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Post by wyleecyotee on Feb 26, 2013 11:35:50 GMT -5
Watching Clash of the Champions DVD, really enjoying it so far and looking forward to a lot of stuff I havent ever seen. Its amazing how much better in my opinion WWFs production value was around 1988. yeah,you can tell how Vince invested money in camera's,lighting, set design,etc. over the years , and how the Crockett's simply did not. They caught up in the early 90's but late 80's was really old looking, its funny how a small bit of investment into ring area/stage drastically changes the look and feel of an event. I know a lot of people on this board will love it because they grew up with it and all but the green ringskirt and random blue, yellow and black ropes doesnt do it for me personally.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Feb 26, 2013 11:44:05 GMT -5
Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan: Starrcade 1996: Terrible match that was made worse by the overbooked finish and the bait and switch on the title. Also was amused at the fan trying to get in the ring. Never seen Hogan move so fast in my life.
Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan: War to Settle Score: Now this was a damn good match. Super short but it was incredible. That MSG crowd was electric
Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart: Wrestlemania 8. Classic that broke Bret Hart out of the pack.
John Cena vs. JBL: I Quit from Judgement Day 2005: BRUTAL. They pretty much tried to recreate the Eddie/JBL blood spot. Cena bled like hell. I'm not a Cena fan or a JBL fan, but this was pretty damn good.
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Post by mikey1974 on Feb 27, 2013 11:54:36 GMT -5
WrestleMania XV:
watched the whole event. for as hot as the WWF was during this time, the PPV kinda sucked for me. nothing outright terrible besides the Tag Title matc hand the Women's Title match, but it just all felt WAAAYYY overbooked. like, almost none of the matches were JUST matches. they were part of angles yet to be played out. for instance:
Big Show vs Mankind has to not only set up who will be the ref for the main event,but also Big Show's attack and defection from the Corporation,plus after Mankind is injured a return to the mystery of who will be the ref.
Tag Title match. not only the match,but strife between D-Lo and Test, plus Test vs PMS.
Kane vs HHH, set up the reunion between Trips and Chyna.
Women's title, set up the angle of why is Nicole Bass there,and why is she helping Sable.
IC Title match, set up Val Venis vs Ken Shamrock,plus Goldust's dumping of Ryan Shamrock
European title match, not only the match,but X-Pac vs the Mean Street Posse AND Triple H and Chyna's betrayal of DX.
I mean...it felt kinda like an infomercial to get you to tune into Raw the next night,to see where these angles go.
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Post by Brad on Feb 27, 2013 14:10:28 GMT -5
Royal Rumble 97'
I can't help but wonder why Vince gave prime PPV space to guys from triple A.
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Post by Scott! on Feb 27, 2013 18:50:33 GMT -5
Not an event, but I watched the attitude era DVD. Enjoyed it, need to get back to watching some more '99 stuff.
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Post by fallbrawl on Feb 27, 2013 19:21:04 GMT -5
Not really a classic
John Cena vs Edge- wwe title/steel cage match Raw October 2006
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Post by K5 on Feb 27, 2013 23:32:14 GMT -5
the full raw from 1.06.1997
michaels is commentating the vader/bret hart main event and being such a piece of garbage. first he just dances after sid's promo when it was pretty clear he was supposed to act revengeful over jose lethario being jumped by sid the week before. then he starts calling bret's moves before he does them, saying it's the 'same thing every time.' then bret slams vader. ahaha
i just watched cornette's 97 timeline today so i'm fresh on some old hbk hate.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 6:57:15 GMT -5
Mikey I agree about WM 15. Totally overbooked.
I will never understand the AAA stuff at Royal Rumble 1997 either. The crowd and announcers didn't have a clue who any of them were except for Mil Mascaras. I can only assume it was Vince's answer to the cruiserweight divison over in WCW since he only had bigger guys on the roster.
