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Mr. Perfect as the WWE World Champion in 1993 (Part 3) - Lex Luger Rises Against the Perfect Faction

“There’s nothing more perfect than a Perfect faction.” That is the mood in the air by the time the WWE (WWF) rolls into Monday Night RAW following King of the Ring . RAW after King of the Ring As Lex Luger arrives at the arena, Bret Hart confronts him. Bret asks Luger what it feels like to have all the talent in the world, only to waste it doing other people’s dirty work. For once, Luger has no comeback. He simply stares at Bret for a moment before walking away in silence, visibly shaken by the accusation. Meanwhile, Mr. Perfect, draped in the WWE Championship and flanked by his newly formed faction, swaggers into the ring to a chorus of deafening boos. The hostility from the crowd seems to amuse him more than anything else, and he dismisses it with his trademark smirk. Pointing toward the heavens, Perfect declares that this moment marks a turning point in WWE history. “For the first time, everyone in the WWE finally understands what it means to come face-to-face with perfection. The ...

Korean Kanakaraju: Three Things That Worked and Three That Didn’t

Plot Summary When a Korean mafia leader suddenly dies, his spirit inadvertently travels from Korea to India and takes possession of the body of an audacious young man, Kanakaraju ( Varun Tej ). Kanakaraju, along with his love interest Chaitra ( Ritika Nayak ) and his best friend ( Satya ), travels to Korea to fulfill the spirit’s final wish. However, what begins as an attempt to help the deceased gangster soon turns sinister when the spirit reveals that it intends to take over Kanakaraju’s body permanently. How Kanakaraju, with the help of his friends, fights to reclaim control of his body forms the rest of the story. Three things that work in the film The Korea–Penukonda connection:   Connecting events in Korea with a Kia factory near Penukonda requires a fair bit of imagination, and the film manages to interweave these very different worlds surprisingly well. Strong use of the supporting cast:  Most of the supporting characters are used effectively. Since their individual ar...

Mr. Perfect as the WWE World Champion in 1993 (Part 2) - Hulkamania Takes Aim at Mr. Perfect

Mr. Perfect is finally sitting atop the proverbial World Wrestling Entertainment (Federation) mountain in 1993 . Our fantasy booking picks up on the Monday Night RAW after WrestleMania IX, where the newly crowned champion makes his grand entrance and begins what promises to be a truly perfect title reign. Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania 9 Mr. Perfect soaks in the rapturous reception from his adoring fans and vows to defend the title against all comers, determined to establish himself as the perfect champion. No sooner have the words left his mouth than Hulk Hogan’s theme music hits, bringing the crowd to its feet. Hogan makes his way to the ring and tells Perfect that he respects what he accomplished at WrestleMania, but admits that it was painful to watch his friend Bret Hart being stretchered out after the actions of the thieving, conniving Lex Luger. Hogan then makes his intentions clear: once he settles the score with “The Narcissist,” he is coming for the WWF Championship. Pe...