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Post by Aceorton on Nov 21, 2007 0:43:24 GMT -5
Did anyone ever attend a TV taping where this happened? The match or promo is screwed up somehow, so later they trot out the wrestlers to redo it?
If you were ever a witness to this, I'm curious about the reaction from the live crowd at the do-over. I ask because I'm browsing through old WWF results, and I'm seeing things like this:
WWF @ Peoria, IL - Civic Center - September 15, 1987 (9,000) WWF Superstars taping Don Muraco pinned Bob Orton Jr.; the finish was botched, thus the match had to be redone later in the evening
I know it happened every once in a while in the '90s, too, when they were still taping multiple weeks of TV at once.
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Post by The Line on Nov 21, 2007 0:46:15 GMT -5
i remember that Smackdown! where Big Show tipped the jeep. It didn't work the first time, so they got some stage hands to jack up one side so it could be pushed over, and they spliced both attempts together
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Post by plushtar on Nov 21, 2007 1:02:08 GMT -5
I also recall of an alleged incident where Kurt Angle slammed Kane on a table multiple times because it wouldn't break.
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Nov 21, 2007 1:35:33 GMT -5
Sid tried to do over a promo once... unfortunately they were live.
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Post by Voldemar H. "Brak" Guerta on Nov 21, 2007 2:25:38 GMT -5
This has happened a lot over the years on RAW (back when they used to tape it every two weeks or so and weren't airing live every week) and Smackdown (especially Smackdown), although I'm hard-pressed to remember some instances off the top of my head. I even think the opening pyro has been botched one time or another after all these years.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 21, 2007 2:51:55 GMT -5
Did anyone ever attend a TV taping where this happened? The match or promo is screwed up somehow, so later they trot out the wrestlers to redo it? If you were ever a witness to this, I'm curious about the reaction from the live crowd at the do-over. I ask because I'm browsing through old WWF results, and I'm seeing things like this: WWF @ Peoria, IL - Civic Center - September 15, 1987 (9,000) WWF Superstars tapingDon Muraco pinned Bob Orton Jr.; the finish was botched, thus the match had to be redone later in the eveningI know it happened every once in a while in the '90s, too, when they were still taping multiple weeks of TV at once. I think Vince filled out his crowds with employees in those days....I remember Brain mentioning something about it in his first book.
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Post by TheKillShot on Nov 21, 2007 3:51:54 GMT -5
That one from Botchamania where Christian was walking backstage.
Also, the Mark Henry/ steel cage door incident.
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Post by EJS on Nov 21, 2007 3:54:23 GMT -5
That one from Botchamania where Christian was walking backstage. Also, the Mark Henry/ steel cage door incident. They didn't "re-do" the cage door thing. It just went on and on and on, then they cut out the massive failure.
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Nov 21, 2007 7:19:45 GMT -5
Once at a smackdown taping in 99 in Louisville. THe rock was doing his "Turn that sum bitch sideways" schtick... and he stumbled all over his words... he stopped what he was saying and shook his head... then he goes "Well, the rock just screwed that up." Which the crowd popped for. THen he starts over and does it again. I was there it was pretty funny. On the live show it was edited to just show his second take.
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Post by ddt on Nov 21, 2007 7:39:10 GMT -5
Sid tried to do over a promo once... unfortunately they were live. Is there a clip of that somewhere? I read somewhere that Savage and Flair had a match in the then-WWF, which Flair allegedly botched up pretty badly. McMahon met them backstage right after the bout and sent the two out to do the match again.
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Post by Captain Wonderful on Nov 21, 2007 10:36:44 GMT -5
Sid tried to do over a promo once... unfortunately they were live. You'd think between that and Booker T they wouldn't do live backstage segments.
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Post by Turd Ferguson on Nov 21, 2007 11:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by x on Nov 21, 2007 21:01:52 GMT -5
They had to do this with the DX/Cryme Tyme promo recently. This was the one where Shawn Michaels said "I speak jive"
It was in like England or something so they got to redo it after the show.
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Post by Reverend BTY on Nov 21, 2007 21:06:39 GMT -5
I remember being at a Smackdown! in 2002. It was a tag match involving Rey Mysterio. Rey went for his wacky "I'm gonna throw my ass into your chest to make you fall" move and before jumping from the rope, he dropped back down to the apron and tried it again. My story isn't that great.
