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Post by wrestlingrecap on Apr 17, 2017 11:12:23 GMT -5
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Apr 17, 2017 12:45:56 GMT -5
It was interesting at the time. Simply because WCW was so upside down by this point you had no idea who was going to win the title. I don't know why Benoit was put against Malenko in a cage match in the first round. Either one could potentially be injured or take a lot more damage wrestling in a cage match environment so whoever won that match could be at a disadvantage for the rest of the tournament. Then again this was near the end of WCW booking so I can't be expecting it to make much sense.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Apr 17, 2017 13:14:11 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for tournaments so I was excited to see it. But then most of the matches were really short Russoific super quick matches and it kind of hurt my enthusiasm.
The Bret/Benoit final is quite good though
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Post by Big Bad Kahuna on Apr 17, 2017 16:26:12 GMT -5
Madusa, Smiley, Karagias...yup,sounds like a WCW World Title tournament!
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Post by somsta on Apr 17, 2017 16:30:56 GMT -5
Like the entire Russo era in WCW, it was exciting at first then quickly devolved into worthless crap.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 17, 2017 19:10:23 GMT -5
Wasn't this like the first thing Russo and Ferrara booked in WCW?
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Post by somsta on Apr 17, 2017 19:28:27 GMT -5
Wasn't this like the first thing Russo and Ferrara booked in WCW? Almost. They booked the Nitro before Halloween Havoc and then the pay per view itself. They started the tournament the next night. |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 17, 2017 19:30:49 GMT -5
Wasn't this like the first thing Russo and Ferrara booked in WCW? Almost. They booked the Nitro before Halloween Havoc and then the pay per view itself. They started the tournament the next night. Gotcha. Totally thought they didn't take over until the Nitro after Halloween Havoc |
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Post by brody on Apr 18, 2017 10:33:03 GMT -5
Like the entire Russo era in WCW, it was exciting at first then quickly devolved into worthless crap. My answer was going to be very similar to this. A lot of crash TV and a unpredictable tournament. I liked WCW Mayhem at the time. I'm not sure a current day viewing would be so kind. At least they finally pushed Bret. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Apr 18, 2017 18:01:31 GMT -5
Like the entire Russo era in WCW, it was exciting at first then quickly devolved into worthless crap. My answer was going to be very similar to this. A lot of crash TV and a unpredictable tournament. I liked WCW Mayhem at the time. I'm not sure a current day viewing would be so kind. At least they finally pushed Bret. As confusing as the title tournament was, people were excited because it led to a PPV centered around Bret, Benoit, and even Jeff Jarrett. At the time, people were DYING for a WCW not centered around the same Hogan, Nash, Savage, Flair, etc. That excitement would soon fade when they realized this alternative wasn't any better. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2017 18:18:23 GMT -5
Like the entire Russo era in WCW, it was exciting at first then quickly devolved into worthless crap. My answer was going to be very similar to this. A lot of crash TV and a unpredictable tournament. I liked WCW Mayhem at the time. I'm not sure a current day viewing would be so kind. At least they finally pushed Bret. At the time I was excited because stuff was actually happening after a dull summer and early fall but a few months back I started re-watching this period and mayhem is painful just too much happening each match has 1 or 2 run-ins or some kind of outside distraction.The announcers really push that 14 matches on a less than 3 hour show as a major selling point. |
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Post by eJm on Apr 18, 2017 19:43:53 GMT -5
I'm convinced that world title tourney that lead to Survivor Series 2015 was someone's rough attempt to go near the absurdity of that tournament.
Right up to making us think Titus O'Neal, Kalisto and Tyler Breeze (in his DEBUT MAIN ROSTER MATCH) were world title contenders.
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