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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 1, 2013 4:15:07 GMT -5
If anyone was holding onto hope that the end of Classics was just NEWZ, it's time to accept reality. I just watched a match in the Shorties section and it was preceded by a message from Gene Okerlund that the service will end on January 31. I've come to terms with the news since reading it on PWInsider but hearing it straight from the horse's mouth (meaning someone from WWE) still hurts. January 31 will be one of the saddest days in wrestling history.
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 1, 2013 14:53:39 GMT -5
Week 1
Big Events Starrcade 1996
Classics Rewind NWA Clash of Champions: Season Beatings 12/7/88 Monday Night Wars: Nitro 1/12/98 Monday Night Wars: Raw 1/12/98 Stone Cold Christmas Raw 12/22/97 Tuesday Night Titans Holiday Show 12/13/85
Cowboy Bill Watts WWE Hall of Fame: Bill Watts NWA World Championship: Jack Brisco (c) vs Bill Watts CWF 1974 Bill Watts & Ron Fuller vs Buddy Colt & Larry Henning CWF 1970's Florida Heavyweight Championship: Bill Watts (c) vs Dick Murdoch CWF 1974 Bill Watts vs Sting UWF 6/24/86
Season's Beatings 6 Diva Happy Holidays match: Trish Stratus. Lita & Stacy Keibler vs Victoria, Molly & Miss Jackie Raw 12/29/03 The Night Before Christmas WCW Saturday Night 12/25/93 Santa Claus vs 911 ECW 12/23/94 Merry Christmas from UWF Superstars UWF 12/20/86 Rick Steiner vs Barry Horowitz WCW 12/22/90
TV Classics Monday Night Raw 12/27/93 Tribute to the Troops 2005 WCW Worldwide 8/21/93
Before each new program they have Mean Gene saying that Jan 31 2014 will be the last day of WWE Classics on Demand
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Post by khali on Dec 1, 2013 18:16:31 GMT -5
I'm going to really miss it. I'm especially upset about the end of Prime Time Wrestling. It's always the highlight of the programming.
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 2, 2013 15:30:47 GMT -5
According to Court Bauer there still isn't interest in the WWE Network from cable and satellite providers because they don't want to lose their share of the revenue from PPV buys and replace it with a possibly smaller share from network subscriptions. However, he did note that Netflix and Hulu have expressed some interest.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2013 18:21:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind them being on Netflix, since I already have and love Netflix. I'm assuming I might have to pay a little extra, but depending on how they do it...it might be worth it.
Either way, I am very sad to see the Classics on Demand go. I've had it for a very long time and have really enjoyed it.
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 5, 2013 23:09:12 GMT -5
From Meltzer
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 9, 2013 16:31:52 GMT -5
Week 2
Legends Madison Square Garden 12/26/86 Top 50 Finishers Pt 1 & 2 TV Classics Extreme Championship Wrestling 11/27/98 WWF Mania 3/27/93 World Class Championship Wrestling 12/25/82 Pt 1 & 2 (Christmas Star Wars)
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Post by MiLB Fan on Dec 9, 2013 16:38:53 GMT -5
I watched that Raw from 12/27/93, and my mouth dropped open when Vince McMahon mistakenly referred to the manager of The Quebecers as "Johnny Homo." I had to rewind it a few times to make sure I heard correctly!
