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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 30, 2014 21:45:23 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. It could still work. Problem is that anyone who gets that moment nowadays never sticks or is quickly forgotten/overshadowed. JTG could win the WWE Championship but no one would care because the focus would be on how Randy Orton was distracted by Batista.
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Post by The Sam on Jan 30, 2014 21:46:43 GMT -5
Head Cheese.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 30, 2014 21:54:02 GMT -5
Shane thowing Kane into a flaming dumpster.
Shane causing Kane to crash underneath an 18 wheeler and fall into a Coma
Kane laying on a hospital bed (In his tights as I recall) in a coma only to wake up via zombie sit-up.
Kane getting revenge via electro-erotic testicular torture.
That whole feud, essentially
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Post by derangedhermit on Jan 30, 2014 22:51:56 GMT -5
Undertaker turning face for the first time.
"Whose side are you on?" "NOT YOURS."
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 30, 2014 23:26:08 GMT -5
Any of the greatness surrounding the first two One Night Stands. The ECW revival not only stamped out "ECW" chants, but it made the chill-inducing moments of those events irrelevant to history. For one night--just one night, The Sandman was the coolest man who ever lived. That entrance... That just gives me chills thinking about it. For one night, he was a superstar on par with Austin.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 30, 2014 23:37:50 GMT -5
Edge spearing Foley through a burning table doesn't seem to get replayed that much yet for me that was a fantastic spot.
Also, for comedy moments, Jamie Noble's date with Michelle McCool I felt was hilarious but it's never been mentioned since yet other, lamer comedy moments (like most things involving DX) does.
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Post by The IWC WORLD Champion on Jan 31, 2014 3:36:48 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. . Yeah, especially back in those days there were no iwc and spoilers. Just a few matches where this skinny jobber fought back a bit then got squashedbthen bang a star is born in 3 seconds
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Post by The IWC WORLD Champion on Jan 31, 2014 3:38:09 GMT -5
Chainsaw Charlie's debut.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 31, 2014 4:02:36 GMT -5
Booker T and Goldust finally winning the tag belts.
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Post by schma on Jan 31, 2014 4:30:56 GMT -5
Squashes still happen. That's the go to booking anytime they want to push a monster face or heel. Ryback regularly squashed local competitors as did Brodus for while. I think there were some others too.
Long ago I remember Jericho and Benoit did a TLC match against I think it was the Hardyz and the Dudleyz on Raw. It was a fantastic match but for some reason afterwards it was barely acknowledged despite how great it was (nowadays I could understand that but even before all that craziness it just kind of fell by the wayside).
For some Hogan turning face when battling the Rock would be a big one but then I'd long ago erased the beloved childhood memories of Hulkamania and replaced them with Hollywood Hogan who couldn't wrestle his way out of a paperbag so I didn't much care.
I remember back when Nitro ended I was completely shocked. Out of nowhere they were talking about the last Nitro ever. I tune in and see Vince McMahon. I had no idea what to expect. Then at the end Shane announcing he bought it out from under Vince? Those moments were huge for me as I was a fan of both at the time and had little clue about the going ons backstage.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Jan 31, 2014 4:41:16 GMT -5
Santino Marella almost winning the World Heavyweight championship at Elimination chamber 2012
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 31, 2014 7:28:15 GMT -5
Long ago I remember Jericho and Benoit did a TLC match against I think it was the Hardyz and the Dudleyz on Raw. It was a fantastic match but for some reason afterwards it was barely acknowledged despite how great it was (nowadays I could understand that but even before all that craziness it just kind of fell by the wayside). This was on the Smackdown in I think May 2001 after Triple H got injured. It was Benoit and Jericho defending the tag belts against the Dudleys, Hardys and E+C. Amazing match and what a hot crowd.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 7:46:45 GMT -5
Shane thowing Kane into a flaming dumpster. Shane causing Kane to crash underneath an 18 wheeler and fall into a Coma Kane laying on a hospital bed (In his tights as I recall) in a coma only to wake up via zombie sit-up. Kane getting revenge via electro-erotic testicular torture. That whole feud, essentially I remember thinking the feud was horrible at the time, but I'd probably be really entertained if they did something like that now.
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Post by Some Guy on Jan 31, 2014 7:53:54 GMT -5
This one faction, called D-Generation X (they aren't talked about much today, but man were they important) did this thing where they got on a tank and almost barged into WCW Monday Nitro. It was an insane spectacle of a moment, maybe the biggest of the entire Monday Night Wars, yet they never bring it up. I can never figure that one out. That moment alone brought basically everyone over from Nitro to Raw, and they never really went back. It was just so hilarious and groundbreaking, especially with a group of guys as unheralded now as D-Generation X.
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Post by EP 54 is banned from Collision on Jan 31, 2014 8:13:11 GMT -5
ECW and WCW forming the Alliance. Yes the angle sucked, but at that moment it suddenly looked like WWF might be in real trouble... ( until Steph came out)
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Post by Mesousa287793 on Jan 31, 2014 9:05:38 GMT -5
Pretty much the Hardcore Title division.
(Sad sigh)
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