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Post by The Brain on Dec 7, 2022 17:49:06 GMT -5
SStampede 94 backstage shots
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Post by tmnt316 on Dec 7, 2022 18:21:16 GMT -5
SStampede 94 backstage shots It ranks pretty high on my list of WCW PPV's.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 7, 2022 18:25:07 GMT -5
Yeah that and Slamboree 94 are fantastic shows
End of an era for the company before Hogan and his BS came in
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Post by tmnt316 on Dec 7, 2022 18:38:36 GMT -5
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Post by Grenouille on Dec 7, 2022 20:42:56 GMT -5
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Post by Grenouille on Dec 7, 2022 20:45:32 GMT -5
Frankie was not afraid a nobody. Classic Pit.
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Post by tmnt316 on Dec 7, 2022 21:50:44 GMT -5
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Post by jason1980s on Dec 7, 2022 23:07:41 GMT -5
Should’ve happened years before it actually did. I never understood what happened with this big gold belt in mid to late 93. Barry was the champ, Flair beat him and was champ and the belt was still called NWA? Then at some point Rude beat Flair and either shortly before, during or after the feud the belt was called the International title and wasn't recognized like the normal NWA belt? Am I correct? To me, it stunk having Barry as the second to last match right before Vader with the WCW title given the history of NWA. But I guess they had gotten away from NWA over the last few years. Also, was NWA big gold gone a few years and just brought back in late 92?
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Post by drifter on Dec 8, 2022 0:34:32 GMT -5
Should’ve happened years before it actually did. I never understood what happened with this big gold belt in mid to late 93. Barry was the champ, Flair beat him and was champ and the belt was still called NWA? Then at some point Rude beat Flair and either shortly before, during or after the feud the belt was called the International title and wasn't recognized like the normal NWA belt? Am I correct? To me, it stunk having Barry as the second to last match right before Vader with the WCW title given the history of NWA. But I guess they had gotten away from NWA over the last few years. Also, was NWA big gold gone a few years and just brought back in late 92? WCW was still a member of the NWA until September of 93 when they withdrew their membership. There was also a court battle between WCW and the NWA, and while WCW couldn't use the NWA name for the title they did retain the rights to the physical belt. For a time they called it just the World Heavyweight title, and then the International Title. Then Flair would unify it with the WCW World title, and the Big Gold became the WCW World Title.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 8, 2022 1:38:29 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 8, 2022 4:20:20 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 8, 2022 4:32:52 GMT -5
Baba vs Gorilla MSG shot circa June 74
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Post by The Brain on Dec 8, 2022 4:35:56 GMT -5
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 8, 2022 10:21:32 GMT -5
Yeah that and Slamboree 94 are fantastic shows End of an era for the company before Hogan and his BS came in It's a shame that Bischoff fired Ventura shortly after this, him in the booth with Heenan ragging on Hogan during these days would have been fun. I also wonder what side he would have played during the NWO days, would he have switched and booed Hogan because it was Hogan, or would he have stayed heel and aligned with Hogan because now he was playing dirty... Would have been fun to witness.
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 8, 2022 10:32:44 GMT -5
It's funny, they brought Savage in, and he started dissing Hogan right away, but then they never did anything with it except a couple of house shows. But then I heard a shoot video from Bundy years ago, he said that Hogan's WrestleMania 2 opponent was down to him and Savage, Bundy eventually won out. But even though they did nothing with the feud at the time, Savage dissing Hogan right away made the Mega Powers formation a bigger deal; there was always the thought of can Hogan trust Savage. Then, after a while, you completely forgot about that and believed these two were the best of friends, which made Savage's turn even more shocking. It ended up being the best thing in the long run that Savage didn't work with Hogan right away, that he got the time to cement himself as the IC champion and a top player in the WWF before working with Hogan.
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Post by AndrewR85 on Dec 8, 2022 13:19:21 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 8, 2022 15:40:42 GMT -5
Yeah that and Slamboree 94 are fantastic shows End of an era for the company before Hogan and his BS came in It's a shame that Bischoff fired Ventura shortly after this, him in the booth with Heenan ragging on Hogan during these days would have been fun. I also wonder what side he would have played during the NWO days, would he have switched and booed Hogan because it was Hogan, or would he have stayed heel and aligned with Hogan because now he was playing dirty... Would have been fun to witness. Gotta think like Heenan he would stay true to ripping on em. I could imagine the fun he wouldve had during the Dungeon of Doom stuff. All interesting stuff we missed out on with his exit.Shame
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Post by tmnt316 on Dec 8, 2022 15:55:25 GMT -5
Dad joke incoming...
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Post by AndrewR85 on Dec 8, 2022 15:58:49 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 8, 2022 16:12:13 GMT -5
''Help me, help me I've had it.The WWF Champion is kicking my butt. HELP ME!''
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