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In fact, I believe Bischoff and Hogan took over the Tonight Show before DDP came out to chase them off.
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Curtis of Nigeria posted:In fact, I believe Bischoff and Hogan took over the Tonight Show before DDP came out to chase them off.
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AKA Driver posted:LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE! (Halfway in on Part 3) Did you see their match at Road Wild??? Now that was god awful in every way. This too, but the match was way worse.
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AKA Driver posted:LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE! (Halfway in on Part 3) I love the (I'm assuming the one for TROUBLE) music video that got overdubbed. Not for Bischoff's theme, but for this screencap.
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LividLiquid posted:I must've had their second Nitro appearance and their appearance on the Tonight Show confused. It's been years. I was curious because I remember nWo Nightcap lasting a lot longer than a few times, but yeah looking online it happened 3 times. The horror must have just seemed longer.
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Can somebody recommend great matches that don't hit the 10 minute mark? Looking for short matches like Big Show vs Brock Lesnar or the Angle/Orton/Rey triple threat at Wrestlemania 22.
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The Cosby Mysteries posted:Can somebody recommend great matches that don't hit the 10 minute mark? Looking for short matches like Big Show vs Brock Lesnar or the Angle/Orton/Rey triple threat at Wrestlemania 22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV3ZlLT9mVk
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The Cosby Mysteries posted:Can somebody recommend great matches that don't hit the 10 minute mark? Looking for short matches like Big Show vs Brock Lesnar or the Angle/Orton/Rey triple threat at Wrestlemania 22. I believe that this match between Scott Steiner and Ric Flair was given 4 or 5 stars and is the shortest 4 or 5 star match. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cpm4W-2RYw
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It really is amazing how WCW completely went off the tracks in 1998 and how insane Eric Bischoff went. He was such a loving mark for himself and Hogan and it hurt the product so much. How much did it hurt Goldberg to be such an after thought on Road Wild? He was the champion and Bischoff is devoting 15 minutes of the show to cheap heat. The cruiserweight division started suffering as well as they lost any idea of how to not gently caress things up, and in the second half of 1998 you don't see any classic cruiser matches. Hell, there really weren't any for another two years on PPV. And at the same time the WWF is hyping up for a huge PPV in Summerslam which was sold on the premise: It is the Undertaker vs Steve Austin, YOU WANT THIS MATCH, we'll add storyline in later.
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The Cosby Mysteries posted:Can somebody recommend great matches that don't hit the 10 minute mark? Looking for short matches like Big Show vs Brock Lesnar or the Angle/Orton/Rey triple threat at Wrestlemania 22. Big Show vs. CM Punk vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. John Morrison, Singapore Cane Match.
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Angle vs Mysterio from Summerslam 2002 was pretty good and under 10 minutes
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Owen Hart vs Xpac is probably the best under 10 minute match. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1XueVsn2s4
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Super Ninja Fish posted:Owen Hart vs Xpac is probably the best under 10 minute match.
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servo106 posted:Great match but, holy poo poo I forgot about Art Donovan. One of the worst announcers ever. How much does this fella weigh?
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The A-Team Van posted:How much does this fella weigh? Usually stated within 10 seconds of the ring announcer stating the weight. Tony Schavonie has nothing on him.
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MassRayPer posted:The cruiserweight division started suffering as well as they lost any idea of how to not gently caress things up, and in the second half of 1998 you don't see any classic cruiser matches. Hell, there really weren't any for another two years on PPV. The Cruiserweight division actually stayed awesome until Russo showed up in my opinion.
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Carlton Banks posted:Angle vs Mysterio from Summerslam 2002 was pretty good and under 10 minutes I just loved that in the beginning when Angle came out it was to the usual "You suck!" chants but after he won the match he got a standing ovation. Poor Angle.
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AKA Driver posted:(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDG2cb88XKM), and this poo poo just goes ON and ON. How did they not expect anyone to change over during this? Thank you, seriously I love how bad and awkward this really was. Pretty sure this has to be the worst thing that has ever aired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDG2cb88XKM
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Did Sid invent the powerbomb?
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No.
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But I believe Sid is usually given credit for introducing it to the US audience.
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I thought Lou Thesz created the powerbomb, or at least, one version of it.
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Scheduling-wise, how did the WWE think it was a good idea to put a PPV on Tuesday, not once, but twice, with Taboo Tuesday? Was there a specific reason that they did a mid-week PPV like this that was going to be difficult to work around fans schedules (DVRs were fairly rare in people's homes in 2004. Sure, you could tape it, but where's the fun in ordering a PPV just to watch it on tape later)? Just wanted to see if they could get away with it?
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I think Vince has always wanted to see if they could bring their PPV audience to a different night, perhaps so it didn't clash with other sports/events? This Tuesday in Texas was another example of a weeknight PPV. I assume they also wanted to try and make Taboo Tuesday more 'unique' than it already was.
