I feel like this is an Onion article come to life. I assume this means his meeting with Lucha Underground that he denied ever happened went well..........
I'm trying to work out the logistics of Russo quitting a website he owns and telling people not to buy merchandise from said website that he owns and thus gets a full cut of... right after he has multiple updates from yesterday,
Considering he's said he's gonna quit the wrestling business every year for about tbe past decade because he hates it so much I really don't think this will be the last we see of him.
I only briefly tried out WWE '15 but can anyone tell me, does the stripped down CAW and movesets still allow you to make a passable Kevin Owens? Or would I just get frustrated?
Somehow I don't think the belt's changing hands. After all, wasn't the original plan going to be Jay Briscoe vs. AJ Styles until it got vetoed by New Japan because AJ was booked to lose to Jay?
Laundry, packing, more laundry, blasting Fucked Up at preposterous volumes, more packing, and hitting my favourite restaurant in town on last time: that's my Saturday.
If any of you are into really good documentaries, then you should definitely check out a new documentary about skateboarding pioneers Tas and Ben Pappas called All This Mayhem. It's currently available on Netflix.
Seen that one recently. That is indeed really good. Also seen a pretty strange one about the National Enquirer called Inquiring Minds. Pretty interesting to now know that the mafia funded that mag for most of its existence.
He's trying to work out a deal with Lucha Underground? What, do they want to stop being successful? Was Vince smart enough not to put WCW and TNA on his resume?
I dunno. I hate Russo's work, but at least Russo made TNA and WCW fun, in a this-is-so-terrible kind of way. Today's wrestling in TNA and the WWE is terrible and boring.
North Carolina has been in a funk for the last few seasons. They oughta consider recruiting people who can still score when they're not on the fast break.
This. I knew it would come up - his comeback run was so awesome. "Holy Crap, Rick Martel can still go!" It was a fun three-way rivalry between Martel, Booker T and Saturn until Rick blew out his knee.
Nightman sneaky and mean spider inside my dreams I think I love you you make me wanna cry you make me wanna die oh I love you I love you I love you I love you nightman
This place seems dead as shit.Where the hell is everybody! I just got done doing a little painting, waiting for my brother so we can finally put the finishing touches on this bathroom for good.
Its perfect for a hangover, some spinach, kale, romaine lettuce and a whole tomato diced up, a fat glass of water with some sliced of lemon in it, so much nutrition it chases a hang over away pretty fast
My Feyonce bought a big clock for our living room, and it's making me fucking mental because all the times are in Roman numerals except it goes I, II, III, IIII instead of IV...
I've been staring at it all morning losing my fucking mind
Yeah, I suppose that makes sense. I'm hung over I go with something grain based though, like a sandwich or some French toast, with a bottle of Gatorade. Of course, if I had the foresight to do that the night before it wouldn't be an issue.
God, I watched the Botchamania centered on the Rumble, I was dying laughing, esp. with the Simpsons clip over Ambrose, Ziggler, et al being eliminated ("it's still good, it's still good!"). Jesus, I forgot how loud the boos were.
Playing RDR, and one thing that annoys me about this game is always getting the animation every time you skin an animal. I get that it's more realistic but it just slows the game down, wish you could turn it off.
Also, I wish they would have just left the cattle ranching crap out. It's boring as hell and not at all fun.
Should we be using Roman numerals anymore? Even the Super Bowl is getting rid of it next year and wrestlemania is using a play button instead. Even rocky movies don't use it anymore. Now I only see it on royalty and popes.
I never remember either, though I mainly drink beer, which is like 90% water anyway. I rarely drink more than 2-3 drinks of hard liquor in a sitting and only drink wine once every couple years.
I always found it interesting that back in the 20s (I think) they skipped like 8 days of the calendar to account for the fact that the leap year was never factored in. So at one point there's over a week in time that literally didn't exist.
When Chris Cornell says "I'm looking California, but I'm feeling Minnesota" do you think Minnesotans were offended? I mean, feeling Minnesota can't be a good thing.
At least give the option to skip it, especially when hunting is your main source of income, and for me it's the most fun part of the game. I love later on going bear hunting, you make a shitload of cash.
IIRC that was actually the point of the phrase. "Looking Calif" = looking good since Calif is sunny, warm, pretty, etc, and "feeling Minn" = feeling like shit, b/c Minn is cold winter, dreary, etc.
