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Post by ClassicFan2 on May 1, 2024 9:30:01 GMT -5
i said it back then, it would def hav helped some. then people didnt hav to choose between the 2 and the better wwf option.
then its another night people get to watch wresting and may hv tuned in more!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 29, 2024 18:33:55 GMT -5
I don’t care for Bret/Owen I was never a big fan of Owen’s. I mean I liked him but he wasn’t even in my Top 40 let alone in my Top 3 which Bret is. But I did enjoy the feud they had. same here. just didnt get into him. but its my bros fav wrestler of all time, go figure. he was funny alot tho. gettin in front of bulldog on way out to the ring and the "im not a nugget" thing lol
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 25, 2024 20:58:42 GMT -5
Backlash 2000 is a GOAT. Possibly one of the best PPV's ever imo. It completely destroyed WM16 which was a month previous. Back in the 2000's all PPV's felt like equals and many overpowered the Big 4 in terms of quality. There was no such thing as a B-PPV in those days. Every event was special. hey, we all hav our different favs and non fav ppv's and 2000 backlash was one i didnt care for at all. wm00 was one of the worst manias for me as well.
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 25, 2024 16:38:49 GMT -5
[/quote]Where were you when we watched this on RWN last weekend??!![/quote]
i dont really have the time to do those and timing is never right either.
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 25, 2024 16:37:10 GMT -5
Nothing stood out on Backlash 2000?? really? Holy sh$t thats one of the best cards and best Main Events WWF ever produced. Austins return etc. 99 was great too & I think Backlash 99 was still going under the IYH tag and may have been the last one....Its also the best Austin vs Rock match out there. IMHO way better than WM17 because the ending damages WM17 in a critical manner. just really didnt like any of the matchups on the 2000 card, sorry. i dont really like HHH, so the main was kinda boring to me. austins return was only thing exciting on it i guess. big show vs angle only lasted 2 minutes and thats a match i wanted to see. i was kinda losing interest around 2000 and didnt like many of the stars at this time. but it pickled up again in 2001/02 for me!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 25, 2024 11:20:18 GMT -5
25 years ago today was the very 1st Backlash ppv event! they had 11 events from 1999 to 2009 before taking a hiatus until 2016. i havent seen any of the 2016 and on ones, but i did see the early ones and man there were some great matches. heres some of my fav matches from the backalsh cards: 1999- was the best of all them imo. whole card was pretty much kick ass. i enjoyed all of the matches on this card with austin/rock being the best match. 2000- nothing really stood out on this card for me 2001- benoit/angle sub match was awesome & austin/hhh vs brothers of destruction was the best 2002- lesnar detroyin jeff hardy was kinda cool, we had kick ass taker vs austin match & hollywood hogan winning the belt from HHH was SO AWESOME! 2003- lesnar/cena, kane/rvd vs dudleys, jericho/flair/hhh vs booker/nash/micheals, and a match i was so pumped for rock vs goldberg! GREAT CARD! 2004- orton/cactus hard core match & triple threat benoit/micheals/hhh match was the best matches imo 2005- hulk/micheals teaming up was the highlight of this card for me! 2006- big show vs kane & shane/vince vs micheals/god were the best matches for me here! 2007- undertaker vs batista, vince/shane/umaga vs lashley, & & the fatal 4-way cena/edge/orton/micheals were all great matches 2008- micheals vs batista, big show vs khali, & the fatal 4-way hhh/jbl/cena/orton were my fav matches here 2009- jericho vs steamboat was my fav on the card & also loved jeff hardy vs matt hardy match! so what are some of your fav matches or memories from this ppv event over the years? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_Backlash
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 24, 2024 19:56:57 GMT -5
id prob go with savage or micheals
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 22, 2024 14:51:05 GMT -5
LOVE the heels!
they make wrestling great lol
from the beginning for me in 1985 with piper, sheik/volkoff, studd/bundy, etc
so many great ones like orndorff, perfect, rude, dibiase, honkytonk, twin towers, nwo hogan, etc, etc! too many great ones to mention!
and love it even more when many turned good like piper, savage, perfect, studd, demolition, etc!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 17, 2024 20:11:51 GMT -5
1988/89 heel for me!
but i liked him as face alot too
he's a guy i neer really hated any of his gimmiks. loved him as big bubba rogers in uwf/nwa. loved him wcw and as a swat guy in late 90's wwf.
