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I don't want to ruin the magic for you Rarity but the gimmick is that they love America ironically. At least that was always my impression. That's why they had tiny weenie flags. 
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rare Magic card l00k posted:Hacksaw Jim Duggan: Smarter than Rarity Well he did attend college.
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Well he did attend college. HAHAHAHAHAHA
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SamuraiFoochs posted:I don't want to ruin the magic for you Rarity but the gimmick is that they love America ironically. At least that was always my impression. That's why they had tiny weenie flags. On peut pas les sentir Dans le monde ils sont les pires On aime les faire fâcher quand on dit We love the USA
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80s WWF was full of weird stuff like that, particularly in main events with Hogan. Babyfaces would cheat regularly against heels, and it was always supposed to be like,"Well the heels are getting their comeuppance!" except there were plenty of times where the only "bad" thing the heel had actually done was to beat up the face during the course of the match.
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SamuraiFoochs posted:I don't want to ruin the magic for you Rarity but the gimmick is that they love America ironically. At least that was always my impression. That's why they had tiny weenie flags. I get that but Hacksaw shouldn't 
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Jerusalem posted:80s WWF was full of weird stuff like that, particularly in main events with Hogan. Babyfaces would cheat regularly against heels, and it was always supposed to be like,"Well the heels are getting their comeuppance!" except there were plenty of times where the only "bad" thing the heel had actually done was to beat up the face during the course of the match. Well, you got to look at the heel's history as a whole. As a fan, if your used to them cheating over and over, you're not going to care that they haven't cheated yet in this one particular match.
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Davros1 posted:Well, you got to look at the heel's history as a whole. As a fan, if your used to them cheating over and over, you're not going to care that they haven't cheated yet in this one particular match. So you're saying Heenan and Jesse were right and Hogan was a heel the whole time, then?
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Davros1 posted:Well, you got to look at the heel's history as a whole. As a fan, if your used to them cheating over and over, you're not going to care that they haven't cheated yet in this one particular match. I can only speak for myself obviously but even as a kid watching this stuff live I'd get confused by some of the blatant cheating the faces would do - particularly Hulk Hogan. Don't want to go into specifics because most of my references are from shows Rarity hasn't gotten to yet - but it would bug me when a face would cheat out of nowhere to beat a heel. Sure the heels were jerks who had done lovely things to them in the build-up, or might have cheated at other times, but it would sometimes culminate in a match where it was just straight up face vs heel with no shenanigans and then the face would cheat or get some kind of advantage to beat the heel and it just felt weird/off.
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Jerusalem posted:80s WWF was full of weird stuff like that, particularly in main events with Hogan. Babyfaces would cheat regularly against heels, and it was always supposed to be like,"Well the heels are getting their comeuppance!" except there were plenty of times where the only "bad" thing the heel had actually done was to beat up the face during the course of the match.
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Jerusalem posted:I can only speak for myself obviously but even as a kid watching this stuff live I'd get confused by some of the blatant cheating the faces would do - particularly Hulk Hogan. Don't want to go into specifics because most of my references are from shows Rarity hasn't gotten to yet - but it would bug me when a face would cheat out of nowhere to beat a heel. Sure the heels were jerks who had done lovely things to them in the build-up, or might have cheated at other times, but it would sometimes culminate in a match where it was just straight up face vs heel with no shenanigans and then the face would cheat or get some kind of advantage to beat the heel and it just felt weird/off. It's this, and not some bizzaro world disdain for all that is right and good that gets people cheering for heels and booing faces. Rusev for example, has felt more like a face than a heel for years now because of how the faces tend to treat him.
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A lot of "face" cheating is just comeuppance for the heel. This is especially true when a heel faces a top guy, because for that to happen back then, it's usually after the heel ran through a bunch of lower card babyfaces, almost certainly while cheating.
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Rarity posted:I get that but Hacksaw shouldn't He went to college, he's a very educated man. 