My copy of BMF is the limited edition 2 cd version they re-released after the album blew up, with the SOMMS EP. Always kinda proud that I picked it up back then when it was available
Same with my copy of Body Count that has Cop Killer and my copy of Green Jello's Cereal Killer CD and tape (before they had to change to Green Jelly)
I watched that doc on the Clash and liked it weel enough, but wish they had explained some of the lineup changes better. Some stuff didn't make sense till I followed up with Wiki.
And now I'm going through the last few BMs myself. That Asian woman asking Flair if he preferred being part of the Freebirds or Evolution is a classic.
I went to the raw where cm punk punched a fan and the crowd was rabid for ryback. I was surprised since I thought everyone saw through how much the guy sucked, but he got a huge reaction. I don't think it lasted very long, but he was over for a time.
I would say Doug has a lot of "what the f**k is he thinking?"-moments as well.
(that's also when thing that bothered me so much about the show: usually one of them dig something stupid/bad, they got into a fight... and in the end both apologized - despite clearly not both being responsible for the argument in the first place)
The theory was Vince trying to decide what outside market he wanted to break in to - Canada or Mexico. I don't really buy it either, but it does explain why Tito was repackaged.
I live overseas between 93-96 so unless my uncle sent me tapes I didn't really find out what was going on until I came back or if EuroSport played the occasional RAW, which they did sometimes.
When I saw that Mabel was headlining SS, 14 year old me just shook his head. Even then I knew it was terrible.
People liked Reigns in The Shield cause he was short and to the point. Quick 2 sentence promo time and split up his in-ring time with two other guys and got his shit in when it was called for.
Make him a singles wrestler, give him that goofy smiling babyface deal they give guys (see: Cena, Sheamus, etc.) have him cut shit promos, expose him as a below subpar performer in the ring and dont hide the fact that he is getting the rocket strapped to his ass over more deserving guys...you're gonna get what you get from the fans.
The Shield is my favorite faction ever - which is exactly why the way they handled Reigns (and, to certain extents, Ambrose and Rollins as well) saddens me that much.
Agree with most of Scott's picks here. However in the case of Jake Roberts, I'd say his SNME blow off match with Rude, and the subsequent 'Andres fear of snakes' angle was a definite high point. Actually, Roberts-Rude was the feud which made me a bona fide fan.
I don't think most of the WWF stuff would have caused that much of an "outrage". because people that were more into "workrate" watched the NWA and other promotions, didn't they?
I thought it was jericho that started it, with the thigh bit anyway. . Oh well. If that's the case good for you man. (Not being snarky, have to type that cuz were not in person and you always have to be on guard here)
Things were hugely divided back then. It wasn't just the internet, cable was also an issue. I started reading stuff online regularly in late '94 or so, and it seemed most fans only either got USA or TBS. A huge chunk of the fans online then were college students who needed show recaps to keep up. When Nitro came along in '95 there were tons of fans who didn't get TNT. Most fans were just fans of one company or the other--with a tiny minority raving about some company called ECW that hardly anyone saw. Complaining about wrestling and arguing with other wrestling fans has been around forever.
Ouch As a solo fan I admit he kinda set himself up for that. There is an open thread RIGHT below this which I never read because I dont care about cheers or the simpsons or 90 percent of anything else that they talk about. Why post it here? Unless it was by mistake.
The first time I went online was around 95 and from memory, I can't remember any wrestling site/newsletter that came before 1990 with the exception of Observer.
No, no. It was Jericho who mentioned Vince's fascination with his thighs. To my knowledge, I coined the term "meaty thigh". I guess I could be wrong. :)
At least w/ Savage, he won all his matches. The Tag div was a vastly different animal back then as well, and The Hart Foundation was an over act that were on top or near the top until Bret became a singles wrestler for good. They'd never send out Bret, as one half of the tag champs, to be a glorified jobber in a single match, Back then, the midcard wasn't the job-fest it is now. That's the worry w/ Daniel Bryan, It's one thing if he's not champion, but I hope we don't see him trading wins w/ Adam Rose and losing matches in under 2 minutes w/ the announcers not even acting like it's a big deal to beat him.
Everyone on that show was a sociopathic monster- it's what made the show great. Debra was a giant cuntbitch, Marie was a manipulative, arrogant, narcissistic shrew, Ray was an idiotic, lazy manchild who insulted everyone, Robert was a jealous, neurotic doofus, and Frank was a bigoted asshole. Loved it.
