[7/20] TSC Watch Party (8pm EST): WWE Canadian Stampede 97 (7/7/97 Raw Ep 217 at 9:50)

[Cartier Murphy]

Taker's championship reign was...yeah, it was not good

He always worked best in a gatekeeper role, or as a top contender. But as a champion he was never really fit for it. And it’s funny, because this is probably his best World title run and even then it’s mostly

 

[BrehWyatt]

I'll say this about the Undertaker ... he didn't need the belt to add to his mystique/intimidation factor. Certain people, they need to have the title before I could suspend disbelief enough to believe them as a threat.

Taker didn't need that. Like, I believed he was the HNIC or not around this time.

 

[BrehWyatt]

He always worked best in a gatekeeper role, or as a top contender. But as a champion he was never really fit for it. And it’s funny, because this is probably his best World title run and even then it’s mostly

Honestly I think part of that is due to the fact that FROM DAY ONE, he was pushed as a supernatural threat that nobody had anything for one-on-one when it came time to it.

It literally wasn't until Mankind came through that I was like "Wait ... he can be beat legit? "

 

[LastManStanding]

would have been cool to see Vader get the strap for a minute. they could have let him win it here and then set up an even bigger match 5 weeks later at SummerSlam where he would drop it back to the face

 

[richaveli83]

Paul Bearer's screams

 

[BrehWyatt]

I still can't believe Vader never got a damn day with the strap.

 

[MartyMcFly]

I still can't believe Vader never got a damn day with the strap.

JR goes into detail about this. His weight started getting the best of him. At this point, the doctors said he was "morbidly obese" so they couldn't trust him

 

[mrken12]

would have been cool to see Vader get the strap for a minute. they could have let him win it here and then set up an even bigger match 5 weeks later at SummerSlam where he would drop it back to the face

He should have taken it during his feud with Michaels.

 

[BrehWyatt]

JR goes into detail about this. His weight started getting the best of him. At this point, the doctors said he was "morbidly obese" so they couldn't trust him

Ah ... but ...

He should have taken it during his feud with Michaels.

^This. Vader should have won at Summerslam and lost it at the September/October IYH to HBK before Sid got him.

 

[MartyMcFly]

He should have taken it during his feud with Michaels.

Meh I disagree but I'm a Shawn fan so of course I disagree

 

[ALTRUISM]

timestamp?

 

[Cartier Murphy]

Gang Warz would’ve been so lit if most of the talent in it weren’t

 

[LastManStanding]

barely 1 hour in and the show is almost over

great show, but damn Vince fleeced the PPV audience out of their $20 for an hour and a half showyou could rent a 3 hour movie for $2 back then

 

[MartyMcFly]

Ah ... but ...



^This. Vader should have won at Summerslam and lost it at the September/October IYH to HBK before Sid got him.

That's real

 

[richaveli83]

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