Honeybear Lyder
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Oct 21, 2014 11:36:57 GMT -5
During his initial WWF run, when he was doing the strut and had the figure-four as a finisher, was it supposed to be some sort of a shot at Ric Flair?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 12:33:56 GMT -5
During his initial WWF run, when he was doing the strut and had the figure-four as a finisher, was it supposed to be some sort of a shot at Ric Flair? Nah, I think it was just Jeff trying to have a personality, which was something that he always struggled with. If you go back and watch him in Memphis, you can see where he started wearing suits and carrying the belt over his shoulder like Flair. |
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Post by ________ has left the building on Oct 21, 2014 13:13:46 GMT -5
The Flair Strut was swagger jacked from Jackie Fargo, who created and popularized the taunt. Jackie Fargo was an icon in the Mid South area was influenced tons of wrestlers like Austin Idol, Jerry Lawler, and Double J. The figure four was a common finisher that Flair made popular. Tons of folks in Memphis broke out the move so it wasn't a shout out nor insult to Ric.
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Post by Racksman on Oct 21, 2014 17:18:00 GMT -5
It was also sort of the catalyst for the Jarrett/Horsemen angle when Jarrett went to WCW in 96-97.
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Post by Racksman on Oct 21, 2014 17:18:50 GMT -5
Also, Flair's strut was a rip off of Buddy Rogers strut. The Fargo Strut is a more precise, in-line strut, where as Flair's is a bit of a dance.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Oct 21, 2014 18:33:40 GMT -5
Not a shot at Flair. Just Jarrett being a rip off of him.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 21, 2014 18:40:56 GMT -5
I think virtually everyone in the business who broke in at a certain point used the Figure Four, it seems like.  It was an oddly common move to see end matches, so I don't think it was a shot or a ripoff, any more than Greg Valentine, etc, doing it would be. |
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Post by jmule on Oct 21, 2014 18:54:55 GMT -5
If the figure four is such a common move then why is everyone the MASTER of it???
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 21, 2014 19:06:59 GMT -5
I'd think Jeff Jarrett's strut might have been more influenced by Jackie Fargo considering Jarrett's family ties to Memphis.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 19:27:41 GMT -5
If the figure four is such a common move then why is everyone the MASTER of it??? I saw Hogan struggle to put it on a guy once. Clearly not a master. |
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Post by Racksman on Oct 22, 2014 19:38:15 GMT -5
If the figure four is such a common move then why is everyone the MASTER of it??? I saw Hogan struggle to put it on a guy once. Clearly not a master. There's a Nitro in early 96 that has a Hogan/Arn match where Hogan does it so poorly it exposed the business and killed kayfabe for me, BROTHER. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2014 20:03:30 GMT -5
I saw Hogan struggle to put it on a guy once. Clearly not a master. There's a Nitro in early 96 that has a Hogan/Arn match where Hogan does it so poorly it exposed the business and killed kayfabe for me, BROTHER. It was because he had no love for the business and was just in it to make $$$ and keep Kidman from rising to the top and becoming a megastar. |
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Post by Racksman on Oct 22, 2014 20:41:59 GMT -5
There's a Nitro in early 96 that has a Hogan/Arn match where Hogan does it so poorly it exposed the business and killed kayfabe for me, BROTHER. It was because he had no love for the business and was just in it to make $$$ and keep Kidman from rising to the top and becoming a megastar. He couldn't headline a flea market, DUDE. JACK. BROTHER BROTHER BROTHER BROOOOOTHER. |
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It was an oddly common move to see end matches, so I don't think it was a shot or a ripoff, any more than Greg Valentine, etc, doing it would be.
