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Post by turkeysandwich on Apr 1, 2016 11:11:02 GMT -5
I've been going through 1995 and I swear the Dungeon of Doom is the goofiest thing ever in WCW. They never seemed like a real threat to Hogan/Savage/Sting. There was weird ass long live skit/promo with The Master and Kevin Sullivan that elicited nothing but "boring" chants at Halloween havoc. The Giant COULD have posed a threat to Hogan, but instead we get stupid Monster Trucks with him falling off a building. The worst is when I was watching World War 3 and the Giant said this in a live promo to Hogan "Roses are Red, violets are blue, I'm going to kick your butt to Kalamazoo!" I mean was there ever even a half-way good idea to feud Hogan with a bunch of cartoon baddies?
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 1, 2016 11:14:44 GMT -5
Worth it for "AHHh, It's NOT HOT!"
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 1, 2016 11:19:28 GMT -5
There was also Hogan walking around with a big sword in a promo against them  at least I think it was the DoD... that's really the only people it'd make any kinda sense against |
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 1, 2016 11:23:04 GMT -5
There was also Hogan walking around with a big sword in a promo against them at least I think it was the DoD... that's really the only people it'd make any kinda sense against But... if it made sense, it probably wasn't against the DoD. Oh shit we are stuck in a wrestling paradox! |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 1, 2016 11:24:05 GMT -5
There was also Hogan walking around with a big sword in a promo against them at least I think it was the DoD... that's really the only people it'd make any kinda sense against But... if it made sense, it probably wasn't against the DoD. Oh shit we are stuck in a wrestling paradox! WEll it was a promo where Hogan was in a mask and cape and carried around a sword... "make sense" is relative |
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Post by Stu on Apr 1, 2016 11:26:35 GMT -5
But wasn't that the entire point? Instead of having legit stars jobbing to Hogan, they booked a bunch of cartoonish supervillains who could be destroyed by the hero, Hulk Hogan.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 1, 2016 11:27:38 GMT -5
But wasn't that the entire point? Instead of having legit stars jobbing to Hogan, they booked a bunch of cartoonish supervillains who could be destroyed by the hero, Hulk Hogan. That was entirely the point, yes. |
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Apr 1, 2016 11:29:09 GMT -5
THE RARE WHITE BENGAL TIGER!!!!
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 2, 2016 11:11:38 GMT -5
I'll start watching WWE again if the ending to WM this weekend is the Dungeon of Doom taking over Raw.
Wyatt for the new Taskmaster.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Apr 2, 2016 11:16:38 GMT -5
Legitimately one of my favorite angles ever. So goofy and cheesy, and easy to poke fun at, but I loved it. Maybe it had something to do with me being....7 at the time of the angle?
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Post by baracklesnar on Apr 2, 2016 11:20:12 GMT -5
THE DUNGEON OF DOOM'S MONSTER TRUCK IS FAR SUPERIOR!
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Post by Racksman on Apr 2, 2016 11:34:05 GMT -5
The best is when they tried to transform them from a goofy monster stable into a Street Gang.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Apr 2, 2016 11:34:49 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I will catch flak for this comment or if it will make sense to anyone, but I find WCW to be like an Ed Wood movie in the sense that their blunders are oddly creative and reveal some sense of subversive genius.
Having the main draw of your wrestling PPV be a monster truck rally? Of course.
Have a character named the Yeti who is actually a giant mummy and not at all a yeti? Why not.
Have John Tenta act like a giant shark for no reason? Sure.
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Post by 2 time pro bowler Fred Dryer on Apr 2, 2016 13:55:27 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I will catch flak for this comment or if it will make sense to anyone, but I find WCW to be like an Ed Wood movie in the sense that their blunders are oddly creative and reveal some sense of subversive genius. Having the main draw of your wrestling PPV be a monster truck rally? Of course. Have a character named the Yeti who is actually a giant mummy and not at all a yeti? Why not. Have John Tenta act like a giant shark for no reason? Sure. I remember reading somewhere that the Yeti's bizarre outfit was due to the fact that they were planning on him being played by El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez if the character stuck around. |
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Post by tms on Apr 2, 2016 14:41:16 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I will catch flak for this comment or if it will make sense to anyone, but I find WCW to be like an Ed Wood movie in the sense that their blunders are oddly creative and reveal some sense of subversive genius. Having the main draw of your wrestling PPV be a monster truck rally? Of course. Have a character named the Yeti who is actually a giant mummy and not at all a yeti? Why not. Have John Tenta act like a giant shark for no reason? Sure. "AND THE YET-TAAAAYYYY!!!" was the master stroke, and I don't mean that ironically. I legit love that call. |
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 2, 2016 15:12:03 GMT -5
The best is when they tried to transform them from a goofy monster stable into a Street Gang. Weird thing is? It honestly could've worked. Keep it small, maybe Giant, Faces of Fear, Konnan, Sullivan, Bubba, Hart as manager...but yeah, it would've been tough to work around the goofy name if they kept it going longer than they did. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 2, 2016 16:06:33 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I will catch flak for this comment or if it will make sense to anyone, but I find WCW to be like an Ed Wood movie in the sense that their blunders are oddly creative and reveal some sense of subversive genius. Having the main draw of your wrestling PPV be a monster truck rally? Of course. Have a character named the Yeti who is actually a giant mummy and not at all a yeti? Why not. Have John Tenta act like a giant shark for no reason? Sure. I remember reading somewhere that the Yeti's bizarre outfit was due to the fact that they were planning on him being played by El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez if the character stuck around. Yep, Gonzalez was supposed to have the spot, but they found out at the last minute he was too shot. I still theorize his Yeti outfit would have been more like his WWF outfit, and when he was pulled out of the angle, they quickly came up with the "mummy" thing to hide Reece in until they could figure the situation out (spoiler: they didn't) |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 2, 2016 16:27:28 GMT -5
Curtis Iaukea's forehead looked like a topographical map of the Appalachians.
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Post by 2 time pro bowler Fred Dryer on Apr 2, 2016 16:35:59 GMT -5
I remember reading somewhere that the Yeti's bizarre outfit was due to the fact that they were planning on him being played by El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez if the character stuck around. Yep, Gonzalez was supposed to have the spot, but they found out at the last minute he was too shot. I still theorize his Yeti outfit would have been more like his WWF outfit, and when he was pulled out of the angle, they quickly came up with the "mummy" thing to hide Reece in until they could figure the situation out (spoiler: they didn't) I figured the same thing. All in all, it probably just saved them the hassle of another angry letter from WWF. |
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Post by jason1980s on Apr 2, 2016 18:51:25 GMT -5
As a kid I liked the Dungeon group/angle but it was probably 10-20 years past the times. It was more like a Batman villain group. Batman is a legendary show, but if it had been done in the 1990s probably wouldn't have been well received or considered as legendary.
The times were calling for something more edgy than the Dungeon. WCW was toying with the idea with darkside Hogan but still not to the point where they would be a year later.
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