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SamuraiFoochs posted:He went to college, he's a very educated man. COLLEGE? HAHAHA
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SamuraiFoochs posted:He went to college, he's a very educated man. I don't see any diploma 
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Rarity posted:I don't see any diploma rare Magic card l00k posted:COLLEGE? HAHAHA This was the correct response.
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rare Magic card l00k posted:COLLEGE? HAHAHA Thank you for that reference. I needed a laugh today. 
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Feels Villeneuve posted:A lot of "face" cheating is just comeuppance for the heel. This is especially true when a heel faces a top guy, because for that to happen back then, it's usually after the heel ran through a bunch of lower card babyfaces, almost certainly while cheating. Except Hogan's whole shtick was facing monster heels, who rarely cheated. Their heelishness was mostly brutalising their opponents and having Heenan cutting promos.
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And now it's time for what is genuinely my favourite part of any Royal Rumble PPV. It's the bit where guys pick their numbers out of a giant gaudy tombola! Up first is Ted DiBiase who is boasting about when you're rich you're always lucky. However, when he sees his number his eyes start bugging out. It's at this point that Slick happens to be walking past so DiBiase calls out to him to ask about his picks for Akeem and the Big Bossman. Slick's very happy with his numbers so DiBiase walks off with him discussing a potential deal. Hehehe, this is a moment where DiBiase's character works so well. More quick clips of guys at the tombola follow. The Honky Tonk Man's not happy with his number. The Bushwhackers are both delighted so they decide to swap numbers. I'm not sure what they were hoping to achieve with that one. Bad News Brown gets some good news. Jake Roberts just hopes that Andre the Giant is still in the match by the time he enters. Clearly Jake has never heard of 'Rumble Luck', the phenomenon whereby whatever scenario is the most interesting is inevitably the scenario that plays out. The Rockers wish each other luck. I'm getting the Rumble hype, not long to go now! Women's Title Match Judy Martin vs. Rockin' Robin No, you know what? I don't think I need to know how we got from there to here. This is fine, let's just let this be fine. Judy and Robin are ready for the match but for some reason Sensational Sherri is just chilling out in the ring as well and she's got things on her mind. So Sherri cuts an interminable tragic promo in which she challenges the winner to a title match. She claims to be more woman than both of them put together. And while I have a feeling that's true oh god, this promo is so loving bad. And speaking of things that are so loving bad. WORST HAIR  What is with the women's roster having so many 60 year olds in it? Robin and Judy get things started while Sherri comes up to join Gino and Jesse on commentary. Oh lord, this is really happening. Sherri gets things rolling by saying Robin “looks like a bird”. Robin goes for a crossbody on Judy but Judy catches her and just lets her flop down onto the mat. This is terrible. This is so awful. Neither of these ladies knows how to do even the most basic of moves. Meanwhile, Sherri is just making GBS threads on them both from commentary and she's not wrong. Robin runs off the ropes and gets Judy with... a hug? Which she then turns into a DDT? It's not even enough to get the three count. Nice job, girls! You didn't just suck, you also killed one of the most over finishers in the company! Robin follows up with a second rope crossbody and this match is mercifully over. Well, there you have it. At Survivor Series '87 I wondered how long it would take for the division to regress into irrelevance and it turns out it only took 14 months. This might as well have been Kelly Kelly vs. Eve Torres, it had exactly the same level of skill. Actually, it had less. It was a pissbreak match and nothing more. Even the women's title belt looks tiny and pointless. Everything about this from presentation to execution was amateur and small-time. Oh, Jumping Bomb Angels. You will be sorely missed.  