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Post by thecrusherwi on Oct 14, 2020 9:10:06 GMT -5
Rick Martel blinding Jake Roberts with his Arrogance cologne is one of the more memorable storylines of that era. I think it was very well done with the creepy contacts they gave Jake and he does a masterful job of selling. However, it has always bothered me that he was the only one that was blinded by the spray. Martel sprayed many other people throughout that time and none of them had any long lasting effects. And I'm not just talking about house shows. Martel had televised matches where he sprayed Dusty Rhodes, Tito Santana (multiple times), Hercules, and perhaps others and they never got injured. After Martel came back in late 1991, he was spraying people in the eyes all the time and usually they would recover before the segment ended - though you could at least argue that after the Jake incident maybe he had a new diluted formula as ordered by Jack Tunney. Why did only Jake get blinded? Does he have an eye condition we aren't aware of? Is he a wimp? Did some of the velvet carpeting from the Brother Love Show set get in his eyes and make it worse?
And while we're talking about this era, what about Jack Tunney? Make fun of a man's mom on TV?: Indefinite suspension! Have a three-man team that attacks their rivals in the ring during a match?: Banishment of one member and permanent probation! Deliberately spray someone in the eyes with a chemical substance that severely injures a man and nearly leaves him permanently blind? No punishment! Heenan was right - this dude is on-the-take.
What are some plot holes and inconsistencies that bother you or that you find amusing?
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 14, 2020 9:16:35 GMT -5
I can write off the Arrogance bit as maybe him not diluting it as much or otherwise having some kind of difference to the formula, sort of like how the Black Mist is way more potent than Green Mist from wrestlers. As for Tunney... yeah, that's just arbitrary bullshit, and exceedingly lazy writing. I know why they did it, but it was just a really poor method that also made Bossman look like a doofus, anyway.
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Post by Hypnosis on Oct 14, 2020 9:33:56 GMT -5
Didn't Kevin Nash cut a promo about potholes in WCW?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2020 9:48:28 GMT -5
Randy Orton's punt has gone from a death move that can put people on the shelf for months, to simply an alternate finisher to the RKO, and back again pretty much entirely based on the whims of whatever story he's in. This year alone Edge got written off TV after taking one, while Drew McIntyre took three in one night and is still competing on a weekly basis.
A similar but not quite as ridiculous example is Kevin Owens' apron powerbomb. Sami Zayn went from getting stretchered out after taking one, to not even getting counted out after taking one, in the span of about a year. Now Owens just does it as the exclamation point on a beatdown if he's a heel.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Oct 14, 2020 9:59:30 GMT -5
Didn't Kevin Nash cut a promo about potholes in WCW? He did. Poor proofreading has definitely been a pot hole in my life that's for sure.
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 14, 2020 14:12:52 GMT -5
Rick Martel blinding Jake Roberts with his Arrogance cologne is one of the more memorable storylines of that era. I think it was very well done with the creepy contacts they gave Jake and he does a masterful job of selling. However, it has always bothered me that he was the only one that was blinded by the spray. Martel sprayed many other people throughout that time and none of them had any long lasting effects. And I'm not just talking about house shows. Martel had televised matches where he sprayed Dusty Rhodes, Tito Santana (multiple times), Hercules, and perhaps others and they never got injured. After Martel came back in late 1991, he was spraying people in the eyes all the time and usually they would recover before the segment ended - though you could at least argue that after the Jake incident maybe he had a new diluted formula as ordered by Jack Tunney. Why did only Jake get blinded? Does he have an eye condition we aren't aware of? Is he a wimp? Did some of the velvet carpeting from the Brother Love Show set get in his eyes and make it worse? And while we're talking about this era, what about Jack Tunney? Make fun of a man's mom on TV?: Indefinite suspension! Have a three-man team that attacks their rivals in the ring during a match?: Banishment of one member and permanent probation! Deliberately spray someone in the eyes with a chemical substance that severely injures a man and nearly leaves him permanently blind? No punishment! Heenan was right - this dude is on-the-take. What are some plot holes and inconsistencies that bother you or that you find amusing? More Tunney hijinks: Won't allow a rematch of one of the most iconic WM main events? Even kayfabe that would mean you'd keep the company from making money (insert joke about Warrior not drawing here). Not only that, but what if Warrior didn't lose the title as soon as he did? Does Hogan have to keep waiting to be a world title contender? Pressing issue? Banning copies of a clown from the WWF. Allowing a dangerous ex-con to work for your company when he wanted to kill one of the other competitors there.
