network day, what are ya watchin

[NormanSmiley]

thoughts, observations, recommendations?

[NormanSmiley]

finishing ww3 1996, what a shitshow this was

[Seth82]

I'm watching Starrcade '86: Night of the Skywalkers

I've honestly never seen the entire broadcast before, just the one hour home video version.

I can't believe how good it looks for being 28 years old. WWE really does a great job in taking care of the old footage and preserving it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Watched a bit of Starrcade 97, One Night Stand 05 and watching the "live" WrestleMania 1 right now.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'm watching Doink the Clown v. Koko B. Ware from a Raw in 1993. All of that content, and this is where I am.

[NormanSmiley]

do you think it ever bothers Vince that the lowest days of WWE ratings wise was when he became the play by play man? think it crushes his ego that gorilla and brain and jesse were adored then he stunk up the joint , then he turns It over to JR and boom biggest boom in business history?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Money in the Bank 2011. Yes.

[Anybody Thrilla]

This whole show was just so good.

[Dark One]

I started with King of the Ring 2000.

I realized I made a terrible mistake as soon as I saw the "epic" video package for the Brisco / Patterson Evening Gown match.

Thank God for Crash Holly and Hardcore 24/7.

[Kingofdaswing]

I'm watching nothing, because apparently, Canada is a third world country.

[Droford]

Raw PR show in 6 minutes

[el bobbo]

I just watched the end of Wrestlemania I. Those chicks were all over Liberace, man...

[dronepool]

WM1 now Pre-show

[FourFifty]

The pre raw show isn't loading. #Refund

[Droford]

I'm watching it

[FourFifty]

Maybe Vince just hates Jews.

[Fenix122]

Damien Sandown relegated from money in the bank winner to wrestling on superstars

[Droford]

Superstars -- Kofi wrestles Sandow

[Droford]

This makes zero sense..let's show the match were taping for Thursday

[teamXtremist]

Survivor series 1988

[Seth82]

watching ECW Guilty As Charged 2001 right now.

the dubbed music in place of RATM's Renegades of Funk in the opening video is pretty good.

they actually use an actual song that they likely got for cheaper than RATM's and not some crappy production theme.

[Shisen Kopf]

Halloween Havoc 92...really good

[Corndad]

Just watched 1998 World War 3 on commercial break from Raw. lol

[Nicky Fives]

I'm watching nothing, because apparently, Canada is a third world country.

[Seth82]

I'm watching Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

for being as old as it is, it looks fantastic! I am still blown away at the picture quality on all these old classic shows that WWE preserved.

Ha! Earl Hebner is a referee here and he had hair back then.

[KaosDarksol]

Vengeance 2007... Yeah that ppv...

[KaosDarksol]

just watched vince's limo blow up

[Droford]

Mayhem 99 is TV PG w/ suggestive dialog and Benoit wrestled twice and almost won the title, so thinking they haven't figured the rating thing out

[Droford]

I totally forgot WCW was bringing back Glacier at the end of 2000..

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Mayhem 99 is TV PG w/ suggestive dialog and Benoit wrestled twice and almost won the title, so thinking they haven't figured the rating thing out

was there no "fictional character" warning?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

This makes zero sense..let's show the match were taping for Thursday

it doesn't even air on TV in America. So nothing is lost.

[Seth82]

Ha! Vladimir the Super Fan is shown in the intro for WWE Old School.

Whatever happened to ol' Vladimir?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

They cut him after the Santino/Kozlov team got boring. He got his leg broken and released on the same day.

[Fignuts]

Watching the first Survivor Series.

Hercules was awful.

[Fignuts]

But Gorilla/ventura commentary is awesome.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

They need to have some sort of chat and it'll be perfect.

[Juan]

Just finished watching Unforgiven 2008

[Droford]

was there no "fictional character" warning?
No

[Fignuts]

lol Ventura talking about how he got Arnold the job in HIS movie, The Running Man.

[Fignuts]

oh shit, jumping bomb angels in the womens match

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just finished watching Unforgiven 2008

If I could be serious for a moment...

I don't think WWE would have even considered this network if not for streamers on justin.tv and wherever else.

