RSS Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 The Cure for the Common Podcast makes its way to Texas for the 1997 Royal Rumble. Marvel at the neon cacti of Denim and Diamonds on Shotgun, be wowed by Stone Cold Steve Austin's amazing performance during the Royal Rumble match, and be shocked at just how quickly they set up February's In Your House PPV on Raw. [ 3:17:20 || 95.0 MB ]To listen, click here: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/acureforthecommonpodcast/episodes/cure_03.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 A while back, they released a DVD box set of all the Rumbles. When I was living on a farm with no internet at the time, I'd mainline just the Rumble matches all in a row, and the 95-99 group just felt like a chore to get through. The 97 Rumble in particular stood out so much because the company was clearly in such dire financial shape, and the roster was so thin that they had to bring in AAA guys and have others pull double duty just to round out the 30. That said, the match overperformed, mainly due to Austin. I adore pre-injury Austin as much as I hate post-injury Austin, who is probably my least favorite main eventer ever. On the topic of guys with an entourage, the best I can think of is Justin Credible. At one point he had Jason, Nicole Bass, Chastity, and a few other misfits tagging along, which instantly made him feel important. I always thought that would have been a perfect way to present Orton, just have a couple chicks and a lackey or two to follow him around. As for Sunny, if a shoot interview is to be believed, she was apparently fooling around with Bulldog at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It should be noted that this was recorded the night of CM Punk's final match, and possibly the last time Batista would get cheered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 FYI, I forget what the name is now, but that place in San Antonio still exists in the same form of a night club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 The Bart Gunn comment is gold!Also: UnderVader! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Personally, I find the whole Rumble Opener Package highly hilarious and all kinds of true irony based on how Shawn was IRL at this time, and what he'd be kayfabe character wise just 8 months from that point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Oh the HBK Irony gets worse. Wait til Episode 5-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 The mention of Goldust's painted head reminded me of this video and how precise he has gotten with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 This episode reminded me of the excitement of a Royal Rumble. I watched 2001 (my favourite) yesterday and am currently watching 2000 (my first) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 2000 is an outstanding event, my first WWF PPV as well. That Goldust video is exactly what made me think about the change in his style of facepaint. He does a much better job of it himself than makeup people did when he first showed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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