Savage goes for a pin like an idiot and gets tossed out? WWF is trolling their audience! Savage is done, and will never be anything more than a mid-card afterthought.
whats with all these hipster like posts in regards to the internet on this thread? geez you knew about the internet before it was mainstream. pat yourself on the back a few more times guys, I'm sure all your girlfriends are so impressed
See the problem is Vince is too much of a pussy to book Reigns properly - he needs to squash lesnar with one Supearman punch, 1,2,3. Then he needs to do the same to Rollins who will cash in. 1,2,3. Then he needs to squash Bryan on Raw the same way, 1,2,3. Do a slow build to a feud with Cena for Summerslam. In the interim have him squash Ziggler, Cesaro, Wyatt, Ambrose, etc. make him unstoppable in the eyes of the marks
Why on Earth are you preaching on a small mostly pro wrestling blog? I mean, surely there are places where a larger contingent of people can be hopelessly preached to?
How is it via "his grace" that you AREN'T in heaven? Wouldn't you HOPE to be in heaven?
Big Boss man vs Barbarian RR 91.I go **** on that. Both men kicked out of each other's finish, match ends with a body press. Honorable mention- one of his matches with Duggan in WCW.
Bigelow- survivor series 1987.
Rude-Summerslam 90 vs warrior. His entire WCW run.
Even w/ out the internet, my friends and I knew that was lame. And evem w/ out access to newsletters, we knew that Wrestlemania VII wasn't moved from The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum due to "security reasons"
Do remember that "History of Mania" doc, they still push "security reasons" but acknowledge slow sales and the irony that the day of the show, L.A. was hit by a pouring rain.
Can't speak for the others but I was only joking. There was nothing hipster or pretentious behind it.
And I should point out that Weird Science was one of USA's biggest shows at the time and it was loosely based on a hit movie of the same name, you can't get much more mainstream than that.
HHH was a bigger draw than 'Taker. His run at the top was more successful than Foley's was. If he was "the guy who works with the guy who draws money", then so was just about everyone else (including Foley and 'Taker) in company history except for Hogan, Rocky and Austin.
Squash matches with jobbers made it possible to have a good undercard. Any named wrestler who was on T.V. usually won their match. Now if you go to the undercard, you are either a step away from the top or a step away from being out the door.
I'm trying to work out the logistics of Russo quitting a website he owns and telling people not to buy merchandise from said website that he owns and thus gets a full cut of... right after he has multiple updates from yesterday,
ReplyDelete"Go to Mexico, go to Japan go to China if you wanna see the lucha libres bro!"
ReplyDeleteConsidering he's said he's gonna quit the wrestling business every year for about tbe past decade because he hates it so much I really don't think this will be the last we see of him.
ReplyDeletePlease know, that if you renew your monthly membership, you will not be
ReplyDeletegetting any content from Vince Russo from this day going forward.......
Does that extend to all of the internet? Because sign me the fuck up
I find it hard to believe anyone would even pay for anything Russo would have to offer.
ReplyDeleteAHAHAHA.
ReplyDeleteHe's a less-imposing Rhyno with a mullet
ReplyDeleteSWERVE!
ReplyDeleteAs someone once put it, if he worked for Jim Herd pre-WCW, you'd order a pizza and get a newspaper. Or a balloon.
He'll be back next week. Swerve!
ReplyDeleteJohn Cena's instagram is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteWe just watched Tuesday in TExas a few nights ago, it's stunning that THAT feud never got a proper cage match blowoff.
ReplyDeleteI only briefly tried out WWE '15 but can anyone tell me, does the stripped down CAW and movesets still allow you to make a passable Kevin Owens? Or would I just get frustrated?
ReplyDeleteGreat tv show; much better than agents of shield
ReplyDeleteIf not, a suitable replacement might be Earthquake.
ReplyDelete#RIPFarva
Some say it's a double entendre. I say there's no double meaning here.
ReplyDeleteDo your balls hang low? Do they swing to and fro?
ReplyDeleteCan you tie 'em in a knot? Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Totally. They didn't do anything fancy but it was all sold so perfectly. Such a good match.
ReplyDeleteThere's a real hotel called Big Dick's Halfway Inn
ReplyDeleteWhich is funny, because he spent so much of 1999-2000 trying to convince people that HE was the draw.
ReplyDeleteThis can only mean he has another backdoor deal with TNA that'll be occupying all his time.
