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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 30, 2016 4:32:32 GMT -5
It was before my time as a fan, though I've seen it since many times, what was the rationalization behind Jesse being the special guest ref during the MegaPowers vs. the MegaBucks?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 5:12:44 GMT -5
The MegaBucks believed that Ventura would tilt the match in their favor, but Tunney appointed Ventura because On The Take Tunney believed Ventura could handle the match. I wanna say that Predator was coming out on VHS at the time and they wanted to capitalize off his appearance.
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Post by SmashTV on Mar 30, 2016 11:38:18 GMT -5
I think it was on a Brother Love Show a few weeks before Summerslam that Andre gave Jesse some cash in order to get him onside/intimidate him into favouring the heels.
Jesse's look of awe and mild fear at being face to face with Andre was such a contrast to his cocky braggart commentary persona. A nicely sold moment.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Mar 30, 2016 12:02:25 GMT -5
Still have no idea why he had the teams switch corners.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 12:04:50 GMT -5
Still have no idea why he had the teams switch corners. He probably wanted to make sure that Elizabeth's ass ended up on the hard cam. |
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Post by tms on Mar 30, 2016 15:20:18 GMT -5
I miss Jesse on commentary so much. I know Heenan is worshipped here, but Ventura was easily the greatest color guy they ever had. He would have made MINCEMEAT out of Cole's personality/commentary.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 30, 2016 15:26:07 GMT -5
I miss Jesse on commentary so much. I know Heenan is worshipped here, but Ventura was easily the greatest color guy they ever had. He would have made MINCEMEAT out of Cole's personality/commentary. To be fair. Jesse on commentary is worshipped here too. He may have even been a better commentator than The Brain but whilst Jess worked well with just about everyone they put him with, Gorilla and Heenan had such good chemistry, it amplifies how good they both were. |
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Post by "Mr Wonderdick" Dick Dastardly on Mar 30, 2016 15:29:49 GMT -5
Still have no idea why he had the teams switch corners. He probably wanted to make sure that Elizabeth's ass ended up on the hard cam. And that is why The Body Rules. |
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Post by jason1980s on Mar 30, 2016 16:59:28 GMT -5
The non kayfabe reason, I would imagine would be to give a little more important to the main event since it was the first Summerslam.
It was one of my favorites PPVs as a kid but I don't think the matches were much better than a normal house show. Hogan and Andre had been done multiple times and Macho and Dibiase wasn't really that awesome, given that Macho already beat Dibiase at WrestleMania (even with Hogan's help).
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 30, 2016 23:32:35 GMT -5
The non kayfabe reason, I would imagine would be to give a little more important to the main event since it was the first Summerslam. It was one of my favorites PPVs as a kid but I don't think the matches were much better than a normal house show. Hogan and Andre had been done multiple times and Macho and Dibiase wasn't really that awesome, given that Macho already beat Dibiase at WrestleMania (even with Hogan's help). Other then Warrior's IC title win and the main event, the show felt very much like a house show as most of the matches were inconsequential and other then the main event all the feuds that had been built up on TV over the summer were ignored. Jake and Rude for example had a hot program at the time but instead of going against each other, were split off into different matches It was just very odd. This is the card they should've did; Mega Powers vs. Mega Bucks IC Title: Honky Tonk Man vs. Ultimate Warrior (subbing for Brutus Beefcake) Tag Team Titles: Demolition vs. Hart Foundation Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude Jim Duggan vs. Hercules Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo Don Muraco vs. Greg Valentine Junkyard Dog vs. Ron Bass Tito Santana vs. Bad News Brown Koko B. Ware vs. Big Boss Man Powers of Pain vs. Bolsheviks British Bulldogs vs. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers |
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Post by MrElijah on Mar 31, 2016 10:09:23 GMT -5
I miss Jesse on commentary so much. I know Heenan is worshipped here, but Ventura was easily the greatest color guy they ever had. He would have made MINCEMEAT out of Cole's personality/commentary. Bobby and Jesse would tear a new asshole out of anyone that isn't Heyman on the current roster. |
