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* {{Irony}}: Vince Russo mainly created the "Brawl for All" for the satisfaction of seeing Bradshaw knocked out. Had he waited ten more years, Wrestling/JoeyStyles would have eventually [[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/90955-former-ecw-announcer-joey-styles-knocks-out-jbl-on-airplane-back-from-iraq given him what he wanted]].
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** Someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and Gillberg.
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** Someone who spends all their time in a fake staged sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and Gillberg.
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* ProWrestlingIsReal: As noted, the fights in the Brawl for All were not staged and the wrestlers were really hitting each other full-force. And with how disastrous it was, it is often cited as a reason why professional wrestling shouldn't try be real.
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* ProWrestlingIsReal: As noted, the fights in the Brawl for All were not staged and the wrestlers were really hitting each other full-force. And with how disastrous it was, it is often cited as a reason an example of why professional wrestling shouldn't try be real.
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* ProWrestlingIsReal: As noted, the fights in the Brawl for All were not staged and the wrestlers were really hitting each other full-force. And with how disastrous it was, it is often cited as a reason why professional wrestling shouldn't try be real.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Even though [[WorkedShoot it was worked]], the idea of banking a tournament around "legit", non-scripted fights to push for a guy you intended to be a winner entirely hinges around said guy to actually ''win'' real brawls. Once the man in question -- Steve Williams -- was knocked out by Bart Gunn, pretty much everything collapsed. It also reportedly stung for WWF's wallet, as they were so convinced in Williams' victory that he was actually given the supposed $100,000 cash prize ''in advance'' -- once Gunn won, they had to fork out an additional [=$100k=] for the wrong winner.
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* TheBoxingEpisode: The tournament was this for the WWF as a whole, formed as a way to get over Steve Williams as one of the toughest athletes to ever set foot in the ring, built around non-scripted boxing fights to better exemplify his badass credentials. [[GoneHorriblyWrong This backfired immensely]] since not only did the participants ''not know how to box'', and not only did the audiences not want to watch a style of fighting that highlighted the facetious, scripted nature of wrestling, as Jim Cornette attempted to point out, the free-for-all "shoot" nature meant that anything could happen, including Williams losing, as well as people genuinely getting hurt and damaging backstage relations. Sure enough, both happened.
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: The entire tournament was so ill-conceived and improperly handled that virtually ''everything'' the WWF sought to accomplish with it went wrong, with nobody coming out looking good. [[WorkedShoot The primary function]] was to help get over [[Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams Steve Williams]], but not only did audiences quickly realize it was the case, Williams was injured and knocked-out in the semi-finals, immediately halting his momentum and causing him to leave the company soon after. To a lesser extent, it was meant to showcase the validity of the "tough guys" of the WWF's roster, but it only revealed how unprepared and clumsy all of them were outside of the controlled, scripted nature of wrestling. The fact the fights were advertised as featuring "fighting for REAL" also [[OurProductSucks severely undermined the dignity of wrestling itself]], making everyone look even more out of their element. With tournament winner Bart Gunn [[CurbStompBattle being clobbered in 30 seconds]] by Butterbean (an ''actual'' boxing champion), [[AllForNothing nothing productive was accomplished by the end]].
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: The entire tournament was so ill-conceived and improperly handled that virtually ''everything'' the WWF sought to accomplish with it went wrong, with nobody coming out looking good. [[WorkedShoot The primary function]] was to help get over [[Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams Steve Williams]], but not only did audiences quickly realize it was the case, Williams was injured and knocked-out in the semi-finals, immediately halting his momentum and causing him to leave the company soon after. To a lesser extent, it was meant to showcase the validity of the "tough guys" of the WWF's roster, but it only revealed how unprepared and clumsy all of them were outside of the controlled, scripted nature of wrestling. The fact the fights were advertised as featuring "fighting for REAL" also [[OurProductSucks severely undermined the dignity of wrestling itself]], making everyone look even more out of their element. With tournament winner Bart Gunn [[CurbStompBattle being clobbered in 30 seconds]] by Butterbean (an ''actual'' boxing champion), champion) during a ''[=WrestleMania=]'' match, [[AllForNothing nothing productive was accomplished by in the end]].end, everyone lost]].
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In the end, the Brawl for All was left as "one of those ideas that looked really good on paper, but was terrible in execution." It was inducted into Website/WrestleCrap.
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In the end, the Brawl for All was left as "one of those ideas that looked really good on paper, but was terrible in execution." It was inducted into Website/WrestleCrap.Website/WrestleCrap and would have an episode of ''Series/DarkSideOfTheRing'' devoted to it.
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* {{Documentary}}: The fourth episode of Season 2 of ''Series/DarkSideOfTheRing'' focuses on the Brawl for All.
* IgnoredExpert: Those close to Bart Gunn such as Billy Gunn warned Wrestling/JimRoss that Bart had a good chance of winning the whole tournament, let alone knocking out Steve Williams.
