2024 Pro Wrestling Thread

[Rockbottom]

I noticed that, too. Having seen countless Hogan matches after that, you realize that it was part of his routine. He often used heel tactics throughout his career, but was so over as a babyface that it worked with 1980s crowds as the heel getting a taste of their own medicine. Compared to Backlund, though, it was definitely something fresh.

I remember watching Backlund as a kid — I was 7 when he finally lost the belt; most of my memories are of him wrestling in the Spectrum in Philly and seeing it on the regional cable outlet Prism in that 1981-83 timeframe — but haven't gone back and seen every match. I was probably picking boogers when this angle was playing out. Thanks for the quick rundown on that angle.

Did Hogan and Sheik ever have a proper feud or a big rematch after Hogan won? Or did Hogan just run through the heel roster until he got to Piper and Orndorff leading into Wrestlemania?

I saw Hogan vs. Sheik in a no-DQ match at McNichols Arena in Denver probably in 1985 - so they were definitely running it on the road...

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[Inky_Wretch]

Omega vs. Gabe Kidd might have won Match of the Year in the first weekend of 2025.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

OK, am I the only one who totally was expecting Dwayne to Rock Bottom Roman when they hugged?

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Take it to the nearby 2025 thread.

 

[Oz]

OK, am I the only one who totally was expecting Dwayne to Rock Bottom Roman when they hugged?

Nope. I was thinking the same to set up a WM storyline. I also didn't expect mutual respect between Cody Rhodes and Tbe Rock, but I did laugh at the "mama Rhodes" callback.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

 

[JRoyal]

2025-star Frog Splash! Pro Wrestling Thread

 

[Baron Scicluna]

2025-star Frog Splash! Pro Wrestling Thread

LOL, that's the second time I've done this.

 

[Batman]

LOL, that's the second time I've done this.

FFS, you started the 2025 thread!

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

FFS, you started the 2025 thread!

Excuse you.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

FFS, you started the 2025 thread!

 

[Batman]

Excuse you.

D'oh!