The Brain's Classic Feuds Discussion

Lesnar vs Undertaker was excellent. The HIAC match completely legitimised Lesnar. WAY MORE than Rock putting him over at Summerslam 2002.

Their HIAC match was an awesome, blood soaked dramatic, see saw affair. The way feud enders should be. UT getting busted hardway by Lesnar and the steps was f*ckin unreal....absolutely brutal. great feud capped by an absolutely fantastic match.

Coming up on the CFD....

Rick Rude vs Sting


When Rick Rude returned to WCW after a good 4 years at Havoc 91 as the ''Halloween Phantom'', he would target then US Champ Sting.He would get his wish less than a month later on the Clash.Early in the show Sting would get his knee kayfabed injured by former friend Lex Luger.Rude would capitalize on this with him beating the Cali native and in the process capture the gold. Instant chemistry here between the two. Great stuff


Sting would focus on his feud with Luger in early 92 but these two still had their interactions.Specfically at the Clash in January as Sting and Ricky Steamboat would go on and defeat him and Steve Austin.As 92 rolled on Rude would feud with Steamboat(look out for this one in the near future!) but once again he would cross paths with Sting that spring at WrestleWar in War Games itself when Sting's Squadron would defeat the Dangerous Alliance.One of my fav War Games matches here




They would one again lock horns that Fall on Clash XX in a big 8 man tag. Jake/Rude on the same team man was a sight to see considering their past in the WWF.They would meet one more time before the year ended when Sting would defeat Rude to advance in the King of Cable tournament.A tourny in which he would go on to win.In 93 they would have some interactions but werent in any kind of feud.94 though would be different as during this time Rude was wearing Big Gold or as it was called during this time the International World Title.At Spring Stampede he would lose it to his foe in another great match between the two thanks to botched interference from Harley Race.They would meet for the final in early May in Japan which would sadly be the final match for Rude as he injured his back severely in this one.He would be forced to retire shortly after this.



They did film a match between the prior to this which aired on WorldWide a few weeks later with Sting defeating Rude in an ''I Quit'' match to wrap it up.Still a shame we never got the teased Rude/Vader feud.


Overall...Definitely one of the memorable feuds of early 90s WCW. Instant chemistry between the two. Anytime they were in the ring you knew it would be good.

Jesse calling a Rude match was always gold. Loved the way he put em over strong every time.

With Hogan coming in shorty after this you just knew he would've went over em sadly but still wouldve been cool to see them interact. And sign me up for Rude/Mach any day of the week. Definitely a missed opportunity. They wouldve tore the house down.

The 92 War Games match is my favorite of all time.

Noted!

Is that the one where Bam Bam cuts the red part of his hair? Classic!

Rick Rude vs Ricky Steamboat


Before we get into their classic WCW feud,I gotta make mention of the match they had in the WWF in early 88 at the first Rumble.You knew then if these two ever had a proper feud that they would tear the house down.



These two would meet back up almost 4 years later this time in Atlanta.The feud would begin at Starrcade 91 in which during the Battle Bowl battle royal when Ricky would throw out Rude but Rude would get revenge moments after by tossing him out.The feud would heat up in early 92 when Steamboat would not only have to deal with the Ravishing one but the entire Dangerous Alliance.After the tag match at the Clash that January,Rude would whip the Dragon like a dog!Steamboat enraged was ready for the 1st showdown that would take place at SuperBrawl 2 that February with the US belt on the line. Another gem of a match here.




Rude would pick up the win here (Thanks to Paul E in a ninja outfit) but the feud was far from over.Things would get worse for the Dragon as he would get his nose broken by Rude after he used Paul E's vintage phone. That Spring they would run an angle in which Ricky would accidently strike Madusa which resulted in the Alliance hounding Ricky over the incident. This would also lead to them claiming he was stalking her plus adding on that he was a woman beater. Rude in the instigator role was great here. They would collide once again in War Games that May but even that match didnt end this heated rivalry.The conclusion would come that June at Beach Blast in the 30 minute iron match.Ricky would eventually win in an instant classic but unfortunately for him the US belt wasnt on the line.An instant classic and nearly 30 years later still holds up very well



Overall...Another classic WCW Rude feud here.Like with Sting, the chemistry was there and with that  both guys delivered magic. The iron man while not the full 60 mins is still my fav iron man match of all time. Timeless.

Yeah Steamboat was a perfect choice for his induction. Heyman and Jake wouldve made good options as well.