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Originally Posted by Rob
You will defend their decisions to have Arquette and Leno going over on trained wrestlers? I'd like to hear that one. Will Sasso vs. Bret Hart -That is how it should be.
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Sure. I'll explain.
I'm sure that it was so wrong for David Arquette to pin Eric Bischoff,
seeing as how Eric's image should be taken seriously because he is a
great performer and all
I'm also sure (once again) that it is so wrong for Jay Leno to pin Eric
Bischoff; because as I said above,Eric is a legend in the business,and
his rep should have came first....
It was also wrong to have Karl Malone (a trained martial artist) get
into the ring with DDP,Hogan and Dennis Rodman; especially when
he (and Rodman) didn't effect the outcome of the match at all
Speaking of Rodman,I guess it was wrong for him to also get in the
ring with Luger,Hogan,and The Giant,where once again he didn't do
anything that involved the finish of the match
It was also a
VERY bad thing to have him involved in that above said match with
DDP,Hogan and Malone,where a great amount of entertainment was
provided....FURTHERMORE it was also horrible for Macho Man to get
a victory over Rodman on an international PPV.God forbid that Mach'
get some extra publicity
And finally,ending the discussion on
Dennis Rodman; it was also wrong for Curt Hennig (whose career at
the time was rapidly falling apart) to get to work on an international
level with Dennis Rodman (which,by the way,ended in a no contest).
As far as Will Sasso went,Bret Hart himself said that at first he was
against the whole idea,and didn't want to do it,but after doing the
"match",he thought that it came off as well,and he had fun with it.
Next you will tell me that it was wrong for Bam Bam Bigelow to put
over Lawrence Taylor,or for "Gorgeous George" (not the slut - the
legend) to work with Hollywood actor Burt Lancaster,back in the 50's.
All of these examples gained media attention to pro-wrestling,and
familiarized people with some wrestlers that otherwise they might
not give a crap about (The Giant; Curt Hennig; and a then fairly
rather unknown DDP),and had TV sets tuned in,and PPV buys up.
LT boosted Mania's media attention TREMENDOUSLY.As did Dennis'
appearances with WCW (especially the Malone match).Jay Leno's
appearance did alot for WCW at the time,keeping DDP,Hogan and
WCW either seen or mentioned on his show nearly every night for
weeks at a time,and getting media attention all over the place....
Arquette's appearance hurt no one.His title win didn't effect the
WCW Title (which only goes back to 1991) as much as is claimed.
Was it right for him to win it? No. Was it the best choice possible?
No. But he beat Bischoff - NOT a wrestler - and gained WCW some
extra publicity when newspapers and news broadcasts all around
the world picked up on the story.Besides,if they could put the belt
on Ron Simmons and Goldberg,Arquette isn't that far away....
I will give you the fact that Sasso's appearance was stupid and
it led to nothing but getting Bret Hart definite TV time that week,
and a few TV mentions.
