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Providence Peep
04-23-2010, 09:52 PM
From Wikipedia:

On January 18, 1971, Sammartino lost the championship at Madison Square Garden to Ivan Koloff. The crowd was so stunned into silence that Sammartino thought his hearing had been damaged. After the pin, Koloff slowly walked across the ring while the ref raised his hand three times. The announcer came into the ring with the belt but, fearful of a riot, did not present it to Koloff. Koloff left the ring while Sammartino stayed inside to keep the crowd's attention off Koloff. As Sammartino left the ring, people started crying. Sammartino has said that the crowd's reaction disturbed him while he sat in the dressing room after the match.

How times have changed :(
Xero
04-23-2010, 09:54 PM
Marks.
CSL
04-23-2010, 09:56 PM
I'm sure Koloff/Sammartino was an absolute belter
DLVH84
04-23-2010, 11:22 PM
I've followed pro wrestling consistently since 1988. I've seen a lot of good things and a lot of bad things. I also use the internet to watch a lot of classic matches, in which I show a lot of appreciation for.

I prefer Wrestling over Sports Entertainment any day.
CSL
04-23-2010, 11:28 PM
Wrestling in 1988 was still sports entertainment, only better sports entertainment. 'Wrestling' from that Buddy Rogers-type era died out for a reason, mainly because for the most part it was boring as fuck.
Ol Dirty Dastard
04-24-2010, 12:03 AM
Meh 1988 the WWF wasn't THAT great. The workrate was usually not the best since guys were usually wrestlig like 2 matches a night every night, methinks. Could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's the case. Also since everyone was high on coke, it effected things.
Razzamajazz
04-24-2010, 01:03 AM
so people crying after a loss a long time ago = marks, but when shawn michaels loses people crying = true fans?
CSL
04-24-2010, 01:10 AM
No, super marks.
tjmidnight420
04-24-2010, 03:47 AM
Also since everyone was high on coke, it effected things.

:lol:
Droford
04-24-2010, 04:09 AM
Do people over in Japan still sit silently during matches? That weirded me out the couple of times I saw it.
DLVH84
04-24-2010, 05:47 PM
Do people over in Japan still sit silently during matches? That weirded me out the couple of times I saw it.

Yes, the Japanese crowds are very quiet. Every once in a while, they would react to a big move, victory, or even a clean break.
KayfabeMan
04-24-2010, 06:19 PM
Yeah, Bruno losing was a moment that both he and Ivan have described as eerie.

The guy is still the best.