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Post by Bootista on Oct 24, 2013 12:11:50 GMT -5
Don't think I've ever laughed so hard at a match in my life. HBK's ridiculous Overselling to make Hogan look bad may have been unprofessional but it was hilarious.
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Post by mizerable on Oct 24, 2013 12:15:14 GMT -5
For Hogan in 2005, I thought it was a very good match.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2013 12:16:06 GMT -5
You know, I never thought HBK was unprofessional in it. He bumped around like a cartoon pinball for Hogan, which is exactly how you're supposed to sell when you're the heel in a classic '80s-style Hogan match.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 24, 2013 12:17:46 GMT -5
Unprofessional as all hell... but I also laughed my ass off and in the end was wildly entertained.  |
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Oct 24, 2013 13:49:39 GMT -5
HBK's tacit justification is utter disdain for how many times HH shit on Vince/ WWE/ Fans/ etc. I remember him not being too thrilled that HH was coming back, and for the money he did, let alone having to job to him after the Mega-Powers-style build up they had. If I rememeber more correctly, weren't they a brief tag-team until some monkey business occured? So, after the storyline developed, and HBK learned of said future jobbation, he went really old school. In other words: "you want me to put THIS CLOWN over? Fine, I'll put him over. I'll make him look like Superman, again." Isn't overselling a way to voice your opinion about putting a guy over you don't like?
The best part about it is, I don't think HH had any clue.
I think there is a Youtube version of the match with "Yakety Sax" as the music bed. That's even funier.
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Oct 24, 2013 13:59:13 GMT -5
Unprofessional as all hell... but I also laughed my ass off and in the end was wildly entertained. This is the only ridiculous selling the entire match. The rest is vintage heel HBK. |
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Oct 24, 2013 14:00:12 GMT -5
a prick he is, a prick he was and a prick he ever will be.
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Post by Branimal on Oct 24, 2013 14:04:23 GMT -5
As ridiculous as this match looks I really wouldn't want it any other way. Hogan isn't the greatest worker, especially at that time, so at least HBK made it entertaining.
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Post by Malcolm on Oct 24, 2013 14:18:40 GMT -5
I laughed my ass off when Hogan got so pissed he threw his bandana at him... And I think HBK oversold that, too.  |
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Oct 24, 2013 14:19:59 GMT -5
I can understand why people would see his overselling as unprofessional, but I think it really added to the match and made Hogan's offense look effective. It basically made the bout, eight years later what part of the match do we tend to discuss the most? Without the selling this fight probably would've been forgotten (HBK's antics in the build up e.g. Montreal and Larry King aside).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2013 14:35:08 GMT -5
a prick he is, a prick he was and a prick he ever will be. He is the Prickxellence of Prickxecution. |
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Post by The Ichi on Oct 24, 2013 14:38:25 GMT -5
This match is why I have doubts that HBK really changed. The old Shawn is still dormant.
I found it hilarious, though.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Oct 24, 2013 14:45:51 GMT -5
I think there is a Youtube version of the match with "Yakety Sax" as the music bed. That's even funier. couldn't find it, anyone able to link to it (don't embed it though.) |
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Post by amaron on Oct 24, 2013 14:53:18 GMT -5
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Post by mizerable on Oct 24, 2013 14:59:17 GMT -5
I can understand why people would see his overselling as unprofessional, but I think it really added to the match and made Hogan's offense look effective. It basically made the bout, eight years later what part of the match do we tend to discuss the most? Without the selling this fight probably would've been forgotten (HBK's antics in the build up e.g. Montreal and Larry King aside). That's another thing that I remember. Shawn basically built the entire angle by himself. I don't recall Hogan doing much at all. So you have the epic Montreal promo and the Larry King skit...and then he STILL has to job? I loved this feud. It kicks the shit out his Hogan's feud with Orton by a very wide margin. |
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Post by Injustice45 on Oct 24, 2013 15:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by The Tank on Oct 24, 2013 15:07:10 GMT -5
I was there live, floor seats, sixth row or so.
IT. WAS. GLORIOUS.
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Post by Straight Edge Scrotum on Oct 24, 2013 15:31:15 GMT -5
You know, I never thought HBK was unprofessional in it. He bumped around like a cartoon pinball for Hogan, which is exactly how you're supposed to sell when you're the heel in a classic '80s-style Hogan match. |
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Post by goodbyehorses on Oct 24, 2013 15:32:55 GMT -5
Shawn was channeling Mr. Perfect's holy ghost.
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Post by dav on Oct 24, 2013 16:10:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I've seen Shawn's early matches and what he did there is only really a slight exaggeration of how he bumped back then. I'm pretty sure Hogan knew what was going on, the guy's a carny but he's not stupid.
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