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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 7, 2017 18:39:36 GMT -5
Agreed, Jim should be a HOFer easily. Guy stopped wrestling when, late '80s? And he did all the remotes, shaking hands and making appearances on behalf of the company. He's a good guy. Put him in. I loved in Legends House when they got punished having to clean the stable and he wondered what the punishment was.
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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 7, 2017 18:57:00 GMT -5
Agreed, Jim should be a HOFer easily. Guy stopped wrestling when, late '80s? And he did all the remotes, shaking hands and making appearances on behalf of the company. He's a good guy. Put him in. summer 1990 roughly
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Post by jason1980s on Mar 7, 2017 19:43:47 GMT -5
Wrestlemania X-7 This feels like the first real "big" Wrestlemania since Wrestlemania 3. The others look like regular PPVs or episodes of Raw by comparison Paul Heyman looked like he was constipated in the opening Kinda weird jumping to a video package in the middle of someone's entrance Gene coming out to what sounds like Johnny B. Badd's original WCW music. Gene Okerlund was a great interviewer but never a great commentator. Weird edit in the middle of Okerlund's entrance It's a shame they didn't hire back Okerlund and/or Heenan full time I think this would have been more exciting as a Gimmick Royal Rumble. so you never know who's coming out next Bobby calls Gene "Tony" Sheik coming out to The Sultan's music Doink lost his jacket How did Harvey and Kim Chee wind up controlling Kamala again after all these years? And why didn't they throw Harvey into the match too? Jim Cornette being entered in this made no sense. He should have joined the commentary team if anything. Nikolai Volkoff's name spelled wrong I was so mad at the Gobbledy Gooker being mislabeled as the Gobbly Gooker and the fact that it was clearly not the original costume I wonder why they had Tugboat instead of Typhoon Seriously, how is Hillbilly Jim not in the Hall of Fame yet? Brother Love is another one that made zero sense here There's actually 8 Hall of Famers in this match Everyone gets thrown out so easily There's guys STILL working indies today that weren't in this match for some reason I guess the need to prove WrestleMania is such a big sporting event, they have to have the next decade plus in the big stadiums but to me, now they just seem to blend together. It doesn't set ones like III, VI, VIII and X-7 apart. Cornette spoke in a shoot how he and Brother Love wound up in this. One or both joked they should be in the battle royal and the creative team agreed. Then both men agreed to spend time working on each other, lightly. Cornette said Love accidently punched him too hard. I'm guessing Tugboat wound up rather than Typhoon just to give it a little more sense of every man for himself. Mean Gene's theme was actually one he sang for the the Wrestling Album, IIRC. Bobby's was one used for the 1989 Bobby Heenan show. Hillbilly was a great hand for WWF. His in ring talent had a pretty limited shelf life but he definitely did a lot for WWF after his career ended-commentary at MSG shows and Prime Time, managing and he really was involved with Coliseum Video. I work with a guy who used to be in video rentals and he said Hillbilly would frequently visit to promote the last WWF tapes.
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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 8, 2017 20:16:36 GMT -5
Wrestlemania X-8
I actually saw Saliva open for Nickelback in late 2001.....a girl I liked was a huge Nickelback fan and I took her as a Christmas gift
Regal and the IC Title open things again
It must be hard wrestling with actual brass knuckles in your trunks
Van Dam kicking the knucks off of Regal's hand was a nice spot
Did that fancy neckbreaker of Regal's ever have a name?
DDP and Christian had some sort of alliance? News to me
JR sounds like he's recording for a video game at points
Crybaby Christian is probably something that could have went on a bit longer
One simple change in hairstyle made the Rock look completely different
Let me ask you a question and then make fun of you no matter how you answer!
Random Goldust sighting after years
The overdubbed version of Maven's theme sounds almost like the original
Pink Shirt Guy almost gets killed by a flying Maven
"Oh well, I lost my belt to a guy I wasn't facing. Let me run after him even though I'm winded instead of just waiting to find him later."
