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**Loose Cannon** · 09-03-2004, 12:20 AM

9.9.

I'm going to do a little talking here, so bare with me. I always wanted to do a write up on Pillman and now is as good as any time to do it.

Wrestling : Pillman was one of the greatest wrestlers on the planet back in the early 90's and I'm not just saying that because he's my favorite, but that's a fact. And those who saw Pillman during the early 90's would agree with me. His matches with Jushin Liger over the Light Heavyweight Title were nothing short of spectacular. One of there matches was the runner up in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year Award for 1992. The Winner You ask? Bret Hart vs British Bulldog at Summerlsam 92. Not to shabby.

With the Hollywood Blondes, Pillman along with Austin personified what a heel tag team should be like. They were voted Tag Team of the year in 1993 by PWI. Pillman showed off his mic skills here and he was excellent. Austin will tell you himself that he learned a lot about mic work from his freind Brain Pillman. The Blondes put on steller matches and were shining stars in a sky filled with dark clouds in WCW in 1993.

Sadly, After Pillman broke his ankle in 96, he was never the same wrestler that he once was. But he could still preform with the best of them.

Character and Mic Work : Ok, I mentioned his steller mic work with the Hollywood Blondes, but what he delieverd on the mic from 1995-1997 was grade A quality shit. As 1995 unfolded, Brain Pillman became "Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman. In my opinion this character is the single greatest chracter of all-time and it was played to perfection. Pillman fooled everybody with this chracter, in and outside of the business. Nobody really knew if it was a work or not. His antics each and every week on WCW and on ECW during that time had everyone talking within the business. Nobody knew just what the hell he would do next or just when the hell he would snap. Heenan sure didn't know when Pillman grabbed his throat on an episode of WCW TV. Pillman became a member of the Four Horsemen during this time and single handedly carired WCW each and every week. Well maybe that's a little to harsh to WCW, but many will tell you that.

At ECW Cyberslam 96, Pillman gave the Promo of his career in my opinion. He appeared in the middle of the ring and absolutely went to town on Eric Bischoff and WCW shooting on them. Then he coined the term "Smart Marks" and ripped apart the ECW fans in the arena. Then he attacked a fan with a fork and proceeded to take a piss in the middle of the ring at that very show. Just Fuckin Quality shit right there.

In the WWF, Pillman was the mouth piece of the Hart Foundation, another great stable. He delieverd some more great promos during his time in the WWF. One that sticks out on me is the one he gave the week after he came back and assulted Steve Austin. It was a very religious-esque promo praying for Bret's recovery and calling for Austin's head. The press conference promo to introduce Pillman in the WWF and the XXX-Files he did with Marlena were also very clever. His facial expressions, his changing of his voice from high to low and high again, and his delievry just made all of his promos priceless.

Overcoming the Odds : Pillman didn't have an easy life by any means. He was born with thraot cancer and had 36 throat operations as a kid. That's why his voice sounded the way it did. Pillman was the Courage Award on the year that he walked on to the Cincinatti Bengals after being told by many that he was to small to play football.

In WCW he went through a lot of political bullshit, especially during the mid 90's, but fought time and time again. Just when it seemed like he would begin a new journey in the WWF, Pillman was injured in an accident, that almost killed him. Fortunately, Pillman bounced back and quickly became a star in the WWF feuding with Austin. I know you guys remember the "Gun Inncident." Unfortunatel, Pillman rebroke his ankle while in the WWF and had to have surgery once again. Pillman started getting hooked on pain killers as he was suffering from so much pain.

Sadly, The pain killers and other drugs he was using to fight the pain and to battle with the stress in his life became to much for his body to bear. Pillman passed away on the weekend of WWF'S Bad Blood PPV after an apparent heart attack. I'll always remember the feeling I had inside of me when Vince told the viewers at home what happened. That same feeling would resurface again 2 years later.

