sinfony
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Post by sinfony on Nov 2, 2024 7:47:30 GMT -5
Watched all of WM8 this morning. Man what could have been. In paper had the potential to be an all timer but we got what we got. Dead loss aside from Hart vs Piper Still think it's a great show and Savage ensured a top title match, but they really *had* to get Hogan vs Flair as the big showdown.
The tag match is crap, but they just kept putting the Disasters either as challenger or champion all year long. It's bizarre that LOD just turn up for an (overly long) interview having dropped the belts in an untelevised match just before. Why not do the switch at WM8 with LOD vs Money Inc.? |
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Post by MKSavage on Nov 2, 2024 9:23:08 GMT -5
Watched all of WM8 this morning. Man what could have been. In paper had the potential to be an all timer but we got what we got. Dead loss aside from Hart vs Piper Still think it's a great show and Savage ensured a top title match, but they really *had* to get Hogan vs Flair as the big showdown.
The tag match is crap, but they just kept putting the Disasters either as challenger or champion all year long. It's bizarre that LOD just turn up for an (overly long) interview having dropped the belts in an untelevised match just before. Why not do the switch at WM8 with LOD vs Money Inc.? I thought Hawk got suspended for steroids. Since this was during the time the federal government was looking at Vince and the WWF, he couldn't take the risk of not suspending him immediately. Also, for kayfabe purposes, maybe they didn't want the LOD losing to be taped/shown to the WWF audience, perhaps to keep them looking strong. |
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Post by sinfony on Nov 2, 2024 9:37:01 GMT -5
Still think it's a great show and Savage ensured a top title match, but they really *had* to get Hogan vs Flair as the big showdown.
The tag match is crap, but they just kept putting the Disasters either as challenger or champion all year long. It's bizarre that LOD just turn up for an (overly long) interview having dropped the belts in an untelevised match just before. Why not do the switch at WM8 with LOD vs Money Inc.? I thought Hawk got suspended for steroids. Since this was during the time the federal government was looking at Vince and the WWF, he couldn't take the risk of not suspending him immediately. Also, for kayfabe purposes, maybe they didn't want the LOD losing to be taped/shown to the WWF audience, perhaps to keep them looking strong. OK, that makes sense with the timing. Hawk was always going to be a problem one way or the other for the company, whether it was the roids or his other addictions, so I don't blame them for taking the titles off them in 1992. It's just a shame we never got a good match out of the situation. |
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Post by koreygunz on Nov 2, 2024 13:38:41 GMT -5
I thought Hawk got suspended for steroids. Since this was during the time the federal government was looking at Vince and the WWF, he couldn't take the risk of not suspending him immediately. Also, for kayfabe purposes, maybe they didn't want the LOD losing to be taped/shown to the WWF audience, perhaps to keep them looking strong. OK, that makes sense with the timing. Hawk was always going to be a problem one way or the other for the company, whether it was the roids or his other addictions, so I don't blame them for taking the titles off them in 1992. It's just a shame we never got a good match out of the situation. WM8 is always a sentimental favorite of mine, as it was the first PPV I ever ordered and watched live. It's a solid show, but I also think if everything had been per usual as far as injuries, suspensions, contracts, etc. We might have gotten an all timer on paper Hogan vs Flair (w/ the Warrior return) Savage vs Jake (steel cage or loser leaves town match?) Sid vs Taker LOD vs Money Inc Bret vs Piper Shawn vs Marty |
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Post by AndrewR85 on Nov 2, 2024 16:33:44 GMT -5
Mr. Perfect vs The Blue Blazer - WM V
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 4, 2024 2:40:18 GMT -5
I thought Hawk got suspended for steroids. Since this was during the time the federal government was looking at Vince and the WWF, he couldn't take the risk of not suspending him immediately. Also, for kayfabe purposes, maybe they didn't want the LOD losing to be taped/shown to the WWF audience, perhaps to keep them looking strong. OK, that makes sense with the timing. Hawk was always going to be a problem one way or the other for the company, whether it was the roids or his other addictions, so I don't blame them for taking the titles off them in 1992. It's just a shame we never got a good match out of the situation. Hawk was suspended and the plan was for them to drop the straps at WM8 to Money Inc. Dibiase was hurting and was put in the team to ease up his injuries but Vince still wanted him high profile in this unsteady time. The finish was Hawk to get bopped with the briefcase when Money Inc were all but beat. Think that's what happened on the untelevised match too. Animal talks about how pissed he was with Hawk over it all in his book which was a great read. |
