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Old 01-27-2017, 03:33 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Destor View Post
STDesqu post and im not even going to entertain this logic.

Savages WCW run was hindered by him being washed up, youre trying really hard to act like savage is immune to failure. He peaked and never got hot again in any major way. Anything else is just making excuses.

what? No. Austin. Rock. Even Flair. I think you think everyone grew up when you did.


I think all these things would completely depend on how old you are. Maybe you werent as a effected by them but a generation of fans were. But to act like people have a flat emotionless reaction to taker is just weird. He is in a very small group that contains Hogan, Rock, Austin, HBM and yes Savage that connected to a huge ammount of people in a unique and profound way. Hes not..... i dunno, artificially over. Savage had a better promo. Sure. Illl give that.
You make very good points, but I do think Savage eeks out Taker. In this particular scenario, it really does come down to "whatever floats your boat" as they are both icons.

Taker's bad mania matches are usually due to the fact that he was wrestling complete duds.

Savage after mid 1998 (and yes some rough patches in between) was certainly washed up as fuck, and he kept showing up all roided and desperate.

Taker however has the benefit of working whatever schedule he pleases. Savage didn't, and he was completely unhinged.

Fact is, he was excellent from 1975-1997 (yeah with some dross along the way and the same could be said for Taker's run) with lots of iconic moments and matches. He was performing year round in those times as well. Taker even since 2004 or 2005 kind of just shows up when he wants. Before the one and done mania gigs it's not like he was a full timer.
I just don't think longevity comes into play.

But to say people don't care about Taker is a bit nuts (which we both agree on). He is the "phenom" through and through. This is a very interesting/awesome poll. Very difficult decision.

It's unfortunate that while their paths did cross, they never got to work with one another in their primes. Fuck me that would have been electic.
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