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[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by fairwrning
dunno man....everybody expects Batista to win..i think Vince will go with the less obvious...kinda reminds me of when Lugar kept losing to Flair when everybody expected him to win..and it took FOREVER till he finally won it...

It took forever for Lex to be Ric because the bookers knew that there were no new heels for a face champion to defend the belt against. That's why shortly after Luger won it. He lost it. Luger was a good face title chaser. he was a better heel though. He didn't know alot of good wrestling, and traditionaly the babyfaces were expected to do more. Heels could taunt, rest, pose, walk all cocky...It made up for what they couldn't do. dropkicks, armdrags and headscissors.

[rustoffa]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Angle/HBK will be pretty good.

I'm calling bloodbath.

[Full Bug]

I may go to a bar to watch it, I have a hard time plunking down 40 bucks to watch it....
Then again I will spend that much at the bar anyway....

[Full Bug]

Wow, the Pukeamanics were out in full force tonite on the HOF show eh?
Piper made me laugh when he made reference to him being fired for that drug show he did, is it just me or was he drunk or at least a little buzzed? Hard to tell with him.....
I wish more of the show was done with the other guys, and Bobby Heenan should have been allowed to say something....

[redblkwht]

Originally posted by Full Bug
Wow, the Pukeamanics were out in full force tonite on the HOF show eh?
Piper made me laugh when he made reference to him being fired for that drug show he did, is it just me or was he drunk or at least a little buzzed? Hard to tell with him.....
I wish more of the show was done with the other guys, and Bobby Heenan should have been allowed to say something....

Buddz, without Pukeamania
the WWE wouldnt be what it is or was..he did boost wrestling to the next level like him or not.
BTW,
when they gonna HOF Brett Hart?

[Big Troubles]

Hulkster is still runnin' wild brudder! Think Vince was listening to those chants of "one more match"? :D

[rustoffa]

I was surfing PORN© and forgot about it....after acksing what fucking channel it was on.

Like it or not, Hulkamania will be forever etched in the harts and minds of the millions and millions™.

If you aks me, Piper is probably a tad underrated. Arn Anderson wrote this book called "behind the curtain" and cited Piper as a goon of the highest caliber. He took over for Solie as announcer for a bit on the old Superstation NWA saturday night show.

Just fucking cuntpletely neutral....he'd be interviewing the MIDNIGHT EXPRESS and keep it together despite wanting to kick the living shit out of Jim Cornette.

Piper to Nikita Koloff:

"Flair and his chair has to be a nightmare."

That speel had to be a shoot.

[Full Bug]

WWE Hall of Fame live report with off-TV notes

Show started around 5:20 Pacific coast time, people were late filing
in. The Universal Ampitheather was close to full, only a few
scattered seats here and there. They were giving away cool souveneir
programs along with silver WWE Hall of Fame 2005 medallions (look for
these on ebay). That was a nice way of appreciating the fans.

They made a big deal of the current Superstars entering and taking
their seats. Big names were shown on camera. BIG pop for Eddie
Guerrero, Batista. Good heat for JBL and HHH. Everyone looked happy
to be there.

5 legends were inducted just in front of the crowd, and the Piper and
Hogan inductions were filmed for TV. They'll probably release the
entire ceremony on DVD.

Randy Orton came out to a mixed reaction to induct his dad, Cowboy
Bob. Randy acknowledged his grandpa in the crowd, and said that
wrestling has brought him and his father closer than they had ever
been. Cowboy received his award and as "a man of few words" said a
few thank you's and took his seat on stage.

Nikolai Volkoff was inducted by Jim Ross. They showed videos before
each introduction. Nikolai was emotional, saying he escaped Communist
Russia and was then dismayed to have to represent the country he was
so eager to leave in WWE. But he is happy how his career turned out.

Iron Sheik was inducted by hall of famer Sgt. Slaughter. The Sheik
brought the house down. He yelled incoherently at the crowd, and the
words that actually got across were hilarious. He was talking about
his former proteges from the University of Minnesota wrestling team,
and how they could all beat Kurt Angle. He would end his speech,
saying "thank you and have a great day!" then continue again after the
applause died down. Finally Mean Gene took over the podium and still
Sheik went on. It was all fun and good-spirited, but Mean Gene seemed
frustrated.

Bobby Heenan inducted Paul Orndorff. Heenan was sharp as ever, saying
he couldn't understand a word of what Nikolai or Sheik had said.
Orndorff went through his catchphrases, and put himself over. He
mentioned that his kids wanted to hear their names on TV, so he said
them, I guess not yet realizing that his speech was not going to air.
He was gracious, but seemed kind of bitter. Even later, he wouldn't
shake Hogan's hand.

Jimmy Hart was inducted by Jerry Lawler. Jimmy Hart was in the band
The Gentrys, and even had a number one hit "Keep on Dancing" before he
met Lawler. Lawler went in the studio to record a song, and then Hart
became his manager in Memphis. Hart paid tribute to all the people he
had managed, and his megaphone, which he said had won more matches
than anyone else in the WWE.

During breaks, the crowd was chanting to try to get a response from
the current WWE guys. There was a mini-showdown between HHH and
Batista.

Ric Flair came out to a huge ovation and told stories about being on
the road with Piper. I think this one was in his book: when he
brought Piper with him because he was scared to return to Puerto Rico.
Piper, of course, caused a riot while there. Piper came out and
asked "is HBO here?" That had Flair laughing, but probably not Vince.
Piper made veiled refrences toward Hogan. He said he was at times
jealous of what Hogan acheived. Moreso, Piper was happy and gracious
to be honored.

