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Post by Mr. Orange on Apr 21, 2013 17:58:25 GMT -5
HHH vs Rock @ Judgement day 2000 great stuff in fairness........UTs return was great but the crowd wasn't as hot as it was @ Backlash.even before Austin returned they were marking for EVERYTHING. I agree, maybe not as hot as Backlash, but still an amazing reception. To me, it topped Austin's simply because Taker coming out on the bike with that gimmick was so unexpected when I watched it live. But man, those crowds back then were just unreal. For that Iron Man Match, I haven't seen it in full in years. Should probably search it out one of these nights. And for those maybe wondering why I havent reviewed in weeks, these are the last few weeks of my college career. 5 different term papers are on the schedule and have been for a while. Unfortunately, those papers can't be on classic wrestling matches. Will be back doing full shows once everything settles down, but should be able to catch a match or two here and there.
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Post by Brad on Apr 21, 2013 21:54:26 GMT -5
Time for another "wrestling buffet" as I called it Friday night.
First up...
SvS 87'
The Women's survivor match
(I'm not all that crazy about this match. I chose to watch it because I'm currently reading Jimmy Korderas's book and he mentioned this show)
Team Hogan Vs Team Andre
(It seems like they can do no wrong in this match. The crowd just eats it up and as per usual Rick Rude is the highlight for me)
SS 91'
Bret Vs Mr Perfect
(What can be said that hasn't been? Just perfection, pun only slightly intended)
The Nasty Boys Vs L.O.D
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Post by King Of Swing on Apr 22, 2013 11:00:25 GMT -5
Wrestlemania 23.
I enjoyed it. Nothing that really stood out to me like some of the previous Wrestlemania's I"ve been watching, but still good nonetheless.
If I had to pick my favorite match of the card I'd probably go with the MITB Ladder match. Hardy's leg drop to Edge through the ladder and Orton delivering the RKO off of the ladder was great.
The Undertaker/Batista and HBK/John Cena were also two matches that I enjoyed, even though it still doesn't make any sense to me as to why they couldn't have just given the belt to HBK one more time. Even if he lost it the next month, or something, I still think it would have made for an amazing Wrestlemania moment having the Showstopper beat Cena.
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 23, 2013 16:22:37 GMT -5
Wrestlemania 23. I enjoyed it. Nothing that really stood out to me like some of the previous Wrestlemania's I"ve been watching, but still good nonetheless. If I had to pick my favorite match of the card I'd probably go with the MITB Ladder match. Hardy's leg drop to Edge through the ladder and Orton delivering the RKO off of the ladder was great. The Undertaker/Batista and HBK/John Cena were also two matches that I enjoyed, even though it still doesn't make any sense to me as to why they couldn't have just given the belt to HBK one more time. Even if he lost it the next month, or something, I still think it would have made for an amazing Wrestlemania moment having the Showstopper beat Cena. agree with all this. I just rewatched for the first time since 2007 myself last week. both title matches were better than I remembered,and yes HBK should've been given one lat run with the Belt. I was surprised the women's Title match lasted longer than 2 minutes. and that hair vs hair Billionaire's match was sloppy as hell.
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Post by King Of Swing on Apr 23, 2013 18:05:46 GMT -5
Wrestlemania 23. I enjoyed it. Nothing that really stood out to me like some of the previous Wrestlemania's I"ve been watching, but still good nonetheless. If I had to pick my favorite match of the card I'd probably go with the MITB Ladder match. Hardy's leg drop to Edge through the ladder and Orton delivering the RKO off of the ladder was great. The Undertaker/Batista and HBK/John Cena were also two matches that I enjoyed, even though it still doesn't make any sense to me as to why they couldn't have just given the belt to HBK one more time. Even if he lost it the next month, or something, I still think it would have made for an amazing Wrestlemania moment having the Showstopper beat Cena. agree with all this. I just rewatched for the first time since 2007 myself last week. both title matches were better than I remembered,and yes HBK should've been given one lat run with the Belt. I was surprised the women's Title match lasted longer than 2 minutes. and that hair vs hair Billionaire's match was sloppy as hell. You're right. Even at the time of the event, I didn't have very high hopes the hair vs hair match, and thankfully I didn't. Wasn't a big fan of the storyline to be honest with you.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 21:14:22 GMT -5
Undertaker vs Batista HIAC
great stuff.loved Edges interference too.
