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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 3, 2009 22:54:36 GMT -5
Recently I've been watching alot of WCW towards the end of the company. I never really got to see much of it or Vampiro in particular. I have to say he was a phenominal talent who was not booked properly at all. He had a series of matches with Kidman that were amazing. Missy Hyatt wrote a review of XPW's Cold Day in Hell DVD which featured a match between Kaos & Vampiro. In the review she stated WCW really dropped the ball with Vampiro in '99. I couldn't agree more. Any other thoughts on this & Vampiro as a worker in general? Also, anyone know where I could find more of his stuff? Not that much on You TUBE IMO.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Mar 3, 2009 22:59:09 GMT -5
I'm just telling you, don't watch his stuff with Sting.  |
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 3, 2009 23:03:02 GMT -5
I'm just telling you, don't watch his stuff with Sting. I've seen it already & I echo those sentiments. I know they teamed him with ICP & stuff but Vampiro against EG, Rey, & Kidman was good too. Those four wrestle the same style. |
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 3, 2009 23:28:38 GMT -5
jericho calls vampiro out for being a dick in his book, so i kind of tread toward that.
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Post by k5 on Mar 4, 2009 3:04:11 GMT -5
vampiro is a pretty self-destructive fellow. i know i wouldn't want to put considerable effort into him if i had a promotion.
still, he was over as hell and wcw did atleast try to put him over.
he's a great wrestler..a lot of his best work lies in mexico
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 14:30:56 GMT -5
I aways thought he was Saras stalker..........was dissapointed to see it was DDP
but yeah the Sting feud was terrible.my nephew booked it better with his action figures.......the graveyard match was awful.you couldnt see a thing
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 4, 2009 17:38:02 GMT -5
jericho calls vampiro out for being a dick in his book, so i kind of tread toward that. Read that as well but it doesn't detract from his in-ring work. |
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Post by layton on Mar 4, 2009 17:51:57 GMT -5
He really is a great talent. Most wouldn't know it from seeing WCW.
WCW had a way of putting bad wrestlers on top, though:
Hogan, Luger, DDP, Scott Steiner...
Then the even lower tier:
Jay Leno, Karl Malone, David Arquette, Vince Russo
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 4, 2009 18:14:46 GMT -5
He really is a great talent. Most wouldn't know it from seeing WCW. WCW had a way of putting bad wrestlers on top, though: Hogan, Luger, DDP, Scott Steiner... Then the even lower tier: Jay Leno, Karl Malone, David Arquette, Vince Russo That's my whole point. You have a New Blood angle where he could've been showcased & he was buried instead. I don't think I ever saw him go over in a match. He seemed to be a perennial jobber. |
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Post by layton on Mar 4, 2009 18:35:21 GMT -5
Six-man Tag action:
Two Familiar Faces:
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 4, 2009 22:23:39 GMT -5
Thanks man. +1
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Post by layton on Mar 4, 2009 22:33:15 GMT -5
No problem. Also, when you are searching, search for "Vampiro Casanova" because he used to go by that. You will get more specific results. |
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 4, 2009 22:52:06 GMT -5
No problem. Also, when you are searching, search for "Vampiro Casanova" because he used to go by that. You will get more specific results. Ok cool. I didn't know that. |
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Post by ilol on Mar 6, 2009 0:17:02 GMT -5
If you want to see Vampiro WSX stujff, you can go to spam and buy the season for 5 bucks.
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 6, 2009 1:18:55 GMT -5
If you want to see Vampiro WSX stujff, you can go to spam and buy the season for 5 bucks. Nice. I actually loved the match with Xpac. |
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Post by Grapple Arcade on Mar 6, 2009 12:40:55 GMT -5
i cant help, but i do agree, he was mint from the amount i have seen over the years. Also, one of the best toybiz figs ever made
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Post by Mr. McCluer on Mar 6, 2009 12:48:47 GMT -5
i actually really liked his stuff with Sting i thought he was a great talent all around
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Post by moogie101 on Mar 6, 2009 16:36:44 GMT -5
He had a great look & for a while was ridiculously over in mexico & seemed destined to repeat that in WCW.
However I just don't think he had the in-ring ability or charisma to match up with the guys who were already established US stars.
I think the lack of a stronger push really hurt him but many interviews & rumours indicate he was a very untrustworthy guy backstage with a lot of heat.
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 6, 2009 17:17:08 GMT -5
He had a great look & for a while was ridiculously over in mexico & seemed destined to repeat that in WCW. However I just don't think he had the in-ring ability or charisma to match up with the guys who were already established US stars. I think the lack of a stronger push really hurt him but many interviews & rumours indicate he was a very untrustworthy guy backstage with a lot of heat. He had in-ring ability. Watch the program he did with Kidman. The lack of push killed him. The other stuff about him contributed to it I'm sure. There was a movie made about him in which Norman Smiley said with all the bridges he's burned that it's amazing he's still able to make money in this business. |
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Post by moogie101 on Mar 6, 2009 18:45:01 GMT -5
He had a great look & for a while was ridiculously over in mexico & seemed destined to repeat that in WCW. However I just don't think he had the in-ring ability or charisma to match up with the guys who were already established US stars. I think the lack of a stronger push really hurt him but many interviews & rumours indicate he was a very untrustworthy guy backstage with a lot of heat. He had in-ring ability. Watch the program he did with Kidman. The lack of push killed him. The other stuff about him contributed to it I'm sure. There was a movie made about him in which Norman Smiley said with all the bridges he's burned that it's amazing he's still able to make money in this business. I'm not saying he couldn't wrestle but personally I found him very hit & miss, either quality or very sloppy. |
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