So thanks Juan (and everybody else who streamed on JTV) for streaming as long as you did and putting up with getting banned and computer resources it took to stream.

[Fignuts]

Even at the first survivor series, Moolah looks ancient.

[Seth82]

watching WCCW TV from 1982.

Kabuki was so freaking awesome for his time in 1982.

http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/i3/530c5aef63be94-17514743

http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/i3/530c5b5874f555-12722369

[Fignuts]

Yeah, watched that Kabuki match. Dude was money.

Also holy shit 20 man survivor series match.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah they do that in the first two Survivor Series.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

About to watch the first ever episode of Smackdown.

[Juan]

If I could be serious for a moment...

I don't think WWE would have even considered this network if not for streamers on justin.tv and wherever else.

So thanks Juan (and everybody else who streamed on JTV) for streaming as long as you did and putting up with getting banned and computer resources it took to stream.

You're welcome ;)

[Seth82]

haha Flair was so awesome and cocky talking to Kerry Von Erich.

Still have to wonder how the hell Bugsy McGraw ever got booked anywhere. He does nothing to entertain me and is boring. He's this grown up manchild who is fat and hairy.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Ah crap its the first episode of the Smackdown run and not the special pilot episode :(

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

haha Flair was so awesome and cocky talking to Kerry Von Erich.

Still have to wonder how the hell Bugsy McGraw ever got booked anywhere. He does nothing to entertain me and is boring. He's this grown up manchild who is fat and hairy.

Probably a holdover from the era where TV wasn't widespread and image wasn't everything.

Sort of like how Pitbull Pitman didn't fit in WCW after Nitro started up.

[Fignuts]

lol yeah, lotta beer guts in the territories.

[Skippord]

Watching World War 3 from 1995 and it is ridiculous

Hulk Hogan just said he wants to be Sting's friend forever and then Marc Mero was talking about following your dreams

[Skippord]

also I forgot how many matches in WCW ended with punches in the face with chains on people's hands

[Skippord]

Gonna log on to compuserve to chat about this

[voncouch]

Last night I was watching Tuesday Night In Texas. Jake Roberts vs Randy Savage is one of my favorite feuds of all time, awesome to relive the slap to Elizabeth.

[voncouch]

I logged on today and the first thing I see is the Repo Man stealing Macho's hat. I'm in heaven.

[Schlomey]

I haven't checked to see for myself but what about the Benoit tribute RAW...has it been posted? Do you think it will?


Currently watching the stream of Flair vs Perfect - Loser Leaves Town Match from RAW.

[NormanSmiley]

starting SS 98 this morning.

laughing at what a great heel Vince was, introducing Duane Gill.

God damn do I still hate Xpac and Jarrett with a passion

[BigCrippyZ]

Haven't been able to enjoy any of the video on demand content on my PS3 yet. It usually either gives an error or loads only the rating/warning. The few times it has worked, it's been an unwatchable repeat of a few seconds of video followed by 1+ minute of frozen lag time.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Jericho has a Y2J theme at Halloween Havoc 98. I understand why, but it just looks funny.

[Malfeitor]

Just watched Cesaro vs Sami Zayn on NXT. So fucking rad.

[Droford]

Wcw fall brawl 2000's opening used wcw action figures to recreate the buildup..I guess they were broke

[Seth82]

I'm watching the clusterfuck that was WCW Great American Bash 2000.

This features the infamous Goldberg heel turn.

[Droford]

Watching Greed, somebody explain why Jason Jett aka Ez Money couldn't get a job in WWE..I remembered him from ECW, totally forgot he was in WCW for their last month.

[KaosDarksol]

I haven't checked to see for myself but what about the Benoit tribute RAW...has it been posted? Do you think it will?


Currently watching the stream of Flair vs Perfect - Loser Leaves Town Match from RAW.

Don't think it's on there and don't think it will be. Personally I would love the Eddie memorial shows. What the network needs is chapters if I want to watch a single match from a ppv I should be able to go straight to it

[Seth82]

Watching Greed, somebody explain why Jason Jett aka Ez Money couldn't get a job in WWE..I remembered him from ECW, totally forgot he was in WCW for their last month.

WWE picked him up after they bought WCW. He was sent down to HWA Developmental to train. They ended up releasing him in July 2002.

