Comments on: Alternate Reality by Vin Tastic – Down, but not out… http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/ Wrestling news, rumors, reviews and commentary, from WWE to TNA to ROH and everything in between... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:44:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vinny Truncellito http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1827 Vinny Truncellito Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:52:24 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1827 LC - I wrote about Iron Man matches, including that one, not too long ago. I went ahead an re-watched it just last night, and damn, that was some good stuff. Outstanding storytelling and action. Just imagine, that feud was over the US title! LC – I wrote about Iron Man matches, including that one, not too long ago. I went ahead an re-watched it just last night, and damn, that was some good stuff.

Outstanding storytelling and action.

Just imagine, that feud was over the US title!

]]> By: LC http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1724 LC Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:40:03 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1724 Rude vs Steamboat (92) was the first Ironman match I ever saw and made me a fan of the storytelling possible in it. For one, Steamboat dominates early, getting lots of nearfalls, but then Rude steals one. As Ventura says on commentary, "It's like hockey, you can out shoot the opponent, but only the goals count." (or something like that). It also did the "sacrifice a DQ for strategic advantage" 8 years before the HHH-Rock match. Rude gets himself DQ'd with an illegal move (I think it was off the top, illegal at the time), takes the loss of the fall, then pins Steamboat off of the move. And then tries for more pins, making it obvious his strategy was to get more than one fall off of it. Just watch it, it is a great piece of storytelling. Rude vs Steamboat (92) was the first Ironman match I ever saw and made me a fan of the storytelling possible in it. For one, Steamboat dominates early, getting lots of nearfalls, but then Rude steals one. As Ventura says on commentary, “It’s like hockey, you can out shoot the opponent, but only the goals count.” (or something like that). It also did the “sacrifice a DQ for strategic advantage” 8 years before the HHH-Rock match. Rude gets himself DQ’d with an illegal move (I think it was off the top, illegal at the time), takes the loss of the fall, then pins Steamboat off of the move. And then tries for more pins, making it obvious his strategy was to get more than one fall off of it.
Just watch it, it is a great piece of storytelling.

]]> By: Big Andy Mac http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Big Andy Mac Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:34:11 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1703 It is far from the best 2 out of 3 falls match ever, but the Hart Foundation vs. Demolition from a Summerslam in the early 90s, I want to say it was '92, was extremely well booked and a ton of fun. The few times RoH has busted out the 2 out of 3 falls the results have been pretty great too. It is far from the best 2 out of 3 falls match ever, but the Hart Foundation vs. Demolition from a Summerslam in the early 90s, I want to say it was ‘92, was extremely well booked and a ton of fun. The few times RoH has busted out the 2 out of 3 falls the results have been pretty great too.

]]> By: Vinny Truncellito http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 Vinny Truncellito Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:27:57 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1700 Iron Man matches too - I loved Rude/Steamboat in WCW, Hart/Michaels at WM 12, the HHH/Rock one I mentioned above, and Angle/Lesnar from SD. Iron Man matches too – I loved Rude/Steamboat in WCW, Hart/Michaels at WM 12, the HHH/Rock one I mentioned above, and Angle/Lesnar from SD.

]]> By: Aaron Glazer http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Aaron Glazer Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:12:38 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1694 We also have Jumbo vs. Flair from the early 80s (and several other Jumbo matches), plus London vs. Danielson Epic Encounter and probably many others I'm not thinking of. We also have Jumbo vs. Flair from the early 80s (and several other Jumbo matches), plus London vs. Danielson Epic Encounter and probably many others I’m not thinking of.

]]> By: Anthony J. Zinzi http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Anthony J. Zinzi Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:52:01 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1693 Wasn't Benoit/Jericho from Summerslam 2000 a 2/3 falls match? I think we have our winner already... Wasn’t Benoit/Jericho from Summerslam 2000 a 2/3 falls match? I think we have our winner already…

]]> By: Aaron Glazer http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2008/08/18/alternate-reality-by-vin-tastic-down-but-not-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Aaron Glazer Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:33:54 +0000 http://pulsewrestling.com/?p=76484#comment-1691 Awesome article. Best 2/3 falls ever folks? Discuss. For arguements sake, lets not count Flair vs. Steamboat. Awesome article. Best 2/3 falls ever folks? Discuss. For arguements sake, lets not count Flair vs. Steamboat.

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