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Post by Brad on Apr 23, 2013 21:17:34 GMT -5
WrestleMania 13
I think this is an underrated show
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 24, 2013 5:48:55 GMT -5
WrestleMania 13 I think this is an underrated show it is. but it suffers greatly from 3 things: 1) the lack of starpower. yes,there are a lot of stars on the show (bret,Austin,Taker,Sid,LOD,Vader,Mankind,Owen,Bulldog)) , but this was seemingly more a chance to try and get some of the newer and younger talent over. The Sultan,Rocky Maivia, Triple H, Headbangers, Furnas & Lafon, Nation of Domination, Flash Funk,and The New Blackjacks were all part of this event. none of those guys screamed "big time" at that point,especially not at WM. 2) no HBK. say what you want,but he always added starpower and a great match to Mania. his not wrestling hurt the show. and you can tell Vince knew he was a necessary component at that point cause he brought him out to do commentary in the main event. 3) the Main Event itself. a horrible,slow,plodding match that had the interference of Bret Hart not just once,but THREE times! made Taker look weak,like he needed help to win the WWF Championship.
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Post by Brad on Apr 24, 2013 11:17:07 GMT -5
WrestleMania 13 I think this is an underrated show it is. but it suffers greatly from 3 things: 1) the lack of starpower. yes,there are a lot of stars on the show (bret,Austin,Taker,Sid,LOD,Vader,Mankind,Owen,Bulldog)) , but this was seemingly more a chance to try and get some of the newer and younger talent over. The Sultan,Rocky Maivia, Triple H, Headbangers, Furnas & Lafon, Nation of Domination, Flash Funk,and The New Blackjacks were all part of this event. none of those guys screamed "big time" at that point,especially not at WM. 2) no HBK. say what you want,but he always added starpower and a great match to Mania. his not wrestling hurt the show. and you can tell Vince knew he was a necessary component at that point cause he brought him out to do commentary in the main event. 3) the Main Event itself. a horrible,slow,plodding match that had the interference of Bret Hart not just once,but THREE times! made Taker look weak,like he needed help to win the WWF Championship. Oh I totally agree. But as far as the lack of star power, sometimes you gotta take those chances on the new guys to build for the future. Something WWE is afraid to do now. Mania can make a guy in the crowd's eyes.
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Post by King Of Swing on Apr 24, 2013 13:28:26 GMT -5
it is. but it suffers greatly from 3 things: 1) the lack of starpower. yes,there are a lot of stars on the show (bret,Austin,Taker,Sid,LOD,Vader,Mankind,Owen,Bulldog)) , but this was seemingly more a chance to try and get some of the newer and younger talent over. The Sultan,Rocky Maivia, Triple H, Headbangers, Furnas & Lafon, Nation of Domination, Flash Funk,and The New Blackjacks were all part of this event. none of those guys screamed "big time" at that point,especially not at WM. 2) no HBK. say what you want,but he always added starpower and a great match to Mania. his not wrestling hurt the show. and you can tell Vince knew he was a necessary component at that point cause he brought him out to do commentary in the main event. 3) the Main Event itself. a horrible,slow,plodding match that had the interference of Bret Hart not just once,but THREE times! made Taker look weak,like he needed help to win the WWF Championship. Oh I totally agree. But as far as the lack of star power, sometimes you gotta take those chances on the new guys to build for the future. Something WWE is afraid to do now. Mania can make a guy in the crowd's eyes. I couldn't agree more. It's a shame really. I still beilieve Ziggler should have cashed in during Wrestlemania.
