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Post by RybackV1 on Nov 12, 2014 14:44:22 GMT -5
As I get older and look back. 2002 in general was just a  ing amazing and groundbreaking year for wrestling. Yeah it's probably my favorite Summerslam along with 2004. HBK/HHH is one of the greatest matches of all time. As a kid I remember CRINGING at every move michaels did thinking his back was still mangled. Ifigured he would hit a couple punches and the superkick and ride off into the sunset. What we got was absolutle HBK Magic for years to come. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 14:51:42 GMT -5
2002 has the best Summerslam and Survivor Series.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 17:11:44 GMT -5
I like 92 the best I think. The atmosphere was incredible.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 21:34:31 GMT -5
Agreed
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 12, 2014 21:59:26 GMT -5
Im older then like 20 so no to me it wasnt. Its not even in my top 5.
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Post by Planktung on Nov 12, 2014 22:01:22 GMT -5
Bold statement incoming.
In my honest opinion, it's not just the best SummerSlam in history. It's the best PPV in history, period.
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Post by LA Times on Nov 12, 2014 22:05:39 GMT -5
Awesome show, but I dont know if it was the greatest SS. Is it just me, or did all the Staples Center Summerslams (2009-14) suck?
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Post by Darkhawk on Nov 12, 2014 22:24:11 GMT -5
I agree on it being the best SS ever, great card, great matches, great storylines.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Nov 13, 2014 13:34:21 GMT -5
Awesome show, but I dont know if it was the greatest SS. Is it just me, or did all the Staples Center Summerslams (2009-14) suck? I am inclined to agree. The crowed sucked for most of the Los Angeles SummerSlam events. While SummerSlam 2002 was a very good PPV but it doesn't rank in my time five. The WWE was going through a long transition period that started after WrestleMania X-Seven. As far as SummerSlam 2002 is concerned, I remembered somebody getting pissed at me for creating a thread that Brock Lesnar had won on a former wrestling forum I no longer post at. Additionally, who can forget pork. For those who do not know and remember, he was a member of this forum. What happened to him? I have no idea. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Nov 13, 2014 14:13:11 GMT -5
Awesome show, but I dont know if it was the greatest SS. Is it just me, or did all the Staples Center Summerslams (2009-14) suck? The crowds weren't great, but I'd HEAVILY disagree that they all sucked. 2011 and 2014 were really good and 2013 was one of the best ever, arguably. Punk/Brock, Bryan/Cena, Christian/Del Rio and that's just off the top of my head. |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Nov 13, 2014 14:34:07 GMT -5
Im older then like 20 so no to me it wasnt. Its not even in my top 5. I was 21 years old when SummerSlam 2002 took place, so clearly people who are older than 20 do find this PPV to be the best SummerSlam event, ever. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 15:47:55 GMT -5
As I get older and look back. 2002 in general was just a ing amazing and groundbreaking year for wrestling. Yeah it's probably my favorite Summerslam along with 2004. HBK/HHH is one of the greatest matches of all time. As a kid I remember CRINGING at every move michaels did thinking his back was still mangled. Ifigured he would hit a couple punches and the superkick and ride off into the sunset. What we got was absolutle HBK Magic for years to come. I can't remember who said it, but they said HBK has two separate HoF careers. You have the boy toy of the nineties and the grizzled vet of the 2000s. F*cking love me some HBK. Backstage politicking aside, he's one of the best. F*** the haters. |
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Post by China Claus on Nov 13, 2014 16:37:45 GMT -5
I've been watching since '94, and Summerslam 2002 was the first PPV I ever ordered, mainly because I was such a huge HBK fan.
I was a little underwhelmed by the Mysterio/Angle match (always thought Mysterio was overrated), but the rest of the card was spot on(Test/Taker wasn't THAT bad).
And as far as the Attitude Era PPV's go, you have to remember, the Monday Night Wars were still in full swing, so Raw would mostly be on par or better than the PPV's for the time considering ratings.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 17:06:23 GMT -5
I feel HBK in the 90s was incredibly overrated. His, at times, laughable overselling and in-ring temper tantrums really don't do much for me.
