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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 19, 2022 19:26:36 GMT -6
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Post by randomone on May 26, 2022 16:35:39 GMT -6
So I’ve been watching RAWs from 96 and I’m in May.
Pretty crazy the amount of time they spent on the Billionaire Ted skits. It was an hour show back then and like 3 months, the end of their shows every week was 5-10 minutes devoted to that shit. They even told fans to write to the FTC to complain about Ted Turner owning over 50% of programming or some shit. Just dumb.
I found it interesting how Razor was pretty much forgotten about after the February in your house. He seemed to be doing something with Goldust before Mania, but was just taken off TV and replaced with Piper. He was never on RAW again despite having a match with Vader on a PPV.
Goldust smelling Taker and asking what that smell is, is that embalming fluid #5? Haha, fucking hysterical.
Also Marlena > Sunny. I said it.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 26, 2022 16:43:46 GMT -6
Also Marlena > Sunny. I said it. I ain't mad at you. 1996 Terri was formidable. |
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Post by randomone on May 26, 2022 17:21:06 GMT -6
Sunny was hot and at her prime in 96, but I forgot how annoying she was. Marlena just sat in the chair and looked hot and showed how every arena must’ve been super cold.
Sunny was more over obviously, but I’m a Marlena guy.
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Post by randomone on May 27, 2022 15:06:26 GMT -6
They really cut back on Todd and more Dok on early 96 RAWs. Then Dok kinda got cut a bunch in replace of just commercial ads for house shows.
I did miss the times they plugged random WWF merch ringside like Diesel gloves, Shawn glasses, posters, and Pogs.
Finally May 96 Mr Perfect came back and really barely did anything. He was involved briefly in the HBK/Bulldog feud, was teased as HBK & Ahmed’s mystery partner to replace Warrior (which was Sid) but he just popped up from time to time.
It was weird. Perfect had so many potential storylines that were just scrapped. I know we’re coming up on the Triple H swerve with Mero.
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Post by randomone on May 27, 2022 15:09:40 GMT -6
Shawn and Ahmed just cut a promo about facing Billy & Bart Gunn in si singles matches next week. Ahmed called them Silly & Fart.
Shawn also blew a kiss when Vince mentioned Sunny.
Definitely not subtle at all. Poor Candido.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 27, 2022 15:59:35 GMT -6
You're doing a great service, randomone.
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Post by Optimisn on May 27, 2022 16:03:16 GMT -6
I think Perfect and Hall had contract issues, failed tests, possible homophobia, and injuries during this time. They were not confirmed or specific to either.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 27, 2022 16:13:40 GMT -6
I can't wait till you get to the July 1, 1996 Raw. There is a fucking amazing Shawn vs. Marty hidden gem of a match on that show. Probably even better than their 1993 matches.
I was pretty much 100% WCW at this point so I had no idea this match happened until I saw it on the Network in 2015.
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Post by Vincent Kennedy McMahon on May 27, 2022 16:15:45 GMT -6
I can't wait till you get to the July 1, 1996 Raw. There is a fucking amazing Shawn vs. Marty hidden gem of a match on that show. Probably even better than their 1993 matches. I was pretty much 100% WCW at this point so I had no idea this match happened until I saw it on the Network in 2015. SPOILER ALERT! |
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Post by randomone on May 27, 2022 16:27:20 GMT -6
Yeah I got to it. I’m watching maybe 30 mins of each show. To their credit, there’s a lot of wrestling on a 60 min show. To their discredit, most of it is very long and dragging with rest holds aplenty. There’s some gems here and there for sure. HBK/Marty being one. Hell HBK/Leif Cassidy a few months before that was fun too.
Al Snow literally went from Avatar, Shinobi, Leif Cassidy in the span of like 3 weeks.
And then Tekno Team 2000 popped up randomly for two weeks in 96, a year after their debut. They did two jobs and were gone.
Not doing this intentionally but this is coinciding with my Quarantine Files that I recently posted.
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Post by Optimisn on Jun 11, 2022 14:02:59 GMT -6
The CM Punk documentary is on there now. Maybe it was before, and I missed it. I'm only thirty minutes in and had forgotten how great it is.
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Post by Optimisn on Jun 19, 2022 17:16:17 GMT -6
Confidential is on here and this show is a thing. Good, odd viewing when I couldn't sleep last night.
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Post by randomone on Jul 14, 2022 14:12:36 GMT -6
Table for 5 with Taker, Godwins, Rikishi & Godfather is on the Cock
35 mins. Because why would you want that to be longer, not that this is a fucking cool group or anything.
But please, more The Bump
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Jul 14, 2022 14:50:21 GMT -6
I wish Yokozuna had lived long enough to share his perspective on BSK.
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Post by randomone on Jul 14, 2022 17:08:29 GMT -6
This wasn't the network special Godfather told me about (which feels so weird, but awesome to type that), so here's hoping we get that Taker "podcast" series soon and we hear more BSK stories. Maybe Summerslam weekend?
