Undefeated Steak Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The one that sticks out for me was Cena and Batista botching the end of the 2005 Royal Rumble. Vince then marched down to the ring demanding that they restart the match, but not without Vince blowing out both his quads. You can't make this stuff up. Â Oh man, one of my favourite things that's ever happened on live TV. Vince "sneezing makes me angry" McMahon can't sell that he's fucked his leg, so he conducts his very important business while SAT ON THE FLOOR LIKE A BABY, to the viewers at home, for no reason at all. Then as he tries to no-sell on the way out, puts so much awkward weight on the other leg that he tears that too, and has to be clumsily carried to the back, fuming. Â Shaking with laughter just typing it up. Â Yeah, such a surreal and unforgettable moment. I woulda loved to have been a fly on the wall in the gorilla position after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted May 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted May 16, 2014 I love how in the commentary, JR even says, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I've cried with laughter watching that one back. Such a calamity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
619 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 There was a pay-per-view in early 2005 where both Lita and Eugene suffered serious injuries in consecutive matches. New Year's Revolution I think. Â Remember both matches looking like they featured improvised finishes, but I can't recall exactly how they went down. Â Anyone out there with a more reliable memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lefty Posted May 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted May 16, 2014 The one that sticks out for me was Cena and Batista botching the end of the 2005 Royal Rumble. Vince then marched down to the ring demanding that they restart the match, but not without Vince blowing out both his quads. You can't make this stuff up. Â Oh man, one of my favourite things that's ever happened on live TV. Vince "sneezing makes me angry" McMahon can't sell that he's fucked his leg, so he conducts his very important business while SAT ON THE FLOOR LIKE A BABY, to the viewers at home, for no reason at all. Then as he tries to no-sell on the way out, puts so much awkward weight on the other leg that he tears that too, and has to be clumsily carried to the back, fuming. Â Shaking with laughter just typing it up. Â Yeah, such a surreal and unforgettable moment. I woulda loved to have been a fly on the wall in the gorilla position after that. Â I never understood how that finish was supposed to be a botch, apart from Vince blowing out his quads. What's the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTXRussomark Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The one that sticks out for me was Cena and Batista botching the end of the 2005 Royal Rumble. Vince then marched down to the ring demanding that they restart the match, but not without Vince blowing out both his quads. You can't make this stuff up. Â Oh man, one of my favourite things that's ever happened on live TV. Vince "sneezing makes me angry" McMahon can't sell that he's fucked his leg, so he conducts his very important business while SAT ON THE FLOOR LIKE A BABY, to the viewers at home, for no reason at all. Then as he tries to no-sell on the way out, puts so much awkward weight on the other leg that he tears that too, and has to be clumsily carried to the back, fuming. Â Shaking with laughter just typing it up. Â Yeah, such a surreal and unforgettable moment. I woulda loved to have been a fly on the wall in the gorilla position after that. Â I never understood how that finish was supposed to be a botch, apart from Vince blowing out his quads. What's the deal? The double elimination wasn't planned, Batista just lost his balance when powerbombing Cena. It's more obvious when you watch it back and realise they would never attempt such an uncontrollable spot as the finish. It's sheer luck that they both hit at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted May 16, 2014 And how promptly the PPV ends after Batista wins. Because they were about to run out of time. Because they had to waste all that time sorting the mess out. The shenanigans of different refs raising each man's hand, then each chucking the other out... no wonder Vince looked so pissed off stampeding to the ring and did himself damage. Everyone was dicking around in a blind panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lefty Posted May 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted May 16, 2014 Has this ever been confirmed by anyone? Could all the stalling not have been because of Vince's fuck up? The drop of the two and the way Cena seemingly pulls him over seems far too coincidental. Two sets of Ref's proclaiming each man the winner aswell? Not saying you're not right I've just never seen it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Blick Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I can't imagine it was planned. It was such a shit ending there's no way they would have planned that. It completely killed any momentum Batista had in that match and him chucking Cena over the rope after a spinebuster looked a pretty poor and weak end. Â I think the refs did well under the circumstances though. Â Also, the lack of entrance music when Vince came out is maybe a clue that he wasn't meant to come out. And I saw somewhere that part of the reason for Vince's injury was because he was backstage all night not expecting to have to make an appearance and therefore had not limbered up at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted May 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted May 16, 2014 As this thead proves, most improvised finishes are shit. Not at all. It's just that nobody knows any different when an improvised finish works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted May 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted May 16, 2014 . And I saw somewhere that part of the reason for Vince's injury was because he was backstage all night not expecting to have to make an appearance and therefore had not limbered up at all. Â Limbered up? All he had to do was a short run. I think it's more likely his legs exploded because he was freakishly muscley for a 50+ year old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted May 16, 2014 Moderators Share Posted May 16, 2014 If I remember it right, he dove into the ring really aggressively, and smashed his thigh on the apron on the way in, which is what did it. Â I've been giggling about it all day, the thought of him sat on the ground, giving his really angry speech, both in and out of character, while looking up at everyone like a child someone had put down on the play mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPW Kristian Zane Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 In the year 2000, The Radicals battled D-X to try and earn contracts and in the second match of the series, Guerrero injured his elbow which lead to Guerrero and Saturn losing the match which they were meant to win, meaning D-X ended up winning the series 3-0. Â AT NYR...Eugene fluked a roll-up on Tomko to end their match while iirc, Trish kicked Lita in the head and pinned her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchybabi Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Has this ever been confirmed by anyone? Could all the stalling not have been because of Vince's fuck up? The drop of the two and the way Cena seemingly pulls him over seems far too coincidental. Two sets of Ref's proclaiming each man the winner aswell? Not saying you're not right I've just never seen it that way. Â Jimmy Korderas talked about it in his book. As already stated on here, the original plan was for Batista to eliminate Cena clean by holding on to the ropes when he went over. He says Raw referee Jack Doan near enough immediately signalled that Batista was the winner but Charles Robinson wasn't convinced and wasn't sure about going along with the decision. While they were discussing it, they were told over their earpieces that a SD! ref should raise Cena's hand & a Raw ref should raise Batista's. Â They were then looking for Teddy Long and Eric Bischoff in the back to go out to the ring and sort things out, which would also highlight the brand split but as they couldn't be found on time, that's when Vince went out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold76 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Did Rick Martel get injured by Booker T in WCW and they had to improvise a TV title change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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