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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 15:49:45 GMT -5
When HBK agreed to go one on one with Vince in the bear skin rug. Serious answer, I think that Shawn being a prick impressed Vince, he likes people who stand up to him Let me tell you about my first homosexual experience pal.
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Post by MrElijah on Jan 5, 2016 16:20:54 GMT -5
When he saw he was so awesome, his mere presence made that coward Marty Jannetty dive through a window to get away from him. ARE YOU BLIND?!
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jan 5, 2016 16:43:32 GMT -5
When he saw he was so awesome, his mere presence made that coward Marty Jannetty dive through a window to get away from him. ARE YOU BLIND?! I wish, wouldn't have to look at you every week.
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Jan 5, 2016 17:51:05 GMT -5
Then why was Nailz fired. Probably because there's a difference between standing up to someone like Michaels did and assaulting them, like Nailz did. Theres a difference between choking and choking the chicken.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 5, 2016 17:54:25 GMT -5
"Oh, look at Shawn Michaels! The Sexy Boy Toy! Yeah, Shawn Michaels, take it off!" Need I say more? How much did Vince really mark for HBK? Only Vince's dry cleaner knows for sure!
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Post by dav on Jan 5, 2016 19:36:46 GMT -5
When HBK agreed to go one on one with Vince in the bear skin rug. Serious answer, I think that Shawn being a prick impressed Vince, he likes people who stand up to him Let me tell you about my first homosexual experience pal. ... As opposed to your last?
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 5, 2016 20:00:19 GMT -5
I wish, wouldn't have to look at you every week. WILL YOU BE SERIOUS?!
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Post by gatordone on Jan 5, 2016 23:55:15 GMT -5
It could've been that Vince wanted more of a female audience and Shawn was the first wrestler Vince ever had that was really appealing to a young female fan base.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2016 0:15:11 GMT -5
I would say that he decided to strap a rocket to him with the heel turn, and you can see the process of Vince becoming "enamored" with him as Shawn's presentation shifts from "conceited heel" to "legitimate heartthrob."
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Jan 6, 2016 0:36:50 GMT -5
"Oh, look at Shawn Michaels! The Sexy Boy Toy! Yeah, Shawn Michaels, take it off!" Need I say more? Vince has the least amount of self-awareness of anyone, ever. Corrected for accuracy.
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Post by tms on Jan 6, 2016 0:41:22 GMT -5
Vince has the least amount of self-awareness of anyone, ever. Corrected for accuracy. True, but he was REALLY off back then even more than now. Listening to him on commentary was like watching your dad try to be "cool" by showing up at the senior prom and dancing to a crappy oldies diddy. Current Steph is even more lacking in self-awareness than Vince likely was for his age, which doesn't fill me with confidence.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Jan 6, 2016 0:42:05 GMT -5
Lots of thinly veiled innuendo here...and yes some of it may be true. But the biggest reason was that Shawn was young and the most dynamic, exciting in ring performers they had. He was a jerk, but he put on amazing matches. You tend to keep enigmatic malcontents around if they show enough flashes. It does make me wonder what the tipping point would have been, where Shawn's prickish nature officially overbalanced the "good matches, decent for business" side of the scale. Three words: "Undertaker", "tapes", and "fists".
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 6, 2016 6:01:52 GMT -5
Like Mick Foley said, HBK was a classic babyface (small, pretty, blonde, athletic) wrapped up in a 90's attitude.
He was definitely a prick, but he was such a good wrestler (IMO, the greatest ever in-ring performer along with Macho) that it fit well with his on-screen image.
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Post by DjZonk on Jan 6, 2016 6:19:33 GMT -5
Late 1994 when he was team captain of a team featuring Owen Hart, who had been pushed all year long was telling in retrospect.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 6, 2016 6:24:54 GMT -5
Lots of thinly veiled innuendo here...and yes some of it may be true. But the biggest reason was that Shawn was young and the most dynamic, exciting in ring performers they had. He was a jerk, but he put on amazing matches. You tend to keep enigmatic malcontents around if they show enough flashes. It does make me wonder what the tipping point would have been, where Shawn's prickish nature officially overbalanced the "good matches, decent for business" side of the scale. He approached that line with his 'Mania match with Austin and shitty attitude about it.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Jan 6, 2016 7:43:47 GMT -5
after a visit to Vince's office with the Bear Skin Rug.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jan 6, 2016 7:59:49 GMT -5
It does make me wonder what the tipping point would have been, where Shawn's prickish nature officially overbalanced the "good matches, decent for business" side of the scale. He approached that line with his 'Mania match with Austin and shitty attitude about it. It's true, but by then, he was on the way out because of his back, which sent him spiraling worse into addiction. Not saying he'd be an angel otherwise, but he was probably already on a crazy amount of drugs making him even worse than usual.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 6, 2016 8:02:23 GMT -5
He approached that line with his 'Mania match with Austin and shitty attitude about it. It's true, but by then, he was on the way out because of his back, which sent him spiraling worse into addiction. Not saying he'd be an angel otherwise, but he was probably already on a crazy amount of drugs making him even worse than usual. Yeah, he basically cops to being a douchebag by then, in large part due to that, addiction, along with frustration with his injuries just making him incredibly sour.
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Jan 6, 2016 12:59:43 GMT -5
According to Michaels himself, shortly after his heel turn he went to Vince's office and asked him what does he have to do to get ahead and Vince told him "You just did it". Or something.
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Post by progwd on Jan 6, 2016 13:27:10 GMT -5
The same time he started backdooring Michaels.
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