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 21, 2007 21:19:39 GMT -5
Sid tried to do over a promo once... unfortunately they were live. Is there a clip of that somewhere? I read somewhere that Savage and Flair had a match in the then-WWF, which Flair allegedly botched up pretty badly. McMahon met them backstage right after the bout and sent the two out to do the match again. Scott Hall told the story in his shoot. they had run the angle where Savage had an injured leg, so they wanted Flair to work the leg through the whole match which would lead to outside interference from Razor and then Savage passing out to the figure four. Flair didn't do what he was told, Vince sent Heenan out to tell them to get to the back. that match ended in a double dq. Vince tore them new asses and had them re-do the match to his liking later in the night.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Nov 21, 2007 21:55:53 GMT -5
I had a guy at a local show do a promo over again...in the middle of the promo. No fire to it at all, just a 7 footer with a bad neck telling us how much it sucks that he can't wrestle and that he'd love to kick the asses of the guys who did it to him....then about his back nect, then how much it sucks that he can't wrestle and that he'd love to kick the asses of the guys who did it to him....in the most monotone voice he could manage.
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Post by J-Man R. on Nov 21, 2007 22:02:52 GMT -5
New Jack was at a local indy show I went to screwed up and said if anyone mentioned it he'd kill the mother smurfer, this is why he is on my myspace list because if I said no to his request he might kill me.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 22, 2007 0:19:18 GMT -5
Is there a clip of that somewhere? I read somewhere that Savage and Flair had a match in the then-WWF, which Flair allegedly botched up pretty badly. McMahon met them backstage right after the bout and sent the two out to do the match again. Scott Hall told the story in his shoot. they had run the angle where Savage had an injured leg, so they wanted Flair to work the leg through the whole match which would lead to outside interference from Razor and then Savage passing out to the figure four. Flair didn't do what he was told, Vince sent Heenan out to tell them to get to the back. that match ended in a double dq. Vince tore them new asses and had them re-do the match to his liking later in the night. I believe this is also in Flair's book, as well. Apparently Heenan came down, made the cut throat sign and Savage and Flair just bailed from the ring and went to the back where Vince tore them a new asshole. Flair doesn't mention the first attempt even having a finish. They just left the ring. Heenan also mentions one in his book about two guys wrestling, I forget who or if Heenan even mentions them. Monsoon is back in the Gorilla Position and says to the timekeeper it's time for the boys to "go home" (finish the match). The timekeeper puts a pencil in his mouth, which is apparently the signal for the wrestler's to go home. They don't. So Gorilla says it again and the timekeeper puts a second pencil in. The wrestler's still don't go home. Eventually the timekeeper had several pencils in his mouth and Gorilla was fed up, he calmly set down his headset, wanders out to the ring. Stands right at ringside and yells "GO HOME!". Not a do-over, really, but a great story.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Nov 22, 2007 0:25:01 GMT -5
Scott Hall told the story in his shoot. they had run the angle where Savage had an injured leg, so they wanted Flair to work the leg through the whole match which would lead to outside interference from Razor and then Savage passing out to the figure four. Flair didn't do what he was told, Vince sent Heenan out to tell them to get to the back. that match ended in a double dq. Vince tore them new asses and had them re-do the match to his liking later in the night. I believe this is also in Flair's book, as well. Apparently Heenan came down, made the cut throat sign and Savage and Flair just bailed from the ring and went to the back where Vince tore them a new asshole. Flair doesn't mention the first attempt even having a finish. They just left the ring. Heenan also mentions one in his book about two guys wrestling, I forget who or if Heenan even mentions them. Monsoon is back in the Gorilla Position and says to the timekeeper it's time for the boys to "go home" (finish the match). The timekeeper puts a pencil in his mouth, which is apparently the signal for the wrestler's to go home. They don't. So Gorilla says it again and the timekeeper puts a second pencil in. The wrestler's still don't go home. Eventually the timekeeper had several pencils in his mouth and Gorilla was fed up, he calmly set down his headset, wanders out to the ring. Stands right at ringside and yells "GO HOME!". Not a do-over, really, but a great story. I think it was a rib to see how many pencils they could get in the time keepers mouth.
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 22, 2007 0:34:53 GMT -5
Scott Hall told the story in his shoot. they had run the angle where Savage had an injured leg, so they wanted Flair to work the leg through the whole match which would lead to outside interference from Razor and then Savage passing out to the figure four. Flair didn't do what he was told, Vince sent Heenan out to tell them to get to the back. that match ended in a double dq. Vince tore them new asses and had them re-do the match to his liking later in the night. I believe this is also in Flair's book, as well. Apparently Heenan came down, made the cut throat sign and Savage and Flair just bailed from the ring and went to the back where Vince tore them a new asshole. Flair doesn't mention the first attempt even having a finish. They just left the ring. To clarify, Hall never said anything about the finish. But the History of WWE site has that match listed as a Double DQ finish.
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