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Post by Squirrel Master on Mar 31, 2016 22:03:49 GMT -5
I was there.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Apr 1, 2016 0:34:33 GMT -5
The non kayfabe reason, I would imagine would be to give a little more important to the main event since it was the first Summerslam. It was one of my favorites PPVs as a kid but I don't think the matches were much better than a normal house show. Hogan and Andre had been done multiple times and Macho and Dibiase wasn't really that awesome, given that Macho already beat Dibiase at WrestleMania (even with Hogan's help). Other then Warrior's IC title win and the main event, the show felt very much like a house show as most of the matches were inconsequential and other then the main event all the feuds that had been built up on TV over the summer were ignored. Jake and Rude for example had a hot program at the time but instead of going against each other, were split off into different matches It was just very odd. This is the card they should've did; Mega Powers vs. Mega Bucks IC Title: Honky Tonk Man vs. Ultimate Warrior (subbing for Brutus Beefcake) Tag Team Titles: Demolition vs. Hart Foundation Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude Jim Duggan vs. Hercules Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo Don Muraco vs. Greg Valentine Junkyard Dog vs. Ron Bass Tito Santana vs. Bad News Brown Koko B. Ware vs. Big Boss Man Powers of Pain vs. Bolsheviks British Bulldogs vs. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers Everything was built for house show loops. Big ppv were more like one match shows, which would move feuds over, hype up the real big house events. Different era, and what not. |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Apr 1, 2016 6:47:38 GMT -5
I think it was on a Brother Love Show a few weeks before Summerslam that Andre gave Jesse some cash in order to get him onside/intimidate him into favouring the heels. Jesse's look of awe and mild fear at being face to face with Andre was such a contrast to his cocky braggart commentary persona. A nicely sold moment. That's slander! That was not to get him onside, there's no law against accepting free money! |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 1, 2016 10:40:57 GMT -5
I loved how subtle Jesse played it. Despite favouring heels on commentary, he played up that he was conflicted over whether to favour DiBiase and Andre or be impartial, rather than be the stereotypical paid off official who tries to screw the babyfaces every chance he gets. It added a nice layer to the psychology of the match.
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Post by SmashTV on Apr 1, 2016 11:29:06 GMT -5
I think it was on a Brother Love Show a few weeks before Summerslam that Andre gave Jesse some cash in order to get him onside/intimidate him into favouring the heels. Jesse's look of awe and mild fear at being face to face with Andre was such a contrast to his cocky braggart commentary persona. A nicely sold moment. That's slander! That was not to get him onside, there's no law against accepting free money! That's a fair point; I'd have taken the cash in a heartbeat. |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Apr 1, 2016 12:25:43 GMT -5
Other then Warrior's IC title win and the main event, the show felt very much like a house show as most of the matches were inconsequential and other then the main event all the feuds that had been built up on TV over the summer were ignored. Jake and Rude for example had a hot program at the time but instead of going against each other, were split off into different matches It was just very odd. This is the card they should've did; Mega Powers vs. Mega Bucks IC Title: Honky Tonk Man vs. Ultimate Warrior (subbing for Brutus Beefcake) Tag Team Titles: Demolition vs. Hart Foundation Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude Jim Duggan vs. Hercules Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo Don Muraco vs. Greg Valentine Junkyard Dog vs. Ron Bass Tito Santana vs. Bad News Brown Koko B. Ware vs. Big Boss Man Powers of Pain vs. Bolsheviks British Bulldogs vs. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers Everything was built for house show loops. Big ppv were more like one match shows, which would move feuds over, hype up the real big house events. Different era, and what not. Exactly what I was going to say. I'll add that SummerSlam 88 itself was pretty much a 2 hour commercial for the Boxing card Vince was promoting. That in itself bombed majorly. |
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Apr 1, 2016 16:44:56 GMT -5
I always liked how Mean Gene tried to spin it that Jesse took a bribe from the Million Dollar Man until Jesse accurately stated that he never physically took DiBiase's money from him, DiBiase just put the money in his pocket. Why would he turn down free money?
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