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Hitman84 12-07-2012 08:24 PM
The Mountie's title reign...
 
...in 1992. How did it come about? Why was he Intercontinental Champion for such a short time? Why not have Bret drop the belt to Roddy Piper at the Royal Rumble instead of using the Mountie as a transitional champion?

Were there any kayfabe or legit reasons for doing it this way?

Frank Drebin 12-07-2012 08:31 PM
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loopydate 12-07-2012 08:33 PM
Wasn't Bret violently ill or something?

Hitman84 12-07-2012 08:37 PM
I do know he wrestled the Mountie the day before the 1992 Royal Rumble with a 104°F temperature... but I always thought that was part of the storyline. Can anyone else shed some light?

Ultra Mantis 12-07-2012 09:00 PM
I'm sure I read an interview with him somewhere that Bret's contract was up and he was holding out on a new deal for more money so they had him drop the belt just in case he left.

Possibly just made that up.

DLVH84 12-07-2012 09:00 PM
It was a little of both. Bret did have that high fever, but his contract was also expiring, which explained the quick title loss. He signed a new contract with the WWF and won back the IC title months later at WM VIII.

Shisen Kopf 12-07-2012 10:08 PM
Remember when the Big Boss man beat the Mountie at clash on the champions 14? Then jimmy hart had to spend the night in the drunk tank

Frank Drebin 12-07-2012 10:13 PM
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Frank Drebin 12-07-2012 10:17 PM
This was their match at summerslam (92?) which was the first ppv I ever saw. Only wanted to see this match:

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Frank Drebin 12-07-2012 10:18 PM
Fn loved Big Bossman.

DLVH84 12-07-2012 10:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shisen Kopf (Post 4052513)
Remember when the Big Boss man beat the Mountie at clash on the champions 14? Then jimmy hart had to spend the night in the drunk tank
That's WCW, not WWF.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Drebin (Post 4052528)
This was their match at summerslam (92?) which was the first ppv I ever saw. Only wanted to see this match:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vKMBIVB1urA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I believe that's 1991.

Theo Dious 12-07-2012 10:57 PM
I've never heard anything about the title change being due to contracts or legit illnesses, I've always been under the impression that they wanted to set up Bret vs Piper at Wrestlemania and that was their way to shift the title so that Bret could win it back that way.

Shisen Kopf 12-08-2012 12:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DLVH84 (Post 4052563)
That's WCW, not WWF.



I believe that's 1991.
No dude the Mountie and the boss man who was big was WWF

James Steele 12-08-2012 12:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Mantis (Post 4052401)
I'm sure I read an interview with him somewhere that Bret's contract was up and he was holding out on a new deal for more money so they had him drop the belt just in case he left..
Shocker.

loopydate 12-08-2012 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by James Steele (Post 4052965)
Shocker.
He would never d--

Oh.


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