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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 9:44:31 GMT -5
Does anyone know how long this was used for? Is there any footage of it out there? I can remember seeing this on TV as a kid and realizing even then how strange it was, but even though people bring it up every now and then, I still can't find any video of it.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Feb 5, 2014 16:56:54 GMT -5
It was supposedly used for a few weeks of TV tapings because the arena that they were doing filming with got double-booked and they were the victims in that (You're an EEEEEEEEEEENIS!!).
As far as video footage, I have never come across any of it on YouTube, nor are there any images of it on Google Search. Strange, but I also want to see footage of this moment of the AWA
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Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Feb 5, 2014 19:03:36 GMT -5
I always thought that the pink room happened because the AWA coldn't fill an arena
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 19:13:47 GMT -5
I always thought that the pink room happened because the AWA coldn't fill an arena That's what I thought. That they used the big pink room 'cos Verne was going broke. Wasn't that the problem, Verne? That you were going broke? Verne? Verne? Hey, Verne. Oh, you're thinking about all the money you blew aren't you? What was it? Fifty, sixty thousand dollars? Maybe it would help if we went over all the mistakes you made from the beginning. Verne? Verne? |
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Post by BrianZane on Feb 6, 2014 12:28:49 GMT -5
Just tried looking it up on Youtube and man, if it's there, it's well-hidden. "AWA Turkey on a Pole Match" does nothing, nor does "Col. DeBeers Jake Milliman". Last time I saw WWE try so hard to bury footage was with Katie Vick.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 15:18:28 GMT -5
I always thought that the pink room happened because the AWA coldn't fill an arena That's what I thought. That they used the big pink room 'cos Verne was going broke. Wasn't that the problem, Verne? That you were going broke? Verne? Verne? Hey, Verne. Oh, you're thinking about all the money you blew aren't you? What was it? Fifty, sixty thousand dollars? Maybe it would help if we went over all the mistakes you made from the beginning. Verne? Verne?  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 15:41:30 GMT -5
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Post by Smiley Smile on Feb 6, 2014 19:48:05 GMT -5
I always thought that the pink room happened because the AWA coldn't fill an arena That's what I thought. That they used the big pink room 'cos Verne was going broke. Wasn't that the problem, Verne? That you were going broke? Verne? Verne? Hey, Verne. Oh, you're thinking about all the money you blew aren't you? What was it? Fifty, sixty thousand dollars? Maybe it would help if we went over all the mistakes you made from the beginning. Verne? Verne? Let me get a pad. |
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Post by JTG Fan on Feb 7, 2014 0:12:43 GMT -5
The pink room had to be a studio in the KTMA building where MST3K was being filmed, no?
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Feb 7, 2014 0:22:13 GMT -5
What was the kayfabe reason for the pink room?
Wasn't it projected as a security thing?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 0:35:21 GMT -5
What was the kayfabe reason for the pink room? Wasn't it projected as a security thing? Yeah, they said it was to "stop interference". Pssh, interference from paying fans maybe. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 10, 2014 3:25:14 GMT -5
Just tried looking it up on Youtube and man, if it's there, it's well-hidden. "AWA Turkey on a Pole Match" does nothing, nor does "Col. DeBeers Jake Milliman". Last time I saw WWE try so hard to bury footage was with Katie Vick. I'm not sure WWE owns this era of AWA footage. It used to run a couple years ago on ESPN Classic, but only the dying years. Unless ESPN had some kind of agreement to air it? |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 10, 2014 3:27:46 GMT -5
Just tried looking it up on Youtube and man, if it's there, it's well-hidden. "AWA Turkey on a Pole Match" does nothing, nor does "Col. DeBeers Jake Milliman". Last time I saw WWE try so hard to bury footage was with Katie Vick. I'm not sure WWE owns this era of AWA footage. It used to run a couple years ago on ESPN Classic, but only the dying years. Unless ESPN had some kind of agreement to air it? ESPN and WWE share the rights to the footage. Something to do with the contract ESPN had with AWA. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 10, 2014 3:29:30 GMT -5
I'm not sure WWE owns this era of AWA footage. It used to run a couple years ago on ESPN Classic, but only the dying years. Unless ESPN had some kind of agreement to air it? ESPN and WWE share the rights to the footage. Something to do with the contract ESPN had with AWA. Ok, I did read something about it, but since I never watched, didn't commit it to memory. It's only the shit years, like 87-89 or so, right? |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 10, 2014 4:11:05 GMT -5
ESPN and WWE share the rights to the footage. Something to do with the contract ESPN had with AWA. Ok, I did read something about it, but since I never watched, didn't commit it to memory. It's only the shit years, like 87-89 or so, right? Whatever years ESPN aired it. I didn't get cable until the end of 1990. By then AWA was off ESPN and I think USWA had replaced it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2014 9:25:02 GMT -5
I know that ESPN airs most of 1986, some 87 which is mostly from the Civic Center I believe because Orton and Adonis are around, and a good amount of Showboat cards from 1988 and some of Mid South Coliseum tapings to build SuperClash. Most of the 1990 stuff is from the St. Paul Civic Center since you have Zbyszko facing Race, Nikita, and The Trooper.
I think that the pink room matches were used for All Star Wrestling episodes, while they filmed the Civic Center for ESPN. I do remember them hyping that Roddy Piper and Snuka were coming back in 88 and that The Rockers, RocknRoll Express, Big John Studd, and Ricky Steamboat might be in the Team Challenge Series.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Feb 10, 2014 9:29:04 GMT -5
The pink room sounds so seedy. You arrive at an AWA Event, a referee asks if you want to go to The Pink Room, you go back there and Larry Zbyszko gives you a lap dance.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2014 9:31:15 GMT -5
Verne could have lucked into the guy vs guy fetish wrestling stuff and stayed in business.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Feb 10, 2014 11:18:49 GMT -5
Was that the Destruction Crew and Johnny V? Man, those pics look like they're from 1975!
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Post by cjh on Feb 10, 2014 12:10:06 GMT -5
Just tried looking it up on Youtube and man, if it's there, it's well-hidden. "AWA Turkey on a Pole Match" does nothing, nor does "Col. DeBeers Jake Milliman". Last time I saw WWE try so hard to bury footage was with Katie Vick. I'm not sure WWE owns this era of AWA footage. It used to run a couple years ago on ESPN Classic, but only the dying years. Unless ESPN had some kind of agreement to air it? WWE owns the entire AWA library, including the ESPN show. They've put matches and segments from the ESPN show on several DVDs, and they once showed the AWA's ESPN debut show on Classics On Demand. ESPN, though, can re-air old shows they had years ago, including wrestling. They've been doing the same with Global recently, even though WWE bought that footage a few years ago, too. |
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