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#421 ·
I forget where, but I read somewhere they regretted the Orton Title win very soon after they did it.
 
#422 ·
Lasted 28 days (IIRC, until the next PPV), so I wouldn't be surprised if Vince was shoving his own finger in his eye that very night. Hunter wins it from him in a month, then the title's vacated in November (the match where it's vacated is really fun, btw) and he wins it BACK AGAIN without any transitions in January. I don't get that line of thinking.
 
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WWF - 25/11/85
Terry Funk vs Mr Wrestling III
***1/2

WWF - Saturday Night Main Event - 4/1/86
Terry Funk vs Hulk Hogan
***1/4

WWF - Wrestlemania 2
Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr vs Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana
***1/2

WWF - Saturday Night Main Event - 3/5/86
Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr vs Junkyard Dog & Hulk Hogan
***1/2
 
#425 ·
SuperBrawl 2000

Not going to do star ratings, but I will say that I think this PPV was headed in the right direction, it was just some of the execution that faltered. I think WCW had the right idea, but some of it was just a waste of time.

You could see that WCW was actually started to push new guys here. Despite the presence of Hogan, Sting, Flair, Luger, the main event was very fresh. There was also a nice something for everyone approach.

Contrary to what everyone else had said, I actually really enjoyed the special appearance by James Brown. Everyone complained about how WCW lost out on money by having an unadvertised appearance, but that was what made it so great. It was a surprise. The idea that Cat kept promising James Brown and never delivered, no one actually expected him to show. When he did, it got a great pop, and I really enjoyed Cat paying tribute and James Brown dancing too.

I think the problem is that there was just too much filler crap: 3 Count/Normal Smiley, The Wall/Kiss Demon (the special "featured" main event, just to appease Kiss), Tank Abbot/Big Al, and just not enough time for all the matches.

The three main events actually worked. Sadly, Flair/Funk was the best match on the card, and a nice belated sequel to their '89 feud. There's a big table spot which is pretty sick to watch.

Hogan/Luger is short and sweet, and never boring. Hogan returns big, but Luger keeps up with him.

The main event between Sid/Jarrett/Hall is pretty good, but it's only 8 minutes long, which kind of sucks, because all three were game, Jarrett was bumping like crazy, Hall was getting nice pops, and it had the cool intrigue of two guys who had never been champion before challenging. An extra five minutes and this would be a lot better. An extra ten and it could have been great.
 
#427 ·
Watching the KOTR DVD and remembering how awesome Shane McMahon matches were.

Dude was great.
 
#428 ·
Watching the KOTR DVD and remembering how awesome Shane McMahon matches were.

Dude was great.
Testify.

Imagine how awesome he'd be had he gone through a couple of years proper training. The man would be insane. Him vs. Orton at NWO 09 (I think?) is one of my favourite matches of the past couple of years, simply because Shane sells like a bitch! Very entertaining, was the boy.
 
#434 ·
Any Tatanka match is enough reason to watch a PPV, IMO :ex:

Taker/Angle was WWE MOTY, from what I can remember. Nothing much else challenges it, I don't think?
It's certainly my 2006 MOTY but its challengers from WWE are Edge/Foley WM, Benoit/Finlay JD, Edge & Foley/Funk & Dreamer ONS, Edge/Cena Unforgiven, and the 4 way tag ladder match at Armageddon.
 
#435 ·
Watching the KOTR DVD and remembering how awesome Shane McMahon matches were.

Dude was great.
Shane was awesome... At both promos & matches, IMO. Watching Jericho enter on "SD" tonight, wa s thinking how great some of his stuff with/about Steph was. Would LOVE to see Steph or Shane on TV now.
 
#438 ·
You UK fans are lucky you have access to those tagged classics. Wish I could order a few of those.
 
#439 ·
Any Tatanka match is enough reason to watch a PPV, IMO :ex:

Taker/Angle was WWE MOTY, from what I can remember. Nothing much else challenges it, I don't think?
I've actually never been a huge fan. This is coming from a huge Angle mark, and big fan of UT's, but I felt that while this match was very good, it never went into that third gear. It just kind of felt stuck. Good match, just built up. I actually prefer the WWE Title match they had on SmackDown in August 2003, the one on "Tombstone."

2006 was a tough year for MOTYs, because I feel that, like 2010, there were a lot of very good/great matches, but nothing ***** or immediately worthy of being THE match.

But if I had to, my first choice would probably be the Edge/Cena TLC match. I don't normally choose gimmick matches for MOTY, because I feel like it's kind of cheating, but this was just a great match in very respect: a great wrestling match, a great brawl, a great ladder match, a great title match. You name it. I love this match.

Edge/Foley is amazing, but I can't give ***** to a 14-minute match. Edge/Orton, on the other hand, is much closer. It feels bigger.

Does anyone have ratings/reviews?
I actually recently watched Austin/UT from Judgment Day '01 for the first time; fun brawl, very intense, possibly their best match together (which isn't really saying much, though).
 
#440 ·
The Undertaker Vs Kurt Angle - World Heavyweight Title - No Way Out February 19th 2006 - ****3/4
Chris Benoit Vs Randy Orton - Smackdown January 13th 2006 - ****1/2
The Undertaker Vs Kurt Angle - World Heavyweight Title - Smackdown March 3rd 2006 - ****1/4
Finlay Vs Chris Benoit - Judgment Day May 21st 2006 - ****1/4
Finlay Vs Chris Benoit - Smackdown November 24th 2006 - ****1/4
Rey Mysterio Vs Randy Orton - WrestleMania #1 Contender Spot - No Way Out February 19th 2006 - ****1/4
Finlay Vs Chris Benoit - King of the Ring Qualifying Match - Smackdown May 5th 2006 - ****1/4
The Undertaker Vs Mr Kennedy - Nürnberg, Germany 08/11/2006 - ****1/4
Chris Benoit Vs Randy Orton - No Holds Barred - Smackdown January 27th 2006 - ****1/4
Mr Kennedy Vs The Undertaker - No Mercy October 8th 2006 - ****1/4
William Regal Vs Chris Benoit - No Mercy October 8th 2006 - ****
Batista Vs Finlay Vs Bobby Lashley - Smackdown October 13th 2006 - ****
Batista Vs King Booker Vs Finlay - WHC - Smackdown December 1st 2006 - ****

All matches deserving of being mentioned as "MOTYC" for 2006. And that's JUST on the SD side. Then we have Edge/Foley from WM, Edge & Foley (with Lita) Vs Funk & Dreamer (with Beulah) from ONS, HHH/Cena from WM, and no doubt I'll find some more matches once I get back on my Raw 06 project :p.
 
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