Well sure. Especially nice for them to give Christian something to do considering he was quietly retired from action with zero fanfare.
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Some of the best entrances too.
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I'll talk about it!
Please read my article on the match at http://www.legitshook.com/wrestlema.../4/4/wrestlemania-23-xxiii?rq=wrestlemania 23 - sadly the jiffs I made are out of commission.
For those of you who don't want to "give legitshook clicks" (even though we don't make a dime over there for clicks)
Match 4: World Heavyweight Title Match - Da Undatakah vs Batista
Teddy Long announces the match, and Druids come out. Because Druids. Taker comes out of a shining light with a fuckton of smoke. JR calls him "The best pure striker" so I want to shit myself out of spite. Batista comes out after getting lost on the entrance ramp (it's monstrous!) and kicks things off with a spear. Taker does his "patented MMA strikes" which I'd like to see the goddamn patent for. Taker drags Batista out of the ring. Lots of fighting outside of the ring. Bats tosses Taker into the steps, does a funny-looking bump I hope I'll gif. Batista does a flying shoulderblock off of the top rope, a strange thing to see Batista hitting. Taker hits Bats with a big boot, then Batista hops up and clotheslines Taker. Taker hits Batista with ANOTHER huge boot (and it looked monstrous) - then grabs Batista's wrist so he can daintily walk across the ropes for "old school" - Taker then goes for the Chokeslam, Batista powers out of it and rolls out of the ring. Taker punches Batista who is on the apron, outside the ring, then does a brutal legdrop on the apron to off of the floor. Huuuge, looked great.
Then a Taker dive out of the ring to Batista. Batista's taking care of Grandpa Undertaker out here, unlike Shawn Michaels who was just fine having Taker die outside.
Batista's getting pissed, manages to turn the tables and destroy a couple - throws Taker through the timekeepers' station, we get the token Lillian Garcia fleeing spot, then it's time to destroy the ECW table. Tazz runs away. They make their way to the Raw table, and Batista hits a HUGE slam on top of the table, turning it to pieces.
Taker is getting the shit kicked out of him here, and it looks fantastic and believable. Back into the ring. Batista goes for a Batista bomb, it's countered! Then countered again and Taker gets his with a belly to belly! Another counter, Taker with a immense Last Ride that gets countered. Huge amount of air on that. Then a BIG chokeslam from Taker! Batista makes his way up, hits another spear, then hits a Batista Bomb on Taker. ONE TWO DID HE GET HIM NO JUST TWO. Goddamn! Batista goes for a second Batista Bomb to put Taker down, reversed into a backdrop, then it's TOMBSTONE CITY as Gorilla Monsoon would say and that's that. Hell of a match.
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liquidsnake tell zach how great heatwave 98 is!
The only taker macthes that comes close to Wm 25 is wm 26 and that first hell in a cell match. Weirdly enough all of them have Shawn in them
Bluekaveli
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Taker's best match was against Taker, son.
That might be one the worst taker macth.
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underated taker match is against angle at no way out 2002 or 03
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If Angle hadn't gone to TNA, what indie promotion would he have spent his time with and done the best?
Bluekaveli
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Nope, I don't know what you're talking about. That was one of the best matches. Don't you tell me otherwise.
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He probably would of been having Percy Pringle as his manager at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood instead of Shaun Ricker. Having feuds with Cabana, Brian Cage and Willie Mack.
While not Indy, Kurt would have been amazing in Njpw as a full time worker.
Bluekaveli
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Jr was legit heated lmfao! Talking all that shit backstage only to be fooled.
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How DARE you!
Diff'rent strokes though. It was a star-making match for Bateaster, though. Never before had he looked so good.
I rather watch taker vs giant Gonzalez than watch that match.