ReplyDeleteI've said multiple times, ROH should give the belt to AJ. Simple booking, get the belt to the most over guy they have.
ReplyDeleteVince Russo quits, introducing his replacement......Vic Venom!
ReplyDeleteSomehow I don't think the belt's changing hands.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, wasn't the original plan going to be Jay Briscoe vs. AJ Styles until it got vetoed by New Japan because AJ was booked to lose to Jay?
Laundry, packing, more laundry, blasting Fucked Up at preposterous volumes, more packing, and hitting my favourite restaurant in town on last time: that's my Saturday.
ReplyDeleteIf any of you are into really good documentaries, then you should definitely check out a new documentary about skateboarding pioneers Tas and Ben Pappas called All This Mayhem. It's currently available on Netflix.
ReplyDeleteThis also works for me.
ReplyDeleteLook for Taxi to the dark side if you like war documentaries.
ReplyDeleteSo, does this officially that literally no one, including himself, can stand to be around Vince Russo?
ReplyDeleteTar Heels better pull their heads out.
ReplyDeleteSeen that one recently. That is indeed really good. Also seen a pretty strange one about the National Enquirer called Inquiring Minds. Pretty interesting to now know that the mafia funded that mag for most of its existence.
ReplyDeleteHe's trying to work out a deal with Lucha Underground? What, do they want to stop being successful? Was Vince smart enough not to put WCW and TNA on his resume?
ReplyDeleteI dunno. I hate Russo's work, but at least Russo made TNA and WCW fun, in a this-is-so-terrible kind of way. Today's wrestling in TNA and the WWE is terrible and boring.
ReplyDeleteNorth Carolina has been in a funk for the last few seasons. They oughta consider recruiting people who can still score when they're not on the fast break.
ReplyDeleteWow. This is all happening very fast.
ReplyDeleteWebsite says home of the minnow shot
ReplyDeleteBackdoor... That gives me an idea!
ReplyDeleteButtplug on a Pole match!
This. I knew it would come up - his comeback run was so awesome. "Holy Crap, Rick Martel can still go!" It was a fun three-way rivalry between Martel, Booker T and Saturn until Rick blew out his knee.
ReplyDelete"I figured out who he was. His name was Andre, and he was a giant."
ReplyDeleteMan what a boring fucking day, woke up hung over, ate a spinach salad, now just sitting here mindlessly waiting for Job #2 to start in 4 hours...
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should play some Civ
Nightman sneaky and mean spider inside my dreams I think I love you you make me wanna cry you make me wanna die oh I love you I love you I love you I love you nightman
ReplyDeleteSo when will post how he would re-book that site?
ReplyDeleteBest random cameo ever.
ReplyDeleteNever call him Cody....HIIIISSSSSS
ReplyDeleteI'm going for gasps dude. Gasps are where it's at.
ReplyDeleteSoooooo fucking bored today
ReplyDeleteThis place seems dead as shit.Where the hell is everybody! I just got done doing a little painting, waiting for my brother so we can finally put the finishing touches on this bathroom for good.
ReplyDeleteYeah, not even this place can dull the red hot edge of my boredom today
ReplyDeleteNo Caliber FB posts to go through...my life is empty
I'll be watching. It's going to be a pretty great show except the main event scares me.
ReplyDeleteI like spinach, but I don't think I'd want to eat it hung over.
ReplyDeleteIts perfect for a hangover, some spinach, kale, romaine lettuce and a whole tomato diced up, a fat glass of water with some sliced of lemon in it, so much nutrition it chases a hang over away pretty fast
ReplyDeleteMy Feyonce bought a big clock for our living room, and it's making me fucking mental because all the times are in Roman numerals except it goes I, II, III, IIII instead of IV...
ReplyDeleteI've been staring at it all morning losing my fucking mind
Valentine also had a great match with JYD, crazy crowd heat, June 85 at Boston Garden... Prime Time Wrestling aired it 3 or 4 times over the year
ReplyDeleteYeah, I suppose that makes sense. I'm hung over I go with something grain based though, like a sandwich or some French toast, with a bottle of Gatorade. Of course, if I had the foresight to do that the night before it wouldn't be an issue.
ReplyDeleteI remember getting that one time as a gift and complained about the wrong 4 also. I took it back
ReplyDeleteYeah it's truly amazing how one glass of water before bed can avoid ALL of this
ReplyDeleteI was stunningly drunk last night though so I skipped it and just passed out face first, paying dearly for it now
On the plus side we can look forward to an excuse filled book:
ReplyDeleteWebsite for Sore Eyes: How Pyro and Ballyhoo Killed Vince Russo.