This is more exciting than anything that happened in that match There's a quick advert for Wrestlemania V, coming soon to a thread near you. It's not going to be a happening though. By the sound of things, nothing is a happening any more. Happenings are so '87. Sean Mooney is with Slick and the Twin Towers, a name that leads to a lot more dark humour than it did in the 80s. I'll leave you guys to make the jokes on that one. Mooney asks Slick about controversy involving him and Ted DiBiase but Slick claims he has no idea who DiBiase is. I mean, his guys did team up with him for the Survivor Series main event but besides that, no idea. Mooney replays the footage of DiBiase picking his number and Slick covers by saying he thought Mooney meant the Ted that shines his shoes. It's easy to see how those two would get confused. Meanwhile, Bossman stands there waving around his nightstick while Akeem flails his arm in the worst 'impression' of a black man since Vanilla Ice. MOST INCORRECT PREDICTION Slick: “These two men have more than excellent chances”  I suppose he's A Tower If you've not been enjoying the action so far in tonight's wrestling show then don't you worry. It's time to take a break from interminably awful matches for the Super Posedown contest. Oh dear god. Somewhere in the back Zombie Mean Gene has heard about this display of two fleshy bodies and so he's come out under the pretence of hosting the competition in order to get himself some lunch. He announces that the winner of the Posedown will be decided by fan approval. Have you learned nothing, WWF? This is how we end up with Evan Bourne vs. Mason Ryan. So which fine physical specimens will be taking part in this Battle of Brawn? Well, first up is none other than the Ravishing Rick Rude because if you think he's missing out on a display of buff guys stripping down then you, my friend, are mistaken. In fact, Rude was the one who made this challenge in the first place so that he can prove that he's the sexiest man alive. Of course, some of the men in the audience might well take issue with that. SIGN OF THE NIGHT  Yeah, well I don't see you taking part in any posedowns As for his opponent, that would be none other than the Ultimate Warrior. For gently caress sake, why? That's all I have to say about this segment. Just why? Who felt there was a need for this? Can't we just have them in a match? Is that really too much to ask for? I don't watch PPVs for lovely Raw segments. Anyway, there's nothing to do but plough through it. Warrior comes out and I know you guys liked Kid Hogan and I know you loved the Macho Fan but prepare yourselves because a new challenger approaches. It's the Ultimate Fan!  raaaaaaarghhhh!!! Before we can begin the intense posing action we get a few words from Bobby Heenan, who has accompanied Rude to the ring. Heenan asks the crowd to be impartial and calls them an intelligent town. In a great line, Jesse immediately denounces him as a liar. Haha! Rude says that the first pose will be a double bicep pose and that we need to be paying attention to peak, definition and symmetry. I feel like he's unnecessarily overcomplicating this. He strips off his robe which brings us to a brand new segment.   It's the Ultimate Warrior! Houston boos Rude's biceps but I think they might be a tad biased. Just look at that symmetry! Warrior's up next and he poses and screams and the crowd goes nuts for it. Heenan grabs the mic and has a go at them, telling them they need to be fair even though they don't like Rude. Zombie Mean Gene retorts that Heenan would be one to know about fair play. Touché. The Strife of Strength continues with Rude's speciality pose, best abs. Before he gets posing Heenan oils him up nice and good hell, this is basically porn at this point. We're one comical misunderstanding away from a threesome. Rude crunches his chest and wiggles his hips and I can't even do this. He finishes up and Heenan pats him on the butt. Oh come on, you're doing this on purpose now! Warrior does his version of the pose next and ok, I know I'm not a posedown expert of anything. I mean sure, I can spot a decent bit of curvature but who can't? When it comes to pliability I'm a novice. However, even with my limited knowledge of this fine art I can tell that Warrior's abs are lame. Rude's got him beat here easy. The crowd cheers Warrior anyway, I feel like these are biased judges. Meanwhile, between poses Rude is working his arms with a workout bar. Hehe, Rude's total dedication to his character is the only thing saving this segment.  