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No he wasn't blood related to the Anoai's.

Quote: Originally Posted by .Rorschach. Austin reportedly didn't want to be a heel. So trying to continue the Angle v. Austin feud, they had to turn the both of them to keep their story going. It makes little sense but, they had to keep Austin happy at the time. After the heel turn flopped(at the box office, but was critically acclaimed) Austin didn't want to be a heel. Austin wanted to be a heel at first to freshen up his return. I...

My favorite part was when Angle came out the night after SummerSlam and was chucking milk cartons at the Alliance.

a couple of people have mentioned Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood. What about two guys that were big competition for them back then--Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernoodle? Someone else mentioned Gino Hernandez. I vaguely remember him. What happened to him? I know he died but I don't know how.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vince Mcmahon Thread title caught my eye and I kind of had an idea what Bruno was going to say before entering. Bruno IS jealous, but as stated its ironic he doesn't see that he was the BLUEPRINT for Hogan, Austin, and Rock. I get what he is saying that the "sport of professional wrestling" was the main thing being focused upon in his era. Bruno is also old school and imo is living up to...

2000 all the way. The Rock was on top of the wrestling world at this time, HHH was trailblazing himself, and the Undertaker made a radical shift in character as the American Badass. 2000 also had the hottest tag team division ever, as well as awesome midcard feuds (Benoit vs Jericho immediately come to mind).

Now these two are the biggest names in wrestling. Both guys had amazing carrier and astonishing skills, but as every one knows that all good things have an end. Shawn is known as one of the greatest in ring performer of all time while Undertaker's streak and legacy can never ever be duplicated. But as i see shawn now-a-days i really get an feeling that he is just going through the motion and dragging himself just like what flair used to...

Yeah, but storylines not making sense were a problem long before the Invasion. I never understood why coming from another company would automatically make you a heel. It's like the Alliance had no real motivation apart from continuing the Mcmahon feud which had gotten old by the end of 2000. It's the same problem with Austin's heel turn that year; they had no decent motivation for it and his character had no direction which is...

This thread has been made multiple times, yes, but it never really gets old. There are always newer members ready with different opinions. My pick is 2001. It had an epic buildup to the best WrestleMania of all time. The Vince/Austin/Triple H alliance made for great storylines. Paul Heyman took over on color, far surpassing Jerry Lawler. The women's division took its first steps toward respectability in several years. The Invasion story...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bonesaw I agree with a lot of what Bruno said. He is right that there hasn't been anybody that could match him in his brand of drawing. During his era there wasn't nearly the amount of pageantry or production that there was during Hogan and Austin's eras. There wasn't anything to distract the fans from the core product. It was really about the wrestling and the title. Everything was about the...