It's amazing how Drowning Pool just happened to write a song that managed to tell the story of tonight's main event!
Just realized bringing back the 24/7 Hardcore Title would be a way to distract everyone while they change the ropes to purple
Al Snow and Teddy Long died in a horrific crash
Al Snow steals Ron Simmons' catchphrase!
They're showing a recap of what literally just happened seconds ago!
Angle's hair was trying to get as far away from his face as possible
Angle uses the ring bell and the referee yells "Ring the bell!"
Lawler seems to jump from face to heel and back again for no apparent reason
Who are these random women stripping backstage? Oh, right The Godfather
Taker about to break out in a version of Red-Hooded Sweatshirt
Taker: I should have just beat up David Flair in the first place, it was a hell of a lost easier than dealing with Arn
Still not a fan of Ric Flair in red
Charles Robinson is the referee. The fix is in!
"What the hell is a Booger Red?"
So many dirty words in this match
Why take the referee out if the match is no DQ? What was Taker gonna do? Cheat harder?
Although I guess it was probably a distraction so people wouldn't notice Arn show up
Some weird little botch from Flair at the end there before he gets Tombstoned
Booker T looks like the Brain Gremlin with those glasses
Einstein Theory Count: 2
Oh hey, Rob Zombie's song
A feud over a Japanese Shampoo commercial....
Why did Mighty Molly turn on the Hurricane anyway?
The Diamond Studd vs. Stunning Steve Austin
I was never a fan of the glitchy nonsense at the beginning of the nWo music at this time
Everyone chanting for Taker for some reason
I still think Hogan/Austin and Rock/Hall were the obvious matches. Maybe they could have gotten Mick back to do Rock N Sock vs. Outsiders
Nash attacks the referee but no DQ is called
"HE STOLE MY BEER!"
Austin winning here made me realize the nWo wasn't going to work here
That girl at Axxess had facial hair
Taker chastising this other girl for crying
The Acolytes and Billy and Chuck are no Edge and Christian
Saliva's song for the Dudleys seems to just end suddenly
I thought this was a one fall match at first. Why would Bubba keep Bradshaw from eliminating Billy and Chuck?
Jeff looks translucent
JR still calling him "The One Billy Gunn" even though he's just Billy at this point
D-Von landed very long through that table
JR actually knows the names of the Hardys' moves though
"Christian beat a woman"
"How do you feel like headlining one more Wrestlemania with the Rock? And now we kiss!"
"Let's just look around instead of fighting. This feels right."
At what point did they decide to turn Hogan face? I wanted Rock to turn heel and join the nWo if Hogan was going to be a face
Rock spitting in his hand is absolutely disgusting
That choke is actually a pin, you should be counting, referee!
Now the referee won't let Hogan use a table, like no one's ever done it before! The fix is in!
The announce team has given up trying to pretend the crowd is 50/50
When the Hulking Up got that huge pop they probably should have called an audible and had Hogan win. Not at that moment but eventually.
It's a good thing Hall and Nash said they were gonna go down there anyway to make sure Hogan won
This match was so memorable that I completely forgot that there was a Women's title match after it
Hall: Hey man, why'd you shake his hand? He spit in it earlier! Nash: Now you have the cooties! *kicks Hogan*
Rock: Do tricks, old man! They amuse me!
Big Show with a young AJ Lee
I don't remember this being Jazz's music
The crowd was definitely not into this match
How do you have Trish lose in Canada?
Maven really? Talk about X-Pac heat with me
I forgot about Drowning Pool and thought Motorhead was back again
Jericho's red ponytail was ridiculous in this era.
I like the color of Stephanie's outfit but her and Jericho should have matched better
That bastard Triple H hung out in Alabama for 8 months!
The tape on Triple H's leg is like a bullseye
WHATTAYASAY?
Stephanie takes a pretty good Pedigree
JR SCREAMING AND SCREAMING
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Post by chronocross on Mar 8, 2017 21:41:14 GMT -5
For WM18, the only thing that most folks remember is Hogan/Rock, if that went on last I don't think anyone in attendance would have been upset, considering I remember reading reports that people started filing out after that match.