Oh yeah, he's got his own face on his crotch as well Next up in this Rivalry of Roids we have the third pose. However, before they start Heenan would like fifteen minutes to prepare. He's got to get the pyro and dry ice set up, evidently. Unfortunately we are denied a pose worthy of Wrestlemania by Zombie Mean Gene so we'll just have to crack on with things. And here lies the apex of this entire segment of naked man parts. MOST HOMOEROTIC MOMENT Rick Rude: “I call this the Most Muscular pose” Rude bends over and flexes his arms and tenses his neck and it's your good old Hulk Hogan favourite. Rude looks all right but nothing too spectacular. It's his opponents turn next as we learn from Zombie Mean Gene that his full name is Ultimate Most Muscular Warrior. Mr. Warrior Esq. if you will. He steps up and starts to pose AND JESUS gently caress ME THOSE VEINS. loving hell man, get yourself to a doctor. That poo poo's not healthy.  RAAAAAAARGHHHH!!! It's time to bring this Tournament of Tendon to a close which is a good thing cause I ran out of decent alliterations three paragraphs back. Rude needs to do a bit more prep work for this final pose so he drops to the mat and starts doing some push ups. Like I said, total dedication to the bit. Warrior gets mad at Rude's stalling ...I think. It's hard to tell because Warrior is always yelling so he might just be wanting a cup of tea. The final pose is going to be a medley, described by Zombie Mean Gene as a “muscular montage”. It's essentially just Rude running through the first three poses again all in order. The crowd shits all over it and while I disagree with them I am deducting points for the lack of originality. Warrior takes his turn next and loving hell, I know I just talked about this but that body is so scary. Human beings are not meant to look like that. When Vince faced the courts for the steroid trial in 1994 the first piece of evidence should have just been video of this segment. The crowd is loving Warrior's medley and we all know which way this is going to go but then all of a sudden Heenan sprays the body oil in Warrior's eyes. BAH GAWD KING, IT WAS A SETUP ALL ALONG! Rude beats Warrior over the head with the workout bar and starts choking him. Warrior passes out and Rude and Heenan scurry off to the back in delight. A whole bunch of ring attendant and referees run out to help Warrior but he's soon recovered so he pushes them all away and runs off after Rude.  RAAAAAAARGHHHH!!! Well, that sure was a thing. Just straight up, poo poo like this shouldn't ever be on PPVs. I know it's early days and the WWF are still figuring out how this whole PPV deal works but this is the setup, PPVs are all about the climax. At the very least we'd better be getting Rude challenging Warrior for the Intercontinental title at WM5 because otherwise this will just have been one giant waste of time. I will allow that this was the first time in the timeline we've seen someone getting the upper hand on Warrior and I'm so glad that it was my boy Rude who did it but that doesn't excuse the long, boring snorefest that led up to the beatdown.
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Rarity posted:And now it's time for what is genuinely my favourite part of any Royal Rumble PPV. It's the bit where guys pick their numbers out of a giant gaudy tombola! Hell. loving. Yes. I miss it so much.
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Jerusalem posted:Hell. loving. Yes. My favorite part is Demolition foreshadowing their spots in the Rumble. "This is gonna be a long night." "No kidding..."
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Davros1 posted:Rockin' Robin is Jake Roberts sister Yes, Jake, Robin, and Sam Houston are all related because their dad was a bastard
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KungFu Grip posted:Yes, Jake, Robin, and Sam Houston are all related because their dad was a bastard I think that works the other way around.
