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Post by Brad on Jul 16, 2014 15:32:15 GMT -5
I'm watching this on the network as I type this. Was it just me or was the Pipers Pit segment really odd?
Usually anything Piper does is entertaining to me but that whole thing came off very awkward.
On another note I'm surprised Hulks match was only 23 minutes into the show.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jul 16, 2014 16:12:32 GMT -5
Don't forget, 23 minutes into the show WITHOUT commercials. If you were watching it when it aired, it would have been like 45 minutes into the show.
That first SNME was pretty bad in general. They had Hogan vs. Orton, which seemed weird. They should have had Hogan vs. Piper for that. It would have made the first SNME more memorable than what it is.
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Post by Brad on Jul 16, 2014 17:36:46 GMT -5
Don't forget, 23 minutes into the show WITHOUT commercials. If you were watching it when it aired, it would have been like 45 minutes into the show. That first SNME was pretty bad in general. They had Hogan vs. Orton, which seemed weird. They should have had Hogan vs. Piper for that. It would have made the first SNME more memorable than what it is. Good point. Hopefully they get better the more I watch. |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jul 16, 2014 18:09:32 GMT -5
Who was Piper's guest?
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 16, 2014 18:25:41 GMT -5
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jul 16, 2014 18:47:39 GMT -5
Yeah that Piper's Pit was a little odd. Reason why Hulk Hogan's match was so early on was cause back in those days, the main event would always come on first or second on the card because of the 11:30 time slot they had, so they almost always wanted the main event to take place before the midnight hour.
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Post by Brad on Jul 16, 2014 19:43:25 GMT -5
Yeah that Piper's Pit was a little odd. Reason why Hulk Hogan's match was so early on was cause back in those days, the main event would always come on first or second on the card because of the 11:30 time slot they had, so they almost always wanted the main event to take place before the midnight hour. Thanks for the info |
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Post by Zincdust on Jul 17, 2014 15:17:00 GMT -5
They had Hogan vs. Orton, which seemed weird. They should have had Hogan vs. Piper for that. It would have made the first SNME more memorable than what it is. Well, keep in mind that TV shows back in those days were used to generate interest (and therefore revenue) in house shows... not the other way around, like it is today. There was no way Vince was going to give away what was arguably the hottest feud of the year on free TV when people would be clamoring to see it live when the tour ran through their towns. Now that I think about it, I kinda miss those days where the majority of matches that you'd see would be Superstar VS. Jobber matches, followed by a promo where the Superstar would threaten their current feud's opponent. "Come and see them settle it once and for all (for the 20th time this month) when it comes to your neck of the woods!" |
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Post by Flair Forever on Jul 18, 2014 15:53:17 GMT -5
They had Hogan vs. Orton, which seemed weird. They should have had Hogan vs. Piper for that. It would have made the first SNME more memorable than what it is. Well, keep in mind that TV shows back in those days were used to generate interest (and therefore revenue) in house shows... not the other way around, like it is today. There was no way Vince was going to give away what was arguably the hottest feud of the year on free TV when people would be clamoring to see it live when the tour ran through their towns. Now that I think about it, I kinda miss those days where the majority of matches that you'd see would be Superstar VS. Jobber matches, followed by a promo where the Superstar would threaten their current feud's opponent. "Come and see them settle it once and for all (for the 20th time this month) when it comes to your neck of the woods!" It really has become a lost art.... "jobber matches" used to be standard. I don't think I miss that aspect, though. It was always kind of frustrating, knowing those losers weren't going to ever win.... Now, we get a "Saturday Night's Main Event" twice a week - it's called RAW and Smackdown. They really are structured almost exactly the same as SNME used to be. Which really makes them feel less "special".... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 23:07:20 GMT -5
They aired the matches out of order. They put Hogan halfway to not lose viewers. Pipers Pit was before the main event. I love all those early SNME. From the theme song to the silly skits.
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Post by mikey1974 on Jul 20, 2014 7:15:04 GMT -5
Well, keep in mind that TV shows back in those days were used to generate interest (and therefore revenue) in house shows... not the other way around, like it is today. There was no way Vince was going to give away what was arguably the hottest feud of the year on free TV when people would be clamoring to see it live when the tour ran through their towns. Now that I think about it, I kinda miss those days where the majority of matches that you'd see would be Superstar VS. Jobber matches, followed by a promo where the Superstar would threaten their current feud's opponent. "Come and see them settle it once and for all (for the 20th time this month) when it comes to your neck of the woods!" It really has become a lost art.... "jobber matches" used to be standard. I don't think I miss that aspect, though. It was always kind of frustrating, knowing those losers weren't going to ever win.... Now, we get a "Saturday Night's Main Event" twice a week - it's called RAW and Smackdown. They really are structured almost exactly the same as SNME used to be. Which really makes them feel less "special".... hell,even look at the first year of Raw. all they had were jobber matches,and every now and then you'd get thrown Taker vs Damian Demento, or Yokozuna vs Duggan, or Perfect vs Flair, or Michaels vs Jannetty...but a good 75% of the matches were star vs jobber. only towards the end of the year did the ratio become somewhat even between big matches and useless ones. it would really take the advent of Nitro for Vince to stop putting jobbers so often on his flagship program. |
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