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 15, 2013 16:19:53 GMT -5
Week 3
The Big Events Armageddon 1999
Classics Rewind Monday Night Wars: Nitro 1/19/98 Monday Night Wars: Raw 1/19/98 Prime Time Wrestling Holiday Show 12/23/86
Cowboy Bill Watts North American Heavyweight Championship: Bill Watts (c) vs Terry Funk CWF 1970's Bill Watts & Jerry Brisco vs Robert Fuller & Ron Fuller CWF 7/2/74 Florida Heavyweight Championship: Dusty Rhodes (c) vs Bill Watts CWF 10/22/74 Bill Watts, Jim Duggan & Terry Taylor vs Fabulous Freebirds UWF 7/21/86
Season Beatings WCW World Tag Team Championship: Dallas Page & Kevin Nash (c) vs 3 Count Nitro 12/4/2000 First Blood Match: John Cena vs Kurt Angle Raw 1/2/06 Dallas Page vs Sting WCW Thunder 12/9/99 Eddie Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera vs Rey Mysterio jr & Kidman Nitro 12/28/98 Divas Championship: Michelle McCool (C) vs Maryse Smackdown 12/26/08 TV Classics NWA's WCW on TBS 8/20/88 Monday Night Raw 12/19/94 Tribute to the Troops 2012
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 22, 2013 12:10:23 GMT -5
Week 4
The Big Events Summerslam 2013
Legends Copps Coliseum 12/4/88
TV Classics WWWF Championship Wrestling 2/4/78 Extreme Championship Wrestling 12/4/98 Prime Time Wrestling 12/25/89
Piper's last show on Primetime
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 1, 2014 16:58:22 GMT -5
The final month
Week 1
The Big Events Saturday Nights Main Event 1/2/88 Saturday Nights Main Event 5/3/86
Classics Rewind Best of Saturday Nights Main Event Part 1 & 2 Monday Night Wars: Nitro 1/26/98 Monday Night Wars: Raw 1/26/98 Saturday Nights Main Event 1/4/86 Saturday Nights Main Event 5/27/89 Tuesday Night Titans 3/28/86
Killer Kowalski WWE Hall of Fame: Killer Kowalski Killer Kowalski vs George Bolas Texas Wrestling 1950's Killer Kowalski vs Pedro Morales MSG 7-22-74 Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum vs Victor Rivera & Jay Strongbow WWWF Championship Wrestling 2-27-75 WWWF World Tag Team Championship: Two out of Three Falls- The Executioners vs Dominic Denucci & Jose Gonzalez MSG 8/7/76
Royal Rumble Royal Rumble Match 1992 Royal Rumble Match 1994 Royal Rumble Match 2001 Royal Rumble Match 2002 Royal Rumble Match 2003
TV Champions WCW World Television Championship: Steve Austin (c) vs Barry Windham WCW Saturday Night 5/9/92 NWA Television Championship: Jos Leduc (c) vs Jack Brisco NWA Worldwide 10/27/82 NWA World Television Championship: First Blood Match- Dusty Rhodes (c) vs Tully Blanchard Starrcade 1986 WCW World Television Championship: Booker T (c) vs Rick Steiner Slamboree 1999 ECW World Television Championship: Taz vs Bam Bam Bigelow Living Dangerously 1998
TV Classics Monday Night Raw 6/7/99 WCW Worldwide 8/28/93
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Post by khali on Jan 1, 2014 18:51:56 GMT -5
Is this the first time they've put Saturday Night's Main Event up? I don't remember seeing it before.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 1, 2014 19:01:59 GMT -5
Looks like they skipped a couple Raw 99 episodes.
Relations aren't exactly at a high point with Owen's widow, so they probably aren't taking any chances with what has become a throwaway service in it's last month of existence.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jan 1, 2014 19:58:26 GMT -5
I just watched Royal Rumble '94 and noticed something very odd. In the original broadcast, "Worldwide Spectacle" played after Howard Finkel announced the referees' decision. For some reason WWE replaced it in the Classics version with a new instrumental. I always thought WWE owned the rights to this music.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 1, 2014 21:14:23 GMT -5
Is this the first time they've put Saturday Night's Main Event up? I don't remember seeing it before. It's been on there a couple of times
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Post by chronocross on Jan 1, 2014 22:50:24 GMT -5
Was watching the SNME from 1/2/88 where Hogan gets choked down by Andre and they actually edit out Jesse saying that Andre is choking Hogan down at the end of the Hogan/Bundy match.
I'll probably check out the SNME 5/3/86 next as I remember really liking the Hogan/JYD vs. Funk Bros. match.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 2, 2014 19:14:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 21:54:16 GMT -5
About time.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 5, 2014 19:52:46 GMT -5
I wonder if on the network, they can have all the original music. Anyway I am going to miss this.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 5, 2014 19:53:27 GMT -5
Not a chance
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