Benoit VS Malenko. The ref ruined the match(video)

[MoleMan]

www.dailymotion.com/video/xz3m3_wcw-chris-benoit-vs-dean-malenko

From WCW Hog Wild '97(or '96)

This was a 30 minute classic. Well it woulda been. The ref(I believe it's Nick Patrick) couldn't count worth a crap. It's hard to explain. he was counting to fast and Benoit and Dean didn't know when to kick out. Sometimes it looked like he was giving a four count. One time he slaps Malenko telling him to kick out. The commentators break character muttering about the refs poor job.

I'd give this match ***** based purely on Benoit and dean's wrestling, but taking the refs poor job I give it **.

Watch for yourself, and please give your thoughts on it.

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These two are incapable of having a bad match against each other. That being said, I luvin' hate Nick Patrick. He is easily the worst ref in the history of wrestling. It always sounds like he is making a four count and doesn't even try to hide it when he is going to make a two count. I would love to know what he has on both Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff since he is the only ref I know that can screw up the biggest match in a company's history and not be fired.

[DeLaGhetto]

hes the NWO ref, hes down with the hulkster

[kinkymagic]

I remeber buying Hog Wild '96 for four pounds, the matches were good, but BOY did the commentary suck.

[Ace Diamond]

jinxed said:

These two are incapable of having a bad match against each other. That being said, I luvin' hate Nick Patrick. He is easily the worst ref in the history of wrestling. It always sounds like he is making a four count and doesn't even try to hide it when he is going to make a two count. I would love to know what he has on both Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff since he is the only ref I know that can screw up the biggest match in a company's history and not be fired.

oh so HE'S the one who slaps the mat before starting his count! God that pisses me off.

["IcePic" Rick Cobos]

thanks for this

[MoleMan]

aodpilot said:

jinxed said:

These two are incapable of having a bad match against each other. That being said, I luvin' hate Nick Patrick. He is easily the worst ref in the history of wrestling. It always sounds like he is making a four count and doesn't even try to hide it when he is going to make a two count. I would love to know what he has on both Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff since he is the only ref I know that can screw up the biggest match in a company's history and not be fired.

oh so HE'S the one who slaps the mat before starting his count! God that pisses me off.

He makes it to wear you can't get excited during a rollup, or a pinfall. I never realized a ref could ruin a match inadvertently like that. Why the hell does he still have a job?

[OtisMaximus]

Yeah the only thing worse then Nick is those refs who sell moves. Like somebody gets hit with a big slam and the ref will jump or make a face or something. Stop trying to sell you moron and focus on the match.

[boiledewokthe3rd]

From OWW:

"Nick Patrick is the son wrestler Jody Hamilton, who is most known in the wrestling world as The Assassin."

"# The Assassin (Joe Hamilton) and The Missouri Mauler (Larry Hamilton) are brothers..
# 1990s: Jody Hamilton headed up the World Championship Championship PowerPlant training facility..
# Jody Hamilton announced formation of Deep South Wrestling as a WWE developmental territory, based out of McDonogh, GA.."

Ah, sweet nepotism.

[Chris Decker-The Wild Rover]

yeah, its a lot of greatness, but thats cause malenko is the greatest wrestler who ever lived

yeah, i said it

[Harmonica]

otismaximus said:

Yeah the only thing worse then Nick is those refs who sell moves. Like somebody gets hit with a big slam and the ref will jump or make a face or something. Stop trying to sell you moron and focus on the match.

my thoughts exactly. I hope Benoit and Malenko have another match together, whether it is an eddie tribute or not it still be a great match

[MoleMan]

lifeoftheparty said:

yeah, its a lot of greatness, but thats cause malenko is the greatest wrestler who ever lived

yeah, i said it

Kenta Kobashi's the best, but Malenko is the best Pure wrestler ever.

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otismaximus said:

Yeah the only thing worse then Nick is those refs who sell moves. Like somebody gets hit with a big slam and the ref will jump or make a face or something. Stop trying to sell you moron and focus on the match.

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you are disparaging Lil' Naitch? A pox on you I say!

I actually remember reading an article saying the WWE asked him to tone it down, and the wrestlers complained because they felt it added to the match

As for Patrick, yeah I've lost count of the times he's caught me out with his extra count

[Chuckie Finster]

otismaximus said:

Yeah the only thing worse then Nick is those refs who sell moves. Like somebody gets hit with a big slam and the ref will jump or make a face or something. Stop trying to sell you moron and focus on the match.

For example

[MoleMan]

jmontoya9189 said:

otismaximus said:

Yeah the only thing worse then Nick is those refs who sell moves. Like somebody gets hit with a big slam and the ref will jump or make a face or something. Stop trying to sell you moron and focus on the match.

my thoughts exactly. I hope Benoit and Malenko have another match together, whether it is an eddie tribute or not it still be a great match

The only time I think it's appropriate is when it's a legitemately pop by the ref. Namely when Punk did the Pepsi Plunge. Refs just jumped after impact.

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tdog231 said:

otismaximus said:

Yeah the only thing worse then Nick is those refs who sell moves. Like somebody gets hit with a big slam and the ref will jump or make a face or something. Stop trying to sell you moron and focus on the match.

For example

To be fair, I'd do the same thing if I saw that.

[MoleMan]

jinxed said:

tdog231 said:

For example

To be fair, I'd do the same thing if I saw that.

Thyat's the stupidest friggin' face I've ever seen.

[Bub (BLM)]

suicidemachine said:

jinxed said:

To be fair, I'd do the same thing if I saw that.

Thyat's the stupidest friggin' face I've ever seen.

Do they blur the crowd in the iMPACT Zone where you live?

[MoleMan]

theshow said:

suicidemachine said:

Thyat's the stupidest friggin' face I've ever seen.

Do they blur the crowd in the iMPACT Zone where you live?

LMAO! Good point.

As Shelley once said. "I absolutely Loathe, and I mean Loathe, the Tards that sit in the first five rows of the Impact zone."

[BigAl]

I recall another ppv with maelnko vs benoit, this time for the US belt (Malenk was champ) ruined by a run in with Eddy Guerro.