Grimmas Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Discuss here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Really underwater super heavyweight. Always at least bserviceable during his NJPW career, but I though he really put it ask together in the early 2000s. That was when his psychology seemed the best and most refined. Lots of fun "immovable object" spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eegah Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 He was a lot of fun and solid in the ring. Looks like someone took a keg and put a singlet on it. His matches were enjoyable and he had a good run in NJPW and some decent stuff in WCW. Ive seen very little of his AWA stuff. Id always be down to watch a Scott Norton match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 One of those guys I'd love to go back and reexplore, but I don't even know where to begin. I remember watching a couple random matches of his about 18 months ago or so and thinking he came off really sharp in them. Could be a fun WCW tv match worker at times, which goes farther with me than it probably does with most people. Still unless someone is rattling off a big list of go too matches, I can't see him coming near my top 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrainfollower Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Only saw his WCW run. He got turn off the TV heat with me for how selfish he seemed to be in the ring. Now I get the whole "big star in Japan so he couldn't look weak in the US" but all I saw was this nobody who wouldn't sell. I guess I'll watch some of his Japan stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Anybody got some Norton they can recommend? Just saw a Hashimoto match that was solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lacelle Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I really dig his stuff against Ernest Miller in 99 WCW. His stuff with John Nord against The Destruction Crew in the AWA might be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icopro Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I've been a Scott Norton fan ever since I saw him hit the hardest clothesline I had yet seen during his short-lived 1993 WCW run. Norton always came off as a total badass and I may be the world's biggest (only?) Fire & Ice mark. I'll go on a little Norton binge every few months. Some enjoyable Norton matches from those recent binges include.... Norton vs. Giant Fall Brawl '97. Fun hossfest with a red hot crowd and a great finishing sequence from the Giant. I'm a sucker for the Steiners vs. Fire & Ice series. They squared off a bunch of times in 1996 WCW, Most of them are fun in a Steiners vs. Vader & Hughes sort of way since Steiners throwing big dudes around always works for me. I also get a kick out of Norton no selling cruiserweights and killing them dead with hurty looking offense. Your mileage may vary. Sadly, the Norton/Ice Train matches I watched didn't live up to my fond memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I'd stick to Japan. Not sure you'll find anything of value domestically, though it'll at least be quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 My new favourite wrestler, more so then Earthquake. Just a tremendous bad ass wrestler who will destroy fools with great offense. Something I learned is he is a tremendous seller too and works great underneath. Every G1 he has a classic too, including 91 vs Vader and 97 vs Muta. So excited to share him on the watch party today! Recs: 1997 8 2 NJPW G1 Climax The Great Muta vs Scott Norton 1991 8 9 NJPW G1 Climax Scott Norton vs Vader 2002 3 21 NJPW Hyper Battle Scott Norton vs Yuji Nagata 2000 1 4 NJPW Wrestling World Don Frye vs Scott Norton 1997 8 3 NJPW G1 Climax Kensuke Sasaki vs Scott Norton 1992 8 6 NJPW G1 Climax Bam Bam Bigelow vs Scott Norton 1999 8 28 NJPW Jingu Climax Don Frye vs Scott Norton 1993 5 3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome Scott Norton vs Sting 2001 3 17 NJPW Hyper Battle Kensuke Sasaki vs Scott Norton 1993 6 30 NJPW Summer Struggle Brad Armstrong, Hercules, & Scott Norton vs Hiroshi Hase, Riki Choshu, & Tatsumi Fujinami 1995 9 11 WCW Nitro Randy Savage vs Scott Norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I've watched a lot more and Norton is so fucking under rated. He may be the best smart working big gaijin ever. His timing of cut offs is unreal. His power offense is a thing of beauty, no moves that don't make sense for his size. He's like wrestling a big tree that hits back and it's awesome. His matches with Muta at the 97 GI Climax and from February 3, 1995 are both top 100 matches of all time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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