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WWE WWE Hall of Famer JBL has revealed that a TNA Wrestling name was behind the finish of a PPV championship match finish.
On June 27, 2024, the On This Day In WWE Twitter account posted the final minutes of the Great American Bash match between JBL and Eddie Guerrero.
The match was a Texas Bullrope match an would see Kurt Angle, as the GM, reverse the win, robbing Guerrero of the championship in the process.
Guerrero and Angle would go on to feud with the Olympic medalist even donning a mask as El Gran Luchadore.
Reflecting on the match through his own Twitter account, JBL teased a comeback, tweeting:
“Kurt Angle shows why he was greatest GM ever. 20 years ago? Hmmmm. About time I shook the world again. This will be an interesting summer. #biggestcomebacksincetheresurrection”
Of the Texas Bullrope match itself, a fan would note that it had a “great finish”, with JBL going on to reveal:
“Before the match, finish was being debated. Vince said “call Dusty”.
“So Bruce called Dusty-who was working for TNA and actually with them on a shoot.
“Dusty gave us the finish while taking a break from shooting for the other company.”
The legendary Dusty Rhodes had a run in WWE between 1989 and 1991, returning to WCW in 1991 and heading to ECW after his departure in 2000.
He would head to TNA Wrestling 2003, making his return to WWE in 2005 going on to serve as head writer and creative director of NXT Wrestling.
Rhodes was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2007 and would pass away on June 11, 2015.
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament has been held in his honor since 2015 on WWE NXT.
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43 mins ago by Dave Adamson
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