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Post by hulksmash87 on Jun 24, 2020 11:17:54 GMT -5
I love the atmosphere the arena had for the 93 survivor series why didn't wwf hold more ppvs or at least a Saturday night main event there
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 12:40:19 GMT -5
I love the atmosphere the arena had for the 93 survivor series why didn't wwf hold more ppvs or at least a Saturday night main event there The Garden was an old building, built for a less media heavy age of sports/entertainment. When those organizations started requiring more/bigger equipment to run the event and air it, I'm sure they realized the Garden was not up to the snuff. I suspect the NBA probably found it tough to deal with as the years went on & the national media hype picked up. So the logistics of running a big televised wrestling PPV there were probably not desirable; explains why it took until 1993 (when construction began on the FleetCenter, its replacement) for them to finally decide to honor the old locale with a PPV. And sure enough, less than 2 years later the old Garden was closed. We got regularly filmed/locally aired WWF shows there in the '80s, that probably satisfied all parties involved. |
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Post by cornettesracket on Jun 24, 2020 12:56:26 GMT -5
Maybe they could have done one late 1980's or very early 1990's but by 1993 the building was 65 years old and by even by the 1980's it was showing it's age so by 1993 it was on it's last legs so I'm glad they did one but it should have been a few years earlier.
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Post by 4TheGlory on Jun 24, 2020 13:22:07 GMT -5
I wonder if someone will ever write a book on historic wrestling venues and the cards they had and what they drew etc. I think it'd be interesting as a big coffee table book
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jun 24, 2020 13:27:33 GMT -5
As much as I loved the Garden as a kid, the building was an absolute shithole by the end.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Jun 24, 2020 14:13:06 GMT -5
As much as I loved the Garden as a kid, the building was an absolute shithole by the end. That's often exactly what makes these places so wonderful. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 24, 2020 18:25:13 GMT -5
Also had a space issue. It was built before they laid down specific sizes for hockey rinks. So it was way small. Not the 200’x85’ it should be.
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Post by Celexa Bliss on Jun 24, 2020 18:32:43 GMT -5
Yeah. the building was too old and run down to function long after that show, but it is nice that they did a PPV from there while they could. The arena had a lot of history and WWF was tied into much of it. I remember going to Disney On Ice there with my mom and nana every year. As a side note, my aunt and uncle went to that show, as well as the final WWF show at the Garden. I used to have the program from it. And Survivor Series 1993 will go down as my sentimental favorite PPV of all-time.  |
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Post by cornettesracket on Jun 25, 2020 2:54:16 GMT -5
I love watching the old house show matches from the Boston garden as it had a really cool vibe to it. I know people have done books on individual arenas like Marc James and the Louisville gardens but I'd love if someone did a book as suggested above by 4TheGlory because the venues are just as important as the in ring stuff. I mean I was surprised so many venues still exist outside of some bigger ones. I know the cow palace is still standing as is the Olympic auditorium in LA. The mid south colosseum is still there and one I couldn't believe was still standing was the Hamburg fieldhouse in Pennsylvania where WWE taped all star wrestling. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 7:57:02 GMT -5
Also had a space issue. It was built before they laid down specific sizes for hockey rinks. So it was way small. Not the 200’x85’ it should be. Every so often I have to look up pictures (as I did yesterday) to remind myself that the old Boston Garden literally fits exactly in the front parking lot (between the TD Garden and Causeway Street) of the new building. You don't think that's small or that the old Garden was so constricted until you see pics of the building torn up and seeing how the interior looks from the outside. |
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jun 25, 2020 11:47:37 GMT -5
As much as I loved the Garden as a kid, the building was an absolute shithole by the end. Agreed 100%. It should have been torn down decades before it actually happened. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 16:48:23 GMT -5
The 1st wrestling show I ever attended was the January 1988 Boston Garden show with Hogan vs Rude.My dad still fondly remembers young me telling him what a crappy place it was.
