"Hollywood" Cactus Matt
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Dec 11, 2007 16:02:04 GMT -5
By the time I started watching wrestling religiously, he was a character on G.I. Joe and I believe wrestling in the AWA, which I couldn't/didn't watch. When he came back in 1991 as the Iraqi sympathizer, I was 11, so he got heel heat from me.
Once he turned face again, though, I stopped caring completely. It wasn't his team with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, it wasn't his "USA HURRAY!" gimmick ... it was just, I couldn't find a reason to care about the guy in the ring.
I know he's old-school, and that's not the problem. I appreciate an "old-school classic" as much as the next guy. It wasn't the "Noogie of Doom," either, since he stopped using that as a face. It's actually really hard to put my finger on it, but something about him just made me not care at all.
I was mildly interested when he came back as commissioner in 1996(?), but again I stopped caring after about two weeks. Even when DX - for whom I marked like no other - was making fun of him, I enjoyed it because of them, not because of him.
It always seems like he's the Mystery Opponent for the cocky young heel who makes an open challenge (except for Santino last night) and I always have the same reaction: "Sarge? Blah..."
Sorry to go off on a rant, but does anyone even mark for the guy anymore? Or are we all on the same boat and either change the channel or watch with complete apathy?
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Dec 11, 2007 16:04:25 GMT -5
Eh. He's one of the all time greats. And it looks like they went with who they could find.
Knuckleball Schwartz. Wow.
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Post by cpbuff22 on Dec 11, 2007 16:04:46 GMT -5
My son marked out last night.... started singing GI JOE! lol
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Post by royboy8 on Dec 11, 2007 16:05:34 GMT -5
Honestly, I feel the same exact way. I guess it's because he's been even more "Foleyed" then Foley has... As in every time(which has been A LOT) he has been on TV since 97, he has been beaten, made to look like a fool(dx) etc. It's just happened so many times, he just doesnt matter too me anymore.
I cared about his match with HHH at The DX ppv in 97, but shortly after that, when Chyna started literally kicking his ass every time they were on screen together, I quit caring.
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Legion
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Post by Legion on Dec 11, 2007 16:08:21 GMT -5
I expected him. I like him. I think he is still in the same shape he was in thirty years ago, yet alone fifteen.
His showing up now and again is fine by me
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