Yeah this can't be in my house it's already driving me up a wall
ReplyDeleteIs this 1999? If not...
ReplyDeleteNo. One. Cares.
Literally... up the wall the take it down
ReplyDeleteGod, I watched the Botchamania centered on the Rumble, I was dying laughing, esp. with the Simpsons clip over Ambrose, Ziggler, et al being eliminated ("it's still good, it's still good!"). Jesus, I forgot how loud the boos were.
ReplyDeleteSo at ten it would be "IIIIIIIIII"?
ReplyDeleteParks and Recreation binge with the wife. Already on Sweetums in Season 2.
ReplyDeleteLast Gasp?
ReplyDeleteMmm, dem Breeders/Deal sisters
Playing RDR, and one thing that annoys me about this game is always getting the animation every time you skin an animal. I get that it's more realistic but it just slows the game down, wish you could turn it off.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wish they would have just left the cattle ranching crap out. It's boring as hell and not at all fun.
Should we be using Roman numerals anymore? Even the Super Bowl is getting rid of it next year and wrestlemania is using a play button instead. Even rocky movies don't use it anymore. Now I only see it on royalty and popes.
ReplyDeleteNever mind it was Last Splash
ReplyDeleteI'm on the terlet
ReplyDeleteWhere's the beef?
ReplyDeleteI like them aesthetically, I didn't know the Superbowl was getting rid of them, after about 20 they become a little cumbersome
ReplyDeleteThey have Mickey Ds where you're going
ReplyDeleteAt Wendy's
ReplyDeleteI never remember either, though I mainly drink beer, which is like 90% water anyway. I rarely drink more than 2-3 drinks of hard liquor in a sitting and only drink wine once every couple years.
ReplyDeleteRoman numerals get harder to decipher after 39. What's 40? XLX?
ReplyDeleteNext year instead of Super Bowl L, it's Super Bowl 50
ReplyDeleteXL
ReplyDeleteSuper Bowl L sounds like an anime show.
ReplyDeleteI hated how the E would mix them up, X7 and X8 make me fucking crazy
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever once gone to Wendy's and had them not fuck up my order somehow. Though often I get extra stuff so it works out for me.
ReplyDeleteAnd wm 2000
ReplyDeleteIt's XVI, dammit.
ReplyDeleteLove Wendy's, biggest slices of tomato out of any fast food jernt
ReplyDeleteIf you can't beat 'em....Sweetums.
ReplyDeleteThe big question is whether this clock was designed FOR idiots who can't read basic roman numerals or BY idiots who can't write basic roman numerals
ReplyDeleteWe can barely deal with Roman in the WM main event, and now we gotta have him in our numerals, too?
ReplyDeleteFackin' bullsheet
I'm guessing that's a one time thing, "Super Bowl L" does sound a bit goofy.
ReplyDeleteTommys has HUGE tomato slices
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with this establishment.
ReplyDeleteThere's tons in Southern California
ReplyDeleteReading Roman numerals under Roman candles makes one appreciate where Roman Reigns Day falls on the Roman calendar.
ReplyDeleteI hate time windows. I'm having something delivered today and they told me between 2-6 but they may come early
ReplyDeleteAnd I bet he is Roman Catholic
ReplyDeleteAs someone who deals with scheduling engineers, sometimes they are unavoidable.
ReplyDeleteNow playing: Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger
ReplyDeleteJust stay away from Lucha. Please let that promotion just exist on its own.
ReplyDeleteI always found it interesting that back in the 20s (I think) they skipped like 8 days of the calendar to account for the fact that the leap year was never factored in. So at one point there's over a week in time that literally didn't exist.
ReplyDeleteThe last couple Far Crys have the same thing. Annoying as hell.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1600s, they skipped two weeks
ReplyDeleteWhen Chris Cornell says "I'm looking California, but I'm feeling Minnesota" do you think Minnesotans were offended? I mean, feeling Minnesota can't be a good thing.
ReplyDeleteI think they did that in russia
ReplyDeleteExcellent album choice, Shelton!
ReplyDeleteI'm now jamming "London Calling."
It is. They really threw me a curve by pushing the start date up 10 days.
