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    Exactly right. Goldberg was hardly losing steam due the streak at the end of '98, and in a pretty great place as a draw considering that they pushed him and the title beneath Hogan all fall until Starrcade. But it was Nash's turn so there you have it. I wonder if the Goldberg of a couple years later would've handled things differently and been as quick to take the loss at that point. Agreed. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Goldberg would have done big business for a while, and signs of decline would have been the trigger to change the way to book him. Goldberg was never the same after the loss, because a big part of the appeal was the streak and the fact no one could beat Goldberg. What they should have done is use him a lot less on TV to make each of his matches special. And still have him win at the end. They had found a golden goose. They killed it. Along with the promotion.
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    Agreed. Hogan absolutely sucked during this period, and they ran exacly zero angle on TV to build the match after the abortion that was the Clash post-match. Flair does a better job building interest for that PPV in one promo that they did since the beginning. Flair can't get back in the ring too soon at this point to me.
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    Hogan sucks at making his match with Vader any special. Just another ranting Hogan promo. And Jimmy Hart as his bitch cheerleader is godawful.
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    Petty shot at WWF aside, this is your run of the mill Hogan promo, brotha, pythons, strongest power in the universe yaddi yaddi yadda. Yawn. Hogan is so boring and unbearably annoying.
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    Hum... The very first jacket Sting showed was the one from the first Clash, complete with Sting telling it was that match that put him on the map. Yep, cool little feature.
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    I hate that stupid rule of the title only be on the line for the first 15 minutes, especially since it was only used to get convenient non-title-winning pinfall like this one. Randy Savage was 43 at this point, and was still more than able to deliver good matches and look like a superstar. Yep, Vince totally missed the boat while building his "new generation" with guys mostly over 35 anyway and putting Savage on the side because he was "too old". He doesn't have the explosiveness he had 10 years earlier of course, but he was still a very solid worker able to convey urgency, take huge bumps on occasion and work nice sequences. Arn and him really don't work the same style at all, but they successfuly make it look like a real struggle. Good sequence at the end. Savage was a giving wrestler in the ring, and it shows here, as his status could have allowed him to eat Arn up. I still like Savage as a heel much better, especially at this point of his career, but watching him go through this pre-Nitro period will be one of the most interesting thing in 1995 to me.
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    What the fuck Brian ? THOSE HAIRS !!! (I'm less offended by the shorts after years of the mini tiger-trunks) Really, Pillman had serious looks issues until he became the Loose Cannon.
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    Very good video. Vader looks like a true monster. But don't bother, Hogan already no-sold the powerbomb.
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    Seriously, how fucking stupid Hogan was ? He simply killed his feud with Vader in the post-match. It's dead. He took the powerbomb and got up no-selling it. Vader is a chump. Case closed. Damn Hogan was horrendous. For all the talk about him being a smart or at least an "efficient" worker, there are tons of occurence like these which showed Hogan was a dumb fuck who was just feeding his own ego. Like the reviving elbow wasn't retarded enough. Hogan shitting on two major finishers in the same match. Amazing. It gets up there with the Fingerpoke of Doom in godwaful infuriating Hogan moments. How can Savage could agree to be Hogan's bitch during his entire career is something I just don't get.
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    Good match, with Tenta being really efficient again. I wouldn't go to "great", but I totally agree he was a damn good monster worker. He's totally carrying those Sting matches. The post-match is a case of Gene sucking badly, throwing Big Bubba Rogers name for absolutely no reason before Trailor alluded to it. This third name and gimmick change really hurt Trailor, he's already lost a lot of steam with the Guardian Angel gimmick.
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    The bozo cameraman doesn't grasp the concept of Flair showing off his women. Glad to see Flair back already.
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    Brody was half the man Sid was, and Sid has half the brain Brody had.
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    This guy has been around for nearly 6 years, busting his ass, regularly being one of their best worker, and here he is in a goofy vignette talking about his football days like he's a newcomer. Feel the frustration building, no wonder the guy snapped. But the most striking stuff here are : THE HAIR !!! WHAT THE FUCK ??? Übermullet from hell.
