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Post by wildojinx on Jan 21, 2023 20:54:29 GMT -5
What are some wrestling PPVs that never made it to home video? Off the top of my head: AWA/WCCW/CWA Superclash III UWF (Abrams) Beach Brawl WCW Superbrawl 4 WCW Souled Out 1997 (strangely) All WCW ppvs from Halloween Havoc 2000 through Greed 2001
Any other notable ones (I was going to say Over The Edge 1999, but apparently there was a VCD release sold on the International market)?
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Post by johnnyk9 on Jan 21, 2023 21:03:00 GMT -5
I know not that anyone would’ve ever brought a copy but was Hero’s of Wrestling released on any platform?
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 21, 2023 22:14:26 GMT -5
Did all of the ECW PPVs make it to VHS/DVD?
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Post by cjh on Jan 21, 2023 22:29:56 GMT -5
Did all of the ECW PPVs make it to VHS/DVD? RF Video and Highspots sell every ECW PPV. However, RF simply had ECW's permission to order the PPVs, record them with a blank VHS tape, and make copies. Pioneer Entertainment released Barely Legal, Heat Wave 1998, Anarchy Rulz 1999, and Guilty As Charged 2001 prior to WWE gaining ownership of ECW in early-2003. WWE also released BL as a bonus disc with One Night Stand 2006.
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Post by fg on Jan 21, 2023 22:29:57 GMT -5
What are some wrestling PPVs that never made it to home video? Off the top of my head: AWA/WCCW/CWA Superclash III UWF (Abrams) Beach Brawl WCW Superbrawl 4 WCW Souled Out 1997 (strangely) All WCW ppvs from Halloween Havoc 2000 through Greed 2001 Any other notable ones (I was going to say Over The Edge 1999, but apparently there was a VCD release sold on the International market)? I remember reading online shortly after Owen’s death that WWE decided not only to not release the show on home video but they didn’t even provide the results in their magazine. I was surprised to find out that they didn’t release the Dec. 1997 PPV due to the changeover from video release companies.
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Post by Red Mage Riot on Jan 21, 2023 22:29:58 GMT -5
Collision in Korea, from what I can tell, saw a video release in Japan, but none in the US, so not sure if it counts or not.
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Post by cjh on Jan 21, 2023 22:32:45 GMT -5
3 of the 12 WCW PPVs from 1998 weren't released on VHS (Souled Out, Spring Stampede, The Great American Bash).
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Post by rrg251 on Jan 22, 2023 0:52:55 GMT -5
I know not that anyone would’ve ever brought a copy but was Hero’s of Wrestling released on any platform? I vaguely recall seeing a VHS at Media Play about a year afterward.
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jan 22, 2023 10:20:39 GMT -5
What are some wrestling PPVs that never made it to home video? Off the top of my head: AWA/WCCW/CWA Superclash III UWF (Abrams) Beach Brawl WCW Superbrawl 4 WCW Souled Out 1997 (strangely) All WCW ppvs from Halloween Havoc 2000 through Greed 2001 Any other notable ones (I was going to say Over The Edge 1999, but apparently there was a VCD release sold on the International market)? I remember reading online shortly after Owen’s death that WWE decided not only to not release the show on home video but they didn’t even provide the results in their magazine. I was surprised to find out that they didn’t release the Dec. 1997 PPV due to the changeover from video release companies. December 97 Degeneration X IYH PPV was the first one I thought of. As you said it came out during that transition from Coliseum Video to WWF Home Video. I believe the first release from WWF Home Video was Royal Rumble 98. The DX PPV was was so poorly received critically and did such a poor buy rate that they probably decided, why bother? Aside from the DX PPV and Over the Edge 99, I can't think of any other WWF/E PPV's that weren't released. Sold Out 97 was a mercy kill. Even Bischoff thinks it's terrible. He probably didn't want anybody to ever see that again. And back then if you weren't a tape trader it would have been nearly impossible to have seen it after it aired. SuperBrawl 4 is an interesting one. I remember frequently seeing Starrcade 93, Spring Stampede 94 and Slamboree 94 at video stores for years. SuperBrawl 4 was terrible, especially compared to those other three shows which were all good to great. Maybe they thought it was so bad nobody would pay to watch it again?
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 22, 2023 10:52:54 GMT -5
Did This Tuesday in Texas ever get a proper video release?
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Post by cjh on Jan 22, 2023 10:56:26 GMT -5
Did This Tuesday in Texas ever get a proper video release? It was included on the Coliseum Video called "Supertape '92." WWE Network and Peacock have both the standalone show and the home video release.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 22, 2023 11:06:18 GMT -5
Did This Tuesday in Texas ever get a proper video release? It was included on the Coliseum Video called "Supertape '92." WWE Network and Peacock have both the standalone show and the home video release. Thank you. I remembered there was something quirky with the video release but I couldn't remember exactly what.
