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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2019 17:34:51 GMT -5
As someone who was fiending for the Road Warriors to come to the WWF and feud with Demolition at that time, I thought these guys were more than a suitable substitute for Hawk and Animal. I was totally onboard and was hoping for an epic monster run. So yeah, pretty disappointed that they fizzled out pretty quickly.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 31, 2019 19:29:05 GMT -5
The Powers of Pain were getting over huge as babyfaces until that double turn came out of nowhere. In the end, I guess they went with the right team for the big babyface push.
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 1, 2020 0:54:25 GMT -5
The Powers of Pain were getting over huge as babyfaces until that double turn came out of nowhere. In the end, I guess they went with the right team for the big babyface push. Yeah, I believe Ax even said that he felt both Demolition's turns were pre-mature. He felt they could have been a heel team a little longer before the face turn in 1988/89 and that they should have remained a babyface team a little longer in 1990 which could have helped set up the LOD/Demolition feud a little later for a WM7 match. But, with that being said, their face run from SSE88 to WM6 was tremendous, they were very over. |
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 1, 2020 1:02:30 GMT -5
Powers of Pain were a cool team but I think they weren't good enough to be the top team in the WWF at that time. With the teams they had; Demolition, the Harts, the Rockers, the Brain Busters, those teams were all ahead of them in talent and ability. I remember watching a shoot interview with both of them and they said that when they were split they were both promised a run with Hogan and Warrior in singles matches, Barbarian would face Warrior and Warlord would face Hogan, though nothing ever came of it.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 1, 2020 17:04:34 GMT -5
1 year and 64 gimmicks later! I'm really happy with this thread and it's great to see you humanoids are as well. Big thank you to everybody who ever read one of the entries/commented on a gimmick.
Many more to come in 2020!
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Post by LA Times on Jan 1, 2020 17:12:05 GMT -5
Powers of Pain were a cool team but I think they weren't good enough to be the top team in the WWF at that time. With the teams they had; Demolition, the Harts, the Rockers, the Brain Busters, those teams were all ahead of them in talent and ability. I remember watching a shoot interview with both of them and they said that when they were split they were both promised a run with Hogan and Warrior in singles matches, Barbarian would face Warrior and Warlord would face Hogan, though nothing ever came of it. Warlord and Barbarian were meant to have singles careers. You cant really say that about Ax and Smash. |
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Post by The Brain on Jan 1, 2020 17:25:02 GMT -5
I remember them teasing a feud between Warlord and Hogan during Fall of 91 but nothing ever came of it. They also teased Barbarian going after gold post Mania VI but again nothing came of it.
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Post by jason1980s on Jan 1, 2020 17:35:54 GMT -5
Earthquake was destined for big things and Rick Rude was so talented he needed to be in a big spot on the card but Barbarian and Warlord post split should have gotten a higher spot too. I would rather have seen Barbarian and Warrior than Warrior and Rude again.
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 1, 2020 17:36:24 GMT -5
Powers of Pain were a cool team but I think they weren't good enough to be the top team in the WWF at that time. With the teams they had; Demolition, the Harts, the Rockers, the Brain Busters, those teams were all ahead of them in talent and ability. I remember watching a shoot interview with both of them and they said that when they were split they were both promised a run with Hogan and Warrior in singles matches, Barbarian would face Warrior and Warlord would face Hogan, though nothing ever came of it. Warlord and Barbarian were meant to have singles careers. You cant really say that about Ax and Smash. True, but they didn't go too far with their singles careers. And Ax did have a very good singles career prior to being Ax as the Masked Superstar. |
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Post by LA Times on Jan 1, 2020 17:39:21 GMT -5
Warlord and Barbarian were meant to have singles careers. You cant really say that about Ax and Smash. True, but they didn't go too far with their singles careers. And Ax did have a very good singles career prior to being Ax as the Masked Superstar. I never saw Ax as Masked Superstar. When I think of his singles career, his stint as Axis the Demolisher in GWF comes to mind. |
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 1, 2020 17:57:23 GMT -5
Here is there last match together, not good, not bad. Not sure why they didn't just bring them out as Powers of Pain, I'd imagine that Vince didn't own that name since they worked that gimmick before him.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 1, 2020 18:00:43 GMT -5
Here is there last match together, not good, not bad. Not sure why they didn't just bring them out as Powers of Pain, I'd imagine that Vince didn't own that name since they worked that gimmick before him. Man 24 years ago already. Time does fly. But yeah I could tell it was them right off the bat.Shame they never got another run together as just Powers of Pain. |
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Post by LA Times on Jan 1, 2020 18:33:36 GMT -5
Here is there last match together, not good, not bad. Not sure why they didn't just bring them out as Powers of Pain, I'd imagine that Vince didn't own that name since they worked that gimmick before him. They still wrestle together in the independents from time to time. |
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Post by The Brain on Jan 1, 2020 18:42:25 GMT -5
LA Times Yeah didn't they feud with Demo years back on the indy circuit?
