Ironies in Pro Wrestling....
Dec 25, 2021 19:08:59 GMT -5
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Post by sungod2020 on Dec 25, 2021 19:08:59 GMT -5
What ironies can you think of that has happened in this industry?
Jacques Rougeau - Locker Room Hero: Reading stories that he stood up to terrors such as The Dynamite Kid(he punched him with a roll of quarters) and The Steiners for bullying Dink(I think I read somewhere that they tied him up to a poll and threw fruit at him). While this was going on behind the scenes, on-screen, Rougeau was the heel in both of the tag teams he was in(Rougeaus and Quebecers) while Dynamite Kid and The Steiners were suppose to be the good guys.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin: The Texas Rattlesnake made his WWF debut in late 1995 in no fanfare as The Ringmaster - a no-nonse in-ring general. The highlight(if you want to call it that) of that run was his feud against Caribbean Sensation Savio Vega. This resulted in matches at Wrestlemania XII(which Austin won) and a Caribbean Strap Match at In Your House:Beware of Dog.
As a result of losing the latter, his manager Ted Dibiase had to go, which Austin(now going by "Stone Cold") admitted to taking a dive to for that vary reason. Now seemingly with no where to go, the Future Hall of Famer had no one to guide him, but he didn't let that slow him down. A month later, he won the King of The Ring and made his now famous "Austin 3:16" speech.
While history revisionist will make it out as if that promo was an overnight success, nothing picked up for The Texas Rattlesnake until his feud with a returning Bret "The Hitman" Hart that fall. During that time(summer to fall of 96), he tried to be the most hated heel of all time. Causing havoc backstage(to then WWF President Gorilla Monsoon's dismay) and injuring his former tag team partner Brian Pillman by breaking his ankle with a chair.
Instead of getting booed for his misdeeds, the audience was loving every minute of it. Even his cheating to win the 97 Royal Rumble didn't turn the fans against him, and if anything, it turned them against longtime babyface Bret Hart. The double turn was then made official at Wrestlemania XIII when a blood-soaked Austin refused to submit to Hart's sharpshooter. While special guest referee Ken Shamrock awarded the match to The Hitman, the true winner that night was The Texas Rattlesnake who the fans gave a standing ovation to for his courageous "never say die" effort. We've all heard of being heard a sore loser, but The Hitman was a sore winner, attacking him after the match before Shamrock tackled him, and then instead of fighting back, he just left to the jeers of the Chicago crowd.
For the next 12 months, Austin's star was rising to the top, and while a botched piledriver from Owen Hart might've halted his momentum(he was out for three months), he picked up where he left off, getting his revenge on The King of Harts at Survivor Series, as well as winning back the IC title, forefeited it to The Rock because he had "bigger fish to fry", winning The Royal Rumble, and then winning the WWF championship at Wrestlemania XIV.
Being the last holder of the classic "winged eagle" belt, Mr. McMahon awarded him a brand new championship, and as well as kickstarting a feud with his boss, in good ol' JRs words "The Austin Era has begun." In hindsight, that was only fitting.
TL;DR: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tried to become the most hated heel of all time only to become one of the most beloved babyfaces the company has ever seen, setting record high profits for the company as well as ratings, merchandise, and PPV buy rates.
Any pro wrestling ironies you can think of?
Jacques Rougeau - Locker Room Hero: Reading stories that he stood up to terrors such as The Dynamite Kid(he punched him with a roll of quarters) and The Steiners for bullying Dink(I think I read somewhere that they tied him up to a poll and threw fruit at him). While this was going on behind the scenes, on-screen, Rougeau was the heel in both of the tag teams he was in(Rougeaus and Quebecers) while Dynamite Kid and The Steiners were suppose to be the good guys.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin: The Texas Rattlesnake made his WWF debut in late 1995 in no fanfare as The Ringmaster - a no-nonse in-ring general. The highlight(if you want to call it that) of that run was his feud against Caribbean Sensation Savio Vega. This resulted in matches at Wrestlemania XII(which Austin won) and a Caribbean Strap Match at In Your House:Beware of Dog.
As a result of losing the latter, his manager Ted Dibiase had to go, which Austin(now going by "Stone Cold") admitted to taking a dive to for that vary reason. Now seemingly with no where to go, the Future Hall of Famer had no one to guide him, but he didn't let that slow him down. A month later, he won the King of The Ring and made his now famous "Austin 3:16" speech.
While history revisionist will make it out as if that promo was an overnight success, nothing picked up for The Texas Rattlesnake until his feud with a returning Bret "The Hitman" Hart that fall. During that time(summer to fall of 96), he tried to be the most hated heel of all time. Causing havoc backstage(to then WWF President Gorilla Monsoon's dismay) and injuring his former tag team partner Brian Pillman by breaking his ankle with a chair.
Instead of getting booed for his misdeeds, the audience was loving every minute of it. Even his cheating to win the 97 Royal Rumble didn't turn the fans against him, and if anything, it turned them against longtime babyface Bret Hart. The double turn was then made official at Wrestlemania XIII when a blood-soaked Austin refused to submit to Hart's sharpshooter. While special guest referee Ken Shamrock awarded the match to The Hitman, the true winner that night was The Texas Rattlesnake who the fans gave a standing ovation to for his courageous "never say die" effort. We've all heard of being heard a sore loser, but The Hitman was a sore winner, attacking him after the match before Shamrock tackled him, and then instead of fighting back, he just left to the jeers of the Chicago crowd.
For the next 12 months, Austin's star was rising to the top, and while a botched piledriver from Owen Hart might've halted his momentum(he was out for three months), he picked up where he left off, getting his revenge on The King of Harts at Survivor Series, as well as winning back the IC title, forefeited it to The Rock because he had "bigger fish to fry", winning The Royal Rumble, and then winning the WWF championship at Wrestlemania XIV.
Being the last holder of the classic "winged eagle" belt, Mr. McMahon awarded him a brand new championship, and as well as kickstarting a feud with his boss, in good ol' JRs words "The Austin Era has begun." In hindsight, that was only fitting.
TL;DR: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tried to become the most hated heel of all time only to become one of the most beloved babyfaces the company has ever seen, setting record high profits for the company as well as ratings, merchandise, and PPV buy rates.
Any pro wrestling ironies you can think of?