January 15, 201114 yr Author comment_5462008 I always got entertainment from stories of Owen and Warrior being friends for whatever reason. Warrior gets almost no offense here, as they are clearly burying him as much as possible, knowing he's through. Vader, Owen and Davey Boy destroy him.
October 5, 201113 yr comment_5484350 Was this one of those deals whear this was taped before they actually knew this was Warrior's last night in? Everything about this is just bizare, especally if the answer to the above question is no. Given the circumstances I actually don't think they buried him nearly that bad. Even Vince on commentary kinda took the high road. Weird in every way
February 28, 201510 yr comment_5656496 They had taped a Warrior run-in or angle for the 7/15 Raw to follow up on this, but obviously it never aired. Warrior gives Owen a lot here, but when he makes his comeback he looks clumsy and tepid even by his low standards. Somehow he's deteriorated further from 1992. Surprisingly low on heat, too. Cornette, Vader and Bulldog beat the crap out of him to end this with a very good heel beatdown. I can't totally fault WWF for giving it another go-round with the Warrior--the Monday Night War had brought back a lot of lapsed fans and it wasn't inconceivable that they could have gotten the Jake Roberts lightning to strike twice but on a bigger scale. But the odds were probably against this working out from the start.
March 14, 201510 yr comment_5658446 Warrior gets almost no offense here, as they are clearly burying him as much as possible, knowing he's through. Come on. Warrior beats the shit out of Owen for a good half of the match. Then he does give Owen more than you'd expect, but I'd say he was still on offense for more than half of the match. It does seem they were expecting Warrior to return at some point, because they really don't bury him on commentary. Last match ever for Warrior in WWF, and his comeback in WCW would be one of the worst stint ever by a big name in a big company.
June 4, 201510 yr comment_5672649 Oh, I forgot about this. Warrior vs. Owen is an interesting match on paper but the action here isn't inspiring and the result is a beatdown from Camp Cornette.
November 15, 20159 yr comment_5710146 I was there live for this. Strongest memory I have of the whole night is how many fans left after they got to see the Warrior wrestle. (and he had another segment and match to come)
May 12, 20178 yr comment_5800085 I don't think this match is bad at all. Perfectly solid TV match with a strong Owen performance. It is interesting to see Owen work over Warrior for a few minutes. People rarely got to have any sustained offense on him. The post-match is a pretty good heel beat down. Warrior gets carried out & it's the 2014 WWE HOF before we see him again in New York.
January 19Jan 19 comment_6027165 So that interview with Gorilla contained the line "No one man is bigger than professional wrestling." Clearly a shot at the WCW PPV where Hogan claimed to be bigger than wrestling. During the little snippet with Shawn/Ahmed, Shawn mentions how they aren't going to make you wait for their new partner. In a 6-man match. On a PPV. Clearly another shot at WCW. Only thing is, these are weak, ineffectual shots if you look at how handily WCW starts destroying WWF in the ratings. The match itself was one of the better Warrior matches. Possibly because Owen is all kinds of great as a worker when given the chance to be.
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