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There's a quick advert for Wrestlemania V, coming soon to a thread near you! Gino gives it some hype and I have some sad news. I fear that Gino has officially given up on “It's a happening!”. He doesn't say it once this entire PPV. It seems that happening isn't going to happen. Next up we have some pre-taped promos for the Rumble. Mr. Fuji says that the Powers of Pain are going to be coming after Demolition and at the end of it all he's going to be the winner. Not sure how that's going to happen, mate. You weren't even listed at the start of the show. Zombie Mean Gene is with Elizabeth and good god, that greenscreen!  That hair looks loving scary Elizabeth is rooting for both Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage which is all good and well in theory but might not work out in practice. Zombie Mean Gene asks who she'll be rooting for if it comes down to Hulk and Savage and she tries to be evasive. When pressed on the subject she admits that she doesn't want to think about it. Aw, Elizabeth is the loveliest. Jimmy Hart hypes up Greg Valentine and the Honky Tonk Man. He calls them double trouble and says that “when you mess with the bull you might get the horn”. I don't want to hear about your sex life, Jimmy! Jesse has left the commentary booth for one brief moment because he wants to sit on a throne. No, he's not taking a dump. He's hyping up the next match and it's unique stipulation. For The Right To Be King King Haku w/ Bobby Heenan vs. Harley Race w/ Bobby Heenan So as well as claiming the King's crown and robe Haku has also laid claim to Jerry Lawler's entrance music and a palanquin on which he is carried out by a bunch of local jobbers. I really don't like this. The look makes zero sense for him and stifles his natural badass attitude. Heenan's out as well and he demands the crowd bow down to Haku. Nuh uh, Bobby. This is America and the only monarch we respect is the mighty dollar.  This is a man who's wondering if WCW is hiring Race is out next and oh man, he looks so old and weak and frail and I'm sorry but I'm done with this. I get that this guy was once one of the top guys in the industry and I respect that but there is nothing worse in wrestling than seeing an old legend trying to stay relevant while he is surpassed by younger guys who are stronger, faster and fitter. Just look at the 90s with Hulk Hogan or the 00s with... Hulk Hogan. Come in, Harley Race, your time is up. There's a nice warm bin here waiting for you, I'll even get you a cup of Bovril. Race kicks things off by rushing at the palanquin and tipping it over, sending Haku rolling to the ground. Enjoy this high point because this is as good as this one is going to get. The match crawls along at a snail pace with Haku stiffing the hell out of Race and Race responding with offence that carries about as much weight as a feather. Heenan keeps on switching who he's cheering for and perhaps if I was more invested in the wrestlers I'd be amused but it's just not landing for me. Race hits a piledriver, which it seems is pretty much the only move he can actually do any more. He's so slow and wobbly he can't even take a bump to the outside properly any more. He just sorta scrambles his way down the ropes and rolls over. I'm not the only one who gives zero fucks for this. The crowd is also dead as hell. Gino tries to sell it as the crowd being hushed in awe but no one's buying that. They spill to the outside and Race goes for, you guessed it, a piledriver but Haku reverses to a back body drop. Race hits A loving PILEDRIVER on the outside and it's so pathetic. It just looks so weak compared to a Bret piledriver or even a Greg piledriver. The crowd makes so little noise they might as well be statues. Back in the ring Haku whiffs a body splash then Race whiffs the Flying Headbutt leaving both men down. They get back to their feet and Race runs off the ropes straight into the Reverse Thrust Kick. Haku wins. Thank gently caress.  Teabagging did not last long as a wrestling move This match was painful. The King gimmick is killing Haku and Race straight up needs to retire. He's got nothing, he adds nothing and he brings down everything he's associated with. I've got nothing else to add here. This was poo poo. Wrestlemania V is coming! Who could Randy Savage be defending his title against? Oooh, what a mystery! Strap in guys, it's time for an interview marathon. First it's back to the awful greenscreen with Brutus Beefcake. He goes on about how the only weapons he's ever needed are the two meatslabs on the end of his arms and even though it's him against everyone he might still do some strutting and cutting. (Spoiler: he won't). Greg Valentine is following the Steve Austin mantra because he doesn't trust anybody, not even the Honky Tonk Man. Mr. Fuji somehow ends up with a second promo, this time with the Powers of Pain behind him. He