2005 WWE Hall of Fame
Just got my hands on the WM21 DVD (It's not available here in Canada yet, but I have my connections). Haven't watched the entire thing yet (I mean, I just saw the PPV not that long ago), but the Hall of Fame section is almost as enjoyable as last year's.
A few observations, continued below:
- Cowboy Bob Orton still has a certain quiet charisma about him, and I still think it would be a great idea to bring him back as Randy's manager.
- Nikolai Volkoff seemed pretty humble. JR, who inducted him, did seem a tad nervous for some reason in his introduction.
- Iron Sheik was UTTERLY HILARIOUS in his acceptance speech. Folks, you have to see this one to believe it.
- Bobby Heenan, even with his voice ravaged by the effects of cancer, is a better talker than most people in the wrestling business today. He introduced Paul Orndorff and did just a fantastic job, even in just three or four minutes.
- Orndorff appeared to be trying way too hard to get over, and came across as being very bitter, especially towards Hogan (I noticed that at Mania too). Let it go already, Mr. Wonderful
- It's hard to separate Jimmy Hart the character from the actual person, especially after reading his lame-ass book. His entire speech sounded identical to a Jimmy Hart promo. At least Jerry Lawler did a nice job setting him up.
- Roddy Piper was hilarious (although I'd already seen it on the Spike TV Special) and coherent, even, in his delivery. Funny how whenever Piper is at a WWE event, he seems to forget his utter hatred he has for the company. Don't get me wrong; Piper is probably my second-favorite wrestler of all time, but he can be a damned hypocrite. Flair, of course, gave him a tremendous send-up.
- Hulk Hogan (which I'd already seen as well) was just perfect and had an amazing reception from the crowd. Entirely as expected.
Crowd notes: Kurt Angle looked like he was having the time of his life, same with Steve Austin. Triple H looked utterly bored sitting there in the front row, and Eric Bischoff seemed pissed off (not sure how much of that was an act, though).
All in all, I'd say this part of the package is worth the price of the DVD alone. Definitely check it out.
posted by Bulldog @ 10:00 PM
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2 Comments:
you gotta think that piper is so about protecting the business (even though the rest of the industry is pretty much past that) that when he slams vince and the wwe, its all part of being piper the character.
I think it's more a case of Piper ACTUALLY being bitter that he was never offered a Ric Flair-type job, but whenever the company comes calling, he shuts up for a while.
Just read his book: near the end he swears that he'll never, ever, let "a big Samoan in a thong" sit on his face. What happened like a month after his 2003 return? Rikishi gave him a stinkface!
Vince McMahon's brand of justice? For sure. But the fact that Piper didn't walk out at that very moment speaks volumes to me about how hypocritical he really is...
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