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Post by Dave the Dave on Aug 26, 2015 0:42:26 GMT -5
What were your favorites? I'm going to pick a less talked about one.
Spring Break Out was great. Cool venue. Someone gets thrown in the pool AND in a run in heavy WCW, it wasn't a bad idea to put a moat around the ring.
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Post by berlynwright on Aug 26, 2015 0:48:20 GMT -5
Their sets and ppv themes were always cool.  |
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 26, 2015 0:59:56 GMT -5
Lethal Lottery is a cool idea, if they only booked it right.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Aug 26, 2015 1:16:48 GMT -5
Obviously War Games is up there and it is a shame it has not been brought back in its full form. I also enjoyed the concept of the TV Title with time limits as it creates a unique gimmick that separates it from other singles titles and it is a natural heat and feud builder.
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MiLB Fan
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by MiLB Fan on Aug 26, 2015 1:16:56 GMT -5
The All-Nighter specials in 1994 and 1995. Six straight hours of wrestling on TV sounded like the coolest thing ever when I was a kid. Remember, no such thing as video-on-demand back then! Plus, they helped me learn about WCW's history since I was only a few years into my wrestling fandom; a lot of the content came from the early Clashes so I saw matches like Flair vs. Sting and Flair vs. Steamboat.
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Post by MrElijah on Aug 26, 2015 10:25:53 GMT -5
-WarGames
-Lethal Lottery
-Cruiserweights
-TV Title
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Post by CeilingFan on Aug 26, 2015 10:31:40 GMT -5
Glacier
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Post by somsta on Aug 26, 2015 10:32:46 GMT -5
A live show every Monday night.
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Post by Gremlin on Aug 26, 2015 11:46:36 GMT -5
World War 3. A 60 man, 3 ring battle royal? Yes, please.
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Madagascar Fred
El Dandy
TAFKA roidzilla and SUFFERIN' SUCCOTASH SON!
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Aug 26, 2015 16:02:01 GMT -5
Bringing in international talent in 95-97, from NJPW, AAA, CMLL, ECW etc
Meanhwile Vinnie Mac: gimme Tony Anthony and Bill Irwin dammit!!!
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Chuck Conry
Dennis Stamp
zombies DON'T Run
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Post by Chuck Conry on Aug 26, 2015 16:10:27 GMT -5
That All Nighter was awesome. I had it tapped on VHS and watched it the next day.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 26, 2015 16:14:52 GMT -5
Competent, non-chickenshit heels, if we can count that.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Aug 26, 2015 16:40:21 GMT -5
Nitro. It brought wrestling TV into the 90s, production wise and lead to the death of the 100% pasty white jobber squash shows.
Jobbers who actually meant something. The Disco Inferno, Alex Wright and such were jobbers, but they kept their gimmicks in spite of it and they were allowed to get wins every now and again against people on their level on Nitro and have feuds on the B show so beating them actually meant something. The WWE has never quite mastered that, they strip people of their gimmicks and try to make them serious as they job them out so beating them means nothing, look at poor Ryder.
The Power Plant. For all it's flaws it was a good idea, they ensured they had a steady supply of home grown talent to bulk out the card when the residue of the territories began to fade away and those released from the WWF weren't up to snuff.
The something for everyone approach. Fans of high fliers had the cruisers, fans of technical workhorses had the US and TV title division, fans of Hardcore had the Flock and whatever feuds they were engaged in andso on and so forth. Even if you hated the main event, there would be enough gold in the midcard to keep you watching.
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Post by nickcave on Aug 26, 2015 16:45:19 GMT -5
The cruiserweight division was a great idea and showcased a new style of wrestling to an American audience. WWF's lightheavyweight division was a joke in comparison.
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Post by thegame415 on Aug 26, 2015 17:49:55 GMT -5
Pretty much everything in the summer and fall of 1996.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Aug 27, 2015 9:21:35 GMT -5
Pretty much everything in the summer and fall of 1996. Even Hog Wild? |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Aug 27, 2015 9:25:00 GMT -5
The Dangerous Alliance. Paul E is fired as announcer, brings Rude in as a hired gun, and the program ends with a killer Wargames match.
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WWHHHD
Unicron
Break it down for a 5 second pose!
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Post by WWHHHD on Aug 27, 2015 11:07:39 GMT -5
Live tv.
Bringing in established names early like Hogan, Gene, Heenan to establish credibility.
Making the lesser titles mean more.
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Post by thegame415 on Aug 27, 2015 12:30:55 GMT -5
Pretty much everything in the summer and fall of 1996. Even Hog Wild? The card itself wasn't bad. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 13:16:55 GMT -5
Slamboree: Night of Legends kicked off the whole HOF debates. And you get a couple of matches with older guys that could still go.
Bringing in Lord Steven Regal, his style was so unlike the others. I loved him as TV champion.
Mike Tenay. Lance Russell & Terry Funk. Bob Caudle. Even Tony Schiavone (until about late 1998). Good announcing. They made it sound important, like a...(gasp) SPORT!
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