Post by rra on Apr 5, 2007 5:51:31 GMT -5
Kurt Angle vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Imagine the Greatest there is, The Greatest There was, and The Greatest There Ever will be in a technical bout against The Wrestling Machine.
Angle in the Sharpshooter, or Hart dealing with the Ankle Lock after getting the Angle Slam.
Meltzer would cream in his pants for this one, as would most of us. Damn you Goldberg. Damn you stroke!
"Hulk" Hogan vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
Before both former champs pussed out in not willing to let the other be put over(though mostly, I blame the Hulkster), this would have been a great nostalgic fun match. Technical? Shit no....probably possibly even more style over substance, but alot of non-wrestling people would buy a PPV just for this match.
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Ric Flair - Nostalgic HOF Match*
If Steamboat is to be believed(and its probably true), he proposed that he break his wrestling retirement for a match against Flair at Wrestlemania 22.
Imagine a one-time feud for Wrestlemania 24.
January of 2008, Flair and Steamboat are announced on the same RAW program as inductees for the WWE Hall of FAme. While both men are being accolated and applauded by the crowds, and the announcer going on and on about their great acheivements, we see that Flair is saying something to Steamboat, who now looks pissed. He then slaps Flair, which then a brawl ensues and security comes out to break up the fight.
Afterwards, in an interview segment Steamboat claims that Flair was saying something to the effect that "You were pretty good Ricky, but its because I made you look great in WCW" in a mocking fashion, while Flair claims the comment was a respectful jab at him, not meant as an insult. Later Steamboat causes Flair to lose his title match against the IC Champion.
The next week in an interview segment, Both men are brought out to the ring by the Commissioner (Foley?) to apologize and make-up. Flair apologizes for the unintended insult, and Steamboat apologizes for the slap. They shake hands and then hug. Steamboat then talks to the Commissioner in non-consequential conversation when Flair lays the low blow on Steamboat and then puts him in the figure four lock. Even while executing the move, Flair grabs the mic:
"Apology accepted, but this is payback for costing me the IC belt last week!"
For weeks and weeks, long bitter personal grudges between both men are exposed. Steamboat hates that because of guys like Flair, he could never be a serious long-term top belt champion in either WCW or WWF. Flair for calling Steamboat an overrated fighter who rested an entire career on his Wrestlemania III match with Savage.
("Sure Ricky Boy, you had ONE great Wrestlemania match. But I had at least 3!")
In a way, this resurrects their NWA feud 20 years earlier. Flair is the dirty-playing heel while Dragon once again is the face.
This all sets up a major feud to which culminates at Wrestlemania 24 in Orlando, where Steamboat pins Flair. After this fight, the men shake hands.
*=Yeah its a match I would honestly like to see. Eat me.
Other matches?
Imagine the Greatest there is, The Greatest There was, and The Greatest There Ever will be in a technical bout against The Wrestling Machine.
Angle in the Sharpshooter, or Hart dealing with the Ankle Lock after getting the Angle Slam.
Meltzer would cream in his pants for this one, as would most of us. Damn you Goldberg. Damn you stroke!
"Hulk" Hogan vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
Before both former champs pussed out in not willing to let the other be put over(though mostly, I blame the Hulkster), this would have been a great nostalgic fun match. Technical? Shit no....probably possibly even more style over substance, but alot of non-wrestling people would buy a PPV just for this match.
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Ric Flair - Nostalgic HOF Match*
If Steamboat is to be believed(and its probably true), he proposed that he break his wrestling retirement for a match against Flair at Wrestlemania 22.
Imagine a one-time feud for Wrestlemania 24.
January of 2008, Flair and Steamboat are announced on the same RAW program as inductees for the WWE Hall of FAme. While both men are being accolated and applauded by the crowds, and the announcer going on and on about their great acheivements, we see that Flair is saying something to Steamboat, who now looks pissed. He then slaps Flair, which then a brawl ensues and security comes out to break up the fight.
Afterwards, in an interview segment Steamboat claims that Flair was saying something to the effect that "You were pretty good Ricky, but its because I made you look great in WCW" in a mocking fashion, while Flair claims the comment was a respectful jab at him, not meant as an insult. Later Steamboat causes Flair to lose his title match against the IC Champion.
The next week in an interview segment, Both men are brought out to the ring by the Commissioner (Foley?) to apologize and make-up. Flair apologizes for the unintended insult, and Steamboat apologizes for the slap. They shake hands and then hug. Steamboat then talks to the Commissioner in non-consequential conversation when Flair lays the low blow on Steamboat and then puts him in the figure four lock. Even while executing the move, Flair grabs the mic:
"Apology accepted, but this is payback for costing me the IC belt last week!"
For weeks and weeks, long bitter personal grudges between both men are exposed. Steamboat hates that because of guys like Flair, he could never be a serious long-term top belt champion in either WCW or WWF. Flair for calling Steamboat an overrated fighter who rested an entire career on his Wrestlemania III match with Savage.
("Sure Ricky Boy, you had ONE great Wrestlemania match. But I had at least 3!")
In a way, this resurrects their NWA feud 20 years earlier. Flair is the dirty-playing heel while Dragon once again is the face.
This all sets up a major feud to which culminates at Wrestlemania 24 in Orlando, where Steamboat pins Flair. After this fight, the men shake hands.
*=Yeah its a match I would honestly like to see. Eat me.
Other matches?