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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 20, 2022 0:58:06 GMT -5
Was it Bret Sargent Hart? He acknowledged that Barry Horowitz went as "Bret Hart" for a while so he had trouble using his real name outside of Canada in his early years. It's possible, but it seems unlikely. The Canadian Bret Hart was definitely working the Georgia territory for several months in late 1979. You can pretty easily find several matches from that run on YouTube, at least one from a show that Hulk Hogan also made an appearance on. Plus Barry didn't venture outside the Florida indies until 1981.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jun 20, 2022 1:21:23 GMT -5
Much to HHH's chagrin that he couldn't get that one back... Did he ever try to? I'm not saying Triple H wouldn't have probably liked a chance to pin him, but I also have my doubts he cares anywhere near as much about this particular match as many seem to, probably since he often kind of brushes over most pre-DX stuff in his career, anyway. Of course, even if that match does haunt him inside, it really doesn't behoove him to bring in the guy just to get the win back, because it would just draw attention to the fact the match happened to begin with. Letting it languish in obscurity where only the most hardcore fans even know about it is much more effective than drawing attention to it by signing Wright and booking a match where said match would be part of the backstory. It is probably safe to assume that Hunter hasn't cared about it for a long time, as it was Hunter's third brand that scouted and signed an Alex Wright protege in Fabian Aichner, and attached him to one of his biggest projects in WALTER for a few years.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jun 20, 2022 11:15:58 GMT -5
Much to HHH's chagrin that he couldn't get that one back... Did he ever try to? I'm not saying Triple H wouldn't have probably liked a chance to pin him, but I also have my doubts he cares anywhere near as much about this particular match as many seem to, probably since he often kind of brushes over most pre-DX stuff in his career, anyway. It’s not like they completely ignore it either. I remember during the build to HHH/Sheamus in 2010 HHH cut a promo saying it wasn’t wise for Sheamus to call out one of the big dogs for his first Wrestlemania because he made the same mistake years earlier and got his ass kicked.
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Post by nickcave on Jun 22, 2022 19:12:16 GMT -5
Did he ever try to? I'm not saying Triple H wouldn't have probably liked a chance to pin him, but I also have my doubts he cares anywhere near as much about this particular match as many seem to, probably since he often kind of brushes over most pre-DX stuff in his career, anyway. Of course, even if that match does haunt him inside, it really doesn't behoove him to bring in the guy just to get the win back, because it would just draw attention to the fact the match happened to begin with. Letting it languish in obscurity where only the most hardcore fans even know about it is much more effective than drawing attention to it by signing Wright and booking a match where said match would be part of the backstory. It is probably safe to assume that Hunter hasn't cared about it for a long time, as it was Hunter's third brand that scouted and signed an Alex Wright protege in Fabian Aichner, and attached him to one of his biggest projects in WALTER for a few years. Oh I don't think they would even mention it that that match had happened on commentary if they did do it but I was always just surprised Alex Wright had absolutely no WWE run at all considering how young he was when the company folded. I know he said he couldn't get signed immediately because he had an AOL Time Warner deal somehow but even after that ran out.
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Post by dirkburton on Jun 24, 2022 9:22:06 GMT -5
Kurt Angle vs Lance Storm in a freakin CLINIC: youtu.be/kZdX9HAm6ScSo much more intense than you'd think. Angle's busted open hardway and has a bloody mouth by the end.
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Post by rainandlava on Jun 24, 2022 14:12:25 GMT -5
Not sure if it was mentioned in this thread (since I'm back from a hiatus), but didn't Paul London mention how bummed out he was that him & Jeff Hardy's match at a house show in Mexico was never taped?
If so, London vs Hardy in their primes sounds like quite the match!
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Post by fg on Jun 24, 2022 18:14:51 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan vs. Steve Austin only ever faced each other in the tag match with Stone Cold and Rock vs. the nWo on Raw before X8 (and they barely had any contact in the match to boot). The fact they never had a singles one-on-one match is a crying shame. Maybe not WM18 but how about WM19 face vs face?
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Post by BorneAgain on Jun 24, 2022 19:21:16 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan vs. Steve Austin only ever faced each other in the tag match with Stone Cold and Rock vs. the nWo on Raw before X8 (and they barely had any contact in the match to boot). The fact they never had a singles one-on-one match is a crying shame. Maybe not WM18 but how about WM19 face vs face? It was always an uphill climb because Austin was simply too skeptical and (somewhat rightfully) paranoid about Hogan to work with him unless the circumstances and money were exactly right. The latter probably would have lost to him if the paycheck was big enough, but it still wouldn't have stopped him from being a potential pain in the ass during the whole thing.