Sylvester Stallone came out to the Rocky theme, and talked about
acting with Hogan as Thunderlips. Hogan gave him a real beating in the
ring while filming the Rocky movie. Real American hit and Hogan came
out to a 15 minute long ovation. No joke; his wife was crying, and
all current Superstars were on their feet. The man loves to be loved.
Finally he started to talk, and mentioned quitting wrestling to work
the docks in Florida. Pat Patterson brought him back into wrestling,
and Vince Jr. deserves all the credit for making Hulk into what he
was.

After taping, Hogan brought his family up. They presented him with a
nice, glass, memorabilia display case that had his old ring outfits in
it. They shot confetti and the inductees hung out on stage for a
while. All in all, a good show. Hogan's portion was a little drawn
out, and its a shame Sheik's accepting speech wasn't televised. Even
my beautiful girlfriend, who is not a fan, enjoyed the show.

[monkeythe]

What did you guys think of WM? I felt it was a very good show & am glad that there weren't too many matches since that allowed for longer matches we'd care about. I felt that the UT & Angle had there best performances in a long time. For those HHH bashers out there, that is 2 straight WM's that HHH lost cleanly & made his opponents look great in the process. The only problem with the show was the Cena/JBL match & Cena's lack of any offense with the exception of the last 2 minutes. His title reign does not look very promising.

[monkeythe]

For those that didn't see the event it went like this:

Mysterio pinned E Guerrero in the opening match. Match was so-so because Mysterio had to keep straightening out his mask every 10 seconds. I have no idea what the theme he was going for this year was.

Edge won ladder match. It was a great match with great performances by everyone.

Eugene comes out and says that this is his greatest WM moment ever next to Bundy slamming the midget & a midget army formed to beat Bundy. Hassan & Daivari come out, put Eugene in the camel clutch & then are beaten up by the Hulkster.

UT makes the streak 13 in a row by pinning Orton. Great babck & forth match featuring the cast of Bob Orton.

Trish beats Hemme in the bathroom match of the night.

Angle makes HBK tap out in a classic match that lived up to its billing.

Pipers Pit w/ Austin was entertaining. Looked like they were about to fight when Carlito comes out and says they're not cool. Piper spits apple in Carlitos face & Austin stuns him. Piper & Austin drink beer then SCSA stuns Piper.

Akebono beats Big Show in a sumo match featuring way too much flesh. Both men shake hands afterwards.

Cena is you new WWE Champ after giving th FU to JBL in a match that featured almost no offense by Cena & a lot of punching by Bradshaw. Worst match of the night & thankfully lasted only 10 minutes. Very bad announcing job and poor crowd reactions during this match.

HHH loses cleanly in 2 straight WM's & Batista is your new champ. Good 20 minute match featured a very bloody HHH. By the way Motorhead performed for HHH again.

[Full Bug]

It was OK I guess....
I thought it could have been better, it wont go down as one of the best Wrestlemania's, but maybe I had too high expections, it was the only PPV I ever buy once a year, maybe its the 50 bucks I spent that bugging me, lol.....

[Mr Badguy]

Wow, UT beat Randy Orton?

I thought he would have been putting him over by losing his 12-0 streak.

It`s a while since he won clean at a PPV, though, so maybe he was due a win.

[Vinnie Velvet]

Originally posted by Big Troubles
Hulkster is still runnin' wild brudder! Think Vince was listening to those chants of "one more match"? :D

Hogan has to have ONE last match.

How he left (as Mr. America) in 2003 wasn't the way to go out.

He looked pretty good out there against Muhammed Hassan, so Vince will do whatever it takes to get Hogan to do one match.

There is something about Hogan that every single wrestler that came before AND after him doesn't have. Wrestling skills aside, there is just something when Hogan enters the room or the arena. Pure electricity!

Hulkamania indeed will live forever.

[bueno bob]

I'm kinda surprised to hear they put Cena in the championship seat over JBL. JBL has ended up working out as a good heel of a champion, and he gets a pretty positive reaction in that role...unless they're looking to get JBL in a HHH role (drop the belt, get it back a week later), it doesn't seem like the smartest idea to me. I don't really think Cena's all that great of a performer and his Eminem shtick has been old for a while now.

I don't think Cena's reign as champion is going to be for very long at all, he'll probably drop it back to JBL in a rematch, my guess. Cena makes for a good I-C champ, possibly, but I don't think the crowds all that much behind him to make him into a good world champion. In a nutshell, JBL is far more hated than Cena is liked, and it's all about the reaction.

Batista (at last) has some good momentum going, and the fans are really into him right now, but knowing the WWE he'll have the title for a month or so before dropping it back to HHH in its continuing effort to make HHH into the next Ric Flair. I hope that's not the case, but it seems to be where they're taking HHH to.

I'd imagine we'll see Hogan in a farewell match before too long; going out of the WWE as Mr. America was not the right idea...in fact, it was a foolish idea...I'd like to see his farewell match against somebody higher up on the ladder than Hassan (maybe a HHH, Batista or JBL bout), but odds are it'll be Hassan...

After making the WWF a household name in the mid 80s, Hogan really should go out on a high note.

[Full Bug]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Wow, UT beat Randy Orton?

I thought he would have been putting him over by losing his 12-0 streak.

It`s a while since he won clean at a PPV, though, so maybe he was due a win.

Your surprised?
The only guy I can think of that Taker put over the last 10 years is Brock Lesner....
Remember when Taker kicked out of Eddie G's frogsplash last year? Way to put a guys finisher over....