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iamsosmrt posted:10 year old me's favorite wrestler was Razor Ramon and I generally found his matches on Superstars (the only WWF show I could watch then) to always be a banger, even the squashes. He was also OP as gently caress in Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game. He had a move called the Snap Mirror that was insanely damaging
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iamsosmrt posted:It blew my mind when I learned he was faking his Latin American gimmick. I still love the story Vince thought it was an super original gimmick because he'd never seen Scarface.
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I had no idea that Razor Ramon was Scott Hall until BatB '96. Until then, my recollection of Hall was that he looked like Magnum TA and Razor Ramon was a completely different person. Oh to be a naive child again 
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I always forget. Was it Scott Hall, (as Razor Ramon), or Carlito that Vince famously told to "spic it up more"?
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BrigadierSensible posted:I always forget. Was it Scott Hall, (as Razor Ramon), or Carlito that Vince famously told to "spic it up more"? Carlito. Which is kind of a coin flip if it's actually worse or not.
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Didn't Vince think Paul Burchill's gimmick was based off of Erroll Flynn because he was totally oblivious to Pirates of the Caribbean?
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Zombie Lemur posted:Didn't Vince think Paul Burchill's gimmick was based off of Erroll Flynn because he was totally oblivious to Pirates of the Caribbean? I don't recall but I do know there was an issue of disbelief there's a wrestler that thinks he's a pirate and not a pirate who wrestles which is why Vince didn't Get It.
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Zombie Lemur posted:Didn't Vince think Paul Burchill's gimmick was based off of Erroll Flynn because he was totally oblivious to Pirates of the Caribbean? One of the writers said on Lagana's podcast that Vince did see Pirates and loved it.
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Dawgstar posted:I don't recall but I do know there was an issue of disbelief there's a wrestler that thinks he's a pirate and not a pirate who wrestles which is why Vince didn't Get It. This seems incredibly arbitrary so I can 100% see Vince saying it. MassRafTer posted:One of the writers said on Lagana's podcast that Vince did see Pirates and loved it. drat, that's disappointing. The other way around is way funnier IMO.
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https://twitter.com/WWEPeacockery/status/1432732709797908482 the only nitro book we really need
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Hedgehog Pie posted:That cover is the one time Vampiro main evented over Big Sexy and Big Poppa Pump. Look at the adjective - "pump."
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Late-period WCW merch is the best kind
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The people who ran WCW magazine did a remarkable job at the end given the multi-month lead time and people quitting/getting fired left and right. Make a nice New Blood cover spread that hits the stands just as the New Blood is broken up. Make a nice new story explaining who Vince Russo is and whoops he's not employed anymore whoops now he is. Regardless, they still put a professional product together and did the best they could. The WCW 2000 trading cards that came with some issues are a great little reminder of a bizarre era.
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WCW Magazine will always hold a special place in my heart for their in-depth look at all the storylines and angles past and present connecting everybody on both sides of the WrestleWar '92 War Games. That sort of dedication is what I'd like back.
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Claytor posted:Look at the adjective - "pump."
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Is there a more late-90s wrestler name than Sick Boy?
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Maxwell Lord posted:Is there a more late-90s wrestler name than Sick Boy? Meat
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Sick Boy's finisher was called The Cure and was a pedigree. Meat's finisher was called the Meat Grinder and was a scirpion death drop. I dont know which name works less well.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Is there a more late-90s wrestler name than Sick Boy? Reckless Youth
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Maxwell Lord posted:Is there a more late-90s wrestler name than Sick Boy? Naked Mideon Also Val Venis
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Lid posted:Meat's finisher was called the Meat Grinder and was a scirpion death drop. Meat Grinder sounds like it should be a submission move.
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edogawa rando posted:Meat Grinder sounds like it should be a submission move. The Meat Grinder sounds like what the Viscagra would have been called if Viscera jumped ship when they gave him the Worlds Largest Love Machine gimmick.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Is there a more late-90s wrestler name than Sick Boy? Syxx
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TheKingslayer posted:Syxx Boy The Artist Formerly Known as Syxx
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Hedgehog Pie posted:That cover is the one time Vampiro main evented over Big Sexy and Big Poppa Pump. Funny thing is Vampiro more than likely has out drawn both due to his Mexico runs
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Maxwell Lord posted:Is there a more late-90s wrestler name than Sick Boy? Ron 'H20' Waterman
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Going through the B&V&C Retro shows again after downloading them, is there a more 90s tag team name than "The Extreme"? They're not even The Extreme Express or Extreme Duo, just The Extreme. (I'm only sad that it isn't X-Treme.)
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NikkolasKing posted:Going through the B&V&C Retro shows again after downloading them, is there a more 90s tag team name than "The Extreme"? They're not even The Extreme Express or Extreme Duo, just The Extreme. X-TremeZ
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SatoshiMiwa posted:Funny thing is Vampiro more than likely has out drawn both due to his Mexico runs A bigger mainstream star than both and also a worse wrestler, and maybe crazier than Scott Steiner.
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So the whole Roddy Piper "family" stuff in '97 is one of the weirdest things WCW ever did right? Every time I see it it's like a fever dream.
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MassRafTer posted:A bigger mainstream star than both and also a worse wrestler, and maybe crazier than Scott Steiner. Shame nobody has done a mashup of Steiner Math to Vampiro's Play my music commentary
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edogawa rando posted:Meat Grinder sounds like it should be a submission move. Sounds like cattle mutilation to me.
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It looks like Vader's soul is trapped inside that Hero Head and it's screaming to be released.
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TheKingslayer posted:So the whole Roddy Piper "family" stuff in '97 is one of the weirdest things WCW ever did right? Every time I see it it's like a fever dream. Even younger and more willing to just roll with whatever wrestling nonsense came my way, that one stood out. Some complete randos, the future Roadblock and... John Tenta? And then to continue it he just dumps them - and they're fine with it, but to be honest I would be too - for the Four Horsemen which probably should have just been the go-to option because Piper siding with an ancient enemy in Flair to fight the NWO is a much better story. The live crowd was probably even more baffled.
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Because he was an engaging performer and getting great reactions, they were inclined to just let Piper do whatever he wanted, with all the wildly oscillating results that entailed.
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Just think, if they hadn't let it air then we'd have lost 20+ years of angelfire sites telling us that Goldberg was totally one of those guys!!
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