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YouTube - Yokozuna vs Vader - April 8th, 1996 Raw
This match is actually very ironic as Vader was supposed to be working over Yoko's leg but winds up actually legit breaking it, they immediately stop the match and "award" vader the victory to quickly finish the match while Yoko rolls to the outside in immense pain.
He starts the pain screaming at about 7 minutes as the match is over they try to get him on a stretcher but it was obviously not gona work so obviously they went to commercial when they came back he was being forklift out at around 9.03. WWF of course uses this as a chance to get Vader over as a heel and improvises a 'fake' an attack on yoko's legit broken leg(though obviously hitting the thigh) but because of this injury Yoko wasnt seen in the company again except maybe once. was a sad sight as he was/is a legend and it was sad to see him go out like that
Last edited by Majesty; 07-30-2009 at 12:24 AM.
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pretty much. they improvised on a situation to get vader more over as a heel. But you can obviously see in the "attack" he is only hitting Yoko's thigh, not the leg. Dunno why yoko allowed it, but he was a legend after allbut it was still a sad end. He did come back but only once or twice, his career was basically over. If im not mistaking he died a few years later because of his overweightness after doing a ppv for legends. Sad.
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Can't see this fight happening on them terms.
funny all i could think of was.... Just One More Wafer Thin Mint
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The mentality of your average american/mexican fighter is "ive been beat but ive got to get back on the saddle and prove everyone wrong straight away"
Ricky did just that after the floyd defeat and even with an average performance was commended for picking himself up so quickly. Its been almost 3months now and if ricky is still in 2 minds as to whether carry on or not then its quite clear he doesnt have the heart or desire to be a champion anymore.
30 years old with a record of 45-2 does not warrant retirement, he is quite capable of 1 last journey to the top with 2-3 fights and should not be calling it a day at his age.
one dangerous horrible bloke
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But, as you should know, a fighters age and record are not indicative of his capacity to continue as a fighter, just look at Fernando Vargas. Hatton has taken a ton of punishment over his career and his lifestyle outside of the ring only compounds his problems. He may only be 30, but his ring age is far beyond that. He's done and he should stop before he gets hurt.
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