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One of the dumbest things in professional wrestling was the nWo having "their own" referee.
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Since Covid-19 has forced me home, I decided to get the WWE Network. I'm watching old WWF/WWE and WCW PPV's. I'm up to 1996 Summerslam. I'm going to start doing some reviews.
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Wrestlemania 1
There's honestly nothing special about this. The matches were good, and the pomp and circumstance was also there, but it was more about setting the tone for what grew into the biggest PPV ever. It's all the more of an interesting PPV given the documentary on Dr. D last night. I can understand why guys committed to kayfabe would hate it, but at the same time, I don't think those guys saw the larger picture that bringing in celebrities was probably what helped the most. Had they understood that better, guys like Dr. D wouldn't have to bounty hunt.
There's honestly nothing special about this. The matches were good, and the pomp and circumstance was also there, but it was more about setting the tone for what grew into the biggest PPV ever. It's all the more of an interesting PPV given the documentary on Dr. D last night. I can understand why guys committed to kayfabe would hate it, but at the same time, I don't think those guys saw the larger picture that bringing in celebrities was probably what helped the most. Had they understood that better, guys like Dr. D wouldn't have to bounty hunt.
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I was really digging AEW until the empty arena shows. Its crazy because the quality of action hasn't really dwindled... I just didn't realize how much the crowd factors into the excitement until now.
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The empty arenas are a turn off for sure. The excitement of the crowd really helps
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I need to watch the Dr. D documentary.
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You should. I'm sure it's on demand. The entire Dark Side of the Ring series has been awesome. This season especially.
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The Wrestling Classic
WWE's second PPV. Maybe a little lesser known, but a really cool idea. It was a tournament that they apparently used to push a few wrestlers forward. 14 matches in the tournament, which sounds like a ton, but they were pretty quick matches. Junk Yard Dog won the championship over Randy Savage, but it was by a countout. Not sure what's up with that, but it's a general criticism I have in a lot of early PPVs put on by both companies. I get the DQ win, but countout seems pretty cheap, especially if it's your Main Event.
Hogan and Piper were also on the card separate from the tournament. This one was a DQ winner. I never understood Piper being a heel. I always liked him.
WWE's second PPV. Maybe a little lesser known, but a really cool idea. It was a tournament that they apparently used to push a few wrestlers forward. 14 matches in the tournament, which sounds like a ton, but they were pretty quick matches. Junk Yard Dog won the championship over Randy Savage, but it was by a countout. Not sure what's up with that, but it's a general criticism I have in a lot of early PPVs put on by both companies. I get the DQ win, but countout seems pretty cheap, especially if it's your Main Event.
Hogan and Piper were also on the card separate from the tournament. This one was a DQ winner. I never understood Piper being a heel. I always liked him.
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Taker has been making the media rounds. Fantastic stuff so far.
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Watched Summer Slam 92 onFox Sports last night. Man was that fun.
Michaels in the no face punch match plus Savage and Ultimate Warrior going at it.
Michaels in the no face punch match plus Savage and Ultimate Warrior going at it.
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WWE is borderline unwatchable. AEW has bad moments but has more entertainment value
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Guess I forgot to keep going with my reviews.
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I mean you are talking different things. AEW is watching a minor league ball team trying to entertain fans. WWE is a mlb ball club that is looking to expand profits. They arent even the same realm.
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I illegally streamed the Royal Rumble. Main event was pretty good. Although the Orton re-entry/ elimination was entirely predictable.
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How can you apply that metric when the "minor league team" is available in more houses than the "pro club"?
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Thoughts? I re-watched the 92 Rumble last night. Good rumble but didn't seem special. Heenan was brilliant on the mike, weird watching Michaels being a mid-card talent, and holy shit was their ever some bad gimmicks--Repo Man, Haiku(or whatever), Barbarian, etc. Several participants have already passed away-Bulldog, Piper, Savage, Volkoff, Snuka, Hercules, Boss Man. Flair was his usual self but some of these contestants couldn't sell anything.
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That pop for Cena can rival Hogan and Austin! Fans in the stands make wrestling so much better/ What a reaction. I marked out and I knew it was coming. What a fucking reaction
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I was gonna say rivaled HHH surprise return from quad injury in early 2000s. But all good comparisons.
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Shane got a good pop a few years ago too.
