AriadosMan
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 7, 2007 23:08:03 GMT -5
I was watching WCW Hog Wild videos on YouTube, and I just got reminded of a question I always had: did WCW actually charge people money to attend Hog Wild? A person I knew back in high school claimed that Hog Wild always lost money because they never charged admission--it was a free event for the biker rally. Being young and oblivious at the time, I believed him. Was he telling me the truth, or was he misinforming me?
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Post by Tyfo on Dec 7, 2007 23:09:31 GMT -5
It was in fact free, they just set up right in the middle of the rally.
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Post by Blindkarevik on Dec 7, 2007 23:10:16 GMT -5
No, it was true. It was a free admission show.
You could really tell as well, as the crowd reactions were so random due to a lot of those in attendance not really being familiar with the storylines or wrestlers and just cheering whatever appealed to them at the time. Meaning guys like Hogan and Savage were cheered to no end, while a Benoit/Malenko classic would be booed like hell.
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Post by Tyfo on Dec 7, 2007 23:11:41 GMT -5
No, it was true. It was a free admission show. You could really tell as well, as the crowd reactions were so random due to a lot of those in attendance not really being familiar with the storylines or wrestlers and just cheering whatever appealed to them at the time. Meaning guys like Hogan and Savage were cheered to no end, while a Benoit/Malenko classic would be booed like hell. Oh yeah, I'll never forget that. When Benoit/Malenko went to overtime, you could hear the boos loud and clear. |
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 7, 2007 23:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Dec 8, 2007 0:02:57 GMT -5
Bischoff invented Hog/Road Wild just as an excuse to attend the biker rally and write it off as a business expense.
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Post by Reverend BTY on Dec 8, 2007 0:07:33 GMT -5
Bischoff invented Hog/Road Wild just as an excuse to attend the biker rally and write it off as a business expense. That's actually pretty crafty. Terrible business wise, but crafty none the less. |
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 8, 2007 0:21:18 GMT -5
Also remember that Bash at the Beach 95, which took place on an actual beach, was also a free event.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Dec 8, 2007 0:31:05 GMT -5
It makes me wonder what would have happened had Bischoff been, say, a Star Trek fan instead of a bike enthusiast. WCW Resistance Is Futile, live from the Toledo Star Trek convention?
Come to think of it, Bischoff would make for a fairly convincing Spock.
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 8, 2007 0:40:00 GMT -5
It makes me wonder what would have happened had Bischoff been, say, a Star Trek fan instead of a bike enthusiast. WCW Resistance Is Futile, live from the Toledo Star Trek convention? Come to think of it, Bischoff would make for a fairly convincing Spock. Wasn't there (isn't there?) a Star Trek themed casino or something to that effect in Vegas? They could've done a show from there. |
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Post by hobo on Dec 8, 2007 1:10:16 GMT -5
It's actually the called the Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. It's got two 3-D rides, Quark's Bar, and a few gift shops. They also hire people to dress as Star Trek characters and interact with the tourists. They always hold a huge Star Trek convention. Makes me wish that Bischoff had been a Trek fan. You could have had a PPV at the casino with Klingon security guards.
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Post by Jock Ass on Dec 8, 2007 2:15:49 GMT -5
It makes me wonder what would have happened had Bischoff been, say, a Star Trek fan instead of a bike enthusiast. WCW Resistance Is Futile, live from the Toledo Star Trek convention? Come to think of it, Bischoff would make for a fairly convincing Spock. Suck Factor 9! ;D |
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Post by Galluchadore on Dec 8, 2007 10:19:53 GMT -5
how stupid was WcW seriously why would they give up all that gate. This was summer 96 when WCW was getting hot and they could run any decent venue and sell tickets... no let's "be hip and cool" and appeal to the huge biker community.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Dec 8, 2007 10:43:48 GMT -5
Yeah Bischoff talks about all this in his book. They did not charge admission since they just wanted to have a show in Sturgis to try to win over the biker demographic since apparently Bischoff is a big motorcycle fan and wanted to try to win over that crowd or something. Makes sense to try to appeal to new viewers, but he even admitted that they lost a lot of money on this.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Dec 8, 2007 10:45:55 GMT -5
It was kind of a "good news/bad news" thing, honestly, because the huge crowd looked really impressive to the PPV viewer watching at home, which can only help the company's appeal, but at the same time, all that lost money...
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 8, 2007 11:00:16 GMT -5
No, it was true. It was a free admission show. You could really tell as well, as the crowd reactions were so random due to a lot of those in attendance not really being familiar with the storylines or wrestlers and just cheering whatever appealed to them at the time. Meaning guys like Hogan and Savage were cheered to no end, while a Benoit/Malenko classic would be booed like hell. While it may not have been booed in most places, Benoit/Malenko to most people is a boring match and I saw their match at Spring Stampede 97 a year after that and the crowd was just as apathetic towards it. |
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