He ended up retiring from active competition around 2003. He now makes tights and boots for other wrestlers. He once in awhile does put on the tights and wrestle.

[Fignuts]

Whatta ya buyin?

[Vastardikai]

Watching Halloween Havoc '91. Despite all the camp, the greatest thing ever:

Bobby Eaton (carrying a pumpkin): "I'm going to celebrate, I just won a match"

Van Hammer is fucking horrible.

[Droford]

WWE picked him up after they bought WCW. He was sent down to HWA Developmental to train. They ended up releasing him in July 2002.

He ended up retiring from active competition around 2003. He now makes tights and boots for other wrestlers. He once in awhile does put on the tights and wrestle.

It bugged me they didn't do anything with him outside of shuffling him off to developmental, that's my point. I know 2001/2 was a different time but I think he could have been used..

Also anytime anyone berates Van Hammer I have to mention he ran a wrestling school near me for a while. Of all the people to run one...

[Fignuts]

Watching Royal Rumble 2000

[Fignuts]

My god, the things I would do to 2000 Terri Runnels.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Watching WrestleMania 29. When Chris Christie could have been President.

[Frank Drebin]

First thing watched was Halloween Havoc 1998 (?). The one where Goldberg vs. DDP got cut off. Opening match is Raven vs. Jericho.

Next on the list is probably SummerSlam (92?), "Match made in heaven and a match made in hell" First ppv I ever watched.

[Corndad]

Survivor Series 1990. Man I wished they would go all teams again and have a Sole Survior Match at the end with all the winners. That was the tits.

[Droford]

Survivor Series 2012 -- The shield just attacked Ryback!

[Skippord]

watching Bash at the Beach 1996 and John Tenta is wrestling the Big Bossman in a sock full of silver dollars on a pole match and the pole is way too tall

oh WCW

[Skippord]

so far in this match there has been a low blow, a belt whipping/beating and taping John Tenta's arm to the ropes

#NODQ apparently

[Skippord]

also instead of a sock it looks way more like a condom filled with silver dollars

[Fenix122]

Starrcade 86...and right now Zeb Colter is tagging with bobby jaggers(RIP)

[NormanSmiley]

was zeb a decent wrestler or never that good?

[Seth82]

was zeb a decent wrestler or never that good?

I liked Dutch Mantell. He was a good brawler imo.

He was awesome in the old Memphis territory as both face and heel. He pretty much homesteaded for most of his career in Memphis.

This was a good segment with him and Jerry Lawler from 1982.
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Here's their barbed wire match from March of 1982.

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[Fenix122]

Watching the road warriors/midnight express scaffold match....that thing looks incredibly unsafe.

[Corndad]

War Games 95. How terrible was the Dungeon of Doom lol

[NormanSmiley]

Were the Steiner bros sloppy? Watching the old raw against two jobbers and can't tell if the guys weren't athletic enough to take the suplexes well or if the steiners mailed it in or didn'tcare ? This is when Scott was when Scott was still mobile but did they have a history of being sloppy in the ring?

[Heisenberg]

They weren't sloppy to me as a kid, they were very stacked and had that collegiate wrestling look that made you look forward to their technical moves and all.

I loved the Beverly Brothers round that time too. I don't know what happened to them.

[Fox]

I'm not going to be home until May or June, but I plan on subscribing to WWE Network on my PS3 within the first hour of my arrival.

Is anyone using the WWE Network on their PS3? If so, how is it working? I assume any bugs will be mostly fixed by June.

Also, how is the interface? Is it like Netflix or something completely different? As a lover of old PPV's, I'm dying to get my hands on this thing.

Also makes me feel like a fool for having stacks and stacks of old WCW/WWF/ECW PPVs on VHS in my closet and refusing to get rid of them for years.

[Fenix122]

Watching Wrestlewar '91.....had no idea there was a WCW six man tag team championship.

[dronepool]

No Mercy 2007.

Wow its finally working...

[Seth82]

I can't wait for this to happen!

- There is talk of releasing the entire collection of older Madison Square Garden live events on the WWE Network over the next several months. Regarding new content being added to the Network, there is a time consuming process involved to get footage ready for viewing.

