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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jul 8, 2016 22:50:03 GMT -5
Oh man. I remember watching this live. I was never a fan of Hogan, but that night he stabbed all of his fans in the back and yet they ate it up. i remember watching this on my living room floor and my grandpa never really watched wrestling but somehow said Hogan would join them at the end of the night. i remember being like what the hell.
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Post by BSR on Jul 8, 2016 23:15:55 GMT -5
Oh man. I remember watching this live. I was never a fan of Hogan, but that night he stabbed all of his fans in the back and yet they ate it up. i remember watching this on my living room floor and my grandpa never really watched wrestling but somehow said Hogan would join them at the end of the night. i remember being like what the hell. And to think he almost backed out of it too. He was the only real way to go for it to take off like it did.
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Post by jakks1996collector on Jul 17, 2016 11:42:07 GMT -5
July 17, 2011 - Wrestling's biggest night since WrestleMania X-Seven. Money in the Bank 2011.
Everything was must-see/big fight/real feel. Triple H had to ruin everything shortly thereafter.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jul 18, 2016 2:21:48 GMT -5
July 16, 2001- Terry Gordy dies of a heart attack caused by a blood clot. He was 40.
July 17, 1988- Bruiser Brody is stabbed to death by Invader #1 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He was 42.
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Post by c-scope on Apr 13, 2017 16:22:43 GMT -5
20 years ago today, ECWs 1st ppv, barley legal 97.
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Post by The Brain on Sept 4, 2017 10:23:07 GMT -5
22 years ago today...
It's a shame they never ran the Mall of America setting again after the 1st episode.
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Post by The Brain on Sept 22, 2017 1:08:30 GMT -5
20 years ago today: Vince takes the stunner for the 1st time
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Post by rvd3434 on Oct 5, 2017 7:11:13 GMT -5
On this day, 20 years ago...(October 5th, 1997) The Big Red Machine Kane made his WWE debut. Also, one of my favorite matches of all time took place with the First Ever Hell in a Cell match between Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker. Also, sadly today marks the 20th Anniversary on the passing of Brian Pillman. It's absolutely crazy how time flies....
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Post by UltimateCollector78 on Oct 5, 2017 8:13:14 GMT -5
and my Birthday
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Oct 5, 2017 8:27:59 GMT -5
On this day, 20 years ago...(October 5th, 1997) The Big Red Machine Kane made his WWE debut. Also, one of my favorite matches of all time took place with the First Ever Hell in a Cell match between Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker. Also, sadly today marks the 20th Anniversary on the passing of Brian Pillman. It's absolutely crazy how time flies.... Wow brings back lots of memories & yes time goes way to fast.
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Post by Mirror Images on Oct 5, 2017 8:47:44 GMT -5
Seems like 20 years in some ways and a lot less in others! I do remember his debut clearly. It was around the time I first looked on the internet for wrestling news sites/spoilers/rumors etc!
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Post by PJ on Oct 5, 2017 11:05:23 GMT -5
Wow has it really been 20 years now for Pillman's passing?
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Oct 5, 2017 12:08:28 GMT -5
I was just about to make a similar thread about it being twenty years since Brian Pillman passed away. Time does indeed fly. In about a year and a half we'll be talking about the twenty year anniversary of Owen's tragic death. That just sounds almost impossible to me.
Pillman as an in-ring performer and the entire "Loose Cannon" persona was way before its time. The guy was flying around the ring before the term Cruiserweight was even a thing in WCW. He was cutting crazy promos and stirring up controversy before any "Attitude Era." An absolute trailblazer in this industry who seems to never get the credit he deserves. I also believe he could have been a brilliant manager or heel color commentator in the style of Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura. He showed how good he was those few times he worked Shotgun Saturday Night. Too smart for his own good, the guy was razor sharp.
I still wear my "Pillman 9mm" shirt with pride and people sometimes come up to me at shows just to compliment it. It makes me happy to know more people realize how good Brian Pillman was.
As for the actual Badd Blood PPV, I remember leaving a cousin's party to go home and watch it at home. My dad had set up the "special box" downstairs in the basement for us to watch the events. It was a dinky black and white TV, but just being to watch the PPVs back then was such a treat. As a fifth grader, you were the official SH*T if you came into school on Monday morning and knew what happened at the PPV. My friends would bribe me with gum and candy for spoilers sometimes no joke.