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Post by Brad on Apr 24, 2013 15:02:54 GMT -5
WrestleMania 14
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Post by Mr. Orange on Apr 24, 2013 15:53:07 GMT -5
I love watching WrestleMania 13 and then 14 right back to back. Only a year apart, but man at least to me they feel like youre watching a completely different company. The atmosphere of 14 was amazing. While it didn't have that classic match that most Mania's do still had that one big moment when Austin won the title. Whole company changed that night.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2013 19:01:30 GMT -5
Austin,Rock and Vince vs UT,HHH and Shane
fun fun stuff.
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Post by Brad on Apr 24, 2013 19:22:37 GMT -5
I love watching WrestleMania 13 and then 14 right back to back. Only a year apart, but man at least to me they feel like youre watching a completely different company. The atmosphere of 14 was amazing. While it didn't have that classic match that most Mania's do still had that one big moment when Austin won the title. Whole company changed that night. Most definitely, man
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Post by Brad on Apr 25, 2013 0:09:58 GMT -5
Hanging out with a little classics on demand tonight
Punk Vs Edge- Smackdown 5/1/09 Punk Vs Orton- Raw 11/18/08
Both of these are solid, entertaining matches. And what do you know, it IS possible for king and cole to talk about what is going on in the ring. Lord knows those days are LONG gone.
Next up is an old school show from Maple Leaf Gardens 4/24/88
Scott Casey Vs Iron Mike Sharpe
Not a bad match here. Don't know the first thing about either of these guys though.
The Killer Bees Vs The Fabulous Rougeaus
Really good match here. I really like the Rougeaus. Tag team wrestling was awesome during the 80's
Rick Rude Vs Don Muraco
This match started off slow but definitely picked up steam. This crowd pops for everything the Rock does. Personally I am a huge fan of Rude. Love everything about him.
Greg Valentine Vs Jake Roberts
This match isn't bad from what I've seen but I honestly got distracted. I like the snake but could care less about the hammer. Coolest part for me was spotting Jimmy Korderas as the ref lol
Hacksaw Vs Andre
Gosh I can't stand Hacksaw. So annoying in my opinion. I know some people love him but I don't see it. Andre makes the match for me. Such a presence. So good at what he did. Much respect for him trucking on when he was in less than stellar shape in the twilight of his career.
The Islanders and The Brain Vs The British Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware
Heenan is freakin hilarious! God I love him. I really need to read his book. I enjoy the islanders as well, I typically like the Samoan teams and of course the bulldogs are awesome. The odd man out for me here is Koko.
Honky Tonk Man Vs Brutis Beefcake
Honestly an enjoyable IC title match between these two to close this show.
Still not done...
NWA Championship Wrestling 6/25/88
Starts off showing clips of Flair and Luger respectively as they build up their match at the GAB
Sting Vs Jerry Price
You know it's gonna be a squash when Sting doesn't even bother to take his t-shirt off. Lol nothing special here at all.
Sting cuts a promo that is purely to hype the ppv but it was pretty comical (in a good way)
Ivan Koloff And Russian Assassin Vs Keith Steinborn and Robbie Auman
This one lasts longer but it's hard to get into it when it's all one sided.
Paul Jones cuts a promo on behalf of the Russians directed to the road warriors. The only thing that stuck out to me was he kept saying "I have the powers of pain" lol
Jim Crocket comes out. More hype of their GAB. Jim Cornette comes out and as usual he's the highlight. One of the best talkers in the business.
Magnum TA out next. More hype for the shows during the summer.
Brad Armstrong, Tim Horner and Kendall Windham Vs Cruel Connection #1 and 2 and Max Mcgyver
I should note that so for much thinner teddy long with a horrible hairdo has reffed all these matches.
Fast paced match here. The most enjoyable one thus far from this show. Largely due to it not being completely one sided like the others.
Next up is a taped interview with Dusty Rhodes. The standard dusty promo. Pretty much what you'd expect but I can't deny that he commands attention.
