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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 18:21:14 GMT -5
is it good for business? some bad imagination .. what if iwc crap on rock austin for wm17 for instance wrestlemania x7 main event of rock and stone cold turn into a triple threat with raven in the mix LOL
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Post by sitruC on Sept 30, 2014 18:31:54 GMT -5
In a way it was, just not as prominent or acknowledged as it is today, but there was still some people back then who are here today and to those guys I salute you.
As for the question, I'm not too sure. I imagine ECW would have been better off and wCw would too. At the same time, Vince might've capitalised on it and did what the fans wanted for once, desperate times call for desperate measures as the saying goes.
Overall I think that it only would have made the largest impact on who was pushed, Austin would probably be champ every week with Jeff Hardy challenging him every other ppv, plus guys like RVD would have been huge imo.
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Post by ZMaster on Sept 30, 2014 18:34:19 GMT -5
Some will love and some will hate it. No different than other communities. Not everybody is going to agree on everything.
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Post by marino13 on Sept 30, 2014 18:36:37 GMT -5
They'd cry that WWE wasn't pushing Austin, and then they'd cry that WWE was pushing Austin too hard. There are those that will pout no matter what WWE does. One will be quoting me in 3...2...1...
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Post by k5 on Sept 30, 2014 18:58:34 GMT -5
They'd cry that WWE wasn't pushing Austin, and then they'd cry that WWE was pushing Austin too hard. There are those that will pout no matter what WWE does. One will be quoting me in 3...2...1...
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Post by T R W on Sept 30, 2014 20:47:14 GMT -5
As someone who was a member of the IWC during the attitude era, people complained all the time about everything.
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Post by Happy Pizza on Sept 30, 2014 20:55:50 GMT -5
"What the , WWF? Super Austin wins again??? Are you serious? When are they ever gonna push the young guys like Triple H?? I swear I'm never watching again. this company."
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Sept 30, 2014 21:04:03 GMT -5
"What the , WWF? Super Austin wins again??? Are you serious? When are they ever gonna push the young guys like Triple H?? I swear I'm never watching again. this company." There would've been calls for career mid-carders. Imagine the uproar when Mankind beat Val Venis on Pay-Per-View. "This damn company just buried a potential star. They do nothing right."
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Sept 30, 2014 23:52:01 GMT -5
It was prominent, you just weren't old enough.
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Post by Jaz on Oct 1, 2014 1:44:47 GMT -5
People would still complain. I watched an episode of Raw from 2002 on the Network the other day and after seeing how awesome of a job they did of pushing Brock, all I could think of was how much people would complain nowadays about him being "shoved down our throats."
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Oct 1, 2014 1:52:38 GMT -5
I don't think it would have had any impact on the product, to be honest. The product was just so good at that time that you would've had a hard time finding any negatives with it. The company was pushing and creating new stars on a regular basis at that time and was able to connect to a bigger audience because the product wasn't geared towards pre-teens. Wrestling was just the "in thing" and "cool" back then. These days people get embarrassed to say they're a WWE fan because it's just so corny and unwatchable.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Oct 1, 2014 1:55:25 GMT -5
People would still complain. I watched an episode of Raw from 2002 on the Network the other day and after seeing how awesome of a job they did of pushing Brock, all I could think of was how much people would complain nowadays about him being "shoved down our throats." I disagree. Brock was over with everybody at that time period and having quality matches on a regular basis. Everybody could tell up front that Brock was a freak of nature and supremely talented.
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Post by Jaz on Oct 1, 2014 2:42:39 GMT -5
People would still complain. I watched an episode of Raw from 2002 on the Network the other day and after seeing how awesome of a job they did of pushing Brock, all I could think of was how much people would complain nowadays about him being "shoved down our throats." I disagree. Brock was over with everybody at that time period and having quality matches on a regular basis. Everybody could tell up front that Brock was a freak of nature and supremely talented. Hmm, I wasn't on any wrestling sites or anything at that time so I'll take your word for it.
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Post by T R W on Oct 1, 2014 6:10:48 GMT -5
"What the , WWF? Super Austin wins again??? Are you serious? When are they ever gonna push the young guys like Triple H?? I swear I'm never watching again. this company." I know it's a joke but people used to bitch constantly about triple h being stuck in the mid card and not getting a push.
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Post by Lewscher on Oct 1, 2014 6:26:36 GMT -5
People would still complain. I watched an episode of Raw from 2002 on the Network the other day and after seeing how awesome of a job they did of pushing Brock, all I could think of was how much people would complain nowadays about him being "shoved down our throats." was watching backlash 2002 dvd last night, and heymans promos for brock havent changed, they're still gold, the way he was on about the next big thing and now, BOOM look whats happened with cena at summerslam, some good booking back then for sure.
