The poster and PPV info is up on Virgin now, on Channel 0. Repeats are on Monday at 10am, 2pm and 6pm, if you have trouble ordering it on Sunday, it tells you to restart the box. That worked for me once, nearly ruined one of the PPVs a few years ago, and the box decided to come on luckily just as the promo video was coming on.

Does anyone know if the Instant Replay Debate took place as advertised at WrestleMania VI?

I remember it being pushed in the run up to Mania VI but it never aired on the Sky Movies version of WM VI or did it appear on the SilverVision VHS version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92c_J7MA574

What ever happened to ECW's Paul Lauria?

Was there any story behind Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle kissing on Smackdown in 2003? ...

It was when Smackdown went off air. Angle also snogged the Undertaker and exposed his arse at him on a UK House show.

WWE should use the footage with Michael Cole calling TNA wrestlers and MMA fighters "faggots".

CAn anybody post a link to the gif of burchill doing the c4?

This perhaps?

Just watching Wrestlemania 16 for the first time in donkeys years and noticed how strange the finish to the Hardcore Battle Royal was. Hardcore Holly went to cover Crash with a few seconds to go, Crash did not attempt to kick out and the ref stopped at a two count while the clock still had another 2 seconds left. JR was adamant that Crash got a shoulder up, and Crash took the belt and went up the ramp. But Finkle announced Hardcore as the champ. The way he spoke was almost like he was not sure who he was supposed to announce as the winner.

So what was the deal with that finish? Was it botched? Was Crash really meant to leave as champ? Did Fink screw up announcing the winner and they just had to go with it?

From what I remember reading the finish was indeed botched. Hardcore Holly ended up getting the belt the next night on Raw IIRC.

What time will Wrestlemania be in the UK as its on 7 in the US ?

It usually starts at 12 and is meant to be on for fours hours I really don't recall it ever going the full four hours though.

Yeah I'm sure the last ad on TV I saw said 12.

Cheers guys

I'm looking to find as complete a collection of episodes of Raw and Smackdown from 2000 up until as recently as possible. I'm not too fussed on the quality, whether it's on some YouTube-type site somewhere or whether I have to pay for discs.

Cheers.

Have a look around on Filetsube. All the 2003 Raws are on there. Probably most the rest are too.

I was reading an article on that the other day funnily enough and, apparently, Hardcore Holly was waiting by the announce table for a while waiting for the finish. He was meant to pin Crash with the time running out just before the three count, but he was too early with the pinfall and all hell broke loose.

^ Cheers Cleet.

Wasn't too sure where to ask this question, but what's with the TWCF forum? It just looks like a watered down, UKFF-Lite.

When was the last time Edge lost on television? He seemingly beats everyone with ease at the moment.

According to History of WWE, it was the January 21st Smackdown, Justin Gabriel pinned him.

Anybody know the reason ECW's Judge Jeff Jones was fired?

I remember reading about this not to long ago. He gave drugs to Mikey Whipwrecks brother who in turn gave it to someone else and that person OD'd from it and died. Heyman found out and sacked him. Jones was supposedly a full-on scum bag. He shagged Cookie from TNA when she was only 14, according to Raven (who SWEARS he didnt do it as well).

Didn't Joel Gertner and his wife do a 14 year old Cookie as well?

Yeah, they all went for it, so the rumour goes. I bet they are glad they never waited a few years, because those three wouldnt have a chance now.

Yeah I've heard a few of Raven's stories that involve Amber Gertner & Cookie usually being together around the boys and often ended with them in one of the wrestlers' rooms for the night.

bought a copy of rqw rebirth on dvd in oxfam today, anyone know if its a good show or not? its headlined by doug williams v martin stone and features drew mcintyre defending the iww title v jody fleisch

You've already bought it, so watch it and find out?

i would like to know peoples opinions of the show, like those that went or had seen it before you know what i mean jackass?

So if people say it's shit, you're going to throw it away "jackass"? Just fucking watch it. Ask later.

calm down butch, ive no problem with you mate. if its shit it will just stay hidden away in my collection, not like i shelled out big money on it (only cost me £3).

3 quids a bit harsh in a charity shop isnt it? I thought they'd droped the videos down to 20 pence and the DVD's down to about £1.50? Not complaining, because I like to do my bit, but FUCKING HELL!

I'd say £3 for a UK wrestling DVD is a bit much. But £1.50 for a decent DVD would be a ridiculous price to put on it. Charity stores aren't there to sell things for people to buy cheap, they're there to make money for the charity, which means putting a decent price on items where they can.

Wouldn't it be more interesting if you watched the show first, then asked people for their opinions so you could see if you agreed or disagreed with them? It just annoys me when people say they've bought something then want opinions on it before they watch it. You've already done the hard work in parting money for it, so just pop it in and see what you think!

Jackass.

Were there any good wrestling April Fools' stories this morning?

Watched 'The True Story of Wrestlemania' the other day.

At WM8 it mentions originally is was to be Hogan/Flair. Why did they change their mind and go with Savage/Flair instead?

I've heard it was because of Hogan's decision to "retire". Flair beating Hogan at WrestleMania was a no-no and putting Hogan over a drawing card only for him to walk away was also a no-no. So apparantly they switched it so Hogan wouldn't have to lose and they could end WM with their babyface winning.

Meltzer has said in the past that it's because their house-show run was receiving only tepid reactions, so McMahon determined that he would need to programme something else in the main event.

They answer this in this month's issue of Power Slam funnily enough. Basically what Ronnie said was right, they had done the match on House Shows in all of the major North American markets, and the attendance was getting lower and lower due to over exposure of the same match routine. Vince thought they needed something fresh for Wrestlemania, so they went with the two matches we got.

Thank ye kindly!

They said on the documentary that Flair wasnt "living up to expectations" and decided to run with Sid. So it sounds like Meltzers reasons are probably true. If you remember, Hogan vs Flair was still booked as the main event of WrestleMania even after the big Sid vs Hogan angle at the Royal Rumble. Hogan won a "telephone poll" and got the shot against Flair. It was only later it was changed.

The telephone poll is shown on the TSOWM. I'd never seen it before that.
Sid's facials were amazing (as always) He looked like he was gonna kick right off and shit his pants at the same time.

Amazing.

first of all apologies for calling you a jackass, that was bang out of order, secondly whats so wrong with wanting to know what other fans thought of a show that you havent seen before?

Nothing. It just seems odd to me, thats all. I could understand why you'd do it if you hadn't bought the DVD, asking others for their opinion to help you decide whether to buy it or not. But buying it then asking others what they think of it before watching just strikes me as odd.

It's cool though.

fair do's mate

Wasn't that was wrestlemania 13.

Just ordered both Honor Takes Center Stage shows for the weekend.. What time GMT does iPPV start tonight? , with the clocks going forward recently I'm a bit confused. Just says 8PM on go fight live.

Eurosport also showed a few events like WM6 on a 6 week or so tape delay split into two shows

There's a video on TVARK or somewhere like that which has an advert for Wrestlmania 1 on Sky Channel, and it'd make sense for there's footage of "Land of a thousand dances" on youtube off Sky Channel on youtube.

According to a Meltzer newsletter (might have been on old one) it was always going to be Hogan vs Sid. The promised match was the main reason Sid jumped over from WCW. It was in his contract.

What/when was the blow off of the Hogan/Undertaker feud in late 91/early 92?
I remember seeing a match on one of the Hogan compilation tapes where he beat Taker with a rollup after hitting him with the Urn. Surely there must have been more to it that that though?