Showing posts with label Mankind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mankind. Show all posts

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Greatest Matches Ever! WWF The Rock versus Mankind, Royal Rumble 1999

I was discussing the recent 'I Quit' match at WWE's Over the Limit with Ric Flair's Bleeding Forehead earlier today and we both came to conclusion that it was not a great 'I Quit' match and made both Batista and Cena look like pussies.

If anyone has ever seen Beyond the Mat, you will be familiar with how far Foley pushed his body in this match, and what a match it was.

Damn, this is what an 'I Quit; match should be like, this is what a good crowd sounds like and this is what Jerry Lawler should sound like.

WWE has waned in popularity in reent years as they have toned down the violence and adult themes of the show, meanwhile, older fans have turned to MMA (UFC 111 had more buys than Wrestlemania 26 which were shown on the same weekend). The fact is that there aren't that many people over the age of 25 who are convinced by Cena, and damn it, they want to see violence. Anyway, lets take a look at this great match between the Rock and Mankind, and then compare with Cena versus Batista....







Friday, 7 May 2010

Greatest Promos Ever! WWE: "I've got you some female entertainment, and I think you know what I mean..."

A lot of people bitch about Russo, but when he was at his peak he wrote some hilarious promos for WWF/E. I'd not seen this promo in years and remembered how funny it was when I saw it back in the day.
In this promo, Mankind pays Vince McMahon a visit in the hospital afte Vince had been injured at the hands of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Mankind tries to cheer Vince up and chaos ensues. I don't know which bit is funniest, the bit which is meant to be funny, or the bit that follows...
...oh and this promo (I think) is the premier of Mr Socko. Bang bang.