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Post by Clawley Race on Dec 13, 2014 7:25:18 GMT -5
Eh, Heenan still liked the nwo...just not Hogan
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 13, 2014 8:33:43 GMT -5
The Raven/Dreamer saga was fantastic and it gave me my dave Franchise moment and THAT spiraled in his TV Title storyline.
Also someone mentioned HBK, IMHO, Shawn's entire post-rockers run can be just looked back as a long winding journey that bleeds into WWF/E history.
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 13, 2014 9:32:30 GMT -5
And I am contractually obliged to remind you that the Tatanka/Luger thing was really a commentary on the steroid trial. If you're being serious, I've never heard this before. I'm kind of serious and not serious at the same time. As this is what was said in the Wrestlecrap entry for Tatanka's heel turn. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 12:00:11 GMT -5
Eh, Heenan still liked the nwo...just not Hogan I don't think he did. I think Heenan sucked up to them when they were around and maybe even in the beginning he might have rooted for them a little, but in my memory Heenan was not an nWo guy. I remember the episode of Nitro where the nWo took over the show and Rick Rude forced Schiavone, Tenay and Heenan pose in the hear-no-evil, see-no-evil, speak-no-evil posture. Heenan was definitely intimidated by the nWo. He might not have started cheering on the good guys, but he was definitely not an nWo guy. |
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Post by jmule on Dec 13, 2014 13:03:32 GMT -5
One of my favorite stories is the buildup for summerslam98 between Austin /taker.
Kane joins taker but taker insists that he won't interfere with the match, Kane turns on mankind while they have the tag titles to defend.
Austin is trying to come up with a plan to eliminate either taker or Kane to even the odds.
I loved that buildup!!
Unfortunately the ppv match turned out to be total shit..
I also loved the rockers breakup. Great ending to a great team!
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Dec 13, 2014 14:18:33 GMT -5
Nigel McGuinness and Bryan Danielson at the ROH 6th Anniversary Show. Nigel coming out and (quite rightly, let's be honest) raking the audience over the coals for wanting to see him defend his title with a concussion. Bryan swearing (after his experience being betrayed by a champion who reneged on a promise not to go after Bryan's injured eye) that he would wrestle Nigel without striking the head. Nigel, absolutely desperate as Bryan got the better of him without ever going back on that promise, headbutting Bryan in the face and winning with Bryan's own elbows to the head, culminating in a blow to the eye.
DAMN.
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Post by ICBM on Dec 13, 2014 20:53:15 GMT -5
HHH vs Cactus Jack in late 99 thru early 00. They start the whole thing with Foley as the uber dork version of mankind. He stands up to the shit hot arrogant young heel. Mankind gives his best swing but HHH kills him and so does the regime. Finally Foley starts cutting interviews that plant little clues about him doubting himself and not being able to beat HHH. The whole thing hits a flashpoint where Foley will be fired yadayada, he is mankind but at a certain point in a match he starts being way stiff and a good bit more violet. His mask ends up coming off and his whole demeanor is different. HHH sells like he is scarred of something he didn't plan for or think possible but know it will be bad and dangerous. Foley comes out next show and admits that mankind can't do what's necessary to beat HHH (that makes HHH strong as shit) he has to pull out everything he has as mankind just to stand up. He explains how HHH knows someone who can help Foley beat him. Cactus Jack. HHH again sells like the devil has sent a daemon for his soul. WWF makes Cactus into a mythical ghostrider like entity in three weeks. They have the table set. Now you have to have the right match to complete the trick. The street fight at MSG royal rumble2000 is the best hardcore match I've ever seen. The only hardcore match I've ever seem that told a story that stuck. HHH tells Stephanie to stay away. That sells the dange. But also sells the idea that he thinks he can win but he knows the cost will be high. Jack whips hunters ass in brilliant spots. HHH actually got like a five inch shard of wood embedded in his calf in the first eight minutes and wrestled another fifteen. Thumbtacks barbed wire everything you can imagine. Jack will not stop. HHH sold fear and violence brilliantly. He could have lost that match and it still would have made hum look better. He got over in that one incredibly. Both of them actually. And it sold a retirement match the next month. Great angle. Great match. Altogether great story telling.
