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Post by heffer111 on Aug 9, 2007 16:51:49 GMT -5
I didn't watch WCW at all really, but knew who Jericho was a little bit, so did everyone know the countdown clock was for him? I'm sure the "smarks" did, but I was only 11 back in 1999 and didn't use these "internets." So was it a surprise only to me?
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Post by Ace Diamond on Aug 9, 2007 16:53:11 GMT -5
i'm sure some people did know, but I don't think necessarily EVERYBODY knew, but people knew who he was as soon as his name appeared on the titantron...so maybe they did know and didn't know at the same time...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2007 16:54:02 GMT -5
The people on the Internet knew, but I didn't know until he actually debuted.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Aug 9, 2007 16:54:28 GMT -5
I think some did know as there was a few Jericho signs (could be wrong, but I swore I saw them) in the crowd.
It was a surprise to me as I didn't have a computer yet, so I didn't know.
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Post by The Wrestling Rambler on Aug 9, 2007 16:54:38 GMT -5
I don't think they knew the countdown clock was for him, but were aware he was debuting
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Aug 9, 2007 16:54:46 GMT -5
yeah going back and watching the original broadcast of it that someone posted here a few days ago, There were a couple of people holding Jericho related signs.
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Post by Rocky Van Heineken on Aug 9, 2007 16:55:05 GMT -5
I pretty much knew it was him, and that's just from the dirtsheets I used to read.
One of the highlights of his debut was the speculation that he was going to be Chris Gericho, the host of G-TV.
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Post by wwerules60 on Aug 9, 2007 16:56:09 GMT -5
I didn't know as I was a young mark back then. I was very surprised to see the huge letters spelling out JERICHO.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Aug 9, 2007 16:56:19 GMT -5
As much as I love this board, I think knowing so much in advance has actually made my wrestling viewing experience slightly worse. Not knowing about the InVasion in advance would probably have made me stop watching it a year earlier than I did.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Aug 9, 2007 16:58:16 GMT -5
I knew about the InVasion and marked out for it initally, on that first Raw when ECW joined the mix, but when they announced at the end that Steph was the owner, I knew it wouldn't end up good.
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Post by poi zen rana on Aug 9, 2007 16:59:13 GMT -5
I pretty much knew it was him, and that's just from the dirtsheets I used to read. One of the highlights of his debut was the speculation that he was going to be Chris Gericho, the host of G-TV. haha i remember that. am i insane or was there also word going around back then that it would be gilberg? |
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Post by Legion on Aug 9, 2007 17:05:29 GMT -5
I was 15 and knew it was him, but only because the internet told me. I didn't however know who he was other than seeing him a few times on wcw and reading an article in wcw magazine that told me he likes to wear Boxer-Briefs.
Was a great debut though.
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Post by MichaelRBoh on Aug 9, 2007 17:15:58 GMT -5
i knew who it was and since he was my favorite wrestler in wcw i was really looking forward to raw that night. thats when i started watching mainly wwf instead of wcw. i remember seeing FAKE photoshop pictures of the game wrestlemania 2000 which hadn't come out yet which had him in it but with the name EXCALIBUR on some site (it may or may not have been rahjah) this was a couple of weeks before he debuted.
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Post by I Like Your Poetry on Aug 9, 2007 17:17:01 GMT -5
I remember there was a lot of speculation as to what was going to happen as a result of the countdown...some websites reported that Gillberg was going to come out and say it was one big joke.
I wish I was joking.
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Post by poi zen rana on Aug 9, 2007 17:17:55 GMT -5
i knew who it was and since he was my favorite wrestler in wcw i was really looking forward to raw that night. thats when i started watching mainly wwf instead of wcw. i remember seeing FAKE photoshop pictures of the game wrestlemania 2000 which hadn't come out yet which had him in it but with the name EXCALIBUR on some site (it may or may not have been rahjah) this was a couple of weeks before he debuted. wow i sort of remember this as well. i was so giddy when he debuted. |
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Post by stevierichardsfan on Aug 9, 2007 17:28:34 GMT -5
yeah cause it was on the interent
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Post by FCVDave on Aug 9, 2007 17:35:14 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure you can hear a faint "JER-I-CHO JER-I-CHO" as the clock is counting down.
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Post by heffer111 on Aug 9, 2007 17:46:12 GMT -5
yeah cause it was on the interent im done with you |
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Post by britishbulldog on Aug 9, 2007 17:56:51 GMT -5
Yes I knew for weeks before he debuted
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Post by Evil Homer on Aug 9, 2007 18:00:25 GMT -5
i knew who it was and since he was my favorite wrestler in wcw i was really looking forward to raw that night. thats when i started watching mainly wwf instead of wcw. i remember seeing FAKE photoshop pictures of the game wrestlemania 2000 which hadn't come out yet which had him in it but with the name EXCALIBUR on some site (it may or may not have been rahjah) this was a couple of weeks before he debuted. yes I was also going to mention the Excalibur name,I believe it was WZ that reported. I did know he was going to debut that night, and hated knowing, same as The Big show, and radicals. Damn internet Oh also want to mention back that year Big Show was rumored to debut as TITAN, anyone remember that? |
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