this is a great idea for ongoing threads, so do more please!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 13, 2024 20:29:42 GMT -5
Undertakers 1st good WM match here. I've said it before.. if they'd have just turned Bret & Shawn loose for 30 minutes at a high tempo it would have been incredible but instead we got 45 minutes of restholds & stalling. See Steamboat vs Rude for more evidence of this at Beach Blast 92 Warriors return was cool briefly but man it lost its shine quickly. i honestly dont know anyone can like that hour long ambien match man that was boring. yep 30 minutes with 2-3 falls each til the end woulda been epic!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 12, 2024 19:25:52 GMT -5
RIP
wasnt a huge fan but he fought some MMA/K1 matches i enjoyed
this was the highest viewed fight in MMA history:
he also fought royce gracie:
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 12, 2024 4:09:35 GMT -5
WM11 is probably the worst ever WM for me. WM13 & WM9 are up there as well. its def worst of the new gen era manias 11 & 13 are pretty rough. 12 is a little better except the hour long ambien match (14 starts the attitude era manias for me) 9 ended up not too great, but at least the matches were exciting to look forward to, the venue was sweet and card was loaded with new gen era stars i looked forward to 9 much more than 10, but 10 ended up with the better overall matches these all get a bit of pass for me tho over attitude era manais as i just loved golden/new gen eras much more! 15 & 16 werent that great either.
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 6, 2024 8:51:48 GMT -5
how the card shoulda been:
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 6, 2024 8:51:38 GMT -5
so here we hav pretty much the last golden era mania before the new generation starts up i was in jail doing a 90-day stint during this (big bloody fight at a party, many got hurt & arrested), so i didnt get to see it live, but we got to pick one tv show per week to watch and i picked wwf superstars on saturday and they were all gettin into it. it was so funny, most were like wtf is this crap when i 1st had it on, fast forward a few weeks after mania and everyone is comin up askin me about the matches/fueds and what do i think is gonna happen with warrior and that voodoo guy lol. i got em all hooked lol. even the guards were watching it with us. but back to wm8. good card, but felt less of a maina feel than all previous manias. 1st event that went from 14-15 matches (wm4,5,6,7 -wm2&3 had 12 each) down to 9 matches, which showed the lack of roster/stars from previous years. Rating - B- Matches: main event was kinda slow, but i luv hulk & sid and the build up was excellent so was still good for me. and warrior coming back was the highlight of the match piper vs hart was best match on the card and just LOVED it! title match was EXCELLENT as well and GREAT build up. this and hart/piper match put this event from a C rating to a B- for me! taker vs jake was too short for all that build up bummed no tag titlke change, but was cool seeing disasters as good guys other 4 matches were just meh so what say you on wm8 all u ham n eggers?
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 5, 2024 16:00:40 GMT -5
Good Lord! That is a truly hideous shirt even for early 90s fashion standards. 😂 Another thing that is impossible to overlook and a big reason why this show still resonates with a lot of old school fans despite the actual card not being very good, the venue is absolutely iconic. One of the most aesthetically-pleasing WrestleMania settings ever. 10/10 i think its a badass event t-shirt, but not for style or anything. but for memorabilia means its cool!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 5, 2024 15:59:37 GMT -5
I would have liked it a lot more if Hogan and Beefcake won the Tag Titles and Bret retained the WWF Title. But it is what it is. i wanted all 3 titles to change on this one. i liked monster heel yoko!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 5, 2024 15:31:03 GMT -5
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 5, 2024 15:30:26 GMT -5
well another new gen era mania during these changing times. wrestling was gettin hot, ufc was blowing up. fun times for me back then! i feel its a decent event, but i cannot stand the main event. id rather watch hulk vs sid or lt vs bigelow or taker vs sid from other manias then ever waste my life watching that boring hour long match. after a half hour an no falls some of my friends left during the match, and my dad went to bed. there was 3 of us left. card still had alot of star power and felt like a mania to me still, but lack of matches drops it a notch! Rating - C Matches: worst mania main event in history IMO. BORING is an understatement! taker vs diesel was good for a big man match. but i luv both so! piper vs goldust was best match on the card imo. cool match! loved how it went throughout the show. i was REALLY into to both guys and piper is a top 5 fav of mine LOVED & i mean LOVED warrior coming back and destroying HHH 6-man tag was a good match and i luv all the wreslers involved austin vs savio was a good match but i didnt care at all for savio vega huckter vs nacho man was hilarious tag title opener was boring to me as i really dont like either team so whats the thoughts on wm12 folks!
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 4, 2024 22:10:29 GMT -5
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Apr 4, 2024 18:37:28 GMT -5
how come epic toys got a deal with hercules but wwe cant?
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