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UWF was definitely also on Amazon Prime though so I probably conflated the two.
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I'm 4 episodes in and here are my thoughts...
In reading about UWF I always thought the roster sounded bloated (literally) and underwhelming. But with Bruno and the very enegetic Herb Abrams on commentary, plus Captain's Corner every episode... this shit is really fun. Steve Williams is great, Cactus is blooming, Patera is still pretty good, Orton is still good, Orndorff is still good ... Brain Blair is like a low rent Sting.. awesome. I enjoy the package they are selling. It's simple but it does remind me a lot of WWF Superstars in a good way too. Some of the promo's are really bad but it's like that 90's bad that is really entertaining. LOL as I type this a masked character named "THE VIKING" just a promo and said "I don't have to tell you how bad I am". HAHAHAA. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i030d3FQt9Y" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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It's uncanny. He's like a low rent Sting but you know it's still good. |
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Well, like I just said it is clearly owned by Amazon. Plus the Network is dying a rapid death. |
Please stop comparing B Brian Blair to Sting.
Shit shirts and a good attitude was just the 90's as a whole. |
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Take a wild fucking guess who was booking the UWF at the time. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sneak peek of tomorrow’s episode <br><br>Herb Abrams had a unique way of introducing new talent to the UWF. For Colonel Red, it was a night he would never forget. <br><br>“Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams” tomorrow, 10p on <a href="https://twitter.com/VICETV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VICETV</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CraveCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CraveCanada</a>. <a href="https://t.co/DSUu2YtybP">pic.twitter.com/DSUu2YtybP</a></p>— Dark Side of the Ring (@DarkSideOfRing) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing/status/1257396857464070144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Omg I can't wait for this episode. And on my birthday!
Lol I've been building this episode up now for months. It had better not be a dud |
Happy Birthday Gertner, UWF's only PPV:
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Lol you just reminded me of a great UWF story. At the 1994 Blackjack Brawl, Mando Guerrero fought Jack Armstrong for athe light heavyweight title. Mando was supposed to come out to Rico Suave by Gerrado, but someone made a mistake and played Taco Grande by Weird Al Yankovic which was a parody of the song. Mando was clearly not amused lol
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This episode was wild and I really enjoyed it.
Herb Abrams was quite the character. |
Getting ready to watch. V excited
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Awesome episode. A couple great Herb stories that weren't mentioned.
Herb thought Wild Thing Steve Ray was sleeping with his wife. So Herb paid Dr. Death to shoot on his during a match. Starts towards the end of the match |
Bix found some documents with the Nevada State Athletic Comission for Blackjack Brawl including signed statements from wrestlers stating they were paid.
The statements were forged. Half the wrestlers real names were misspelled lol |
I've seen that Dr Death shoot before. Disgraceful.
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Basically the video on how not to start a wrestling promotion. Filing in the back of my mind in case I win a bunch of money
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died with coke and hookers with just boots on.
I am surprised he found hookers that would take checks |
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Here is the infamous Herb Abrams v Col. Red angle. Pure coked up Herb insanity. |
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I think this was USWA actually. So many acronyms. |
I'm sure Mick Foley went on about Herb in Have A Nice Day because I remember him mentioning the boots before.
Good episode, I learned a lot. I definitely thought Herb came off as much more lovable than anyone else in DSOTR before now. |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For some reason, the promotional image for next week’s <a href="https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DarkSideOfRing</a> on The Road Warriors is Joe Laurinaitis/Animal as The Road Warrior in Daisy Dukes before he formed the team with Mike Hegstrand/Hawk. As opposed to…like, any photo of them together. <a href="https://t.co/xxh4sGDpkZ">pic.twitter.com/xxh4sGDpkZ</a></p>— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1258137301240119296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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If I was the DSOTR producer I'd tweet back any picture of Bixenspan.
Imagine being down spoken to by a guy that looks like that. |
The Road Warriors were very "gay porny" when they first started.
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RE: Dr. D episode
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I wonder if how things might have been different with the UWF had Herb Abrams didn't have his vices. Also, what would he (Abrams) have called the UWF had Bill Watts trademarked the letters.
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They were dead in the water regardless. All these promotions that wanted to present wrestling "the way it used to be" all had a short shelf life (UWF, AWF etc..). SMW is probably the most successful and even that had a low ceiling.
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I can't remember, did the episode bring up Herb getting mad at Meltzer writing negative shit about the UWF so he named a jobber after Meltzer
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I don't remember them bringing it up but its hilarious
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I've tried cocaine but I've never been insanely high on it.
I bet that's a hell of a feeling. Running about naked all greased up with Vaseline and coke. It has to be seen to be believed. |
David Bixenspan just wrote a really interesting story for Mel Magazine regarding a 1983 police report he discovered stating that Vince McMahon tried to talk Nancy Argentino out of filing a complaint against Snuka. Really fucking interesting.
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...rgentino-death |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 Weeks & Counting! With the full support of Dr. Hart & the OHF Vice-Media's Dark Side of the Ring is releasing tragic story of Owen Hart’s final days with never-before-seen footage. Show airs Tues. May 19th on USA's Vice on TV & Crave TV in Canada at 10pm ET & 10pm PT. Do watch! <a href="https://t.co/niihQlZOfO">pic.twitter.com/niihQlZOfO</a></p>— The Owen Hart Foundation (@owen_foundation) <a href="https://twitter.com/owen_foundation/status/1257750240779628544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
"Never before seen footage"......wonder how many dipshits will think it's footage of the actual fall. |
Probably a lot of backstage stuff
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Meltzer had a story in this week's Observer Newsletter from someone who worked for Herb Adams' UWF revealing how much of a mess the company was backstage.
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That's amazing lol
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If anyone is interested in learning more about Herb, Bix and Kris Zellner did a two part Between the Sheets episode on the history of Herb Abrams and the UWF.
It's very good https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts...b-SVtXJP6hFko/ |
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