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Stone Cold vs The Rock (Wrestlemania 17) GOAT MATCH
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by definition the GOAT match must include HBGOAT, but this was a classic
Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
That's not even their best match....The final match they had at WM19 was actually way better and didn't need Vince or the no DQ stuff.
seemorecizzy
Superstar
yeah rock vs austin at wrestlemania 19 is prob my fav match ever
but it wasn't even the MOTN, HBGOAT/Y2J stole the show, and that's common knowledge breh
This might sound silly but, looking at this match, you know what I realize the WWE is missing right now in the main events: Signature striking or just character IN striking.
When I was a kid and we'd fool around with wrestling, it wasn't just the basic punching or kicking with the stomps.
The Rock always had his own way of slapping the shyt out of people before looking at his palm and knocking them down. He had that little shake before kicking or stomping his opponents. Austin would "stomp a mudhole" into people and that was literally part of his move set. He'd come off the ropes for those forearm drops and flip the birds around before dropping them.
The pace just looked faster & more entertaining with little things like that. I don't know...
There are shades of it with Punk & Bryan (mostly their kicking, more so with Bryan and the "Yes" kicks nowadays). I don't see too much with Cena outside of the 5-knuckle shuffle. There just isn't that FLAIR...probably b/c there isn't as much brawling nowadays but it's something I notice looking back.
When I was a kid and we'd fool around with wrestling, it wasn't just the basic punching or kicking with the stomps.
The Rock always had his own way of slapping the shyt out of people before looking at his palm and knocking them down. He had that little shake before kicking or stomping his opponents. Austin would "stomp a mudhole" into people and that was literally part of his move set. He'd come off the ropes for those forearm drops and flip the birds around before dropping them.
The pace just looked faster & more entertaining with little things like that. I don't know...
There are shades of it with Punk & Bryan (mostly their kicking, more so with Bryan and the "Yes" kicks nowadays). I don't see too much with Cena outside of the 5-knuckle shuffle. There just isn't that FLAIR...probably b/c there isn't as much brawling nowadays but it's something I notice looking back.
Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
The Pace WAS faster back in the day. HHH pushed hard for years to slow the pace of matches down when HE slowed down. If you don't believe me look at how the pace of matches changed on Smackdown and Raw when Hunter switched shows....
CJ
Your objective semi-troll
Co-sign 100%, especially in this match where they just start duking it out to set the pace, really draws you in. The only match I can think that had that lately was HHH/Taker at WM where they just start wailing on each other from the jump. The kickfest from Punk/Bryan just doesn't compare.
Ndiema
Pro
great match.stone cold turning heel made me
as a kid.
as a kid.
One of my all-time favorite promos
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OGJOHNNY5
Sober Poster
GOAT promo
the match itself had me like
when I was a shorty. Austin turning heel had me sick for days i was like fukk school.
BeefWellington
Rookie
Great match. Funny that now i'm older, i can notice some little things, such as when they're blading.
seemorecizzy
Superstar
From a pure wrestling stand point yeah
But austin vs rock was comedy and da story telling and finish was classic in my eyes
Austins last match too
