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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on May 18, 2024 23:54:39 GMT -5
Someone had to
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Post by grungesmurf on May 19, 2024 1:20:14 GMT -5
I did. Can’t remember the year.
Didn’t goto the restaurant portion which I regret but the people I was with were ready to go.
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Post by MiLB Fan on May 19, 2024 2:20:24 GMT -5
My mom’s family is from New York, so we went there when we visited relatives. My parents said it reminded them of a Disney World attraction because when you walked in, the first thing you saw was the gift shop. I remember that on the wall behind the cash register was a leather jacket with the scratch logo on the back that lit up and sparkled, like the jackets Chris Jericho wore.
During our visits, I bought a Judgment Day 2000 event shirt, Rob Van Dam’s first shirt, and a WWF NY t-shirt and cap.
The food was your standard bar fare; it was a place you definitely visited more for the atmosphere. Unlike the Nitro Grill, the menu didn’t use any wrestler-inspired names for food choices.
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Post by James Fabiano on May 19, 2024 5:47:45 GMT -5
Yes, but only the merch section.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on May 19, 2024 14:56:07 GMT -5
Somewhere in the multiverse I'm sure I did.
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Post by Cyno on May 19, 2024 15:33:23 GMT -5
I did. My parents took me during a day trip to the city when I was a teenager. IIRC the restaurant itself was pretty mediocre, but it had a pretty good arcade.
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Post by fw91 on May 19, 2024 15:34:48 GMT -5
no, too young to venture out to manhattan back then. If I was older, I'm sure I would've been there more than once.
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Post by animaniac on May 19, 2024 16:08:59 GMT -5
Never ate there but I went to the 1000th Raw. Right after the taping the fire alarms went off and we evacuated. Fitting lol.
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Post by jason1980s on May 19, 2024 16:13:41 GMT -5
Another one of Vince's ventures trying to show he wasn't just a "russling promoter" and of course it was another failure. On the other hand, Ted's Montana Grill has been around 22 years and seems to be thriving. Though it's probably a Ted Turner restaurant in "name" more than anything. But I'm happy for Ted.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 19, 2024 16:22:10 GMT -5
Billy Gunn did, in order to sample their finest meatball sub.
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Post by chronocross on May 19, 2024 18:47:15 GMT -5
I did, but only to buy T-shirts.
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Post by 4real on May 20, 2024 12:34:38 GMT -5
If I had a Time Machine I would absolutely.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on May 20, 2024 13:50:47 GMT -5
Went there when I went to New york in 2000. I was 15 at the Time and WWF was pretty much my favourite thing at the time.
I was pretty much in heaven. But a few Shirts and CD's.
We even went to watch Smackdown there at the Restaurant.. Gangrel was the guest and I got his autograph.
Leaving WWE New York was the thing I missed most about leaving New York.
When I returned 4 years later it was all boarded up.. Sad times.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 20, 2024 15:40:23 GMT -5
Another one of Vince's ventures trying to show he wasn't just a "russling promoter" and of course it was another failure. On the other hand, Ted's Montana Grill has been around 22 years and seems to be thriving. Though it's probably a Ted Turner restaurant in "name" more than anything. But I'm happy for Ted. There was a big thing around the time to make a theme restaurant in/near times square. It made some kinda sense for the WWE to try it with how popular they were. But like almost all of them it failed due to how high the rent is. |
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Post by MiLB Fan on May 20, 2024 17:06:45 GMT -5
Went there when I went to New york in 2000. I was 15 at the Time and WWF was pretty much my favourite thing at the time. I was pretty much in heaven. But a few Shirts and CD's. We even went to watch Smackdown there at the Restaurant.. Gangrel was the guest and I got his autograph. Leaving WWE New York was the thing I missed most about leaving New York. When I returned 4 years later it was all boarded up.. Sad times. It became a Hard Rock Cafe. cafe.hardrock.com/new-york/The funny thing is that the last time I visited, the marquee out front was advertising a WWE house show taking place that weekend. So wrestling lives on in spirit at least. |
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Post by Andee9001 on May 20, 2024 17:19:11 GMT -5
Does anyone if they kept the giftshop after they rebranded to The World? I'd heard they rebranded to get more broad appeal so i just wanted to know how far that went.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 21, 2024 21:44:28 GMT -5
Another one of Vince's ventures trying to show he wasn't just a "russling promoter" and of course it was another failure. On the other hand, Ted's Montana Grill has been around 22 years and seems to be thriving. Though it's probably a Ted Turner restaurant in "name" more than anything. But I'm happy for Ted. I mean, it still would have failed, being some weird Hooters for wrestling fans, but the manager was also robbing the place blind. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 21, 2024 23:59:36 GMT -5
Another one of Vince's ventures trying to show he wasn't just a "russling promoter" and of course it was another failure. On the other hand, Ted's Montana Grill has been around 22 years and seems to be thriving. Though it's probably a Ted Turner restaurant in "name" more than anything. But I'm happy for Ted. I mean, it still would have failed, being some weird Hooters for wrestling fans, but the manager was also robbing the place blind. Again there were a lot of these big themed restaurants at and around time square at the time. They would all get some buzz but the same problem always happened in that the rent f***ing killed these places. |
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Post by Craig-UK on May 22, 2024 14:31:27 GMT -5
I went in February 2000 when we went on a school trip from UK to New York. I still have my receipts and a bag lol.
I remember them re-airing Harvina winning the Womens title. They played entrance music throughout and had a tiny arcade down the stairs. I wish I could have stayed longer.
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Post by Gunhaver on May 22, 2024 14:53:19 GMT -5
Another one of Vince's ventures trying to show he wasn't just a "russling promoter" and of course it was another failure. On the other hand, Ted's Montana Grill has been around 22 years and seems to be thriving. Though it's probably a Ted Turner restaurant in "name" more than anything. But I'm happy for Ted. There was a big thing around the time to make a theme restaurant in/near times square. It made some kinda sense for the WWE to try it with how popular they were. But like almost all of them it failed due to how high the rent is. I've heard the Times Square restaurant trend described as massive advertising ventures the (smart) owners knew would sink, but the coverage something like that got would ideally pay off in the long term. I have no idea if any of them succeeded in the last part, though. Seems mostly like a rich person flex to me. |
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