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Post by Sephiroth on Oct 14, 2020 14:28:45 GMT -5
Who...drove...the...hummer!!!!
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Post by deezy on Oct 14, 2020 15:07:30 GMT -5
When Sting turned heel on Hogan at Fall Brawl then he and Luger double teamed Flair the next night. Afterwards Nitro shows a video saying this has been the real Sting all along. His time as the Crow Sting was a plot for this very heel turn And that he could of even created the NWO Sting himself. So I guess we should just dismiss his 10 plus years of being WCW's franchise and hero and that he destroyed the fake Sting everytime he seen him.
And just for the sake of argument let's say that's true. We could still overlook that because if there is 2 wrestlers in Stings career that he could damn near kill and he would be justified in doing so, It's Flair and Hogan.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Oct 14, 2020 16:18:45 GMT -5
Rick Martel blinding Jake Roberts with his Arrogance cologne is one of the more memorable storylines of that era. I think it was very well done with the creepy contacts they gave Jake and he does a masterful job of selling. However, it has always bothered me that he was the only one that was blinded by the spray. Martel sprayed many other people throughout that time and none of them had any long lasting effects. And I'm not just talking about house shows. Martel had televised matches where he sprayed Dusty Rhodes, Tito Santana (multiple times), Hercules, and perhaps others and they never got injured. After Martel came back in late 1991, he was spraying people in the eyes all the time and usually they would recover before the segment ended - though you could at least argue that after the Jake incident maybe he had a new diluted formula as ordered by Jack Tunney. Why did only Jake get blinded? Does he have an eye condition we aren't aware of? Is he a wimp? Did some of the velvet carpeting from the Brother Love Show set get in his eyes and make it worse? And while we're talking about this era, what about Jack Tunney? Make fun of a man's mom on TV?: Indefinite suspension! Have a three-man team that attacks their rivals in the ring during a match?: Banishment of one member and permanent probation! Deliberately spray someone in the eyes with a chemical substance that severely injures a man and nearly leaves him permanently blind? No punishment! Heenan was right - this dude is on-the-take. What are some plot holes and inconsistencies that bother you or that you find amusing? More Tunney hijinks: Won't allow a rematch of one of the most iconic WM main events? Even kayfabe that would mean you'd keep the company from making money (insert joke about Warrior not drawing here). Not only that, but what if Warrior didn't lose the title as soon as he did? Does Hogan have to keep waiting to be a world title contender? Pressing issue? Banning copies of a clown from the WWF. Allowing a dangerous ex-con to work for your company when he wanted to kill one of the other competitors there. Sounds typical of "On the Take" Tunney to me.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Oct 14, 2020 16:52:54 GMT -5
Ted DiBiase attempts to purchase the WWF title off Hogan. While Hogan says no, Tunney does nothing. Ted DiBiase announces he’s hired Andre to win the WWF, with the intention of purchasing it once he does. Tunney does nothing. Andre then does exactly what DiBiase planned. Tunney declares you can’t do that finally. Earl Hefner just continues to ref after proving himself to be a ref for hire, including the finals of the tournament his crooked ass set in motion in the first place.
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Post by cassonova on Oct 14, 2020 16:56:48 GMT -5
Baby faces always standing by baby faces or heels and heels, regardless of past alignments or previous transgressions.
