Professional Wrestling is a 'made-up' thing. Especially, in this age of Internet and Spoiler Alerts, we all even get to know beforehand what is going to happen in any of the house shows of any promotion, be it WWE, TNA, ROH, NJPW, etc. So how can a promoter surprise his extra knowledgeable audience? Vince McMahon, the self proclaimed king of the jungle and apparently WWE, had three ways of doing it.
1) Manufacture a botched up ending, one that was exactly the opposite of booking. Example: Montreal Screwjob, Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart.
2) Throw in a rookie, a young and upcoming superstar in front of an established one and give him the surprise win against all odds. Cue: Chris Jericho pinning both The Rock and Stone Cold in one single night to become the first ever undisputed World Champion of the WWE and World.
3) Introduce a shocking entrant in an ongoing dispute/match and thus giving birth to an altogether new rivalry. Example: The first ever Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels where Kane made his debut, costing Undertaker the world title.
Vince McMahon as every wrestling observer knows is now semi-retired and Triple H, his son-in-law now runs the entire company and Monday Night Raw. The Hunter has done many great things since making a debut in a business suit like signing many well known established stars from regional promotions such as Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, etc. He was responsible for bringing back Bruno Summartino to WWE and his biggest achievement shall unagruably be the signing of STING to WWE which was hitherto impossible to even think of for a WWE supporter. In years to come, products and superstars such as WWE NXT, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt shall owe their stardom to Triple H.
But even after these so many glowing achievements, no one can deny that WWE's products have become stale, predictable and repeatitive. Hunter was certainly at his wit's end to think of something magical and thus on the date of 19/07/2015, WWE's landscape changed for good one more time.
In the PPV, WWE BATTLEGROUND, Seth Rollins and Brock Lesner were colliding for world heavyweight championship. Brock was within inches to win the coveted title fair and square and then the Gong Hit and a roar from crowd followed. Amidst the darkness of Arena rose the legend of THE UNDERTAKER once more and crowd was in thrall. This was Vince's signature 'surprise' move which he pioneered in his heydays and one that never failed him. Internet and Twitter broke down following Undertaker's remarkable come back for never does a pro wrestling jargon ellicit such an emotional provocative response such as 'Goddamn it, the DEADMAN IS BACKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!'
Certainly, I have started feeling like a teenager once again........#WhatAFeeling......#Goosebumps.......#TheDeadManRises.......#TakerReturns.......#BrockvsUndertaker@WWESummerslam
1) Manufacture a botched up ending, one that was exactly the opposite of booking. Example: Montreal Screwjob, Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart.
2) Throw in a rookie, a young and upcoming superstar in front of an established one and give him the surprise win against all odds. Cue: Chris Jericho pinning both The Rock and Stone Cold in one single night to become the first ever undisputed World Champion of the WWE and World.
3) Introduce a shocking entrant in an ongoing dispute/match and thus giving birth to an altogether new rivalry. Example: The first ever Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels where Kane made his debut, costing Undertaker the world title.
Vince McMahon as every wrestling observer knows is now semi-retired and Triple H, his son-in-law now runs the entire company and Monday Night Raw. The Hunter has done many great things since making a debut in a business suit like signing many well known established stars from regional promotions such as Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, etc. He was responsible for bringing back Bruno Summartino to WWE and his biggest achievement shall unagruably be the signing of STING to WWE which was hitherto impossible to even think of for a WWE supporter. In years to come, products and superstars such as WWE NXT, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt shall owe their stardom to Triple H.
But even after these so many glowing achievements, no one can deny that WWE's products have become stale, predictable and repeatitive. Hunter was certainly at his wit's end to think of something magical and thus on the date of 19/07/2015, WWE's landscape changed for good one more time.
In the PPV, WWE BATTLEGROUND, Seth Rollins and Brock Lesner were colliding for world heavyweight championship. Brock was within inches to win the coveted title fair and square and then the Gong Hit and a roar from crowd followed. Amidst the darkness of Arena rose the legend of THE UNDERTAKER once more and crowd was in thrall. This was Vince's signature 'surprise' move which he pioneered in his heydays and one that never failed him. Internet and Twitter broke down following Undertaker's remarkable come back for never does a pro wrestling jargon ellicit such an emotional provocative response such as 'Goddamn it, the DEADMAN IS BACKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!'
Certainly, I have started feeling like a teenager once again........#WhatAFeeling......#Goosebumps.......#TheDeadManRises.......#TakerReturns.......#BrockvsUndertaker@WWESummerslam
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