points out how big they are and all the while they glare and breathe heavily like they're repressing some heavy cocaine sweats. They probably are. Guess who's back! Back again! No, it's not the Real Slim Shady, it's Big John Studd. He has returned from the ether in which he disappeared after WM2 and he establishes his face credentials by swearing Heenan won't be in his corner this time around. Curt Hennig names 1989 as the Year of Perfection. He's going to throw out all the big men and all the little men to leave the perfect sized man. It's my first time seeing Hennig on the mic and he's a solid promo and he fully embraces the gimmick. I think I'm fully on board the Mr. Perfect train. Randy Savage says that he's all alone at the top of the mountain and he didn't become the champ by letting things slide by. This run of PPVs really haven't given Savage his fair due. I've not even had a title defence yet.  He then tries to squeeze out a very tiny dookie Back from the pre-tapes now with Zombie Mean Gene who has tracked down a very happy Ted DiBiase. Zombie Mean Gene brings up DiBiase's conversation with Slick but as soon as DiBiase shows consternation he assures him that he would never question his integrity. Haha, oh Zombie Mean Gene. I love how he can sell ridiculous lines with such sincerity. DiBiase repeats his line that when you have money you can be as lucky as you want. Sean Mooney is with Bobby Heenan (who has been all over this PPV), Andre the Giant and the Brain Busters. Tully tells Mooney that they're all standing with the winner and I think he's talking about Andre? Have some faith in yourself, Tully! Arn is viewing the thirty men as just thirty numbers. Andre knows he's the favourite and vows to stay in the middle of the ring. He even warns the Brain Busters not to get in his way. Remember kids, it's every man for himself! 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With all these preliminaries out of the way it's time to proceed to the reason we're all here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akin-6GjECQ The Royal Rumble Oh thank God. I can't believe we're finally here. This show has felt like hiding in a bomb shelter for three days. Anyway, we start with Howard Finkel running us through the rules and there's an important addendum to note. This year eliminations will only occur when a participant has been thrown over the top rope and they hit the floor. Nice and simple. I did my regular Rumble thing and generated myself a number to cheer for, I got #29. I've got good feelings about this one, lads! Time to get things started with our first entrant, #1 Ax, who'll be kicking things off with the next man who Finkel reminds us was chosen by “random selection”, #2 Smash. Oh. Oh boy. This is amazing and yet so so bad. On the one hand, we're going to see the two halves of Demolition going at it against each other. On the other hand, we're going to see the two halves of Demolition going at it against each other. I have no idea how I feel right now.  And this is what the experts call cognitive dissonance The bell rings at Ax and Smash start beating on each other. The crowd is surprisingly quiet. I know that I hate these guys but they are over and I'd expect the crowd to be really into this. They punch and they brawl and they axe handle smash and oh my god bring out #3 already because this is awful. The clock starts ticking down but it turns out we live in a world with a vengeful God because out next is #3 Andre the Giant. That's not helping! Demolition immediately stop fighting and prepare themselves for Andre. If they were going to do this why didn't they spend the first 90 seconds chilling out rather than draining their energy. Silly Demolition. Andre climbs into the ring and eats a double clothesline. The tag champs are able to keep Andre under control but they haven't got the power to lift him over the top rope. #4 Curt Hennig shows up and finally I can unclench my buttocks. Andre pushes Demolition away and he is just caked in their facepaint. There's streaks of silver and black all over his chest. Andre starts going on a roll now. He tosses Smash out of the ring then connects with a headbutt on Hennig that gets a crazy flip of a sell. The next entrant is #5 Rugged Ronnie Garvin and I have no idea who this guy is. I'm just going to assume he's part of the jobber brigade. Andre gets tied up in the ropes and everyone tries to flip him over but it doesn't work. Boys, you can't get him over the top rope if he's already tangled in it. Andre gets in a stinkface on Ax and then #6 Greg Valentine comes in and joins the assault on Andre. Andre hits a hiptoss on Garvin over the top rope that takes him out of the match. Garvin ain't just part of the jobber brigade, he's at the front carrying the banner. And who's out next? It's... #7 Jake “The Snake” Roberts! Huge pop for Jake as he rushes to the ring and goes right for Andre. However, Andre holds him off and starts choking him against the ropes. #8 Ron Bass has had himself a haircut at the hands of Brutus. He's now got it all shaved off and thanks very much, Brutus, because this looks so much better. It's rare in the 80s to see someone make sensible hair decisions so let's make the most of it. And then with little fanfare Andre throws Jake out to the floor. Huh. So much for this big feud. They could have turned that into a much bigger deal.  