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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Jan 12, 2009 17:56:24 GMT -5
Billy Gunn being in the main event of last night's TNA PPV made me think about the worst mystery tag partner reveals in wrestling history.
I wasn't watching regularly at the time (I checked out the weekend highlight shows and so on, but not the PPVs or most Raws) but I always felt like Savio Vega replacing Shawn Michaels in the main event of No Way Out Of Texas in '98 had to be a huge letdown.
But there must be bigger ones people can think of. Shockmaster is the classic example, I suppose.
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Post by Barrett on Jan 12, 2009 18:03:02 GMT -5
Granted it was only a couple years ago, but I still don't see what point there was in having Tatanka be Matt Hardy's mystery partner at NWO'06.
And I agree about the Savio Vega thing. I remember renting that tape and thinking "is that really the best they can come up with?"
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Post by abyss on Jan 12, 2009 18:05:31 GMT -5
I don't even really remember that Savio Vega one, but that sounds brutal.
Kip James may end up taking the cake, though.
It was only Indy so it may not count, but I remember knowing someone who went to a show where Samoa Joe was replaced by Danny Demanto.
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Post by Jimmy on Jan 12, 2009 18:05:38 GMT -5
yeah savio's a notable one but atleast the match was still good. plus it made sense in the storyline with the boriquas having worked with DX. personally I'd go with jimmy snuka at survivor series 1996. that was seriously the best they could do after hyping the mystery partner well in advance?  in snuka? |
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Jan 12, 2009 18:17:17 GMT -5
yeah savio's a notable one but atleast the match was still good. plus it made sense in the storyline with the boriquas having worked with DX. Ah, I didn't get that there was some storyline relevance to it. As far as I knew at the time, the Boriquas were just curtain jerkers feuding with the DOA. They hardly ever even showed up on the weekend recap shows. That was at MSG, right? I recall him getting a pretty big pop. But yeah, it was a pretty sucky partner for PPV. I think Snuka should appear at more MSG house shows and stuff though, even now. |
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Post by Jimmy on Jan 12, 2009 19:08:53 GMT -5
yeah savio's a notable one but atleast the match was still good. plus it made sense in the storyline with the boriquas having worked with DX. Ah, I didn't get that there was some storyline relevance to it. As far as I knew at the time, the Boriquas were just curtain jerkers feuding with the DOA. They hardly ever even showed up on the weekend recap shows. yeah they had a brief push in the beginning of 98 where they beat up Owen who was feuding with DX at the time and attacked the Undertaker on DX's behalf at the Royal Rumble. Savio still had an ounce of credibilty and usually teamed up with one boriqua while the other two fought the doa or the truth commission. all things considered savio worked fine as a last minute replacement as they didn't have to hotshot any angles or whatever. but still, it's savio vega in the main event. blech. |
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Post by Cass on Jan 12, 2009 19:39:31 GMT -5
Evey time TNA used Rhino as a mystery partner or Opponent, i was so dissapointed.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jan 12, 2009 19:49:42 GMT -5
Ric Flair: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the newest Horseman, PAUL ROMA!!!!!
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Post by Juba on Jan 12, 2009 20:17:46 GMT -5
as soon as you said of all time last night popped into my head with kip.
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Post by The Boglin on Jan 12, 2009 20:21:19 GMT -5
yeah savio's a notable one but atleast the match was still good. plus it made sense in the storyline with the boriquas having worked with DX. personally I'd go with jimmy snuka at survivor series 1996. that was seriously the best they could do after hyping the mystery partner well in advance? in snuka? snuka was a big star, actually a huge star. |
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Post by Jimmy on Jan 12, 2009 20:31:56 GMT -5
yeah savio's a notable one but atleast the match was still good. plus it made sense in the storyline with the boriquas having worked with DX. personally I'd go with jimmy snuka at survivor series 1996. that was seriously the best they could do after hyping the mystery partner well in advance? in snuka? snuka was a big star, actually a huge star. indeed jimmy snuka was a huge star...in the 80's. he was hardly relevant in 1996. |
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Post by Boy Wonder on Jan 12, 2009 21:01:08 GMT -5
Ric Flair: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the newest Horseman, PAUL ROMA!!!!! Win |
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Post by WOOOOOOO!! on Jan 12, 2009 21:21:59 GMT -5
um....Shockmaster?
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Post by STJ on Jan 13, 2009 13:28:01 GMT -5
Not the bigest let down but Eric Young being Joe parter at Turning Point 2007.
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Post by unionjack on Jan 13, 2009 13:59:32 GMT -5
Ric Flair: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the newest Horseman, PAUL ROMA!!!!! dam you beated me to it  |
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Post by DTP. on Jan 13, 2009 15:17:31 GMT -5
Paul Burchill as a replacement for William Regal in his feud with Mr Kennedy last Spring.
As much as I love Burchill, it was rushed.
Otherwise...Roma?
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Post by Dwight on Jan 13, 2009 15:22:22 GMT -5
There are a lot but most of them I can't even remember. That Savio one in 1998 was horrible. They hyped the hell out of that and you thought that maybe it would be a returning superstar like maybe someone from WCW came back or something. No instead of was ing Savio Vega. Savio was talented but he had no business in that position and it made no sense. |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jan 14, 2009 15:12:36 GMT -5
The Renegade was right up there... especially since they made a huge deal out of this "ultimate surprise" for Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage's tag team partner, showed the silhouette of a muscular guy with long hair and arm tassles... and it was the f'n Renegade.
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Jan 15, 2009 13:35:54 GMT -5
but savio & Austin had history, & in those days i believe the wwf used the history unlike they would today
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Post by HugoOne on Jan 16, 2009 13:45:23 GMT -5
Savio is a pretty big one. I was reading the PPV spoilers for TNA and Billy Gunn replacing Kevin Nash wasn't exactly...um...any sort of good. How many times has Slaughter shown up as a mystery partner? The first couple times, it's cool, but after, it just loses its meaning.
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