Mattsdmf Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Not sure how to better title this thread but it'll do. Tomorrow begins October which has always been my favorite month and Halloween my favorite holiday. I usually reserve the month for various horror films and TV shows. I also thought it'd be a fun topic to wonder what wrestling matches, moments and promos that would fit the mood? I figured various matches from Halloween Havoc would fit such as Steiners vs Doom, Steiners vs Nasty Boys, Chambers of Horror Match, Vader vs Cactus Jack, the debut of the Yeti, Eddy vs Rey, etc. The first thing that came to mind was the Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels Hell in a Cell match from IYH: Badd Blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Freddy Kreuger as a Memphis babyface.😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsdmf Posted October 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Oh yeah! Freddy from Memphis would definitely need to be included with the awesome music video and hilarious match against Buddy Landel. I would also include various Doug Gilbert Freddy matches from W*ING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lacelle Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Some Zodiac & Jason The Terrible from Stampede as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Ambrose and Cesaro had a Trick or Streetfight a couple years back on Smackdown. It was pretty good and had the usual comedy props to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsdmf Posted October 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 That was a lot of fun! Another for me is Undertaker vs Mankind Buried Alive Match which was always my favorite bout of theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concrete1992 Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Going to do an episode of We Don't Know Wrestling on this topic actually, decided it before I saw the thread. So I'm open to suggestions! Like with horror I think there are a bevvy of different ways wrestling can convey HALLOWEEN. Halloween Havoc is a bit on the nose but I think certain matches really strike the Halloween vibe like DDP vs. Savage and Vader vs. Cactus Jack. I actually think Eddie vs. Rey is sort of a bad "halloween" match in the sense that it doesn't touch on any of its central themes. Feel free to tell me why I might be inaccurate. The Monster Mash match is something I unironically enjoy. Deathmatches can fit in the way movies like Saw and other gory movies fit. Some are more tasteful than others. I do not think Onita deathmatches really align with Halloween. Feels more like a Rocky movie. Buried Alive matches in general seem to work to get in the spirit. Casket matches. Fenix vs. Mil Muertes is such a good Halloween match the more I think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Like with horror I think there are a bevvy of different ways wrestling can convey HALLOWEEN. Halloween Havoc is a bit on the nose but I think certain matches really strike the Halloween vibe like DDP vs. Savage and Vader vs. Cactus Jack. I actually think Eddie vs. Rey is sort of a bad "halloween" match in the sense that it doesn't touch on any of its central themes. Feel free to tell me why I might be inaccurate. It does have Rey dressed up as The Phantom before we were used to him doing such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concrete1992 Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Like with horror I think there are a bevvy of different ways wrestling can convey HALLOWEEN. Halloween Havoc is a bit on the nose but I think certain matches really strike the Halloween vibe like DDP vs. Savage and Vader vs. Cactus Jack. I actually think Eddie vs. Rey is sort of a bad "halloween" match in the sense that it doesn't touch on any of its central themes. Feel free to tell me why I might be inaccurate. It does have Rey dressed up as The Phantom before we were used to him doing such things. I kind of forgot what he was dressed up as. This does help it slide in my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiva Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 The Dungeon of Doom fit the old campy horror aesthetic well. Well, at least The Yeti and Braun the Leprechaun are the stuff of nightmares anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLister Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 The Chikara-like ATTACK group in the UK does an annual late October show called GooseBumps with a heavy horror movie influence: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyPulis'Cap Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 There was a Smackdown, I want to say in 2002 that was Halloween themed with lots of fun stuff. All the backstage vignettes are at a fancy dress party which is pretty interesting for the fact that John Cena is dressed as Vanilla Ice, and I think it's the first on air appearance of his rapper gimmick. There's also a brilliant part where Matt Hardy in full V1.0 mood comes into the party playing his own entrance music on a stereo over his shoulder. In terms of matches, it's during the Smackdown Six era, so you get some fun stuff involving the Guerrero's, Edge, Angle and Benoit and there's also a pretty fun Matt Hardy/Tajiri match. The main event is Lesnar vs Mysterio in a match that only goes about 3/4 mins or so, but during that time is amazing and makes you want (or did if they were still in the condition they were in 2002) a longer match between them. Given it's 2002, you get a very much pre 'Women's Revolution' chocolate pudding bowl match between Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie, while it also features the bizarre segment where Steph and Bischoff make out which I don't think ever went anywhere(?). Anyway, something fun for everyone to enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Rock Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Any of the Grave Consequences matches from Lucha Underground. If you only have time for one then watch the first one, but all three of them are fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebottom Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 ECW Haloween Hell where Shane Douglas dressed as Dean Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concrete1992 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Not to plug, well actually yeah to do that, I wrote up some horror wrestling recommendations that seem to fit the theme of the thread p well https://spandexarestillcool.wordpress.com/2017/10/21/horror-wrestling-recommendations-2017-edition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Not to plug, well actually yeah to do that, I wrote up some horror wrestling recommendations that seem to fit the theme of the thread p well https://spandexarestillcool.wordpress.com/2017/10/21/horror-wrestling-recommendations-2017-edition/ Really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 When Warrior died I thought it'd be funny for that Halloween for some Indy wrestler to take on the gimmick of "Zombie Warrior", he comes out to the music but is at a normal walking pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 IWA Japan had Jason, Freddy Kruegger, Leatherface, all in matches, against each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Monster Mash Battle Royal on WWECW with Kane, Khali, Big Daddy V and Mark Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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