But, I remember Pillman not for the bad parts of his life, but the good. The one's that made me become one of his biggest fans. He was truly one of the greats and for that I give him a 9.9

09-03-2004, 12:20 AM	#9
Loose Cannon I'm all there is Posts: 31,811	9.9. I'm going to do a little talking here, so bare with me. I always wanted to do a write up on Pillman and now is as good as any time to do it. Wrestling : Pillman was one of the greatest wrestlers on the planet back in the early 90's and I'm not just saying that because he's my favorite, but that's a fact. And those who saw Pillman during the early 90's would agree with me. His matches with Jushin Liger over the Light Heavyweight Title were nothing short of spectacular. One of there matches was the runner up in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year Award for 1992. The Winner You ask? Bret Hart vs British Bulldog at Summerlsam 92. Not to shabby. With the Hollywood Blondes, Pillman along with Austin personified what a heel tag team should be like. They were voted Tag Team of the year in 1993 by PWI. Pillman showed off his mic skills here and he was excellent. Austin will tell you himself that he learned a lot about mic work from his freind Brain Pillman. The Blondes put on steller matches and were shining stars in a sky filled with dark clouds in WCW in 1993. Sadly, After Pillman broke his ankle in 96, he was never the same wrestler that he once was. But he could still preform with the best of them. Character and Mic Work : Ok, I mentioned his steller mic work with the Hollywood Blondes, but what he delieverd on the mic from 1995-1997 was grade A quality shit. As 1995 unfolded, Brain Pillman became "Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman. In my opinion this character is the single greatest chracter of all-time and it was played to perfection. Pillman fooled everybody with this chracter, in and outside of the business. Nobody really knew if it was a work or not. His antics each and every week on WCW and on ECW during that time had everyone talking within the business. Nobody knew just what the hell he would do next or just when the hell he would snap. Heenan sure didn't know when Pillman grabbed his throat on an episode of WCW TV. Pillman became a member of the Four Horsemen during this time and single handedly carired WCW each and every week. Well maybe that's a little to harsh to WCW, but many will tell you that. At ECW Cyberslam 96, Pillman gave the Promo of his career in my opinion. He appeared in the middle of the ring and absolutely went to town on Eric Bischoff and WCW shooting on them. Then he coined the term "Smart Marks" and ripped apart the ECW fans in the arena. Then he attacked a fan with a fork and proceeded to take a piss in the middle of the ring at that very show. Just Fuckin Quality shit right there. In the WWF, Pillman was the mouth piece of the Hart Foundation, another great stable. He delieverd some more great promos during his time in the WWF. One that sticks out on me is the one he gave the week after he came back and assulted Steve Austin. It was a very religious-esque promo praying for Bret's recovery and calling for Austin's head. The press conference promo to introduce Pillman in the WWF and the XXX-Files he did with Marlena were also very clever. His facial expressions, his changing of his voice from high to low and high again, and his delievry just made all of his promos priceless. Overcoming the Odds : Pillman didn't have an easy life by any means. He was born with thraot cancer and had 36 throat operations as a kid. That's why his voice sounded the way it did. Pillman was the Courage Award on the year that he walked on to the Cincinatti Bengals after being told by many that he was to small to play football. In WCW he went through a lot of political bullshit, especially during the mid 90's, but fought time and time again. Just when it seemed like he would begin a new journey in the WWF, Pillman was injured in an accident, that almost killed him. Fortunately, Pillman bounced back and quickly became a star in the WWF feuding with Austin. I know you guys remember the "Gun Inncident." Unfortunatel, Pillman rebroke his ankle while in the WWF and had to have surgery once again. Pillman started getting hooked on pain killers as he was suffering from so much pain. Sadly, The pain killers and other drugs he was using to fight the pain and to battle with the stress in his life became to much for his body to bear. Pillman passed away on the weekend of WWF'S Bad Blood PPV after an apparent heart attack. I'll always remember the feeling I had inside of me when Vince told the viewers at home what happened. That same feeling would resurface again 2 years later. But, I remember Pillman not for the bad parts of his life, but the good. The one's that made me become one of his biggest fans. He was truly one of the greats and for that I give him a 9.9 Last edited by Loose Cannon; 09-03-2004 at 11:29 AM.