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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Aug 3, 2018 11:34:36 GMT -5
I think we should discuss how in the world of Professional Wrestling, you can't rule out the possibility of some rather odd things becoming really successful. When I make this statement, I'm referring to instances when a gimmick, pairing, concept turned out in a way no one could have foreseen.
To give an example: Team Hell No: The rise to tag team success of the strange bedfellows Kane and Daniel Bryan.
My reason for using this example is that I recently saw a photo from the 2011 Money In The Bank Ladder Match. I own the match on DVD, but hadn't thought about it in a while. In the photo, I saw Kane jumping from the top rope to impale Daniel Bryan. It's insane to think that in a year's time that Kane would return under his mask after 7 years and the guy we all knew as Mr. Independents would somehow end up in an angle where they hug each other and bicker their way to victory as a tag team. It's something that sounds ludicrous to any wrestling fan in any year prior to 2012, but it happened and a good number of us, myself included, enjoyed it and paid to see it.
With that being said, let's talk about instances in wrestling when events happened that seemingly came out of nowhere or were essentially impossible until right before they happened and such.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Aug 3, 2018 11:50:37 GMT -5
Joe and AJ signing to WWE
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Post by jayrod2009 on Aug 3, 2018 11:52:05 GMT -5
ECW entering the Invasion. I was in my room playing with my old OSFT ECW figures at the age of 13, and hearing the ECW music hit and watching my favorites storm the ring.... That was a priceless night.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Aug 3, 2018 12:01:36 GMT -5
2 members of 3MB holding world titles, WWE and NXT titles to be exact.
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Post by JOEJOEJOEJOE on Aug 3, 2018 12:08:56 GMT -5
Reigns main eventing wrestlemania 4 Times in a frickin row with each match being worse than the last
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Post by k5 on Aug 3, 2018 12:13:18 GMT -5
ECW entering the Invasion. I was in my room playing with my old OSFT ECW figures at the age of 13, and hearing the ECW music hit and watching my favorites storm the ring.... That was a priceless night. the entire invasion angle was surreal for sure. Bret Hart shaking hands with hbk was a big deal to me, as Bret was a childhood favourite and national hero. Ricky Steamboat having an awesome outing against Chris Jericho in middle age, including a leap over the top rope to the outside. Foley coming off the Cell. The Rock actually getting over...he was more disliked than Roman Reigns during his initial run. Ric Flair going to the WWF and bringing the title with him. Sting losing to HHH at wrestlemania... there’s actually countless examples of wrestling, and wwe specifically, that were unimaginable before they occurred. |
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Post by JC Motors on Aug 3, 2018 12:34:55 GMT -5
Sting Signing with WWE.
Macho Man Randy Savage getting inducted into The HOF
CM Punk walking out on Raw and never coming back
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Post by IRS on Aug 3, 2018 12:58:31 GMT -5
Jinder Mahal.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Aug 3, 2018 13:01:41 GMT -5
Threads never making it past page one without someone complaining about one of the Shield.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Aug 3, 2018 13:05:59 GMT -5
The ending of the Undertaker's Streak after such a dull build in which all signs pointed to Brock losing, lending legitimacy to the rumor the decision was made in the last week by Vinnie Mac himself.
The CM Punk promo famously known as the "Pipebomb promo."
The acquisition of both ECW and WCW by Vince McMahon in 2001. Many may have seen the troubles the companies were going through but I'd say not many would have seen them absorbed and folded into the WWE landscape, though not utilized in the best of ways.
Muhammad Hassan getting fired for a stupid stunt concocted in the minds of Creative and allowed to be televised by WWE, even after a real world tragedy.
The sudden departure of Kurt Angle back in 2006, right when he was positioned to become the new face of the newly-launched ECW brand
The Shakespearean saga Matt Hardy went through around 2005, and the benefit it served to the career of Edge. On a related note, the notoriety and online popularity of Snitsky that ensued from an angle about the miscarriage of a child borne out of a "forced physical encounter" between Lita and the current Mayor-elect of Knox County, Tennessee.
Montreal Screwjob.
A certain someone with many appearances on WWE programming and a spot in the WWE HOF coming to occupy the office of the US Presidency.
The losses of Eddie Guerrero and Owen Hart.
Of course, the Benoit thing.
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Post by Dan on Aug 4, 2018 4:52:49 GMT -5
- Brock Lesnar breaking The Streak.
- AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship at Summerslam.
- CM Punk pipebomb.
- Brock Lesnar returning.
- John Cena vs The Rock 1.
- Kurt Angle to TNA.
- Montreal Screwjob.
- Austin screwing Team WWF at Invasion.
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Post by screech on Aug 4, 2018 4:56:46 GMT -5
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Post by Cane Dewey Riley on Aug 4, 2018 9:06:01 GMT -5
The popularity of Eugene, a character who was never meant to get over.
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Post by Team Madness on Aug 4, 2018 10:31:39 GMT -5
The New Day....I remember we all thought it was going to be the new nation of domination, and then they came out with a church choir gimmick...and now look at them
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Post by PrincessOfSunlight on Aug 4, 2018 10:38:26 GMT -5
After being pushed so strongly in NXT, teams like American Alpha, Sanity, Revival, AOP’s momentum being snuffed out to a degree that I doubt they’ll ever fully recover their lustre. Add Enzo/Cass to that too I suppose.
I mean, what is the point of NXT again??
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Aug 4, 2018 20:15:19 GMT -5
Elias.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Aug 4, 2018 20:20:52 GMT -5
The abject failure of the Invasion angle and then history repeating itself (to a much lesser degree) with the NXT call-ups.
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Post by JimRiga on Aug 5, 2018 15:46:36 GMT -5
As well as everything already mentioned, there was Owen Hart’s shocking death.
I was actually surprised that Kurt Angle mentioned TNA on Raw recently and that WWE had interviewed Dixie Carter for an AJ docu.
Did someone mention Hogan’s heel turn?
I guess Davey Boy Smith’s heel turn came out of nowhere.
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Post by ARUN on Aug 5, 2018 22:49:37 GMT -5
- Takers streak ending has to be the biggest one in my opinion.
-Bischoff coming to wwe is up there as well.
- How about the return of Bruno and Warrior?
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Post by The American Daydream on Aug 5, 2018 23:16:13 GMT -5
Rock/Hogan
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