I'm getting Survivor Series flashbacks here Up next is #9 Shawn Michaels. gently caress yes, here be Shawn and he's bringing the workrate. Ax goes for a clothesline on Hennig who ducks and lifts him over. Hennig then grabs Shawn and tosses him over the top rope as well. He starts celebrating but Shawn's still holding onto the rope and he skins the cat. He hits a dropkick on Hennig who flies over the top rope but manages to stay on the apron. Beautiful sequence. I really hope we get a singles feud from these two at some point. #10 Bushwhacker Butch keeps us ticking along AND JAKE'S RIGHT BEHIND HIM! Jake's got Damien in hand as he marches to ringside and slides Damien into the ring. Everyone starts freaking the gently caress out, especially Andre. He's got nowhere to run so he climbs over the top rope and eliminates himself. The referee's force Jake to the back but it's too late, the job's been done. Ok, I take it back. That was hella awesome.  Just be glad you never had to face Randy Orton, Andre Things settle down a bit with #11 The Honky Tonk Man's appearance. Hennig and Shawn whipped straight into each other and they both fall down. #12 Tito Santana joins the action, coming in on fire and taking it to Hennig. Bass and Hennig hit a double suplex on Shawn. #13 Bad News Brown runs out just as Tito and Butch team up to toss Honky. Very underwhelming performance from Honky here. You'd think he'd get given a little bit more after his Intercontinental run. At this point, Shawn starts getting a bit silly. He takes an atomic drop from Shawn and jumps out with such force he goes halfway over the top rope. Bad News then connects with a clothesline that also gets a big sell. Luckily for Shawn the next entrant is #14 Marty Jannetty and they immediately start working together, eliminating Bass with a double dropkick. Marty follows up by doing Matt Hardy's turnbuckle headsmashes on Hennig. It's always awesome when you get tag teams working together in the Rumble. Huge cheers for #15 Randy Savage as he enters the match and makes a quick impact by getting Greg out just as #16 Arn Anderson arrives. He runs right into the Superkick from Shawn who carries on with a beating. However, Savage attacks him (every man for himself!) and Savage and Arn hit a double shoulder block that sends Shawn flying over the top rope. Noooo! But we're not done with the Rockers and the Brain Busters just yet, #17 Tully Blanchard joins his partner and now Marty's in some serious trouble here. He goes for a corner punch on Tully but Tully lifts him off for a Manhattan drop but Marty jumps back from it and responds with a clothesline. Lovely little sequence. Arn saves the day, connects with the Spinebuster so heavy the ring shakes. Noooo! The Brain Busters shove Marty over the top rope and he tries to cling on but after a lengthy struggle they get him over.  This is prime territory for a Kofi spot Hennig takes a decent crack at Savage and he's close to getting him out but #18 Hulk Hogan arrives just in the nick of time. He saves Savage and tosses Hennig over. Very solid showing from Hennig here, he did a lot to hold things together through the early stages. And now we answer the age old philosophical question: if Tito Santana is thrown over the top rope but nobody is paying attention is he still eliminated? The answer is yes. I wish I could tell you who did it but I've no idea. I can't even tell you when it happened. To Wikipedia! Ah, it was Savage and Arn. Bad News and the Brain Busters team up on Hulk and try to get him over. Savage seems this happening and just ignores it. What the hell, dude? Ain't you heard of returning a favour? #19 Bushwhacker Luke shows up next and just he gets into the ring Bad News eliminates Butch. The Rumble operates a strict one in one out policy for Bushwhackers. Hulk's still fighting with the Brain Busters. He presses Tully up and hangs him out on the top rope, ouch. He follows with a big boot to Arn right as #20 Koko B. Ware joins the match. Arn goes up top but Hulk catches him and for some reason does not just give him a little shove backwards, rather electing to throw him back into the ring. Despite this poor ring strategy Hulk starts going on a tear, eliminating Koko and Luke. While #21 The Warlord slowly walks out to the ring Hulk hits a double clothesline on the Brain Busters and gets them both out at once. Tully and Arn might not have been out long but this match did a really good job of making them feel important.  