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Post by The Gallus Mark on Mar 8, 2017 23:33:38 GMT -5
Watching WMIX back and I'm excited that JR's first real thing he talked about in the WWF was the history of the Cleopatra's in Egyptian history.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 5:54:10 GMT -5
Watching WMIX back and I'm excited that JR's first real thing he talked about in the WWF was the history of the Cleopatra's in Egyptian history. Now I have this weird soundbite in my head of how she was a top draft pick from the University of Cairo.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Mar 9, 2017 13:50:26 GMT -5
Watching WMIX back and I'm excited that JR's first real thing he talked about in the WWF was the history of the Cleopatra's in Egyptian history. Now I have this weird soundbite in my head of how she was a top draft pick from the University of Cairo. She was an All-Egyptian coming out of Giza State.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 14:56:35 GMT -5
Wrestlemania 2000 Faarooq holding a lead pipe and not doing anything with it is really scary for some reason I found it interesting / it stuck out like a sore thumb to me that neither he or Bradshaw got a pin in this match. Fit in with their gimmick, sorta, but still so odd. There was a reason and I recall it being explained, somehow; though I'll be damned if I can remember it. ......hang on.........I recall Blackman being made to wear a cheesehead hat at some point. That might actually be it. They actually had Backlund working there for a couple months (from his surprise Rumble 2000 appearance, to the night of WM2000) as a mentor of sorts to Angle. Always liked that theme. I believe - could be wrong (probably am) - that Kane had attacked the San Diego Chicken on a Raw show some time before WM15. So him coming out at WM15 was "the Chicken" getting his revenge.....and then the added bonus of it being Pete Rose, so it was 2 (failed) revenges at once. Also of note, Pete Rose's mom died a few days before WM2000 and I believe was buried that weekend; and while it was said in the dirt sheets a couple weeks later that the WWF basically let him out of being there given his loss (they didn't think he'd want to do it), he still wanted to honor the agreement to be there and did the spot. YUP.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 16:08:24 GMT -5
Wrestlemania X-7 Hobo Raven with his shopping cart I would LOVE to know the origin/meaning of that little Frankenstein doll. It was a part of that cart for this whole phase of Raven's WWF career. Like, seriously. And a month or so later, the Chyna vs. Women's division thing had run its course, with her beating all the other top women. Letting her go and abandoning the title would follow... A variation (or rather, a studio/non-final recording) of the Little Richard song he sang for one of the old albums, actually. Okerlund would've made a good interviewer (backstage or not), or at least in his old promotional segment role. They'd use him very sporadically in that role some years later (after WM20). Not sure there was room for Bobby on the commentary teams, or even a desire on his part to go back on the road full time with the WWF. Legends deals weren't around in 2001; if they were, we would've seen them more, I think. Gene didn't let him finish. A slightly different version; one or two instruments are missing from Sultan's version of the theme. This is the result of collecting wrestling themes over the years. Kamala gambling away good continuity. Jim was called, while in OVW, to be part of it. I think Prichard joked that he and Cornette should be in it, creative took him seriously, and IIRC (from a JR interview I read years back) Cornette actually drove to Houston and then back for it. ....either he didn't fit in the Typhoon suit anymore (this is actually why One Man Gang wasn't Akeem - he'd lost a ton of weight and the suit was too big....plus his hairstyle, I suppose) or they wanted different music for the entrances - Typhoon always used Earthquake's theme (when he was a Natural Disaster and for that time after Quake left when he was a singles guy thru 1993). I love this fact. People know not to stick around Let's Make a Deal riots for too long. They can get bloody. A friend I was watching the event with predicted he'd win, "because there's no way that guy can be thrown over the top rope." I lol'd. I didn't lol when he won and my friend laughed. Cornette spoke in a shoot how he and Brother Love wound up in this. One or both joked they should be in the battle royal and the creative team agreed. Then both men agreed to spend time working on each other, lightly. Cornette said Love accidently punched him too hard. Actually they both ended up hurting one another, accidentally (and comically).
