Loss Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Good comedy in the pre-in-ring stuff, as Piper chases Goldust down a Los Angeles highway in a white Bronco. When the match spills into the ring, the action is great and has more heat than anything on the show. Shocked reaction at times, like when Goldust kisses Piper, and when Piper strips him down to women's lingerie. I actually thought this was really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I have mixed feelings, mostly because an actual wrestling match between Piper and Dustin would have been great. But the backlot brawl aspect was new, and influenced a lot to come after. I see a bit of it in all the Kane/Edge backstage stuff that they did recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I'm sad the best part was cut out where they tried to push Piper as OJ. I agree with Loss that the match was well done. Was this Piper's final appearance in WWF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Was this Piper's final appearance in WWF? I think so. A few months later he was on WCW TV bashing WWF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I remember seeing a video recap of a WWF house show in Toronto which showed Piper around the summer time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'm sad the best part was cut out where they tried to push Piper as OJ. I agree with Loss that the match was well done. Was this Piper's final appearance in WWF? I tried to get it in but I couldn't find a comfortable edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I don't think Piper attacked the WWF til they attacked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Piper's love/hate relationship with Vince has always intrigued me. The RF shoot he did was quite eye-opening, and more revealing than the thing he did for HBO a few months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I don't think Piper attacked the WWF til they attacked him. I don't remember the WWF saying anything about Piper at the time. Can you refresh my memory ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 They said they didn't have any one-hip wrestlers on their pay-per-views. Piper responded that this was correct. No one hip is on their pay-per-views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 They said they didn't have any one-hip wrestlers on their pay-per-views. Piper responded that this was correct. No one hip is on their pay-per-views. Well, that was deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 He actually went further saying "I had one hip when I beat up Goldust during your biggest show of the year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 That's the better line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Who is this narrating the pre-match package? I was stunned by how good, well-thought-out, and well-worked this was, and how much I enjoyed it. The Backlot stuff is some of the stiffest and most intense brawling the WWF has seen in a match in ages, with some awesome punches thrown by both guys. And either Piper is a total loon or they did some terrific camera and editing work when he (or a stuntman) got nailed by the gold Cadillac. Compare to how WCW would have handled this, at any point in history, and it's night and day. The attention to detail and production values are still a huge advantage for the WWF. Then after a few matches and some OJ footage we head to the ring, and this is actually pretty psychologically sound: not only does Goldust work over Piper's knee, but the homoerotic stuff is actually sewn into the match very effectively. We get one of the first gay payback spots in wrestling history before Piper strips Goldust down to his Marv Albert lingerie and sends him retreating. If I kept track of star ratings this would be in the ***1/2 range. Goldust put it together as a worker earlier than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I had no idea what to rate this thing but it was an enjoyable spectacle with many facets and some stiff brawling mixed in with getting over the bizarre persona of Goldust. I still love the crowd reaction when Piper strips him. Was that Cole narrating? Seems too early but it sounded like him to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Back in the ring it's a pretty decent brawl and Piper getting his revenge at the end is an entertaining ridiculous spectacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 If you can overlook the homophobia of this angle, the Backlot portion of this felt like an interesting precursor to the Hardcore division. Piper might of been getting on a bit by 1996, but he still looks like a star and is as charismatic as ever. Once they finally make it to the arena, they brawl around the place until Piper strips Goldust down to his underwear and is declared the winner. Although this is impossible to rate, I didn't hate this as it felt different and the crowd dug it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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