Missy Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 So Nitro #5 has an amazing match between Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero, but most of it is unseen because the cameras cut to the back to focus on Hogan getting out of a limo to rant about The Giant. *sigh* Fucking Hogan. Yeah, I get that they can only cram so much into 45 minutes, but cutting away from the best match on the card is bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Is there real heat between Flair and Pillman? Thus far, their two interactions have seemed rather stiff in places. Sabu age 30 is crisp and frightening. As Dubs said on DDT, Sabu should die a millionaire. Oh man, Chris Benoit is about to debut. Having had his mustache shaved in the previous episode, Hogan is dressed in all black, shoots on WWE / Vince for a moment, and is intense. I assume we're seeing shades of nWo Hogan. Tell me we're not going to get a Disco Inferno / Hawk feud. Mr. JL has debuted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 No this aint nWo, this is the Darkside of Hulkamania, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Somewhat not so randomly, I've been (very) slowly watching the G1 from 2015. Only 3 days in, so it will take a while. Watching shows without commentary so just odd. But that is not the main takeaway so far. No that would be that I hate the High Fly Flow. Hatred. Love a good Frog Splash, HATE the High Fly Flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Chris Benoit officially debuted, having a singles match with Eddie then a tag match that paired Benoit with Dean Malenko and Eddie with Mr. JL. Thanks to these two matches, Nitro picks up tremendously. It goes from an overstuffed 45-minute wrestling program to exciting, must-watch TV. The crowd is hot for these cruiserweights, which primes them for the rest of the show. Whenever Eric Bischoff throws to Steve McMichael on camera, you can see the former wince. That said, McMichael is getting better, but I'm still not high on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 This is probably a good place to advertise that I'm now doing a lot of wrestling booking over at my Youtube channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I am legit laughing out loud at Savage's interview with Mean Gene during Halloween Havoc '95. "Your mustache is crooked!" "Your beard is a little sideways." It's like watching a muppets sketch. Savage is a coked-up Cookie Monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dread Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 RD Reynolds' THE DEATH OF WCW is fucking savage! Since continental drift is faster than Kevin Nash on foot, he didn't make it to the ring in time (to rescue Hogan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I love that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 29 minutes ago, Kscriv said: I love that book. Fuck. The back half of it is so goddamned vicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 After signing Tank Abbott "and deciding they didn't waste enough money that week, they signed rapper Master P to the tune of 200K per appearance, the total being 1.2 million dollars." Vince Russo hasn't. Even. Started. Working. For. Them. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I have re-read Death of WCW at least a dozen times. One of my favorite books ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 16 hours ago, The Master said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I assume that's a dailymotion video? For some reason I can't see them on my work laptop. I saw them yesterday, so maybe I got busted. Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 3 hours ago, D.W. said: I have re-read Death of WCW at least a dozen times. One of my favorite books ever. Have you read the revised and expanded edition? Been debating getting the audiobook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 13 minutes ago, Professor said: Have you read the revised and expanded edition? Been debating getting the audiobook. I got the audio book of the expanded version for free, but I can't really do audio books, so I'll be looking to get another hardcover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 The revise and expanded is what I'm reading but I don't know what's new and what isn't other than the last chunk. The author is burying TNA as well. Pretty brutal. Edit: so the end is just listing all the stupid shit that TNA did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Also, anyone know why I can't load dailymotion videos? It's not at work. It's at home too, on two separate computers. Weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Dread said: The revise and expanded is what I'm reading but I don't know what's new and what isn't other than the last chunk. The author is burying TNA as well. Pretty brutal. Edit: so the end is just listing all the stupid shit that TNA did. Most of the parts involving TNA, as well as the "Lesson not Learned" segments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Almost all the way through watching WSX just today and it really carries the ECW aesthetic well past the point where the ECW brand had been necro-raped by WWE. Pretty solid old timers and new guys. Also: there's a Lucha Underground alumni or two in every episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 In kayfabe: How the fuck is Hulk Hogan a face? Never mind the dirty back-rakes and eye-pokes, he is a whiny asshole. Sure, yeah, the ref messed up the final call of World War 3 '95, but instead of accepting his loss with grace -- like everyone else did, face and heel alike -- he pantomimes how he was screwed over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again like a punk, thus overshadowing Randy Savage's win. Beyond not getting how his character is a face, the man is a dick; he keeps stepping in front of the camera every single time Savage is meant to be in focus. It's fucking infuriating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Dread said: Almost all the way through watching WSX just today and it really carries the ECW aesthetic well past the point where the ECW brand had been necro-raped by WWE. Pretty solid old timers and new guys. Also: there's a Lucha Underground alumni or two in every episode. It is absolutely the precursor to LU. Same mix of PWG Indy guys (Cross, Evans etc) luchadores and older ex wwf/wcw guys. All it lacks is the aesthetic and storytelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 hour ago, The Master said: In kayfabe: How the fuck is Hulk Hogan a face? Never mind the dirty back-rakes and eye-pokes, he is a whiny asshole. Sure, yeah, the ref messed up the final call of World War 3 '95, but instead of accepting his loss with grace -- like everyone else did, face and heel alike -- he pantomimes how he was screwed over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again like a punk, thus overshadowing Randy Savage's win. Beyond not getting how his character is a face, the man is a dick; he keeps stepping in front of the camera every single time Savage is meant to be in focus. It's fucking infuriating. Because Hogan is a heel IRL. Just took people a while to catch on. I absolutely know what you mean, and frankly the backlash was present and building by 95. He sorely needed that heel turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Yeah, in the weeks leading up to WW3 '95, he was clearly getting booed. It'll be interesting to see how he acts on Nitro and the shows leading up to Starcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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