Loss Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I guess this was the last classic WCW angle. Bret gets a hero's welcome in the best thing he's been involved in since 1997, showing how much he still had to give. The premise is that Bret said he could beat Goldberg in five minutes. He recites "Oh Canada" and the crowd absolutely loves him. He mentions Goldberg putting money to face Steve Austin, but Bret beat Steve Austin every time he fought him. He then takes off the Calgary Hitmen jersey to show a Maple Leafs jersey and the crowd absolutely erupts. Goldberg comes out and this should have been the one time WCW didn't play the taped chants since it was obvious fans weren't doing it. He spears Bret and then gets knocked unconscious. Bret is out for a second too. Bret revives first, covers Goldberg and counts to three! Then he takes off the jersey to reveal that he was wearing a steel plate, gets on the mic and says "I quit!" So awesome, but they had no idea how to follow up on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Bret was so great here. He's still the ultimate mega-face in Canada and he panders wonderfully. His line about Goldberg putting up money to fight Austin when he's beaten Austin every time he faced him was awesome. It's insane how little WCW did with Bret considering the potential and the fact that his going was such a huge deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Bret brings up the "I came to WCW to earn a legacy not ruin it" line again. Yeah this was the best thing Bret did in WCW. Good promo and angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Probably the best thing bret ever did in WCW. A great angle that should have led to a money match. I remember marking out huge when the steel plate was revealed and I was a huge Goldberg fan still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Here's a main event feud that people wanted to see. The steel plate was such an inspired idea. It was great how Bret sold the spear when most others in his place wouldn't have done. A strong hometown hero promo from the Hitman as well. All of Canada was his hometown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 This is instantly the most compelling program in WCW all year, so naturally it's practically forgotten about in 7 days. As it is, this *might* have been enough to salvage Bret since he has a compelling reason to go after almost any top guy on the roster, but both politics (predictably) and real life (in a way that no one could imagine) would intervene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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