[Black Widow]

The 1st WWF and WCW ppv's i ever saw.

Halloween Havoc 96
Survivor Series 96

[Seth82]

I'm watching NWA Chi-Town Rumble '89.

this is the one where Steamboat wins the NWA title from Flair.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Watching Barely Legal.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just finished with a live playing of Royal Rumble 2013.

[Skippord]

watching Hog Wild 1996

could use more lovely shots of South Dakota and less retardedly loud motorcycles, and more Tony Schiavone in a denim vest and leather daddy hat

[Skippord]

Ultimo Dragon is Ultimate Dragon? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?

[Skippord]

also Schiavone totally forgets the name of the company at the beginning of the show and it is the best

[Fignuts]

Still watching Rumble 2000. Roomate using netflix last night made it unwatchable. Fucking shitty internet.

Foley vs HHH now. Great match.

[Fignuts]

Schedule of upcoming content. Psyched for more ECW TV and WCCW.

Wednesday, February 26th
9:30am, EST - Raw Replay: Episode 5, 2-14-93

Thursday, February 27th
8:30am, EST - Raw Replay: Episode 5, 2-14-93
6:30pm, EST - Main Event Replay: February 25, 2014
7:30pm, EST - NXT arRival pre-show
8:00pm, EST - NXT arRival (live, 2-Hour NXT in-ring special)
10:00pm, EST - Superstars, February 26, 2014

Friday, February 28th
7:30pm, EST - Smackdown Pre-show, February 27, 2014 [That's the date it says, I know it's wrong]
10:00pm, EST - Smackdown Backstage Pass, February 27, 2014

Saturday, March 1st
2:30pm, EST - This Week in WWE (presumably episode 1)
8:00pm, EST - Beyond the Ring: Stone Cold Steve Austin

Monday, March 3rd
10:00am, EST - Raw Replay, March 21st, 1993 (Episode 10)
7:30pm, EST - Raw Pre-show, 3-3-14
10:30pm, EST - ECW Hardcore TV, 3-7-1994
11:06pm, EST - Raw Backstage Pass, 3-3-14

Tuesday, March 4th
4:00am, EST - ECW Hardcore TV, 6-6-1994
9:20am, EST - Raw Replay, 4-4-1993 (Episode 11)
10:10am, EST - Raw Replay, 4-11-1993 (Episode 12)
9:00pm, EST - Wrestlemania Rewind (Hogan vs. Andre)
10:00pm, EST - Countdown (Best Entrances)

Wednesday, March 5th
6:00am, EST - WCCW, 10-14-82
6:50am, EST - WCCW, 11-10-82
7:40am, EST - WCCW, 12-1-82
10:10am, EST - Raw Replay, 4-18-1993 (Episode 13)
7:45pm, EST - Old School, 10-20-1984 from Maple Leaf Gardens
8:45pm, EST - Raw Replay (Best of Raw?), 3-25-2001 [Vince buys WCW]

Thursday, March 6th
9:18am, EST - Raw Replay, 4-26-1993 (Episode 14)
10:05am, EST - Raw Replay, 5-2-1993 (Episode 15)
8:00pm, EST - Main Event Replay, 3-4-2014
9:00pm, EST - NXT, 3-5-2014
10:00pm, EST - Superstars, 3-5-2014
[This looks like it could be a pretty fun 3-hour block for a discussion =D]

Friday, March 7th
4:30am, EST - ECW Hardcore TV, 1-24-1994
9:56am, EST - Raw Replay, 5-9-1993 (Episode 16)
7:30pm, EST - Smackdown Pre-show, 3-7-2014
8:00pm, EST - Legends of Wrestling (Factions)
10:00pm, EST - Smackdown Backstage Pass, 3-7-2014

Saturday, March 8th
4:30am, EST - ECW Hardcore TV, 2-21-1994
5:15am, EST - ECW Hardcore TV, 4-11-1994
1:00pm, EST - Smackdown Replay, 11-10-1999 (Shane, Rock, Kane vs. DX)
2:30pm, EST - This Week in WWE, 3-7-2014
8:00pm, EST - Beyond the Ring - "Relive the life and times of a man who electrified legions of fans with his brash style, superb athleticism, and uproarious interviews."

