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Post by Brad on May 1, 2012 14:44:59 GMT -5
I've probably made this thread before but I can't hurt to discuss it again.
I'm watching his doc again, it's one of my favorites. I think this guy is one of the top talkers in the business and I love his intensity.
I know he wasn't able to do as much after his accident but I'm probably one of the few who enjoy his wrestling more post-accident than I did when he was "Flyin' Brian" and I think that's largely due to his character.
Lets talk about our favorite Brian moments.
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Post by ztj_wwf on May 1, 2012 15:20:22 GMT -5
Most underrated guy in the business. The loose cannon is probably my favourite "character" of all time and fit perfectly with the Hart Foundation during my favourite time of WWF TV: 1997.
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Post by Brad on May 1, 2012 15:43:41 GMT -5
Most underrated guy in the business. The loose cannon is probably my favourite "character" of all time and fit perfectly with the Hart Foundation during my favourite time of WWF TV: 1997. I totally agree. He did fit perfectly. 1997 really truly was a great year in WWF |
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on May 1, 2012 15:44:53 GMT -5
LOVED his match with Liger, Loved his "Loose Cannon" persona, Loved the "Hollywood Blondes"........Hell I think I love me some Brian Pillman.
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Post by K5 on May 1, 2012 15:49:56 GMT -5
his ecw run, although short and not too full of actual wrestling matches, was absolutely  ing great. waaaaay ahead of his time, definitely in my top 5 talkers. could have easily been the attitude era's piper. |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2012 16:32:15 GMT -5
Pillman was a god of wrestling.
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Post by Brad on May 1, 2012 17:04:56 GMT -5
Do you guys think he would have ever made it to the WWE title?
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Post by done on May 1, 2012 19:00:04 GMT -5
Do you guys think he would have ever made it to the WWE title? I they may of given him a chance, but I sure they would of given him an IC Title run. I watched some of the things he did in ECW, and I thought it was amazing, especially how most of the things he did, didn't catch on with others until the attitude era onwards. -And I agree he was underrated, I hope he gets put in the hall of fame, he truly deserves a place in there. -And agree about the Piper bit. |
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Post by drifter on May 1, 2012 20:23:48 GMT -5
Do you guys think he would have ever made it to the WWE title? I think they may have had him challenge Stone Cold after he won the title, using all their history, but I don't think he would have actually been given the belt. The IC Title seems like it would have been a more realistic run for him. |
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Post by Brad on May 1, 2012 20:33:06 GMT -5
Do you guys think he would have ever made it to the WWE title? I they may of given him a chance, but I sure they would of given him an IC Title run. I watched some of the things he did in ECW, and I thought it was amazing, especially how most of the things he did, didn't catch on with others until the attitude era onwards. -And I agree he was underrated, I hope he gets put in the hall of fame, he truly deserves a place in there. -And agree about the Piper bit. Totally agree with the HOF comment. I honestly expect to see him inducted one of these days |
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Post by DTP. on May 1, 2012 21:47:45 GMT -5
Some of the matches he had in the dim WCW light heavyweight division. Magic.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2012 23:08:47 GMT -5
He was awesome.
There was a short period in 1997 when he was actually my favorite wrestler during his run in the Hart Foundation.
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Post by Zigzag on May 1, 2012 23:21:43 GMT -5
Truly my favorite character in wrestling - Loose Cannon, that is. I loved how his career morphed from a nice, high-flying babyface, to a guy who spent time trying to fool everyone into believing he was actually nuts. The Hollywood Blondes were and still are my favorite tag team of all time.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 6:59:56 GMT -5
I remember when he came to the WWF and i didn't like him, i thought he was a goob (i was about 10 or 11 at the time), But now as look back Pillman was Awesome!! i truly hate that i didn't appreciate him as i should've. I was pumped to buy his mattel Legend figure though.
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Post by drifter on May 2, 2012 8:10:42 GMT -5
The thing about Pillman too, many have tried to do their own Loose Cannon style character, but none could pull it off like Brian because one, obviously he was the first, so no one had seen someone do something like that, and two, Pillman could pull it off, and actually make you believe he was crazy.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 14:26:17 GMT -5
big fan of Pillman.
I firmly believe his role would have been huge in 98 with Austin IF he hadnt walked after the screwjob.I think he would have been the guy Vince used instead of Foley.
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Post by TGTD 2.0 on May 4, 2012 9:05:05 GMT -5
I am a huge Pillman fan, keep expecting each year for him to be iducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
As far as plans for him, I remember hearing an interview with Austin shortly after Pillman's passing. During the interview, Stone Cold revealed that he and Pillman were initially going to feud over the IC title with Pillman going over. Austin would then become WWF Champion and Pillman would then challenge him for that title as well. The idea would be that last time Austin held a title, Pillman beat him for it. Austin of course would go over in that angle.
I miss Pillman and think he would've been a huge part of the Attitude Era and by now would probably be a great color commentator for the WWE.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2012 10:48:01 GMT -5
I am a huge Pillman fan, keep expecting each year for him to be iducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. As far as plans for him, I remember hearing an interview with Austin shortly after Pillman's passing. During the interview, Stone Cold revealed that he and Pillman were initially going to feud over the IC title with Pillman going over. Austin would then become WWF Champion and Pillman would then challenge him for that title as well. The idea would be that last time Austin held a title, Pillman beat him for it. Austin of course would go over in that angle. I miss Pillman and think he would've been a huge part of the Attitude Era and by now would probably be a great color commentator for the WWE. whoa.....thats big.so essentially Austin was saying he would have got The Rocks spot from Nov/Dec 97 which was HUGE for Rocky. heres a question for everyone.if Pillman had still been with us at the time of Montreal in 97 what do you think he would have done? walked?stayed? |
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Post by TGTD 2.0 on May 4, 2012 11:02:10 GMT -5
I am a huge Pillman fan, keep expecting each year for him to be iducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. As far as plans for him, I remember hearing an interview with Austin shortly after Pillman's passing. During the interview, Stone Cold revealed that he and Pillman were initially going to feud over the IC title with Pillman going over. Austin would then become WWF Champion and Pillman would then challenge him for that title as well. The idea would be that last time Austin held a title, Pillman beat him for it. Austin of course would go over in that angle. I miss Pillman and think he would've been a huge part of the Attitude Era and by now would probably be a great color commentator for the WWE. whoa.....thats big.so essentially Austin was saying he would have got The Rocks spot from Nov/Dec 97 which was HUGE for Rocky. heres a question for everyone.if Pillman had still been with us at the time of Montreal in 97 what do you think he would have done? walked?stayed? That's what I was thinking, The Rock probably would'nt have received any type of push until post-WM 14. I personally think Pillman would've stayed. He had already been in WCW and saw the writing on the wall there. |
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