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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 12, 2022 11:02:45 GMT -5
 Unfortunately this is the best quality photo I can find. But he came back looking like 1996-97 Bulldog. Did he look out of place to you? They quickly moved him away to the jeans look. I thought he looked fine and it made him stand out. Once he went to the jeans all his charisma was gone. |
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Post by tafkaga on Jun 12, 2022 11:06:21 GMT -5
He looked more out of place with the jeans. The colorful attire was a much better choice, especially if he was going to play a heel.
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Post by nakedmideon on Jun 12, 2022 12:10:45 GMT -5
Yeah the jeans were awful.should have kept him in the classic Bulldog attire but i get the thinking behind it.They had moved totally away from the new generation colourful era to the dark grungy Attitude Era
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 12, 2022 13:37:00 GMT -5
If they wanted to make him grittier just give him black version of those tights sans tassels.
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Post by jason1980s on Jun 12, 2022 13:51:29 GMT -5
I feel like Bulldog was a guy who was really mostly over when working with one of the family members. He and Dynamite were pretty over until Dynamite's back injury took them out of the tag title spot. As a single he pretty much was stuck in a year long feud with Warlord over who was stronger. His match from Wrestlemania VIII was cut but all of a sudden he's in the main event at Summerslam with Bret. Then gone by Survivor Series.
When he came back in 94 he floundered for a year until being added in a feud with Bret, then floundering again until the Owen tag team. 2 years from 1997 to 1999 was like an eternity for Bulldog and he was out of place. His WCW runs weren't much better. Sting nor Vader nor Rude could really help him. As many have said in threads, he was a "follower" of guys like Dynamite and Owen. If he had no one from the family to "follow" and give him the lead he just never accomplished much.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jun 12, 2022 13:54:38 GMT -5
I feel like Bulldog was a guy who was really mostly over when working with one of the family members. He and Dynamite were pretty over until Dynamite's back injury took them out of the tag title spot. As a single he pretty much was stuck in a year long feud with Warlord over who was stronger. His match from Wrestlemania VIII was cut but all of a sudden he's in the main event at Summerslam with Bret. Then gone by Survivor Series. When he came back in 94 he floundered for a year until being added in a feud with Bret, then floundering again until the Owen tag team. 2 years from 1997 to 1999 was like an eternity for Bulldog and he was out of place. His WCW runs weren't much better. Sting nor Vader nor Rude could really help him. As many have said in threads, he was a "follower" of guys like Dynamite and Owen. If he had no one from the family to "follow" and give him the lead he just never accomplished much. I enjoyed his title program with Shawn in 96, especially at King of the Ring. |
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Post by jason1980s on Jun 12, 2022 14:44:12 GMT -5
I enjoyed his title program with Shawn in 96, especially at King of the Ring. That one was good but there was no real huge backstory. WWF just rushed the storyline and like most times he chased a belt, Bulldog came up short. It's hard to get behind a guy when he rarely could win during the big moments. His run with Vader in WCW was cool but he still would come up short. He was the only face not to win at a Clash. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jun 12, 2022 14:49:53 GMT -5
He may have been wearing the Union Jack gear but physically and especially in the face, he didn’t look anything like 97 Bulldog. He looked exactly like a man who’d had a rough couple of years and a few more on top.
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Post by agent817 on Jun 12, 2022 15:31:45 GMT -5
Funny, I watched Rebellion 1999 recently and I remembered that he had a presence for only a month in 1999. Also, the funny thing about those tights he wore at Unforgiven that year, I remember renting Wrestlemania XII weeks before and noticing those tights he wore were the exact same ones he wore at Unforgiven.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Jun 12, 2022 15:34:54 GMT -5
Funny, I watched Rebellion 1999 recently and I remembered that he had a presence for only a month in 1999. Also, the funny thing about those tights he wore at Unforgiven that year, I remember renting Wrestlemania XII weeks before and noticing those tights he wore were the exact same ones he wore at Unforgiven. He was around longer than a month in '99, he returned in August. |
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Post by agent817 on Jun 12, 2022 15:37:16 GMT -5
Funny, I watched Rebellion 1999 recently and I remembered that he had a presence for only a month in 1999. Also, the funny thing about those tights he wore at Unforgiven that year, I remember renting Wrestlemania XII weeks before and noticing those tights he wore were the exact same ones he wore at Unforgiven. He was around longer than a month in '99, he returned in August. You misunderstood what I meant. I suppose I should have worded it differently. What I meant was that he was in main event-level feud for about a month from September to October, and afterwards he was just in the mid-card as the European champion and paired with the Mean Street Posse for some odd reason. |
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Post by government mule on Jun 12, 2022 16:19:18 GMT -5
Bulldog in jeans should have been something instantly forgettable but because it was so jarring and very much part of my nostalgia for the AE, it's actually the first thing that comes to mind for me when I think of Davey Boy, which on reflection is quite sad.
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Post by wildojinx on Jun 12, 2022 16:26:14 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 12, 2022 17:18:53 GMT -5
I liked Bulldog with the Jeans
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Post by tirtefaa on Jun 12, 2022 17:30:58 GMT -5
Bulldog always looked best in trunks to me. I never liked his tights or when he had braids. Even if they wanted to get away from him wearing the Union Jack, I don't think he needed to switch to jeans...that was definitely the worst.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Jun 12, 2022 17:52:31 GMT -5
He deserved a world title run. He should have beat HBK in 96.
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Post by tirtefaa on Jun 12, 2022 19:09:42 GMT -5
He deserved a world title run. He should have beat HBK in 96. Nah. Of all the opponents Shawn had up to Survivor Series, Bulldog was the least interesting followed closely by Diesel. |
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Post by fw91 on Jun 12, 2022 21:32:40 GMT -5
He deserved a world title run. He should have beat HBK in 96. no way Shawn was getting a short title reign. For better or worse, that was his time. |
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Jun 12, 2022 21:51:30 GMT -5
He deserved a world title run. He should have beat HBK in 96. no way Shawn was getting a short title reign. For better or worse, that was his time. At least Bulldog was a draw. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jun 12, 2022 22:43:55 GMT -5
Hail Britannia? “HAIL”? How dare you!!! |
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