ReplyDeleteAt least give the option to skip it, especially when hunting is your main source of income, and for me it's the most fun part of the game. I love later on going bear hunting, you make a shitload of cash.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was Russia where they did it in the 20s.
ReplyDeleteIIRC that was actually the point of the phrase. "Looking Calif" = looking good since Calif is sunny, warm, pretty, etc, and "feeling Minn" = feeling like shit, b/c Minn is cold winter, dreary, etc.
ReplyDeleteSo he looks great but feels like shit.
My copy of BMF is the limited edition 2 cd version they re-released after the album blew up, with the SOMMS EP. Always kinda proud that I picked it up back then when it was available
ReplyDeleteSame with my copy of Body Count that has Cop Killer and my copy of Green Jello's Cereal Killer CD and tape (before they had to change to Green Jelly)
Took it down, this piece of shit is going back to the store I can't deal with it being in my home
ReplyDeleteI always figured it was just because it kind of rhymes and there was no real deep meaning behind it.
ReplyDeleteI watched that doc on the Clash and liked it weel enough, but wish they had explained some of the lineup changes better. Some stuff didn't make sense till I followed up with Wiki.
ReplyDeleteDude, it's just a puppy
ReplyDeleteThey're paying for relocation and stuff right? Are you going to rent a place or just do the hotel thing?
ReplyDeleteNope, he dropped some deepness on us on the sly
ReplyDeleteThen he sand "IIIII KNOW WHAT TO DO, I"M GONNA FUCK FUCK FUCK YOU"
The puppy rules, she's growing more into a proud champion every day
ReplyDeleteReally? I've only heard the radio version.
ReplyDeleteAnthony Keidis was probably upset, randomly saying place names has been his shitty gimmick for like 30 years now.
ReplyDeleteHey man, Audioslave had a couple good son...
ReplyDeleteNo, you're right.
Well, not literally next.
ReplyDeleteBut I was juxtaposing it to their song Big Dumb Sex, which was meant to be over the top
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/soundgarden/bigdumbsex.html
He's a living Californian from SNL
ReplyDeleteAnd now I'm going through the last few BMs myself. That Asian woman asking Flair if he preferred being part of the Freebirds or Evolution is a classic.
ReplyDeleteWe could probably do a game where you just mention four cities in a row and people have to guess if it is or is not an actual Shitty Peppers song.
ReplyDeleteSeattle, Tokyo, San Clemente, Buffalo
Song Or Not?
I wanna play!
ReplyDeleteParts Unknown, The 5th Dimension, Wherever he darn well pleases, WCW Special Forces
I hope Houghton Mifflin gets a royalty check for those shitty songs.
ReplyDeleteWarrior, ?????, Sid, Firebreaker Shit. ...wait... Chip.
ReplyDeleteSOMMS rules. "She's a Politician" is one of my favourite Soundgarden tunes.
ReplyDeleteI went to the raw where cm punk punched a fan and the crowd was rabid for ryback. I was surprised since I thought everyone saw through how much the guy sucked, but he got a huge reaction. I don't think it lasted very long, but he was over for a time.
ReplyDeleteWhoa. Cusack playing Wilson in a Beach Boys BioPic? I'd watch that.
ReplyDeleteIf he's not holding a record player blasting "Wouldn't It Be Nice" over his head then No Fucking Buys.
ReplyDeleteCarl or Dennis?
ReplyDeleteWow, I wonder where Joan Cusack ran off to
ReplyDelete"Big Dumb Sex" was the album before and their take on hair metal.
ReplyDeleteYes'sir.
ReplyDeleteI would say Doug has a lot of "what the f**k is he thinking?"-moments as well.
ReplyDelete(that's also when thing that bothered me so much about the show: usually one of them dig something stupid/bad, they got into a fight... and in the end both apologized - despite clearly not both being responsible for the argument in the first place)
The theory was Vince trying to decide what outside market he wanted to break in to - Canada or Mexico. I don't really buy it either, but it does explain why Tito was repackaged.
ReplyDeletethree out of those four are pretty terrible as well.
ReplyDeleteThe breakup of the Hollywood Blondes I suspect would have driven 2015-era internet insane.
ReplyDeletehaven't seen the Andre/Hansen match (yet) but have heard dozens of guys raving about it.
ReplyDeleteI live overseas between 93-96 so unless my uncle sent me tapes I didn't really find out what was going on until I came back or if EuroSport played the occasional RAW, which they did sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw that Mabel was headlining SS, 14 year old me just shook his head. Even then I knew it was terrible.