I conveniently never told them how terrified I was of Kane.
What a turbulent time in the WWF. And to think the Montreal Screwjob was just lurking around the corner.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Oct 5, 2017 16:18:39 GMT -5
I was just about to make a similar thread about it being twenty years since Brian Pillman passed away. Time does indeed fly. In about a year and a half we'll be talking about the twenty year anniversary of Owen's tragic death. That just sounds almost impossible to me. Pillman as an in-ring performer and the entire "Loose Cannon" persona was way before its time. The guy was flying around the ring before the term Cruiserweight was even a thing in WCW. He was cutting crazy promos and stirring up controversy before any "Attitude Era." An absolute trailblazer in this industry who seems to never get the credit he deserves. I also believe he could have been a brilliant manager or heel color commentator in the style of Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura. He showed how good he was those few times he worked Shotgun Saturday Night. Too smart for his own good, the guy was razor sharp. I still wear my "Pillman 9mm" shirt with pride and people sometimes come up to me at shows just to compliment it. It makes me happy to know more people realize how good Brian Pillman was. As for the actual Badd Blood PPV, I remember leaving a cousin's party to go home and watch it at home. My dad had set up the "special box" downstairs in the basement for us to watch the events. It was a dinky black and white TV, but just being to watch the PPVs back then was such a treat. As a fifth grader, you were the official SH*T if you came into school on Monday morning and knew what happened at the PPV. My friends would bribe me with gum and candy for spoilers sometimes no joke. I conveniently never told them how terrified I was of Kane. What a turbulent time in the WWF. And to think the Montreal Screwjob was just lurking around the corner. You and I have a similar sentiment about that time period. If you weren't a fan at the time, you missed out big time. Kane, in his original form was a sight to see. I feel the first Hell In a Cell match holds up well and has aged just fine. Words can't describe how underrated Kane is. I wished it was possible to relive those moments. I feel the Fall of 1997 was when the tide was slowly turning into the WWF's favor. We may revisit those moments now and found a lot of wasted segments but back then, you wanted to watch as much wrestling as you can.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Oct 5, 2017 17:11:39 GMT -5
Happy Birthday! That In Your House PPV was pretty solid too from bottom to top for matches.
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Post by Kanenite on Oct 5, 2017 18:27:13 GMT -5
What a debut it was. Greatest debut of all time!
It's crazy to think that was 20 years ago. He's had a lot of great moments since then. Everything from 97-03, All the returns, awesome Tag Team pairings, unmasking and developing his psycho gimmick, re-masking, winning titles, his performance in the 01 Rumble, and more.
Despite not appearing yet this year, it's nice to see Kane is still apart of the WWE Family today, (over) two decades later! He's a one of a kind talent and a nice guy who I had the pleasure of randomly meeting two years ago at my local gym. Whoever said you aren't supposed to meet your heroes was stupid, as Kane was the nicest guy and really appreciated a conversation with a huge fan. I still can't believe that happened, it was no doubt the hardest I've ever marked out for something (though without showing it until afterwards).
If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't be a fan of this amazing art form. He's what got me hooked.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Oct 5, 2017 18:36:28 GMT -5
Kane deserves a great last match. They never quite treated him as well as Taker, but he deserves just as much respect. Brays already gone over him several times, maybe Finn?
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Post by The Brain on Oct 5, 2017 19:18:44 GMT -5
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since we lost Brian Pillman. What an overall great talent both in ring and on the mic. We miss you Loose Cannon.
As far as the debut of the Kane character, it definitely is one of if not the best debut in WWF/E history. So much respect for Glen Jacobs. What a career.
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Post by robbutler01 on Oct 6, 2017 12:41:04 GMT -5
20 years!! I feel old. Still a great match and easily better and more dramatic than anything that happens now. Kanes debut was brilliant. My favourite version of his character too
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Post by The Brain on Oct 6, 2017 19:58:34 GMT -5
Sad day in history as 18 years ago we lost the late great Gorilla Monsoon. For my money WWE will never have an announcer like him again. The wrestling world misses you Gino
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