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Post by Jindrak Mark on May 4, 2022 13:21:21 GMT -5
Austin v Bret is a major one. Bret won most of their big matches (Survivor Series, Wrestlemania, Canadian Stampede) and even when Austin won the 97 Rumble it was presented as Bret being the better man and getting screwed over by incompetent refs (boy, would he get used to that later in the year). It didn't matter though. Austin just went from strength to strength and ended the feud as the most popular person in the company.
Chris Jericho v Triple H in 2000. After his amazing debut Jericho struggled to adapt in WWE at first and was clunky in the ring for the first 6-9 months. The phantom title win Raw and the last man standing defeat at Fully Loaded were his first great matches in the company and cemented him as one of the top faces in the company.
Every big John Cena feud in 2003. He barely won. Treated like a joke at the Rumble. Not on the Wrestlemania card. Easily beaten by Lesnar at Backlash. Beaten by Undertaker at Vengeance. Left off the Summerslam card. Loses US title feud to Eddie. Loses to Angle at No Mercy. With every defeat though he kept getting more over until they were forced to turn him face at the end of the year.
AJ Styles v Roman Reigns in 2016. AJ debuted and had a fairly middling feud with Jericho. I think most were expecting him to be an upper midcard type guy but then he has two amazing PPV matches with Roman and reports say Vince was so impressed he went all in on him and he moved onto a feud with Cena and a WWE title win soon after.
A recent one, Liv Morgan v Becky Lynch. It could have easily been a nothing filler feud but both of them worked their asses off to make it good and Liv is way more solidified as a star now.
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on May 5, 2022 11:05:44 GMT -5
I don't know if it can be attributed directly to the loss, but Britt Baker became a much bigger deal post losing the tooth and nail match to swole and basically getting embarrassed regularly by her
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Post by Instant Classic on May 5, 2022 11:07:53 GMT -5
I guess not so much as he was released months later, but looking back Jeff vs Undertaker in the ladder match.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 5, 2022 11:15:05 GMT -5
DDP might be the best example of this. DDP got the initial win over Savage, but Savage won the other matches they had that year. Didn't matter, as Page was a made man by the time 97 ended
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Post by Aceorton on May 5, 2022 11:24:55 GMT -5
Savage himself was taken to a new level by the Steamboat feud. Following their cage matches after WrestleMania, they just couldn't keep Savage a heel any longer.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on May 5, 2022 12:18:44 GMT -5
I guess not so much as he was released months later, but looking back Jeff vs Undertaker in the ladder match. Honestly, I think Jeff was helped even more when he beat Taker in a ladder match on Smackdown. Big Show did get involved, but Jeff dropped the leg off the ladder, pinned Taker one two three and demanded a title shot backstage later, Taker got no heat back like he did with Maven. Not too many talk that match, it’s overlooked. |
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on May 5, 2022 12:22:40 GMT -5
Tommy Dreamer's entire ECW career was taking Ls and still being the top face
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Post by Jindrak Mark on May 5, 2022 13:14:22 GMT -5
I guess not so much as he was released months later, but looking back Jeff vs Undertaker in the ladder match. Honestly, I think Jeff was helped even more when he beat Taker in a ladder match on Smackdown. Big Show did get involved, but Jeff dropped the leg off the ladder, pinned Taker one two three and demanded a title shot backstage later, Taker got no heat back like he did with Maven. Not too many talk that match, it’s overlooked. That late 2008 period was definitely Hardy's peak. That same night he beat Undertaker he also beat HHH clean. Sure, Jericho beat Rock and Austin in the same night but he cheated to beat Rock and needed outside help to beat Austin. Hardy though straight up beat both Taker and HHH in one night. Although the HHH match was taped for the following weeks episode so in kayfabe they wouldn't acknowledge them as the same night. |
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Post by Instant Classic on May 5, 2022 17:21:22 GMT -5
I guess not so much as he was released months later, but looking back Jeff vs Undertaker in the ladder match. Honestly, I think Jeff was helped even more when he beat Taker in a ladder match on Smackdown. Big Show did get involved, but Jeff dropped the leg off the ladder, pinned Taker one two three and demanded a title shot backstage later, Taker got no heat back like he did with Maven. Not too many talk that match, it’s overlooked. Was that a ladder match or a no dq match? |
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Post by fortknox on May 5, 2022 18:22:45 GMT -5
Not a lost but, Sting was made in his match with Flair at the 1st Clash.
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Post by chronocross on May 5, 2022 18:29:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I think Jeff was helped even more when he beat Taker in a ladder match on Smackdown. Big Show did get involved, but Jeff dropped the leg off the ladder, pinned Taker one two three and demanded a title shot backstage later, Taker got no heat back like he did with Maven. Not too many talk that match, it’s overlooked. Was that a ladder match or a no dq match? It was a no DQ match on Smackdown in late 2008. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRisI9vbvkw |
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on May 5, 2022 22:18:32 GMT -5
ROH was masterful at this in its early days with Gabe Sapolski: Homicide against Joe, Rave against Punk, Strong and McGuinness against Danielson, Kevin Steen and El Generico Vs. The Briscoes, Kevin Steen as a singles competitor against McGuinness.
Then they tried to replicate this when Gabe left and...
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on May 5, 2022 22:39:41 GMT -5
Hogan lost to the Rock and won the title the next month.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 5, 2022 22:48:54 GMT -5
I don't know if it can be attributed directly to the loss, but Britt Baker became a much bigger deal post losing the tooth and nail match to swole and basically getting embarrassed regularly by her Britt Baker is pretty much the epitome of this. First, it was Shida during the Nightmare Factory tapings where her nose exploded and it was probably the most memorable thing about that very bizarre month of programming. Then, she had the Swole feud where the blowoff was entirely tailored to Britt's persona, even though she lost. Then, the big one is St. Patrick's Day Slam 2021 and the Unsanctioned Match with Thunder Rosa. She lost all three of those matches, but came out smelling like roses while her face was also the color of roses. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2022 1:56:09 GMT -5
As much as I hate bringing the creep up, Velveteen Dream lost the feud with Aleister Black and came out of it looking like a bigger star. IMO it's one of the few modern WWE feuds that made both guys look great.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 6, 2022 2:51:14 GMT -5
18 seconds
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 6, 2022 3:50:16 GMT -5
Owen Hart was a mostly forgettable guy until the feud with Bret.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on May 6, 2022 7:26:08 GMT -5
Not like he was unpopular before but I think MJF's feud with CM Punk really made it clear how important he is to AEW, even if Punk ultimately went over.
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on May 6, 2022 8:09:31 GMT -5
Both Goldust and Mankind vs The Undertaker.
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Post by clifford on May 6, 2022 9:23:35 GMT -5
Owen Hart was a mostly forgettable guy until the feud with Bret. And conversely, you had Bret lose to Owen in their first meeting, but he then won the WWF title later that same night. |
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