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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Sept 22, 2022 23:29:08 GMT -5
So was bored the other day and watched some episodes of "WWE Old School" and there's an episode from MSG with Hogan vs Sarge in a "Desert Storm" match.
What a f***ing match! Like it's such a fun wild brawl. Completely blows the WM7 match out of the water.
Was curious if anyone has seen this match and thier thoughts.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Sept 23, 2022 0:02:32 GMT -5
I've heard of it, but never seen it. If it's as good as you say, I'll have to track it down.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Sept 23, 2022 0:07:22 GMT -5
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 23, 2022 0:39:17 GMT -5
I get that they tried to keep WM fairly "pure", but yeah, that'd have probably been the way to go to make the match what it could have been to begin with. Slaughter's boot camp matches were one of the things that made him a star in the first place, it could have hidden a lot of his weaknesses at this stage.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Sept 23, 2022 0:47:26 GMT -5
Yea, it's just a fun, insane brawl, plays to both guys strengths and is just amazing. Like, it's a hidden gem for sure.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Sept 23, 2022 4:14:54 GMT -5
I saw one years ago on a WWF tape. What I mainly recall is The Anvil on commentary saying “Give him the booty!!!” When Hogan hits Slaughter with his Saddam Huessin gifted boot.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Sept 23, 2022 8:52:09 GMT -5
I feel like everyone forgets that the Hogan vs. Slaughter matches were actually good because the storyline was such exploitive trash.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Sept 23, 2022 9:49:46 GMT -5
I always thought the Wrestlemania match was better than it could have been expected to be at the time. They just seemed to work really well together.
I just wish Sarge had been in more of his original heel gimmick instead of the Iraqi sympathizer crap.
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Post by fg on Sept 23, 2022 18:41:36 GMT -5
I saw one years ago on a WWF tape. What I mainly recall is The Anvil on commentary saying “Give him the booty!!!” When Hogan hits Slaughter with his Saddam Huessin gifted boot. That line from Anvil was hilarious. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2022 23:56:41 GMT -5
I always misremember this match as the main event of Wrestlemania 7. It's like my brain just automatically substitutes it because it's just leaps and bounds better.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 24, 2022 1:44:21 GMT -5
I feel like everyone forgets that the Hogan vs. Slaughter matches were actually good because the storyline was such exploitive trash. I think some of it is just that Sarge's regular matches were pretty hit and miss at the time, often miss, but you put Slaughter in any kind of boot camp or equivalent match, and he just excels. Similarly, he did a match, maybe it was in Japan for WWF's partnership they had for a bit, where Warrior got to get revenge on Slaughter, and he made Warrior look like a million bucks, flying around and selling his ass off for him. |
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Sept 24, 2022 13:54:40 GMT -5
I always thought the Wrestlemania match was better than it could have been expected to be at the time. They just seemed to work really well together. I just wish Sarge had been in more of his original heel gimmick instead of the Iraqi sympathizer crap. His return in 1990 started that way. He was just a pissed off Cold Warrior that couldn’t stomach being nice with the Russkies after all those years. That was a perfectly fine heel turn and “brutal, crazed army guy living in the past” would have worked fine as a foil for Hogan and Warrior. His promo before the Rumble match (“Your days are no longer numbered! Your hours are no longer numbered! Your SECONDS are numbered!”) is fantastic over-the-top heeling. Involving the war just turned it all crummy. |
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Post by Squirrel Master on Sept 24, 2022 18:08:36 GMT -5
I’ve always been a fan of the Sarge because he puts his heart and soul into it. He’s an over the top batshit crazy character no matter whether face or heel. And yes l remember this match vividly because Slaughter was kicking Hogan’s ass!
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Post by Zen411 on Sept 24, 2022 19:21:54 GMT -5
I dont have peacock on my phone. What would I search for? Is it a part of a bigger collection or DVD release on there? |
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Sept 24, 2022 19:37:19 GMT -5
I dont have peacock on my phone. What would I search for? Is it a part of a bigger collection or DVD release on there? It's part of the Old School network show. |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Sept 24, 2022 21:18:36 GMT -5
Slaughter was 100% one of those guys who I only caught the tail end of his career in real time, so I didn't appreciate how great he was until I saw his 79-84 run.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Sept 24, 2022 21:47:44 GMT -5
I feel like everyone forgets that the Hogan vs. Slaughter matches were actually good because the storyline was such exploitive trash. I think some of it is just that Sarge's regular matches were pretty hit and miss at the time, often miss, but you put Slaughter in any kind of boot camp or equivalent match, and he just excels. Similarly, he did a match, maybe it was in Japan for WWF's partnership they had for a bit, where Warrior got to get revenge on Slaughter, and he made Warrior look like a million bucks, flying around and selling his ass off for him. Ah, I've seen that one. It's actually a pretty fun match. |
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