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Post by koreygunz on Nov 4, 2024 8:40:06 GMT -5
OK, that makes sense with the timing. Hawk was always going to be a problem one way or the other for the company, whether it was the roids or his other addictions, so I don't blame them for taking the titles off them in 1992. It's just a shame we never got a good match out of the situation. Hawk was suspended and the plan was for them to drop the straps at WM8 to Money Inc. Dibiase was hurting and was put in the team to ease up his injuries but Vince still wanted him high profile in this unsteady time. The finish was Hawk to get bopped with the briefcase when Money Inc were all but beat. Think that's what happened on the untelevised match too. Animal talks about how pissed he was with Hawk over it all in his book which was a great read. If those plans had gone thru, I wonder if that would have negated the need for a Natural Disasters face turn and title run? I would assume so, since I think further plans had called for LOD to regain the tag titles at SummerSlam. We still got the match but obviously no titles involved. |
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Post by sinfony on Nov 4, 2024 12:30:31 GMT -5
OK, that makes sense with the timing. Hawk was always going to be a problem one way or the other for the company, whether it was the roids or his other addictions, so I don't blame them for taking the titles off them in 1992. It's just a shame we never got a good match out of the situation. Hawk was suspended and the plan was for them to drop the straps at WM8 to Money Inc. Dibiase was hurting and was put in the team to ease up his injuries but Vince still wanted him high profile in this unsteady time. The finish was Hawk to get bopped with the briefcase when Money Inc were all but beat. That would have also worked as an excuse for bringing Ellering on board, as they could've said after falling victim to a cheap shot that they were making sure that would never happen again by having the insurance policy of Ellering prowling around at ringside.
As it was, Ellering turning up in that WM8 interview didn't really seem to have any logical narrative, just "the runaway train's got a driver now" etc. No wonder the crowd was rather bemused.
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 4, 2024 15:30:04 GMT -5
Benoit vs Sid @ Souled Out 2000. Good match. Sid worked great against smaller guys.
May 1989 SNME. GREAT episode...love Demolition vs Brainbusters
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Post by AndrewR85 on Nov 5, 2024 18:00:25 GMT -5
Strike Force vs The Brain Busters - WM V
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Post by tmnt316 on Nov 5, 2024 20:21:54 GMT -5
RVD vs Lance Storm
Barely Legal
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Post by The Brain on Nov 5, 2024 21:56:27 GMT -5
Strike Force vs The Brain Busters - WM V Such a great underrated heel turn in this one |
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 6, 2024 2:30:49 GMT -5
Strike Force vs The Brain Busters - WM V Such a great underrated heel turn in this one Only the 2nd one Id witnessed after the Mega Powers. really stuck with me..... |
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 6, 2024 2:46:11 GMT -5
Vader vs Flair & Arn at Clash in August 95. Good stuff in fairness.
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Post by The Brain on Nov 7, 2024 10:45:15 GMT -5
Widowmaker vs Chico-PTW 9-18-89
Bret vs Perfect- PTW 11-6-89
Great viewing here
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Post by Rocky Balboa on Nov 9, 2024 8:27:34 GMT -5
Giulia v Tam Nakano - Hair vs Hair match for the Wonder of Stardom title - Stardom 10th anniversary. Lowkey a  ing banger. |
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 9, 2024 15:42:56 GMT -5
Lawler vs Von Erich @ Superclash III
HBK vs Shamrock @iyh DX
Good watching
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Post by AndrewR85 on Nov 9, 2024 16:19:30 GMT -5
Ultimate Warrior vs Rick Rude - WM V That conniving weasel!  |
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 9, 2024 20:18:48 GMT -5
HBK vs Undertaker @rr98. Another epic beating dished out by UT
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 11, 2024 23:15:16 GMT -5
Vader vs Sting at GAB 92. Whoa...Vader looks like an absolute beast here.
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