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  1. MikeCampbell
    Loss is the next Ted DiBiase, he'll proove that EVERYBODY'S got a price!
  2. MikeCampbell
    UT submitted Ambrose a few weeks back, and Cena pinned Rollins as part of the six man elimination match. Reigns hasn't dropped any falls other than by DQ. I was thinking that they'd let Hell No retain at the PPV with Bryan submitting Reigns just to get it out of the way, so they'd each have dropped a fall.
  3. MikeCampbell
    The Tom Prichard/Dirth White Boy feud in '88 had some awesome stuff, probably the most well known is the Dirty White Girl black eye angle.
  4. MikeCampbell
    He's probably best known in the US for the corckscrew plancha that he busted out in every WCW mutliman match, or the fluke win over Scott Hall, that Hall got right back the next week. The first time I saw his work in CMLL, I was floored by how great a rudo he was.
  5. MikeCampbell
    My quickie thoughts: Jericho vs. Fandango: Pretty much non-descript. When the guys and I were summing up what was good and what wasn't, I had to ask what the opener was, because I'd already forgotten about it. Kofi vs. Ambrose: Kofi relied a bit too much on the head kicks, but the match was solid and the finish was flawless. Sheamus vs. Henry: The strap looked like a giant ace bandage. They worked in some good ideas for teasing the end. But he thought the actual finish was stupid. The ref should have called it when Mark picked him up for the WSS. Del Rio vs. Swagger: Good match, goofy finish with the reversal. Way to kill off Swagger by jobbing him two PPVs in a row. Hell No vs. Shield: Non-stop action, this was exactly what it needed to be. Reigns yelling "You tried to break my arm, I'm gonna break your face!" was priceless. Orton vs. Big Show: Some good spots, and a good finish, but I just don't care about either of these two right now. Cena vs. Ryback. Ryback's Ultimate Warrior stuff was funny. They paced this really well, although Ryback went overboard on overselling stuff to milk the count. Ryback was on his feet, while they were still putting Cena on the gurney. Ryback should be champion. Cage Match: HHH's new gear is hideous! This seemed like a typical HHH wankfest, except for Brock selling his knee really well. The right person went over. I'm hoping that this winds up meaning something down the line, like Rock getting the 'Rumble title shot due to beating Cena at 'Mania. Heyman cuts a promo saying Brock is rehabbing his knee at home, and he's now in line for a title shot at Summerslam or Survivor Series. I'll be surprised if Ryback doesn't find some way to make a pun for the name of the next PPV, seeing as Ryback and Payback are so similar looking.
  6. MikeCampbell
    Good promo by Heyman. Madusa's promo sucked, but it got the crowd worked up. The fire breathing was pointless.
  7. MikeCampbell
    I'm amazed that no indy feds have stolen this angle yet. There's usually at least a few of those obnoxious types at every show.
  8. MikeCampbell
    Glad to see that Brian's chain didn't leave any scars or bruises on Tom's face. This was the usual great stuff from Cornette.
  9. MikeCampbell
    This was very short, but it's more than enough to get Embry's point across.
  10. MikeCampbell
    Brian Christopher shows just how much he really is his father's son. The reversal of the decision makes sense, but I don't see how Eddie's presence warrants holding the title up.
  11. MikeCampbell
    This wasn't even stupid in a funny way. This was just stupid.
  12. MikeCampbell
    Serious question for those who were attending live events back in these days: Did Martel's arrogance actually emit any sort of scent, or just water? This was amusing thanks to Martel, between his comments about the smell and his being such a dick to spray Tatanka while he's blinded.
  13. MikeCampbell
    I also had a lot of trouble understanding Andre, amidst the overdubbing, but this was pretty cool. I was somewhat surprised that when she asked about tough opponents he didn't say Maeda.
  14. MikeCampbell
    What you have here is two guys who want to get noticed, and they went about it the right way for the time. The only thing I could have really done without was the piledriver spot. That should have been the death of Wilcox.
  15. MikeCampbell
    The missed splash may be one of the worst things I've ever seen. I'm talking 'Scott Steiner at Badd Blood 2003' levels of awful. Nothing else to really say about it.
  16. MikeCampbell
    This was pretty awesome on pretty much every level. Bammer and Vader were great as the monster heels, but still bumped and sold well enough to show that Mutoh and Hase were definitely good enough to be able to beat them.
  17. MikeCampbell
    They did on the house show circuit. 14 year old Mike Campbell saw Phil Lafon get pinned after the Slop Drop and died a little bit inside.
  18. MikeCampbell
    Was there even really a heel turn? I just remember one of them (I'm guessing Doug) cutting a promo basically saying that they didn't feel like the fans were supporting them. And then, a few weeks later, they were jobbing to the Godwins.
  19. MikeCampbell
    Just something I was pondering randomly. If Furnas and Lafon jumped to the WWF straight from All Japan in late '95 or early '96 would they have gotten over any better? I tend to think so based on the fact that there would have been some better teams to work with. The Body Donnas and New Rockers would probably have had good matches with them, especially with Candido, Prichard, and Snow all knowing Doug from SMW. And even bigger teams like the Godwins and Smoking Gunns would probably have been willing to bump for them, knowin that Doug was strong enough to pretty much put them where he wanted to. Another thing I was thinking about, would they have gotten over better in WCW if they went there instead of the WWF? That one, I'm not so sure about. Compared to teams like the Steiners, Harlem Heat, Faces of Fear, etc. they were basically cruiserweights. Hall and Nash would surely have squashed them like bugs. At best, I see them as little more than an obviously talented undercard tag team, having good matches with undercard teams like High Voltage, Gomez/Renegade, and make shift teams of Luchadores.
  20. MikeCampbell
    Would this be Vince Russo's first ever non-sensical swerve?
  21. MikeCampbell
    Don't forget the ref separating Nelson and Kongo from a clinch far too quickly.
  22. MikeCampbell
    I took it as a subtle reference to the months-long drama with Stacy Carter in 2001.
  23. MikeCampbell
    I'm pretty sure this is the best WWF match of the year, and definitely a strong contender for best of the decade. One magical night in Philly, the stars were alligned just right for them to pull this off. Their work flows perfectly, so that it never feels like they're just aping ECW's garbage brawls as a nod to being in Philly, or that they're actively trying to put on a "self concious epic." Shawn's segments working the hand and knee come off great because it feels spontaneous, rather than having Mick sets up some convuluted spot that backfires. The pendulum swings with both men able to take control at a moment's notice, and there are tons of smart touches like Shawn taking a corner bump and getting tied up rather than taking his usual pinball bump, and Mick is right there with the running elbow drop. Yes, the finish is stupid, there is no reason why Shawn couldn't have pinned Mick after the superkick into the chair. But, the body of the match is so great that the finish doesn't detract from it in the least. This is also the only time they could have put on a match like this. Shawn lost his smile and wound up hanging things up a year and a half later, while Foley gradually left his ability to work like this behind, in favor of taking increasingly big (and unnecessary) bumps.
  24. MikeCampbell
    I recently watched the full match on the Coliseum Video version, and I'm surprised at the lack of love for it. It's easily the best Smokin' Guns PPV match of the year, which has nothing to do with them, their matches since the heel turn have all been potential cures for insomnia. But, Owen and Davey solve that by hogging the match and just trotting out nice spot after nice spot, and Bart's selling when they shark on his leg is really good stuff.
  25. MikeCampbell
    Thread Killer already nailed it. Loss or Will may as well just close the topic now.
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