Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 7, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) They had a couple of exchanges in the Royal Rumble of that year. They had a pretty memorable one near the end. If it wasn't for the nWo signings, Perfect might have been pushed hard in 2002. He finished third in the Rumble and was booked super hot. Edited May 7, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 7, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 7, 2013 Kurt even absorbed the Perfect-Plex. My brain exploded at the surreality of that moment. Â Come to think of it, I nearly fell out of my chair when he did it to Big Show on Raw later that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 They had a couple of exchanges in the Royal Rumble of that year. They had a pretty memorable one near the end. If it wasn't for the nWo signings, Perfect might have been pushed hard in 2002. He finished third in the Rumble and was booked super hot. Â I was gutted he slipped so quickly down the card, but in retrospect if he was pushing charlie up his nose at record speeds, and getting into fights on airplanes, you can argue he screwed himself. Â He was a sad sight in TNA about a year later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Can't find it now, but there used to be a match on Youtube of Mr. Perfect vs. Brock Lesnar, I believe it was a dark match pre-dating Lesnar's crazy 2002 dominance. Perfect won in a 4 minute squash. Surreal to watch all things considered. Â Ah, Dailymotion has it: Perfect vs. Lesnar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 There's all manner of oddities like that floating around. You can find Cena squashing Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan from a 2003 Metal, all sorts. Hey, that might make a good idea for a th.... Â ... never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 Speaking of which, I watched the Nexus debut today. I remember at the time thinking Skip Sheffield was one of the biggest men I'd ever seen. Today I said "fucking hell Ryback looks skinny". I think he's fit to burst now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 My favourite guy in Nexus was Tarver, loved his look/character. Â With the Bandana over his face and the way he used to have that Boxer style, he was intimidating as fuck i thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Paul's Bin Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 There's all manner of oddities like that floating around. You can find Cena squashing Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan from a 2003 Metal, all sorts. Hey, that might make a good idea for a th.... ... never mind.  That strangest ones are AJ Styles Vs The Hurricane, and Samoa Joe against someone. Joe looked bloody shocking in 2001. He didn't have a wrestling attire and his hair was a gingerish blonde if I remember rightly. But just mental seeing them in a WWF ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Did WWE ever make a serious offer for Joe? I'm thinking that around 2006 he might have seemed a good prospect. And he's mates with Cena, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Paul's Bin Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I've never heard of him being mates with Cena. I'm sure its Jericho who he is mates with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 8, 2013 He's mates with Cena. They worked together in their formative years for Bassman's UPW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted May 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 Didn't Foley push hard for him and Punk after his stint in ROH and they considering using Joe for the Umaga gimmick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twatters Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Didn't Foley push hard for him and Punk after his stint in ROH and they considering using Joe for the Umaga gimmick? Â I don't think he was ever considered for the Umaga role but in the Punk/Joe shoot interview they talk about the idea Foley put forward to Vince for bringing them in. Iirc it didn't go any further than that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) They were interested in giving him a developmental deal and getting all that fat off him. But he was earning a decent living. People might not believe it looking at him now, but Joe was a big name on the indies. Like a really big name, touted as going to do God knows what in the future. And "big name on the indies" in 2005 meant a decent living through international tours. The indy starz of the mid-2000s aren't like the ones now. There was a thriving indy scene and you had European promoters coughing up big money to bring over TNA and ROH names because they didn't tour over here at the time. And you'd make a killing on the gimmick table. ROH and TNA wrestlers in 2005 were what I imagined the likes of Earthquake and The Mountie were post WWF in the 90s. Joe probably thought "fuck that, I've got TNA and the indies". It was more of a case of Joe not needing to live in Louisville on shite money and WWE not thinking he was worth making a fuss over. Â Samoa Joe gets a mention on the new Foley DVD as well, funnily enough. Edited May 8, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 8, 2013 When did the indies become shit? I remember a great thread here on old indies, and 13 years ago everyone knew Reckless Youth, American Dragon, Spanky, Mike Rapada, Samoa Joe, Streve Bradley and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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