General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Smart Marx]

Nash was still finding his groove when he first jumped. I'm sure he was still channeling Diesel for the first 3 or so months.

 

[Chris]

Beating Goldberg the way he did was worse booking than the Fingerpoke tbh

 

[Hoss]

But even it went too long and stopped being funny by the end of it

 

[Smart Marx]

WWF even sued WCW over it. Scott Hall more so, but still.

 

[Smart Marx]

I never got the hate on the Starrcade finish. Goldberg was protected AF. It took a literal cattle prod to beat him.

 

[Hoss]

Scott Hall's promos still hold up as good

 

[Chris]

But it was what turned Nash heel, that's what I mean. Also a dirty finish on your top PPV of the year never goes over for me

 

[Hoss]

Well, it was a real gimmick finish. And with the benefit of hindsight, we now know Goldberg was never the same.

 

[Smart Marx]

Nash wasn't heel there. He was "angry" the next night and that's when he made the challenge to Goldbverg to settle it "right." The finger poke is when he turned heel.

 

[Chris]

Streaks never end up ending well in wrestling tbh, should have just went with some fuckery on a Nitro to get it over with instead of Starrcade, people would have complained about that as well but it would have been better to me

 

[Chris]

That is true, I forgot about that, still before he fully turned heel, I wouldn't have wanted a babyface Nash winning dirty like that even to protect the streak

 

[Hoss]

Honestly if they would have had Nash beat Goldberg how Goldberg beat Lesnar, it would have been better long term. I'm sure there would be outrage no matter what, though.

 

[Smart Marx]

I agree with you there. Babyface Nash should have gone over clean. The fans were behind him all the way.

 

[Smart Marx]

Scott Hall is the GOAT, EC. I love his promos.

 

[Smart Marx]

EC, there would have been outrage, but yeah, the booking would have been better.