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Post by fullcollapse on Nov 28, 2007 23:35:12 GMT -5
I was wondering if anyone had any vids of the Patriot wrestling a match, I fell outta WWF for awhile during his short run and didn't follow him to closely and I don't really remember him as far as his in ring action. Also, was he good, bad, or average as far as in ring ability?
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Post by Schemer on Nov 28, 2007 23:37:38 GMT -5
Look on YouTube
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Post by fullcollapse on Nov 28, 2007 23:38:46 GMT -5
I did, I found nothing....that's why I asked.
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Post by bubbles on Nov 28, 2007 23:39:07 GMT -5
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Post by Schemer on Nov 28, 2007 23:41:23 GMT -5
Anything under The Patriot or Del Wilkes always gave me something. It was a dumb character for the time. The Hogan era was over.
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Post by fullcollapse on Nov 28, 2007 23:44:37 GMT -5
yea, I was just interested I never really saw to much of him from what i see so far he's decent in the ring.
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Post by Schemer on Nov 28, 2007 23:48:16 GMT -5
He was a decent worker, but remember he worked alot with Bret Hart, one of the greatest workers of all time. It's somewhat the proverbial "He could get three stars out of a broom"
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Nov 28, 2007 23:50:33 GMT -5
I hated that guy. It was a travesty that he ever pinned Bret Hart.
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Post by Kyle on Nov 28, 2007 23:58:40 GMT -5
So I just learned that he had a finisher called "The Uncle Slam" according to Jerry Lawler. Someone needs to bring that move back STAT!
As for The Patriot... I don't understand why he was even brought in to main even with Bret in the first place. Wasn't he on steroids or some other kind of drugs as well?
~Kyle
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Post by AriadosMan on Nov 29, 2007 0:02:41 GMT -5
It's too bad he didn't have a Missile Dropkick, then he could it "The Patriot Missile". I wonder if the Simpsons writers ever watched wrestling, they actually had a character called Uncle Slam appear in one of the episodes.
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Post by fullcollapse on Nov 29, 2007 0:03:43 GMT -5
I really like his mask, its pretty bad-ass
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Post by 2 time pro bowler Fred Dryer on Nov 29, 2007 0:20:29 GMT -5
It's too bad he didn't have a Missile Dropkick, then he could it "The Patriot Missile". I wonder if the Simpsons writers ever watched wrestling, they actually had a character called Uncle Slam appear in one of the episodes. I believe he did use the patriot missile.
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Post by AriadosMan on Nov 29, 2007 0:23:57 GMT -5
WWE should sell his mask as a Halloween costume, it looks cool.
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Post by Error on Nov 29, 2007 0:24:18 GMT -5
It's too bad he didn't have a Missile Dropkick, then he could it "The Patriot Missile". I wonder if the Simpsons writers ever watched wrestling, they actually had a character called Uncle Slam appear in one of the episodes. I believe he did use the patriot missile. Yup, 'twas a top rope shoulder block.
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Nov 29, 2007 0:32:36 GMT -5
He had Kurt Angle's music after Mark Henry had it the year before, but two years before they gave it to Kurt. And when the vignettes for Kurt's debut started playing, I somehow just KNEW they were going to give him The Patriot's theme, since it seemed anyone whose gimmick had to do with America (The Patriot, Mark Henry: US Olympic Powerlifter).
But I seriously thought The Patriot was awesome. I remember him walking out on Raw with the top faces, and I was watching it with my brother and knew immediately who it was because a week earlier I had rented an old Halloween Havoc tape where him and Bagwell lost the tag titles to Pretty Wonderful (The Pauls: Orndorff and Roma).
I thought he was pretty good in the ring. Although I do remember, as a kid, being shocked that a strong babyface submitted to a heel's finisher (Bret beat The Patriot with the sharpshooter at IYH: Ground Zero). I certainly liked him, and was disappointed when he inexplicably vanished. Rarely has someone been pushed that hard in so short a time, only to disappear that quickly.
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Post by fullcollapse on Nov 29, 2007 0:43:12 GMT -5
I thought he was pretty good in the ring. Although I do remember, as a kid, being shocked that a strong babyface submitted to a heel's finisher (Bret beat The Patriot with the sharpshooter at IYH: Ground Zero). I certainly liked him, and was disappointed when he inexplicably vanished. Rarely has someone been pushed that hard in so short a time, only to disappear that quickly. Yea it seemed he was only around for a few months and right away ended up in a program with the WWF Champion, you don't see too much of that.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Nov 29, 2007 0:47:36 GMT -5
Is Tom Brandy still using this gimmick?
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Post by The Blue Blazer on Nov 29, 2007 0:50:48 GMT -5
So I just learned that he had a finisher called "The Uncle Slam" according to Jerry Lawler. Someone needs to bring that move back STAT! As for The Patriot... I don't understand why he was even brought in to main even with Bret in the first place. Wasn't he on steroids or some other kind of drugs as well? ~Kyle The Uncle Slam was just that full nelson slam thing that almost everyone does now.
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Post by AriadosMan on Nov 29, 2007 0:55:55 GMT -5
Is Tom Brandy still using this gimmick? I thought there were multiple "Patriots" in the indies somewhere who were guys who succesively bought the gimmick.
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Post by The Blue Blazer on Nov 29, 2007 0:57:20 GMT -5
Is Tom Brandy still using this gimmick? I thought there were multiple "Patriots" in the indies somewhere who were guys who succesively bought the gimmick. Wilkes actually sold the gimmick to Brandi.
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