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Post by cornettesracket on Jun 25, 2020 16:54:42 GMT -5
There is a video on YouTube of a walk through of the Boston garden after it had closed but before it was knocked down so 1995-1998 time and I know nostalgia is great and all but this video wouldn't help. It goes everywhere including the catwalks near where the banners were. I'd love to know what was found when they unbolted the sportatorium ring from the floor in Dallas.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Jun 25, 2020 21:18:47 GMT -5
Shame they didn’t do more ppvs there
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 28, 2020 16:08:30 GMT -5
According to Jim Ross on this week's Grilling JR podcast the Boston Garden didn't even have air conditioning. Which explains where they never did a SummerSlam there lol
I agree with everybody saying that the Boston Garden had a great feel to it. To this day I love watching those old Boston Garden house shows.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jun 28, 2020 16:12:38 GMT -5
According to Jim Ross on this week's Grilling JR podcast the Boston Garden didn't even have air conditioning. Which explains where they never did a SummerSlam there lol I agree with everybody saying that the Boston Garden had a great feel to it. To this day I love watching those old Boston Garden house shows. It didn't. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 28, 2020 16:30:21 GMT -5
I love watching the old house show matches from the Boston garden as it had a really cool vibe to it. I know people have done books on individual arenas like Marc James and the Louisville gardens but I'd love if someone did a book as suggested above by 4TheGlory because the venues are just as important as the in ring stuff. I mean I was surprised so many venues still exist outside of some bigger ones. I know the cow palace is still standing as is the Olympic auditorium in LA. The mid south colosseum is still there and one I couldn't believe was still standing was the Hamburg fieldhouse in Pennsylvania where WWE taped all star wrestling. I've been attending shows at the Cow Palace since 1993. It's been a complete dump since then and has had approximately zero upgrades in those years lol. WWE hasn't ran the Cow Palace since a house show in February 2012. And with the new Chase center built in San Francisco I doubt WWE will ever run the Cow Palace again. In 2017 APW ran the Cow Palace for 2 events and drew huge houses with the help of some big names on top. Most recently NJPW ran an event there 2 years ago. I was on vacation in L.A. a few years ago and was absolutely shocked to drive past the Great Western Forum in Inglewood and see that it was still standing! According to its Wikipedia page they spent 76 million dollars renovating the Forum in 2014! So it doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. The Mid Hudson Civic Center is another historical dump that is still standing. I attended the 205 Live house show there in 2018. I always knew it was small by watching it on TV as a kid but wow is it tiny in person! It is such a tiny unassuming building that you can drive right past it and not even notice it. A friend of mine attended a NEW show there last year headlined by Kenny Omega vs Fenix. |
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Post by cornettesracket on Jun 28, 2020 17:00:15 GMT -5
According to Jim Ross on this week's Grilling JR podcast the Boston Garden didn't even have air conditioning. Which explains where they never did a SummerSlam there lol I agree with everybody saying that the Boston Garden had a great feel to it. To this day I love watching those old Boston Garden house shows. I didn't which was why many times there was a fog over the ice during bruins games. Also, ask the LA lakers how warm the building got during game 5 of the 1984 NBA finals. |
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Jun 28, 2020 18:56:55 GMT -5
I wonder if someone will ever write a book on historic wrestling venues and the cards they had and what they drew etc. I think it'd be interesting as a big coffee table book Chris Charlton has written a book matching all the criteria you listed. It only goes to 2017 but its an absolute must own. Eggshells: Pro Wrestling in the Tokyo Dome |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 28, 2020 20:05:57 GMT -5
According to Jim Ross on this week's Grilling JR podcast the Boston Garden didn't even have air conditioning. Which explains where they never did a SummerSlam there lol I agree with everybody saying that the Boston Garden had a great feel to it. To this day I love watching those old Boston Garden house shows. I didn't which was why many times there was a fog over the ice during bruins games. Also, ask the LA lakers how warm the building got during game 5 of the 1984 NBA finals. Did it get so hot that Magic Johnson got cramps like Crybaby Bron-Bron did in the 2014 NBA Finals at the AT&T Center?😂😂😂 |
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