Loss Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Landell talks between video highlights of all the stuff that has led to his babyface turn and departure from Cornette's Militia. Long, but well done. This is the first clip of Landell officially being ousted from the Militia on the yearbook. Terry Gordy can barely do the angle in the ring. So sad. Landell holds them all at bay for a long time before the numbers catch up. I really think they should have put the heat from all this on one of the Militia members instead of Cornette himself, but that's how Cornette booked. Cornette's furious promo kicking Landell out is incredible, as is Landell's summary at the end closing things out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Landell is such a great promo. Easily best promo of 95. Even better than Cactus. Landell vs Rich seems like a interesting match in 1996. Was SMW even doing TV tapings at this time? Gordy took a nice backdrop during the angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Another great furious promo by Cornette, and another great serious promo by Landell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Long recap of the Landell face turn, including his full confessional interview and a music video of the Shawn Michaels match. And THEN a straight replay of the finish. Well, I'm sure this came off better in a week-to-week format rather than the Yearbook. Comments from Cornette and his new top lieutenant, Tommy Rich. Cornette has demoted Landell down to buck private until he lays off the bottle. Highlights of Landell & Rich vs. Bob & Brad Armstrong in a rematch from Barbourville, KY. Jim Cornette attempts his ether-towel trick again, but Brad gets the towel and uses it on Landell himself. Good Lord, Brad could give Hulk Hogan lessons in how to be an underhanded babyface. Cornette follows up his demotion by giving Landell a "court martial" from the Militia. Landell singlehandedly takes out 3 Militia members and figure-fours Cornette. Eventually the Punisher overwhelms him with a blackjack. Long beatdown follows, with Landell getting busted open on the tennis racket, Cornette's canteen, and his combat boots, as the announcer stresses that Landell has no friends to help him. This is a good angle but it's also more ammo for the "Cornette pushed himself too hard" crowd. After getting figure-foured by Landell, Cornette should be hopping around on one leg or doing a stretcher job, not popping back up to participate in a beatdown. Cornette and Rich cut a seething angry promo on the drunken junkie they just court martialed, a guy who can't enter the ring without some sips of false courage. Good Lord, Cornette is fatter than Wildfire. The stress of Smoky Mountain's impending collapse must be getting to him. Landell lays it all out--he'll put up everything he owns in order to be his own one-man Militia. Buddy and Cactus' virtual feud over Interview of the Year is the most compelling rivalry in North American wrestling right now. Both are capable of chilling you to the bone...but Buddy may just be a little bit better at cutting actual money promos to make you want to see matches, while Cactus is more about telling stories. Good and compelling stories--but not "talk you into the arena" stories, as we'll soon get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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