[Skippord]

so many Tombstone Piledrivers that do not end matches in WCW

proto-ROH

[Skippord]

this is a dope ad for Sturgis

[Fignuts]

Legends roundtable on the live channel right now. So good.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

best thing wwe makes now.

[Fignuts]

Guess it's a little different as they have matches thrown in. Program is called Legends of Wrestling. Got Bill Watts vs Dick Murdoch on right now.

Another program for Seth.

[Fignuts]

Gonna watch the last few episodes of NXT in preparation of NXT Arrival. Only ever saw a few matches here and there from NXT. Gonna dive into it now that I've got the network.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Pissed I have to work til 9 tomorrow going to miss most of Arrival live.

[Blonde Moment]

So what do you think gents, Do we have a keeper?

[Fignuts]

First couple days were rough, but it's working perfectly fine for me now.

[CSL]

Guess it's a little different as they have matches thrown in. Program is called Legends of Wrestling. Got Bill Watts vs Dick Murdoch on right now.

Another program for Seth.

the roundtables always had matches or parts of matches thrown in and was called Legends of Wrestling from day 1. Really hope the Network propels them to make more, haven't been any new ones for a year now, best thing they do

[Corndad]

the roundtables always had matches or parts of matches thrown in and was called Legends of Wrestling from day 1. Really hope the Network propels them to make more, haven't been any new ones for a year now, best thing they do

Totally agree. Already watched all the ones they put out there. Really informative stuff.

[Seth82]

I watched part of Summerslam '89 last night.

Still so weird to see Tony Schiavone, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in the WWF in 1989.

[CSL]

watched most of Starrcade 83 the other day, finishing it off atm. Love it in terms of how they make it feel like a really big event, almost feels like a big legit sporting event, more so than Mania. Which is odd because Mania is an absolute monster now and back in the early days but these first Starrcades just had such a "legit" atmosphere that you don't get any more and never really had in the WWF/E, which was always a bit more "cartoony" and completely pro wrestling...ized. So good.

[Fignuts]

Watched all the NXT episodes they have up. Not particularly impressed with anyone as far as in-ring stuff goes. Neville's finisher is cool, but it seems like he spends most of his time doing unnecessary backflips.

I like Bo Dallas' gimmick. Pretty funny.

El Generico is surprisingly good on the stick. Looking forward to the Cesaro match at Arrival.

[Ermaximus]

World War 3. I forgot how good WCW really was back then.

[Fignuts]

Gonna watch No Way Out 2000 later. The HHH/Foley feud produced some of the best hardcore matches ever. Forgot how good their rumble match was til I watched it again yesterday.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I was watching the Raw after Breakdown where Vince came out with the Smoking Skull belt. The first match was NAO v. Southern Justice. The Outlaws were RIDICULOUSLY over back then. Damn.

Also, Southern Justice was ass.

[Razzamajazz]

just started over the edge 99. i thought i remembered something about them never showing this again, or something


skipping ahead and not surprisingly all the owen stuff is taken out

[Shisen Kopf]

I can't wait for this to happen!

cant wait to see the technical rasslin classic Diesel vs Bob Backlund

[Corndad]

LOL at the Warrior Spot in the War Games at Fall Brawl 98

[Seth82]

I'm watching WCW Bash At the Beach '96.

This of course is the famous ppv where Hogan was the Third Man in NWO.

[Heisenberg]

The Leg Drop felt around the whole planet

[Seth82]

Rey Jr vs Psicosis is also a great match.

Back when Rey was a great worker.

[Dark One]

The main thing that the WWE Network has accomplished so far is making me miss early 2000s Kurt Angle. Pure gold.

[Bad News Gertner]

haha Flair was so awesome and cocky talking to Kerry Von Erich.

Still have to wonder how the hell Bugsy McGraw ever got booked anywhere. He does nothing to entertain me and is boring. He's this grown up manchild who is fat and hairy.

He and Jimmy Valiant formed the worst tag team I've ever seen. It was just odd and terrible.

[Bad News Gertner]

the roundtables always had matches or parts of matches thrown in and was called Legends of Wrestling from day 1. Really hope the Network propels them to make more, haven't been any new ones for a year now, best thing they do

If they do make new ones can they please not have Mene Gene being the moderator? The ones he does are a mess. Also no Ric Flair. Spends the entire time talking about himself.

