I miss when wrestlers defected to another fed

[MenacingMonk]

Marking out was the best.

Tazz in the E

JeriGAWD in the E

The Radicalz debuting in the E

Those were the times.

 

[FreshAIG]

I agree completely. It freshened up the promotion and wrestlers when a big star came to a new promotion. All defections were memorable. I remember I saw Lex Luger was in WWF at WM 8 I was like

 

[The Great One]

One of the reasons why ratings are the way they are.

Other promotions with competition and different wrestlers switching things up.

 

[puppetmaster]

Scott Hall making his way thru the crowd on Nitro is still one of my favorite Television moments. Not just wrestling but television.


shyt was so surreal. Damn I miss that feeling.



-P-

 

[MushroomX]

Brian Pillman comes to mind, being able to swerve Bischoff in order to appear at ECW, only so he can jump to WWF.

Not to mention Rick Rude defecting to WCW.

 

[El Guapo]

Big Show popping up through the ring during Austin vs. Vince

 

[StarClout]

Countdown to the millennium

Radicalz

Ric Flair with the Big Gold Belt in the early 90's

X-Pac coming back to the E after WM14

Rick Rude being the ONLY man during the Monday Night Wars to be on Raw and Nitro on the same night

 

[Kongo McMicheal]

The last time it felt important was when Kurtis defected to TNA

 

[Silkk]

Just Wait #GFW

 

[puppetmaster]

The last time it felt important was when Kurtis defected to TNA

Either that or RVD to TNA. They blew it by having Sting immediately beat him down after but that initial pop he got was not just "impact zone dope" but actually dope


-P-

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

you mean you didnt mark out when Matt Harvey signed to ROH?

what about when Festus went to TNA

 

[malbaker86]

Scott Hall making his way thru the crowd on Nitro is still one of my favorite Television moments. Not just wrestling but television.


shyt was so surreal. Damn I miss that feeling.



-P-

the way the commentators sold it added more to the feeling

 

[Mr. Negative]

this is one of the reasons why "leaks" and social media are bad for the wrestling business.

Yes, I said "leaks".

I too miss the days where a random major wrestler from another fed would show up either at the announce table and start talking shyt before throwing a belt in the garbage or slide into the ring unannounced and beat the shyt out of the company's top babyface before the announcers even know who it was.

Hell I grew up on "territorial" wrestling and had no idea all those lil feds were owned by the same person. Jerry Lawler a face on one and a hell on the other. Dok Hendrix nad his boys showing up and beating up somebody like Terry Taylor was a big fukking deal.

Imagine of the Kings of Wrestling would have just shown up and beat the hell out of the Usos instead of us watching them separately in FCW.

Imagine if El Generico would have shown up and saved those bullfighters whatever their names are theose dudes with the midget from The Shield.

What if Kevin Steen showed up TONIGHT and beat the hell out of Cena, then forced him to blade?

Them days is long gone.

 

[I'm Billy FUCO!!]

100% agree.

Even jobbers/midcarders switching companies would sometimes have you like , depending on who it was

I remember marking out when X-Pac came back and joined DX.

fukkin' X-Pac......of all people.

(granted, I was a 1-2-3 Kid fan before that, but still.......)

I personally think for the most part, WCW-to-WWF defections >>>>>>> WWF-to-WCW defections

Seeing Mr. Perfect go to WCW as Curt Hennig had me like

But seeing Eddie Guerrero, Saturn, Malenko and that other nikka go over to Vince's turf had me like ......and I wasn't even a major fan of any of them like that

And don't get me started on Jericho's WWF debut..........and that was someone else who I only saw as a WCW midcarder before that

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

What if Kevin Steen showed up TONIGHT and beat the hell out of Cena, then forced him to blade?

SECURITY WOULD ASSUME HE'S AN AUDIENCE MEMBER AND PROMPTLY REMOVE HIS LARD ASS, BROTHER!