Loss Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpchicago23 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 I was here live for this Nitro....well sort of. It was held at the fair grounds here in Tampa and we were at the fair but couldn't get tickets in time. Me and my buddy eventually found the wrestlers exit and got to see Jericho, Juvy, and an unmasked Rey to whom I yelled at, Hey that's Rey!!! Don't ask me how I knew I was probably guessing but no one noticed until I said it again and he covered his face causing a sea of people to run towards him. Poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Last few minutes. Regal is beating the hell out of this kid. WCW decides to copy the Maivia/Helmsley match for reasons I don't understand, as Rey distracts Regal long enough for Prince Iaukea to win the match and the TV title. Teddy Long, Eddy Guerrero and Public Enemy (???) celebrate with Prince Iaukea after the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 I was hoping this was going to be Regal stiffing the shit out of the useless greenhorn, but it's Prince Iaukea joining Renegade in the varied list of TV Champions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 The commentary really tries to sell this as the biggest upset they have ever seen but it feels hollow and unjust. I did enjoy the assortment of talent that celebrated. Who was Teddy's charges at the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo's Roomie Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Would Teddy have been with Fire and Ice at this point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Looked it up on Grahams site and it looks like Ice Train, Jim Powers, and Bobby Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 This was such a bizarre title change to me back in the day. I didn't pick up the Rocky Maivia copycat angle. The Rock had big potential. I wouldn't say the same about Iaukea. Crap loss for Regal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Brainfart booking here. Hey, the WWF is pushing a young samoan guy and is giving him the IC title from nowhere, let's do the same. Why ? Prince Iauea was mediocre at his very best, had no charisma and was a jobber until then. First time during this hot Nitro era that WCW did something totally defensive and looked up at the WWF. Just a bad, stupid idea, and the "celebration" looked lame as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I actually like the idea of WCW running the Bobby Blaze/Mikey Whipwreck angle with its TV title, but I wish they found somebody besides Iaukea to run it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB8 Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Yeah, the idea in theory is fine and could've worked pretty well with the right guy, but Iaukea felt like a total WTF choice. Also WTF was the assortment of folks who came out to celebrate with him. I'm probably reading too much into it, but it sort of made Eddie look a bit lame, going from beating one of the main nWo guys on PPV and winning the US belt to just being another dude celebrating with a guy nobody really cares about. Regal's shtick with the ref' post-match was pretty amusing, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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