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AKA Driver posted:Scheduling-wise, how did the WWE think it was a good idea to put a PPV on Tuesday, not once, but twice, with Taboo Tuesday? Was there a specific reason that they did a mid-week PPV like this that was going to be difficult to work around fans schedules (DVRs were fairly rare in people's homes in 2004. Sure, you could tape it, but where's the fun in ordering a PPV just to watch it on tape later)? Just wanted to see if they could get away with it? Hell, I work sunday nights, it'd be nice to catch a PPV every now and then. During the week might be a nice place to stick a lower budget PPV or two just to mix things up.
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AKA Driver posted:Scheduling-wise, how did the WWE think it was a good idea to put a PPV on Tuesday, not once, but twice, with Taboo Tuesday? Was there a specific reason that they did a mid-week PPV like this that was going to be difficult to work around fans schedules (DVRs were fairly rare in people's homes in 2004. Sure, you could tape it, but where's the fun in ordering a PPV just to watch it on tape later)? Just wanted to see if they could get away with it? Survivor Series started off on Thanksgiving night and then moved to the night before before becoming a Sunday PPV.
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Szmitten posted:Due to following a series of Youtube videos that I won't explain ( It was after the show went off the air, they were just messing around (or were they actually lovers???)
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What's the point of the "frog" part of the frog-splash? It just doesn't look as cool as a plain vanilla big splash so there must be some motivation for it.
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Theshby posted:What's the point of the "frog" part of the frog-splash? It just doesn't look as cool as a plain vanilla big splash so there must be some motivation for it. 2 Cold Scorpio said Eddie looked like a frog when he performed the move in ECW. It was the Jacknife Splash when Art Barr innovated it.
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dusty udder smoker posted:2 Cold Scorpio said Eddie looked like a frog when he performed the move in ECW. It was the Jacknife Splash when Art Barr innovated it. I mean the movement more than than the name.
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Theshby posted:I mean the movement more than than the name. a) Because for the half-second your body's scrunched together, you're falling faster due to less air resistance and will therefore land harder, theoretically. b) Because you're wrong, it looks awesome.
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Theshby posted:I mean the movement more than than the name. I always thought it did look a bit cooler - there's certainly an implied added momentum given from the arm-swinging, esp. with the chest being thrust forward towards the end.
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Captain Strange posted:I always thought it did look a bit cooler - there's certainly an implied added momentum given from the arm-swinging, esp. with the chest being thrust forward towards the end. That's the way I always kayfabe-rationalized it. That chest thrust adds a little extra power that a normal splash wouldn't have.
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Rusty Shackelford posted:Survivor Series started off on Thanksgiving night and then moved to the night before before becoming a Sunday PPV. There is SOME sense to that, however. A standard 9-to-5 worker probably wouldn't be working on Thanksgiving, or on the night before Thanksgiving. And a lot of places are closed on that Friday, too. And kids especially wouldn't be in school then, either. Taboo Tuesday was just some Tuesday in late October. Edit: VVV Yeah, I can see that argument VVV AKA Driver fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Dec 18, 2009 |
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AKA Driver posted:There is SOME sense to that, however. A standard 9-to-5 worker probably wouldn't be working on Thanksgiving, or on the night before Thanksgiving. And a lot of places are closed on that Friday, too. And kids especially wouldn't be in school then, either. Taboo Tuesday was just some Tuesday in late October. WWE PPVs are on Sundays because that's the way they've always been. Had they started putting PPVs on any other night, other nights would seem weird. Sunday nights suck, too, by the way - Adults usually have work in the morning and kids usually have school. You could make an argument that basically every night is bad for PPVs, not just Tuesdays.
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AKA Driver posted:There is SOME sense to that, however. A standard 9-to-5 worker probably wouldn't be working on Thanksgiving, or on the night before Thanksgiving. And a lot of places are closed on that Friday, too. And kids especially wouldn't be in school then, either. Taboo Tuesday was just some Tuesday in late October. Also wrestling on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas used to be a huge tradition around the country. It's even more insane when you consider how long guys back then were on the road.
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I posted this in the main WWE thread, but this is probably a better place. I was bored today so I tried to think of all the Main Event stars the WWE has made in the last 5-ish years. This means guys who were already established like HHH, HBK, etc. are out. "Main event star" is subjective, but I think at least holding a World Title is a good indicator. Current: Batista John Cena Edge Chris Jericho (debatable, but I think he really stepped up to be a main event player) Randy Orton No longer wrestling: JBL Eddie Guererro King Booker (lol) Borderline main eventers: Jeff Hardy CM Punk Rey Jr Khali? Sheamus?
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triplexpac posted:I posted this in the main WWE thread, but this is probably a better place. jeff hardy was full fledged by the time he got his first title run.
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triplexpac posted:I posted this in the main WWE thread, but this is probably a better place.
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