest moment of their life or whatever. Really? You've known for days you were winning the title and I'm sure Christian Bale doesn't credit defeating the Joker as one of the defining moments of his life. I know I've heard/read where guys say "You're a mark" if you are legit proud of winning a title, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Working your whole career up to that moment is a great thing and just because you know you're going to win it doesn't mean emotion wouldn't be running high. By the way, if I were Christian Bale i'd be more grateful for getting Selena Kyle than defeating The Joker, but that's just me.
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Post by Cronant on Aug 29, 2012 16:18:03 GMT -5
This is the reason I've always wondered if wrestlers are working people to an extent whenever they cry after winning a title, or say it's the greatest moment of their life or whatever. Really? You've known for days you were winning the title and I'm sure Christian Bale doesn't credit defeating the Joker as one of the defining moments of his life. I think as far as that goes, even if its 'scheduled' to happen, it doesn't hit you until its official.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Aug 29, 2012 16:18:28 GMT -5
This is the reason I've always wondered if wrestlers are working people to an extent whenever they cry after winning a title, or say it's the greatest moment of their life or whatever. Really? You've known for days you were winning the title and I'm sure Christian Bale doesn't credit defeating the Joker as one of the defining moments of his life. I know I've heard/read where guys say "You're a mark" if you are legit proud of winning a title, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Working your whole career up to that moment is a great thing and just because you know you're going to win it doesn't mean emotion wouldn't be running high. By the way, if I were Christian Bale i'd be more grateful for getting Selena Kyle than defeating The Joker, but that's just me. Yeah I really don't see anything wrong with it. People get choked up at their wedding when they've known for a long time that this day was coming and they're marrying a person that they (usually) been with already for a very long time.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Aug 29, 2012 16:27:57 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, Eddie Guerrero didn't look best pleased coming down the aisle before losing to Benoit at ONS '05. Wasn't that because of the problems he was having at the time? Yeah, thought that was more on them wanting him to go into Los Gringos Locos mode and he didn't want to break the heel character he had going.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Aug 29, 2012 17:49:07 GMT -5
Anytime Barry Windham starts growing facial hair, you know he's turning heel.
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Post by Shy Guy on Aug 29, 2012 18:07:54 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, Eddie Guerrero didn't look best pleased coming down the aisle before losing to Benoit at ONS '05. probably because he knew it was going to be a "good" match and not the "great" match people had hoped for.
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