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Post by LeighD on Mar 23, 2010 8:13:42 GMT -5
Anybody ever wonder why The Undertaker won the Hardcore title? I mean given the Undertaker's main event status and how little prestige the belt had, it seems like an odd combo. It wasn't a week title reign as he held the belt for about 2 months.
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Post by Wuffles on Mar 23, 2010 8:19:50 GMT -5
Seeing as it was the time period where Undertaker was beating the life out of people, adding a reason to use weapons made it kind of awesome. I didn't mind it.
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Mar 23, 2010 11:57:48 GMT -5
It was great, and at that time, the Title had alot of prestige, what with the matches Van Dam was having
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2010 12:10:09 GMT -5
I think it was a last-minute decision, I believe it was only announced it would be for the Hardcore title on the pre-PPV Heat. So yeah, I guess just a decision to make the match more interesting with the "anything goes" stipulation suiting 'Taker's MO at the time.
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Post by gordon on Mar 23, 2010 13:29:01 GMT -5
I think it's because they needed someone credible to dethrone RVD.
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Post by Hammersmith Hardman on Mar 23, 2010 13:31:25 GMT -5
Maybe it was to match his 'new' persona? We saw a side of Taker that we never saw before in terms of violence.
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Post by LeighD on Mar 23, 2010 13:32:43 GMT -5
It was great, and at that time, the Title had alot of prestige, what with the matches Van Dam was having While I'll never really say it had a lot of prestige, in mid-2001 until the end of Taker's reign I feel the Hardcore title reached its peak in terms of prestige. |
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Post by DgenerationX092 on Mar 23, 2010 13:56:08 GMT -5
Plus they wanted to make him seem like a bully, and since the hardcore division was mostly mid-carders that pretty much were cruiserweights, it gave Undertaker a reason to beat up on littler people than him.
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Mar 23, 2010 19:34:21 GMT -5
Gave him a reason to beat up on people more with weapons, also worked well in the short feud he went on to have with Rock when he cost Taker the title to Maven.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2010 20:59:03 GMT -5
Maybe it was to match his 'new' persona? We saw a side of Taker that we never saw before in terms of violence. I agree with this, he truly relished having a different persona and could do more than the lurching 'Dead Man'. |
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Mar 24, 2010 15:45:08 GMT -5
Also, by the way Van Dam was getting pushed at the time, I think they may have had high hopes for him, and thsi way it was a logical way to get the Title off without any crap.
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Post by k5 on Mar 25, 2010 20:56:44 GMT -5
he basically helped get pooploads of people over while being in hardcore matches.
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Post by gravedigger3 on Mar 26, 2010 13:03:48 GMT -5
i tought it was great having taker as hardcore champion can someone give me a full list of people he defended the belt against
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Post by Zeke on Mar 28, 2010 22:33:58 GMT -5
i tought it was great having taker as hardcore champion can someone give me a full list of people he defended the belt against I remember he beat both Hardy's in title defences. |
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Post by DTP. on Mar 29, 2010 10:45:14 GMT -5
He killed Spike Dudley...
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Mar 29, 2010 11:48:04 GMT -5
It was time for RVD to drop the title I guess and who more credible to take it away from him then The American Bad A$$
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Post by Mark on Mar 31, 2010 2:41:42 GMT -5
i remember he threw lita''s ass off the stage lmfao
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Post by Boy Wonder on Mar 31, 2010 17:54:11 GMT -5
Who cares, it was awesome  |
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Post by figurefan on Apr 1, 2010 22:15:42 GMT -5
Yeah I remember when I found out the match was going to be for van dam's title,I knew taker was going to win it.Plus he was just starting his knew heel turn.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2010 22:26:31 GMT -5
It gave Maven his only title run, so I have nothing against it. Not to mention Taker was amazing during this time period.
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