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Post by Bone Daddy on Jan 17, 2013 13:13:46 GMT -5
Did they do something to get on Vince's bad side or what? You would think with all of the legends who have showed up over the past few years you would at least see Tito pop up every so often.
What about Martel? I always thought he was a great worker and character, but he's not even in the WWE Hall of Fame.
What's the deal?
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 17, 2013 13:24:00 GMT -5
Rick Martel has moved on from pro wrestling.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Jan 17, 2013 13:28:12 GMT -5
Didn't Tito turn up on Raw a couple of years ago to ring announce Del Rio?
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jan 17, 2013 13:47:05 GMT -5
Tito did announce Del Rio at Old School Raw and is in the Hall of Fame.
Rick Martel did show up at a Night of Champions PPV with Tony Garea....
Martel (in my opinion) will be in the HOF in the future, but he wasn't a big star compared to others, or even Santana. Even with his AWA title run and Model gimmick, Tito seems to be better remembered.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 17, 2013 14:06:21 GMT -5
well they were only a team for 7 months
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 17, 2013 14:09:27 GMT -5
Individually, there are legends. As a tag team? They deserve a mention when talking about the best WWF teams of the late 1980s.
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Post by Jeremy on Jan 17, 2013 14:13:20 GMT -5
Martel should be in the Hall for his AWA run too
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 14:13:50 GMT -5
Regarding the HOF, Rick Martel reminds me of Jim Rice - former Red Sox player, had a great career but never won a World Series and wasn't on a excellent Sox team (he was a big reason they always did as well as they did though), and a longtime HOF candidate who made it in on his final ballot mainly because all the people voting realized, regardless of whether he led the Sox to championships, he really should be in because of the quality player he was.
Martel should be in the HOF, and I think will be......but it'll be a while, for a variety of reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 21:33:59 GMT -5
Martel showed up at Night of Champions in like 2006 or 2007 to fight Deuce and Domino, right?
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Post by The Heenan Family on Jan 17, 2013 22:40:17 GMT -5
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Post by Paco on Jan 17, 2013 22:45:27 GMT -5
Cause they'd have to pay for "Girls in Cars"?
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Post by cherry coloured funk on Jan 17, 2013 23:52:06 GMT -5
Wow, he's aged pretty rapidly since his brief run in WCW in 1999. On topic: what was the kayfabe reason Strike Force broke up again? And was there ever a blow-off match? I don't remember the late 80s except for a few specific events... |
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Post by Jimmy on Jan 17, 2013 23:54:11 GMT -5
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Post by mizerable on Jan 18, 2013 0:43:20 GMT -5
well they were only a team for 7 months So was the Four Horsemen incarnation they inducted last year. It's just WWE being picky/lazy. Or Martel's lips aren't long enough to reach Vince's ass. |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 18, 2013 0:47:50 GMT -5
Wow, he's aged pretty rapidly since his brief run in WCW in 1999. On topic: what was the kayfabe reason Strike Force broke up again? And was there ever a blow-off match? I don't remember the late 80s except for a few specific events... When Martel first returned from his injury he got at Wrestlemania IV, Tito was eager to re-form the team, though Martel thought they had a nice run, but it was time to move on to singles. Tito eventually won him over, and they were signed for a match against the Brainbusters at Wrestlemania V. During that match, Tito accidentally hit Martel with the flying forearm, and Martel walked out on him. |
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Post by Digital Witness on Jan 18, 2013 0:49:18 GMT -5
Wow, he's aged pretty rapidly since his brief run in WCW in 1999. On topic: what was the kayfabe reason Strike Force broke up again? And was there ever a blow-off match? I don't remember the late 80s except for a few specific events... If I remember correctly, there was a miscommunication between Santana and Martel during a match with Anderson and Blanchard, and Martel walked out on Santana while Santana ate a spike piledriver. |
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Post by kamotengkahoy on Jan 18, 2013 0:56:00 GMT -5
Martel is rumored to be an entrant in the hof atleast according to some dirtsheets...
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Post by Jeremy on Jan 18, 2013 3:26:32 GMT -5
Wow, he's aged pretty rapidly since his brief run in WCW in 1999. I think he looks pretty good for 56 and he is probably in pretty good shape |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2013 3:32:28 GMT -5
Martel kinda looks like John Elway in this picture if you just glance at it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2013 3:39:52 GMT -5
That was one of Jim Johnston's first pieces for the WWF, along with "Piledriver", "Stand Back", and the Ultimate Warrior's theme. |
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