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Post by knupmc on Jan 24, 2014 16:42:35 GMT -5
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Post by Raine on Jan 24, 2014 17:32:39 GMT -5
HBK had to win in 1995, there was no other options as the participants were terrible that year, Bulldog opened WM11 which says it all about him in 1995, nevermind challenging Diesel for the WWF title. Reeaally? Wow.  So Daniel Bryan must be irrelevant having opened WrestleMania 28 and losing in 18 seconds too, right? So you think DBS was a good pick for the win in RR 95 then? Going by your banner, rose tinted glasses when it comes to the Hart crew I see. He was in a bland tag team with Luger at the time, they didn't even get tag belts they were that poor. He did do well in the match I agree, but had no momentum going in, to headline a Mania. Have you seen the lineup for Rumble 1995? Abysmal, probably the worst they have ever held. |
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Jan 24, 2014 17:49:44 GMT -5
Billy Gunn winning a Royal Rumble?
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Post by | NLS™ | on Jan 24, 2014 23:52:59 GMT -5
I'd personally love to see Lesnar vs. Sheamus I knew we'd have a disagreement at some point, Jim. This is a terrible idea. |
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Post by Epic Z on Jan 24, 2014 23:56:34 GMT -5
I wish this happened in 09: at the Rumble when Jeff got screwed over by Matt later in the night he entered the Rumble and won then at EC(No Way Out at the time) Matt Hardy won the world title leading to Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy for the World Title at WM 25. That would've been 10x better if the belt was on the line, but the feud and match was still awesome as it was.
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Post by | NLS™ | on Jan 25, 2014 0:00:59 GMT -5
Reeaally? Wow. So Daniel Bryan must be irrelevant having opened WrestleMania 28 and losing in 18 seconds too, right? So you think DBS was a good pick for the win in RR 95 then? Going by your banner, rose tinted glasses when it comes to the Hart crew I see. He was in a bland tag team with Luger at the time, they didn't even get tag belts they were that poor. He did do well in the match I agree, but had no momentum going in, to headline a Mania. Have you seen the lineup for Rumble 1995? Abysmal, probably the worst they have ever held. Really, dude? My point was that your opinion of openers being irrelevant is just plain stupid. Now, If they were to have the Bulldog win the Rumble, don't you think they would have built him up differently? Whoever penciled in 1995 was a dumbass. That year was a joke, Bulldog booked completely differently could've changed my opinion. Oh, and Don't forget, we ARE speaking hypothetically. So, again: |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 10:13:38 GMT -5
count me in among the crew who never seen Smith as anything special. His antics at Summerslam 1992 soured me on him completely to be honest.
In 1995 I was rooting for him to win though. makes me wonder.....if they had Bulldog vs Diesel at WM11 and it was face vs face.....would they have went this route again for WM12?
Interesting.
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Post by koreygunz on Jan 25, 2014 11:15:39 GMT -5
1990- Im fine with Hogan winning it, but I think it would have been cool to see him and Warrior as the last two. Hogan eliminates Warrior (maybe after a distraction from Mr. Perfect or some other heel who was left towards the end) which leads to Warrior issuing the WM6 challenge.
1993- Randy Savage
1994- Bret Hart; it seemed they were building towards this outcome with the leg injury angle and Hart overcoming all the odds to win the Rumble. Having Luger co-win the event after all the build up around Bret seemed a bit odd.
1995- At the time it seemed HBK was the only logical choice to win and face his former friend Diesel at WM. But looking back now, even as a big HBK fan, he wasnt quite ready for the main event. He hadnt really done much since Survivor Series, won the Rumble, headlined Mania, and then they pulled the injury angle with Sid to bring him back as a (initially) mid card face. I would have had Diesel vs HBK at the Rumble (giving Diesel a needed win in his first PPV title defense) and Bret Hart or Undertaker win the Rumble. They still could have done the HBK face turn after the Rumble in the same manner, have HBK vs Sid at WM11, maybe Sid "injues" Michaels the next night on RAW and his big return goes on as planned.
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Post by Raine on Jan 25, 2014 13:33:41 GMT -5
count me in among the crew who never seen Smith as anything special. His antics at Summerslam 1992 soured me on him completely to be honest. In 1995 I was rooting for him to win though. makes me wonder.....if they had Bulldog vs Diesel at WM11 and it was face vs face.....would they have went this route again for WM12? Interesting. If he was special, I think he would have got the title at some point Joker. A good wrestler yes, and I liked him because I'm from the UK, but never saw him as World Championship material. Even in 95/96 I was only 14/15 and could tell that DBS would never go over Bret/Diesel/HBK in any of the title matches he had. My point about opening matches back in the early Wrestlemanias was always by mid carders/tag teams, save for Bret/Owen at WM10. That was only because Bret was doing double duty that night. My point about Bulldog at WM11 in the first match, says where they saw him back then. They have changed the format a bit in the last 19 years or so. Now and again RAW has the main event first, rare I know but it has happened. Your Sharpshooter sign reminds me of school kids that think their hard that say "I would have just RKO'd him"  |
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jan 25, 2014 15:12:18 GMT -5
I never felt Bulldog was HW Champ material either. Wouldnt have been upset to see him win the Rumble, but didnt care about 95-01 rumbles much anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2014 4:25:55 GMT -5
If Bulldog hadn't been fired before SSeries 92 after his 2nd HUGE screwup in 3 months I feel he could have recovered in Vince's eyes from the Summerslam 1992 debacle.
but the moment he turned up in that state at Summerslam 1992 he was only gonna be a transitional champ. He was scheduled to drop it to HBK at Survivors 92 anyway. He really crapped in his own shoes....I bet Vince was furious.
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Post by Raine on Jan 26, 2014 5:13:25 GMT -5
Can you believe DBS would turn up at Summerslam 92 in that state? The biggest match of his career, in his own back yard, against his own brother in law in front of 80000 fans.
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Post by jakksking1 on Jan 26, 2014 8:34:20 GMT -5
1993- Savage
2003- Jericho, owned the Rumble and deserved to win one
2011- Santino. No joke, i think it would've been brilliant if they had a dude hide under the ring and get a cheap win. Shows anyone can win (which we know isn't true). Obviously, he wouldn't headline Mania, but it would've been a hysterical moment. And better than ADR winning
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2014 10:49:38 GMT -5
Can you believe DBS would turn up at Summerslam 92 in that state? The biggest match of his career, in his own back yard, against his own brother in law in front of 80000 fans. Clown absolutely.....that binge cost him dearly. Vince was ready to make him one of THE guys....and he [pissed in his back pocket in return. Insert anybody less talented(or personally motivated) than Bret Hart here and its a serious disaster. Kane in 2001 and Owen in 1999 are nice ideas.....but don't make a lick of sense. |
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