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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Nov 28, 2022 19:16:59 GMT -5
Max Moon looked like he was ribbed. For the pleasure of whom? |
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Post by chronocross on Nov 28, 2022 19:24:14 GMT -5
The Scott Hall stuff around 1998 where he’s a drunken mess crashing cars and projectile vomiting in the WCW canon still today leaves me baffled. Like how their minds immediately jumped to “this would be shocking and outrageous for ratings” and the thought of “hey, maybe we shouldn’t sabotage one of our biggest attractions by making him look like a joke and instead keep him off TV so he can get help” never crossed anyone’s mind. To add to that, on Raw in 1998 Road Warrior Hawk was showing up "intoxicated" as a storyline to bring light to his personal demons which did not help him at all. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2022 20:01:03 GMT -5
I've seen it suggested Russo booked the NWA Invasion in an attempt to make Cornette look like a fool, but I can just as easily believe it was more "WWF has no goddamn money right now, we need CHEAP filler to try to get eyes on the product". I know that the ECW invasion was a combination of that, trying to get some eyes on Heyman's guys, and to try to help him sell a PPV when Vince saw benefit in trying to keep ECW vital to prevent full domination from WCW, along with Vince just kind of liking Heyman and throwing him a bone. On top of that, they needed filler due to some of their guys being on a European tour to try to rack up quick money that ended up being kind of a debacle in its own right.
NWA Invasion, though, ehhhh. Really just felt lower rent somehow than the ECW one. At least that company had a notoriety and "dangerous" image. NWA in the late '90s was not going to garner that kind of respect. So, "Russo bombed it on purpose" or "WWF needed content and gave zero shits if it was good so long as it was dirt cheap", take your pick. I'm going with the latter just since I don't think Russo is smart enough to do that with any level of subtlety.
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Post by fortknox on Nov 28, 2022 20:35:58 GMT -5
The Scott Hall stuff around 1998 where he’s a drunken mess crashing cars and projectile vomiting in the WCW canon still today leaves me baffled. Like how their minds immediately jumped to “this would be shocking and outrageous for ratings” and the thought of “hey, maybe we shouldn’t sabotage one of our biggest attractions by making him look like a joke and instead keep him off TV so he can get help” never crossed anyone’s mind. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2022 21:23:37 GMT -5
The Scott Hall stuff around 1998 where he’s a drunken mess crashing cars and projectile vomiting in the WCW canon still today leaves me baffled. Like how their minds immediately jumped to “this would be shocking and outrageous for ratings” and the thought of “hey, maybe we shouldn’t sabotage one of our biggest attractions by making him look like a joke and instead keep him off TV so he can get help” never crossed anyone’s mind. I’m sure Bischoff says it has to do with the AOL/Time Warner merger. Oh god. I can hear it in Bisch's voice right now:
"So by the time that came around, I really had no power. Ted was gone, effectively, and I remember being summoned to Atlanta while I was out fly fishing in Wyoming..
Anyway, Brad Siegel/Harvey Schiller/a higher up who will never hear me throw them under the bus on this podcast calls me in, and they say 'Eric, we've done research with the key demos. We need an alcoholic character.' I thought it was stupid, but they were the bosses, so what could I do, you know?"
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