Surprises
By Scott Keith on 18 May 2019
Hey Scott,
Not including last-minute changes due to injuries, internet leaks etc, what’s a match you can think of where you were 100%, lock-the-door, bet your house certain of the outcome….and then it went the other way?
I still remember relaxing, secure in the knowledge that Rick Steamboat would crush a certain crooning, clumsy, dimwit as a tuneup for his inevitable rematches with the Macho Man and then….well, you know the rest.
Really? Even at that young age I knew something was fishy was up with putting that match on TV. For that era, I'd cite all four major Flair-Luger matches (Bash 88, Starrcade 88, WrestleWar 90, Capital Combat 90), where I was 100% certain that Luger was walking out with the title in each case, and each time Flair managed to keep it.
More recently I'd say the Roman-Brock match at Wrestlemania last year is the best example of a surprise outcome, although not in a good way. And then everyone, myself included, figured they were just setting it up so Roman could win at Blood Money, but NOPE. If you had put a gun to my head and made me choose a winner of either match, I would not have chosen Brock for either one in a million years.