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Post by mysterydriver on Jul 5, 2007 19:08:38 GMT -5
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Jul 5, 2007 19:27:20 GMT -5
WCW's cruiserweight division is probably the best thing it had going for it outside of the nWo during the MNW.
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Post by PRIME on Jul 5, 2007 19:51:13 GMT -5
It was one of the only reasons I watched WCW. up until Madusa and Ferrera ruining it....Good job Russo.
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Post by Rick Mad on Jul 5, 2007 20:05:32 GMT -5
You can't post that battle royal without the big payoff match that followed it. Thats seriously one of my favorite moments in wrestling, period.
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Post by radicalbuttercup on Jul 5, 2007 20:10:33 GMT -5
Jericho CLEARLY doubted El Dandy in his introduction. Outrageous.
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Post by Overly large testicles on Jul 5, 2007 20:12:57 GMT -5
I loved the cruiserweight division because you never knew who would be showing up in it.
Imagine the Japanese or Mexican guys in it now if WCW were still around. Marafuji, Mistico...
/drooling
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Post by El Dandy on Jul 5, 2007 20:34:33 GMT -5
WCW had an excellent undercard, far greater than their main eventers (for the most part). The mid-card was stacked as well, those 'middle-men' were the ones who carried the show, with the nWo being mainly filler and setup for the main event, which for the most part on Nitro, was a major let down.
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Post by capfan on Jul 5, 2007 20:41:09 GMT -5
That was the really cool thing about old WCW, I marked so hard for the crusierweights and midcarders that I didn't care about Hogan and his backstage crap. Thats when I discovered one of my all-time favorites in the Ultimo Dragon!
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Post by rra on Jul 5, 2007 20:53:08 GMT -5
That WCW Mid-Card carried the show, even when there was boredom and exaustion with the never-ending NWO/WCW war.
REally, that mid-card was so damn good, I set my clock to watch the "jobber show" WCW SATURDAY NIGHT just to see Benoit/Booker T/Finlay/Jericho/etc. duke it out. Definately better than seeing Hogan the heel slapping people with a belt like a bad S&M video.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 5, 2007 21:25:01 GMT -5
Jericho's reign as CW champ was the best thing in wrestling at the time. Not the NWO, DX, Austin, Hogan, Goldberg, or anything else.
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Post by nisi on Jul 5, 2007 22:36:02 GMT -5
I endorse this thread.
I miss Lizmark Jr.
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Post by rra on Jul 5, 2007 23:41:03 GMT -5
Man, that battle royale and resulting Malenko/Jericho title match in 1998 is personally MY favorite moment in the history of WCW.
They built up such a great feud. Jericho the absolute mid-card King of Heels who disgraced ole Juventud, mocked Chavo Jr, and then his war with the Iceman Dean Malenko...everyone on NITRO/THUNDER/SATURDAY NIGHT tapping out to Jericho.
Man, that crowd standing up and going apes*** when Malenko is the one that makes Jericho tap out....
Thats a reaction that WWE PPV Main Events haven't had since........when?
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jul 5, 2007 23:44:18 GMT -5
The cruiserweight division introduced me to some of my favorite wrestlers that I wish I could follow to this day. Lizmark Jr., Super Calo(I'm an especially big mark for him), Ciclope, Silver King, and it goes on and on.
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Post by DSR on Jul 6, 2007 1:26:09 GMT -5
I endorse this thread. I miss Lizmark Jr. I remember watching one episode of WCW's Saturday morning show (I think it was called Worldwide), and they had Lizmark Jr challenging Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Title. I wanted ol' Lizmark to win that match SO bad! Unfortunately...well, you know the rest. Lizmarkamania was decidedly not running wild. |
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Post by ilikeRusso. on Jul 6, 2007 1:45:58 GMT -5
i always have to LMAO at jericho in WCW. CMON BABEHHHH!
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 6, 2007 6:05:37 GMT -5
There is a theory that Vince McMahon didn't watch or know anything about the WCW product, even when they were beating him.
Raven talked about proposing an angle which Vince really liked, but Vince said to Raven that he didn't want to put the angle on an unproven talent. Raven said in the interview he felt Vince just thought he was in ECW for 5 years, and didn't go to WCW. Had Vince known that Raven was actually a strong part of WCW when they were the number one product, he may've reconsidered.
And same goes for the Crusierweight division. Back in 1997, it wasn't just the nWo that was huge. The Crusierweight division was putting on great matches, and had great wrestlers to push it. And if Vince wanted to help Smackdown out, he'd push the division like it was pushed in WCW.
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Post by hutter on Jul 6, 2007 9:55:37 GMT -5
Sad to see how a great division could be neutered into what it is today. Of all the things from WCW, the CW division is what I miss most.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jul 6, 2007 11:08:35 GMT -5
I've said it before and I'm saying it now. They need to release a best of the WCW cruiserweights DVD like yesterday.
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Post by Macho Dude Handy Damage on Jul 6, 2007 20:17:35 GMT -5
i've said it before, and i'll say it again... WCW cruiserweight division was the best thing WCW had going for them. and really, i think had the cruiserweight division been treated with the respect it should gotten from WCW themselves, it could have possibly saved the company.
I so TOTALLY MISS WCW cruiserweight division! it kicked some serious f***ing ass! it was GRRRREAT!
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Post by Macho Dude Handy Damage on Jul 6, 2007 20:19:58 GMT -5
I've said it before and I'm saying it now. They need to release a best of the WCW cruiserweights DVD like yesterday. i so totally agree with that statement. i know WWE is lurking around on this forum, so WWE lurkers, listen up!! LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY: Release a "Best of WCW cruiserweight division" DVD boxset, ASAP! |
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