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Mar 9, 2017 16:23:11 GMT -5
There was a reason and I recall it being explained, somehow; though I'll be damned if I can remember it. ......hang on.........I recall Blackman being made to wear a cheesehead hat at some point. That might actually be it. I think it was because Blackman was so boring, Al wanted him to have a gimmick, like he did with Head, and randomly came up with cheese.
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Post by jason1980s on Mar 9, 2017 18:42:08 GMT -5
I wish Pete Rose had kept going with his run-ins against Kane. He was one of the celebrities who "got it" with the entertainment portion of wrestling. He definitely wouldn't have run its course, IMO. I wonder if it was WWF's decision not to keep it going or Pete's. He's known especially now for not turning down a pay day.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 9, 2017 19:12:32 GMT -5
I'm not quoting it because I'm on my phone and deleting it all to respond is too much but...
I'm pretty sure since WWE keeps seamstresses on staff they could make Gang new Akeem ring gear.
It would be ridiculous if them to expect guys to fit in shit they wore like 15 years prior.
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Post by andrew8798 on Mar 9, 2017 21:12:30 GMT -5
Believe Gang said they didn't have time to make a new one
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Post by chronocross on Mar 9, 2017 21:15:17 GMT -5
I think they were in Wisconsin for a Raw or Smackdown in early 2000 and Al Snow suggested the name Headcheese and the crowd chanted it there and in the next town after that and they ran with it for a while.
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 9, 2017 22:59:23 GMT -5
These are all great. I'm re-watching all of the Manias. I just finished 7. One thing you didn't mention about WM 6 was Smash can predict the future. In his interview, he said he wants to drive a Semi-Truck and run over Andre & Haku. So, the seeds were planted for him to become Blacktop Bully. Another observation I had was how come during the 6-Man Tag at WM 4, Matilda was allowed to stay at ringside but Frankie had to go to the back, but then at WM 6, Frankie stayed at ringside during Koko's match against Martel. I did the rest of my observations on twitter if you're interested (Just search #DBWL or #WMI, #WMII, #WMIII, #WMIV, #WMV, #WMVI, or #WMVII)
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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 10, 2017 22:25:58 GMT -5
Wrestlemania 19
I only first saw this Mania a couple of years ago. We were a "black box" house for years until
it finally got zapped on New Year's Eve in 2000. Got another but it didn't last long. Tried a
similar thing with DirecTV for a while until we went legit and have been since. I just didn't
think my dad wanted me to spend $60 or whatever it was on a PPV so I didn't watch. Then a month
or two later for a random show he was like "hey, aren't you gonna watch the wrestling tonight?"
and I was like "oh....you don't mind?"
Lawler: Shit, I should've worn a shirt, kinda cold in here
Tazz: I ain't never been a part of nothin' like this Cole: You've WRESTLED at Wrestlemania before....
Who's that jumpin' out the tree? R-E-E, Mystery, Here he be!
What if Matt got broken trying to upgrade to Version 2?
Is Mysterio supposed to be dressed as somebody? I thought Daredevil but it's way too purple
61V9? Shouldn't it be 6V19?
"I'm still trying to figure out this whole teabagging thing."
Still think it's weird not putting the belt on Mysterio here. I think Matt could have taken his
schtick to the U.S. title scene when they brought the belt back later
Nathan Jones doesn't know how to sit on a chair
Taker goes from super heel to babyface again
Hay Train?
I feel like this is just an ego rub for Taker so he can say he beat two guys
The first time I saw Nathan Jones was at the first WWA PPV and I honestly thought he was going
to be a huge star
Referee just straight up allows outside interference and Taker wins
Torrie just happens to be looking at her own Playboy
Bi-Polar Dudley Boys
Another women's triple threat. It almost seems lazy now
Dat ass doe
Jazz just used a version of the Glam Slam
The boos for the Rock almost sound fake
Rock/Austin was not really something I wanted to see at Wrestlemania again
The announcer totally called Rhyno "Reno"
Another triple threat?
