BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
(FOUR) CACTUS JACK & CHAINSAW CHARLIE “DUMPSTER DIVE”
It was February of 1998 in Indianapolis. I had the pleasure of being there with my grandfather. He always watched wrestling with me but it was a big deal to be taken out of school for two days to drive down to Indy for a random Monday Night RAW. There was a lot going on at that time, but the big event that stood out to me was when the New Age Outlaws came out and pushed Cactus Jack and Terry Funk off the entrance stage while they were in a dumpster. Everyone sold this so well. I specifically remember Sunny standing by the carnage weeping. My grandfather got worked. That’s awesome to think about in retrospect.
(THREE) X-PAC’S RETURN
After HBK went down at Mania, DX had to do something. Triple H and Chyna remained and everyone suspected New Age Outlaws were going to join. The crazy shocker was when Sean Waltman/123 Kid/Syxx-Pac came back to the WWF as X-Pac. He cut a crazy “shoot” style promo on Eric Bischoff and had what I consider his biggest non-match moment in his ENTIRE career. That includes the Razor Ramon upset and the nWo stuff.
(TWO) HBK’S SUPERKICK ON A WHEEL-CHAIRED BRET
During the Bret/Shawn feud things were always entertaining and interesting. It was must see wrestling and great times. One of my favorite moments in their illustrious history was when Shawn Michaels gave a wheel-chaired Bret Hart a superkick and sent him back. Bret sold it like it was a gun shot and Shawn snapped it out of nowhere. There was so much tension in things at that point. It’s even crazier now once all the backstories about it all have come out in the shoot tapes and the “WWE Greatest Rivalries” DVD.
(ONE) VINCE’S FIRST STUNNER
The Vince and Austin feud may have been the biggest feud in wrestling history. At least in MY history. I could list a million moments between these guys, but I have to go to the root of the problem… or era in this case. Austin is being antagonized by Vince and then BAM! Stunner! It was a HUGE pop and set the wrestling world in a upward motion that many fans are still drooling over. The chemistry between these guys is among the best in live entertainment history. Yeah, I said it.
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