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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Nov 13, 2022 0:21:52 GMT -5
Everyone who worked Mania
Chief Morley
Lance Storm
Kane
RVD
Rey Mysterio
Matt Hardy
Undertaker
Big Show
A-Train
Trish Stratus
Victoria
Jazz
Charlie Haas
Shelton Benjamin
Chris Benoit
Rhyno
Chavo Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Shawn Michaels
Chris Jericho
Triple H
Booker T
Hulk Hogan
Vince McMahon
The Rock
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle
The Miller Lite Catfight Girls (if you want to count them)
Batista and Orton were injured, Cena was too I believe.
Some Notable names not on the card from the Raw brand:
Christian (possibly injured or just wasn't booked
The Hurricane (despite being a key figure in the Rock/Austin feud)
William Regal (I believe this was around the time he got really ill and was gone for a year)
Goldust
Test
Jeff Hardy (This was just before the release I believe so he was already in bad shape)
At the show but not active in a match:
The Dudley Boyz
Ric Flair
Steven Richards
Nathan Jones
I think best options would have been Steiner vs Christian or Ric Flair, at least to wrap up his feud with Evolution.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 13, 2022 3:43:34 GMT -5
Yeah, William Regal was already off TV at this point, that’s why Chief Morley is with Lance Storm in the Heat match.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Nov 13, 2022 4:27:19 GMT -5
I'm just remembering now how boring that Storm and Regal team was despite both being really good workers. Despite being not over at all and having no chemistry personality wise they really pushed them hard in late 02 and early 03 even needlessly cutting BookerDust's reign way too short in favor of them. Weird thing is Regal was someone who throughout his career had been a very entertaining personality. It's like Storm's blandness rubbed off on him and took all of his character away.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 13, 2022 4:50:06 GMT -5
I'm just remembering now how boring that Storm and Regal team was despite both being really good workers. Despite being not over at all and having no chemistry personality wise they really pushed them hard in late 02 and early 03 even needlessly cutting BookerDust's reign way too short in favor of them. Weird thing is Regal was someone who throughout his career had been a very entertaining personality. It's like Storm's blandness rubbed off on him and took all of his character away. They were kind of the last vestiges of the Un-Americans stable from the previous year, because Christian had become more regularly associated with Chris Jericho and Test had actually turned babyface with the pairing with Stacy Keibler. This left Regal (who had already spent a year or so as a no-nonsense villain with the brass knuckles gimmick, after all he didn’t have a Commissioner’s office anymore for character bits) and Storm (the pre-existing bundle of personality he is) as the generic flag-waving baddies. |
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Nov 13, 2022 5:05:58 GMT -5
I'm just remembering now how boring that Storm and Regal team was despite both being really good workers. Despite being not over at all and having no chemistry personality wise they really pushed them hard in late 02 and early 03 even needlessly cutting BookerDust's reign way too short in favor of them. Weird thing is Regal was someone who throughout his career had been a very entertaining personality. It's like Storm's blandness rubbed off on him and took all of his character away. They were kind of the last vestiges of the Un-Americans stable from the previous year, because Christian had become more regularly associated with Chris Jericho and Test had actually turned babyface with the pairing with Stacy Keibler. This left Regal (who had already spent a year or so as a no-nonsense villain with the brass knuckles gimmick, after all he didn’t have a Commissioner’s office anymore for character bits) and Storm (the pre-existing bundle of personality he is) as the generic flag-waving baddies. IIRC the Un-Americans were split up due to Test and Christian both getting heat for refusing to cut their hair short to fit the gimmick. Only for them to then both get haircuts shortly after the Un-Americans were disbanded. So I guess they still wanted them to get their hair cut for some reason and they finally relented although it really didn't matter at that point. Although I did think it was an upgrade look wise for both. Especially Christian. |
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Post by crowley1986 on Nov 13, 2022 8:01:59 GMT -5
They were kind of the last vestiges of the Un-Americans stable from the previous year, because Christian had become more regularly associated with Chris Jericho and Test had actually turned babyface with the pairing with Stacy Keibler. This left Regal (who had already spent a year or so as a no-nonsense villain with the brass knuckles gimmick, after all he didn’t have a Commissioner’s office anymore for character bits) and Storm (the pre-existing bundle of personality he is) as the generic flag-waving baddies. IIRC the Un-Americans were split up due to Test and Christian both getting heat for refusing to cut their hair short to fit the gimmick. Only for them to then both get haircuts shortly after the Un-Americans were disbanded. So I guess they still wanted them to get their hair cut for some reason and they finally relented although it really didn't matter at that point. Although I did think it was an upgrade look wise for both. Especially Christian. iirc the management were pissed at Christian just one day popping up with a new haircut, they wanted to incorporate it into a storyline iirc.. |
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Post by tirtefaa on Nov 13, 2022 10:07:48 GMT -5
IIRC the Un-Americans were split up due to Test and Christian both getting heat for refusing to cut their hair short to fit the gimmick. Only for them to then both get haircuts shortly after the Un-Americans were disbanded. So I guess they still wanted them to get their hair cut for some reason and they finally relented although it really didn't matter at that point. Although I did think it was an upgrade look wise for both. Especially Christian. iirc the management were pissed at Christian just one day popping up with a new haircut, they wanted to incorporate it into a storyline iirc.. That doesn't make any sense because Christian showed back up after a long absence to win the Intercontinental champion on his return. If they were upset at him, then they probably wouldn't have him win a reactivated title upon his return, and then proceed to book him solidly. As far as them not wanting to cut their hair while the Unamericans, it was Test who didn't want to cut his hair, but more because they wanted them to get matching crewcuts to Lance. So it was less about a haircut and more about having a bad haircut. |
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