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Post by The Rick Jericho on Dec 16, 2017 22:09:12 GMT -5
Everyone talks about how Hogan and Austin would not work in 2002 because of style clashes. What about Austin vs. Page in 2001? Too bad these guys never had a match let alone any real interaction.
Would things be better if DDP stalked Debra instead of Sara? At least he could get a win or at least some offense in on Austin?
So was DDP too broken down to work a good match against Austin, or could they pull off a **** match at Summerslam 2001?
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Post by BigAl on Dec 16, 2017 22:16:57 GMT -5
it was more of vince not wanting any WCW wrestler beating or even getitng an upper hand to any of his wrestlers.
But i dont think it would have worked anyways, as ddp will want to diamond cut austion, and given austins neck, it would be impossible to do
plus ddp wasnt liked in the wwe locker as he apperently pissed off undertaker, when ddp wanted their match entirely scripted
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 16, 2017 22:32:52 GMT -5
Austin and DDP had been friends in WCW, so Austin would have probably been more receptive, but I don't think it'd have been world changing.
It's Vince, sure, but beyond him, I don't think a lot of guys in the company were leaping to volunteer to put over WCW guys who entered the company in one big flood. "Ooh, me, me, give my spot away!" was not a very common sentiment, I'd imagine.
Vince wanted another brand, which would happen later with Raw vs Smackdown, but no channel wanted to bite, and so, the Invasion limped along.
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Post by thegame415 on Dec 16, 2017 22:37:53 GMT -5
DDP shouldn't have been a stalker. One of the many simple fixes that could've made the Invasion work with what they had is to have faces and heels on both sides. So, DDP as a face in WCW could've worked.
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Post by The Yes Man on Dec 16, 2017 23:05:48 GMT -5
If it happened instead of Taker burying DDP, then yes.
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Post by Fade on Dec 16, 2017 23:26:11 GMT -5
He would have gotten buried just as bad as he was in his program with Taker.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Dec 17, 2017 1:17:04 GMT -5
Far and away the most credible guy to cross the line. Him vs. The Undertaker was fine, but how it was executed was not. If Austin had been more willing to play ball and sell him as a real threat, I feel like everyone would have come out ahead.
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Post by Perfect Timing on Dec 17, 2017 1:40:24 GMT -5
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Post by Stu on Dec 17, 2017 1:47:20 GMT -5
Page wanted to work with The Rock in a People's Champion vs People's Champion angle. Consider that
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Dec 17, 2017 2:03:59 GMT -5
2001 DDP was not nearly as cool as 1997 DDP. The guy wasn't nearly as big of a deal at that point in time.
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Post by schma on Dec 17, 2017 2:16:51 GMT -5
I really wanted the People's champ vs People's champ. I know that DDP had lost some lustre during his run with the Jersey Triad but look at the pop he got when he debuted in WWE. My friends and I were a fan of both organizations and I think the best use of him would have been a feud with Rock. Maybe 2/3 with Rock winning the feud overall but enough to show DDP as a threat. Then he could have transitioned into a feud with Austin, especially if they went with Austin as the leader of the alliance. DDP could have feuded with him for supremacy. We might not have got THAT segment where the alliance spent 20 minutes giving Austin a verbal blowjob that made the entire alliance look like a bunch of chumps.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 3:30:59 GMT -5
Austin called all his matches in ring. Page probably wouldn't have been up to his higher standard in that situation.
Not knocking him for drafting out his matches at all, but there's no way he was going to walk in and give the more experienced, more over guys, instructions, so his matches were never going to reach the standard people might have expected.
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Post by schma on Dec 17, 2017 4:04:15 GMT -5
Austin called all his matches in ring. Page probably wouldn't have been up to his higher standard in that situation. Not knocking him for drafting out his matches at all, but there's no way he was going to walk in and give the more experienced, more over guys, instructions, so his matches were never going to reach the standard people might have expected. It's possible that they could have had someone work with him, to get him up on the WWE style. Taker was pissed but why not pull DDP aside and explain to him, that wasn't how it worked here? |
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Post by The Barber on Dec 17, 2017 5:33:34 GMT -5
Austin called all his matches in ring. Page probably wouldn't have been up to his higher standard in that situation. Not knocking him for drafting out his matches at all, but there's no way he was going to walk in and give the more experienced, more over guys, instructions, so his matches were never going to reach the standard people might have expected. It's possible that they could have had someone work with him, to get him up on the WWE style. Taker was pissed but why not pull DDP aside and explain to him, that wasn't how it worked here? That's not what they do in WWE. If they are mad at you, they do some pitiful crap like take a dump in your bags or put you in a stupid program or other such garbage. |
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 17, 2017 12:15:42 GMT -5
Not WWE Page.
WCW Page though? Definitely.
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Post by siredger on Dec 17, 2017 12:23:54 GMT -5
2001 DDP was not nearly as cool as 1997 DDP. The guy wasn't nearly as big of a deal at that point in time. Well, given how the babyfaces were atrociously booked at the end of WCW, no wonder DDP wasn't that big a deal when he jumped to WWF for the Invasion. |
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 17, 2017 14:13:10 GMT -5
Better than burial.
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Post by schma on Dec 17, 2017 15:06:08 GMT -5
It's possible that they could have had someone work with him, to get him up on the WWE style. Taker was pissed but why not pull DDP aside and explain to him, that wasn't how it worked here? That's not what they do in WWE. If they are mad at you, they do some pitiful crap like take a dump in your bags or put you in a stupid program or other such garbage. Yeah, what makes it even more confounding is that the guy gave up his guaranteed sweet contract and took less pay so he could come work for the WWE and was excited to be there. Mess with that guy for being excited! |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 17, 2017 16:18:46 GMT -5
Page would've lost every match but still a nicer burial than the Undertaker one.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Dec 17, 2017 19:16:09 GMT -5
DDP v. Austiin '98-'99 would have made a bajillion dollars.
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