I just checked out the box art for Best of In Your House bluray. I can't wait. We got screwed here in the states and saw none of those IYH sets released here.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Feb 28, 2013 14:23:50 GMT -5
WCW Superbrawl 1996: Double Steel Cage Mayhem
Match of the Night: DDP vs. Marc Mero- Great match and on a night where there were 2 cage matches and 2 tag title matches, this stole the show. Quote of the Night: "Fist him in the face!" - Dusty Rhodes Worst Match of the Night: One Man Gang vs. Konnan: 7 minutes felt like an hour MVP of the Night: Sting, for trying to put together 2 passable matches
Highlights: - Public Enemy vs. Nasty Boys: Crazy, no selling brawl. But damn it, it was fun - Pillman/TaskMaster: "I respect you, Bookerman!" - Flair/Savage Cage Match Ending: Liz turns heel and Flair begins a 13th title run.
Unbelievable Low Points: - Hulk Hogan fights off 8 men in a cage. That's right. 8 HUGE men. - Konnan pre-match promo: Look at the camera, dude - Giant pre-match promo: He got tired talking - Lex Luger's pre-match backing down with the LOD went too long. - Sting/Luger vs. Road Warriors: You'd think 4 veterans would have a good match, but this SUCKED. The finish then killed anything remotely positive of the last couple minutes. God Bless Sting, he tried. But when he wasn't in the ring, it was terrible.
In Between: - Sting/Luger vs. Harlem Heat: Nothing special, but nothing terrible. Slow, basic tag match. - Flair vs. Savage: The referee damn near kills the match. Seriously. The referee was HORRIBLE. If you want to see how crucial a ref is to a match, watch this. Blown spots, then the figure four attitude change with Savage and Flair. The fans actually booed him for it. Nothing bad about the match besides the ref, but it wasn't anything to search out. - Hogan vs. The Giant: Run of the mill Hogan match, but in a cage. Then the ludicrous ending/ - TaskMaster vs. Arn Anderson: Ok match for being done totally on the fly
Show Rating: 3.5 out of 10. There were some highs like DDP/Mero, the opener and a few points in between, but the lows were really low. Ultimately, they sink the show. ----------- NOTE: If anyone wants more shows done like this, I'll gladly review shows I can find.
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Post by K5 on Feb 28, 2013 15:31:35 GMT -5
but if they never brought in those aaa guys for the rumble we would have never gotten mil masacaras' hilarious elimination.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 15:43:24 GMT -5
I still like Wrestlemania XV
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Post by Brad on Feb 28, 2013 19:19:36 GMT -5
but if they never brought in those aaa guys for the rumble we would have never gotten mil masacaras' hilarious elimination. Lol well, i'll give you that much.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 22:13:09 GMT -5
I will always like WM15 because Austin finally gets his revenge and HHHs turn was so suprising.
NOBODY seen that coming.
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Post by Jamal on Feb 28, 2013 23:42:57 GMT -5
WM15 was my first WM I watched live, so it has a special place in my heart.
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Post by Brad on Feb 28, 2013 23:49:14 GMT -5
TLC II Rock Vs Austin
Both from WM 17 obviously. Two great matches. Got my dad to watch em with me tonight.
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Post by Scott! on Mar 1, 2013 13:55:12 GMT -5
Brock/Undertaker Hell in a Cell.
Awesome match, seeing the tombstone counter in to an F-5 still makes me go wow.
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Post by RollinsFan44 on Mar 1, 2013 13:58:16 GMT -5
Montreal ScrewJob 1997.
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Post by RollinsFan44 on Mar 1, 2013 13:59:17 GMT -5
And Wrestlemania XV Big Bossman VS The Undertaker, Hell In A Cell. Love that match.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2013 16:04:44 GMT -5
Brock/Undertaker Hell in a Cell. Awesome match, seeing the tombstone counter in to an F-5 still makes me go wow. damn straight.......takers blood loss from that hardway cut after the stairs shot is serious.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2013 18:44:23 GMT -5
Powers of Pain vs The Rockers from late 89.
good stuff but as usual the Rockers lost.Vince only seen them as jobbers folks.
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