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Post by lildude8218 on Oct 14, 2020 17:07:07 GMT -5
Dino Bravo beats the shit out of Paul Roma. The Rockers come out for their match. Roma somehow thinks the Rockers attacked him. Hercules comes out and sides with Roma. Hercules somehow didn't see what happened, no one told him what happened before he went out and then Hercules and Roma never bothered to watch tape of what happened. Hercules and Roma turn heel. Dino Bravo gets no comeuppance at all.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Oct 14, 2020 17:25:15 GMT -5
Dino Bravo beats the shit out of Paul Roma. The Rockers come out for their match. Roma somehow thinks the Rockers attacked him. Hercules comes out and sides with Roma. Hercules somehow didn't see what happened, no one told him what happened before he went out and then Hercules and Roma never bothered to watch tape of what happened. Hercules and Roma turn heel. Dino Bravo gets no comeuppance at all. Do you really wanna mess with someone who had crooked mafia ties?
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Oct 14, 2020 17:27:07 GMT -5
Martel had televised matches where he sprayed Tito Santana (multiple times)... You'd spray him down too if you had to smell his mom's chile rellenos!
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Oct 14, 2020 17:33:57 GMT -5
Dino Bravo beats the shit out of Paul Roma. The Rockers come out for their match. Roma somehow thinks the Rockers attacked him. Hercules comes out and sides with Roma. Hercules somehow didn't see what happened, no one told him what happened before he went out and then Hercules and Roma never bothered to watch tape of what happened. Hercules and Roma turn heel. Dino Bravo gets no comeuppance at all. They mess with Dino and they would have had to deal with Earthquake and he was putting people in the hospital nightly.
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 14, 2020 17:39:59 GMT -5
Ted DiBiase attempts to purchase the WWF title off Hogan. While Hogan says no, Tunney does nothing. Ted DiBiase announces he’s hired Andre to win the WWF, with the intention of purchasing it once he does. Tunney does nothing. Andre then does exactly what DiBiase planned. Tunney declares you can’t do that finally. Earl Hefner just continues to ref after proving himself to be a ref for hire, including the finals of the tournament his crooked ass set in motion in the first place. Bret Hart should have seen it coming, when Earl was made ref in Montreal. If Tunney was strict, there'd be no screwjob!!!! Remember, Tunney also took back Danny Davis' life suspension.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Oct 14, 2020 17:41:34 GMT -5
Ted DiBiase attempts to purchase the WWF title off Hogan. While Hogan says no, Tunney does nothing. Ted DiBiase announces he’s hired Andre to win the WWF, with the intention of purchasing it once he does. Tunney does nothing. Andre then does exactly what DiBiase planned. Tunney declares you can’t do that finally. Earl Hefner just continues to ref after proving himself to be a ref for hire, including the finals of the tournament his crooked ass set in motion in the first place. Bret Hart should have seen it coming, when Earl was made ref in Montreal. If Tunney was strict, there'd be no screwjob!!!! Remember, Tunney also took back Danny Davis' life suspension. Believe it was actually life plus ten years.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Oct 14, 2020 18:44:30 GMT -5
Dino Bravo beats the shit out of Paul Roma. The Rockers come out for their match. Roma somehow thinks the Rockers attacked him. Hercules comes out and sides with Roma. Hercules somehow didn't see what happened, no one told him what happened before he went out and then Hercules and Roma never bothered to watch tape of what happened. Hercules and Roma turn heel. Dino Bravo gets no comeuppance at all. They mess with Dino and they would have had to deal with Earthquake and he was putting people in the hospital nightly. Maybe Herc thought “If I take Roma off Bravo’s back, maybe Earthquake will finally stop squashing me every other night”
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 14, 2020 21:13:26 GMT -5
Dino Bravo beats the shit out of Paul Roma. The Rockers come out for their match. Roma somehow thinks the Rockers attacked him. Hercules comes out and sides with Roma. Hercules somehow didn't see what happened, no one told him what happened before he went out and then Hercules and Roma never bothered to watch tape of what happened. Hercules and Roma turn heel. Dino Bravo gets no comeuppance at all. It figures. The karma Houdini here would be the worst. The absolute worst. Dino Bravo sucks.
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Post by wildojinx on Oct 14, 2020 22:33:40 GMT -5
The Pillman xxx files stuff. We had seen Melanie in a kayfabe angle a year before, and now we're supposed to ignore that while he's with Terri?
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