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Post by johncasey on Jan 22, 2023 11:26:28 GMT -5
In the UK, we've had all the WWE releases except Over The Edge 99, Backlash 2016 and No Mercy 2016.
The No Holds Barred: The Movie, The Match PPV never got a release but the match was on a compilation.
WCW is a strange one as some late 80's and early 90's events were released as we're Uncensored 99, Spring Stampede 99 and then Starcade 99 through to Slamboree 2000 were released but I believe they coincided with WCW being on ITV and Channel 5 at the time.
No WCW PPVs appeared on VHS via the shops during 94-99 which I thought they would have released some during when the NWO hot streak.
They weren't even released during the Tagged Classic phase.
All ECW PPVs were released as we're some non PPV shows.
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Jan 22, 2023 11:52:06 GMT -5
I've actually thought of an example of the opposite of this happening: 1998's UK-exclusive Mayhem In Manchester, which was intended to be a PPV but because of a dispute over profit sharing, ended up being a glorified and extremely expensive house show and never broadcast. It did, however, get a VHS release, although I believe it was soon deleted.
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Post by XIII on Jan 22, 2023 11:56:16 GMT -5
Were the WCW/NJPW Supershows ever released? I know that they were shown on PPV sometime after they happened(with the matches involving WCW guys). I would think that maybe they were released in Japan?
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 22, 2023 12:25:52 GMT -5
The DX ppv was released in the UK via Silvervision.
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Post by tafkaga on Jan 22, 2023 14:06:13 GMT -5
Did This Tuesday in Texas ever get a proper video release? It was included on the Coliseum Video called "Supertape '92." WWE Network and Peacock have both the standalone show and the home video release. Would be nice if they would eventually release the whole show instead of the last 4-5 matches. Piper vs. Flair, LOD vs. Rockers, LOD vs. Natural Disasters missed the cut.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Jan 22, 2023 16:22:13 GMT -5
In the UK, we've had all the WWE releases except Over The Edge 99, Backlash 2016 and No Mercy 2016. The No Holds Barred: The Movie, The Match PPV never got a release but the match was on a compilation. WCW is a strange one as some late 80's and early 90's events were released as we're Uncensored 99, Spring Stampede 99 and then Starcade 99 through to Slamboree 2000 were released but I believe they coincided with WCW being on ITV and Channel 5 at the time. No WCW PPVs appeared on VHS via the shops during 94-99 which I thought they would have released some during when the NWO hot streak. They weren't even released during the Tagged Classic phase. All ECW PPVs were released as we're some non PPV shows. Yeah I thought it was strange that after 1992 or so there were no WCW PPV releases until 1999. Got some of the best if compilations, however. And yes, tonnes of ECW shows available on DVD and VHS in the UK. So much so, I was still finding them new in smaller shops here and there a good 6-7 years after ECW folded.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 22, 2023 16:42:13 GMT -5
Superbrawl IV not getting a video released is odd. I wonder the reason for that was?
Only thing I can think of is that there was so much fluff on that show with guys who were pretty low on the card and weren't getting featured much. Harlem Heat before they were getting pushed against Thunder and Lightning who didn't last much longer and never appeared on a big show again. Equalizer before he became Evad Sullivan losing to "Jungle" Jim Steele who they did nothing with afterwards and also never appeared on PPV again. Terry Taylor who also never appeared on PPV again beating pre push DDP. The whole saga throughout the show with Johnny B. Badd and the Freebirds who wouldn't appear again afterwards even though for some reason they booked them to leave Johnny laying after Jimmy Garvin (who was retired and hadn't been on TV since late 92) lost the match. I guess maybe there were plans to bring them back for another run I guess because I don't really see why else you would have him get his heat back.
I mean you could edit all those matches out as WCW did that a lot through 93 where they would chop off like the three least important matches to get it down to two hours. However I guess maybe Arn/Regal, Cactus and Maxx Payne/Nasty Boys, Six Man Thunder Dome, and Flair/Vader wouldn't total enough time for a PPV video release.
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Post by jason1980s on Jan 22, 2023 16:59:00 GMT -5
The strange thing is that PPV was normal for most WCW PPVs, a few undercard matches thrown together, a TV or US title in the beginning and middle and then some bigger matches towards the end. It was more so before Hogan coming and Bischoff doing more for the PPVs but it didn't exactly end there. The format was mostly the same, maybe just less random guys you haven't seen or wouldn't seen again in like 1996-1998. I know Bischoff took over in like early 93 but I feel like his era really didn't start until really after Super Brawl. Super Brawl had those random matches while Spring Stampede really started to have more that made sense.
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