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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Nov 1, 2013 9:31:42 GMT -5
Splitting the Powers of Pain up was a really shitty idea It was, but by all accounts it was one of the conditions of the Road Warriors signing contracts. I could see that. You don't need 3 Road Warrior-like teams in one company, especially when one of them actually are the Road Warriors. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 10:42:37 GMT -5
The weird aspect is that Fuji did this at the end of a massive 40 minute long survivor match. But then I've never understood the whole proactive manager turn on someone. At least when Paul Ellering ditched LOD for DOA in 1998 the writing was on the wall that LOD were washed up. But Demolition in 1988? They were utterly dominant. They had been tag champs since WM 4. If you're Fuji why not at least wait until Demolition showed signs of wearing down? Maybe if they had lost a non title match to the Powers, or were struggling in some way? As it was, Fuji ditched his tag champs for a challenging team that ended up jobbing every time out to Demolition. I thought it was explained for that exact reason, that Demolition was getting soft and the Powers were hungry. But, you're right, we didn't see any signs that Demolition was slowing down...yet. Maybe the following year when Arn & Tully beat them for the titles. Can always look in hindsight and figure Demolition beat up all the face teams, so they had to switch them to face different competition. Don't they own the longest tag reign in WWF/E history? |
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Nov 1, 2013 10:44:02 GMT -5
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Nov 1, 2013 13:30:38 GMT -5
The weird aspect is that Fuji did this at the end of a massive 40 minute long survivor match. But then I've never understood the whole proactive manager turn on someone. At least when Paul Ellering ditched LOD for DOA in 1998 the writing was on the wall that LOD were washed up. But Demolition in 1988? They were utterly dominant. They had been tag champs since WM 4. If you're Fuji why not at least wait until Demolition showed signs of wearing down? Maybe if they had lost a non title match to the Powers, or were struggling in some way? As it was, Fuji ditched his tag champs for a challenging team that ended up jobbing every time out to Demolition. I thought it was explained for that exact reason, that Demolition was getting soft and the Powers were hungry. But, you're right, we didn't see any signs that Demolition was slowing down...yet. Maybe the following year when Arn & Tully beat them for the titles. Can always look in hindsight and figure Demolition beat up all the face teams, so they had to switch them to face different competition. Don't they own the longest tag reign in WWF/E history? Yes. It lasted from about 15 months. |
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Post by Citizen Snips on Nov 3, 2013 8:20:27 GMT -5
Back in the 80's, a lot of face turns came at the expense of a heel manager, so it's really not THAT hard to comprehend. If a manager and a wrestler get into it, usually the wrestler is "standing up for himself" and freeing himself from the bad manager. The only time I recall a manager turning face on a split was Jimmy Hart when he was sickened by the Beefcake attack. Ted DiBiase turned face when he left the nWo and joined the Steiners. It's hazy but I think the rationale was he was disgusted by how evil and ruthless the group had gotten. |
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Nov 3, 2013 10:24:59 GMT -5
If it happened in this decade, there would be "fire Russo" chants. But since it was the '80s, it's all good. There is a difference. The Demolition double turn was a product of them getting face pops as heels. Most of Russo's stuff is for shock value, not so much a reaction to the crowd. |
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