However, from 2002-2010 he was one of the best workers in history.
Also, on topic, I'm 26 and still think Summerslam 2002 is easily the best one ever.
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Post by RybackV1 on Nov 13, 2014 17:10:17 GMT -5
As I get older and look back. 2002 in general was just a ing amazing and groundbreaking year for wrestling. Yeah it's probably my favorite Summerslam along with 2004. HBK/HHH is one of the greatest matches of all time. As a kid I remember CRINGING at every move michaels did thinking his back was still mangled. Ifigured he would hit a couple punches and the superkick and ride off into the sunset. What we got was absolutle HBK Magic for years to come. I can't remember who said it, but they said HBK has two separate HoF careers. You have the boy toy of the nineties and the grizzled vet of the 2000s. F*cking love me some HBK. Backstage politicking aside, he's one of the best. F*** the haters. Dude I totally agree and never thought of thT before! There were two very distinct versions of HBK and both were PHENOMINAL enough to get a HOF spot of their own. |
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Post by mikey1974 on Nov 13, 2014 17:30:59 GMT -5
I can't remember who said it, but they said HBK has two separate HoF careers. You have the boy toy of the nineties and the grizzled vet of the 2000s. F*cking love me some HBK. Backstage politicking aside, he's one of the best. F*** the haters. Dude I totally agree and never thought of thT before! There were two very distinct versions of HBK and both were PHENOMINAL enough to get a HOF spot of their own. not to mention both brought 2 totally different attitudes and viewpoints about their time in the business,and both dealt with the other talent in different ways. HBK of the 90's would not have lost as many matches as the veteran HBK was willing to do,to get others over. though to be fair,I still think he should've beaten Cena at Mania 23 for one last run on top. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Nov 13, 2014 18:12:57 GMT -5
I feel HBK in the 90s was incredibly overrated. His, at times, laughable overselling and in-ring temper tantrums really don't do much for me. However, from 2002-2010 he was one of the best workers in history. Also, on topic, I'm 26 and still think Summerslam 2002 is easily the best one ever. This. I agree 100% with all of this. Except that I'm 24. You old man.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 18:51:35 GMT -5
Dude I totally agree and never thought of thT before! There were two very distinct versions of HBK and both were PHENOMINAL enough to get a HOF spot of their own. not to mention both brought 2 totally different attitudes and viewpoints about their time in the business,and both dealt with the other talent in different ways. HBK of the 90's would not have lost as many matches as the veteran HBK was willing to do,to get others over. though to be fair,I still think he should've beaten Cena at Mania 23 for one last run on top. I'm with you as far as WM 23 goes. He made up for that loss in the epic WM rematch in England tho. I think his 2002 run as champ was lackluster as f***. He could've had one hell of a rivalry with RVD that could've carried over into No Way Out. Would've been badass to see HBK as champ defending the WHC in Canada against RVD. The crowd alone would've made that match insanely insane. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 18:54:26 GMT -5
I feel HBK in the 90s was incredibly overrated. His, at times, laughable overselling and in-ring temper tantrums really don't do much for me. However, from 2002-2010 he was one of the best workers in history. Also, on topic, I'm 26 and still think Summerslam 2002 is easily the best one ever. Don't get me wrong.. HBK in 1996 was like the gayest wrestler ever. But he did have some pretty wild matches. I think Mind Games 1996 was his best title defense even tho it ended so incredibly sh*tty. But to see HBK run and jump off of a chair and hit that SCM to Mankind was so incredibly badass. |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Nov 13, 2014 19:58:57 GMT -5
I feel HBK in the 90s was incredibly overrated. His, at times, laughable overselling and in-ring temper tantrums really don't do much for me. One main reason people "overrate" Shawn Michaels in the 90's is because of the level of work rate he was putting into his matches. In ring, he was very consistent, put on excellent matches and just had the sex appeal. There is a reason why he was called the "Heartbreak Kid." The way people "overrate" Shawn Michaels is like how people "overrate" CM Punk's run in the Indys. |
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