[Fignuts]

I want to see one with Cornette. The banter he would create would be hilarious.

[Bad News Gertner]

Oh geez. Could you imagine Cornette with Kevin Nash on a panel. It'd be the greatest thing ever.

[Droford]

I watched the first half of GAB 96 up to Benoit/Sullivan. First time Ive seen that in a while. Realized that they gimmicked the bathroom stall door so it would swing out so that they could do the slam the door on the head spot, the rest of the stall doors swung in but not out. Thats still one of the funniest things ever though...who can't laugh at Dusty saying "Theres a lady in the mens bathroom!".

The Malenko/Mysterio match was also really good.

[Seth82]

He and Jimmy Valiant formed the worst tag team I've ever seen. It was just odd and terrible.

Valiant was completely unbearable during his Boogie Woogie Man phase in Crockett Promotions and after.

I thought he was a good heel with "brothers" Johnny and Jerry in the WWWF.

He was also a good heel working in Memphis in the late 70's-early 80's.

[Bad News Gertner]

The Valiant brothers were fantastic, but good God was he ver atrocious in the mid-late 80's.

[Seth82]

The Valiant brothers were fantastic, but good God was he ver atrocious in the mid-late 80's.

Agreed.

He was just beyond awful during that time.

I can't believe he was kept on top for so long in the upper mid card. His feud with Paul Jones was stupid and lasted like 3-4 years.

[Bad News Gertner]

Lol Jimmy Valiant still wrestles if you can believe it

[Seth82]

Lol Jimmy Valiant still wrestles if you can believe it

lol now that is scary!

http://www.wrestlingwithpopculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/183723_10150102823037734_5894988_n.jpg

[Ermaximus]

I was watching the Raw after Breakdown where Vince came out with the Smoking Skull belt. The first match was NAO v. Southern Justice. The Outlaws were RIDICULOUSLY over back then. Damn.

Also, Southern Justice was ass.

Lol, was that the tag team of Bart Gunn and Bob Holly?

[Bad News Gertner]

Nah it was the repackaged Godwinns. Holly and Gunn were the New Midnight Express. Did about as well as the New Rockers and the New Foundation

[Corndad]

From the front page...

– A ton of content will be added to the Network once the free trial is over, including plans to add every episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event and the WCW Clash of Champions.

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:


Can I also add...

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

[Anybody Thrilla]

Where the fuck is Shotgun Saturday Night?

[CSL]

that Saturday Night's Main Event news is great

[Flash Funk]

Watching Survivor Series 2006. Did not know they did an angle about Eddie's will.

[Heisenberg]

WCW World War 3 1998,

I don't remember Jericho having the Break the Walls entrance music, weird ass copywright shit going on.

[Purgatory]

Where the fuck is Shotgun Saturday Night?

Yeah, really:(

[Purgatory]

WCW World War 3 1998,

I don't remember Jericho having the Break the Walls entrance music, weird ass copywright shit going on.

Bah, they probably didn't want to pay the licensing for the song he had back then.

I noticed a few of the Wrestlemenia's I've watched lately that they've changed some music.

Example: Demolition winning the Tag titles from The Colossal Connection. They edited out their "Demolition" theme and threw something else in.

[Razzamajazz]

i always assumed the demolition theme was licensed by wwe

[Emperor Smeat]

WCW World War 3 1998,

I don't remember Jericho having the Break the Walls entrance music, weird ass copywright shit going on.

Bah, they probably didn't want to pay the licensing for the song he had back then.

Thought Jericho's WCW music was just stock or non-royalty themes and not actual licensed stuff.

[Razzamajazz]

it may be owned by turner. copyright stuff is confusing at times

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sometimes it doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy at work but might because of shit WiFi. Need the 360 to get everything so I can TV it up proper.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Thought Jericho's WCW music was just stock or non-royalty themes and not actual licensed stuff.

Jerichos heel theme was a ripoff of even flow by pearl jam.

