JN News 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2003 Now, don't get me wrong. I was a HUGE mark for the Hart Foundation back in 1997, and I liked the feud between the Hart Foundation and the NOD. But, what was the point of that semi-feud that had absolutely no blowoff. I remember when Farooq issued a challenge to the Hart Foundation, and Bret Hart accepted. But, there was no blowoff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JHawk Report post Posted June 20, 2003 I don't even remember the challenge, to tell you the truth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2003 It was supposed to be DX doing racist shit to NOD and blaming it on the Harts to further DX's rep and NOD's gimmick. But the Harts and NOD refused to do it so it got canned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2003 Well it did get off the ground somewhat. I remember the NOD's dressing room got trashed and Canadian flags were all over the place, giving the impression it was the Harts' fault. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2003 That's a little blatant, even for the marks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Askewniverse Report post Posted June 21, 2003 Now, don't get me wrong. I was a HUGE mark for the Hart Foundation back in 1997, and I liked the feud between the Hart Foundation and the NOD. But, what was the point of that semi-feud that had absolutely no blowoff. I remember when Farooq issued a challenge to the Hart Foundation, and Bret Hart accepted. But, there was no blowoff. If I'm not mistaken, Bret and Faarooq did have what could be considered a blowoff match. Bret got the pinfall win after Austin interfered, which furthered the Austin-NOD feud, and ended the Harts-NOD feud. I think that the Hart Foundation-NOD feud may also have had something to do with Owen beating Faarooq in the finals of the IC title tournament at Badd Blood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2003 But, there was a confrontation the following week, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Askewniverse Report post Posted June 21, 2003 But, there was a confrontation the following week, though. What happened the following week? The only thing that I can remember is that Bret faced Ken Shamrock and Owen faced Ahmed Johnson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bravesfan Report post Posted June 21, 2003 What happened the following week? All three stables, along with Vince McMahon, were involved in a show-opening interview. IIRC, it was just a segment to throw allegations around. During the Bret/Shamrock match later on, both DX and the Hart Foundation got involved, which resulted in the match getting thrown out. Cool Note: On the RAW where NOD's lockerroom was trashed, we saw the WWF debut of Yoshihiro Tajiri - in a loss to Taka Michinoku. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2003 Tajiri actually worked a Raw match against the Godwinns in March 96. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syxx2001 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 i heard that dx trashed the nations locker room and made it look like the harts did it. they sprayed KFC and other black stereotypical stuff on the walls. i think it sounds funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted June 29, 2003 The cool thing about the feud is that all three stables were heel factions (albeit the Foundation only in the US). One of the cool things about the Russo era, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JaKyL25 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 By 'Making it look like the Harts did it" though, it was more like "leaving SO much evidence that looks like Hart stuff that it obviously wasn't them." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Steve J. Rogers Report post Posted July 1, 2003 Also it was right before Survivor Series so obviously the feud was going to be cut short. If the NOD didn't want to do it I understand why they didn't continue the DX-NOD part of it. Actually Austin-NOD was a way to setup Austin-Rocky BTW Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HellSpawn Report post Posted July 8, 2003 I think it was more like a "lets hope the NOD keep busy the HF while we do... uhm.. nothing" kinda evil plan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
