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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Mar 7, 2019 14:35:17 GMT -5
I think Undertaker might've had the most underrated heel run of all time between late 2001-mid 2002 as Big Evil. And, no one really knew how Ric Flair was going to perform prior to WrestleMania X8. I wanted to review this match because I thought there were great stories told in this match: Undertaker being the bully heel, Ric Flair avenging David & Arn Anderson from beatdowns, Ric trying to match The Undertaker in his early 50's, Ric still performing at a high level in his 50's, and Ric still taking ridiculous bumps at his age (the super-plex was great). I thought Ric vs Undertaker at WrestleMania X8 was a great brawl that proved Ric still had it and could be at the top of the card. The interference from Arn Anderson was a great moment in the match and 'Taker kicking out of the Spinebuster was huge! If you exclude the botched last ride at the ending, the match was nothing short of great. I don't think Undertaker vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania X8 gets talked about as much as it should- and it very well is one of the 5-10 most underrated WrestleMania matches of all time. It gets 4* (****) from me- what did you all think of the match itself?
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 7, 2019 15:28:09 GMT -5
I thought it made no sense at all. I really thought that if Hogan wasn't coming to the WWF then, that we would get The Rock vs. The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. We got that at No Way Out that year instead.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Mar 7, 2019 16:21:01 GMT -5
I thought it made no sense at all. I really thought that if Hogan wasn't coming to the WWF then, that we would get The Rock vs. The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. We got that at No Way Out that year instead. I think Bruce said that the original plan was Rock vs Undertaker at WrestleMania X8, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Do you think Rock/Undertaker would've been a better match? |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 7, 2019 16:35:30 GMT -5
I thought it made no sense at all. I really thought that if Hogan wasn't coming to the WWF then, that we would get The Rock vs. The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. We got that at No Way Out that year instead. I think Bruce said that the original plan was Rock vs Undertaker at WrestleMania X8, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Do you think Rock/Undertaker would've been a better match?
Hmmmm..... that one is tough.
Rock vs. Taker had more of a history and back story, and I actually never thought Flair was gonna wrestle in the WWE again after that Royal Rumble match with McMahon.
If no Hogan, then yes, I would have went with Rock vs. Taker. Taker needed someone big, so I guess Flair was the man for the job... literally!
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Mar 7, 2019 16:36:39 GMT -5
I think Bruce said that the original plan was Rock vs Undertaker at WrestleMania X8, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Do you think Rock/Undertaker would've been a better match?
Hmmmm..... that one is tough.
Rock vs. Taker had more of a history and back story, and I actually never thought Flair was gonna wrestle in the WWE again after that Royal Rumble match with McMahon.
If no Hogan, then yes, I would have went with Rock vs. Taker. Taker needed someone big, so I guess Flair was the man for the job... literally!
A blade job... literally. Lol |
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Mar 10, 2019 1:15:53 GMT -5
If you take Rock/Hogan away from WrestleMania X8 it becomes one of the most forgettable events in the history of the show.
As a diehard New Generation & Attitude Era fan, I still hold plenty of nostalgia for 2002 WWE. In the back of my mind I always regard WrestleMania X8 as a fantastic show when in reality it is due to that one encounter. That match was so historic that it still casts a positive aura over an entire show that is honestly not very memorable.
On that note, one of the only other matches that really had a decent build and delivered at that event was Taker/Flair. Because of that, I have a hard time thinking about reshuffling the card.
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Mar 17, 2019 14:58:03 GMT -5
I would agree that its and underrated match,also think it kind of gets forgotten about do to it happening at WM X8 which just happened to have one of the biggest matches of all time on it in Rock/Hogan.Also was a lackluster WM that was sandwiched between the two greatest Mania's ever in X7 & XIX.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Mar 19, 2019 11:39:35 GMT -5
One of my favorite matches of all time. Fun stuff. Those guys worked tremendously well together.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Mar 20, 2019 12:44:09 GMT -5
One of my favorite matches of all time. Fun stuff. Those guys worked tremendously well together. I loved it, too |
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Mar 21, 2019 21:56:53 GMT -5
If you take Rock/Hogan away from WrestleMania X8 it becomes one of the most forgettable events in the history of the show. As a diehard New Generation & Attitude Era fan, I still hold plenty of nostalgia for 2002 WWE. In the back of my mind I always regard WrestleMania X8 as a fantastic show when in reality it is due to that one encounter. That match was so historic that it still casts a positive aura over an entire show that is honestly not very memorable. On that note, one of the only other matches that really had a decent build and delivered at that event was Taker/Flair. Because of that, I have a hard time thinking about reshuffling the card. those def were the only big 2 matches imo. but hulk/taker & rock/ric woulda been cool too! but not as cool as hulk/rock! |
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Post by JokerFC on Mar 23, 2019 11:46:31 GMT -5
Great match....loved it at the time. I got really into it and was hoping Flair would win...man I marked out for that spinebuster spot from AA!!!!
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Mar 23, 2019 11:51:45 GMT -5
Great match....loved it at the time. I got really into it and was hoping Flair would win...man I marked out for that spinebuster spot from AA!!!! The roof blew off when Undertaker powered out! Great moment! |
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Post by DeadManFan92 on Mar 23, 2019 15:16:58 GMT -5
I genuinely loved the Taker/Flair match in hindsight, but I wouldn't have had them fight at WrestleMania if I had the chance to rewrite the card. I probably would have put Taker/Flair on No Way Out and pushed for the Rock match to happen at WM. I thought Austin was wasted on Scott Hall and I never really understood Hogan's beef with Rock therefore I would've went with Austin/Hogan, as the 2 biggest faces of the company at different eras, and Taker/Rock, instead of them facing at No Way Out.
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