Might just be to not confuse people with the music.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

and this

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[DrA]

Do they blur out all of the WWF logos on the network?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

fuck yeah shield vs. wyatts 6 man tag on raw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Great American Bash 1996 is a pretty fucking awesome PPV. Thoroughly recommended.</font>

[Anybody Thrilla]

Do they blur out all of the WWF logos on the network?

Nope!

[DrA]

That's a deal breaker for me unfortunately.

[#1-norm-fan]

Just turned it on to see a cage match between Bob Backlund and Wilford Brimley.

Oops, sorry. That's Stan Hansen.

[el bobbo]

Survivor Series 98: Deadly Game

The second PPV I ever attended, with the first one I ever attended being Bad Blood 1997.

[Seth82]

ECW Heat Wave 2000

[Bad News Gertner]

Lol oh lord. Poor ECW post 1999 was just a mess. Still loved parts of it, but yeah Barely Legal was pretty much the peak.

Heatwave 2000 was still pretty good.

Doring Roadkill and Kid Kash vs Simon, Swinger and CW Anderson was a good opener. Lynn vs Corino was really good, Guido vs Tajiri vs Supercrazy vs Whipwreck was awesome and the main event was good, especially weird due to XPW.

[Seth82]

Lol oh lord. Poor ECW post 1999 was just a mess. Still loved parts of it, but yeah Barely Legal was pretty much the peak.

yep it got progressively worse after Barely Legal.

I guess Paul was just really burnt out in 99-00. Plus the nightmare of dealing with the assholes at TNN.

He likely couldn't pay people because now being on national tv and ppv took up a lot of his money.

Heat Wave 2000 is the show that the XPW morons were at.

[Bad News Gertner]

Btw I'm insanly jealous that I can't get the WWE Network yet.

[Seth82]

Btw I'm insanly jealous that I can't get the WWE Network yet.

there is a supposedly a way around that.

I think some of the british posters were able to sign up now.

[Bad News Gertner]

yep it got progressively worse after Barely Legal.

I guess Paul was just really burnt out in 99-00. Plus the nightmare of dealing with the assholes at TNN.

He likely couldn't pay people because now being on national tv and ppv took up a lot of his money.

Heat Wave 2000 is the show that the XPW morons were at.

He also had a mass exodus os talent. Dudleyz, Raven, Saturn, Sandman, Whipwreck all left. Some came back, but Heyman just couldn't replace talent fast enough. Raven leaving left a huge gap.

[#1-norm-fan]

Gertner. Check your PMs.

I have some... GOOD NEWS for you.

[Bad News Gertner]

#NotBadNewsGertner

[#1-norm-fan]

Everytime I watch the network I see a Mr. Perfect vignette between shows. I've seen 4 different ones at random times of the day/night in the past couple days.

[Seth82]

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

Sinister Minister's opening monologue is freakin' awesome!

I wonder why this guy was never used by WWE at all.

[FourFifty]

Royal Rumble 1990.
For a brief moment I thought Ronnie Garvin was going for the Emma Lock.

[Seth82]

ECW Guilty As Charged 2000

lol I miss Simon Diamond and his manservant Mitch.

http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/i3/53128fc4ed8248-17092147

lol Cyrus calls Joey a male Rat. Joey says you're not trying to pick me are you? Cyrus says wait til this next match and see who I pick up.

They talk about Mitch being a male rat as well.

Joey mentions Simon being drafter as a catcher for the San Diego Padres. Cyrus goes I suppose you're gonna tell me Mitch is the pitcher.

Joey alludes to Mitch being the catcher lol.

[Bad News Gertner]

Lol Mitch, The Musketeer, The Prodigy and Prodigette.

Mitch the Bitch was amazing.

[Bad News Gertner]

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

Sinister Minister's opening monologue is freakin' awesome!

I wonder why this guy was never used by WWE at all.

I had heard Jim Mitchell had a heavy drinking problem.

[Bad News Gertner]

Speaking of which, How did Simon Diamond not make it big? Not world champ material but easily an upper mid card heel. Annoying voice, smug face, that stupid "I didn't say Simon says" schtick was hilarious. Shocked he and Swinger didn't make the jumo to the WWF as a team.

