[1996-04-20-USWA-TV] Bill Dundee and the Cyberpunks

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Some awesome clips of the Dundee/Cyberpunks feud. The Cyberpunks are PG-13 for those who don't know. Awesome stuff with bumps and brawling aplenty involving Randy Hales, Bill Dundee and Jesse James Armstrong.

[Phil Austin]

I liked these clips. As someone who never saw the Cyberpunks gimmick before, it seemed pretty stupid, especially the weird interviews, but I guess it was different to the audience at the time, and fits the wacky world of wrestling....and I'm guessing there is a payoff to the gimmick down the line that reveals who they are.

 

Coolest part of the whole package for me was seeing Jesse James Armstrong with 'New Age Outlaw' on his pants. That was pretty cool to see that phrase appearing before that team was formed in the WWF.

[shoe]

Dundee is so awesome in these type of settings. I thought the Cyberpunk gimmick was bad, but it was different.

[Tim Evans]

Randy Hales is the ultimate dorky authority figure. I thought Announcer Vince was bad but he doesn't hold a candle to Randy. This was awesome and Dundee was very underrated in 96. It was probably his best year since at least 86.

[benj]

Discovery for me here, updated avatar. Awesome!

[PeteF3]

Awesome highlights of the Bill Dundee vs. Randy Hales/Cyberpunks feud--Dundee brawls with Wolfie D in the locker room and then jumps Randy Hales and then Jesse James Armstrong with a chair for good measure. Then Samantha Pain comes out claiming a "bus load" of Dundee supporters is out in the parking lot protesting for Bill's return, but it's all a trap so Dundee can attack Hales again. Then wild clips from Louisville of Dundee vs. Cyberpunk Fire. The Cyberpunks get an ECW lights-out entrance into the studio and an Ole Anderson voicebox promo--silly, but this is carried off much better here than in WCW. Good on them for making a stronger effort than usual to conceal who the Cyberpunks are, even if everyone knows what's up.

[soup23]

The Cyberpunks are an interesting gimmick. They kind of feel hokey but also ahead of their time. Interesting feud and good for USWA as always at least trying something different.