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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 12:47:42 GMT -5
According to Gary Hart's book (again, which is a must-read), the WWF was interested in bringing Muta in to feud with the Ultimate Warrior. It's on page 395 if you have the book. Gary advised Muta not to jump to the WWF because Muta's visa was secured through Turner Sports. He explained to Muta, "You're under contract with them (Turner) through the end of the year. If we tell them we're leaving to go to the WWF, they'll renege on your visa and send you back home. Or they'll job you out so you'll be worthless by the time we enter the WWF." Very sound advice. It would have been cool to see Muta in the WWF, but I think he wouldn't have been used correctly. On a side note, the WWF also wanted to bring in Gary Hart as Doink's manager. They wanted to call him The Ringmaster & dress him like an old-time circus ring master. Thankfully, Hart declined. That would have been a train wreck. You think Warrior gets winded working with stiffs like Hogan, put him in the ring with Muta. Im pretty sure Muta was close to comming in around early 2000s. I think it was a push that Shane was making and even had a few meetings with him. This would have been brutal. Muta was already one of the biggest stiffs in the business...even more so than Hogan. His laziness, and lack of selling would have been a complete joke. Check out Muta's match with Hogan...it's Hogan that carries the match. Muta was disinterested. He had one strong year, and has coasted ever since, imo. Want the perfect example of 90% of Muta's career? His "death match" with Liger...where he no sells Liger for the whole match, and weapon shots the whole match....on the Bret Hart vs McMahon level. He was a face paint, mist gimmick....not to say that I dont enjoy that...but to think he was some amazing wrestler is lost on me...and any mention of his Kawada matches that helped put him on the map, I repectfully disagree. Getting jobbed out at Starcade 89 soured Muta on US wrestling....bringing him to WWE would just be Japanese Boogeyman.
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Post by June on Jul 6, 2015 9:24:37 GMT -5
Would love to see Muta in the WWE.
On a side note, it's funny that Sting got an entrance suitable for Muta at this past years Mania
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jul 6, 2015 17:40:05 GMT -5
That would have been a train wreck. You think Warrior gets winded working with stiffs like Hogan, put him in the ring with Muta. Im pretty sure Muta was close to comming in around early 2000s. I think it was a push that Shane was making and even had a few meetings with him. Getting jobbed out at Starcade 89 soured Muta on US wrestling....bringing him to WWE would just be Japanese Boogeyman. As angry as this makes me, it's the truth.
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Post by weaseltv on Jul 6, 2015 18:20:17 GMT -5
gee... before I apparently jumped into this dimension... I could have sworn the Great Muta had a short run in the WWF... in my past timeline he worked with Mr. Fuji... of course in this alternate universe Hillbilly Jim was also in the Hall of Fame....
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