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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 22, 2013 10:48:26 GMT -5
So how long did those vignettes airing in 1996 and 1997 last anyway? It seems like they went on for about a year. Also, fun fact: Did you know outside of the ring Brakkus has worked as a cinematographer? www.imdb.com/name/nm1628666/ |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 10:53:55 GMT -5
That's pretty ironic considering the WWF never really gave him a shot.
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Post by Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks on Dec 22, 2013 10:59:25 GMT -5
The gimmick would have taken off if they'd based it on this guy:  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 11:42:00 GMT -5
For about an entire year, I can recall reading house show results and Brakkus was the dark match in practically every single one of them. He either beat Dr. Tom Pritchard or Dr. X 99% of the time.
I only recall 2 TV matches in that entire time, and he got his butt whipped both times.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 11:44:18 GMT -5
Harry Smith?
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Post by Totorob101 on Dec 22, 2013 11:56:29 GMT -5
I remember his promos and nothing. I do also remember seeing a clip of him against Jeff Jarrett from a tour in Germany and Jarret made him submit to the figure four clean as a whistle. Pretty much tells you that he was never going to amount to anything.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 11:58:51 GMT -5
I remember him getting his ass kicked by Savio Vega in the Brawl-for-All. Mainly because I watched a youtube video of it and the comments were all gleeful about a fat Puerto Rican beating up a muscled up manly German and how hot it was. That's not some shit you just forget about and move on.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Dec 22, 2013 12:00:44 GMT -5
I remember him getting his ass kicked by Savio Vega in the Brawl-for-All. Mainly because I watched a youtube video of it and the comments were all gleeful about a fat Puerto Rican beating up a muscled up manly German and how hot it was. That's not some shit you just forget about and move on. Not as bad as seeing comments on an Arn Anderson match about how hot he is and how much they enjoyed it when he put someone in a bear hug. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 12:01:28 GMT -5
I mostly remember Taz beating him in 3 minutes or so, man did Brakkus look out of place in ECW.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 12:07:34 GMT -5
I remember him getting his ass kicked by Savio Vega in the Brawl-for-All. Mainly because I watched a youtube video of it and the comments were all gleeful about a fat Puerto Rican beating up a muscled up manly German and how hot it was. That's not some shit you just forget about and move on. Not as bad as seeing comments on an Arn Anderson match about how hot he is and how much they enjoyed it when he put someone in a bear hug. Yeah I've seen those too. I never thought of wrestling that way, but I guess it does make sense. From a certain perspective jobber matches can definitely be viewed as men in trunks doing some dom/sub roleplay stuff. I wonder how Arn feels about his popularity in THE GAY COMMMUNITY!? I also wonder if promoters were aware of that view and marketed towards it. |
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Post by PKO on Dec 22, 2013 12:09:23 GMT -5
I liked those promos. They had a sense of impending doom.
I didn't know anything about him before reading up about him last week after seeing his name in the "Random stuff from old observers" thread.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 22, 2013 12:30:06 GMT -5
For about an entire year, I can recall reading house show results and Brakkus was the dark match in practically every single one of them. He either beat Dr. Tom Pritchard or Dr. X 99% of the time. I only recall 2 TV matches in that entire time, and he got his butt whipped both times. Heck, I was watching the WWF hardcore during that time (I would watch every show and videotape it) and don't even remember him wrestling on WWF programming haha! I checked Wiki before making this thread and apparently he had one match a piece on Shotgun and Raw. I'm sure I saw both matches, but damn if I can remember them. I do clearly remember seeing him wrestle Jeff Jarrett on a UK PPV, which I rented on VHS from Blockbuster. I remember it was surprising that he was still around and finally wrestled. Also, how underwhelming it was that after finally seeing him it was in a loss to Jarrett in what I think was the PPV opener. Also, I remember him getting his ass kicked in the Brawl for All by Savio Vega of all people! If you know Vega's history it's not that surprising, but still Vega looked pretty out of shape by that point whereas Brakkus was chiseled. |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 22, 2013 12:34:12 GMT -5
A lot of people tend to think his debut and only match on Raw was the Brawl for All loss to Savio Vega, but he had debuted the previous month on Raw against Jesus Castillo Jr. of the Boricuas. For some reason many people missed this match, but everyone caught him on Brawl for All.
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Post by Gummydavidson on Dec 22, 2013 12:37:11 GMT -5
Weird how Vince never really gave him a chance considering his fetish for bodybuilder physiques.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Dec 22, 2013 12:38:29 GMT -5
I stopped watching wrestling from about late 1999 until 2005. I would flip over to Raw every now and then during those off years, and so when I would hear them talking about Brock Lesnar, I thought he was the same guy as Brakkus (I thought they just shortened Brakkus' name and added a last name), even after I saw Brock I thought it was the same guy because I only remembered that Brakkus was very muscley, and I really didn't remember what he looked like. I soon realized I was quite wrong.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Dec 22, 2013 12:39:17 GMT -5
If they ever bring back the I WAS THERE promos...I, ladies and gentlemen, can proudly say I WAS THERE when Savio Vega beat Brakkus in the Brawl For All.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Dec 22, 2013 13:11:01 GMT -5
I thought he got injured in his Brawl for All match and that pretty much ended his career.
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Post by JTG Fan on Dec 22, 2013 13:29:29 GMT -5
A lot of people tend to think his debut and only match on Raw was the Brawl for All loss to Savio Vega, but he had debuted the previous month on Raw against Jesus Castillo Jr. of the Boricuas. For some reason many people missed this match, but everyone caught him on Brawl for All. Actually that 1 minute match against Jesus Castillo on RAW was after his Brawl for All match, which explains why nobody remembers it. Because after he got his ass kicked by Savio, nobody took him seriously. |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 22, 2013 13:37:25 GMT -5
A lot of people tend to think his debut and only match on Raw was the Brawl for All loss to Savio Vega, but he had debuted the previous month on Raw against Jesus Castillo Jr. of the Boricuas. For some reason many people missed this match, but everyone caught him on Brawl for All. Actually that 1 minute match against Jesus Castillo on RAW was after his Brawl for All match, which explains why nobody remembers it. Because after he got his ass kicked by Savio, nobody took him seriously. Yep. I just checked the dates and the match with Castillo was one month after Brawl for All. |
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