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Post by 49% Motherf**ker, 51% SOB on Jan 24, 2009 15:38:54 GMT -5
Think of a storyline or event that turned a former mid carder into a star. Owen Hart/Bret Hart feud in 1994. Lets keep this going.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Jan 24, 2009 15:39:39 GMT -5
Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass.
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Post by wallsoforton on Jan 24, 2009 15:42:12 GMT -5
The Rock in the 1998 Rumble.
How he lasted so long, defo made fans look at him as a star.
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Post by drakerko on Jan 24, 2009 15:43:02 GMT -5
HBK and the barbershop incident
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Post by instant classic on Jan 24, 2009 15:43:07 GMT -5
Orton in Evolution
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Post by 49% Motherf**ker, 51% SOB on Jan 24, 2009 15:43:33 GMT -5
The Rock in the 1998 Rumble. How he lasted so long, defo made fans look at him as a star. Agreed. Or him stealing the spotlight from Faaroq in the N.O.D. |
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Post by 49% Motherf**ker, 51% SOB on Jan 24, 2009 15:44:37 GMT -5
CM Punk beating Edge on Raw for the WHC
JBL holding the WWE title for over 9 months and always finding away to win.
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Post by instant classic on Jan 24, 2009 15:46:26 GMT -5
You also got Kevin Nash as HBK's bodyguard.
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Post by wallsoforton on Jan 24, 2009 15:47:50 GMT -5
Yeah 49% Motherf**ker, 51% SOB, Punk winning was big too.
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Post by Jorden on Jan 24, 2009 15:48:35 GMT -5
I think Hardy beating Triple H clean last year at Armageddon, and the his subsequent feud with Orton after (including the dive off the stage) really made him look like a legit main eventer.
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Post by ß®å¢K$ßâ¢k on Jan 24, 2009 15:49:51 GMT -5
I think Hardy beating Triple H clean last year at Armageddon, and the his subsequent feud with Orton after (including the dive off the stage) really made him look like a legit main eventer. I think that was set in stone when he fought the Undertaker in that ladder match! |
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Post by Groundswell on Jan 24, 2009 15:52:07 GMT -5
Orton as a Legend Killer.
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Post by HugoOne on Jan 24, 2009 16:29:18 GMT -5
As far as turning guys into main event stars...the Rock vs. Triple H at Summerslam 1998 is the match that made both guys look like they could main event. And a couple months later, the Rock did. It took Triple H a heel turn to get up there but he was well on his way after that match.
Austin vs. Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 13 turned Austin into a main event threat, and to a lesser extent, so did their 5 star forgotten match at Survivor Series 1996.
Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero on Smackdown! in their No DQ match, or more likely, that whole feud, really showed that both guys had it to main event. It took a couple years for both but that was the catalyst for them.
Chris Benoit was made to look like a legit main event star at the 2003 Royal Rumble, following all the great matches he had in late 2002 on SD! Again, took a year, but damned if that match didn't get him over huge.
A couple more...the feud with Foley, more specifically their Backlash match, really put Orton over huge and was the kickstart of his main event push. It showed he could hang in the main event and take one hell of a beating. In that same respect, I believe that Edge's match with Foley at Wrestlemania did the exact same thing. Even with Edge winning the Championship before, it certainly helped him look like a main event star when he demolished Foley.
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Post by HugoOne on Jan 24, 2009 16:31:17 GMT -5
I think Hardy beating Triple H clean last year at Armageddon, and the his subsequent feud with Orton after (including the dive off the stage) really made him look like a legit main eventer. I think that was set in stone when he fought the Undertaker in that ladder match! I've gotta say, and this may contradict a couple points I made, but it still took Jeff 5 years after that to become a main eventer. That match may have made him LOOK like he could hang with the big boys, but he was still ways away from it. The match itself isn't even that good; it was just memorable at the time because people were buying that Jeff could win the Championship in an upset, but it's better that it didn't happen at the time. I agree that his win over Triple H at Armageddon, and even him and Triple H eliminating all 5 guys at Survivor Series the month before, really started the believable main event push of Jeff. |
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Post by Raine on Jan 25, 2009 7:06:14 GMT -5
Diesel in the 1994 Royal Rumble, eliminated 8-10 guys and had the entire arena chanting his name. He was just HBK's bodyguard at the time, but this is what I believe open Vince's eyes, that Nash could be a star.
Bret Hart vs British Bulldog at Summerslam 1992, the main event was won by Davey Boy, but it showed that Bret could carry the main event match, hence putting the belt on him just 2 months later.
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Post by Great White Shark on Jan 25, 2009 9:25:29 GMT -5
HBK and the barbershop incident We have a winner! |
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Post by carly1988 on Jan 25, 2009 9:37:25 GMT -5
Punk beating Edge?? LOL isnt he back to mid card status now? yup....
#1 and #2 has to be Jericho beating Triple H on Raw for the world title (later reversed) as it really gave Vince the idea that a WCW mid carder could be world champion (Later see Benoit, Mysterio, Guerrero)
and the other would be Sting going 45min time limit with Ric Flair at the 1st Clash
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Post by layton on Jan 26, 2009 0:15:18 GMT -5
Punk beating Edge?? LOL isnt he back to mid card status now? yup.... #1 and #2 has to be Jericho beating Triple H on Raw for the world title (later reversed) as it really gave Vince the idea that a WCW mid carder could be world champion (Later see Benoit, Mysterio, Guerrero) and the other would be Sting going 45min time limit with Ric Flair at the 1st ClashHands down, this is what made Sting who he is today. He would not be where he is now without that match. |
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Post by nibs92 on Jan 26, 2009 10:07:09 GMT -5
triple h becoming leader of d-generation x
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2009 17:09:36 GMT -5
Magnum TA feuding with Ric Flair (and the Horsemen, basically) back in the NWA; Magnum really took off after that.
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