Post by fg on Aug 18, 2022 20:23:36 GMT -5
…and some non wrestling fan named Steve Sager.
I remember the weekend of Summerslam 1996, Todd Pettingill said that if you had (now defunct) TCI cable you can watch a three (
) hour long preview show of Summerslam 1996. I had TCI. The show was on the now defunct Intro TV channel that was only on TCI systems. Basically, they were trying to make the PPV a big deal like when Don King used to do for boxing. During the show, Steve basically revealed that he wasn’t a fan when he asked how effective is the Vader Bomb. This caused Dok to jokingly say to him: “Lay in the ring and I’ll give it to you and you tell me if it hurts.” That was funny. When they talked about the Boiler Room brawl, they said it might be Taker’s last match. Nah, give it 24 more years. Though to be fair, I heard a story that Taker suffered an arm injury in that match that was so severe that there was a chance that his arm may have had to get amputated. If that was the case and considering it was 1996, can you imagine the heat Mick would get for ending Taker’s career?
Basically, the thought behind this was a precursor to what WWE and USA Network would do almost 20 years later if not later.
I remember the weekend of Summerslam 1996, Todd Pettingill said that if you had (now defunct) TCI cable you can watch a three (
) hour long preview show of Summerslam 1996. I had TCI. The show was on the now defunct Intro TV channel that was only on TCI systems. Basically, they were trying to make the PPV a big deal like when Don King used to do for boxing. During the show, Steve basically revealed that he wasn’t a fan when he asked how effective is the Vader Bomb. This caused Dok to jokingly say to him: “Lay in the ring and I’ll give it to you and you tell me if it hurts.” That was funny. When they talked about the Boiler Room brawl, they said it might be Taker’s last match. Nah, give it 24 more years. Though to be fair, I heard a story that Taker suffered an arm injury in that match that was so severe that there was a chance that his arm may have had to get amputated. If that was the case and considering it was 1996, can you imagine the heat Mick would get for ending Taker’s career?Basically, the thought behind this was a precursor to what WWE and USA Network would do almost 20 years later if not later.