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Post by Beav on Dec 14, 2014 2:47:04 GMT -5
I've always liked Tito Santana immediately going after Rick Martel in the Royal Rumble YEARS after their team broke up.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Dec 14, 2014 11:36:28 GMT -5
I've always liked Tito Santana immediately going after Rick Martel in the Royal Rumble YEARS after their team broke up. One of my favorite things ever in wrestling. Hogan should have done this with Orndorff instead of immediately forgiving him and adding him to his Survivor Series team. |
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Post by Been burned too many times on Dec 15, 2014 0:05:49 GMT -5
Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode at Destination X 2012.
Just Roode(the longest reigning World Champion) constantly trying to cheat and get himself out of the match towards the end only to eventually be beaten by the longest reigning X-Division Champion Austin Aries.
Then the story continued afterwards with Roode refusing to admit that he lost and instead called it a fluke.
Then they eventually started to team up and they KEPT mentioning the history between them. To the point where it's like an understanding between both men.
"Remember, I beat you."
"That was a fluke."
"But I beat you twice."
I love how they went from enemies to working together. Aries has never really been 100 percent good guy so it works. Both men always have good matches together and they made an awesome tag team too.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Dec 15, 2014 9:36:06 GMT -5
HHH vs Cactus Jack in late 99 thru early 00. They start the whole thing with Foley as the uber dork version of mankind. He stands up to the shit hot arrogant young heel. Mankind gives his best swing but HHH kills him and so does the regime. Finally Foley starts cutting interviews that plant little clues about him doubting himself and not being able to beat HHH. The whole thing hits a flashpoint where Foley will be fired yadayada, he is mankind but at a certain point in a match he starts being way stiff and a good bit more violet. His mask ends up coming off and his whole demeanor is different. HHH sells like he is scarred of something he didn't plan for or think possible but know it will be bad and dangerous. Foley comes out next show and admits that mankind can't do what's necessary to beat HHH (that makes HHH strong as shit) he has to pull out everything he has as mankind just to stand up. He explains how HHH knows someone who can help Foley beat him. Cactus Jack. HHH again sells like the devil has sent a daemon for his soul. WWF makes Cactus into a mythical ghostrider like entity in three weeks. They have the table set. Now you have to have the right match to complete the trick. The street fight at MSG royal rumble2000 is the best hardcore match I've ever seen. The only hardcore match I've ever seem that told a story that stuck. HHH tells Stephanie to stay away. That sells the dange. But also sells the idea that he thinks he can win but he knows the cost will be high. Jack whips hunters ass in brilliant spots. HHH actually got like a five inch shard of wood embedded in his calf in the first eight minutes and wrestled another fifteen. Thumbtacks barbed wire everything you can imagine. Jack will not stop. HHH sold fear and violence brilliantly. He could have lost that match and it still would have made hum look better. He got over in that one incredibly. Both of them actually. And it sold a retirement match the next month. Great angle. Great match. Altogether great story telling. This is my pick. I can never quite hate Triple H (as a wrestler) because whatever his later sins, the way he sold this story as if Jack was like some mythical demon risen from hell itself to destroy him, WHAT a build. |
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Post by lemonyellowson on Dec 17, 2014 16:09:53 GMT -5
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Post by auph10imitated on Dec 25, 2014 13:28:18 GMT -5
Pretty much anything Savage was part of by far.
Savage vs Steamboat
Savage vs Hogan from 1988 through 1989
Savage vs Warrior and the closing moments of the Mania match
Savage vs Snake complete genius
Savage vs Flair
Even Savage vs Crush which wasn't one of my favourites was told well
Savage vs DDP
This guy could tell a story
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