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Post by Jesse_Custer on Oct 1, 2014 8:24:41 GMT -5
"What the , WWF? Super Austin wins again??? Are you serious? When are they ever gonna push the young guys like Triple H?? I swear I'm never watching again. this company." I know it's a joke but people used to bitch constantly about triple h being stuck in the mid card and not getting a push. Tell me more.... I was around for the attitude era but I wasn't on the inter webs. I find it interesting that ppl complained about HHH not getting pushed considering what we know now. As a matter of fact, any info would be appreciated because I think its an interesting perspective from someone who was on the internet during that time. Did ppl complain about Austin not wanting to put HHH over at SummerSlam 99? How did they feel about Austin siding with Vinnie Mac at WM X7?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 9:16:37 GMT -5
I know it's a joke but people used to bitch constantly about triple h being stuck in the mid card and not getting a push. Tell me more.... I was around for the attitude era but I wasn't on the inter webs. I find it interesting that ppl complained about HHH not getting pushed considering what we know now. As a matter of fact, any info would be appreciated because I think its an interesting perspective from someone who was on the internet during that time. Did ppl complain about Austin not wanting to put HHH over at SummerSlam 99? How did they feel about Austin siding with Vinnie Mac at WM X7? Its been noted now several times that the Austin/HHH thing @ Summerslam 99 is not accurate. It was a combination of many many things. Also when you know the background it makes ZERO sense. Most notably Ventura did NOT want to preside over a heel winning. Austin was the one who felt that HHH was the standout out of HHH, Jarrett & Gunn(the 3 prospects for the big push in Summer 1999) Its amazing how people leap all over Austin for this when the primary source is the "reliable" pilled up HBK of 1999.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 1, 2014 11:17:27 GMT -5
Tell me more.... I was around for the attitude era but I wasn't on the inter webs. I find it interesting that ppl complained about HHH not getting pushed considering what we know now. As a matter of fact, any info would be appreciated because I think its an interesting perspective from someone who was on the internet during that time. Did ppl complain about Austin not wanting to put HHH over at SummerSlam 99? How did they feel about Austin siding with Vinnie Mac at WM X7? Its been noted now several times that the Austin/HHH thing @ Summerslam 99 is not accurate. It was a combination of many many things. Also when you know the background it makes ZERO sense. Most notably Ventura did NOT want to preside over a heel winning. Austin was the one who felt that HHH was the standout out of HHH, Jarrett & Gunn(the 3 prospects for the big push in Summer 1999) Its amazing how people leap all over Austin for this when the primary source is the "reliable" pilled up HBK of 1999. Man, Austin picked the right guy. Jarrett screamed mid-card heel and I never saw anything in a Billy Gunn singles run.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 11:27:49 GMT -5
People would still complain. I watched an episode of Raw from 2002 on the Network the other day and after seeing how awesome of a job they did of pushing Brock, all I could think of was how much people would complain nowadays about him being "shoved down our throats." I disagree. Brock was over with everybody at that time period and having quality matches on a regular basis. Everybody could tell up front that Brock was a freak of nature and supremely talented. There were a few dudes on here who thought he sucked and that they forced Brock on the fans. He definitely caught on with the mainstream fans and the majority of the internet fans. A new guy like him wouldn't work now because of the mindset that anyone being pushed over the current internet darling is being "shoved down our throats."
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Post by k5 on Oct 1, 2014 11:27:52 GMT -5
Tell me more.... I was around for the attitude era but I wasn't on the inter webs. I find it interesting that ppl complained about HHH not getting pushed considering what we know now. As a matter of fact, any info would be appreciated because I think its an interesting perspective from someone who was on the internet during that time. Did ppl complain about Austin not wanting to put HHH over at SummerSlam 99? How did they feel about Austin siding with Vinnie Mac at WM X7? Its been noted now several times that the Austin/HHH thing @ Summerslam 99 is not accurate. It was a combination of many many things. Also when you know the background it makes ZERO sense. Most notably Ventura did NOT want to preside over a heel winning. Austin was the one who felt that HHH was the standout out of HHH, Jarrett & Gunn(the 3 prospects for the big push in Summer 1999) Its amazing how people leap all over Austin for this when the primary source is the "reliable" pilled up HBK of 1999. out of interest, did ventura/anything inside ever say anything towards that, or what real evidence is there that ventura didn't want to hold up a heel's hand?
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