[Innovator]

I watched some hardcore heaven 99, Jesus Christ justin credible does not age well. He ripped off all other catchphrases and kept pointing to his dick. When he was the top heel, you could tell they were hurting for talent

[Ermaximus]

Nah it was the repackaged Godwinns. Holly and Gunn were the New Midnight Express. Did about as well as the New Rockers and the New Foundation

Lol, that's right, when they were with Mr. Slap Nuts himself.

[Seth82]

WCCW TV Ep. 43

David Von Erich vs Frank Dusek, Jose Lothario/Al Madril vs Magic Dragon/Checkmate, Gran Markus II vs The Samoan & Michael Hayes vs The Great Renesto

Plus an interview with Ric Flair on Kerry Von Erich being injured. Flair is accused of putting up a bounty for Kabuki & Gary Hart injuring Kerry in Oklahoma City.

Flair was so good back then at being the cocky I'm better than you heel.

[Corndad]

Raw Episode 3. Flair vs Perfect. Classic. Heenan on commentary is fabulous. Totally forgot Slick being Kamala's manager after Whippleman dropped him lol

[Fignuts]

Next episode of countdown is top entrances.

If Gangrel isn't in the top 5, I'm cancelling my subscription.

[Boondock Saint]

I'm trying to watch the PPVs in order, as I missed most of them from 83-96, except for a few I had on video.


Plan on doing the same for the same reasons although I missed until about 98. Some stuff I've seen already (Wrestlemania DVDs mainly) but not so much the other stuff. Especially WCW/ECW.

Halfway through Starrcade 83 now. Due to the Flair DVD, I've seen the main event but the rest of the card has been pretty entertaining. Orton/Slater vs. Youngblood/McDaniel was very entertaining I thought.

I've just Wiki'd the history to the matches so I have an idea of the feuds. Hopefully by the time I get to mid-late WCW/WWE/ECW, a good chunk of their weekly shows will be on there.

I know there's probably some clunker PPVs on the horizon but should be interesting to see the progression of the business in regards to production/wrestlers/wrestling style etc.

Been watching on Ipad/phone but apparently the 360 is fixed so should be nice to watch it on a TV now.

[Fignuts]

Episode of Eastern Championship Wrestling on the live station right now. Lots of dudes I've never heard of. Commentator is fucking brutal. Woman is crazy hot. Sandman wearing Zubaz.

[Fignuts]

lol don't care what Jericho says, Curtis Hughes was awesome.

ECW at this time using promo graphics that look worse than power point presentations I put together in high school.

[Fignuts]

lol Public Enemy stealing Terry Funk's llama.

[NormanSmiley]

I'm loving that on the ps4 now it has skip ahead block features on old raws. Anyone else having those too. Allowed me to skip through bam bam and Virgil

[Bad News Gertner]

Plan on doing the same for the same reasons although I missed until about 98. Some stuff I've seen already (Wrestlemania DVDs mainly) but not so much the other stuff. Especially WCW/ECW.

Halfway through Starrcade 83 now. Due to the Flair DVD, I've seen the main event but the rest of the card has been pretty entertaining. Orton/Slater vs. Youngblood/McDaniel was very entertaining I thought.

I've just Wiki'd the history to the matches so I have an idea of the feuds. Hopefully by the time I get to mid-late WCW/WWE/ECW, a good chunk of their weekly shows will be on there.

I know there's probably some clunker PPVs on the horizon but should be interesting to see the progression of the business in regards to production/wrestlers/wrestling style etc.

Been watching on Ipad/phone but apparently the 360 is fixed so should be nice to watch it on a TV now.

Lol you have no idea how many clunkers are on the horizon. Wait until Starrcade 94!

[Skippord]

Watching Uncensored 1997

Kevin Nash is wearing socks with sandals

[Shisen Kopf]

Im watching WCW Wrestlewar 90: Wild Thing. Its really good. Johnny Ace rassled. He looks really familiar. Almost feels like People Power. There's a dude called Mean Mark who looks like he is the Undertaker's brother or something. Ric Flair beat Lex Luger in a really good, technical rasslin masterpiece. Lex Luger can sell really well. 9/10

[Tanawesome]

Watching Royal Rumble 97...they just referred to Ahmed Johnson as the People's Champion...

[Mercenary]

Damn it didnt see this thread before I made one....Anywho NXT soon