Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 Completely forgot that in September 1999 (I think), Triple H did a job, albeit in a casket match, to bloody Mideon and Viscera. It was around the time he lost the WWF title to Vince McMahon. What the fuck were they thinking? No wonder he wasn't getting over till the Steph angle. As soon as I remembered that one, it brought to mind the myriad of jobs they had The Rock do. Most obviously to Mark Henry on PPV in 1998 a month or so before his first World Title run at Survivor Series and to Billy Gunn, of all people, in the run up to SummerSlam 1999. A more positive one, Lesnar putting over Goldberg and so quickly was utterly brilliant but still a complete mindfuck. Think that was part of the appeal. Lesnar putting over Cena in his comeback match? Not so much. What else comes to mind, good or bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 Diesel taking out Bob Backlund in seconds to win the WWF Heavyweight strap at an untelevised house show is bonkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Accident Prone said: Diesel taking out Bob Backlund in seconds to win the WWF Heavyweight strap at an untelevised house show is bonkers. That was crazy i strongly remember it I think they showed it on wwf mania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Accident Prone said: Diesel taking out Bob Backlund in seconds to win the WWF Heavyweight strap at an untelevised house show is bonkers. Was there ever an interesting story behind that decision at all? It always surprised me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I seem to remember Vladimir Kozlov cleanly pinning Undertaker on Smackdown one week, after a fairly bog-standard powerslam. I have no recollection if this ever developed into anything more substantial or if Kozlov just got shunted to WWECW very shortly afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 It's a little bit of a misnomer to just call it a "house show", as Madison Square Garden shows at the time were still treated as a major event. Other than that, Backlund was only ever a transitional champion, Vince didn't think he'd be a PPV draw, so wanted the belt off him before the next PPV, but because ticket sales were in the toilet, figured that a big title change on an untelevised show would create an "anything can happen" vibe that would encourage more people to attend live shows. That's the version of events I always heard, anyway. Â I seem to remember the story of the Kozlov win was that they were building Kozlov as a potential Wrestlemania challenger for 'Taker, only for them to abruptly shift gears to 'Taker vs. Michaels instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted October 15, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted October 15, 2019 Every job Rey Mysterio did as World Heavyweight Champion. They didn't even try to make him feel like a top guy - for me the real beginning of the 'champions lose all the time' mentality that's dogged them ever since. It almost feels redundant to criticise modern WWE on this topic, but Roman Reigns losing to The Miz before almost immediately having to be put as the man who could beat Brock Lesnar a couple of years ago would, at any other time, be a big one. And just this year, Becky Lynch losing clean to Asuka the night before challenging Ronda Rousey for Mania. By submission too, I think. Even that could have been justified if they'd built up something about Becky having tapped out and how will she cope with submission specialist Ronda followed by Lynch submitting Ronda in the match. None of which happened, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: Was there ever an interesting story behind that decision at all? It always surprised me. If I remember correctly they showed Backlund cutting promos on diesel before and after the match Edited October 15, 2019 by kidzero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 Not having Goldberg bulldoze his way through Evolution in the Elimination Chamber and instead laying down for Tripper. I know it was during the "reign of terror". Also Booker not kicking out on general principle after Tripper took so long to cover him at Mania 19. I'd have kicked out and told him to give me another one then pin me immediately afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryFice Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) Ryback losing to Mark Henry clean in the middle at Wrestlemania 29 was perplexing, especially given Ryback was number one contender for the title a couple of weeks later. Edited October 15, 2019 by RoryFice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I’m still annoyed by Sting losing to Triple H at Mania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Ric Flair putting over anyone shouldn't really be a surprise, but doing a clean job to Rico is something else. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hulk Hogan laying down for Billy Kidman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, RoryFice said: Ryback losing to Mark Henry clean in the middle at Wrestlemania 29 was perplexing, especially given Ryback was number one contender for the title a couple of weeks later. Wasn’t even a few weeks later it was basically the next night when he turned heel on Cena. Awful booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 4 hours ago, RoryFice said: Ryback losing to Mark Henry clean in the middle at Wrestlemania 29 was perplexing, especially given Ryback was number one contender for the title a couple of weeks later. And by dropping Mark Henry on his own head no less. Fucking disgraceful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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