JBL describing Team Angle vs Team Lesnar from Survivor Series 2003 as "team potato factory vs team gas pumps" is a pretty great line. From what I assume is some weird web show from back then called Byte This, with Josh Mathews as the host.
https://youtu.be/ToX_8tllecU?t=408
https://youtu.be/ToX_8tllecU?t=408
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You don't mean that at all. Even though I enjoyed that garbage as a kid
That four match series is the best work of both men's career.
The Triple H matches were garbage compared to the ones with Michaels, Batista, Edge (WM 24; though the best one between them was the TLC match at ONS '08).
Not on Planet Earth they don't.
God damn this match was so hype. This was the only match where I ever legitimately thought The Streak might be in jeopardy, and holy shit this match was #BigFightFeel. I do think this match kicked off the modern "finisher spam" era, but man it worked so well for that match. HBK kicking out of a second Tombstone complete with Taker's fancy pin made my friend's living room just erupt and I saw some of the hardest mark outs I've ever seen.
Wrestling was real for that match, friends.
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He's fantastic. I remember reading his book, it was a pleasant read as well. I think it was "The Animal Unleashed" or "Batista Unleashed" and he talked about how he was told to show up for his first day in the nicest suit he had, so he spent ALL of his money and showed up in this sweet ass suit, and they ripped the arms off of it (for his Deacon shit) and he was flabbergasted that they just ruined his suit.
Bluekaveli
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His match and feud with Edge is top 3.
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Going back to an oldie but goodie av of mine. I miss when we could do the rotating avatars on each load, and I had 3 of Bateaster's retirement.
WCW Nitro was good for about one segment a year that took way too long and had no payoff.
The NWO takeover of the set is another good one.
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I remember the rumours that hbk might be retiring and it still hadn't been mentioned. But they moment he said streak v career, my heart dropped. I couldn't believe it was actually coming true.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It still makes me laugh how "streak v. career" isn't an actual wager
The story of the second Triple H-Undertaker match there being Triple H psychologically won the match, even though he was pinned, because he had beaten the Undertaker so much and how he's struggled so much since that match. Fuck off.
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Punk Match was great
Flair match had perfect spinebuster
Flair match had perfect spinebuster
#MachoWasRight
I honestly don't like much about the HHH/Taker WM28 match. That whole "I won the war" shit from HHH was dumb as fuck since that was HHH's second WrestleMania loss to Undertaker, Taker showed up for WM28's build up and looked perfectly fine. And then HHH is all in his "I won the war" mentality and then they book a Hell in A Cell match, because HHH apparently can't win the war unless it's gimmicked as fuck to put him at an advantage.
Seriously, fuck that match. It's the weakest of any of the final 6 Streak matches.
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Taker put himself through the goddamn ringer in that batista feud
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also what era did it end? both taker and HHH still wrestle?
Honestly he probably would have went to Japan or went to Pride at the time.
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Seriously though, he'd probably have gone to Japan with some shots in Australia, Europe and Puerto Rico.
Punk Match was great
Flair match had perfect spinebuster
WrestleMania 18 was fucking great.
I think he would have went to Japan
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TNA still around for now
plagiarize
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So do I watch RAW tonight or what? What are the chances it's going to be great?
Usually, when I decide to skip RAW something awesome happens like Shane O Mac returning or Brock showing up and F5ing everyone.
Wait, now you're going to tell me not to watch, just so that it ends up good. Dang. I shouldn't have shown my hand.
Usually, when I decide to skip RAW something awesome happens like Shane O Mac returning or Brock showing up and F5ing everyone.
Wait, now you're going to tell me not to watch, just so that it ends up good. Dang. I shouldn't have shown my hand.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Hulk is completely exposing the business, get him off the stand
Shane is booked to show up, Brock isn't. That's pretty much all we know.
Shane is booked to show up, Brock isn't. That's pretty much all we know.
Usually these shoot videos aren't free to live stream.
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Heatwave 98 is one of the best Wrestling PPV's ever!!!!!!!
It is so entertaining, that its almost too good!!!
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