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Ya know..I was thinking back to some memorable upsets in the WWE..They don't happen all too frequently as of late but two have jumped to mind.
It was May 17th, 1993. It was Monday Night Raw.It was Razor Ramon versus The 1-2-3 Kid..Sean Waltman had been, basically, a jobber to the stars at this point(then again, so were The Hardys when they started)....He hadn't really found his calling and some doubted it would ever happen.
Razor Ramon, however, was in the midst of a monster heel push..He was one of the WWF's top heels at the time and was just a few weeks away from facing Bret Hart in the King of the Ring Tournament and many thought it'd only be a matter of time before Scott Hall wore WWF Championship gold.
Then came the match..And as predicted, it was a squash..Razor had The Kid beaten several times but decided to toy around with the youngster..Ramon put a beating on the 1-2-3 Kid for several minutes..Then, in one quick motion, The Kid had knocked Razor down..It was the opportunity he needed..The 1-2-3 Kid quickly ran up the top turnbuckle and connected with a Moonsault, PINNING Razor Ramon for the 1-2-3..The win catapulted Sean Waltman and at the same time devastated Scott Hall...Hall lost his first round match against Bret Hart and eventually turned face after his brief feud with the 1-2-3 Kid..While both Scott Hall and Sean Waltman have seen their careers skyrocket since that match, both playing key parts in Wrestling's Two most storied factions, Scott's career hasn't really lived up to what it could have had he won that match..If he hadn't lost that match, we may not be sitting here saying "What if Razor Ramon had been WWF Champion".
The Date was March 29th 2004, almost 11 years to the day of the 1-2-3 Kid's upset..It was Shelton Benjamin versus Triple H.Shelton Benjamin had just been drafted to Raw the week before after a successful tag team career on Smackdown.
Triple H, however, is Self explanatory..He was the leader of Evolution, a 8 time World Heavyweight Champion at the time, and was in the midst of a bitter rivalry with then World Champion Chris Benoit.
Then came the match..Earlier in the night, Triple H was livid at how the Raw lockerroom reacted to him being drafted to Smackdown the previous week..Now that Triple H was back on RAW, there'd be hell to pay..One of the victims, was Shelton Benjamin as he was attacked by Triple H and Evolution. So Benjamin went to Bischoff's office and demanded a match with Triple H. The match was granted and Main Evented Raw..Triple H and Shelton Benjamin went back and forth before Ric Flair arrived to help out The Game..This brought out Chris Benoit to even up the odds..Toward the end of the match, Flair nailed Benjamin with a right hand as the referee was distracted..This caused Chris Benoit to come over to chase Ric Flair off..This distracted Triple H as he went to the corner to yell at Benoit..All this allowed Shelton Benjamin to hit Triple H with a huge Stinger's Splash and rolled him up for the 1-2-3, scoring probably the biggest upset since that famous 1-2-3 Kid/Razor Ramon match.. This win led Benjamin to a couple of Intercontinental Title reigns and decent feuds with Randy Orton, Carlito, Christian, Ric Flair, RVD, and competing in the Money in the Bank Ladder match and having one of the longest IC Title reigns in years before his heel turn and a pretty good one after it with Momma Benjamin but he hasn't quite been able to break that glass ceiling, much like Razor, due to his lack of passion and drive.If dedicated, much like Carlito, Shelton could be WWE Champion. Triple H hasn't been affected much by the loss..He went on later that year to claim his 9th World Championship by defeating Randy Orton, and has since become a 10 time World Champion by winning the Elimination Chamber at New Years Revolution for the Vacant World Title. Evolution later disbanded but Triple H turned face and reformed DX with Shawn Michaels in 2006.
My question is..Which do you feel was the bigger upset?Which had the bigger impact at the time and Which had or has had a bigger impact on the careers of the Superstars involved?
It was May 17th, 1993. It was Monday Night Raw.It was Razor Ramon versus The 1-2-3 Kid..Sean Waltman had been, basically, a jobber to the stars at this point(then again, so were The Hardys when they started)....He hadn't really found his calling and some doubted it would ever happen.
Razor Ramon, however, was in the midst of a monster heel push..He was one of the WWF's top heels at the time and was just a few weeks away from facing Bret Hart in the King of the Ring Tournament and many thought it'd only be a matter of time before Scott Hall wore WWF Championship gold.
Then came the match..And as predicted, it was a squash..Razor had The Kid beaten several times but decided to toy around with the youngster..Ramon put a beating on the 1-2-3 Kid for several minutes..Then, in one quick motion, The Kid had knocked Razor down..It was the opportunity he needed..The 1-2-3 Kid quickly ran up the top turnbuckle and connected with a Moonsault, PINNING Razor Ramon for the 1-2-3..The win catapulted Sean Waltman and at the same time devastated Scott Hall...Hall lost his first round match against Bret Hart and eventually turned face after his brief feud with the 1-2-3 Kid..While both Scott Hall and Sean Waltman have seen their careers skyrocket since that match, both playing key parts in Wrestling's Two most storied factions, Scott's career hasn't really lived up to what it could have had he won that match..If he hadn't lost that match, we may not be sitting here saying "What if Razor Ramon had been WWF Champion".
The Date was March 29th 2004, almost 11 years to the day of the 1-2-3 Kid's upset..It was Shelton Benjamin versus Triple H.Shelton Benjamin had just been drafted to Raw the week before after a successful tag team career on Smackdown.
Triple H, however, is Self explanatory..He was the leader of Evolution, a 8 time World Heavyweight Champion at the time, and was in the midst of a bitter rivalry with then World Champion Chris Benoit.
Then came the match..Earlier in the night, Triple H was livid at how the Raw lockerroom reacted to him being drafted to Smackdown the previous week..Now that Triple H was back on RAW, there'd be hell to pay..One of the victims, was Shelton Benjamin as he was attacked by Triple H and Evolution. So Benjamin went to Bischoff's office and demanded a match with Triple H. The match was granted and Main Evented Raw..Triple H and Shelton Benjamin went back and forth before Ric Flair arrived to help out The Game..This brought out Chris Benoit to even up the odds..Toward the end of the match, Flair nailed Benjamin with a right hand as the referee was distracted..This caused Chris Benoit to come over to chase Ric Flair off..This distracted Triple H as he went to the corner to yell at Benoit..All this allowed Shelton Benjamin to hit Triple H with a huge Stinger's Splash and rolled him up for the 1-2-3, scoring probably the biggest upset since that famous 1-2-3 Kid/Razor Ramon match.. This win led Benjamin to a couple of Intercontinental Title reigns and decent feuds with Randy Orton, Carlito, Christian, Ric Flair, RVD, and competing in the Money in the Bank Ladder match and having one of the longest IC Title reigns in years before his heel turn and a pretty good one after it with Momma Benjamin but he hasn't quite been able to break that glass ceiling, much like Razor, due to his lack of passion and drive.If dedicated, much like Carlito, Shelton could be WWE Champion. Triple H hasn't been affected much by the loss..He went on later that year to claim his 9th World Championship by defeating Randy Orton, and has since become a 10 time World Champion by winning the Elimination Chamber at New Years Revolution for the Vacant World Title. Evolution later disbanded but Triple H turned face and reformed DX with Shawn Michaels in 2006.
My question is..Which do you feel was the bigger upset?Which had the bigger impact at the time and Which had or has had a bigger impact on the careers of the Superstars involved?
