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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 3, 2018 22:33:08 GMT -5
So far they've covered: NWF Kids Pro Wrestling Grand Masters of Pro Wrestling Wrestling Society X WOW (Women of Wrestling) Rodman Down Under Heroes of Wrestling Wrestlelicious WWA (World Wrestling All-Stars) UWF (Abrams') AWF (American Wrestling Federation) Ring of Glory Womens Extreme Wrestling XWF WXO Celebrity Championship Wrestling I'm loving this series of videos. I'd love to see pieces on the following: WXO - Similar to Ring of Glory and headed by Ted DiBiase, this died a quick death in the early 2000sUWA (Urban Wrestling Alliance) - Another attempt for a start-up to go national in the early 2000s, this one was aimed at the "urban" kids and got national syndication. Not to be confused with the Urban Wrestling Federation from years later Mat Rats - the promotion spearheaded by Bischoff that would have had a roster comprised of 14-to-21 year olds. 3PW - An ECW "spin-off" partially funded by porn star Jasmine St. Claire CWA and their Bodyguards Vs. Bandits PPV - An attempt to take over after World Class folded, their one PPV was a one-match affair that was ultimately a vanity deal for the promoter. MECW - The infamous wannabe backed by John Collins, which devolved into invading indies with 25 in attendance and the promoter going to prison |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Dec 3, 2018 22:44:30 GMT -5
Do they do much about foreign promotions? I'd like to hear more about the story behind Super World of Sports.
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Post by cassonova on Dec 3, 2018 22:47:04 GMT -5
I would love to see WXO. I haven't found too much of it online, except for a nonsensical Johnny Ace promo that made my life.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Dec 3, 2018 22:49:35 GMT -5
XPW
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 3, 2018 22:52:19 GMT -5
Wait, the f*** is Mat Rats?
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 4, 2018 10:30:21 GMT -5
GWF!!!
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Post by agent817 on Dec 4, 2018 11:36:19 GMT -5
Ohhhhhh I definitely want to see this one. |
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Post by MiLB Fan on Dec 4, 2018 11:57:17 GMT -5
Wait, the f*** is Mat Rats? A proposed wrestling promotion that Eric Bischoff was going to be loosely involved with. He talked about it on his podcast; the plan was to feature young, unsigned wrestling talent and target the preteen/teen demographic. According to Eric, he had no plans to be an onscreen character but he was willing to help the company get on TV—I think he said MTV was a possibility. The two sides couldn’t work out a deal in the end and Eric moved on to other projects. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 4, 2018 11:58:56 GMT -5
Wait, the f*** is Mat Rats? A proposed wrestling promotion that Eric Bischoff was going to be loosely involved with. He talked about it on his podcast; the plan was to feature young, unsigned wrestling talent and target the preteen/teen demographic. According to Eric, he had no plans to be an onscreen character but he was willing to help the company get on TV—I think he said MTV was a possibility. The two sides couldn’t work out a deal in the end and Eric moved on to other projects. And people thought the Submission Sorority had a had google problem.... |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 4, 2018 12:43:13 GMT -5
I watched a bunch of 3PW DVD's from Netflix like ten years ago. I remember thinking the shows were actually pretty good until Todd Gordon and Jasmin St. Clair would come out and the show would just grind to a halt for their excruciatingly painful to watch shenanigans.
But I'm voting for WXO. I remember watching those shows back in the day and would love to hear more about how they happened.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 4, 2018 15:34:04 GMT -5
Me and a mod argued if Zane would be able to make a funny episode about such a dirty and cringe worthy company. I said no, in my opinion based on stuff in front of and behind the cameras, XPW is the snuff film of wrestling promotions. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 4, 2018 16:34:23 GMT -5
Me and a mod argued if Zane would be able to make a funny episode about such a dirty and cringe worthy company. I said no, in my opinion based on stuff in front of and behind the cameras, XPW is the snuff film of wrestling promotions. It'd just be 15 minutes of him making this face and gesture:  Ooh, is WrestleCircus eligible now? I'd love to see a piece on them. They weren't funny-bad, but the crash and burn is definitely up there. Of course, GWF is a great suggestion, as is the other Global, of the Force variety. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 4, 2018 16:47:42 GMT -5
Me and a mod argued if Zane would be able to make a funny episode about such a dirty and cringe worthy company. I said no, in my opinion based on stuff in front of and behind the cameras, XPW is the snuff film of wrestling promotions. It'd just be 15 minutes of him making this face and gesture: Ooh, is WrestleCircus eligible now? I'd love to see a piece on them. They weren't funny-bad, but the crash and burn is definitely up there. Of course, GWF is a great suggestion, as is the other Global, of the Force variety. The espn global also deserves the treatment, any company that puts Doug Gilbert on top deserves to be mocked  |
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Dec 4, 2018 16:51:31 GMT -5
A series on TNA: The Dixie Carter years.
Zane would have an aneurysm trying to make sense of half the shit they did during her reign of hilarity.
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Post by Larryhausen on Dec 4, 2018 16:51:37 GMT -5
Off topic, but I'd love to see him do reviews of successful promotions first few shows and compare them to where they are now.
ROH, PWG, CZW, Chikara, etc. That could be a fun watch.
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Post by karl100589 on Dec 4, 2018 16:55:32 GMT -5
I'd like to see him cover World of Sport's British Wrestling
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Dec 4, 2018 17:07:20 GMT -5
Yep. After the Herb Abrams stuff has already been covered, this is the one I think I want to see next. After that, I'm just up for any of them. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 4, 2018 17:22:03 GMT -5
Oh, I've got another one - Incredibly Strange Wrestling, the promotion run by Johnny Legend (the musician/film producer who made My Breakfast With Blassie) and featuring such stalwarts as Macho Sasquatcho, The Mexican Viking, El Pollo Diablo and...uhm, Ku Klux Klown.
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Post by wildojinx on Dec 4, 2018 19:21:49 GMT -5
Oh, I've got another one - Incredibly Strange Wrestling, the promotion run by Johnny Legend (the musician/film producer who made My Breakfast With Blassie) and featuring such stalwarts as Macho Sasquatcho, The Mexican Viking, El Pollo Diablo and...uhm, Ku Klux Klown. Does any footage of that exist? From what I've heard, the "matches" were all held at rock festivals as a type of novelty thing on the side stages. I'd like to see him cover GLOW (as in the tv show the Netflix show was based on) or the follow up POWW (which did get PPV exposure as part of Superbrawl 3) and the early 90s attempt at a women's promotion, LPWA. ICW/IWCCW would be a neat one too, and he might even get an interview with Ray Odyssey (one of their top babyfaces), since he's shown he's willing to talk about the company on various other message boards. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 4, 2018 19:26:09 GMT -5
Oh, I've got another one - Incredibly Strange Wrestling, the promotion run by Johnny Legend (the musician/film producer who made My Breakfast With Blassie) and featuring such stalwarts as Macho Sasquatcho, The Mexican Viking, El Pollo Diablo and...uhm, Ku Klux Klown. Does any footage of that exist? There's quite a bit on Youtube. |
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