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Post by LA Times on Jan 1, 2020 19:00:06 GMT -5
LA Times Yeah didn't they feud with Demo years back on the indy circuit? They did. Im glad all 4 are still alive, but wrestling each other 30 years later...yikes! Also, was it true that when the Road Warriors were negotiating to come to the WWF, they would only sign if Warlord and Barbarian were split up because their gimmick was too similar? Even as a kid, I knew for sure Demolition turned heel because of the Road Warriors coming in as babyfaces. |
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Post by The Brain on Jan 1, 2020 19:10:18 GMT -5
LA Times Yeah didn't they feud with Demo years back on the indy circuit? They did. Im glad all 4 are still alive, but wrestling each other 30 years later...yikes! Also, was it true that when the Road Warriors were negotiating to come to the WWF, they would only sign if Warlord and Barbarian were split up because their gimmick was too similar? Even as a kid, I knew for sure Demolition turned heel because of the Road Warriors coming in as babyfaces. Hey I'd buy a ticket to see them wrestle each other at the ECW Arena lol
I do recall reading about but not sure if it's true but wouldn't be surprised if it was.Demo turning heel on the other hand definitely had to do with LOD coming in.
Still ticks me off how Vince just basically tossed them to the side after he got what he wanted in the end and that was LOD.
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 1, 2020 22:34:54 GMT -5
They did. Im glad all 4 are still alive, but wrestling each other 30 years later...yikes! Also, was it true that when the Road Warriors were negotiating to come to the WWF, they would only sign if Warlord and Barbarian were split up because their gimmick was too similar? Even as a kid, I knew for sure Demolition turned heel because of the Road Warriors coming in as babyfaces. Hey I'd buy a ticket to see them wrestle each other at the ECW Arena lol
I do recall reading about but not sure if it's true but wouldn't be surprised if it was.Demo turning heel on the other hand definitely had to do with LOD coming in.
Still ticks me off how Vince just basically tossed them to the side after he got what he wanted in the end and that was LOD.
Agreed. But I think Ax's health also had a hand in that, shame too, since I don't hear anyone saying bad things about Eadie and Darsow, seems like they were true professionals. |
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Post by The Brain on Jan 1, 2020 22:42:42 GMT -5
Hey I'd buy a ticket to see them wrestle each other at the ECW Arena lol
I do recall reading about but not sure if it's true but wouldn't be surprised if it was.Demo turning heel on the other hand definitely had to do with LOD coming in.
Still ticks me off how Vince just basically tossed them to the side after he got what he wanted in the end and that was LOD.
Agreed. But I think Ax's health also had a hand in that, shame too, since I don't hear anyone saying bad things about Eadie and Darsow, seems like they were true professionals.I agree. Even in their shoots they seem like down to earth good dudes.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 2, 2020 20:22:42 GMT -5
2 more gimmicks coming up on the polls this weekend humanoids! Also be on the look out for another thread from yours truly that will(hopefully) bring great discussion/insight.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 3, 2020 0:22:48 GMT -5
Also be on the look out for another thread from yours truly that will(hopefully) bring great discussion/insight. Little hint... 
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