Possible Induction - The Grudge Match

[destrucity]

RD,
This past weekend I mentioned this Jesse Ventura show on the WC board and no one seems to remember it. It was so bad Jesse didn't mention it in his book & the made for TV movie didn't mention it. I was wondering if you saw this show and what you thought about it. If you're unfamiliar with the show I am listing the description from IMDB

www.imdb.com/title/tt0413574/

Plot Outline: Two different people with a dispute duke it out in a boxing ring using unconventional means of fighting.

User Comments: 'American Gladiators' for couch potatoes (more)

Credited cast:
Steve Albert .... Himself - Host
Michael Buffer .... Himself - Ringside Announcer
Paula McClure .... Herself - Hostess
John Pinette .... Himself - Referee
Michael Stern .... Grudge Buster (1991)
Jesse Ventura .... Himself - Host
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Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color

GRUDGE MATCH...

User Comments:

'American Gladiators' for couch potatoes, 3 February 2005
Author: knsevy from KCMO


Always silly, sometimes even amusing little show that used to come on our worst local UHF affiliate randomly in the middle of the night. Contestants with a score to settle would agree to fight in the Grudge Match Arena. As I recall it, they usually started with a boxing or wrestling event with some odd handicap - boxing gloves the size of suitcases, or hitting each other with foam clubs while hopping around in stacks of inner tubes, for instance. There was always a messy event, too, usually the last one of the three in each show. These often involved food, which gave host Ventura lots of cracks to make about over-sized referee John Pinette. I remember seeing pie fights, condiment fights, even a donut fight. This show probably was inspired by 'American Gladiators', which was quite popular, at that time. I don't know if I'd buy the DVD, but I wouldn't mind seeing the re-runs on cable, somewhere.

[fairlylargemachine]

I don't remember Jesse being involved, but I definitely remember it.

Quality 2am programming

It's a shame they didn't have skimpier costumes for the ladies.

[Hypnotix]

I too remember this travesty. They'd have three rounds where contestants settled their 'Grudges' with pie-throwing contests, giant boxing gloves, and I seem to recall something involving tricycles at one point. I don't remember Jessee being involved in it, though. I seem to remember it being on Fox or the WB late at night.

[rdreynolds]

OH MY GOD...I remember that show. It sucked.

8)

RD