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    One of the best Harlem Heat match I've seen thus far, Booker T really goes the extra mile (awesome bumping), and Stevie Ray didn't get in the way of a good little match. Sherri with the Heat was a really good combination. Stars & Stripes works better here than against Pretty Wonderful too, the dynamic was much more interesting.
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    After watching his whole stint in WCW, I must come back on my ill-advised words. This guy stunk up the joint. He had exactly one good match in his entire stint, and that was a garbage match with Cac and the Nasties. A combo that delivered a great match when he was replaced by Sullivan.
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    BTW, has there been any news after he got through the car accident earlier in the year ?
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    Awesome was done in the 00's anyway. His knees were gone before he came to WCW. He peaked in the mid-90's in FMW, he wouldn't have lasted long anyway. He wasn't big enough to be a monster like he was in Japan and ECW, and his style demanded so much from his opponent that he could only look good working against an über bumper at this stage. His suicide was really sad as he had settled financially and had a good job outside wrestling, and he seemed like a really cool and down to earth guy in interviews.
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    Bagwell was a perfectly competent tag wrestler, and became better as Buff during his first year as a heel. He never was the same after the neck injury though, after that he relied almost solely on his character, and as much as early nWo Buff could be fun, babyface Buff the Stuff was just....
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    SMW got much better as the year was closing off, with the Rock'n'Roll/Jim Cornette/Gangsta feud, Cactus Jack (and Brian Lee in the background) trying to look after Boo Bradley resulting in a brutal feud with Candido & Fytch, and the arrival of Buddy Landell which is very promising for the following year.
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    It's fun to see how Cactus really came out of his shell after leaving WCW, although his last few weeks there had him cutting great promos on Sullivan too. It's interesting to realize that his role in both promotions would be to deal with an abused simple-minded guy. The difference being Dave Sullivan was godawful while Boo Bradley worked well and the angle actually got interesting quick as Cac brought the hatred and intensity to it. I guess Brian Lee is waiting for someone to show him the money at this point.
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    Surreal moment that was great for a babyface pop although ambiguous because the Rock'n Roll don't fully trust Cornette either. Excellent angle with great execution and promos to build to this first step of Cornette together with the R'n'R hitting the Gangstas with tennis rackets. Corny throwing rackets to the Rock'n'Roll was the best.
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    Lots of awesomeness here. First of all, Buddy Landell's debut establishes him as a main player, and he cuts a mean, serious promo, including shots at Hogan and Flair. ECW ! ECW ! Wait. Hell, I would have loved to see Landell in ECW too. And in WCW as nWo Nature Boy. Anyway, I'm just having fantasies here. Landell is in SMW and he's already at the level of the best promos of the year. Then the segment with Ross running down Corny's evil deads. Ross is perfect here, as is Cornette's running on the stage outraged. I feel like Morton kinda comes off a bit naive as it's not like the Heavenly Bodies haven't slapped his father around a few months ago, and it's like they are desperate with the Gangstas to the point they kinda forgot everything Cornette did to them. Having Cornette remind what they did to him to was a smart way to reequilibrate the balance. Two great segments, as SMW has gotten on the right path again during the fall. Things are exciting again.
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    Yeah, what the hell happened ? It's not like he doesn't have a rich history with Candido and Fytch. I find that one puzzling. Cactus quoting the Christams Song was really funny. He's on fire. The match is okay. Tammy is smoking. There was no cat in that bag.
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    I know people like this. It's fucking infuriating and you do want to kill them at some points. Well, figuratively. The whole point about Brody not delivering at all in the ring what he projected as a character with his look and intros, added to the fact he was super over but maybe not that great of a draw after all, and also an unprofesionnal prick, reminds me of someone else. Sid.
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    Cornette's involvement in the R'n'R vs Gangstas feud makes it much better and intriguing. And yes, Ross and Corny always work really well together.
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