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Post by JokerFC on Jan 4, 2019 10:51:56 GMT -5
IMO? the loudest pop ever...….its absolutely insane. Austin hadn't been out for ages or anything. Its a testament to his popularity and the effin HEAT the McMahons had.....incredible.
An incredibly important night because of what happened in WCW too....the "Fingerpoke of Doom".....they NEVER recovered.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 4, 2019 11:16:57 GMT -5
I remember this Raw like it was yesterday. Definitely the biggest pop in company history.
And to think this was a pre-taped episode but man you could tell that pop was LEGIT!
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 4, 2019 15:24:17 GMT -5
It really is man.. You can barely hear the announcers... The building is effing shaking
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Post by nibs92 on Jan 4, 2019 15:31:19 GMT -5
What a reaction. It’s sad to think but I doubt a wrestler/superstar will ever provoke such a response from the crowd again.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 4, 2019 15:38:02 GMT -5
What a reaction. It’s sad to think but I doubt a wrestler/superstar will ever provoke such a response from the crowd again. To quote Gorilla'' Highly Unlikely'' |
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 4, 2019 15:47:58 GMT -5
What a reaction. It’s sad to think but I doubt a wrestler/superstar will ever provoke such a response from the crowd again. It's incredible.... Prichard & Cornette both said they thought the building was gonna collapse. I mean... You can't even hear Cole.... |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 4, 2019 15:55:05 GMT -5
The weird thing is in that pop was that Austin's music made the fans go crazy, as loud as they could go, and then when Foley pins Rock for the WWE Title 30 seconds later, the pop somehow got louder. It was like the fans who were screaming as loud as they could, somehow found the energy to put that up higher! Just totally awesome!
It's stuff like this that shows that story lines and angles work more in wrestling than wrestling a 30 minute match. Sure, we see some amazing wrestling in NXT at the Takeover shows, but I have yet to hear a pop like that at those shows!
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 4, 2019 16:19:19 GMT -5
The weird thing is in that pop was that Austin's music made the fans go crazy, as loud as they could go, and then when Foley pins Rock for the WWE Title 30 seconds later, the pop somehow got louder. It was like the fans who were screaming as loud as they could, somehow found the energy to put that up higher! Just totally awesome! It's stuff like this that shows that story lines and angles work more in wrestling than wrestling a 30 minute match. Sure, we see some amazing wrestling in NXT at the Takeover shows, but I have yet to hear a pop like that at those shows! Great point man... |
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 4, 2019 19:57:35 GMT -5
I remember this Raw like it was yesterday. Definitely the biggest pop in company history. And to think this was a pre-taped episode but man you could tell that pop was LEGIT! Wasn't this the episode where Schiavone on Nitro said that Mick Foley was going to be the New WWF Champion and a lot of fans changed the channel from Nitro to Raw to see it happen? |
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Post by The Brain on Jan 4, 2019 20:01:58 GMT -5
I remember this Raw like it was yesterday. Definitely the biggest pop in company history. And to think this was a pre-taped episode but man you could tell that pop was LEGIT! Wasn't this the episode where Schiavone on Nitro said that Mick Foley was going to be the New WWF Champion and a lot of fans changed the channel from Nitro to Raw to see it happen? Yes sir |
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 4, 2019 20:17:58 GMT -5
20 years ago... I was 18....used to tape Raw and Nitro every Friday night over here. But in this occasion I was actually watching Raw... Incredible
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 4, 2019 20:49:47 GMT -5
What made this even more great was that the crowd got louder when Foley got the pinfall. It was insane.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Jan 4, 2019 22:30:10 GMT -5
I was 11 and will never forget it. When it comes to the loudest pops in wrestling history, this is easily featured on that Mount Rushmore.
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Post by K5 on Jan 5, 2019 12:31:17 GMT -5
it’s impossible to not get goosebumps watching that.
I can only hope wrestling returns to that level of glory again.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 12:56:51 GMT -5
What was that? I can't hear you over this pop!
Seriously though, I remember watching this as a kid and I was jumping up and down too when I heard the glass shatters. Vince's reaction, Rock selling the chair shot like he's dead and then the crowd pops again when Foley wins the title. Just an amazing moment in history.
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 5, 2019 13:02:25 GMT -5
it’s impossible to not get goosebumps watching that. I can only hope wrestling returns to that level of glory again. True story...….. When Vinnie is throwing a fit at ringside and Austin is walking away....then Austin turns and fires his cap at him.....oh man what a moment....I mark the eff out for that EVERYTIME I see it. The whole scenario was perfect booking. The crowd was delighted to see Austin turn up to prevent the injustice but it didn't take the shine offa Foleys victory at all. All the main players in WWF at the time are present too brawling. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 16:53:00 GMT -5
I watched both Raw and Nitro from 1/4/99 last night. Man did Nitro suck and man how awesome Raw was! No wonder a little over 2 years later Raw won the war! One thing I hated about the raw episode though was the Terri miscarriage angle. Idiot Russo defends it to this day saying "It's a television show bro" 😑 Of course on Nitro it was the infamous finger poke of doom that spelled wcw's haha
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 5, 2019 17:05:34 GMT -5
I just watched the Thunder after the fingerpoke... It was a Good episode that built to the next Nitro.
They could have recovered from the fingerpoke... But just wouldn't give the fans what they wanted.
It was clear the nWo was DONE with fans when Flair beat Bischoff on Nitro. People wanted to see Hogan, Nash etc get theirs after the FOD.
Just didn't happen......
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jan 5, 2019 18:02:58 GMT -5
That’s gonna put asses in seats
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Post by greenjack1992 on Jan 5, 2019 22:20:49 GMT -5
I'd also like to point out that this took place at a time when fans were content to actively support the product in spite of the at times pure garbage being broadcast. These days everyone is too cynical and entitled to invest this much into something.
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