Questions about the Jericho/RVD match

[Guest Choken One]

I know this probably isn't the best place, but does anybody else find the escape rule just plain retarded?  Ok, you and your opponent hate each other, a normal match can't contain the anger, so run away as fast as possible to win.

Yeah, but that's why they now have the pin rule. Promotions began to realize that the escape rule was bad in hindsight, but it worked in some cases (small pussy heel v. macho face to blowoff the feud).

 

Now that they have the Hell in the Cell gimmick to use that type of heel/face dynamic, cage matches become a simple competition of "who escapes first".

Owen/Bret is the ONLY match to make that rule work...and by jesus did it work...Too bad vince wouldn't allow Bret and Owen to go hardstyle and bleed all over the place...

[Guest Boo_Bradley]

And this is a dumb one I know but, when was the last time a WWE cage match could be won with a pinfall most of the time it's get out of the cage to win.

Recently, all cage matches have been either pinfall or escape.

 

First time I heard that rule was on a Sunday wrestling show in 1994 or 5...Tatanka vs. Lex Luger in a cage match.

 

Lex won by pinfall.

Warrior/Rude 1990 SSlam

[ChrisMWaters 0]

And this is a dumb one I know but, when was the last time a WWE cage match could be won with a pinfall most of the time it's get out of the cage to win.

Recently, all cage matches have been either pinfall or escape.

 

First time I heard that rule was on a Sunday wrestling show in 1994 or 5...Tatanka vs. Lex Luger in a cage match.

 

Lex won by pinfall.

Warrior/Rude 1990 SSlam

Aaah.

 

Didn't become a fan until 1994, so didn't know that.

[Guest MikeSC]

Well if you're are like me I bet that Jericho/RVD left you with alot of questions. Like first what was the point of Jericho's 10 minute title run? The belt was back on RVD at the end of the night and it did nothing for either guy or the IC belt.

 

I'm guessing Gewirtz REALLY misses the Hardcore Title. If only his little buddy here wasn't banned, we could ask him.

-=Mike

...The matches weren't good, either