Favorite WWF Coliseum Video Tape/Matches You Rented Or Owned
Jan 29, 2022 7:54:13 GMT -5
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Jan 29, 2022 7:54:13 GMT -5
I rented Survivor Series 1993 from Palmer Video in Linden, NJ at least two dozen times as a kid. Practically wore the tracking down on that tape all by myself. Many Friday nights we would eat at Pizza Hut next door then walk over afterwards to rent some movies or video games. Those weekends were what it was all about growing up as a kid in the early 90s. Even if they regularly involved renting a video game with a cool cover that either A) sucked and you knew it within the first 15 minutes of playing or B) was really hard and you got stuck within the first 15 minutes of playing. Either way, classic memories right there that I'll always appreciate.
Blockbuster was the king of video rental stores, but the one by us wasn't the best when it came to wrestling tapes. They had some of the newer PPV releases from time to time which would be a welcome surprise. The one by my grandma's house in Garwood though had a few hidden gems. It was just hard to convince my parents to let me rent anything from there because they didn't want to have to make the drive back to return it in a few days.
Baltic Video on Elizabeth Ave was the spot. When it came to older PPVs and more of the unique Coliseum Video releases, they had the best selection despite being such a small store. It was also the ONLY place that honored the infamous "Free Gift With Rental" promotion they ran back then. We got all sorts of little swag like trading cards/stickers/tattoos. The coolest thing was the Bret Hart door knocker that read "Don't Disturb: Watching Wrestling." Some of the tapes I remember being in my regular rental rotation were Supertape '92, King of the Ring 1993, Smack 'Em Whack 'Em, Bloopers, Bleeps & Bodyslams and Invasion of the Bodyslammers. The one that I definitely rented the most was Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts. When they closed for good, my brother was able to actually buy a few of these tapes which I still have today in the original clamshell. Some even still have the "Special Interests" sticker on them which always makes me laugh.
Blockbuster was the king of video rental stores, but the one by us wasn't the best when it came to wrestling tapes. They had some of the newer PPV releases from time to time which would be a welcome surprise. The one by my grandma's house in Garwood though had a few hidden gems. It was just hard to convince my parents to let me rent anything from there because they didn't want to have to make the drive back to return it in a few days.
Baltic Video on Elizabeth Ave was the spot. When it came to older PPVs and more of the unique Coliseum Video releases, they had the best selection despite being such a small store. It was also the ONLY place that honored the infamous "Free Gift With Rental" promotion they ran back then. We got all sorts of little swag like trading cards/stickers/tattoos. The coolest thing was the Bret Hart door knocker that read "Don't Disturb: Watching Wrestling." Some of the tapes I remember being in my regular rental rotation were Supertape '92, King of the Ring 1993, Smack 'Em Whack 'Em, Bloopers, Bleeps & Bodyslams and Invasion of the Bodyslammers. The one that I definitely rented the most was Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts. When they closed for good, my brother was able to actually buy a few of these tapes which I still have today in the original clamshell. Some even still have the "Special Interests" sticker on them which always makes me laugh.
