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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Apr 28, 2013 10:59:38 GMT -5
It seems like very, very few of the actual, unquestionable final matches are really known or talked about. So what are some? The two that made me think of this thread were Kamala and Scott Hall. Given that one had both his legs amputated and the other just got a pacemaker I don't see at least Kamala ever wrestling again and probably not Scott either.
I know this thread is bound to be depressing, but it just interests me. Also, there are at least a few cases of a guy ending it on a relative high note like Edge beating ADR at Wrestlemania.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 28, 2013 12:27:58 GMT -5
"Sick" Nick Mondo ended his wrestling career on a very high note when he went into Tournament of Death 2 knowing that would be the last time he'd ever wrestle. Because the harm he endured from the semi-finals prevented him from wrestling to his full capacity in the finals, he nonetheless won the tournament, and did so despite taking a horrific bump in the second round. Many people incorrectly blame that bump for inspiring Nick Mondo to retire from wrestling, but as he said in his autobiographical movie, he didn't want a long wrestling career and knew he wanted to retire after TOD2. He would have retired at the same time even if the big bump from the semi-finals had gone flawlessly.
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Post by Dat Dude on Apr 28, 2013 12:32:27 GMT -5
Alison Danger ended on a high note with her final match a few weeks ago. Was able to go against her dream opponent (Hamada) and the champion (Melissa) while teaming up her friend/Protégé (Leva).
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 28, 2013 17:20:51 GMT -5
Mike Awesome beat Tanaka at ONS '05 and never wrestled again. He did then sadly take his own life but I'm pretty convinced he never needed to work again.
Mike is also the answer to a trivia question, which is I feel - who is the only wrestler to retire immediately after having his greatest ever match?
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 28, 2013 22:50:48 GMT -5
Mike Awesome beat Tanaka at ONS '05 and never wrestled again. He did then sadly take his own life but I'm pretty convinced he never needed to work again. Mike is also the answer to a trivia question, which is I feel - who is the only wrestler to retire immediately after having his greatest ever match? Didn't Mike Awesome go to TNA after the original ONS PPV since the WWF (foolishly) did not extend him a contract? If it's true that Awesome's match from ONS was indeed his final match, WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT! It's a real shame that Mike Awesome is dead, and that his death was so unnecessary. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Apr 29, 2013 0:53:58 GMT -5
I saw what was one of Kamala's last matches. It was an XOW show in town back in 2010. He looked pretty good. Got to talk to him for a few and he is a super nice guy.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Apr 29, 2013 3:14:48 GMT -5
Eddie Guerrero's last match against Mr. Kennedy is at least known for the fact that Eddie took a viscous chair shot afterwards.
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Post by celticjobber on Apr 29, 2013 6:25:29 GMT -5
Mike Awesome beat Tanaka at ONS '05 and never wrestled again. He did then sadly take his own life but I'm pretty convinced he never needed to work again. Mike is also the answer to a trivia question, which is I feel - who is the only wrestler to retire immediately after having his greatest ever match? I remember there were tons of rumors online that Mike would be offered a contract from WWE after that great ONS match, but it sadly never happened. |
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Post by SOR on Apr 29, 2013 6:28:26 GMT -5
Benoits last match was pretty decent. Michaels had a decent retirement match but he may still come back.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Apr 29, 2013 9:15:16 GMT -5
Wasn't Bruno Sammartino's last match against Hercules Hernandez? Or did he wrestle again post-WWF?
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Post by rapidfire187 on Apr 29, 2013 11:45:08 GMT -5
Benoits last match was pretty decent. Michaels had a decent retirement match but he may still come back. Decent is an understatement. Benoit's last match was good with some neat psychology. Michaels' last match was absolutely fantastic. |
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Post by molson5 on Apr 29, 2013 14:21:18 GMT -5
Wasn't Bruno Sammartino's last match against Hercules Hernandez? Or did he wrestle again post-WWF? That was his last TV match, his last overall match was teaming with Hulk Hogan against the One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy in Baltimore in August 1987. |
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 29, 2013 17:13:08 GMT -5
As I learned in Mike Mooneyham's article when Magnum TA was announced for Fanfest, his last match (the night he wrecked) was a win over Jimmy Garvin.
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Post by wwefan71080 on Apr 29, 2013 18:18:54 GMT -5
Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon WM26
Goldberg phoning it in at WM20
JBL WM25
Edge vs Alberto Del Rio and wins title WM27 and has to forfeit the next night on Raw due to a career ending neck injury
Ric Flair vs Jay Lethal in Flair's last known match
Batista loses to John Cena WM26 Batista goes on rant and leaves {Subject to change due to him reportedly interested in signing with WWE}
Ricky Steamboat vs Chris Jericho the Raw after WM25
Mohammad Hassan chokeslammed off the stage by Undertaker at Great American Bash 2005
thats all I have for right now that haven't been mentioned
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 29, 2013 18:25:11 GMT -5
Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon WM26 Except Bret had a few more wins after that. The closest he had to a match after that was part of the Summerslam 2010 7 on 7 match against Nexus. |
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Post by Manute Bol on Apr 29, 2013 19:23:59 GMT -5
Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon WM26 Except Bret had a few more wins after that. The closest he had to a match after that was part of the Summerslam 2010 7 on 7 match against Nexus. Yeah he's had five matches since WM, the most recent being on the 9/12/11 RAW teaming with John Cena against Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez. |
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Apr 29, 2013 22:36:04 GMT -5
Ric Flair vs Jay Lethal in Flair's last known match Ricky Steamboat vs Chris Jericho the Raw after WM25 thats all I have for right now that haven't been mentioned Flair wrestled a couple more times in TNA after that match with Lethal. His last match was a very sad match against Sting on Impact, IIRC. Steamboat faced Jericho at Backlash that year. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2013 22:54:40 GMT -5
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Apr 29, 2013 23:06:05 GMT -5
Benoits last match was pretty decent. Michaels had a decent retirement match but he may still come back. Decent is an understatement. Benoit's last match was good with some neat psychology. The Diving Headbutt into Burke's knees is an unfortunate spot though, considering how much of a role head injuries may have played in the end of his life. |
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Post by 01010010 01101001 01100011 on Apr 30, 2013 0:14:19 GMT -5
Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon WM26 Goldberg phoning it in at WM20 JBL WM25 Edge vs Alberto Del Rio and wins title WM27 and has to forfeit the next night on Raw due to a career ending neck injury Ric Flair vs Jay Lethal in Flair's last known match Batista loses to John Cena WM26 Batista goes on rant and leaves {Subject to change due to him reportedly interested in signing with WWE} Ricky Steamboat vs Chris Jericho the Raw after WM25 Mohammad Hassan chokeslammed off the stage by Undertaker at Great American Bash 2005 thats all I have for right now that haven't been mentioned Couple of notes: ] Edge was the champ going in and retired the week after Mania, not the following night. Ric Flair had a few matches after that Lethal match, the last being on TV was with Sting fittingly. Batista had several matches after Mania 26 including 2 PPV main events with Cena, the last being an I Quit match at Over the Limit 2010 As it stands, Hulk Hogan's last (TV) match is with Sting. He did a couple of 6 man tags last year in the UK at house shows and was announced as a part of a match with Sting and Bully against the Aces and Eights but was never in the match. Taz's last match was the thing with Jerry Lawler at ONS '06, not counting that it was against the Goodfather. Mick Foley's is currently the 2012 Royal Rumble. |
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