|
|
Post by héad.casé on Jan 16, 2013 5:10:58 GMT -5
So what was everyone's thoughts on the time when perma-jobber Barry Horowitz (or the guy that never won as I called him as a kid) beat Skip of the Body Donnas?
|
|
dav
Hank Scorpio
Posts: 6,065
|
Post by dav on Jan 16, 2013 7:54:24 GMT -5
Only seen it retrospectively but I really liked it and it led to a surprisingly good match at SummerSlam. Was nice to see a jobber get one moment in the limelight and Horowitz actually helped put a little character into it.
|
|
|
|
Post by notasmark on Jan 16, 2013 8:32:25 GMT -5
Also only saw it in retrospect I think it's a good idea. You got this guy who never wins who finally gets a big win. It's a big underdog story and I wish it happened more in wrestling.
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,281 
Member is Online
|
Post by CMWaters on Jan 16, 2013 8:52:25 GMT -5
It surprised the hell out of me as a kid, in a good way. Even if I did remember Horowitz almost getting an Intercontinental Championship match a few months earlier from Jeff Jarrett (before Bob Backlund got involved).
Should have led to one title run for Horowitz. Even if it was just the tag team titles with Hakushi.
|
|
|
|
Post by willywonka666 on Jan 16, 2013 9:59:40 GMT -5
Kind of like when the underdog team of the Mulkey Brothers won a match in the NWA in the late 80s. People went NUTS!
|
|
chazraps
Wade Wilson
Better have my money when I come-a collect!
Posts: 28,269
|
Post by chazraps on Jan 16, 2013 10:24:59 GMT -5
Such a great moment. Also worth seeing in his victory over Owen Hart in the summer of '96. I'd go into more detail, but I don't want to spoil anything right away just yet for those who haven't seen it and want to look it up real quick.
|
|
|
|
Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jan 16, 2013 12:32:17 GMT -5
I am not sure why, but I LOVED it. I was a HUGE Horowitz fan, despite the nerd gimmick, despite Hava Nagila.
Never understood why they didn't ever make him more than a jobber. Dude was popular, and from what I hear, he was a pretty good wrestler, too.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 15:47:10 GMT -5
Wow, I actually remember where I was when I first saw that: my grandma's apartment, watching TV with my brother. We didn't go nuts as we figured we'd scare grandma to death, but we cheered a bit.
He was treated more of a novelty act than a legit sustainable wrestler once he wasn't a jobber, sadly. It's amazing and sad to think that (a) that he was gone about a year after that Skip match, and (b) by the end he was back to being a jobber.
|
|
Jimmy
Grimlock
Posts: 13,317
|
Post by Jimmy on Jan 16, 2013 15:53:43 GMT -5
he was a pretty good wrestler, too. He really was. During his brief push, he got to show it. |
|
Banecat
Don Corleone
Speak of the devil and he shall appear
Posts: 1,455
|
Post by Banecat on Jan 16, 2013 17:01:55 GMT -5
Once upon a time he used to be Jack the Loser Hart in FCW.
|
|
|
|
Post by héad.casé on Jan 16, 2013 19:29:48 GMT -5
Also, props to Todd Pettengil for his "Barry you're not supposed to leave the ring! He's never won a match before! He doesn't know what to do!"
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 19:40:51 GMT -5
Here's a clip of the rarely seen Wrestling Challenge version of the match with JR and Gorilla as the announcers.
|
|
|
|
Post by willywonka666 on Jan 16, 2013 23:09:35 GMT -5
What was the deal with him wearing nerdy glasses all of a sudden?
|
|
|
|
Post by sdoyle7798 on Jan 17, 2013 1:00:49 GMT -5
I remember him doing the same thing earlier, in GWF. Only he was a heel, before and after.
Here is the match that started it all...'91-'92ish
|
|
|
|
Post by KobashiChop on Jan 17, 2013 17:14:39 GMT -5
It completely buried Candido, and the brief push went nowhere.
|
|
dav
Hank Scorpio
Posts: 6,065
|
Post by dav on Jan 17, 2013 17:26:16 GMT -5
It completely buried Candido, and the brief push went nowhere. Not really. Both victories were presented as flukes and Candido went onto win the Tag Team Championships some months afterwards. |
|
Glitch
Grimlock
Not Going To Die; Childs, we're goin' out to give Blair the test. If he tries to make it back here and we're not with him... burn him.
Watching you.
Posts: 12,787
|
Post by Glitch on Jan 17, 2013 17:28:31 GMT -5
He didn't get far because of un-humble attitude. Look at the self pat on the back. It's called humility ,dude!
|
|
|
|
Post by KobashiChop on Jan 18, 2013 11:39:29 GMT -5
It completely buried Candido, and the brief push went nowhere. Not really. Both victories were presented as flukes and Candido went onto win the Tag Team Championships some months afterwards. I was being snide. Its a common thing on here for one loss to be a burial. |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2013 15:21:24 GMT -5
It completely buried Candido, and the brief push went nowhere. Not really. Both victories were presented as flukes and Candido went onto win the Tag Team Championships some months afterwards. That's the thing - IMO, Skip was done with that feud; so done that (a) Sunny, always the focal point of the Bodydonnas, could barely make you care about anything he did, and (b) they had to repackage Dr. Tom Prichard to be his tag team partner in order for him to be any sort of relevant.... The SSlam rematch was a fluke? I barely even remember it... |
|
|
|
Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 18, 2013 15:36:24 GMT -5
I loved the angle and after watching Horowitz job in the WWF for so many years, it was great to see him get a win.
The match at SummerSlam was a pretty good one too. There was also a really good elimination match at Survivor Series a few months later where they were (sort of) Captains of opposing teams.
It was never meant to be a long run but I enjoyed it for what it was.
|
|
Yes this is me...
