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Post by MrElijah on Dec 27, 2018 18:33:00 GMT -5
The WWF/E "home" arena for decades: Madison Square Garden. The names go on and on: Lou Thez, Bruno, Dusty, Hogan, Savage, Flair, 'Taker, Fujinami, Mil Mascaras, The Crush Gals, The Funks, Bret, Inoki....
Who are top guys, hell of any note, to not Wrestle in those hollowed halls?
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Dec 27, 2018 18:35:32 GMT -5
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Dec 27, 2018 18:41:09 GMT -5
Sting?
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 28, 2018 20:47:34 GMT -5
I think that might be it. |
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Post by prichardmark on Dec 28, 2018 22:19:29 GMT -5
Jim Londos
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Dec 28, 2018 22:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 29, 2018 3:49:29 GMT -5
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Dec 29, 2018 6:38:41 GMT -5
Did Muta ever wrestle there?
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Post by BRAINFADE on Dec 29, 2018 7:23:06 GMT -5
Kobashi.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Dec 29, 2018 7:34:09 GMT -5
Before we start listing every Japanese/Mexican legend of note, I think it's safe to assume if they never worked in the US for Vince, they didn't work the Garden.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Dec 29, 2018 10:27:35 GMT -5
I came to say Sting.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Dec 29, 2018 12:55:42 GMT -5
Where's the cut off as far as greatest or best? Like, Bobby Eaton is one of the greats from the 80s. Did he wrestle in The Garden? Does he count?
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Dec 29, 2018 13:02:59 GMT -5
Technically:
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Dec 29, 2018 16:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 29, 2018 18:50:51 GMT -5
The Paramount is not Madison Square Garden proper. It's part of the complex but it's actually next to/under the actual arena. and having been to the now "Hulu theater" that seems like a really bad venue for a wrestling show... Not the worst (it's not like the Westbury Music Fair where I saw an Impact House Show where guys were almost hitting the lights whenever they went for a suplex.) but probably not good. |
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Dec 29, 2018 20:46:42 GMT -5
The Paramount is not Madison Square Garden proper. It's part of the complex but it's actually next to/under the actual arena. and having been to the now "Hulu theater" that seems like a really bad venue for a wrestling show... Not the worst (it's not like the Westbury Music Fair where I saw an Impact House Show where guys were almost hitting the lights whenever they went for a suplex.) but probably not good. Please tell me that they used to rotating stage at Westbury. Like not even on purpose, Josh Matthews accidentally turning it on halfway through a match and no one caring enough to fix it. |
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Post by chazraps on Dec 29, 2018 21:29:47 GMT -5
The Paramount is not Madison Square Garden proper. It's part of the complex but it's actually next to/under the actual arena. and having been to the now "Hulu theater" that seems like a really bad venue for a wrestling show... Not the worst (it's not like the Westbury Music Fair where I saw an Impact House Show where guys were almost hitting the lights whenever they went for a suplex.) but probably not good. To be fair, the "Hulu Theater" was after an EXTENSIVE MASSIVE mid-aughts remodeling for when it first re-opened as the Nokia Theater, and then the Best Buy Theater. Like those big stairs to the side balcony, the rows of seats in the far back etc. It was a massive years-long reconstruction. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 29, 2018 21:41:43 GMT -5
Before we start listing every Japanese/Mexican legend of note, I think it's safe to assume if they never worked in the US for Vince, they didn't work the Garden. Yes, but something to consider in conjunction is that Vince's dad (and Vince himself early on in his run) brought in a LOT of one-shot/short-term MSG talent, including quite a few puro and lucha guys. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 29, 2018 23:22:26 GMT -5
The Paramount is not Madison Square Garden proper. It's part of the complex but it's actually next to/under the actual arena. and having been to the now "Hulu theater" that seems like a really bad venue for a wrestling show... Not the worst (it's not like the Westbury Music Fair where I saw an Impact House Show where guys were almost hitting the lights whenever they went for a suplex.) but probably not good. Please tell me that they used to rotating stage at Westbury. Like not even on purpose, Josh Matthews accidentally turning it on halfway through a match and no one caring enough to fix it. They did not. I kinda hoped they would have >_> But if you've been there you could imagine how adding a few feet up for a ring would interfere with the lighting rig. The Paramount is not Madison Square Garden proper. It's part of the complex but it's actually next to/under the actual arena. and having been to the now "Hulu theater" that seems like a really bad venue for a wrestling show... Not the worst (it's not like the Westbury Music Fair where I saw an Impact House Show where guys were almost hitting the lights whenever they went for a suplex.) but probably not good. To be fair, the "Hulu Theater" was after an EXTENSIVE MASSIVE mid-aughts remodeling for when it first re-opened as the Nokia Theater, and then the Best Buy Theater. Like those big stairs to the side balcony, the rows of seats in the far back etc. It was a massive years-long reconstruction. Yeah, I don't know if I've been there since it was the Hulu Theater... I was there most when it was just the Theater |
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Post by slaughterama on Dec 29, 2018 23:41:15 GMT -5
Anyone remember what the attendance was for that WCW show? I remember a lot of the ads just stated MSG and made no mention that it was in the Paramount.
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