The more Tazz talks the more he sounds like a psychopath
Viva La Raza means Frog Splash
When Tazz says "GERMAN" he sounds like he's passing a kidney stone
Spears always get such big pops
Sneaky Benjamin!
This argument between Stacy and Torrie taken out of context is REALLY weird
HULK HOLGAN!
From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, you idiot!
HBK threatens to hit the referee!
I mean, it's a good match, what do you want me to say?
Not the best looking top rope elbow from Shawn
I'm sure you can probably piece together all of Shawn's Wrestlemanias to make a storyline that
actually makes sense
Jericho shitting all over the hug spot was good and shouldn't have been that unexpected
oh yeah, Sylvain was a crooked referee
Funny that WWE would be like "what's the name of the song? Crack Addict? Alright cool, let's go
with that"
And this song wound up not even being on their album
I forgot how crappy Torrie's music was
Coach gets steamrolled and pantsed
Official result is "Stacy pins Coach, no contest"
Booker looks like he's headbanging to Stacy's music
Triple H looked so much better as a champion without facial hair
Booker T coming out second is weird
Booker was born on a pool table
Fink was drunk last night
Ric Flair is a good spot, helping Booker T back into the ring and then Booker slips like that
The one big dream match we never got to see is Nature Boy vs. Nurture Boy
The only reason I can think of for Booker not winning here is that they already knew Goldberg
was coming in. Goldberg chasing Triple H is a bigger story than him going after Booker.
"Tryin to figure out what ballon's gonna be!" - Lemmy
Random WWE Shop commercial was jarring
Vince signing the contract with Hogan's blood was pretty intense
This Jimi Hendrix rip off is literally insane. Would've been better off just using Real
American
Isn't he supposed to be Hollywood Hulk Hogan if he has the boas and that music?
I had forgotten that there was a retirement stipulation on this match
Why didn't Vince bring a weapon with him? He had to know he was clearly outmatched
As a kid I never thought I'd see this match because I thought Vince was just some announcer and
not the owner
I'm shocked that Vince is getting in so much offense
What are you doing with that ladder, McMahon?
Even Hugo got color!
It's a good thing that lead pipe just happened to be under there
Piper's appearance was one of the best Wrestlemania surprises
I liked that "Frats!" shirt that Piper was selling at the time but thought it needed a better
name
Referee: I've always wanted to be a spider monkey! Here I go!
Shane McMahon looks like an insurance salesman
Vince flipping the bird happened way too many times
Austin's grand comeback consisted of 3 matches and 2 of those were against Eric Bischoff
Rock's music was missing that oomph his past music had
Austin flips off Hebner. That's not nice.
WrestlingFigures.com presents Wrestlemania XIX
Weird ass lump on the back of Austin's head
Hey guys, could you break the other table so we don't have to bother packing it up?
Rock should have called it the Starshooter at this point
Rock backhands Earl Hebner, why does everyone hate Earl?
Rock puts on Austin's vest and immediately gets stabbed, not really
Rock had that vest on for a long time
The vest must be Stunner proof!
KICK OUT OF ALL THE FINISHERS!
It seemed pretty obvious Rock was winning here. Having him lose to Austin 3 times would make no
sense
Austin's exit feels as long as the match
Brock is legit scared of Eric Angle
The white at the top of Brock's trunks always bothered me for some reason. Looks like his
underwear is sticking out or something
Was there any doubt that Brock was winning?
Kurt getting backdropped over the top was scary. Yikes.
I remember hearing about Brock's shooting star press for a long time and how he was saving it
for a big moment like Wrestlemania. It's a shame that it didn't work so well and that they
still show it in highlights anyway.
Kurt was so far away. At least Kurt was smart enough to act like he moved out of the way and go for a pin
Brock Lesnar is celebrating his victory on Mars
Concussion = Handshake and Hug
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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 12, 2017 14:32:33 GMT -5
Wrestlemania XX
Hey, it's John Boyega!
