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You think Dusty's huge ego would let happen? Lex wasn't considered main event level until he left the Horsemen in early '88. This I can see happening. Magnum and Tully had plenty of history together, although I don't think Tully was considered a World Title threat. Barry was only brought in because of Magnum's accident. He'd been in Florida before that, he'd have probably come in to JCP in '87 when Florida got bought out. But I don't see him coming in as a heel, he'd always been considered Dusty's understudy. If JCP was willing to do a big angle with the UWF boys, then yes.
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It's been said before, that the plan for Starrcade '86 wasn't Magnum over Flair, it was Magnum over Nikita in an I Quit match, I'd imagine for the U.S. Title, but I guess it'd be possible to make it non-title since it was such a personal rivalry between them. I do think that Magnum would have eventually gotten the title from Flair, at Starrcade '87 at the latest, but where do they go from there? JCP didn't have a lot of main event level heels, so I don't think TA would have had a whole lot to do with the strap once he got it. Rematches around the circuit with Flair, rekindle the feud with Nikita over the World Title, and what else?
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I think that the blown suplex hurt Brodus and his elimination was an audible so he could get checked out. It's way too random to have him be the only one to take a fall on the team.
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"He's ambitiously stupid" - Why Scott Keith's new book is scary bad
MikeCampbell replied to Bix's topic in Megathread archive
Cornette says he came up with it as a half joke to his friend Norm Dooley who was doing a newsletter and simply saying things like good match, terrific match, excellent match, etc. So he suggested that Norm do star ratings like TV guide did for movies. -
Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in Megathread archive
Do the new classic house shows (I think this month is an LA one) on Classics also feature the original initials? -
Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in Megathread archive
The new Legends Roundtable is all about RAW, and interestingly enough features the famous Mankind Title win, complete with scratch logo and unmuted mentions of "WWF." -
The more Greg/Tito matches I see, the more I love the feud. The October '84 MSG show was dullsville, until Tito and Greg had about a five minute match with Greg juicing. I'm getting a couple of '81 MSGs with Backlund/Valentine, including the one where Greg gets announced as new champ.
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Loss just described me at age 17
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The guys and I cracked up at JBL namedropping various WCCW names, like Steve Simpson. I was half expecting a Bill Mercer or Marc Lowrance mention.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in Megathread archive
That's funny because Verne Gagne used to namedrop him all the time on AWA TV. Edit: Wow, I had no idea that he was the wrestling coach at my old High School. -
"He's ambitiously stupid" - Why Scott Keith's new book is scary bad
MikeCampbell replied to Bix's topic in Megathread archive
Found the exact quote from his review of that show. -
"He's ambitiously stupid" - Why Scott Keith's new book is scary bad
MikeCampbell replied to Bix's topic in Megathread archive
Scott once claimed that Dusty wanted to put the title on Steiner at Clash XIV and that Flair actually signed off on it, which was one of the very few times that both of them agreed on something. -
Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in Megathread archive
The TNA PPV was lots of fun, although the crowd didn't seem that into anything. You'd think that Hernandez/Chavo winning would get a huge pop, but it wasn't anything special. I think the biggest pop of the night was when Chavo namedroped Eddie. Also, Devon being the Aces and Eights guy got a big "Holy shit" from the guys I was watching with, and the "This is awkward" chant afterward had us rolling. -
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I mentioned this show in Bix's greatest cons thread, after Nash's story about Bischoff freaking out when JR said that he was bringing Diesel and Razor back, and giving them huge raises to sign iron clad contracts.
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[1992-03-31-AJPW-Championship Carnival] Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in March 1992
I'd rate this below their Carnival matches from '93 and '95 (although I'd have to have another sit down with former), but this is a worthy addition to the Kawada vs. Taue cannon. Taue pulling out a tope suicida shocked the hell out of me, and I loved the spot where Taue charged himself right into the ganmengiri. Taue had some good shots here, but once they started teaming up and Taue started following Kawada's lead and was just wanting to beat the piss out of people, he got exponentially better.- 11 replies
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[1992-03-29-WWF-Primetime Wrestling] Shawn Michaels vs Roddy Piper
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in March 1992
I also like the Shawn/Sherri pairing, it worked for what it was, which was giving Shawn a little more heat and credibility. This was a fun little 10 minute TV match, which let Shawn do what he does best, bounce like a pinball. I liked the revisionist history on commentary, where Piper KO'd Mr. T at 'Mania II. I loved the booking too, Hart tries to help and only makes things worse.- 10 replies
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Nothing really special here, these pale in comparison to the WWF Update. Although the bit where a fan can submit a question is a good idea.
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[1992-03-28-WCW-Pro] Arn Anderson vs Ricky Steamboat
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in March 1992
Here's a great example where everything just clicks. Steamboat and Anderson mesh together perfectly, it's an easy angle of Anderson being Rude's policeman, and you've got the hot angle with Rude at the end. -
It's weird seeing Bob Holly like this, given how much of a total disconnect it is from the real person. The bit about why do all the work to win the tournament when he can just beat the champion in one night is a nice touch though.
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I liked the little background on Horner's career, but thought the singing stuff was goofy.
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[1992-03-28-USWA-TV] Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett vs The Moondogs
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in March 1992
The lumberjack jobbers was a brilliant twist for this match. It's more the usual awesomeness of this feud. It sort of cuts off abruptly, I'm guessing that Morell DQ'd Lawler for the piledriver.- 14 replies
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[1992-03-28-USWA-TV] Eric Embry vs Dirty White Boy
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in March 1992
I'd have liked to see this bad boy in full, Embry is juicing like crazy and DWB is ready to kill.- 10 replies
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[1992-03-28-WWF-Superstars] Interview: Sid Justice
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in March 1992
I can't get enough of Sid's theme music. I got a kick out of Sid getting in Gene's face, twice. But I coulda done without the goofy "Hokemania" stuff.