* IgnoredExpert: Those close to Bart Gunn such as Billy Gunn warned Wrestling/JimRoss that Bart had a good chance of winning the whole tournament, let alone knocking out Steve Williams.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: In regards to the Brawl for All being used as a vehicle for "Dr Death" Steve Williams, which has been denied for years:
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* {{Documentary}}: The fourth episode of Season 2 of ''Series/DarkSideOfTheRing'' focuses on the Brawl for All.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: The entire tournament was so ill-conceived and improperly handled that virtually ''everything'' the WWF sought to accomplish with it went wrong, with nobody coming out looking good. [[WorkedShoot The primary function]] was to help get over [[Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams Steve Williams]], but not only did audiences quickly realize it was the case, Williams was injured and knocked-out in the semi-finals, immediately halting his momentum and causing him to leave the company soon after. To a lesser extent, it was meant to showcase the validity of the "tough guys" of the WWF's roster, but it only revealed how unprepared and clumsy all of them were outside of the controlled, scripted nature of wrestling. The fact the fights were advertised as featuring "fighting for REAL" also [[OurProductSucks severely undermined the dignity of wrestling itself]], making everyone look even more out of their element. With tournament winner Bart Gunn [[CurbStompBattle being clobbered in 30 seconds]] by Butterbean (an ''actual'' boxing champion), [[AllForNothing nothing productive was accomplished by the end]].
* IgnoredExpert: Those close to Bart Gunn such as Billy Gunn warned Wrestling/JimRoss that Bart had a good chance of winning the whole tournament, let alone knocking out Steve Williams.
* NotHelpingYourCase: In regards to the Brawl for All being used as a vehicle for"Dr "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, which has been denied for years:
* GoneHorriblyWrong: The entire tournament was so ill-conceived and improperly handled that virtually ''everything'' the WWF sought to accomplish with it went wrong, with nobody coming out looking good. [[WorkedShoot The primary function]] was to help get over [[Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams Steve Williams]], but not only did audiences quickly realize it was the case, Williams was injured and knocked-out in the semi-finals, immediately halting his momentum and causing him to leave the company soon after. To a lesser extent, it was meant to showcase the validity of the "tough guys" of the WWF's roster, but it only revealed how unprepared and clumsy all of them were outside of the controlled, scripted nature of wrestling. The fact the fights were advertised as featuring "fighting for REAL" also [[OurProductSucks severely undermined the dignity of wrestling itself]], making everyone look even more out of their element. With tournament winner Bart Gunn [[CurbStompBattle being clobbered in 30 seconds]] by Butterbean (an ''actual'' boxing champion), [[AllForNothing nothing productive was accomplished by the end]].
* IgnoredExpert: Those close to Bart Gunn such as Billy Gunn warned Wrestling/JimRoss that Bart had a good chance of winning the whole tournament, let alone knocking out Steve Williams.
* NotHelpingYourCase: In regards to the Brawl for All being used as a vehicle for
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* DarkhorseVictory: Bart Gunn, who was at best a midcard guy in a forgettable tag team in "The New Midnight Express," would be the one to win the Brawl for All. Sadly, nothing would come from it: He would be buried, shelved for the better part of a year, brought back to fight Butterbean, brutally KO'd, and then fired.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Bart Gunn, who was at best a midcard guy in a forgettable tag team in "The New Midnight Express," would be the one to win the Brawl for All. Sadly, nothing would come from it: He would be buried, shelved for the better part of a year, brought back to fight Butterbean, brutally KO'd, and then fired. The story has a BittersweetEnding, though - Gunn would go on to a ''massively'' successful run in Japan on the strength of being the man who legitimately defeated Dr. Death.
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** While Bart Gunn was a talented boxer and Butterbean being UnskilledButStrong, an amateur boxer will always lose to a trained professional. Butterbean even stated that Gunn trying to box was his undoing and he would've had a better chance brawling as he did in the tournament.
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** While Bart Gunn was a talented boxer and Butterbean being UnskilledButStrong, an amateur boxer will always lose to a trained professional. Butterbean even stated that Gunn trying to box was his undoing and he would've had a better chance brawling as of winning if he fought like he did in the tournament.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and Gillberg.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone
** Someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather andGillberg.Gillberg.
** While Bart Gunn was a talented boxer and Butterbean being UnskilledButStrong, an amateur boxer will always lose to a trained professional. Butterbean even stated that Gunn trying to box was his undoing and he would've had a better chance brawling as he did in the tournament.
** Someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and
** While Bart Gunn was a talented boxer and Butterbean being UnskilledButStrong, an amateur boxer will always lose to a trained professional. Butterbean even stated that Gunn trying to box was his undoing and he would've had a better chance brawling as he did in the tournament.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and Dwayne Gill.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and Dwayne Gill.Gillberg.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional. Butterbean outright said as much backstage to Godfather and Dwayne Gill.
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* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional.
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* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional.
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* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The outcome of the Butterbean/Gunn fight was always going to be Butterbean winning. After all, someone who spends all their time in a fake sport, even if they win a real fight, has no chance against a certified professional.
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* CurbStompBattle: Butterbean knocking out Bart Gunn in 35 seconds was Gunn's "reward" for winning the tournament.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Bart Gunn, who was at best a midcard guy in a forgettable tag team in "The New Midnight Express," would be the one to win the Brawl for All.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Bart Gunn, who was at best a midcard guy in a forgettable tag team in "The New Midnight Express," would be the one to win the Brawl for All. Sadly, nothing would come from it: He would be buried, shelved for the better part of a year, brought back to fight Butterbean, brutally KO'd, and then fired.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Bart Gunn, who was a lowcarder guy in a forgettable tag team in "The New Midnight Express," would be the one to win the Brawl for All.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Bart Gunn, who was at best a lowcarder midcard guy in a forgettable tag team in "The New Midnight Express," would be the one to win the Brawl for All.
