mrbananagrabber
King Koopa
Paul Heyman's unofficial joke writer
Posts: 11,881
|
Post by mrbananagrabber on Jan 14, 2013 4:44:30 GMT -5
I remember being massively disappointed it wasn't Crush who slammed Yokozuna and..
Wait a minute. Why is this thread in "WWE Current"?
|
|
|
Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 14, 2013 4:50:08 GMT -5
I'll forever be a Luger mark. In my eyes he can do no wrong. In my eyes he was brave and strong. I'm a Luger fan, I admit it. I still want a Luger DVD.
|
|
|
Post by daveg1079 on Jan 14, 2013 10:35:21 GMT -5
For what it's worth (I was a big Luger mark at 13-14 years old):
I was at the 1994 Royal Rumble, just a few rows from ringside, opposite where Luger and Hart tumbled out together.
No matter what anyone says, or what the video/dvd sounds like, it was a 50/50 split for the crowd reaction.
Plus, Bret had the sympathy vote for his "leg being kicked out from under his leg" (LOL). I never heard a louder live jeering than when Owen came out, as well. Luger just had some unknown (to casual fans) Japanese wrestlers out to get him for heat.
Luger was definitely given the short end of the stick at both Summerslam 1993 and WM X.
|
|
|
Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 14, 2013 15:55:42 GMT -5
Ryback should get on a bus with Adam Richman of Man vs Food and crisscross the nation accepting different food challenges all the while bashing Punk. Then it could lead to your scenario. ...I would mark the f*** out for this, but it would only really work if Ryback was a comedy midcard heel rather than a main event face.
|
|
Lancers
El Dandy
Oh you
Posts: 7,951
|
Post by Lancers on Jan 14, 2013 16:01:24 GMT -5
Was there a reason he didn't win the title at Summerslam '93? I distinctly remember watching it very confused that all this buildup and even having the confetti party after a countout victory was really bizarre.
|
|
|
Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 14, 2013 16:20:52 GMT -5
As an 8 year old in '93, I know I was probably supposed to love Luger, but I couldn't stand the guy. I thought the Lex Express and that stupid song was incredibly cheesy, and I couldn't get into his character's cornball patriotism. I actually remember rooting for Yokozuna at the time. This makes me think I was some sort of jaded smark even at a young age, but then again I think I loved Sparky Plugg so maybe I just had terrible taste. It was awful. It was one part "drape someone in the flag" + one part Vince McMahon "look at his muscles!" homoeroticism. That video couldn't sum it up any better. It proved that Hogan was the right gay guy at the right time. Would be like if John Cena left the WWE and then they decided, "okay, Ryback, you're John Cena now!" I think what would be better is if John Cena left, and then Alex Riley & Darren Young had a ladder match to determine "The New John Cena". They would have to climb the ladder and retrieve the pair of jorts hanging above the ring.
|
|
Bo Rida
Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
Posts: 24,152
Member is Online
|
Post by Bo Rida on Jan 14, 2013 16:57:12 GMT -5
As an 8 year old in '93, I know I was probably supposed to love Luger, but I couldn't stand the guy. I thought the Lex Express and that stupid song was incredibly cheesy, and I couldn't get into his character's cornball patriotism. I actually remember rooting for Yokozuna at the time. I hated it too but then I'm not American. That said I liked the bodyslam challenge and thought having your own bus would be cool (I thought the same thing when DX briefly had one and still do actually). However I agree that a cheesy and knowing version of this with Bateman would be amazing.
|
|