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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 14:50:26 GMT -5
Cena and Alberto having a match in a broken ring.
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Post by The IWC WORLD Champion on Jan 30, 2014 14:53:59 GMT -5
1-2-3 kid beating Razon Ramon
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 30, 2014 14:59:14 GMT -5
2. When Vickie Guerrero did the Frog Splash at WrestleMania in tribute to Eddie. Erase the awful, hyuk-hyuk commentary and you have a great gesture even if she didn't land the move very well. First thing I thought of. Very sweet tribute to her late husband
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 30, 2014 15:03:07 GMT -5
Linda McMahon standing up at Mania X7. That match was great fun, and the pop was immense. People were already crying foul on the McMahon family feuds at that point, but had WCW not been involved I think that match proved there was still some mileage left in it by mid-2001.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 30, 2014 15:04:43 GMT -5
Austin vs McMahon interrupted by Dude Love heel turn.
Notable for being the start of McMahon's first conspiracy to get the title off Austin and was the segment that allowed Raw to finally defeat Nitro for the first time in 80+ weeks.
Yet, you don't see as much of this as you do the beer truck.
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Post by Woo on Jan 30, 2014 15:05:16 GMT -5
Linda McMahon standing up at Mania X7. That match was great fun, and the pop was immense. People were already crying foul on the McMahon family feuds at that point, but had WCW not been involved I think that match proved there was still some mileage left in it by mid-2001. It also has to be the best match with just 1 pinfall attempt ever.
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Post by BigWill on Jan 30, 2014 15:15:33 GMT -5
The existence of Umaga.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 16:34:10 GMT -5
Austin vs McMahon interrupted by Dude Love heel turn. Notable for being the start of McMahon's first conspiracy to get the title off Austin and was the segment that allowed Raw to finally defeat Nitro for the first time in 80+ weeks. Yet, you don't see as much of this as you do the beer truck. This is the first thing that came to my mind after reading the other thread. Kudos sir!
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Post by Straight Edge Scrotum on Jan 30, 2014 17:16:10 GMT -5
Flair winning the 92 Rumble and the promo that immediately followed it.
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Post by DragonMasterP on Jan 30, 2014 17:19:49 GMT -5
Jericho's would be title win over Trips in 2000 is easily one of the best RAW moments ever, yet they only brought it up only once or twice afterwards.
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Post by The Lex Espresso on Jan 30, 2014 17:37:28 GMT -5
Any of the moments involving The Dudleyz and The Hardys, really. I know the reason why is obvious, but those two (and E&C) were in truth the biggest grasp of my teenage attention during the Attitude era.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Jan 30, 2014 19:21:23 GMT -5
- The Kurt Angle moonsault off the cage. There's an obvious reason(s) about why it's forgotten though - Chris Benoit, & Angle in TNA. - Sin Cara's debut. I really enjoyed this moment. His jump into the ring & beatdown of Sheamus were both pretty awesome. - Rey Mysterio winning the WWE Title Tournament in 2011
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 20:09:44 GMT -5
1-2-3 kid beating Razon Ramon I bet this moment must be hard to understand for people who weren't fans in the '80s and early '90s. You were conditioned by seeing this kind of match hundreds and hundreds of times, and you never would have expected a skinny jobber to have beaten Razor. Since squash matches aren't a regular thing, it would never work now. It's a shame you don't see pro wrestling conventions turned upside down like that more often. The only thing I can kind of compare it to is Brodus debuting as the Funkasaurus after weeks of "monster heel" vignettes. Just something that makes you jump off of your couch because of how surprising it is.
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Post by deancubed on Jan 30, 2014 20:16:02 GMT -5
John Morrison's Rumble and EC crazy parkour The Miz pre-WWE title Tag team highlights that aren't Edge spearing Jeff Hardy Highlights from John Cena's long reign where he fights Umaga, Khali, etc. Eddie Guerrero stuff that isn't him winning the title Anything post-Trish non-Bellas Divas related Undertaker's Smackdown feuds with Edge, Batista Kofi's MitB ladder stilts Anything car related that isn't Austin
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Post by Bear Skin Rug on Jan 30, 2014 21:23:19 GMT -5
Ric Flair's promo on Carlito backstage Santino as runner-up in the Rumble They haven't once mentioned Fandango's awesome sunset flip at Money in the Bank
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Post by -Lithium- on Jan 30, 2014 21:26:38 GMT -5
Yes it was way too soon for him to return and the angle ended up being completely botched, but nobody saw it coming. My exact thought process at the time was "Wait, a minute I know that music...Punk's ROH theme! He's playing mindgames with Cena. Cool, I wonder what...OHHHHHHHHHH SHIT IT'S PUNK" When Punk first holds out his arms as that short solo/bridge comes in, ho-lee shit. Incredible moment. It was so great. I love the "neon lights" as the camera turns and shows the spotlight on Punk. Of course the dumbasses in the truck have to cut to the crowd. This was the short period where Punk was truly a superstar. He was THE reason to watch RAW... ...and then of course instead of running with it, we get a Kevin Nash returns that no one wants, and an Alberto Del Rio title reign that nobody wants. Punk was still a big star after that, but not white hot like he was before...
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Post by bootytea on Jan 30, 2014 21:29:31 GMT -5
Shawn Michaels super kicking JBL before John Cena.
It was a nice little build up and it was nice to see the crowd get excited.
This may be an unpopular one, but the WWE defeating the Nexus at Summerslam. It would have been the perfect end for the Nexus and a nice way of showing that despite their differences, the sports entertainers of WWE are willing to band together and eliminate a group of savages that are jeopardizing their standard of living.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jan 30, 2014 21:33:38 GMT -5
You younger Internet fans will probably scoff at this...but Virgil clocking Ted DiBiase with the Million Dollar Belt at Royal Rumble 1991. They'd been building to that moment for YEARS and it more than delivered.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Jan 30, 2014 21:37:44 GMT -5
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Post by Jiren on Jan 30, 2014 21:41:11 GMT -5
pepper Steak
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