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Post by AKIMan64 on Jul 1, 2014 23:16:56 GMT -5
This was perhaps one of my favorite wrestling feuds during the Attitude Era, a pretty lengthy storyline that stemmed back in late 1999. Stone Cold was ran down at Survivor Series, having to sit out of action throughout most of 2000. Although Rikishi was the driver involved in the scheme, it was HHH that instigated the whole thing to begin with. They foght past Survivor Series, participated in the 6 Man Hell in a Cell, and interfered in each others' matches at the 2001 Royal Rumble. Which brings me to this question: Was it a mistake to blow off the Stone Cold/HHH feud at a filler PPV (ala No Way Out) when they could have saved the 3 Stages of Hell at Wrestlemania?
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Post by Batman on Jul 1, 2014 23:32:46 GMT -5
Eh. Three Stages of Hell was okay. Rock-Austin II was EPIC.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jul 2, 2014 5:39:31 GMT -5
This was perhaps one of my favorite wrestling feuds during the Attitude Era, a pretty lengthy storyline that stemmed back in late 1999. Stone Cold was ran down at Survivor Series, having to sit out of action throughout most of 2000. Although Rikishi was the driver involved in the scheme, it was HHH that instigated the whole thing to begin with. They foght past Survivor Series, participated in the 6 Man Hell in a Cell, and interfered in each others' matches at the 2001 Royal Rumble. Which brings me to this question: Was it a mistake to blow off the Stone Cold/HHH feud at a filler PPV (ala No Way Out) when they could have saved the 3 Stages of Hell at Wrestlemania? Well obviously not seeing as how WM X7 was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, main events of all time. As a teenager I was so pumped for this match. The two top guys against each other. The three stages of hell match was great, but that feud was finished. Austin went from fighting one of the biggest guys in the company to facing off against the (joint) biggest star in the company. The most lucrative match was AUSTIN VS ROCK |
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Post by TGM on Jul 2, 2014 5:56:30 GMT -5
From a storyline stand point then absolutely. I always felt Rock vs. Austin that year was very rushed.
However you can't argue with the main event of the greatest Wrestlemania of all time, it was an absolute scorcher, so no.
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Post by -Lithium- on Jul 2, 2014 6:25:11 GMT -5
Austin/HHH was great, but it would be terrible not to have Austin-Rock at that PPV. Two megastar faces against eachother. At 15 Rock was a heel (and a just a year removed a time where he was pretty much Stone Colds bitch), and by 19 both were on their way out. Austin-Rock II was huge...
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 2, 2014 10:02:23 GMT -5
Absolutely not. Rock/Austin was the biggest draw they could possibly manage and the match was fantastic.
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Post by comahan on Jul 2, 2014 10:06:37 GMT -5
Both were amazing, and it sucks we never got Austin/HHH at a WrestleMania, but no, gotta keep Austin/Rock.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 10:10:08 GMT -5
The only mistake they made was not calling that audible and scrapping the Austin heel turn.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jul 2, 2014 10:26:22 GMT -5
Austin/Rock was the way to go, but I think the Limp Bizkit video has convinced people that it had this amazing, foolproof build. It didn't. The match itself was great (marred in hindsight by a foolish heel turn
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 2, 2014 12:16:37 GMT -5
Austin/Rock was the way to go, but I think the Limp Bizkit video has convinced people that it had this amazing, foolproof build. It didn't. The match itself was great (marred in hindsight by a foolish heel turn The fact that people remember the build fondly due to said video shows testament to the ability to sell the hell out of feuds that WWE's video production crew has always had. |
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Post by cool guy on Jul 2, 2014 12:23:42 GMT -5
Austin/Rock was the way to go, but I think the Limp Bizkit video has convinced people that it had this amazing, foolproof build. It didn't. The match itself was great (marred in hindsight by a foolish heel turn The fact that people remember the build fondly due to said video shows testament to the ability to sell the hell out of feuds that WWE's video production crew has always had. It also shows that wrestling fans are still disturbingly fond of Limp Bizkit. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 13:03:56 GMT -5
The fact that people remember the build fondly due to said video shows testament to the ability to sell the hell out of feuds that WWE's video production crew has always had. It also shows that wrestling fans are still disturbingly fond of Limp Bizkit. Undertaker approves. |
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Post by TGM on Jul 5, 2014 3:36:49 GMT -5
Austin/Rock was the way to go, but I think the Limp Bizkit video has convinced people that it had this amazing, foolproof build. It didn't. The match itself was great (marred in hindsight by a foolish heel turn Yeah I remember the build being somewhat rushed, but somehow still slow. There was nothing behind their feud apart from the WWF title, which seemed odd to me when I was younger after growing up on feuds based on trying to kill the other guy. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 5, 2014 7:35:05 GMT -5
Austin/Rock was the way to go, but I think the Limp Bizkit video has convinced people that it had this amazing, foolproof build. It didn't. The match itself was great (marred in hindsight by a foolish heel turn Yeah the build was weird. Hadn't Rock only had the belt for a month by the time he wrestled Austin? There were good elements to the build though. Not just the video, but there was an amazing interview segment on Smackdown with both Austin ('I need to beat you Rock, more than I've needed anything in my entire life') and Rock ('You will get the absolute best of The Rock') saying stuff that you'd never expect of their character. |
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Post by spagett on Jul 5, 2014 10:29:37 GMT -5
Austin/Rock was the way to go, but I think the Limp Bizkit video has convinced people that it had this amazing, foolproof build. It didn't. The match itself was great (marred in hindsight by a foolish heel turn Yeah the build was weird. Hadn't Rock only had the belt for a month by the time he wrestled Austin? There were good elements to the build though. Not just the video, but there was an amazing interview segment on Smackdown with both Austin ('I need to beat you Rock, more than I've needed anything in my entire life') and Rock ('You will get the absolute best of The Rock') saying stuff that you'd never expect of their character. That sit down interview was fantastic and really saved what up until then had been a really underwhelming build up. All that stuff with Vince making Deborah The Rock's manager made no sense and was pretty rubbish. Obviously from the shot of Austin staring at himself in the mirror, and then the My Way video package, by the time the bell had rung I was incredibly excited for it. |
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jul 5, 2014 10:59:25 GMT -5
The fact that people remember the build fondly due to said video shows testament to the ability to sell the hell out of feuds that WWE's video production crew has always had. It also shows that wrestling fans are still disturbingly fond of Limp Bizkit. I have an embarrassing fondness for WM19 and its Crack Addict theme. |
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