June 11, 201213 yr Author comment_5506152 Last few minutes. This genuinely surprised me at the time, as Tatanka was the one with DiBiase all along. Some thought this was a pretty obvious swerve, but at the time, I thought it worked well. Quite the Luger burial, though. This had to be the lowest he had ever been on the card.
June 11, 201213 yr comment_5506172 I remember watching this match with my sister, and after Tatanka turned, she looks at me and sadly says "But I liked Tatanka!" So at least somebody was swerved by this.
June 11, 201213 yr comment_5506239 of course there is the infamous moment on the Summerslam call in show the week before where a fan predicted Tatanka would turn and Vince's bewildered reaction is of course fantastic. I marked for the turn at the time but the fact they didn't change his look I think hurt the progression of the angle
June 11, 201213 yr comment_5506244 Oh man, big business indian casino Tatanka would have been awesome.
June 11, 201213 yr comment_5506249 Oh man, big business indian casino Tatanka would have been awesome. And topped even more if he only allowed Luger a rematch if he won at a game. "Okay, rematch with you on 20." "Sorry, 18. No rematch."
June 14, 201213 yr comment_5506501 Count me as I guess one of the few surprised by the Tatanka heel turn. I was not believing Luger would join the corporation but that this was just Dibiase stirring up crap. So Tatanka turning did catch me off guard but looking back there were signs. I seem to remember when he came down to the ring during his entrance he blew past the fans paying no attention. And the darkened hair look.
June 14, 201213 yr comment_5506513 I remember seeing the Tatanka turn coming a mile away. And I LOVED when Tatanka started having a dollar sign on his Loincloth gear.
June 25, 201213 yr comment_5508143 This was a pretty effective turn I thought. The crowd seemed genuinely pissed at all this.
July 5, 201213 yr comment_5509214 Didn't see the turn coming as a kid and still think it was executed where. Vince does a great look of disgust and shock after the turn and I have always liked DIbiase stuffing money in people's mouths.
May 27, 201411 yr comment_5604888 Probably the low point of Luger's career and the high water mark for DiBiase as a manager. Well-executed angle and a good beatdown--Tatanka busting out the Million Dollar Dream was a clever touch. But Tatanka was just about the worst heel ever, and he suffered from Ricky Morton Syndrome in never substantially changing his look. He needed to go full-Wahoo when he was with Tully Blanchard, slicking his hair back and wearing suits.
May 27, 201411 yr comment_5604937 Tatanka sure seemed to be shoe-horned into recycled angles. First taking Jake Roberts' place in 1992, being "blinded" by Rick Martel's "Arrogance". And now with Luger, doing the "whose corner will Mr. Perfect be in" angle (this time a little better executed I must say), even at the same event, two years later.
May 27, 201411 yr comment_5604939 Probably the low point of Luger's career and the high water mark for DiBiase as a manager. Well-executed angle and a good beatdown--Tatanka busting out the Million Dollar Dream was a clever touch. But Tatanka was just about the worst heel ever, and he suffered from Ricky Morton Syndrome in never substantially changing his look. He needed to go full-Wahoo when he was with Tully Blanchard, slicking his hair back and wearing suits. This is the thing I'll always remember about the turn. He didn't change or evolve in anyway outside of putting dollar signs on his cloth and tights. As you said, it would've been much more effective if he shaved his head or grew long hair, dyed it, changed his moveset or anything. He never really did, he immediately took a number in an increasingly bloated Million Dollar Corporation.
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