supertrekker
Superstar
Can't disagree with Corney on this one. Jake was drunk or high on crack all the time. He wouldn't be able to stand straight let alone throw a punch.
Jake The Snake on Queenzflip - HBK & Bret Hart Worst Champs Ever
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Can't disagree with Corney on this one. Jake was drunk or high on crack all the time. He wouldn't be able to stand straight let alone throw a punch.
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TheAlbionist
All Star
Don't agree with him. Certainly not with Bret anyway - dude drew the world over for WWE.
Doesn't surprise me though.
Doesn't change my opinion of Jake as the best wrestler to never hold a top strap.
He was a "normal-sized" mid-carder in the era of giants. Of course when people that look more like him start getting the headline shine, he's gonna feel bitter.
At least he's staying clean.
Praise DDP. 
Doesn't surprise me though.
Doesn't change my opinion of Jake as the best wrestler to never hold a top strap.
He was a "normal-sized" mid-carder in the era of giants. Of course when people that look more like him start getting the headline shine, he's gonna feel bitter.
At least he's staying clean.
Praise DDP. 
White City Black
Ol’ Basquiat head ass
at DiBiase letting Virgil eat that DDT so he could get the fist drop on Jake while he was down
Bitter? Its reality....if Bret Hart was a star, he would of changed the tide..not Austin. He bombed huge.Don't agree with him. Certainly not with Bret anyway - dude drew the world over for WWE.
Doesn't surprise me though.
Doesn't change my opinion of Jake as the best wrestler to never hold a top strap.
He was a "normal-sized" mid-carder in the era of giants. Of course when people that look more like him start getting the headline shine, he's gonna feel bitter.
At least he's staying clean.
OGBobbyJohnson
Veteran
Watching this now
TheAlbionist
All Star
Bret didn't reach Hulk/Austin/Rock level in the US, but worldwide he was the most sellable thing the WWF had until Austin, particularly Europe where they were trying to expand into heavily through TV deals and European Rampage tours. I grew up in the 80s/90s in the UK - Bret was bigger than Hulk ever got here. He could still sell out a European Rampage tomorrow just cutting promos. Watch Summerslam '92 and then tell me he "bombed" as a main eventer.
Business was different in the mid 90s than it was in the 80s or the late 90s/00s, they were breaking new markets and Hulk wasn't the guy to do it (or a guy that wanted to either... he didn't even bother coming)... Europe didn't buy the whole "Real American" schtick as a positive. We wanted Warrior, Taker and Bret.
Ok, so we were wrong on Warrior.. 
He was pushed in that position after they got rid of Hogan and Warrior stayed inconsistent. He wasn't a game changer. Just a pushed top guy who could wrestle very crisply.Bret didn't reach Hulk/Austin/Rock level in the US, but worldwide he was the most sellable thing the WWF had until Austin, particularly Europe where they were trying to expand into heavily through TV deals and European Rampage tours. I grew up in the 80s/90s in the UK - Bret was bigger than Hulk ever got here. He could still sell out a European Rampage tomorrow just cutting promos. Watch Summerslam '92 and then tell me he "bombed" as a main eventer.
Business was different in the mid 90s than it was in the 80s or the late 90s/00s, they were breaking new markets and Hulk wasn't the guy to do it (or a guy that wanted to either... he didn't even bother coming)... Europe didn't buy the whole "Real American" schtick as a positive. We wanted Warrior, Taker and Bret.
TheAlbionist
All Star
Bullshyt. 
He assumed the throne when the steroids trial and the public's waning interest in the bodybuilder excess of the 80s left Hogan and Warrior inconsistent.
When they panicked and let Hulk take the belt off Yoko at WMIX the crowd were *pissed*.
The crowd STILL haven't let go of him finally being cheated out of it in Montreal.
He pushed an Intercontinental Title match with the British fukking Bulldog into the main event of Summerslam, did ALL the promo work because Bulldog was tooting crack with the Anvil all summer and sleepwalked Bulldog through one of the best main events a WWE PPV has ever had,
We were both watching breh
You were a Hitman stan like everyone else and when the time was right he made you hate his guts.
Throw your keyboard away. You're ridiculous.
He assumed the throne when the steroids trial and the public's waning interest in the bodybuilder excess of the 80s left Hogan and Warrior inconsistent.
When they panicked and let Hulk take the belt off Yoko at WMIX the crowd were *pissed*.
The crowd STILL haven't let go of him finally being cheated out of it in Montreal.
He pushed an Intercontinental Title match with the British fukking Bulldog into the main event of Summerslam, did ALL the promo work because Bulldog was tooting crack with the Anvil all summer and sleepwalked Bulldog through one of the best main events a WWE PPV has ever had,
We were both watching breh
You were a Hitman stan like everyone else and when the time was right he made you hate his guts.
Throw your keyboard away. You're ridiculous.
y'all look weird saying you won't watch a show because the men aren't big enough
Some of these arguments in hereI just wanna know did Bret offer a rebuttal to Jake yet?
Duke_Droese
Superstar
Kids worldwide were stanning bret hard in the mid 90s. I remember wanting those sun glasses so bad.
Sid would have been a better option than hbk as the guy post bret imo. Then have the next breakthrough face beat him.
Hbk was just an annoying mid card runt. I never saw the appeal.
Sid would have been a better option than hbk as the guy post bret imo. Then have the next breakthrough face beat him.
Hbk was just an annoying mid card runt. I never saw the appeal.
If the NBA said they weren't allowing anyone over 6'4" to play any more, would you still watch??
King P
Legends Never Die
Word.
I couldn't imagine watching boxing and saying "fukk the Welterweights! They're too small! I'm not watching anything below Light Heavyweight!"
