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Does this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rokmn60xXec of the 1990 Rumble have some odd audio mixing, or did they put mics under the ring? The crowd also seems especially hot for everything.
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Gaz-L posted:It's still weird to me that everyone but Vince was able to take Lance Storm and build him up to the point that he was in a better position when he left, than when he started. Most other promotions worked around Lance's limitations, whereas in WWE, his weaknesses are the key skills you need to move up. 
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Joeslop posted:Does this video Wikipedia says it was nearly a sellout crowd in Orlando
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:The thing about "What if WCW survived?" is that really, it did survive, as TNA. TNA has most of the same problems and for a while had many of the same guys. And just like WCW, without a big-dollar backer who is being worked by has-beens, the company would go belly up in a week.
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MassRafTer posted:Well there's Fujinami who innovated/popularized a number of moves Ultimo used, was a giant star for NJPW and held the IWGP a bunch of times. He also did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGT3EdTuBco
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Who were the 25 people WWE signed when they purchased WCW? I remember the following: - Hurricane Helms - Sean O'Haire - Chavo Guerrero - Stacy Kiebler - Torrie Wilson - Lance Storm - Shannon Moore - Chuck Palumbo - Mike Sanders - Jamie Noble - Mark Jindrack - Hugh Morrus Reno, Elix Skipper and Sean Stasiak might have been signed too, but I really can't remember.
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CopywrightMMXI posted:Who were the 25 people WWE signed when they purchased WCW? I remember the following: Booker T, Kronik (Brian Adams & Bryan Clark), Buff Bagwell, Billy Kidman, Chris Kanyon & Mike Awesome too.
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dsriggs posted:Booker T, Kronik (Brian Adams & Bryan Clark), Buff Bagwell, Billy Kidman, Chris Kanyon & Mike Awesome too. That's not quite what I meant. Those guys were part if the invasion, but when WWE purchased WCW they also picked up 25 contracts. The guys you listed all negotiated with WWE separately.
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CopywrightMMXI posted:Who were the 25 people WWE signed when they purchased WCW? I remember the following: Stasiak was either signed with the first group or shortly thereafter because I remember the reaction of "What the gently caress they took Stasiak?" Not all of the 25 necessarily ended up being used much or even going to developmental. The contracts had 90 day cycles built into them that basically gave WWE a chance to pick them up, keep them if they wanted and renegotiate or dump they if they didn't.
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The full list of contracts WWF picked up was: Mike Awesome, Hugh Morris, Lance Storm, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Shawn Stasiak, Johnny the Bull, Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, Evan Karagias, Chuck Palumbo, Sean O’Haire, Mike Sanders, Mark Jindrak, Elix Skipper, Kiwi, Lash Leroux, Wall, Kaz Hayashi, Jamie Noble, Yang, Stacy Keibler, Reno, Kid Romeo, and Jason Jett. Everyone else that came over either had their WCW contract expire before summer 2001 or took a buyout from Time Warner. And some of the guys WWF did "pick up" were cut before the Invasion even started with the 90 day cycles.
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Well at least they got the Wall, brother.
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They didn't pick up Lash Leroux immediately? BUT HE HAD L'S ON HIS FACE!
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The thing to remember is that a lot of big contracts were with Time Warner directly, not with WCW.
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Shawn Stasiak was plenty worth it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jkc3U5sSuw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h5aEzruM5c
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TUS posted:Since the Punk Blu-Ray has been released what has been some really good blu-rays WWE has released? The Austin Bluray is pretty great.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1tsy0v/so_i_just_now_finished_my_marathon_wwe_viewing/ The top comment says that Rock and Shawn Michaels never had a match, and that Shawn was jealous and tried to bury him via backstage politics before Bret Hart intervened. Any truth to this? I didn't realize that the two never had a match, which is crazy. -Are Meltzer's books worth checking out? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Dave+Meltzer&search-alias=books&text=Dave+Meltzer&sort=relevancerank -This video's description says this was the only time Misawa lost by submission (from Akiyama's guillotine choke). Is this true?
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TUS posted:Since the Punk Blu-Ray has been released what has been some really good blu-rays WWE has released? So, really, as time goes on, a lot of past PPVs on Blu-Ray will go down in price. If there's a certain show you really dug, it will likely be under $12, unless it's a WrestlingMania. I usually snap up the Rumbles. Unfortunately, many non-big PPVs don't get a US blu-ray release. So much for that Blu-Ray release of Battleground, huh? I bought the In Your House compilation, which is pretty fun. It has Kevin Nash's best match ever, and a lot of good Bret stuff, too. Plus, the amazing Mankind/HBK IYH match. I just got the Money in the Bank collection for Christmas, and it comes with a sleeve that makes the BD look like a briefcase. The completeness of that one (the ladder matches and many cash-ins) is really impressive. For the most part, though, the compilations are really up to you, and what themes fall into your wheelhouse. I'm probably going to end up buying the Bret Hart Blu-Ray, and the Punk one. There must be a release that summarizes the Nexus storyline. I should look that up, unless someone else has a suggestion. Red fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Dec 27, 2013 |
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It also couldn't hurt to buy a month of Netflix or use their free trial to see what's on there. They have some of the bigger WWE releases and for $8 you can't really go wrong.
