greeby
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Post by greeby on Oct 26, 2008 2:52:38 GMT -5
I'm just posting the first part, use the usual youtube links to find the rest.
Just thought I'd post it as a look at how the wrestling TV show was put together in the pre-MNW era
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Post by blef on Oct 26, 2008 14:43:12 GMT -5
God I miss those days....
Weird to see Honky Tonk in the opening sequence. He'd been gone from the company for several months by this point; these days they edit out a former employee within days of them leaving or getting let go.
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Hanzo
Dennis Stamp
"You want Cena to go to ECW?!"
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Post by Hanzo on Oct 27, 2008 1:21:42 GMT -5
Heenan to Anvil: Does this guy ever clam up?
I miss those days too. Wrestling Challenge used to be aired very early on Saturday mornings where I live, if I recall correctly (around 6 AM, I think). I used to always get up early to watch it.
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Sigma: Current SRW Champ!
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Oct 27, 2008 1:30:33 GMT -5
Good times, good times. Anyways, April 7th. Wow, directly after Wrestlemania 7. Very cool.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Oct 27, 2008 1:53:08 GMT -5
God I miss those days.... Weird to see Honky Tonk in the opening sequence. He'd been gone from the company for several months by this point; these days they edit out a former employee within days of them leaving or getting let go. He is taking a Legdrop Of Doom so perhaps that's why he's still there. Also, during the opening credits, check out a masked Demolition and my favorite jobber ever Tom Stone. I haven't gotten to the matches yet and I'm already marking. |
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Post by johnnyk9 on Oct 27, 2008 16:04:28 GMT -5
I always wondered why Challenge was considered the "B" show I watched it over Superstars all the time. I'd rather listen to Gorilla and Brain then Vince and Jesse I wish WWE 24/7 would start showing more episodes.
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littlenaitch
Dennis Stamp
Stylin' and Profilin'
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Post by littlenaitch on Oct 30, 2008 17:22:46 GMT -5
Where's part 3
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Post by funkycoldmadina on Oct 31, 2008 23:02:19 GMT -5
Observations:
Is it just me or is it hilarious the way Anvil says "Now that's a good doggy!" when the camera zooms in on Winston.
Did they try to keep from showing blood by going to the wide shots for Hogan.
Is it just me or is Greg "The Hammer" Valentine definitely a porn star name?
Great move by Heenan trying to tell Monsoon that Anvil was trying to take his job.
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Post by prodigy on Nov 1, 2008 8:53:01 GMT -5
Challenge/Cavalcade came on right after Superstars in my area, so I got to watch both. I always preferred Superstars. Always seemed like a bigger deal, even though both shows were pretty much the same format.
I miss those days too. I loved when Gene Okerlund would do the updates and PPV lineups in between the matches.
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