BlueGuy

A surprisingly boring match. Outside of Hennig and Austin, I think Owen is Bret's best opponent so the fact this match seemed so dull is frankly shocking. Nevertheless, I thought this match was boring when I watched it live and almost 20 years later that same feeling rings true.

Now that's funny. LOL

I liked his main event cage match against Ric Flair at the first Taboo Tuesday PPV.

So it's showing fear? Did anyone really think Flair was scared to death when he begged off? Or was it pretty obviously a mind game to swing the match back in his favor? I hate even having to defend the begging off, because it's not something I'm a fan of. But are you referring to that, or something else entirely? It was so obviously a ploy to "sucker" his opponents into a false sense of security. Anyone who doubts that should watch any of his WWF 91-92 matches where he'll beg off into a corner. The face follows him and is met with a swift kick to the midsection allowing Flair to regain control. It was a "strategic" move that fit into the matches and almost always lead somewhere advancing the match.

When they switch to a backstage scene or someone unexpectedly makes an appearance, Lawler will typically say, "Oh! Oh!" He isn't doing it quite as much as he did in the Attitude era, but, during that time, it was more common then hearing him say puppies.

I'm not sure you can really compare that aspect. You really just weren't allowed to swear on TV at all during that time period. There was no swearing on TV in the 60s or 70s and very little by the time most territories dried up in the mid-80s. Some heels today might be able to swear (although they don't really do it in WWE anymore) but they would have their shows thrown off TV if they did some of the race baiting angles that took place back then. It wasn't just four-letter words. It was stuff that wouldn't even raise an eyebrow today. Back in the 60s, Stampede Wrestling was thrown off TV after Iron Mike DiBiase said that if brains were dynamite, the people of Calgary wouldn't be able to blow their noses. I'm sure not everywhere was that strict, but it does indicate the general mindset. Oddly enough, the first time I ever heard this line was from Larry Cameron on Stampede TV back around 1989. How long were they off of TV?