Here that? It's the sound of impending tension. The Warlord steps up on the apron, climbs through the ropes and immediately eats a clothesline from Hulk that sends him straight out again. Hahaha, I remember this! It's always in the 'All About The Numbers' hype packages. By the by, I've just realised that they totally kept Demolition and the Powers apart here. I'm not exactly complaining but it's an interesting booking choice. Anyway, while this has been going on Savage and Bad News have been getting tangled up together by the ropes so Hulk turns around and tosses them both over. Uh oh. Oh boy, Savage is pissed. He rushes back into the ring and starts arguing with Hulk and then it all gets a bit argy-bargy Friday-night-in-Newcastle aggro with some pushing and shoving. Elizabeth runs out and she's carrying her heels in her hands so you know that this is serious business. Savage is in a big fighting mood so Elizabeth gets herself between the two of them and she's pleading with him to calm down. There's this one big moment of tension where it really feels like Savage could be about to kick off but then he relaxes and offers a handshake to Hulk and everything is fine. And then there's only one thing left to do.  HUG IT OUT!  HUG IT OUT!  HUG IT OUT! Rarity fucked around with this message at 09:27 on Oct 10, 2017 |
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I have a soft spot in my heart for Rugged Ronnie Garvin, because he was involved in a feud that I absolutely loved though it doesn't come until 1990. Before his WWF run though he was a big deal for a short time in Jim Crockett Promotions where he feuded for a LONG time with Ric Flair for the NWA Championship and had about the coolest nickname possible: "The Man with the Hands of Stone" Edit: Also I loving loved that Andre was scared of snakes and Jake would take advantage of that 
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Jerusalem posted:I have a soft spot in my heart for Rugged Ronnie Garvin, because he was involved in a feud that I absolutely loved though it doesn't come until 1990. Before his WWF run though he was a big deal for a short time in Jim Crockett Promotions where he feuded for a LONG time with Ric Flair for the NWA Championship and had about the coolest nickname possible: "The Man with the Hands of Stone" And also Miss Atlanta Lively.
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RC and Moon Pie posted:And also Miss Atlanta Lively. JJ hiding behind the curtains to watch 
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Race eventually goes back to WCW but clearly doesn't give a gently caress and wears his King trunks from this stint in the WWF and the announcers trying to explain Race's sudden affinity for purple is very fun to listen to. E: I think this was Great American Bash 1990 against Tommy Rich CubsWoo fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Oct 10, 2017 |
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Oct 10, 2017 15:18
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Ax and Smash deciding they gave no fucks and wailing on each other for lack of other things to wail on was brilliant
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Jerusalem posted:I have a soft spot in my heart for Rugged Ronnie Garvin, because he was involved in a feud that I absolutely loved though it doesn't come until 1990. Before his WWF run though he was a big deal for a short time in Jim Crockett Promotions where he feuded for a LONG time with Ric Flair for the NWA Championship and had about the coolest nickname possible: "The Man with the Hands of Stone" He was also part of a massive feud with Jimmy Garvin against the Rougeaus in Quebec.
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Rarity posted:At this point, Shawn starts getting a bit silly. He takes an atomic drop from Shawn... And judging from (my memories of) OSWReview, you should see plenty of "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin over the next couple of shows.
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Oct 10, 2017 21:56
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frankenfreak posted:That's very silly. I noticed that while posting but I watched it so long ago I don't remember who it was actually from so I left it 
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Don't feel bad about that. With that ton of material you go through and write out, errors happen. This one just happened to conjure up a very funny image in my head of Shawn bumping like got that Atomic Drop from an invisible Hogan.
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Oct 10, 2017 22:01
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frankenfreak posted:With that ton of material you go through and write out My backlog currently stands at 56 pages 
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Holy poo poo
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