King Kamala 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 I just bought a used copy of No Mercy for N64(Surprisingly I've never owned this) and am wondering what was Ludvig Borga's finisher? Ludvig needs to kick some serious ass folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 Backbreaker submission hold, ala Luger's Torture Rack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 Thanks man. Now time to for Ludvig to win the world title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted September 2, 2003 Torture Rack he had alot of Signatures involving Punches even had a Press Slam and drop the gut onto his fist to the gut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 2, 2003 I will break you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2003 I have the WWF Summerslam match of Ludvig Borga vs Marty Jannety if you want to see it... ...bah gawd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Rising Star Report post Posted September 3, 2003 Damn I miss Jannetty... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wayzing Report post Posted September 3, 2003 even had a Press Slam and drop the gut onto his fist to the gut. That was one cool move. Imagine him hurting Luger in an angle, taking advantage of it and destroying him in a match by using the Torture Rack. Luger's comeback trail would have put him over way better than Lex Express did. On the other hand, Luger picking flowers naked in a field with pan flute music in the background would probably put him over more than Lex Express. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Weren't they planning on having Ludvig Borga defeat Luger after SummerSlam for the World Title, before they decided against having Luger win it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 I believe the original plan was to have Luger win the belt at SummerSlam then feud with Borga. Drop the belt to him at Survivor Series and then win it back at Wrestlemania the following year after winning the Rumble to get his title shot. Yes, Borga was going to main event Wrestlemania. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 I believe the plan was... Taker over Yoko at the Royal Rumble Borga over Taker shortly thereafter Luger over Borga at WrestleMania Obviously that was changed due to Taker's bad back and him needing time off. Borga's nagging injuries, which kept him off 2 back-to-back PPVs, killed off his character and he was never seen in the WWF again. The WWE has a show in Findland pretty soon. I wonder if Borga might end up in attendence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 6, 2003 He broke his ankle 2 days before the Royal Rumble 94, and he couldn't make it back for his WM bout vs Quake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 He broke his ankle 2 days before the Royal Rumble 94, and he couldn't make it back for his WM bout vs Quake I believe it was against Rick Steiner at MSG 7 days before. Could be wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Real Nosferatu Report post Posted September 6, 2003 I think it was the MSG where Owen won a RR match and The Quebecers regained the tag titles. <<Marked for Borga. Too bad he shattered his ankle right before his big push. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 6, 2003 If anybody has the RR 94 WWF Magazine results issue, it states who missed the Rumble and Why Booger, Kamala, Borga all missed (Kamala?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Royal Rumble 1994- Bam Bam Bigelow replaced Ludvig Borga in the match against Tatanka. Kwang the Ninja, Sparky Plugg, and Virgil replaced Ludvig Borga, Kamala, and the 1-2-3 Kid in the Rumble. Some of the outcomes of matches were changed. The Undertaker was originally supposed to win the casket match and the WWF title. Soon after, he was scheduled to drop the title to Ludvig Borga before Wrestlemania. This would've set up a match against Lex Luger at Wrestlemania since Luger was scheduled to be the lone winner of the Royal Rumble. The plan was to have Yokozuna take some time off to lose some weight (his doctor was worried about his condition). The Undertaker badly needed some time off due to his back problems (that's why the WWF gave him the gimmick. The bodysuit that he wears actually covers up a back brace that he wears when he wrestles). Luger would then have all of the spotlight, and be turned into a new Hulk Hogan personality as the new WWF Champion (at Wrestlemania). This is what happened: Mark Callaway's (The Undertaker) back problems worsened dramatically, so he needed to be written out of the script right away. Yokozuna didn't bother to listen to his doctor and decided to stay with the WWF. In the meantime, Ludvig Borga absolutely destroyed his ankle during a match (either against Rick Steiner or in a battle royal), and the WWF had to let him go. Bret Hart was chosen to win the title since he had been cheated out of a title shot when Hogan left the WWF. McMahon figured that he could give Luger the title sometime down the road. Luger eventually became extremely upset at not having the title and left the WWF for WCW. (I think I got off on a tanget!) [DG] http://www.softwolves.pp.se/wrestling/wwf/...stitutions.