Lemon Juice

Does anyone else find it annoying when Hulk Hogan says WrestleMania? It always sound like Russell Mania. Or maybe i'm just picking bones about Hogan.

It's good to see that they've started uploading the first couple of months of Smackdown as we in the UK didn't see these full episodes. We didn't get Smackdown on Sky Sports until Jan 2000. It seems like that pilot episode from April 1999 is hidden in a vault somewhere.

But then JBL talks utter bollocks most of the time anyway. Don't know why he's still there

Yep he's shite. I think really what they mean is that you'll get them for 9.99 until after Rumble. I think there's going to be a price rise come 2015.

You know it makes you wonder if the Network is still going to air the PPV's past Royal Rumble. JBL is still saying if you subscribe now you'll get all PPV's until the Rumble. But if you signed up now for 6 months you would get Elimination Chamber aswell as it would take you til mid March. Just seems weird.

 

Go on then what year was the best? From what I have watched back from 1993-1998 the best year was 1997 right?

Yeah, superb year. The Hart Foundation vs. USA stuff was white hot throughout the summer but the Bret/Austin/HBK/McMahon stuff at the start of the year and the Harts & DX later on where excellent. Steve Austin becoming one of wrestling's all-time great characters, mankind evolving into a great babyface, Triple H and the Rock making their way up and loads of other great stuff. It just had everything.

 

2000 was utterly brilliant but it ran out of steam. Funny how both years have awful WrestleManias.

 

To this day i don't know why they booked WrestleMania 16 (or 2000 as some call it) with only one singles match that featured Terri Vs The Kat. I'm not saying it was a shit WrestleMania but it was a strange one.

I have a mate who was convinced that Pillman's death was a work. He wouldn't believe it was true until it was reported in The Sun 2 days later.

Loved it on the 3rd episode of the Monday War series when Vince was talking about the time Turner called him up and said "The only reason why you're starting to beat us it's because you show the tit" Couldn't stop laughing at that one. Especially the way Vince said it.

I don't remember the King of the Ring one.

 

 

It's hideous. 

You'd have thought they would've included a mini crown and King's chair at least.

Too many of those action figures featured that Gorilla Press.

There was. I got a Hulk Hogan Bear hug hasbro free with my WWF ring.

Yes. That's exactly the same one i got. Maybe they were imports from the US.

• Blue Ring with Blue Turnbuckles (top being circle)
• Blue Ring with Blue Turnbuckles (top being square)
• Blue Ring with Black Turnbuckles (top being circle)
• Blue Ring with Black Turnbuckles (top being square)
• Blue Ring UK Exclusive with Sound Module
• J.C. Penney Exclusive Blue Ring with Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage figures
• Yellow Ring with King of the Ring logos

Source wikipedia.

Mine must've been an import from the US then.

 

 

Did all those WWF rings come with that electronic thing? My version definitely didn't and it looks identical. It's either a different version of my parents dropped it in the mass brawl that broke out and subsequent dash to escape when they stumbled upon a motherload of unsold WWF Hasbro toys that year on the bottom floor of WH Smiths.

I think there was two versions of it for a while. The ring i got didn't have the sound effects either. Mine had a Hogan figure included.

 

 

There was never a ring that had a Hogan figure included. Maybe your Dad slipped one in there to make your Mum happy. 

 

No you're wrong it was even printed on the box.

 

All four matches on the 95 Rumble card lasted almost 30 mins each. Did people really want to see Taker Vs IRS last that long?

You seem to be on 'Bret Hart Time'

 

That made me chuckle.

 

All four matches on the 95 Rumble card lasted almost 30 mins each. Did people really want to see Taker Vs IRS last that long?

 

Taker/IRS didn't even last for half of that time. It wouldn't even have taken that long for the whole segment itself. It was shite, but it was relatively quick. The other three matches (of which only Bret/Diesel went anywhere near half an hour) were great and easily redeemed the show imo, in addition to Pam and the LT angle.

 

 

It's been that long since i had watched that PPV so it seemed like they were all half hour matches. Either way i have no plans to watch it again. When i feel like watching back to back Rumble events i always skip this one. Boring on every level.

Did all those WWF rings come with that electronic thing? My version definitely didn't and it looks identical. It's either a different version of my parents dropped it in the mass brawl that broke out and subsequent dash to escape when they stumbled upon a motherload of unsold WWF Hasbro toys that year on the bottom floor of WH Smiths.

I think there was two versions of it for a while. The ring i got didn't have the sound effects either. Mine had a Hogan figure included.

All four matches on the 95 Rumble card lasted almost 30 mins each. Did people really want to see Taker Vs IRS last that long?

 

I thought the Royal Rumble matches from 1993, 1995 and 2000 were the worst ones ever. But that 1995 Rumble was just awful. Infact the whole PPV was horrible.

The '95 one still got a lot of play (well pausing, rewinding, then pausing again) in my house. Admittedly it was just for the Pamela Anderson bits.

 

It's like Vince even knew that Rumble was going to be shit, so he had a new guy entering every minute in a 'let's just fucking get this over with' way. Shite like Mantaur, Ron and Don Harris and Duke Droese cluttering up the ring. It was the 'fastest Rumble match ever' but it still seemed to drag somehow. Shawn and Davey Boy were great throughout though. And Pamela (I could swear I could make out nipple outline through that dress).

 

Yep it was the first thing i had noticed. She had nothing on under that dress. Her ass looked amazing in that dress too.

Does anyone know why they included the American flag with the WWF ring? Seemed kinda pointless really.

Plus, they didn't necessarily "book themselves into a corner". If they were planning to switch the title to Kane to create a buzz for Austin's re-match, all they did was add intriguing stipulations they didn't have to carry out. And as CTX says, Kane setting himself on fire wasn't that unlikely.

True he had done it at Unforgiven 1998 during the inferno match. He made sure everyone noticed his arm on fire then ran like fuck to the back. But at KOTR it was over the top having those petrol cans around the ring. As if he was gonna pour it all over himself.

Wasn't it also a first blood match which would of been hard to do because of Kanes mask? Also didn't Kane say he would set himself on fire if he lost? They sort of booked themselves into a corner. Obv the theory about getting a raw rating is true too though.

 I had mentioned this on the Foley thread.

I thought the Royal Rumble matches from 1993, 1995 and 2000 were the worst ones ever. But that 1995 Rumble was just awful. Infact the whole PPV was horrible.

What fucking idiots would call for a Diva from the current roster to fill this role? I remember when some morons actually thought it would've been a good idea to switch Kaitlyn heel and join the Wyatts. 

Hadn't the US boom ended by 92 anyway, despite still going strong in Europe. Thanks to Bret Hart obviously.

Yes with Hogan leaving the company and the bad media coverage because of the scandals and steroid abuse they got. Not to mention that Nailz almost choked the fucker to death. It's safe to say that 1992 was a year Vince would rather forget.

I didn't know why the crowd was laughing at Heyman's attempt at sweet talking Khali into letting him leave the room. Going by the live reaction we found out that the backstage skit was live and not pre recorded anyway and by that i mean you usually hear another match going on in the arena when most of these skits are done. I laughed more at the part when the clumsy fucker almost trapped his hand at the top of the door.

I always remembered in John Menzies (before WH Smiths) they had about two or three sets of LOD, Rockers and Nasty Boys and around 30 of the Bushwhackers ones. I guess there wasn't many Luke and Butch fans out there.