JN News Posted November 3, 2003 Report Posted November 3, 2003 Does anyone here remember Owen Hart when he was in the tag team, High Energy with Koko B. Ware? I'm sure you do. I remember High Energy being one of the hottest new tag teams in 1992, yet they were so underratted, they were never pushed to the tag team titles. Was High Energy destined for greatness if utilized properly, or were they doomed for failure? What do you think.
cawthon777 Posted November 3, 2003 Report Posted November 3, 2003 I don't think they had the credibility to get over when the other teams consisted of Money Inc, the Natural Disasters, the Steiners, the Nasty Boys, and the Headshrinkers. The only team they could really trade wins with were the Beverlys. I remember reading an interview with Owen in WWF Magazine (pre-heel turn) where he said he and Koko didn't even get along when they were a team (summer 93, I believe ... after Koko was fired).
Youth N Asia Posted November 3, 2003 Report Posted November 3, 2003 I remember their cheesy music more than anything else
JN News Posted November 3, 2003 Author Report Posted November 3, 2003 Yeah, I remember reading about why they split up in a small artical in the old WWF magazine entitled, "Low Energy". I also remember in 1993, after he came back from a brief abscense, "The Rocket" started coming to the ring wearing a blue outfit that was very simular to his brother, Bret. Blue jacket, blue tights & singlet, and white boots Bret wore pink & black, while Owen wore blue & white. Owen wore blue & white all the way up to Survivor Series 1993, where he changed his outfits to the style he wore up till' the day he died. Also, while Owen used Bret's sharpshooter to elevate himself to the upper tier, there was one time (pre-SurSer-93) where Owen won his matches with a different move. "The Rocket" at one time used to win his matches with a norman-lights suplex, I believe, called, the "Lift Off". Bret had the Sharpshooter, while Owen had the Liftoff. If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me.
Fökai Posted November 3, 2003 Report Posted November 3, 2003 I don't think they had the credibility to get over when the other teams consisted of Money Inc, the Natural Disasters, the Steiners, the Nasty Boys, and the Headshrinkers. The only team they could really trade wins with were the Beverlys. Don't forget the Road Warriors. "The Rocket" at one time used to win his matches with a norman-lights suplex, I believe, called, the "Lift Off". I thought it was a missile dropkick.
Guest Fook Posted November 3, 2003 Report Posted November 3, 2003 The words High Energy bring back memories of puffy pants, Frankie the parrot, and the Rocket Launcher.
Slayer Posted November 3, 2003 Report Posted November 3, 2003 I remember their cheesy music more than anything else I thought they had the same theme that Owen would go on to use during most of his singles career (which I loved, personally)
JN News Posted November 3, 2003 Author Report Posted November 3, 2003 I remember their cheesy music more than anything else I thought they had the same theme that Owen would go on to use during most of his singles career (which I loved, personally) I think the theme you're thinking of is the one Owen used when he came back in mid-1993 with his new "Rocket" look.
razazteca Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 After the team broke up Owen joined Jim Neidhart as New Foundation?
JN News Posted November 4, 2003 Author Report Posted November 4, 2003 No, Owen teamed with Koko after Neidhart left.
Fökai Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 No, Owen teamed with Koko after Neidhart left. But Neidhart teamed up with Owen, once Owen turned heel.
Guest Black Tiger Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Every High Energy match I've ever seen, saw either Heenan or Monsoon making mention of Koko's pants. I think Koko came back in early 1994 for a one shot deal, because I remember them wrestling on superstars during the Hart vs Hart feud. Didn't Koko sing their enterence song, I know during inteviews he used to sing out "HIIIIIIGH EN ER GYYY!" yeah, I remember WAY too much about this team
Lil' Bitch Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 I liked High Energy. Shame they never got far, they had potential plus I dug their promos.
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Why was Koko fired in 1993? And why did he come back and leave fast in 1994?
Papacita Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 I remember their cheesy music more than anything else I thought they had the same theme that Owen would go on to use during most of his singles career (which I loved, personally) I think the theme you're thinking of is the one Owen used when he came back in mid-1993 with his new "Rocket" look. It's the same theme. As for High Energy...they were alright, but it was too hard to get behind them. My friends and I had pretty much written off Koko as a jobber by this time, so it was pretty pointless to expect something special out of the team. In fact, to this day, I can't recall seeing Koko win a singles match!
Guest MikeSC Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 I don't think they had the credibility to get over when the other teams consisted of Money Inc, the Natural Disasters, the Steiners, the Nasty Boys, and the Headshrinkers. The only team they could really trade wins with were the Beverlys. I remember reading an interview with Owen in WWF Magazine (pre-heel turn) where he said he and Koko didn't even get along when they were a team (summer 93, I believe ... after Koko was fired). They were a decent team. Koko was a guilty pleasure of mine --- though he looked like an idiot messing with his pants in EVERY SINGLE MATCH THEY HAD. I got tons of their stuff on tape (all for sale, *wink*) and they were better than a lot of the WWF teams at the time --- but the only ones who'd sell for them were Money Inc. And I thought tag partners not being friends wasn't exactly a rarity in the business. -=Mike
Youth N Asia Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 I like Koko, although 9 times out of 10 I'll just deny it
TheFranchise Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Oh yeah! It's the Hardy'z 10 years ago!
Slayer Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Oh yeah! Puffy pants + Checkered patterns + Semi-mullet + Herschel Walker flattop = Comedy Gold
Guest Plushy Al Logan Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Two words: puffy pants "Hey, he's wearing Earthquake's pants!"
Guest Boo_Bradley Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Owen and Koko teamed up in 1989 as well
ChrisMWaters Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Oh yeah! Puffy pants + Checkered patterns + Semi-mullet + Herschel Walker flattop = Comedy Gold Sad thing about this though... THe haircut Koko has makes him look more serious, in my eyes.
nl5xsk1 Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 In a perfect world, it would have been old-school Koko B Ware (the mid-south version, not the lameass WWF-ized version) in a heel tag team with Owen. But, it's not a perfect world, is it?
ChrisMWaters Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 In a perfect world, it would have been old-school Koko B Ware (the mid-south version, not the lameass WWF-ized version) in a heel tag team with Owen. But, it's not a perfect world, is it? Did the Old-School Koko have Frankie? If not...they should have done with Franky what they did with Damien...FRANKIE BURGERS!
Papacita Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 In a perfect world, it would have been old-school Koko B Ware (the mid-south version, not the lameass WWF-ized version) in a heel tag team with Owen. But, it's not a perfect world, is it? Did the Old-School Koko have Frankie? If not...they should have done with Franky what they did with Damien...FRANKIE BURGERS! Even better...EVIL FRANKIE!!! They could train the bird to attack people, and even have it interfere in their matches whenever they're in trouble. That or they could just kill the bird, stuff it with rocks and use its dead body as a foreign object.
Lil' Bitch Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 I marked out for Frankie back in the day.
cawthon777 Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 That or they could just kill the bird, stuff it with rocks and use its dead body as a foreign object. That is one of the best ideas ever
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