The streamers at the end sounded like a gun shot
I liked this intro the first time I saw it. Now I just see it as the same clips they use for EVERY Wrestlemania video
Closeups of HBK and Eddie doing DDP Yoga
The Rock: I'm a nice guy again
Why come Big Show's tiger tattoo ain't never got a storyline?!?
JR: MY BODY IS READY!
Imagine a "Basic Thuganomics" and Nakamura's entrance mash up
What's with the 1-Up wristbands?
Nice brooch, Big Show
Is that a label or dirt on the bottom of the left leg of Cena's jorts?
Big Show retired Hulk Hogan? Oops...
LET'S GO CENA! CENA....oh...guess not
Big Show kicks out of the F-U! No one ever kicks out of a finisher!
Cena straight up cheats to win his first title
Dr. Tom trying to reform the Heavenly Bodies with Johnny the Bull
A young John Morrison playing the role of David Byrne in Stop Making Sense
Baby Orton and Baby Batista
It was great that the start of the Orton/Foley angle was at the same place so they could do this stairwell promo
Orton doesn't spit very well
Foley: Let's take on Evolution. 3 on 2! Rock: You sure you don't wanna call Terry Funk or something? Abdullah the Butcher? I mean even DC Drake would be better than us going in down a man.
I just realized that was Conway and not Grenier
Cade, Jindrak, Conway, Dupree....the future of the WWE! oh wait....
Fink made it sound like one guy was named "D-Von Bubba Ray" and he was called The Dudley Boys
why didn't the Booker/RVD team get called TVD?
This match just seemed like a way to jam as many people into the show as possible. Could have been a better use of the time
Heenan and Okerlund having an orgy in the back with Moolah and Mae Young. 4 out of 10
Kudos to Coach for not laughing his ass off
The Jericho/Christian storyline was actually fairly interesting. Having it start as Jericho being a jerk and then actually getting feelings for Trish. I think the Trish turn could have gone better though.
Christian pulls off white tights very well
I just said "Christian had the Lionsault well scouted" moments before JR did
I feel like "Creepy Little Bastard" Christian could have gone further
OMG, there's Doinks in the crowd. That was scary
Here's Trish to turn heel, otherwise why would she have come out?
Trish accidentally hits Jericho and then turns anyway. Why not just do the turn?
Trish should have thrown a Canadian dollar at Jericho before leaving
Wouldn't chicken mcnuggets be worse to eat than a hamburger?
Don Muraco in his "if I wear a hat they won't know I'm bald" phase
"Jesus Christ, don't push on that, it's a load-bearing wall!"
Flair: I thought we were all wearing robes? Now I look like I just got out of the shower
I see the lion in the sand
Rock doesn't look great here
Foley looks pretty good though
It's crazy to think that the majority of Flair's Wrestlemania appearances were post-2000
Flair/Rock would have been a huge matchup. Oh wait, it happened on Raw.
"That Mandible Claw can hit you from anywhere" Well not really....
The Nature Boy Elbow looks like someone having a seizure
Sad Foley is Sad
Imagine if the Hall of Fame hadn't taken that 8 year break. There are a lot of guys who are deserving who will probably never get in now because of that gap. Guys like Ivan Koloff, Tony Garea, even Lord Alfred Hayes would have been inducted long ago.
*Don Muraco walks out* WHAT ARE THOSE?!?!?!?
Bobby's a guy who should have been retired from commentating and wound up with a role on creative
Harley's tie looks like some puzzle game
"BEACH BUM! BEACH BUM!"
Hell, Johnny Valentine would have been inducted by now too probably.
Remember when Kermit had a fake moustache in the Muppets Take Manhattan? That's Sgt. Slaughter
Jesse Ventura is someone who has had like 1000 different looks and always looks completely different based on his facial hair and hairstyle
Oh, right, Sable's back
Jackie's music sounds like the beginning of Jack Swagger's music
Jackie and Stacy wanted to be in Playboy then never posed later on....hmm....
