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Post by siredger on Sept 8, 2013 0:14:05 GMT -5
That's not the first time I heard about that rumor. I would assume it got tossed out the window once Owen refused to do that love triangle angle with Debra and Jeff Jarrett. I don't think the gimmick would've been exactly the way Triple H portrayed it though, but Owen had that smug arrogance about himself as a heel that would've make it work with a few tweaks here and there.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Sept 8, 2013 0:30:26 GMT -5
What the hell were they DOING with Owen Hart until his death anyway? I just got done watching WWF from January 1998 to WrestleMania XV and for the first 3 months of 1999 he was an afterthought to Jeff Jarrett and his guitar and Debra and her puppies.
Why was the Blue Blazer even still around after Steve Blackman unmasked him?
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Post by SkullTrauma on Sept 8, 2013 1:55:19 GMT -5
this is one of the stupidest rumors the internet has ever come up with.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Sept 8, 2013 1:58:12 GMT -5
I think some are misunderstanding what I always hard the gimmick to be. Basically he'd have the moniker the Game. He was a student of the game. Same thing Triple H said.
He would not have Motorhead music, a sledgehammer and denim/leather jackets.
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Post by Essential1 on Sept 8, 2013 2:18:41 GMT -5
Stupid 1999 Booking.
As much as I loved the guy he didn't really need a IC title run at that time. He was quietly in the backround while JJ did most of the talking i the team and while all eyes were on Debra. They should of just taken him of TV for a bit and then brought him back into the IC division later on as himself.
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Sept 8, 2013 3:48:54 GMT -5
Goes to show creative always had a nose for talent.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Sept 8, 2013 7:28:16 GMT -5
This rumor makes no sense. The first half of 1999 saw Triple H's character evolving and rising up the card, whereas Owen was pretty much where he always was as a tag champ/midcard guy. They were clearly going places with Triple H and content with Owen where he always was.
It's not quite as bad as "Owen should have taken the title off HBK instead of Stone Cold" but it is along the posthumous elevation of Owen that seems to permeate certain corners of wrestling fandom.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2013 8:08:03 GMT -5
After making him a rogue loner in late-1997, they didn't know what to do with him.
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Post by A damn road sign on Sept 8, 2013 8:39:19 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2013 8:52:33 GMT -5
Owen was also going to get the "Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect", "Latino Heat" and "Y2J" gimmicks. True story.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2013 10:57:58 GMT -5
After making him a rogue loner in late-1997, they didn't know what to do with him. He was perfect in his role of Bret's capable but jealous/cowardly younger brother, as a strong midcard fixture that could main event once in a while. Making him this vengeful psycho made tons of sense in the narrative, but it wasn't his strong suit and it didn't help that DX was into undercutting everybody and were above the law at the time, so they called him Nugget and beat him at every turn. Then Jason Sensation buried him, not intentionally I'm sure but it did make him a punchline. The Shamrock feud was pretty good and rejuvenated him a bit, but it was still this narmy tough guy stuff. He never got back to what he was best at. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2013 11:01:33 GMT -5
What the hell were they DOING with Owen Hart until his death anyway? I just got done watching WWF from January 1998 to WrestleMania XV and for the first 3 months of 1999 he was an afterthought to Jeff Jarrett and his guitar and Debra and her puppies. A combination of things: - Owen was going to let his contact run out at either the end of '99 or '00, and everyone basically knew this, - Vince knew he wasn't re-signing, so why bother giving him any serious push? - Owen wasn't happy after the Bret thing and they probably thought booking him in anything which brought him into conflict with bigger plans could result in refusal or even "retribution." But at the same time...........he was still over. So he kept getting booked in simple midcard stuff, and hence why the Blazer gimmick went on for as long as it did. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2013 11:07:18 GMT -5
Bruiser Brody may or may not have been scheduled to come in as part of the Wyatt Family.
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Post by wildojinx on Sept 8, 2013 13:27:02 GMT -5
Owen was also going to get the "Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect", "Latino Heat" and "Y2J" gimmicks. True story. "Enough is Enough and its time for a change essa!" "I tried to be a a nice hombre!" "Yo soy not a pepita!" |
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Post by pepsitwist on Sept 8, 2013 13:34:06 GMT -5
Owen Hart was going to form the Straight Edge Society.
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Post by percymania on Sept 8, 2013 23:30:01 GMT -5
I thought I heard Triple H himself say that "The Game" nickname was originally intended for Owen. I can't remember where I heard that though.
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Post by EyeofTyr on Sept 9, 2013 1:37:34 GMT -5
I thought I heard Triple H himself say that "The Game" nickname was originally intended for Owen. I can't remember where I heard that though. You are correct. It slips my mind from where, but there's even a clip of him saying as much. Mind you, it wasn't going to be exactly how it evolved with HHH. It was meant to mean he was a student of The Game. Put over his technical prowess and so on. It wasn't necessarily meant to be turned into a main event run. But I guess even if WWE's higher ups and the man who eventually got the gimmick admit to it being a fact, the internet will still scream rumor. :/ |
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Post by thegame415 on Sept 9, 2013 2:17:42 GMT -5
Maybe had Owen not passed, he would've been the Higher Power? He wanted to put Austin out for good and get revenge on Vince for screwing his family. He does it by getting control over one of the most loyal figures Vince has.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Sept 9, 2013 5:14:44 GMT -5
Maybe had Owen not passed, he would've been the Higher Power? He wanted to put Austin out for good and get revenge on Vince for screwing his family. He does it by getting control over one of the most loyal figures Vince has. Owen being the higher power while being the Blue Blazer would be way too much of a mood whiplash in a short amount of time. |
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Post by BigBadZ on Sept 9, 2013 5:30:01 GMT -5
Owen was also going to get the "Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect", "Latino Heat" and "Y2J" gimmicks. True story. How could you forget to mention that Owen was supposed to be the Anonymous Raw GM?? |
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