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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 15, 2023 14:13:32 GMT -5
Anyone else love the atmosphere of the Hog/Road Wild events? Just re-watched the 1997 and 1998 shows and the unique look/atmosphere is a breath of fresh air for sure, especially compared to todays events that all look identical. Yeah, WCW didn’t make a live gate off this event but the look adds to the show IMo.
Anyone hope a company would do something unique like this today, even as a one-off show?
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jan 15, 2023 14:14:48 GMT -5
I loved the look of it but from all the talent stories the shows were an absolute disaster on the talent.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2023 14:33:14 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Jan 15, 2023 15:31:32 GMT -5
What I remember best from the shows is def the outdoor setting there in Sturgis.Awesome sight for sure
The best show is 96 as you had Rey/Dragon,Naitch/Eddie,Hall/Nash/Sting/Luger and Benoit/Malenko.Plus this show is infamous for Bobby Heenan being HAMMERED lol
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Post by tmnt316 on Jan 15, 2023 19:09:42 GMT -5
What I remember best from the shows is def the outdoor setting there in Sturgis.Awesome sight for sure The best show is 96 as you had Rey/Dragon,Naitch/Eddie,Hall/Nash/Sting/Luger and Benoit/Malenko.Plus this show is infamous for Bobby Heenan being HAMMERED lol Agree. Remember Dusty losing it when Bobby said look at the sea of heads😄 |
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 15, 2023 20:23:09 GMT -5
What I remember best from the shows is def the outdoor setting there in Sturgis.Awesome sight for sure The best show is 96 as you had Rey/Dragon,Naitch/Eddie,Hall/Nash/Sting/Luger and Benoit/Malenko.Plus this show is infamous for Bobby Heenan being HAMMERED lol Agreed with 96 being the best. 98 wasn’t too bad either. Mysterio/Psychosis, Saturn/Raven/Kanyon, Jericho/Jueventude, and the Battle Royal were all fun. |
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Post by jason88cubs on Jan 15, 2023 20:31:23 GMT -5
Loved it. It was something different and fun. Plus a outdoor show in the summer? Hell yes
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Post by The Brain on Jan 15, 2023 20:49:41 GMT -5
What I remember best from the shows is def the outdoor setting there in Sturgis.Awesome sight for sure The best show is 96 as you had Rey/Dragon,Naitch/Eddie,Hall/Nash/Sting/Luger and Benoit/Malenko.Plus this show is infamous for Bobby Heenan being HAMMERED lol Agreed with 96 being the best. 98 wasn’t too bad either. Mysterio/Psychosis, Saturn/Raven/Kanyon, Jericho/Jueventude, and the Battle Royal were all fun. Instead of him in the match, Goldberg shouldve defended the belt at this show. Opponent wise, give em Hogan in the rematch Put Giant or any other NWO member in the Leno tag match |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2023 21:40:32 GMT -5
What I remember best from the shows is def the outdoor setting there in Sturgis.Awesome sight for sure The best show is 96 as you had Rey/Dragon,Naitch/Eddie,Hall/Nash/Sting/Luger and Benoit/Malenko.Plus this show is infamous for Bobby Heenan being HAMMERED lol Agreed with 96 being the best. 98 wasn’t too bad either. Mysterio/Psychosis, Saturn/Raven/Kanyon, Jericho/Jueventude, and the Battle Royal were all fun. 96 was the best one, but all 4 were good imo |
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Post by K5 on Jan 15, 2023 22:58:02 GMT -5
yeah, the natural lighting and stage structure were a really cool feature.
I really enjoyed them. had a different atmosphere.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 16, 2023 0:17:40 GMT -5
The 1996 show was the best show they ever did.
Not only did you get a solid 3 hour PPV of great matches, the 2 hours before hand aired live on TBS for WCW Saturday Night. So fans watching that got to see the first 5 minutes free since WCW Saturday Night ran 6:05 - 8:05.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 16, 2023 1:07:29 GMT -5
Agreed with 96 being the best. 98 wasn’t too bad either. Mysterio/Psychosis, Saturn/Raven/Kanyon, Jericho/Jueventude, and the Battle Royal were all fun. Instead of him in the match, Goldberg shouldve defended the belt at this show. Opponent wise, give em Hogan in the rematch Put Giant or any other NWO member in the Leno tag match Agreed on this, but considering what we got I still enjoyed it outside of Nash randomly eliminating himself to go after Hall (came off as Nash not wanting to put someone over, even in a Battle Royal to me). |
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Post by ¡Twist Of 45 and 47! on Jan 16, 2023 3:25:39 GMT -5
It was unique and really set it apart from your standard PPV. But at the same time, how many of the bikers in attendance were actually wrestling fans?
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Post by PJ on Jan 16, 2023 6:43:03 GMT -5
They were unique settings being outside. Which were a nice change of pace. From what I remember I think I liked the look/atmosphere of all of WCW’s outside shows.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Jan 16, 2023 10:14:47 GMT -5
It shouldn't have been a PPV. It should have been a taped Nitro. It took a pay perview event away from real fans
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 16, 2023 11:40:30 GMT -5
It was unique and really set it apart from your standard PPV. But at the same time, how many of the bikers in attendance were actually wrestling fans? The majority of them were probably waiting for Stone Cold to come out. Luckily the majority of them likely being intoxicated for most of, if not all of the event helped create a fun atmosphere. |
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 17, 2023 15:02:47 GMT -5
Yeah I thought this felt very different (in a good way)than anything else being done at the time....Enjoyable and yeah 1996 RW was a blast.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 19, 2023 22:02:28 GMT -5
Just finished my re-watch of Road Wild 1999. Sting/Sid is a hidden gem from that era. Is it a five star classic? No, but considering the era was full of gimmick matches and dirty finishes from both WCW and the WWF, it was a nice surprise to get a hard hitting, clean finish from two main eventers.
Rest of the show is meh outside of Benoit/DDP, but Sting/Sid is recommended.
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Post by The Brain on Jan 19, 2023 22:06:09 GMT -5
Just finished my re-watch of Road Wild 1999. Sting/Sid is a hidden gem from that era. Is it a five star classic? No, but considering the era was full of gimmick matches and dirty finishes from both WCW and the WWF, it was a nice surprise to get a hard hitting, clean finish from two main eventers. Rest of the show is meh outside of Benoit/DDP, but Sting/Sid is recommended. Yeah I liked the fact Sid won clean in that one. He got a nice push during this time. I enjoyed it |
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 19, 2023 22:16:08 GMT -5
Just finished my re-watch of Road Wild 1999. Sting/Sid is a hidden gem from that era. Is it a five star classic? No, but considering the era was full of gimmick matches and dirty finishes from both WCW and the WWF, it was a nice surprise to get a hard hitting, clean finish from two main eventers. Rest of the show is meh outside of Benoit/DDP, but Sting/Sid is recommended. Yeah I liked the fact Sid won clean in that one. He got a nice push during this time. I enjoyed it Having not watched this show in years, I had forgotten Sid got the win so it was a nice surprise. Always been a Sid fan and loved his run during this time. The win made sense for him too as he was being built for a feud with Goldberg (that was also a solid feud considering where WCW was at that point). |
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