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Post by steel on Jun 6, 2010 11:53:55 GMT -5
I was at this show live at The Meadowlands in NJ and will never forget seeing Stan beat Martel for the title.
Stan had been a maniac on the AWA scene and it had been one of the only matches I'd ever see him actually finish. I was only 15 or so then and I'll NEVER forget the the fact that the heel made the current champ submit submit, at a big card like that, which I think was on some sort of closed circuit tv or whatever form of ppv was used back then.
To this day, you rarely see a heel come out of a feud winning gold like that from a face. I was probably one of the few Stan fans in attendance as people just got up and left seconds after he won.
Good times and memories indeed.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jun 6, 2010 14:55:26 GMT -5
I thought it was cool how he didn't really "cheat". He just outsmarted Martel (and the ref) by using his own head on the turnbuckle so Martel couldn't break the hold.
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Post by steel on Jun 6, 2010 21:38:31 GMT -5
It showed a different side of Stan other than just beating the hell out of opponents with that damn bell.
Where in NJ are you from GOM?
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Jun 6, 2010 22:36:49 GMT -5
I was at this show live at The Meadowlands in NJ and will never forget seeing Stan beat Martel for the title. Stan had been a maniac on the AWA scene and it had been one of the only matches I'd ever see him actually finish. I was only 15 or so then and I'll NEVER forget the the fact that the heel made the current champ submit submit, at a big card like that, which I think was on some sort of closed circuit tv or whatever form of ppv was used back then. To this day, you rarely see a heel come out of a feud winning gold like that from a face. I was probably one of the few Stan fans in attendance as people just got up and left seconds after he won. Good times and memories indeed. I feel sorry for them. You got to see a great post-match interview. I remember Hansen saying, "I thank Rick Martel for giving me the opportunity although I did have to chase him." Like you, I was a teen at the time and I thought Stan was a complete jerk for that. Now I recognize how great that was. Looking back, I agree that the match was something special. Hansen showed that he could work a non-brawl match quite well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2010 6:42:04 GMT -5
loved Hansens work in the ring.
I have to look up this match actually
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Post by Patrick Bateman on Jun 7, 2010 13:04:27 GMT -5
God bless the Lariat.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jun 7, 2010 17:01:46 GMT -5
It showed a different side of Stan other than just beating the hell out of opponents with that damn bell. Where in NJ are you from GOM? PM'd you |
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Post by steel on Jun 7, 2010 18:54:43 GMT -5
I was at this show live at The Meadowlands in NJ and will never forget seeing Stan beat Martel for the title. Stan had been a maniac on the AWA scene and it had been one of the only matches I'd ever see him actually finish. I was only 15 or so then and I'll NEVER forget the the fact that the heel made the current champ submit submit, at a big card like that, which I think was on some sort of closed circuit tv or whatever form of ppv was used back then. To this day, you rarely see a heel come out of a feud winning gold like that from a face. I was probably one of the few Stan fans in attendance as people just got up and left seconds after he won. Good times and memories indeed. I feel sorry for them. You got to see a great post-match interview. I remember Hansen saying, "I thank Rick Martel for giving me the opportunity although I did have to chase him." Like you, I was a teen at the time and I thought Stan was a complete jerk for that. Now I recognize how great that was. Looking back, I agree that the match was something special. Hansen showed that he could work a non-brawl match quite well. Amen brother. Sometimes I truly think the art form has ben lost. |
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Post by steel on Jun 7, 2010 18:55:22 GMT -5
It showed a different side of Stan other than just beating the hell out of opponents with that damn bell. Where in NJ are you from GOM? PM'd you Got it & right back atcha. Howdy Neighbor lol! |
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Post by [x] TEXACIDE [x] on Jun 10, 2010 2:14:08 GMT -5
Man, the AWA was so awesome.
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