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Post by Mr. Orange on Mar 23, 2013 20:02:33 GMT -5
I seem to be doing a lot of these reviews for WCW and WWF. Idk, maybe I'll start a thread for discussion. If not, I'll just keep them in here. Until then... WCW Uncensored 1997: This took place one week before WrestleMania 13. Can they rebound from Superbrawl 7? Match of the Night: Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko: This was on a WWE DVD set for a reason. Pretty darn good, even better considering Eddie legitimately got hurt Worst Match of the Night: Riggs vs. Bagwell: This dragged, no pun intended. Bagwell's gimmick was over the top confident, but he was just bad here Highlights: - Sting's Appearance: This was ing epic. I mean, it was so well done and ended the show on such a high note. Great, great stuff. I honestly felt like I was 6 again watching this just now. - DDP/Savage Segment: "He's the man! I like him!" Gritty, and it brought reality in to it by acknowledging Kimberly was DDP's wife. Again, AMAZING turnaround for DDP comparing where he was in 96 to here. Never really noticed until this rewatch project - Ultimo Dragon vs. Psychosis: Awkward in some spots, but still a really good encounter. - Roddy Piper's prematch promo: "You get Fredrick's of Hollywood Hogan!" Low Points: - Mysterio/Iuakea: This was awful. These two stunk the joint out the second month in a row. Easily Rey's worst matches in WCW (so far) - Harlem Heat/Public Enemy: ONLY FOR THE COMMENTARY. This was your standard plunder street fight, but the commentary, more specifically Dusty Rhodes' fat ass laughing at every single thing ruined it. I mean totally ruined it. I understand there was some humor involved, but cmon man. Enough over the top cackling. His commentary was horrendous even when he tried. - Glacier/Mortis: What made this a Martial Arts Match? Wrath's debut after this was ok. Not a bad match, but not memorable or special - Team Piper vs. Team WCW vs. Team NWO: This was essentially an NWO squash. Benoit was the iron man here lasting damn near the whole thing. The match seemed more focused on getting pics with Rodman than anything. I can't blame them, they paid him enough. May as well get pics. Rating: 5/10. The show started with a bang with Eddie/Dean and Dragon/Psychosis, then went in to a lull after that like a lot of WCW shows did around this time. Nothing was downright atrocious, but the middle of the show was just really dull and dragged. But the end of this show with Sting was just incredible and really bumps the show up a few points. MUCH better than Superbrawl.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 6:08:35 GMT -5
Nice review man.Im enjoying these!!
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Post by bigraj on Mar 24, 2013 13:15:44 GMT -5
Steiner Bros vs Doom
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 24, 2013 14:26:51 GMT -5
I used to love Doom. 2nd to me only to Demolition.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 16:33:19 GMT -5
I liked Doom too....that match against the Steiners was great.
thatw as my last watch-thanks for the link!!
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Post by Jamal on Mar 24, 2013 16:59:07 GMT -5
Undertaker vs. Ric Flair WM 18 - A very underrated Taker WM match.
Hogan vs. Rock WM 18 - Its a crime WWE hasn't done a another WM in Toronto yet. The crowd was bonkers, especially during this match.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Mar 24, 2013 17:12:25 GMT -5
Undertaker vs. Ric Flair WM 18 - A very underrated Taker WM match. Hogan vs. Rock WM 18 - Its a crime WWE hasn't done a another WM in Toronto yet. The crowd was bonkers, especially during this match. Agreed on both accounts. Canada is such a great country for wrestling to begin with and Toronto is a great city. That crowd really made the match something special. Would love to see another Mania there. Anywho, watched WCW Spring Stampede 1997 earlier today. Full Review should be up tonight or tomorrow. Definitely WCW's best showing in 97 so far, and a solid answer to WWF's WrestleMania 13
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Post by Brad on Mar 24, 2013 19:31:07 GMT -5
Steve Austin Vs Steamboat Hogan and Savage Vs Giant and Flair Mudsa Vs Bull Nakano DDP Vs Eddie Steiners Vs Harlem Heat Vs Lex and Sting Dean Malenko Vs Ultimate Dragon
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Post by bigraj on Mar 24, 2013 20:12:47 GMT -5
The Von Erichs vs The Dynamic Duo
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Post by bigraj on Mar 24, 2013 20:35:09 GMT -5
Flair & AA vs Doom
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 22:07:56 GMT -5
The Von Erichs vs The Dynamic Duo Nice.
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Post by Brad on Mar 25, 2013 16:28:12 GMT -5
In Your House: Canadian Stamped.
I don't know that I can say a bad thing about this event. Obvious stand-out's are Mankind Vs. Triple H (Man what a match) and the main event.
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Post by Duke Silver on Mar 25, 2013 17:09:10 GMT -5
Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio - Extreme Rules + The Bash: Jericho's second run was awesome and prob his best IMO.
Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle - Wrestlemania 21: Still a great match and I still get jumpy at the near-falls.
Undertaker vs. John Cena - Vengeance 2003: Pretty good match, not a classic nor even a horrible one either. I miss Big Evil sometimes.
Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker - Unforgiven 2002: When Brock goes straight up to Taker's face in the beginning of the match, you knew sh** was going to pop.
