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  1. El-P
    Looking at his body of work, I would agree. I like his heel personnality better like I said, but the very good to great matches he piled up as a babyface, in various roles like you said, speak for themselves.
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    I really don't want to see Vader teaming with Hogan, so it's not something I miss. Vader should have pissed off Paul Orndorff before the strap match and go on his merry way before all that shit.
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    Yes, this is exactly how Rick comes off after a while. I'm not sure when the change happens, but at some point the Steiner become really unberably egotistical, probably because they knew they could beat the shit out of people for real. Unless they got guys like Doom, the Shrinkers, Doc/Gordy who are real bad ass and who know their shit (well, Butch Reed did at least). The Road Warriors cames off like monsters. The Steiners came off like dicks.
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    I thought Pillman's babyface act was always a little bit too rooted in the traditionnal exciting-jumping around 80's babyface, and that with the crummy look (bad hairstyle, shitty tights, either too small in eearly 90's or too hair-metal in 95) kinda prevented me from totally getting connected to Pillman as a face. It come across in his promos, which always felt a bit forced to me. That being said, on a pure work level, he was an excellent babyface. But the whole package always had something wrong to me. It seems like his personnality was more suited for being a heel, but then again, his promos both as a Holywood Blond or the Loose Cannon kinda semed a bit forced too. I guess Pillman had that overdrive and desire in him that made him, I dunno, a bit too self-conscious. I'd say a heel, I really loved his team with Windham and the Blondes. But he's a guy who certainly could play both role efficiently in the ring. He should have recieved a big push as a babyface as early as 1990 though, after the series with Luger in 89. It's a shame that WCW never saw what they had in him, for so long.
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    I hate that shit. It seems like ever since Michaels mouthed "I'm sorry, I love you", WWE started having this obsession with heavy verbalizing in some of their big matches. I guess it ties into the whole "self concious epic" stuff. My exact feeling too.
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    Going through WCW TV from 89 to 95, Pillman is a guy whose stock has went up with me, and I didn't expect it. I never realized before that he had been so good for so long despite being fucked over and fucked over again by the booking. It's amazing how this guy just didn't snap or throw the towel much earlier in his career. As far as comparing him with Austin, it's a tricky question for me, obviously during that whole period he's the much better worker, and he has some great stuff. He was never put in Austin's spot to have big main events, so it's a different realm. But yeah, maybe Pillman would be above Austin at this point with me too. I'd have to revisit Austin's WWF stuff, which is something I dont intent to do at this point. But having Pillman ahead of Austin doesn't strike me as outrageous at this point, not at all. Pillman was consistently one hell of a worker from 89 to 95.
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    That would probably be the reason for me not thinking about him. Epic peak, but a bit too short for me to compete against the guys I mentionned.
  8. El-P
    Good match, but yeah, it made them look weak. And THAT feud would end up being very disapointing with THAT match.
  9. El-P
    Shit, that's exactly what it looks like !
  10. El-P
    Yeah, Kevin Nash is a rather funny guy, but he's not as funny as he thinks he is. Laughs too much out of his own jokes, which aren't always funny. But he's a smart guy. Completely full of shit though.
  11. El-P
    This is really fitting as the last match of the last SMW TV show, with the Heavenly Bodies, DWB and Tracey Smothers in the ring. Of course you have the wrong R'n'R and the wrong Armstrong really in term of significance, but it's a very good match. End of the line for me, as I don't have the last two shows. I mostly had a lot of fun with SMW, although the last year's TV was really a drag at points. It took me forever before I watched that product, but I'm glad I did. I'll miss that Edgar Winter Band tune.
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    I had no idea Miss Jackie and her huge... eyes worked in SMW until she showed up two weeks earlier.
  13. El-P
    That's a match I would have liked to see, Tracey's promo was pretty intense.
  14. El-P
    Awful stuff. Come on Cornette, you're better than this.
  15. El-P
    I like Cornette's way of explaining why Gibson was better than Morton. Yeah, makes sense, Morton was always getting beat up. Gibson is one ugly looking motherfucker.
  16. El-P
    I saw this one come from a thousand miles. But Gibson was pretty good in this actually, it would have been pretty interesting in a not dying, not exhausted promotion.
  17. El-P
    Indeed. SMW is not fun anymore. Not at all, despite the Thugs/Landell/Bodies.
  18. El-P
    SMW was done. The booking was exhausted, the talent was gone. This promotion needs a mercy killing at this point, it's pretty sad to watch, kinda reminds me the last days of FMW.
  19. El-P
    Yeah, way too much babyface beatings. Cornette was spent. Has been for a while now. Having angles with midget doesn't help.
  20. El-P
    He isn't from Glasgow, Scotland ? Damnit !
  21. El-P
    Screwjobs, overbooking galore. Was Russo an intern in SMW at this point ? I had no idea Bull Buchanan worked SMW, bit he sure didn't impress me.
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    I think it's a good time to say how much I don't enjoy Chip Kessler at all. Pretty bad announcer, and really creepy looking with the non-blinking look.
  23. El-P
    I smell something fishy here. Man, Gibson without Ricky looks a bit like a tool.
  24. El-P
    I thought that was Wolfie D. too !! SMW is on its last legs, it's painfully obvious at this point. It's been fun while it lasted.
  25. El-P
    It's odd that just as the promotion is fading down, we end up with Gibson in single just like at the beginning. Yeah, Thugs, Landell & Bodies really carry these last few weeks.
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