TheEvilDoink1987
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Mar 9, 2024 11:32:36 GMT -5
I really enjoyed this run because it was so awesome to have Mr. Perfect back in the mix between the ropes, but part of me feels like it could have been so much better.
PROS
- His official in-ring return at Survivor Series 1992 was a great moment even though I think he should have won the match decisively. The promo leading up to this on Prime Time Wrestling where he accepts Savage's offer and pours the water on Heenan is classic.
- The retirement match against Ric Flair was really good and one of the first big moments from the early days of Monday Night Raw.
- His King of the Ring qualifying matches against Doink were fantastic. These two had great chemistry and the last of their three matches on Raw was so damn good. Check these out if you haven't already.
- The semifinals match he had against Bret at King of the Ring is still one of my favorite matches ever and the peak of his comeback run in my opinion. I think this one blows their SummerSlam 1991 match out of the water.
CONS
- He simply lost a lot of his big matches especially on PPV. His showing at the Royal Rumble was okay, but he should have at least made it to the final four to help showcase him as a main event level star. Getting eliminated by Jerry Lawler pretty early on didn't make much sense.
- The match against Luger at WrestleMania IX was a dud. It has been said that Perfect completely blanked once the bell rang and Luger had to call the match, but the chemistry just wasn't there and their feud fizzled as a result.
- SummerSlam 1993 should have been an absolute banger of a dream match versus HBK, but it ended up falling pretty short of expectations. The match was fine, but considering the talent between the two this one should have been an all-time classic. The brutal DQ finish certainly didn't help.
- His omission at Survivor Series 1993 always left a bad taste in my mouth. I get that he was legitimately injured, but it always bothered me how they announced it as if he chickened out of the match considering he was a top babyface at the time.
At the end of the day, I think the Mr. Perfect comeback tour of 1992-93 was a mixed bag. He had some really good matches and some matches that weren't so good. He got involved in some decent programs, but ended up bouncing around from feud to feud for the most part. Not saying that he absolutely needed a title, it just always baffled me that he never really sniffed the main event scene during this run. Perfect is one of my favorite wrestlers ever and even though I look back on this timeframe of his career with great fondness and nostalgia, I think the potential was there to do so much more with him.
Final Grade: C+
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Post by hbkjason on Mar 9, 2024 13:41:59 GMT -5
His turn on Bobby Heenan was so unexpected and I freaked out big time when it happened.
Like you said, most of his "big" matches never lived up to expectations, his best PPV offering was against Bret at King of the Ring.
However, he usually had an entertaining match when he was on RAW or one of the weekly shows.
To be honest, I just had a hard time accepting him as a good guy. He was so much better as a heel.
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TheEvilDoink1987
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Mar 9, 2024 13:55:40 GMT -5
His turn on Bobby Heenan was so unexpected and I freaked out big time when it happened. Like you said, most of his "big" matches never lived up to expectations, his best PPV offering was against Bret at King of the Ring. However, he usually had an entertaining match when he was on RAW or one of the weekly shows. To be honest, I just had a hard time accepting him as a good guy. He was so much better as a heel. Which makes the WrestleMania X tease all the more frustrating because it looks like that was the road they were going down. |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 9, 2024 14:04:05 GMT -5
There is only one person who can grade Mr. Perfect's 1992-93 comeback run.... let me go get him....
Ha ha ha ha, Mr. Perfect's 1992-92 comeback to the WWF. Well, before we get too far into it, let's look up the definition to what the word "perfect" is.
Perfect: having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be. To make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.
Now let's take a look at Curt Hennig's "perfect" comeback run in 1992 through 1993.
- He lost at the Royal Rumble, therefore not perfect. - He lost at Wrestlemania IX, therefore not perfect. - He lost at the King of the Ring, therefore not perfect. - He lost at SummerSlam, therefore not perfect. - He couldn't even appear at Survivor Series, therefore not perfect.
Ha ha ha ha, Mr. Perfect... to be Perfect, you must have the qualities that exemplify the definition of the word, perfect.
So, Mr. Perfect, I grade your 1992-93 comeback a...
A grade of D!!
D, because you were drastically overrated during that time frame. D, because you were a disaster in the ring with the zero PPV victories you had. D, because you didn't deliver what you promised... and that being "perfect".
So Mr. Perfect, maybe next time you will do better than what your namesake says, for the Mr. Perfect name doesn't suit you at all.
Maybe, Mr. Mediocre will fit your 1992-93 comeback run more efficiently.
Ha ha ha ha.... Class dismissed.
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Post by The Brain on Mar 9, 2024 14:24:29 GMT -5
Decent overall but nowhere near his previous heel run
As mentioned great matches with Natich(still wish we got the Mania blowoff in this one),Bret and Doink.
Shame the match with Shawn at SSlam sh** the bed. They were hyping this big time on commentary saying it'll be the best IC match of all time and in the end well...