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Post by chronocross on Jun 24, 2022 19:32:54 GMT -5
did bret vs hulk happen outside of the one match on nitro? sept 28, 1998. They teamed hulk/bret vs warrior/sting (another one off match) oct 12, 1998. and the honky tonk man/hart foundation vs hulk and savage in 1988, but that's the only one on one that I can think of off the top of my head Awhile back we had a thread going where somebody said that Hogan and Bret had a match or two against each other in the old Georgia territory in 1979. Hogan might've been going by the "Sterling Golden" name at the time. None of those matches were recorded or televised. Bret and Hulk also had some house show matches in WCW in August/Sept 99 usually going to a no-contest when Rick Steiner and the West Texas Rednecks interfered.
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Post by bob on Jun 24, 2022 19:45:30 GMT -5
Hogan vs Goldberg
AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal
AJ Styles vs The Undertaker
Paul Heyman vs Jim Cornette
Randy Orton vs Brock Lesnar
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jun 24, 2022 20:02:49 GMT -5
Awhile back we had a thread going where somebody said that Hogan and Bret had a match or two against each other in the old Georgia territory in 1979. Hogan might've been going by the "Sterling Golden" name at the time. None of those matches were recorded or televised. Bret and Hulk also had some house show matches in WCW in August/Sept 99 usually going to a no-contest when Rick Steiner and the West Texas Rednecks interfered. Rick Steiner and the West Texas Rednecks? That seems incredibly random, even for 1999 WCW. That's like a modern day Roman vs. Brock match going to a No Contest because the Viking Raiders do a run-in.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 26, 2022 7:46:31 GMT -5
Hogan vs Goldberg AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal AJ Styles vs The Undertaker Paul Heyman vs Jim Cornette Randy Orton vs Brock Lesnar AJ vs Jobber Mahal happened at least twice. AJ beat him for the belt on SD, and then AJ beat Jobber Mahal a second time at the Clash of Champions ppv a few weeks later. I'm ashamed of myself that that much useless trivia about Jobber exists in my head. I could be wrong, but I'm assuming Orton vs Brock also happen in OVW?
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jul 13, 2022 3:04:37 GMT -5
Just saw another one-time encounter... Ric Flair and Atsushi Onita faced each other only once in a tag match (Flair/Dick Slater vs. Onita/Giant Baba) in All Japan 1982.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 13, 2022 3:33:42 GMT -5
Don’t say Rock vs Cena. It’s a stupid joke
Don’t say Rock vs Cena. It’s a stupid joke
Don’t say Rock vs Cena. It’s a stupid joke
Rock vs Cena
You f***ing idiot
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Post by buckethead on Jul 13, 2022 18:29:38 GMT -5
Rock N Roll Express vs British Bulldogs in the AWA in 1989
Would've been a dream match of the decade had it happened a few years earlier in either NWA or WWF.
Rock N Roll Express vs The Road Warriors
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Post by celtics543 on Jul 13, 2022 19:46:12 GMT -5
Hogan vs Goldberg AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal AJ Styles vs The Undertaker Paul Heyman vs Jim Cornette Randy Orton vs Brock Lesnar I'm shocked Orton vs Lesnar has only happened once. They beat Orton vs Cena and Cena vs Lesnar into the ground. Plus the natural rivalry of both being top guys almost immediately and coming up around the same time.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jul 13, 2022 21:11:21 GMT -5
My 2 favorite wrestlers of all time had one match ever. Mankind vs Bret Hart happened once and it was on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night of all places. I have to update and correct my own post. According to Foley himself on a recent episode of his Podcast he had TWO matches against Bret. One on Shotgun and another at a house show.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jul 14, 2022 1:01:24 GMT -5
My 2 favorite wrestlers of all time had one match ever. Mankind vs Bret Hart happened once and it was on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night of all places. I have to update and correct my own post. According to Foley himself on a recent episode of his Podcast he had TWO matches against Bret. One on Shotgun and another at a house show. According to Wrestlingdata.com, Bret and Mick faced each other several times... link to page
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jul 14, 2022 5:51:07 GMT -5
I have to update and correct my own post. According to Foley himself on a recent episode of his Podcast he had TWO matches against Bret. One on Shotgun and another at a house show. According to Wrestlingdata.com, Bret and Mick faced each other several times... link to pageOh wow! I wonder why Mick didn't mention those others? Also, I am sad there's no fan-cam footage of any of those.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 14, 2022 6:56:01 GMT -5
According to Wrestlingdata.com, Bret and Mick faced each other several times... link to pageOh wow! I wonder why Mick didn't mention those others? Also, I am sad there's no fan-cam footage of any of those. Mick has taken many many unprotected head shots in his time, he probably forgot. It makes sense though, the WWF roster was pretty thin from 1996-1997, especially on top. Them not having a fresh match-up between two main eventers on the house show loop would be more surprising.
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