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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Sept 28, 2014 19:22:52 GMT -5
Because he looks like a big ol' cheeseburger and them New Yorkers love 'em some cheeseburgers, mistaken identity, son
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Post by PsychoGoatee on Sept 28, 2014 19:26:52 GMT -5
Motörhead is the greatest band of all time, so that helps. And Trips was pretty awesome at the time. I agree the Jericho stuff and various impending burials weren't great, but he's always been one of the best all around in my opinion.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 28, 2014 20:17:04 GMT -5
I'd say between 1975 and 1993 there was a huge influx of brothers having babies with sisters, which led to the crowd that night. I popped too...when he tore his quad. Don't. We're not that kind of board.
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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 28, 2014 21:17:00 GMT -5
Because he is the game and because he is that damn good.
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Post by benstudd on Sept 28, 2014 22:25:57 GMT -5
I've always liked him as a performer and always rooted for him as a badass heel.
But I won't lie to myself to think otherwise that it was a freak occurance: It was because it was at the MSG and these people are different.
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Post by Sam Punk on Sept 28, 2014 23:14:28 GMT -5
It was because wwe hyped up his return with all those u2 videos.
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Post by agent817 on Sept 28, 2014 23:21:15 GMT -5
MGS? Maybe Triple H thinks of himself as Big Boss or something? Or is he more like Solid Snake?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 29, 2014 0:05:48 GMT -5
But I won't lie to myself to think otherwise that it was a freak occurance: It was because it was at the MSG and these people are different. Very well could be a factor. To be honest, I think it was the right combination of a great number of the suggestions so far. The build-up, the crowd, the execution, the long absence, the return of something familiar...just a perfect stew in the cauldron. Which they then proceeded to tip over and spill across the floor.
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Post by The Tee Why on Sept 29, 2014 0:18:00 GMT -5
1 Million fans in Madison Square Garden can't be wrong, brother.
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 29, 2014 0:37:52 GMT -5
1 Million fans in Madison Square Garden can't be wrong, brother. Does the Garden even hold 1 million?
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Post by The Sam on Sept 29, 2014 0:38:59 GMT -5
People love denim/leather hybrid jackets.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Sept 29, 2014 0:42:56 GMT -5
He had done consistently good work as a heel up to that point, and was without a doubt one of the top players. Add that it was kinda common knowledge he went on during the match, despite the injury (it's great a match would get stopped now, but back in the day that was Mad Respect), and U2.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Sept 29, 2014 0:45:32 GMT -5
1 Million fans in Madison Square Garden can't be wrong, brother. Does the Garden even hold 1 million? It did that night.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Sept 29, 2014 0:48:53 GMT -5
His presence was missed and considering how the InVasion angle went without him and things were all screwy, his return was something fresh at the time considering what happened after he got hurt.
Also, with the Kurt/Steph angle of 2000, they WANTED to cheer for him. Remember he had that brief tweener run before the accomplice/Austin thing came about. In a heel vs. heel title match w/Angle at RR 2001, he was the lesser of two evils.
Plus, consider the rehabilitation from that injury (He earned my eternal respect by finishing out that tag title match when he had every right to not do so) and what he had to put himself through - I honestly thought maybe he'd be back by April 2002.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Sept 29, 2014 0:52:22 GMT -5
The pop was so huge because he was one of the top guys at the time, face or heel it didnt matter. As a heel, there was no one, aside from Vince that got more heat. Yes, they hyped the shit out of his return, but for a guy at his level on the card, it's no surprise. They did the same when Stone Cold would have injuries as well as just about any of the really top guys. HHH's quad was a very big deal at the time. Besides being a very serious injury, the company lost its top in-ring heel for an extended period of time. I remember vividly missing him when he was out because the product was not the same without him. He was such a great heel up to his injury. I literally hated him and only one other guy since has gotten me to have that much dislike for his character. When he came back as a face, I was very excited, but knew he'd go heel again eventually. People really cared about HHH because he was so good in his role.
Lots of revisionist history in this thread and some people that clearly did not watch at the time. I'll agree with many that later on HHH became extremely overexposed and the product started to stink near the end of the Attitude era, but there was a good 5 year period where he was the best in the business at getting legit heel heat. Always had consistent matches, etc. He is one of the best period of the last 20 years, and I don't think there's any argument about that.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Sept 29, 2014 8:46:10 GMT -5
1 Million fans in Madison Square Garden can't be wrong, brother. Does the Garden even hold 1 million? It did that night!
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Post by tms on Sept 29, 2014 9:02:23 GMT -5
Well that escalated quickly... It was probably because from Jan 2000 - His injury in 2001 HHH was the best wrestler in the world. Damn, I never realized Guerrero, Angle, and Benoit didn't wrestle from Jan 2000 through 2001.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Sept 29, 2014 9:42:58 GMT -5
He was a big star who was returning after several months out of action at a time when crowds were hot every week. Simples.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Sept 29, 2014 10:01:09 GMT -5
Does the Garden even hold 1 million? It did that night. He was so popular that the people at the ticket counters and gates left. You couldn't hold them back.
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Post by The Tee Why on Sept 29, 2014 10:28:25 GMT -5
1 Million fans in Madison Square Garden can't be wrong, brother. Does the Garden even hold 1 million? It wasn't even to capacity, compared to the night Hogan sold out MSG in his match with Ric Flair in 1991, there was 2,134,876 people, Brother.
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