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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jul 24, 2014 0:53:38 GMT -5
I may be wrong but I think this is the last PPV not named Wrestlemania to be held at a stadium. Why was this the case and did they really give away tickets just to sell it out?
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Post by madness50 on Jul 24, 2014 1:09:42 GMT -5
Because it was HBK's hometown and they wanted to hold it there so Shawn could win the WWF title back from Vader. That was supposedly the original plan and it was changed to Sid instead. Allegedly, a lot of free tickets were given away to fill up the Alamodome.
Also, the WWF had not hosted an event in an arena that big since WrestleMania VIII at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis so I guess they needed to do another one to help business.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jul 24, 2014 1:17:51 GMT -5
Because it was HBK's hometown and they wanted to hold it there so Shawn could win the WWF title back from Vader. That was supposedly the original plan and it was changed to Sid instead. Allegedly, a lot of free tickets were given away to fill up the Alamodome. Also, the WWF had not hosted an event in an arena that big since WrestleMania VIII at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis so I guess they needed to do another one to help business. Lol in the KC 97 timeline, Corny said Vince was gonna have him do promos mocking cowboys, yeah you're right, the original plan was that Vader was gonna hurt Jose Lothario and HBK was going to avenge him, it didn't work out because allegedly Shawn didn't want to share the spotlight with his own trainer, man if that is true Shawn was really an asshole. |
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Post by 4TheGlory on Jul 24, 2014 1:18:10 GMT -5
Even though it was papered to hell to fill, it still did look cool having a non Wrestlemania at such a big venue  |
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Post by madness50 on Jul 24, 2014 1:27:17 GMT -5
Even though it was papered to hell to fill, it still did look cool having a non Wrestlemania at such a big venue It was a cool venue and setup for sure. |
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Post by 4TheGlory on Jul 24, 2014 1:52:34 GMT -5
To think TNA carried on the tradition of papering the Alamo Dome all those years later.
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Post by thegame415 on Jul 24, 2014 3:16:00 GMT -5
Because WWF was getting it's ass kicked by WCW in all forms, so they wanted to book an event like they were big. At least that's my opinion.
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Post by JTH on Jul 24, 2014 3:59:22 GMT -5
Warning: Language *Typical Jim Cornette Talk*
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