I too was looking forward to him back as a heel post WM X with a feud with Luger( a feud that didnt get resolved at IX) so it was nice they were heading back to that so it seemed. Shame it didnt come to be in the end
So yeah I'd say C to C+
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2024 15:57:25 GMT -5
There is only one person who can grade Mr. Perfect's 1992-93 comeback run.... let me go get him.... Ha ha ha ha, Mr. Perfect's 1992-92 comeback to the WWF. Well, before we get too far into it, let's look up the definition to what the word "perfect" is.
Perfect: having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be. To make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.
Now let's take a look at Curt Hennig's "perfect" comeback run in 1992 through 1993.
- He lost at the Royal Rumble, therefore not perfect. - He lost at Wrestlemania IX, therefore not perfect. - He lost at the King of the Ring, therefore not perfect. - He lost at SummerSlam, therefore not perfect. - He couldn't even appear at Survivor Series, therefore not perfect. Ha ha ha ha, Mr. Perfect... to be Perfect, you must have the qualities that exemplify the definition of the word, perfect. So, Mr. Perfect, I grade your 1992-93 comeback a... A grade of D!! D, because you were drastically overrated during that time frame. D, because you were a disaster in the ring with the zero PPV victories you had. D, because you didn't deliver what you promised... and that being "perfect". So Mr. Perfect, maybe next time you will do better than what your namesake says, for the Mr. Perfect name doesn't suit you at all. Maybe, Mr. Mediocre will fit your 1992-93 comeback run more efficiently. Ha ha ha ha.... Class dismissed. haha. now THIS was PERFECT! lol, seriously this could have been a real thing and a real fued that i would have loved! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2024 16:07:16 GMT -5
C+ as well and mr perfect is my fav wrestler of all time! i was very bummed how this whole run went down. i LOVED that face turn on prime time. i was jumping out of my seat like a little kid lol! and like what others said his high and low points were. (survivor series, flair, bret, doink, and some raw matches being the highs). expected so much more from him vs luger and shawn tho! both those shoulda been excellent matches! somethin to point out, i was gettin the observer newsletter at the time and unfortunately, hulk, bret, and shawn were the main reasons for his bad year. perfect was scheduled to get the KOTR win & the IC belt at SSlam93. when hulk came back and did his thing at wm9, vince had to appese bret's sour grapes and gave him the kotr win. perfect was supposed to get his win back from sslm91 in this event as well. so perfect lost out on this. THEN mr whiney boy toy cryd to vince apprently several times and didint feel he should give up the ic belt just yet and vince gave in to him and once again perfect lost out! these things played a HUGE factor when perfect just up and left in 1994 & 1996. lots of stuff about this in those old newsletters.  |
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Post by koreygunz on Mar 9, 2024 16:28:29 GMT -5
I felt like his feud with Luger was a little rushed. Perfect vs Razor Ramon at WM9 would have been better to give that feud some closure it never really had. Have Perfect beat Flair, then Razor, then it comes to a head with Luger as the new big bad from Bobby Heenan.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2024 16:57:57 GMT -5
I felt like his feud with Luger was a little rushed. Perfect vs Razor Ramon at WM9 would have been better to give that feud some closure it never really had. Have Perfect beat Flair, then Razor, then it comes to a head with Luger as the new big bad from Bobby Heenan. same here. i kinda hated it because i didnt want either to lose, but loved it also as two cocky heelish guys goin at it is awesome! perfect getting a win over razor here and maybe luger over backlund may have been better at wm9! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2024 17:01:47 GMT -5
Decent overall but nowhere near his previous heel run As mentioned great matches with Natich(still wish we got the Mania blowoff in this one),Bret and Doink. Shame the match with Shawn at SSlam sh** the bed. They were hyping this big time on commentary saying it'll be the best IC match of all time and in the end well... I too was looking forward to him back as a heel post WM X with a feud with Luger( a feud that didnt get resolved at IX) so it was nice they were heading back to that so it seemed. Shame it didnt come to be in the end So yeah I'd say C to C+ yeah, perfect being the surprise ref and turning on luger was great and i was so pumped this happening again, until it wasnt ;( |
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Post by nibs92 on Mar 9, 2024 19:17:47 GMT -5
Was never convinced with him as a face. Had decent matches but nowhere near as good as the run he had from 88-91.
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 9, 2024 20:09:42 GMT -5
It was just okay. It started off great, but in 1993 it went downhill. Had he won the IC title from HBK at Summer Slam and dropped it to him later in the year, that would have helped. But unfortunately, his back just couldn't hold up. I really would have liked to have seen his heel turn in 1994 and feud with Lex, but again, his back was just in too bad of shape. Perfect was always better as a heel, so his babyface run should have been short. The one good thing we got out of this was his KOTR93 match with Bret, that is a stellar match. Also, his RAW match with Ric in early 1993 was good too.
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Post by The Brain on Mar 9, 2024 20:19:48 GMT -5
Seeing Gorilla do a in ring interview with someone is still weird 30 yrs later
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Mar 9, 2024 23:58:03 GMT -5
Good but could have been much better. I wonder how badly he was hurt.
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