Stronger backstage power: Undertaker or HBK

[The Ichi]

It was proven at Wrestlemania 14 that Undertaker is the big dog.

[thwak is T.hawk]

taker, he's the main draw in smackdown, and it seems that he doesn't want to leave that brand.

[Garee]

I would have to say Taker

[rubber johnny]

jbl's got more influence than either of them due to the fact that jbl will not hesitate to shower rape

[ghettooverlord]

nextlevel said:

seano said:

.....ok, thread OVER people.

*claps at how magnificent nextlevel's post is...*

Thank you. Thanks a lot.

Yeah, I agree. That was the most appropriate response that could have ever come out of this thread.

[King of Fighters]

nextlevel said:

*begins taping hands*

Dang beat me to it.

[SassovsHart]

legion said:

I think Undertaker has with 'the boys' but HBK has it with the powers that be.

If he doesnt want to job (which he hasnt been at all bad about since his comeback) then he wont have to.

You're forgetting about Taker's supernatural powers though. That breaks the tie in his favor.

[Metalheadbanger Man]

I still think Funaki does, I mean he obviously lobbied to get a match that lasted over a minute this week. Bastard.


Resurrecting old-arse jokes FTW.

[wolfmoon103100]

Taker probably dosen't say much but I bet when he say something it matters.

[thesunbeast]

Everyone acts like the wrestlers just want to win all the time everytime, and the guy that gets the most wins is the one getting his way. It's pathetic.

When a guy looses a match, It dosen't mean he's loosing backstage power, and just because a guy wins a match dosen't mean he's gaining backstage power.

Backstage power means how much influence a guy has on getting things done his way, WHATEVER that may be. Also, the key word is INFLUENCE, not decision making.

As far as wrestlers are concerned, It's hard to say who has more backstage influence with the Mcmahon's between Undertaker and HBK. I would think HBK for two reasons. #1, Because Vince has known HBK for a longer time, and also, I think HBK would be a little bit more vocal about his concerns, as he's used to it from the attitude days, and also they share a special bond from the montreal incident.

[Captain Wonderful]

wolfmoon103100 said:

Taker probably dosen't say much but I bet when he say something it matters.

IE, Matt Hardy's year-long burial.

jonthejoker said:

Well I have to say Shawn, because as stated before if Shawn doesn't want to job, Shawn doesn't job

Yeah, that's what he SAYS. Until...

nextlevel said:

*begins taping hands*

And guess who jobbed to Austin that night?

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can someone explain the whole taping hands thing to me?

[Porky's Butthole]

awataurne said:

can someone explain the whole taping hands thing to me?

Backstage, WM 14. HBK says he don't want to job the title to Steve Austin. Taker starts taping his wrists. He tells HBK that if he(HBK) don't change his(HBK) mind by the time he's(Taker) done, he'll(Taker) change his(HBK) mind for him(HBK).

[Captain Wonderful]

moppy27 said:

awataurne said:

can someone explain the whole taping hands thing to me?

Backstage, WM 14. HBK says he don't want to job the title to Steve Austin. Taker starts taping his wrists. He tells HBK that if he(HBK) don't change his(HBK) mind by the time he's(Taker) done, he'll(Taker) change his(HBK) mind for him(HBK).

I think we can all understand who's who in this story (Taker and HBK).

[thesunbeast]

survivalism said:

moppy27 said:

Backstage, WM 14. HBK says he don't want to job the title to Steve Austin. Taker starts taping his wrists. He tells HBK that if he(HBK) don't change his(HBK) mind by the time he's(Taker) done, he'll(Taker) change his(HBK) mind for him(HBK).

I think we can all understand who's who in this story (Taker and HBK).

I don't think it happened backstage at the actual WM 14 event, but a variation of this story did indeed happen, ans Undertaker himself confirmed it, although he did say that this was a variation of the story. Also, according to the way Undertaker said it, I don't think it was so much about not wanting to loose to Austin that HBK was acting like, I think it was about HBK just not wanting to show up at all at WM 14. So many people think that when a wrestler says the words "do business" that it automatically means jobbing to someone.

Also, HBK has said numerous times in his book that there is no "no", in the WWE. He said that he could have complained all he wanted to about not loosing to someone, but If Vince really wanted it, then it was going t happen.

[Just Jay]

In the worlds of the great Sandman, "Who f***ing cares?"

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moppy27 said:

awataurne said:

can someone explain the whole taping hands thing to me?

Backstage, WM 14. HBK says he don't want to job the title to Steve Austin. Taker starts taping his wrists. He tells HBK that if he(HBK) don't change his(HBK) mind by the time he's(Taker) done, he'll(Taker) change his(HBK) mind for him(HBK).

and i just saw that match yesterday... also i heard this but wasn't sure if that was what it meant. Thanks

[Jay Peas 42]

The Kliq rules Wrestling. But nobody in their right mind crosses the Undertaker. It's a paradox.