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Post by thefifthhorseman on Oct 11, 2005 15:15:59 GMT -5
Am I the only one that thinks that at least one, or two scaffold matches should be held in the WWE? The reason why I like the scaffold match, is because the wrestlers who participated in them actually risked their lives to put on a show for the fans. That's something that you don't see anymore with the WWE.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Oct 11, 2005 15:17:18 GMT -5
I love scaffold matches. I think that the first one took place in 1982 with Koko Ware vs. Bill Dundee. Many of you recall Starrcade 86: Night of the Skywalkers with The Midnight Express vs. The Road Warriors on the scaffold. So many great 1980s and 1990s scaffold matches in the NWA regional promotions.
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Post by acezappa on Oct 11, 2005 15:58:34 GMT -5
I got to see Night of the Skywalkers. The only thing about those matches though (and it makes sense really) is that a lot of the action is slower and more pronounced. If they did a scaffold match today though, there are plenty of the younger wrestlers (and Mick Foley) who would be willing to throw themselves down. It actually was a type of match not used much as I recall.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Oct 17, 2005 8:50:59 GMT -5
I heard yesterday that there was a scaffold match that was before the 1982 clash between Bill Dundee and Koko Ware and that it happened in the early 1970s in the Continental promotion near Chattanooga, I think.
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Post by midwestmrk on Nov 27, 2005 17:10:37 GMT -5
Am I the only one that thinks that at least one, or two scaffold matches should be held in the WWE? The reason why I like the scaffold match, is because the wrestlers who participated in them actually risked their lives to put on a show for the fans. That's something that you don't see anymore with the WWE. I would LOVE to see a scaffold match in the WWE. Also they should bring back the wargames match. Will either actually happen??? |
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Post by superworker on Nov 28, 2005 14:29:54 GMT -5
IMO...if you have to use scaffolds and ladders then you're actually watching a circus act. Imagine Harley and Wahoo on a scaffold?...I DONT THINK SO!
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Post by cawthon777 on Nov 29, 2005 12:22:03 GMT -5
I guess I'll be in the minority when I say I'd rather not see any new scaffold matches.
The fans remember them as amazing and great but the wrestlers involved - notably the MX - didn't like the matches and didn't like the gimmick.
When Bobby Eaton was asked about Night of the Skywalkers during the Spartanburg Q&A, he said the match sucked.
And really what could be done with a match like that? You throw some punches, you land some kicks, somebody falls off. Not much to it and the risk for injury is pretty high.
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Post by ozzsmith on Nov 29, 2005 16:42:35 GMT -5
A SCAFFOLD MATCH IN ECW WAS A THING A BEAUTY. IF YA LIKE SEEING GROWN MEN TRYING TO KILL EACH OTHER. WATCH THE NEW JACK VS VIC GRIMES MATCH AND YOU'LL SEE. THE WORKERS OF SUCH A MATCH MUST BE OF THE HARDCORE VARIETY OR IT WILL SUCK.
MX...ROCK AND ROLL XPRESS WERE NOT HARDCORE.
THESE MATCHES HAVE THEIR PLACE BUT COULD BE BOOKED HORRIBLY!
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