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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 22, 2007 16:05:01 GMT -5
sorry if this has been posted before
With The Big Show apparently out of the picture, a new name has emerged as a possible opponent for Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania. It’s none other than Shane McMahon (managed by The Great Khali), with a chance it’ll be tied to the potential Trump/McMahon storyline, reports Dave Meltzer. Meltzer also reports that three or four ideas have been pitched to Hogan regarding Wrestlemania.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Jan 22, 2007 16:06:26 GMT -5
I've got my money on a Planet Stasiak return.
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Post by erik316wttn on Jan 22, 2007 16:12:02 GMT -5
I'd want to watch Shane McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan why, exactly?
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Post by mysterydriver on Jan 22, 2007 16:16:45 GMT -5
I can't wait until Hogan "Hulk's Up" from Shane's Titantron elbow.
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Post by The Wrestling Rambler on Jan 22, 2007 16:24:26 GMT -5
I always remember at WM19, was it, when Hogan had beaten Vince, and Shane came down to the ring, after being out for ages, just to help Vince up, and Shane and Hogan had a stare down. Always wondered where they were taking that storyline..........NOW WE KNOW!
Seriously whatever storyline or angle they want to fix together before WM itself, wont be enough to make anyone care at all about the match or the "rivalry".
I couldnt care less about Hogan at all - the man is a piece of garbage.
Anything with Shane O Mac in though has a thumbs up from me!
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Post by seanwalsh on Jan 22, 2007 16:27:41 GMT -5
"Managed by the Great Khali" just made this whole story laughable and pathetic.
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Post by erik316wttn on Jan 22, 2007 16:28:10 GMT -5
Would I be entirely opposed to Hogan wrestling at WM? No.
Would I be opposed to him wrestling Shane? Yes, because nobody cares.
Would I be opposed to him wrestling Great Khali? Murderously so.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 22, 2007 16:33:41 GMT -5
I'd almost rather have him wrestle Khali. Sure, it's the cliche "overcome the menacing giant" storyline, but I just can't see him having any sort of chemistry with Shane.
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Post by MGH on Jan 22, 2007 16:35:37 GMT -5
At least he wouldn't be beating another wrestler.
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Post by Ragnal on Jan 22, 2007 16:47:24 GMT -5
I always remember at WM19, was it, when Hogan had beaten Vince, and Shane came down to the ring, after being out for ages, just to help Vince up, and Shane and Hogan had a stare down. Always wondered where they were taking that storyline..........NOW WE KNOW! Seriously whatever storyline or angle they want to fix together before WM itself, wont be enough to make anyone care at all about the match or the "rivalry". I couldnt care less about Hogan at all - the man is a piece of garbage. Anything with Shane O Mac in though has a thumbs up from me! Seriously. I dunno why, but Shane brings something to Hardcore matches that only guys like Sabu and such can. That being said, Hogan/Shane may end up Hogan's best match ever.
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Post by mo on Jan 22, 2007 16:48:42 GMT -5
I enjoy Shane's in-ring work, so I actually do hope it happens other than Hogan/Khali
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Post by Tom Selleck on Jan 22, 2007 16:52:18 GMT -5
You know Khali is still going to do the big stare down with Hogan before the match and you know he will take the body slam but it will just be Shane doing all the work in between.
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Post by JLAJRC on Jan 22, 2007 16:55:57 GMT -5
I rather have Shane myself. His match with Vince was awesome. I don't think I've ever hated a Shane match.
The giant thing is so overdone it's ridiculous. Look at all of the Giants/Big Men he has defeated: Andre the Giant King Kong Bundy Earthquake Vader The Giant/Big Show Undertaker (he may not be fat, but he is still pretty tall). Zeus Dungeon of Doom had two of the above, along with Yeti and Kamala
Although to be perfectly honest, I think a legends match would be fun, either with Ric Flair, or my preference, Mick Foley in a hardcore match.
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Post by The Scuba Guy on Jan 22, 2007 16:56:15 GMT -5
Now Hogan can beat BOTH male McMahons at Wrestlemania?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2007 17:16:11 GMT -5
I say let Hogan beat Khali, therefore killing his credibility and eliminating him from main event level stuff. and have Shane McMahon battle Sabu and/or RVD. Of course Shane will win but would that even matter?
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 22, 2007 17:24:54 GMT -5
I have a feeling that Shane would just get tossed around the ring before counting the ceiling tiles. He is an excellent worker, and I don't want to see him jobbed out like that. Khali doesn't really have any credibility to hurt, and since he's no-sold everything ever hurled his way, Hogan would be the logical choice to finally take him down.
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Post by Legion on Jan 22, 2007 17:28:55 GMT -5
One would assume that they dont want to let Hogan just go with Khali because, with it being twenty years since Andre and the Slam, they would want Hogan to slam Khali.
I'm thinking Hogan is so banged up, he wouldn't be able to do it.
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Post by nostradumbass on Jan 22, 2007 18:00:05 GMT -5
I say let Hogan beat Khali, therefore killing his credibility and eliminating him from main event level stuff. and have Shane McMahon battle Sabu and/or RVD. Of course Shane will win but would that even matter? Promote this man.
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Post by Lino on Jan 22, 2007 18:15:33 GMT -5
This isn't really a spoiler. And the guy who started this thread didn't give credit to where he got this from.
I would be most happy with a Hogan-Khali match at WrestleMania. The Hogan-McMahon rivalry is stale. I say have Shane McMahon in Khali's corner and Donald Trump in Hogan's corner. Then at some point in the match, Shane tries to do a run in but gets decked by the Donald, who then makes a crack at Rosie O'Donnell.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 22, 2007 18:21:49 GMT -5
I have a feeling that Shane would just get tossed around the ring before counting the ceiling tiles. He is an excellent worker, and I don't want to see him jobbed out like that. Khali doesn't really have any credibility to hurt, and since he's no-sold everything ever hurled his way, Hogan would be the logical choice to finally take him down. I know a good percentage of everyone on here doesn't want to see Hogan beat Shane because he could bump like a dog and do elbowdrops off the top of the building,but the guy seldom wrestles, so it wouldn't hurt one bit if it were Shane, it's not as if he's going into title contention after this, so either way it wouldn't matter if it were Khali or Shane at the very least. The marks won't give two craps as they'd be marking out like crazy while most of the smarks would be in outrage over it.
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