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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 16, 2006 14:38:51 GMT -5
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MetalGearDizzle
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HEY HEY HEY YA f***IN NAZI! HOW ARE YA!
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Post by MetalGearDizzle on Dec 16, 2006 14:49:01 GMT -5
Piper, after helping Hogan, talking to Bearer "GET HIM OUTTA HERE WERE GONNA KILL HIM!"
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Post by darthpipes on Dec 16, 2006 15:38:01 GMT -5
Just look at the guys who participated in that segment...Hogan, Flair, Piper, Savage, and Undertaker. Back when all of them could still wrestle. The talent roster in the WWF from 1991-1992 was incredible.
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Post by skskillz on Dec 16, 2006 17:33:00 GMT -5
I always thought they rushed the Hogan/Taker feud in 1991. I guess once Warrior left, they had to hot shot Taker to the main event scene.
Good segment. The Hogan/Flair seeds were planted so far in advance, it's a shame they never fought at WrestleMania 8.
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Post by Rocky Van Heineken on Dec 16, 2006 17:39:12 GMT -5
Whenever someone comes to my house, I'm going to greet them with "Weeeeelcoooome!"
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 16, 2006 18:54:33 GMT -5
Also, as a kid, that segment really made Taker stand out to me as a heel.
I mean, who else did we know during that era who'd go so far as to rip Hogan's cross with an air of "Where is your God now?"
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Dec 16, 2006 19:05:52 GMT -5
Not to mention an appearance by the REAAAL World's Champion.  |
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messiah
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Post by messiah on Dec 16, 2006 21:58:28 GMT -5
God, Bearer was such a freak. But it was a great segment, for the period, certainly. I love how they blurred out the heavyweight title. Did they ever explain that on air?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 16, 2006 23:49:51 GMT -5
Awesome vid.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 17, 2006 1:13:40 GMT -5
I'm on dial up and the vid isn't wanting to load all the way for me. Is this the one where Flair says to Hogan "Whatcha gonna do...big man...when Ric Flair runs wild on you?!"
Because I still mark like a madman when I see that.
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messiah
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Post by messiah on Dec 17, 2006 1:15:56 GMT -5
Yes, yes it is.
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 17, 2006 1:54:55 GMT -5
I've gotta give it to Hogan; when you watch clips from around that time, you realize that he certainly did carry an aura around him, giving a lot of moments "big match/angle" feels.
If he had had more feuds like that during the late 80's/90's, instead of what we ended up getting, especially during his face WCW run, I think he'd be remembered more fondly among fans like us than he is now. I guess it's kind of a "wasted potential" thing, I dunno.
But, again, this could've been a huge money angle for the WWF at this point, I'm convinced; the more I remember that era, the more I realize how uniquely Undertaker stood out from all the other heels going at that point. I know we always say "Look how ridiculous he looked, but he got the gimmick over!", but I don't think the gimmick is getting enough credit; for it's time and place, there was nothing like it in the WWF. Having someone pull it off as well as Calloway was just gravy.
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