Scott Putski Vs David Isley
Wow Scott looks WAY different. Short hair and much smaller. Hard to believe its the same guy who had the short run in WWF in 97
Scott has a short (boring) interview. After that Nakita Koloff and Dr Death cut a promo. I couldn't understand a word Nakita said.
Road Warriors come out for a squash match that started so fast I don't even know who they faced. It lasted less than a minute. Lol
Up next a Road Warriors promo. Lots of intensity as expected. They could definitely make you wanna see their match. It didn't really matter what they said. It was all about the intensity. "We snack on danger, we dine on death. Dead men don't make money"
Nakita Koloff Vs Ryan Wagner
I swear I thought I remembered Nakita being a lot bigger than he was here. He actually looks fairly thin here.
Mike Rotunda and Kevin Sullivan cut a promo. Mike was tripping all over himself and sounded far from natural. Sullivan on the other hand had that ability to hook you in.
The Sheephearders Vs The Itallian Stallion and Rick Allen
Call em the Sheephearders, call em the bushwackers, call em whatever you want. I still don't like em
After the match they have an interview. (I'm sensing a pattern here lol)
Arn and Tully Vs Tony Bowen and Joe Cruise
Love me some Arn and Tully. Nuff said! One of the best tag teams in all of wrestling.
Ric Flair promo. Woooooo
"If you are the best at what you do, you win at any cost!"
How anyone can say this man has no charisma *cough AnvilFan cough* ill never understand.
Dr Death Vs Big Bear Collie
Meh, nothing special here in my opinion.
Luger promo. Never enjoyed his mic work.
Barry Wndham Vs Buddy Rose
Barry didn't even take off his vest. Another match lasting less than a minute.
James J. Dillion cut a promo on behalf of Barry
My biggest issue with this NWA show was all the squash matches. Sure they fit a lot of matches in an hour program but none of them were must see. I'm sure if I'd watched this as a kid, it wouldn't have mattered but at almost 29 I need some more substance lol
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 6:04:08 GMT -5
watching older wrestling makes me realise how much I loathe Michael Cole.
"King that was vintage Cena right there"
F*ck Off Cole.
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Post by Brad on Apr 25, 2013 11:36:37 GMT -5
watching older wrestling makes me realise how much I loathe Michael Cole. "King that was vintage Cena right there" F*ck Off Cole. old-fashioned or obsolete: vintage jokes.Thank you dictionary.com for saying what needed to be said.
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Post by King Of Swing on Apr 25, 2013 11:48:39 GMT -5
watching older wrestling makes me realise how much I loathe Michael Cole. "King that was vintage Cena right there" F*ck Off Cole. Haha. So true. I think it was Wrestlemania 23, where Cole and JBL are announcing and during the main event match there was dialogue that went something like this Cole: "That was vintage Cena!!" *Awkward Pause* JBL: "That was vintage Cole announcing" I laughed so hard haha
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Post by Brad on Apr 25, 2013 11:49:45 GMT -5
watching older wrestling makes me realise how much I loathe Michael Cole. "King that was vintage Cena right there" F*ck Off Cole. Haha. So true. I think it was Wrestlemania 23, where Cole and JBL are announcing and during the main event match there was dialogue that went something like this Cole: "That was vintage Cena!!" *Awkward Pause* JBL: "That was vintage Cole announcing" I laughed so hard haha Lmao!
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Post by King Of Swing on Apr 25, 2013 14:26:56 GMT -5
Haha. So true. I think it was Wrestlemania 23, where Cole and JBL are announcing and during the main event match there was dialogue that went something like this Cole: "That was vintage Cena!!" *Awkward Pause* JBL: "That was vintage Cole announcing" I laughed so hard haha Lmao! Now that I think about it, it definitely wasn't the main event match as that was Raws main event, but it was at some point during the event. Regardless, soo funny! I don't mind Cole, but he honestly has some moments where I just want to mute my TV. That's why I enjoy JBL, and I enjoyed Booker T on commentary, just for a nice breath of fresh air. Also just watched Cena's first match on Smackdown against Angle...my, how things have changed.
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