Monday, February 5, 2007

"Whatcha gonna do, Brother?"

Question: Who had gone 14 years without losing a WWF match by pinfall or submission before being pinned by Hulk Hogan in 1987?

This was an easy question for me to answer. I have fond memories of watching Saturday morning WWF matches on TV after cartoons were over. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Macho Man Randy Savage, Jake the Snake Roberts, Andre the Giant, and of course the immortal Hulk Hogan, among others, would wrestle these no-name guys and beat the stuffing out of them every week. Wrestling isn't like that anymore. You rarely see a guy who doesn't have a big ring entrance fighting like back in the 80s. The only time the superstars would wrestle each other would be on Pay-Per-View events. Now everyone who wrestles is a "superstar" with a ring entrance and they all wrestle each other. Guys will get win the belt one day and then lose it the next. There used to be a lot less turn over with champions because the big names only wrestled each other once every few months.

Soap opera-esque storylines were also few and far between back in the 80s WWF. The only time you would see a feud was in the ring or during an interview. Now everyone has a story and most are completely ridiculous. And, yes, I still watch the WWF (now the WWE). What can I say? Bulked up men and women in spandex beating on each other are entertaining.

Answer: Andre the Giant

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