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He was put over a lot of people on the way up the card in 2002. He was a top star for his entire run. He was gone in less than two years. WWE made a big investment the first time around and didn't get much return out of it, as it's not like he was a major draw. His won/loss record is really irrelevant. His position on the card is far more relevant. He was pushed as a top guy and they weren't able to get anything out of him long term. WWE doesn't put people over the Undertaker cleanly in Hell in a Cell matches that they don't see in the long term mix as a rule. As a result of him not being a lifer, WWE doesn't trust him now. The only insane or irrational part of that is that they brought him back and paid him $5 million without trusting him, and without intending to get a return on their investment. But right or wrong, I can see how WWE would feel burned by the first run. Either way, there's a double standard, just like there always is on these things. I think back to the WCW days, and all you really heard from people at that time was how the highest paid guys on the roster needed to be doing more jobs. And these were people that had a track record of drawing in pro wrestling. None of this is a criticism of Brock leaving. If anything, it's a criticism of WWE for bringing him back without either protecting themselves contractually to avoid a walkout, or ensuring that they trusted the guy enough to do business with him. -
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This was a really strong match. Even the pairings that I didn't expect to be all that good, like Estrada/Metal and Winners/Espectro, work really well. Of course, Rey and Fuerza are working at lightspeed compared to everyone else, and they are *so* good that they force everyone to elevate their game even more. People who complain about short first falls in lucha libre should watch this match. The action is great, but it starts feeling pointless after a while because it takes forever before anyone seems all that concerned with winning and even longer to secure a pin. Rey looks phenomenal. This is probably his first chronological truly standout performance on a yearbook. Bottom line -- Rey and Fuerza brought it and everyone else followed their lead to deliver good performances, but the match didn't really build drama. It was just exchange after exchange and started seeming like it was going sideways until the last 6 minutes or so.
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Brian Christopher was really awesome in this match, and worked the bulk of it on the babyface side. The match really heated up when Lawler/Christopher vs Eddie/Funk/Koko was what was left. Gilbert stayed out of the ring until the very end, but did mic spots throughout to build heat. Funk and Lawler had some great stuff, including lots of pseudo-boxing spots. I wanted this to be a lost classic. It's not. But it is lots of fun and it's just about the most Memphisy thing that ever Memphised a Memphis.
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"Who Paid Brock To Take A Dive?" would be an ... interesting ... storyline.
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He is. He's on the A-Tier, the Undertaker, HHH, John Cena, (formerly) Batista tier of star testing. Yes, and I still think their policy has no credibility until someone at that level fails a test and they announce it publicly.
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If he's under WWE contract, he should be subject to the same stringent testing as everyone else.
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I think it was partially a regional thing and was probably bigger in some places than others, but groups like Tricky and Massive Attack definitely had a following with some kids when I was in high school, and Blur's "Girls and Boys", which was kind of a parody of this whole culture, was a fairly big hit.
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Grunge was still big in 1995, but was on the way out. You still had people into it, just like you still had a decent-sized hair metal crowd after grunge took off. But they were slowly fading away.
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They should have made a grunge character in 1991 ... and a rave character in 1995 (which we sort of got in Alex Wright, but they didn't really exploit the annoying raver stereotypes with him until 1997, which admittedly was still a relevant thing to do at that time.)
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If what Dave is saying is true, they consider that money well spent if John Cena gets more cheers. That's worth $5 million to them, I guess.
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Misawa was incredibly talented, so obviously Misawa dogging it is better than quite a few wrestlers working hard. But yes, I really think he was, especially when you see what Kobashi was doing with Baba and Hansen by comparison. I agree that the 11/93 tag is much better than this. I enjoyed watching this, but I wouldn't really call it a good match, if that makes sense.
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Tatanka has a ceremony with Chief Ray Little Turtle, Strongbow and Wahoo, where he is presented with sacred feathers. Tatanka's response to this seems genuine, but Wahoo McDaniels?? Adding an unnecessary "s" to a last name is SUCH a huge pet peeve of mine. That's picking nits, though, because Tatanka's tears are pretty cool and I'm an asshole for dwelling on that.
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Gotta love Tony Schiavone's rant about manager's licenses early on. Dustin seconds Pillman, which prompts Larry to question if he has a license to be there. Tony says, "Who issues them? The federal government?" and makes me laugh. Good match, but if you watch their Clash match back to back with this, there are probably more similarities than there should be four months later, but I think this is a tighter match, probably just because they had been working together so much. This gets thrown out when Col. Parker runs in, and Dustin runs in to beat him up.
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Only a five-minute TV match, but wow, do they make the most of it. Pritchard's offense looks great, and in general, he looks better than I've ever seen him look. He also lights Smothers up with chops. The match is really a backdrop to hype the Rock & Rolls/Bodies match at Bluegrass Brawl (both in the R&Rs being at ringside and that being the commentary focus), but it's a really fun backdrop.
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I tend to think that mindset probably isn't *quite* how WWE sees it. But, Dave reporting that right when HHH gets involved in an angle with Brock supports it.
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The Thrillseekers are still in the woods, Jericho with his tassle-crazy jacket! They introduce their latest video. This time, they try to recreate the gay subtext of the early 80s Fabulous Ones videos, to "Fast Times" by Billy Squier. At the end of this, they are going back to their hotel when two very 80s-haired women that Jericho and Storm probably looked down on to the chagrin of everyone in SMW offer them sex, and they accept (as if!). I love how every video ends with a freeze frame and the graphic THE THRILLSEEKERS WILL ROCK AMERICA!
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We get a FANTASTIC disco-ish (well, more disco-ish) version of the Rocky theme while Brian Lee and Tammy Fytch work out. Tammy cries when she breaks a nail and has to be carried up and down the stairs. Halfway through the video, Lee disappears and is replaced by Candido for some reason. Tammy's fake ping pong game is hilarious. Then we cut to a video of Tony Anthony and Kimberly working out to "She Works Hard For The Money". This is why we have yearbooks! Pro wrestling is the greatest thing on earth.
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"We know what rasslin's all about. It's not about 94 clotheslines." -- Dick Murdoch
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A pair of promos hyping an upcoming match between the two, and both are as great as you'd expect. "We know what rasslin's all about. It's not about 94 clotheslines." -- Dick Murdoch And you all know what I think of Bob Armstrong's promos. This is one of his best. Ponder that. He should be studied and copied.
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Bob Caudle explains the stipulations of the upcoming Bluegrass Brawl match. The Rock & Roll Express will face the Heavenly Bodies and the losing team will leave SMW! The 10-year rivalry will come to an end inside a steel cage. Cornette and the Bodies are livid about the announcement and point out the conspiracy against them. This is great!