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 16, 2022 19:13:35 GMT -6
This wasn't the network special Godfather told me about (which feels so weird, but awesome to type that), so here's hoping we get that Taker "podcast" series soon and we hear more BSK stories. Maybe Summerslam weekend? Henry O. Godwin looks like a Southern preacher that slings coke out the back of his church. |
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Post by randomone on Jul 27, 2022 15:37:50 GMT -6
Sami Zayn on the Broken Skull Sessions was really enjoyable.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 28, 2022 8:06:49 GMT -6
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 28, 2022 12:05:17 GMT -6
The internet has told me Hunter running creative will double the numbers for Peacock. I didn't hear that during the earnings call, but we know there's nothing to worry about.
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Post by randomone on Aug 25, 2022 18:31:40 GMT -6
Threw on a random Nitro from 99 and it was the West Texas Rednecks live performance of Rap is Crap. Hennig was having so much fun during this, lame it all got scrapped around when Russo came in.
The crowd has shrunk so much since this same time in 98. You forget how quickly things deteriorated for WCW, yet they didn’t realize it. All the signs are there.
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Post by randomone on Aug 25, 2022 18:45:15 GMT -6
Nash vs Sid on the go home for Bash at the Beach. That’s the show where Savage won the title in a tag team match when Gorgeous George turned on Nash after siding with him over Savage a week earlier (swerve bro). This was the same episode with Savage slapping Torrie in the face backstage (Send for the Man Botchamania).
Cut to the night after the PPV, Hogan returns and beats Savage for the title immediately.
This company sucked so much. You forget the trash it really was.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Aug 25, 2022 18:49:09 GMT -6
Best way to describe it:
1999 WCW: Boring and bad
2000 WCW: Nonsensical, erratic, disorganized and bad
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Post by randomone on Aug 25, 2022 18:52:50 GMT -6
Haha started the next episode and Savage’s promo as champ saying he’s issuing an open challenge.
Crowd chants Goldberg
Savage: “the challenge is for anyone BUT…Big Sexy Kevin Nash”
Nash, who no one chanted for. Then Hogan came out and not a lot of people cared.
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Post by randomone on Aug 30, 2022 10:02:43 GMT -6
Decided to watch Summerslam 92 in the original order with the dark matches (on YouTube). Kinda interesting re-watch with the 3 nothing matches they got rid of (but Crush vs Repo Man made the cut?). Full card was…
Hacksaw & Bushwhackers vs Nastys & Mountie
Papa Shango vs El Matador
LOD vs Money Inc
Nails vs Virgil
Shawn Michaels vs Rick Martel
Natural Disasters vs Beverly Brothers
Crush vs Repo Man
Randy Savage vs Ultimate Warrior
Undertaker vs Kamala
Tatanka vs Berzerker
British Bulldog vs Bret Hart
Such a 1992 card, if that makes sense, but I love it
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Aug 30, 2022 11:45:01 GMT -6
The booking of this card was strange. They spent the spring and summer building Warrior/Shango, Bret/Shawn, and Undertaker/Berzerker, yet none of those matches happened. Kamala came out of nowhere.
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Post by randomone on Aug 30, 2022 14:02:14 GMT -6
Exactly, it was then billed as The Summerslam you thought you’d never see and they switched everything
Bret was feuding with Shawn
Bulldog was feuding with fucking Repo Man
Warrior with Shango
Taker with Berzerker
Savage with Flair
LOD with Beverlys
It’s crazy the only feud/main card match not effected by the shakeup of the card was presumably Nailz/Virgil.
Imagine what that card could’ve looked like had it not switched to Wembley? Maybe this or close to it?
Savage vs Flair - WWF Title (Flair wins the title)
Bret vs HBK - IC Ladder Match (Bret wins)
Money Inc vs Natural Disasters - Tag Titles (Disasters win)
LOD vs Beverlys
Warrior vs Shango
Bulldog vs Repo
Nailz vs Virgil
Crush vs Rick Martel
Undertaker vs Berzerker
Tito vs Kamala (dark match)
Tatanka vs Skinner (dark)
Hacksaw/Bushwhackers vs Nastys/Mountie (dark)
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Aug 30, 2022 14:57:28 GMT -6
As much as I love the show as-is, I do like your re-booked card better.
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Post by randomone on Sept 2, 2022 12:32:48 GMT -6
So I’m watching KOTR 93. I forgot how the finish to Bret/Bigelow went
Luna hit Bret with a chair and then literally 90 seconds/2 minutes go by and Bigelow hits his finish and gets the pin. Earl fucking Hebner comes out and says no due to the chair and The Fink said the ref has reversed his decision. Joey Marcella & Earl Hebner scream at Fink and tell him they restarted the match.
Didn’t remember this being overbooked for fucking no reason. Once the match restarted, Bam Bam just put on another rest hold
Main event doesn’t hold up.
EDIT: The last 5 minutes were awesome.
DOUBLE EDIT: Holy shit some of these shots from Lawler in his post match attack were stiff as shit. Bret sort of had a legit gripe to give Lawler a receipt at Summerslam.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 2, 2022 12:54:54 GMT -6
They stepped all over themselves with the booking of that Bret/Bam Bam match. It was one of a couple of times they got too cute with the booking in '93. The other one being the Luger/Yokozuna SummerSlam match, where Luger should have won the title clean in the middle of the ring.
Regarding the post-match, I don't think I've seen a harder hit than Lawler hitting Bret with that stool.
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