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Post by wyleecyotee on Mar 25, 2013 17:58:39 GMT -5
Starrcade 1996 Good event, some enjoyable matches and the crowd really liked it. Eddie/DDP and Malenko/Ultimo Dragon where really good and the crowd where loving the Malenko match. Mysterio/Liger seemed to be outdone by it too which seemed to kill it slightly like everyone was expecting them to top Dragon/Malenko but it never happened. Giant/Luger and Benoit/JJ where good watches until the run ins otherwise a really solid undercard. Tag match went on too long and while a good match to be fair, it seemed to just be there. Didnt pay attention much to the womens match. Hogan/Piper was actually really enjoyable to me for the most part but the ending just seemed to be dead, the crowd where non-reactive to it and the guy jumping in the ring really ruined any flow it had, the Giant bit was good but by this point run-ins are becoming a bit boring now. Love the refs reaction at the ending. I agree with the weird ruling over the title ruins the match a bit too, I actually think its a great idea to pull off but not at your biggest event of the year, a Nitro main event or B PPV at the most and I think its looked at bit better. 6.5/10 7 seems to high, 6 seems a bit low so a good score but for your big PPV of the year this is sorely lacking, especially going up against one of WWFs best PPV around this time in Survivor Series. Gunna try and watch all the WrestleMania now. Little bit off topicWhere are you getting your WCW PPVs from Mr. Orange? I found pretty much all of 96 on Youtube beside Clash of Champions but after that its a bit sparse for the rest of the years PPVs.
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Post by Brad on Mar 25, 2013 19:11:47 GMT -5
I miss Big Evil sometimes. It's my favorite incarnation of his character personally. Someone in the wwe board said taker was horrible at promos. Obviously they didn't see that run
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Post by ICW on Mar 25, 2013 20:16:02 GMT -5
Finished disc one of Allied Powers: The World's Greatest Tag Team. The matches included:
The British Bulldogs vs. The Hart Foundation (MSG 1985) - I thought this was a terrific contest and it's always fun to see a young Bret Hart do his thing.
The Steiner Brothers vs. Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (Title vs. Title; 1991) - Fun match, ending could've been a little better. Steiner Brothers were such a great tag team in my humblest of opinions.
The Killer Bees vs. Demolition (2 out of 3 Falls Match; 1987) - Fun match, nothing spectacular though. Always cool to see Demolition do their thing.
Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boys (#1 Contenders match; 1999) - Not a very crisp match and it farrrrr from Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boys best match together. Would've chosen another match instead of this one.
The Fabulous Freebirds vs. The Von Erich's (Country Whipping Tag Team Match; 1983) - Brutal match from the start. Basically all four competitors were allowed to use a strap during the match. They just beat the hell out of each other. Not crazy about the ending though...
The Funk Brothers vs. The Brisco Brothers - This is NOT a "match" in a tradional sense. There's old footage of the two teams wrestling with Dory Funky and Gordon Solie (I believe) reviewing what was shown. Really disappointing, would've loved to have actually seen that match...
Harlem Heat vs. The Steiner Brothers (1996) - Really fun match. Harlem Heat played their roles at heels really well (and their association with Col.Rob Parker and Sheri added to that). Finish was okay, would've done it a little bit differently. Plus Brain kept forgetting the event was on a Saturday and not a Sunday. Funny stuff, fun match, definitely recommend it...
Fantastics vs. The Midnight Express (1988) - Really great match with a fun stipulation to it: Jim Cornette had to wear a straightjacket and was placed inside a mini cage that was suspended about 40ft in the air.
Public Enemy vs. The Nasty Boys (Anything Goes, Falls Count Anywhere Match; 1996) - Pretty typical late 90s hardcore "brawl." Nothing special at all...
The Rockers vs. The Brain Busters (1989) - Really fun match! Any match involving Arn, Tully, HBK, and Jannetty is a terrific one!
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Post by Brad on Mar 26, 2013 9:56:51 GMT -5
Classic AWA and Classic UWF wrestling thanks to ESPN Classics. Both shows had some big names (Sherri Martel, Larry Zbysco, Superfly, Mr. Wonderful, Bob Orton, Mike Rotunda, Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, Dr Death Steve Williams)
Other than seeing the notable names there was nothing special about either show.
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Post by Rule 30 on Mar 26, 2013 11:09:02 GMT -5
WrestleMania XV European Championship Shane McMahon w/Test (c) vs. X-Pac
This match is pretty underrated, honestly. I enjoyed it and everything was done so well. Triple H's turn was just fantastic too. Also, you can hear Road Dogg call Triple H a jackoff and that he's finished. Cole just says Road Dogg said "Hunter's finished" and Road Dogg tells him "Jackoff, you heard me!"
Well, I thought it was funny. </3
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Post by wyleecyotee on Mar 26, 2013 13:40:52 GMT -5
WrestleMania 1
Wow this seems so odd compared to shows now, compared to WrestleMania a couple years later even.
Its a real nothing card and the matches are actually quite average for the time period from what I've seen and beside the main event you could be fooled into thinking this was an every week show not even done by the WWF.
4/10 Might be a bit harsh considering the time period but it really has no watch back quality for me beside it being WrestleMania #1.
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Post by psicosistijuana on Mar 26, 2013 13:52:29 GMT -5
Rock vs hogan wrestlemania.
Wcw 3 ring rumble
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