Paid Members tiger_rick Posted June 4 Paid Members Posted June 4 Some talk of wrestlers playing Bret's hits in the other thread. What are some of your favourite examples of wrestlers paying homage to some greats? Can be anything but I like it when it's their gear. The women in wrestling do it really well, here's Willow besting them all though. She's right too, enough is enough and it's time for a change. Quote
Paid Members Supremo Posted June 4 Paid Members Posted June 4 CM Punk’s the best for it in terms of gear. There’s a solid argument he’s the best gears-man of all time. Quote
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted June 4 Paid Members Posted June 4 (edited) Scrolling down through that post I absolutely did not see a punchline coming! Jurassic Park! Edited June 5 by Arch Stanton Quote
Paid Members Statto Posted June 4 Paid Members Posted June 4 The reason that Willow one is so great is it's clearly a tribute to Owen. Too many people rocking up to the Owen Hart Cup in pink & black. Sure, Owen wore those colours at times, but they were primarily Bret's. That "Danger" gear is the first one I picture when I think of Owen. Quote
Merzbow Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Bandido and his Super Dragon gear a couple of months ago, wish he'd slap a fan in tribute though. Quote
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 13 hours ago, Merzbow said: Bandido and his Super Dragon gear a couple of months ago, wish he'd slap a fan in tribute though. Good shout, I LOVED this! Nice to see a shout out to a guy who has probably had more impact on the business than most realise. Likewise when Kevin Owens paid tribute to him in his WM39 gear. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 8 Paid Members Posted June 8 I liked when main event Bret and washed up former regular tag partner Anvil did an homage to themselves at Canadian Stampede by pulling out the old second rope elbow double team during the 10 man tag. 11/10. One I cared less for was Triple H doing the Razors Edge to a bit of a pop on Kurt at the 2001 Rumble. Not for the execution, but because it convinced me that doing Chicos move was a hint he was returning imminently, and he wasn’t. Don’t get my hopes up like that! 4/10. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted June 8 Paid Members Posted June 8 4 hours ago, air_raid said: but because it convinced me that doing Chicos move was a hint he was returning imminently Maybe a bit of a tangent, but this seems to happen a lot - when Kurt Angle started doing the Ankle Lock it kicked off rumours of a Ken Shamrock return, I think maybe the Usos doing the 3D had people thinking the Dudleys were coming back, and I'm sure there's plenty more, where a wrestler starts doing someone else's move and people read it as a hint of that person returning. Has it ever actually played out that way? In reality, doing someone else's move usually means that person is so safely not coming back that it means the move is up for grabs. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 8 Paid Members Posted June 8 1 hour ago, BomberPat said: Maybe a bit of a tangent, but this seems to happen a lot - when Kurt Angle started doing the Ankle Lock it kicked off rumours of a Ken Shamrock return, I think maybe the Usos doing the 3D had people thinking the Dudleys were coming back, and I'm sure there's plenty more, where a wrestler starts doing someone else's move and people read it as a hint of that person returning. Has it ever actually played out that way? In reality, doing someone else's move usually means that person is so safely not coming back that it means the move is up for grabs. Nakamura doing the Go To Sleep right before Punk came back? Quote
DavidB6937 Posted June 8 Posted June 8 3 minutes ago, air_raid said: Nakamura doing the Go To Sleep right before Punk came back? That was a misunderstanding. They actually just wanted him to go to sleep. Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted June 9 Paid Members Posted June 9 On 6/8/2026 at 11:14 AM, BomberPat said: Maybe a bit of a tangent, but this seems to happen a lot - when Kurt Angle started doing the Ankle Lock it kicked off rumours of a Ken Shamrock return, I think maybe the Usos doing the 3D had people thinking the Dudleys were coming back, and I'm sure there's plenty more, where a wrestler starts doing someone else's move and people read it as a hint of that person returning. Has it ever actually played out that way? In reality, doing someone else's move usually means that person is so safely not coming back that it means the move is up for grabs. I can't quite remember how long he was using it, but Kevin Owens using the Stunner leading to an Austin return? A brief return, I'll grant you. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted June 9 Posted June 9 2 minutes ago, Bus Surfer said: I can't quite remember how long he was using it, but Kevin Owens using the Stunner leading to an Austin return? A brief return, I'll grant you. It wasn't directly used in relation to Austin's return though. KO wanted to change his finisher and asked Austin for permission. I think it was just a happy accident that years later they ended up working together. Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted June 9 Paid Members Posted June 9 That's fair. I wasn't sure when he started using it in comparison to when Austin returned. Quote
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