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Post by The Creepo Man on Oct 29, 2021 1:46:55 GMT -5
What I mean is, when precisely did he start developing his fan following? Was it organically because he was squashing jobbers in Goldberg type fashion? Did his feud with Hercules have anything to do with it? He couldn’t have just been given the title shot at SummerSlam against HTM without some kind of fan following or some other legitimate reason. Vince wanted Tom Magee to be his future champion but the guy failed to captivate the audience.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Oct 29, 2021 2:48:50 GMT -5
Warrior got over really quick. I remember watching a MSG House Show from January 1988 on YouTube and on those shows usually before the main event Finkel would announce the lineup for the next months. Warrior probably got the biggest pop when his name was announced. Vince was on commentary as he was filling in for Gorilla whom usually did play by play on the MSG shows but I think had suffered a minor heart attack and couldn't be and IIRC I think he said "wow" afterwards like he was taken aback and the gears were spinning, "Like I might have something special here".
I think the reason for why he got over was a combination of uniqueness as there wasn't anything like him and his look. He was colorful and looked like a comic book superhero come to life and that probably appealed to a lot of the younger fan base who made up a good bit of the WWF audience at the time.
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Oct 29, 2021 5:11:02 GMT -5
What were his key matches between RR88 (just another guy in the Rumble, eliminated with no fanfare) and Summerslam (huge pop and IC win?) I can only think of the Hercules match at WM4.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 5:52:31 GMT -5
What were his key matches between RR88 (just another guy in the Rumble, eliminated with no fanfare) and Summerslam (huge pop and IC win?) I can only think of the Hercules match at WM4. His only non squashes on regular TV were some 2 minute matches with Harley Race and Hercules which were both done to setup WM4 and Prime Time showed some 6 mans he did with Strike Force and Bulldogs against Demolition and Fuji.
He had the Weasel Suit matches with Heenan at house shows after the Hercules program ended but they never did an angle on TV to really hype them.
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Post by Doctor Of Style on Oct 29, 2021 5:52:52 GMT -5
He got over really quick, kinda like Goldberg. His look, entrance theme and running to the ring and shaking the ropes caught fire right away. It was fun to see him just destroy people. He was one of my favorites after seeing him just a couple times on tv.
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Post by tafkaga on Oct 29, 2021 9:19:46 GMT -5
In fairness, the Warrior character didn't need to be firing on all cylinders yet in order to get over big time squashing HTM. Squashing the most despised guy on the roster in seconds and taking his belt was more than enough to elevate him to that level, especially considering that he was already on that trajectory.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Oct 29, 2021 20:00:57 GMT -5
He was feuding with Bobby Heenan, it got TV time and also was on all the network affiliates. (Prizm, MSG, NESN) and VHS tape releases. It spawned off the Hercules feud.
They also teamed him in six man matches against Demolition and Mr Fuji a lot
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Post by mauled on Oct 30, 2021 1:58:00 GMT -5
What I mean is, when precisely did he start developing his fan following? Was it organically because he was squashing jobbers in Goldberg type fashion? Did his feud with Hercules have anything to do with it? He couldn’t have just been given the title shot at SummerSlam against HTM without some kind of fan following or some other legitimate reason. Vince wanted Tom Magee to be his future champion but the guy failed to captivate the audience. When did he start using his entrance music because that I think played a big part in getting him over ? |
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Post by jason1980s on Oct 30, 2021 8:58:54 GMT -5
When did he start using his entrance music because that I think played a big part in getting him over ? I can't remember if he had music for Wrestlefest 88. I feel like on the VHS bot he and Heenan were in the ring and at the end they did a replay of the ending but I can't remember if he had music. I know he didn't at Wrestlemania. It does really surprise me Warrior and Brutus who would soon become top good guys didn't have music at Wrestlemania. And like you say, the music played a big part, I do think the Demolition music with lyrics really helped them. With such cool music how can they not be fan favorites? |
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Post by Aceorton on Oct 30, 2021 11:52:09 GMT -5
When did he start using his entrance music because that I think played a big part in getting him over ? I can't remember if he had music for Wrestlefest 88. I feel like on the VHS bot he and Heenan were in the ring and at the end they did a replay of the ending but I can't remember if he had music. I know he didn't at Wrestlemania. He had the music at WrestleMania. I just watched it. What he didn't have at WrestleMania was the kind of pop he got at SummerSlam. I think it was a combination of music and the surprise element that night more than Warrior himself or any following he had built up. Honky was being arrogant, demanding they give him someone to wrestle. Warrior's music hits, people know it from the first beats, and they realize Honky is big-time f'd. They were reacting to the very palpable sense they were about to see the title taken off the slimy heel who'd been clinging to the belt the last 14 months. |
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