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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Apr 15, 2009 15:08:24 GMT -5
I know this questions probably been answered before but, do you guys think that Lance Storm was underrated? I actually enjoyed his work and remember him winning the WWE Intercontinental Title. Is there a reason you think he never got a push in WCW or the E'?
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 15, 2009 15:24:43 GMT -5
extremely underrated. he got pushed in WCW though, hell he had the US (or Canadian) Title, the Cruisweight (or 100kg and Under) Title and the Hardcore (or Saskatchewan Hardcore International) Title all at the same time. He probably would have been main eventing sooner than later had WCW not gone out of business.
WWE really ruined him after he dropped the IC Title to Edge by sticking him in go nowhere teams and angles. The Un-Americans did nothing for me and his team with Regal was the only time I considered Lance actually "boring". They're both good wrestlers but that team was boring as hell. And then once Austin started calling Lance "boring" on live TV, it was all over.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2009 17:33:36 GMT -5
Seen his work in ECW? My preferred taste, TBH, because as fan of great technical wrestling; I was very impressed with Lance's work, even in SMW and Japan, too.
I liked the "If I could be serious for a minute" dialogue too; great talent.
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Post by instant classic on Apr 15, 2009 17:42:47 GMT -5
Of course he was, Lance was a phenomenal talent but his lack of charisma definitely held him down in WWE.
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Post by markallenkellner on Apr 15, 2009 17:56:09 GMT -5
Extremely underrated! They totally buried him when Austin came out during one of his matches and chanted boring. I was hoping he'd come out of retirement at one point and replace Lance Cade's role w/Jericho. Lance Storm's push was one of the few things WCW did right.
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Apr 15, 2009 18:01:41 GMT -5
Seen his work in ECW? My preferred taste, TBH, because as fan of great technical wrestling; I was very impressed with Lance's work, even in SMW and Japan, too. I liked the "If I could be serious for a minute" dialogue too; great talent. TBH, the only ECW work I have seen of his is when he fought Van Dam at Barely Legal 97. From there I have yet to see any footage of his ECW career, just seen some highlights. However, I saw his all of his WCW days. I guess when I meant "push" I should've included "to the World Heavyweight Championship" to WCW. Got any "must see matches" from his ECW days?
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Post by raz2005uk on Apr 15, 2009 18:15:02 GMT -5
WCW was the only company who took him seriously - when WWE had him coming out to gay music and doing dance moves, I felt sick to the core!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2009 18:21:41 GMT -5
Seen his work in ECW? My preferred taste, TBH, because as fan of great technical wrestling; I was very impressed with Lance's work, even in SMW and Japan, too. I liked the "If I could be serious for a minute" dialogue too; great talent. TBH, the only ECW work I have seen of his is when he fought Van Dam at Barely Legal 97. From there I have yet to see any footage of his ECW career, just seen some highlights. However, I saw his all of his WCW days. I guess when I meant "push" I should've included "to the World Heavyweight Championship" to WCW. Got any "must see matches" from his ECW days? Cheers mate; see if these are what you like, for starters: Lance Storm VS Chris Candido - HEATWAVE '98 Lance Storm VS Rob Van Dam - GUILTY AS CHARGED '99 Lance Storm VS Jerry Lynn - ANARCY RULZ '99
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Post by moogie101 on Apr 16, 2009 3:16:39 GMT -5
He was great in the ring but lacked the charisma that main eventers are meant to have, then again Benoit got the strap so who knows.
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Post by ilol on Apr 16, 2009 3:40:39 GMT -5
Had to post that. Anyway, he was waaay underrated in WWE. He was a great heel, and WWE fans didn't appreciate is in ring skills.
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Apr 16, 2009 7:48:13 GMT -5
^^^ LOL! For some reason, I just never remember Storm doing that but theres the proof. I guess I just forgot about it. But that is hillarious.
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Post by tobycooper1 on Apr 16, 2009 9:02:11 GMT -5
Haha at the video, but he was anything but boring in his ECW days
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Apr 16, 2009 10:00:48 GMT -5
Haha at the video, but he was anything but boring in his ECW days I actually enjoyed his work in WCW as well. However, it got old watching him fight Hugh Morris (known as General Rection) of MIA at like 3 PPV's. I'm currently watching his ECW stuff and I'm loving every minute of it. Glad I'm seeing the real side of Lance.
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Post by Groundswell on Apr 16, 2009 10:52:01 GMT -5
extremely underrated. he got pushed in WCW though, hell he had the US (or Canadian) Title, the Cruisweight (or 100kg and Under) Title and the Hardcore (or Saskatchewan Hardcore International) Title all at the same time. He probably would have been main eventing sooner than later had WCW not gone out of business. WWE really ruined him after he dropped the IC Title to Edge by sticking him in go nowhere teams and angles. The Un-Americans did nothing for me and his team with Regal was the only time I considered Lance actually "boring". They're both good wrestlers but that team was boring as hell. And then once Austin started calling Lance "boring" on live TV, it was all over. "If i can be serious for a minute" Storm was definitely underrated and i would have loved to see where he would have went had WCW not gone out of business, I did actually like the Un-American stable though.
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Post by HugoOne on Apr 16, 2009 17:59:53 GMT -5
I loved Lance Storm. His match with Edge at Summerslam 2001 was one of my favorite matches for the longest time.
I never watched him in WCW or ECW but from what I've seen...it's too bad they didn't push Storm more.
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Post by Juba on Apr 16, 2009 19:25:42 GMT -5
Very underated. I totaly agree from the statements above of how one of the great things WCW actually did was push this man. His WCW/ECW matches were awesome. ALso he had a pretty good match with angle on smackdown in 01
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Post by jfinnomore on Apr 20, 2009 1:39:29 GMT -5
loved him in ecw. the impact players were one of my all time favorite tag teams. not to mention everytime i got to see him wrestle i also got to see dawn maries smoking ass.
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