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 The Kid was out with an injury, sustained when he took a bump out of the ring at the MSG Rumble. Kamala was going to be brought back for a one-shot, he hadn't been on TV since about June of 93. I think that was the TV debut for both Kwang and Bob Holly. There had been promos by both men for a few weeks prior to the PPV but no indication was made that they would be on the show. Kwang's promos had me questioning whether or not the WWF had signed the Great Muta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 I had always heard that the Undertaker took time off following RR to be with his new wife and take care of personal family problems. Also, the double ending to the RR was done, because Vince was losing faith in Luger and the fans were very much behind Bret. Luger was penciled in to beat Yoko at Wrestlemania and then go on to drop the belt to Hart later in the show. However, Luger got drunk the night before the show and blabbed this to a reporter at a bar who published it in the paper the next day. Vince was pissed at the breaking of kayfabe and changed the booking, burying Luger pretty much after that. Although he eventually was moved into a tag team with Davey Boy Smith and they opened Wrestlemania 11 versus the Blu Twins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Luger was penciled in to beat Yoko at Wrestlemania and then go on to drop the belt to Hart later in the show. However, Luger got drunk the night before the show and blabbed this to a reporter at a bar who published it in the paper the next day. Vince was pissed at the breaking of kayfabe and changed the booking, burying Luger pretty much after that. Although he eventually was moved into a tag team with Davey Boy Smith and they opened Wrestlemania 11 versus the Blu Twins. I had heard the same. The only thing I can come up with to perhaps disprove that is Luger showed up a TV taping (maybe the 2/22 show in Bethlehem but I don't know for sure) with the heavyweight title and was announced as the champion prior to a tag match pitting he and Tatanka against Yoko and Kwang. If Vince didn't want the "cat getting out of the bag" in regards to WrestleMania, it seems odd he would put Luger in front of several thousand people (and wrestling mag reporters / photographers, no doubt) with the title belt but at the same time punish him for being unprofessional to that degree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 From a SK post on RSPW, so take it for what it's worth... One of the most famous pre-show booking changes came before Wrestlemania X in 1994. The main event was the WWF champion defending the WWF title twice in the same evening -- once with Lex Luger against champion Yokozuna and then whoever was champion after that match defending against Bret Hart later in the evening. Due to Yoko's size and lack of stamina, the only booking that made sense was Luger going over Yokozuna for the title and then going on to defend it against Bret Hart in the main event. BUT, Luger and some friends went to a local bar the night before the show and got decently drunk. Unfortunately for them, a reporter for a New York paper was there as well, and Luger proceeded to brag about how he was scheduled to beat Yokozuna and finally get the WWF title. The article was published in the paper the morning of the show, trumpeting Luger's own admittance of the ending, and as a result the show was changed so that Luger lost by DQ and Yoko went on to lose the title to Bret Hart in the main event, which didn't affect things too much because Hart was getting the belt either way. Credence is lended to this story by reports from fans at TV tapings leading up to WMX, where the WWF would have Luger "steal" the title from Yokozuna and come out introduced as the "WWF World champion" (to annoy Jim Cornette, as the storyline went) in order to judge the pop Luger received as champion. Guess it wasn't good enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Yeah, I heard the title steal thing before and was going to mention that in response to your first post. I just think Vince wanted to go with Luger because he was very close to Hogan, but he knew something wasn't quite right, i.e. fans looking for a different style of top face. This was back when Vince actually listend to the fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Real Nosferatu Report post Posted September 6, 2003 Then explain Men on a Mission as the top babyface team for 6 months. LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 MOM were on top during a period when the tag division was really struggling. Most of the teams who were a large part of the tag division the previous year (Steiners, Money Inc., Natural Disasters, Road Warriors, Public Enemy) were either not active in the WWF or fallen from prominence. Hence why you have the 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty title blip and the Quebecers as the top heel team. The division really didn't recover until the rise of the Smoking Gunns and the first time you saw super teams forming to win the title (Shawn and Diesel, Owen and Yoko). Basically, they were all there was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Real Nosferatu Report post Posted September 7, 2003 That was my only hope of a trick question. (applauds) Too bad this wasn't 1995 otherwise I'd question Mabels Main Event push. (Simpsons Style shudder) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