Duggan beating Austin for the U.S. Title would have been worse. Ditto Renegade over AA.
ReplyDeleteI know it seems nitpicky to be upset about this kind of stuff, but really: what was the emailer thinking?
ReplyDelete(and how would he describe real "obscure" guys?)
sounds amazing and horrible at the same time.
ReplyDeletePeople liked Reigns in The Shield cause he was short and to the point. Quick 2 sentence promo time and split up his in-ring time with two other guys and got his shit in when it was called for.
ReplyDeleteMake him a singles wrestler, give him that goofy smiling babyface deal they give guys (see: Cena, Sheamus, etc.) have him cut shit promos, expose him as a below subpar performer in the ring and dont hide the fact that he is getting the rocket strapped to his ass over more deserving guys...you're gonna get what you get from the fans.
* and sits at Buffalo Wild Wings on Saturday nights with his Affliction shirt watching UFC and criticizing everything he sees
ReplyDeleteThe Shield is my favorite faction ever - which is exactly why the way they handled Reigns (and, to certain extents, Ambrose and Rollins as well) saddens me that much.
ReplyDeleteAgree with most of Scott's picks here. However in the case of Jake Roberts, I'd say his SNME blow off match with Rude, and the subsequent 'Andres fear of snakes' angle was a definite high point. Actually, Roberts-Rude was the feud which made me a bona fide fan.
ReplyDeleteI don't think most of the WWF stuff would have caused that much of an "outrage". because people that were more into "workrate" watched the NWA and other promotions, didn't they?
ReplyDeleteI thought it was jericho that started it, with the thigh bit anyway. . Oh well. If that's the case good for you man. (Not being snarky, have to type that cuz were not in person and you always have to be on guard here)
ReplyDeleteShades of Sean Shannon!
ReplyDeleteProtip: You can reduce your burden by not reporting on every detail of your life on a stupid message board.
ReplyDeleteReigns sucks.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't online in 1994, but I imagine Hulk Hogan turning WCW into a make-work program for his washed up WWE cronies generated some boiling hatred.
ReplyDeleteThings were hugely divided back then. It wasn't just the internet, cable was also an issue. I started reading stuff online regularly in late '94 or so, and it seemed most fans only either got USA or TBS. A huge chunk of the fans online then were college students who needed show recaps to keep up. When Nitro came along in '95 there were tons of fans who didn't get TNT. Most fans were just fans of one company or the other--with a tiny minority raving about some company called ECW that hardly anyone saw. Complaining about wrestling and arguing with other wrestling fans has been around forever.
ReplyDeleteOuch As a solo fan I admit he kinda set himself up for that. There is an open thread RIGHT below this which I never read because I dont care about cheers or the simpsons or 90 percent of anything else that they talk about. Why post it here? Unless it was by mistake.
ReplyDeleteRape On A Pole match!
ReplyDeleteI guess 80s guys is the same as obscure to him
ReplyDeleteNice of Russo to give himself a big angle like that and not give it to one of the TNA wrestlers so they could get over with it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI quite liked seeing Russo play TEW even though his Russo type booking was pretty annoying.
ReplyDeleteThe first time I went online was around 95 and from memory, I can't remember any wrestling site/newsletter that came before 1990 with the exception of Observer.
ReplyDeleteNext week: a former World Champion is teased as taking over the site. SWERVE~! It's Russo!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOr maybe Mr. Wrestling III takes it over...
ReplyDeleteThe Web was new in 1994. What we had before that was Usenet, a purely text-based message board system centered around academic institutions.
ReplyDelete#RememberHerbKunze
ReplyDeleteHe threw him into the crowd!
ReplyDeleteAnd made him quote Shakespeare!
No, no. It was Jericho who mentioned Vince's fascination with his thighs. To my knowledge, I coined the term "meaty thigh". I guess I could be wrong. :)
ReplyDeleteHe is totally that boy who cried wolf in that stupid, stupid book.
ReplyDeleteOMG ... Duggan over Austin I can't even imagine.
ReplyDeleteAt least w/ Savage, he won all his matches. The Tag div was a vastly different animal back then as well, and The Hart Foundation was an over act that were on top or near the top until Bret became a singles wrestler for good. They'd never send out Bret, as one half of the tag champs, to be a glorified jobber in a single match, Back then, the midcard wasn't the job-fest it is now. That's the worry w/ Daniel Bryan, It's one thing if he's not champion, but I hope we don't see him trading wins w/ Adam Rose and losing matches in under 2 minutes w/ the announcers not even acting like it's a big deal to beat him.