Sable has no authority to change the rules of this match
According to the rules of the match, Jackie and Stacy just won since Jackie is the only one with her gown still on
Torrie leaves Jackie in the spread eagle position on purpose and then exposes her ass
Hey Eddie, you can drop the fake accent if you want to be sincere
Sakoda never stuck around long
Kidman, a former Cruiserweight champion, is somehow a dark horse
This going way too fast. Dragon's elimination was very awkward and Funaki just leaves immediately
Akio doesn't even get to wrestle!
Another missed opportunity with Mysterio not winning
Goldberg was so hairy back then
Remember that a fan helped Eddie Guerrero win the title
Brock pretending to be Austin needed to happen during a Lesnar/Austin program. Feels kind of wasted here with Austin only being a referee
It's a shame that everyone knew both of these guys were leaving. Completely ruined the match.
GOLDBERG SOCKS!
Vince in the back thinking he should have had Hogan in the match
Fingers everywhere!
A rare Vince McMahon appearance. Not Mr. McMahon.
If it really was where it all begins again then Bruno would have come out and beat the champion in under a minute
It's Faarooqin' Bradshaw
That moment when I found out the Bashams weren't actually brothers
Even though the last match was completely shit on I feel like this match has no heat at all
The Rikishi/Scotty thing was something that should have been long gone by now
Jesse Ventura coming out to interview Trump is something I had completely blocked out of my memory
Barber dancing to Jesse's music
Wow, Molly looked good with dark hair
JR talking about white cotton panties is disgusting
Someone actually wins with a backslide
This is taking too long and is very awkward
Mrs. Fester?
I forgot that Heyman vs. Guerrero ever happened
SHE'S STILL CUTTING HER HAIR!
Godfather Customs? So that car is definitely TRICKED out
Kind of ironic for Angle to call Eddie a drug addict
Has anyone ever hit a German off the apron?
I'm not sure what this match is lacking? Or if maybe the show is just a bit too long and people are getting tired
The finish with the boot is unique but a bit goofy
Kane vs. a Cross up next!
You can see the faces of the druids but I can't recognize any of them
Paul Bearer with a surprise return and then Taker kills him a few months later
Does Kane still wear the contact in one eye? I can't remember
Taker beats him way too easily
Benoit was clearly scared of Brock and that's why he jumped to Raw. After Eddie won he must've been like "damn it, that would have been so much easier."
HBK illegally signs a contract and somehow that allows him into the match
White boots!
YOU SCREWED BRET!
Shawn blading before he even hits the post and then it's like a faucet
Tazz and Michael Cole should have left anyway since this was the main event
Angry Jim Ross making an appearance
Triple H's bloody nipples
Shawn seems to die and falls out of the ring
This was really the only way to end this show. It's a shame they took the belt off of Benoit so quickly though in what seemed to be a thinly veiled "screw you" to Brock Lesnar
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Post by msc on Mar 12, 2017 16:17:28 GMT -5
About Bobby Heenan, he said in an interview years ago (and his book too, I think) that Vince and co were delighted with his performance at WrestleMania and they were offers of a bigger role later that year. However, that summer he started to fell unwell, and it was the first signs of the throat cancer. Had he missed getting cancer, we'd have had him back at some point in 2002 imo.
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Post by jason1980s on Mar 12, 2017 17:08:23 GMT -5
Muraco probably wore the hat because it's what he's used to. At an autograph signing last year in New Jersey it was extremely cold and rainy and he was wearing short sleeve polo, shorts and sandals. Living in Hawaii he probably lives comfortable and cool all year round so he probably dressed like it too.
I wonder what happened to the original Gooker outfit. Probably threw it away after seeing how bad the character was. Akeem still played Gang on the indy circuit so probably no need to do anything different.
I kind of like the older days of the Hall of Fame (pre-2005). They held the events at a hotel near the host PPV site. Didn't have all these crowd chants ruining people trying to speak during their special moment. It really is "all about the money." I'm sure WWE could've kept the events private, low key but thought of all of the ticket money lost allowing it open to the public.
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