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Nick_326 posted:http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1tsy0v/so_i_just_now_finished_my_marathon_wwe_viewing/
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Nick_326 posted:http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1tsy0v/so_i_just_now_finished_my_marathon_wwe_viewing/ The Rock and Shawn have pretty much always hated each other IIRC. I've read everything from 'Shawn tried to hold him down' to something even further back, that Shawn once insulted a member of Rock's family when Rock was young, and Rock never felt he apologized properly. Regardless, I'm pretty sure whatever happened it's all Shawns fault since he's a noted massive dickhead and Rock isn't.
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For what its worth, Rock said that Shawn is one of like 3 guys he'd always wanted to wrestle but never has so maybe they've made up at some point.
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Rock is probably just savvy enough to know better than to fan the flames of him being on bad terms with anyone and knows that's the one big match with someone of his era that never happened.
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Red posted:So, really, as time goes on, a lot of past PPVs on Blu-Ray will go down in price. If there's a certain show you really dug, it will likely be under $12, unless it's a WrestlingMania. I usually snap up the Rumbles. Unfortunately, many non-big PPVs don't get a US blu-ray release. So much for that Blu-Ray release of Battleground, huh? Thank you. I wasn't looking for PPV's, but more for comps/docs. I have Austins/Rocks/Punks/HHH's on blu-ray. I also have netflix and pretty much spent time watching everything I didn't own already. MITB one seems worth it and I didn't even realize there was a Bret Hart one. The IYH seems to have the awesome Canadian Stampede match which is a bonus. I may go with MITB and IYH for now.
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Nick_326 posted:-Are Meltzer's books worth checking out? It looks like High Spots sells them for $2 each.
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To be fair, Shawn left to search for his smile pretty much as soon as Rock started gathering momentum, and came back pretty much as soon as he left. There was never a moment where they *could* have had a match, really.
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oldpainless posted:For what its worth, Rock said that Shawn is one of like 3 guys he'd always wanted to wrestle but never has so maybe they've made up at some point. Who are the other 2?
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SiKboy posted:Who are the other 2?
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SiKboy posted:Who are the other 2? Rey Mysterio and John Cena. Obviously the third one happened.
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SiKboy posted:Who are the other 2? 
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jeffersonlives posted:Rey Mysterio and John Cena. Obviously the third one happened. To see The Rock sell the 619 just once in my life...
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MassRafTer posted:To see The Rock sell the 619 just once in my life... ...I don't know if it's possible to take a bump into the announcers from that position.
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Gaz-L posted:...I don't know if it's possible to take a bump into the announcers from that position. He'd find a way.
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TUS posted:Thank you. I wasn't looking for PPV's, but more for comps/docs. I have Austins/Rocks/Punks/HHH's on blu-ray. I also have netflix and pretty much spent time watching everything I didn't own already. Yeah, the Hitman BD is pretty much his 'B-Sides': http://www.amazon.com/WWE-Hitman-Dungeon-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00AO1RKW6/ The only thing to keep in mind is that with most of the Hart BD, and the IYH one, is that since most of the footage is pre-HD, you get stylized letterboxing. I don't think it's a big deal, but it is worth noting.
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Red posted:Yeah, the Hitman BD is pretty much his 'B-Sides': http://www.amazon.com/WWE-Hitman-Dungeon-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00AO1RKW6/ Im used to it from Austin and Rocks BD... no worries there. And quick question on MITB; I noticed the blu-ray has the cash-ins, is Punk's first cash in the entire segment? Like Edge's promo to Batista's beatdown to Punk cashing in?
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Were there plans for Kennedy to actually become the world champ with his 2007 MITB shot before it all went to poo poo?
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Found another Reddit post compiling more of Michaels' dickery, including more info on him and Triple H trying to bury the Rock and insulting Rock's grandma: http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1ldrl4/lets_compile_a_list_of_all_shawn_michaels/ jeffersonlives posted:Rey Mysterio and John Cena. Obviously the third one happened. Yup, says it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2rESJFPPZ4 However, I've found some interviews where Rock says he's never been interested in a match with Michaels. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_38450.shtml#.Ur8KZOJ213U 2000 posted:Keller: I don't think Shawn Michaels's name has come up other than when we talked about the Survivor Series. What are your thoughts on him? Was he helpful to you? Was he a hindrance to you? Was he someone you learned from, even his mistakes? Did he set a good example? UltimoDragonQuest posted:Savage for sure, and I think Sting. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/therockdoom 2005 posted:WWE.com: If you could wrestle just one more match, who would it be against? Is there a specific reason that Rock vs Mysterio never happened? Also, did someone delete the wikipedia page that had every 5-star match? The hell?
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What's the consensus on MTV's Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors? Was there any quality wrestling? Why did it only last two "seasons"?
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Nick_326 posted:Is there a specific reason that Rock vs Mysterio never happened? As with most of these "why didn't this happen?" questions, the answer is basically because it never made sense for it to happen. By the time Rey came in in 2002, Rock was already pretty much a part-time guy. He was the Undisputed Champion while Rey was just getting his feet wet in the company, and then Rock went away or stayed on Raw while Rey was toiling in the undercard on SmackDown. It would be two years after WrestleMania XX (Rock's last match before Cena) before Rey would become a top guy.
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This has been bugging me for a while: Is there any kind of consistent logic to a professional wrestler's decision to wear a singlet, underwear-style tights, or pants-style tights? When I was a kid I thought that it was just the chiseled guys wore small tights, but there are plenty of ripped guys (Scott Steiner, et al) who wear pants. Plus you have dudes like Regal who never really looked great in the underwear-style tights, but wear them anyway. Is it just a matter of personal preference, or is there some method to it?
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