Goldberg is the most overrated wrestler of All time but you're a stan for him so i understand.
The only Legendary wrestler without a great promo in the history of this business is Brock Lesnar.
Revisiting Nash ending the Streak.
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Goldberg is the most overrated wrestler of All time but you're a stan for him so i understand.
The only Legendary wrestler without a great promo in the history of this business is Brock Lesnar.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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For those wondering, the ratings for Nitro didn't take a big dive until deeper into '99. That is also peak Attitude Era. So there's a couple things going on. WCW didn't push their younger talent but WWE did. Really, WWE had no fukking choice but they did and Austin/Rock became household names.
So while it was the booking in WCW that was a huge problem, it was more so that WWE had the fresher crossover stars. I think the fingerpoke was definitely awful but with WCW you can't just pin it on one booking decision. It's a combination of things. The booking will always be the biggest talking point because it got so bad and stayed bad until maybe 4-5 months before they close shop.
People forget that WCW was getting decent again for a few months before they sold.
So while it was the booking in WCW that was a huge problem, it was more so that WWE had the fresher crossover stars. I think the fingerpoke was definitely awful but with WCW you can't just pin it on one booking decision. It's a combination of things. The booking will always be the biggest talking point because it got so bad and stayed bad until maybe 4-5 months before they close shop.
People forget that WCW was getting decent again for a few months before they sold.
Golayitdown
Veteran
That match was so much better than I expected it to be
And it still holds up to this day as a good match
Kill Dat Noize
Banned
it doesn't matter if I am a stan or not. I am still waiting to hear how/why Goldberg did not deserve a push when in fact the guy became one of the biggest stars in history as a result of said push.
Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
Andre the Giant
Bruno Sanmartino
both legends well ABOVE goldberg with no promo skills
He got the biggest push in the history of wrestling.
And all he had was two moves and no promo.
Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
'deserve' is complete bs because if something worked, it doesn't matter why it happens. Goldberg got over, so he deserved it. PERIOD.
Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
and he got over so explain why he didn't deserve it
if you're put in a position to draw money
and you draw money
breh
SCOREBOARD
He deserved exactly what he got i guess but nothing more.
Eddie Brock
All Star
I remember that night like it was yesterday. I vividly remember hearing the crowd chant "Wolfpack! Wolfpack! Wolfpack!" And "Goldberg sucks, Goldberg sucks!" The ending if the streak wasn't the problem, it was the finger poke of doom that made things go awry. But the thing about the finger poke of doom was even though it was a blunder, WCW rebounded from it with some pretty good programming in the months afterwards until a lot of their top stars got shelved.
Everything was fine, there was nothing wrong with the finger poke of doom either.
Eddie Brock
All Star
At the time I was a big nWo mark (still am) so I was happy to see the band back together, but looking back it happened a bit too soon and may not have been the best move for business.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
lol. no, this post is the dumb shyt.
i have no beef with you, but you put your head on a swivel in every wcw thread.
lol @ "the overwhelming majority of the paying audience". you clearly werent in tune with wcw in real-time.
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HollywoodP
#LongLive24 #TMC, Lakeshow, ASU, Fukk Jerry Jones
the fingerpoke of doom's impact is greatly overrated. I was ecstatic Nash beat Goldberg for the streak. The streak had to end sometime. Goldberg was still the man afterwords but he fukked up by cutting his hand the fukk up. Then Hogan used his stroke for so many nonsensical reasons and WCW just went downhill in so many other ways. They shouldn't have had the Fingerpoke of doom so soon. Nash should have gotten a run with the belt, he then shoulda had fueds with Hall and Hogan...then Goldberg could win in the blowoff. No creative decision put WCW outta business tho. Financial stability did. That's why Vince survived the drought through all the stupid shyt he did back then and over the years when the business has a down cycle. If Goldberg kept the streak or if the FPOD never happened...WCW still would have gone outta business.
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