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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 20:56:00 GMT -6
Since I just finished s12 of Supernatural, I figured I have some time to watch some old-school wrestling.
We journey back to May of 1997....
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 20:57:57 GMT -6
Introduction to the foreign language tables. Flash Funk vs Hunter Hearst Hemsley w/ Chyna  |
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:00:24 GMT -6
Would have loved to see a Chyna vs Raquel Gonzalez/Rhea Ripley/Charlotte match.
2 Cold Scorpio was ahead of his time; he would have fit in with today's high-flying style.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:10:04 GMT -6
Solid opening match. Really showed how good Triple H was technically before he got too jacked.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:11:54 GMT -6
Shamrock was sooo robotic on his early promos.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:17:50 GMT -6
Loved the heel Mankind music. Rocky Maiva promo before facing Mankind; looked very uncomfortable doing a promo as a whitemeat babyface. WWE really needs to let some of these current wrestlers do promos naturally; give them bullet points and find out if they can adapt.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:22:23 GMT -6
No response to Rocky's moves and even a smattering of boos.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:26:11 GMT -6
Finisher was Rocky hitting a cross-body splash that Mankind turned into a Manible Claw; Mankind wins by submission.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Mar 7, 2021 21:28:08 GMT -6
Bad show but definitely nostalgic for me. The WWF was slowly starting to figure it out. Creatively they were already ahead of WCW but the ratings hadn't caught up.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:30:23 GMT -6
Ahmed in a gauntlet match against the NOD. Ahmed was a powerhouse...then the bell rang.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:32:18 GMT -6
Bad show but definitely nostalgic for me. The WWF was slowly starting to figure it out. Creatively they were already ahead of WCW but the ratings hadn't caught up. Biggest reason I wanted to see this show was that many of the wrestlers were in that "infant stage" before breaking out into the Attitude Era. Its all about enjoying the journey. |
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:45:03 GMT -6
Pretty boring match so far. Ahmed beats Crush, then Savio gets DQ'd on purpose to soften up Ahmed for Farooq who has a "separated shoulder"
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:47:49 GMT -6
Farooq hits the Pearl River Plunge to and pins Ahmed, preventing the NOD from being disbanded. Match got way better with Farooq in there.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:51:00 GMT -6
I can smell Vader's stinky gear from here
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 21:52:05 GMT -6
Vader vs Shamrock up next
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:02:31 GMT -6
Some good stiff shots in this match.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:10:21 GMT -6
Decent match considering who was in the match. Shamrock makes Vader tap.
Austin promo on the Hart Foundation and facing Taker tonight.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:11:26 GMT -6
Damn the WWF title is on now. Forgot this PPV was only 1hr 45 mins.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:17:31 GMT -6
Huge pop when Austin went after the Hart Foundation, who were sitting in the front row.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Mar 7, 2021 22:23:51 GMT -6
Some good stiff shots in this match. Shamrock legit busted Vader up. Broke his nose in four places. Vader gave him some receipts though. They really beat the shit out of each other. |
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:26:18 GMT -6
Bret's reactions are great during this match; great heel.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Mar 7, 2021 22:30:29 GMT -6
Bret in a wheelchair is one of my favorite versions of his character.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:38:14 GMT -6
Very good match when you add the involvement of the Hart Foundation.
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:38:58 GMT -6
Bret in a wheelchair is one of my favorite versions of his character. Yep! Austin just flipped him over  |
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Post by realfrankdrebin on Mar 7, 2021 22:40:10 GMT -6
Pillman was so good as a heel; imagine if he had lived, the matches he and Austin could have had in 1998.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Mar 7, 2021 22:43:03 GMT -6
Pillman was so good as a heel; imagine if he had lived, the matches he and Austin could have had in 1998. Man, I hate that Pillman missed the Attitude Era. He was made for '98 and '99 WWF. |
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Post by All Drop In on Mar 8, 2021 8:54:34 GMT -6
Bret in a wheelchair is one of my favorite versions of his character. Jericho in a wheelchair could be the next great use of the wheelchair gimmick. I hope we can still do it in 2021. He's also not far off from it being a shoot if he keeps doing the lionsault. |
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