ReplyDeleteEveryone on that show was a sociopathic monster- it's what made the show great. Debra was a giant cuntbitch, Marie was a manipulative, arrogant, narcissistic shrew, Ray was an idiotic, lazy manchild who insulted everyone, Robert was a jealous, neurotic doofus, and Frank was a bigoted asshole. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteIt's like the family version of Seinfeld.
ReplyDeletePretty sure the entire "Sgt Slaughter, World Champion and Iraqi sympathizer" thing would have gotten some bad buzz....
ReplyDeleteNah your probably right. Now all you have to do is wait for John Cena to say it in a promo. Then you and scott can form a club!
ReplyDeletePeople were paying for this?
ReplyDeleteSavage goes for a pin like an idiot and gets tossed out? WWF is trolling their audience! Savage is done, and will never be anything more than a mid-card afterthought.
ReplyDeletewhats with all these hipster like posts in regards to the internet on this thread? geez you knew about the internet before it was mainstream. pat yourself on the back a few more times guys, I'm sure all your girlfriends are so impressed
ReplyDeleteThat show with the stunt granny and masked harley race aired on nbc in fall 98 so wasnt really around the same time as this nitro
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry if anyone thinks that piece of shit DUNN isn't jerking off to Baron Corbin right now you're a moron
ReplyDeleteo.O
ReplyDeleteThis is an oddly specific description
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's the joke, dude... :D
ReplyDeleteSee the problem is Vince is too much of a pussy to book Reigns properly - he needs to squash lesnar with one Supearman punch, 1,2,3. Then he needs to do the same to Rollins who will cash in. 1,2,3. Then he needs to squash Bryan on Raw the same way, 1,2,3. Do a slow build to a feud with Cena for Summerslam. In the interim have him squash Ziggler, Cesaro, Wyatt, Ambrose, etc. make him unstoppable in the eyes of the marks
ReplyDeleteWhy on Earth are you preaching on a small mostly pro wrestling blog? I mean, surely there are places where a larger contingent of people can be hopelessly preached to?
ReplyDeleteHow is it via "his grace" that you AREN'T in heaven? Wouldn't you HOPE to be in heaven?
Big Boss man vs Barbarian RR 91.I go **** on that. Both men kicked out of each other's finish, match ends with a body press. Honorable mention- one of his matches with Duggan in WCW.
ReplyDeleteBigelow- survivor series 1987.
Rude-Summerslam 90 vs warrior. His entire WCW run.
Nash couldn't even walk without hurting himself. :)
ReplyDeleteEven w/ out the internet, my friends and I knew that was lame. And evem w/ out access to newsletters, we knew that Wrestlemania VII wasn't moved from The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum due to "security reasons"
ReplyDeleteWait a second? Roman Reigns is Jimmy Snuka's daughter?
ReplyDeleteNot in WCW he won't.
ReplyDeleteDo remember that "History of Mania" doc, they still push "security reasons" but acknowledge slow sales and the irony that the day of the show, L.A. was hit by a pouring rain.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he can grow a duck dynasty beard and comb it over his bald head.
ReplyDeleteCan't speak for the others but I was only joking. There was nothing hipster or pretentious behind it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I should point out that Weird Science was one of USA's biggest shows at the time and it was loosely based on a hit movie of the same name, you can't get much more mainstream than that.
And if they had done the same for both of them and *THEN* had them face off?!?!? Wow.
ReplyDeleteAwesome comment posted on the Facebook page:
ReplyDelete"Vince McMahon Bought the Website for $9.99."
PWTorch newsletter started around 1988, I think.
ReplyDeleteso the internet was mainstream in 1993. got it.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry. We won't.
ReplyDeleteHHH was a bigger draw than 'Taker. His run at the top was more successful than Foley's was. If he was "the guy who works with the guy who draws money", then so was just about everyone else (including Foley and 'Taker) in company history except for Hogan, Rocky and Austin.
ReplyDeleteSquash matches with jobbers made it possible to have a good undercard. Any named wrestler who was on T.V. usually won their match. Now if you go to the undercard, you are either a step away from the top or a step away from being out the door.
ReplyDeleteThere guys that draw big money, guys that draw some money, and guys like HH who draw no money.
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