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  1. 17 hours ago, air_raid said:

    I was down a YouTube rabbit hole the other day, probably trying to find dark matches, when I came across a comment that left me dumbfounded. A guy claiming to be 35 put that he didn’t get the appeal of “old” wrestling, that it just wasn’t as “exciting,” and musing why he should watch Dusty Rhodes do an elbow when he could watch Mick Foley “fall off” the Cell. Sent my train of thought to a bleak place where I wondered if even forums like this might end up populated by a generation that barely hold anything that predates Stone Cold or The Rock in regard, that never go back and watch any Ricky Steamboat, don’t know who made up Strike Force, never experience the fun of watching Virgil get squashed by various monsters, and there’s literally nobody left around that will care about the kind of thing I’m going to post today.

    I have a very good friend who falls into this category, started watching in 2000 or so and seems to have little to no interest in anything pre-1998!

    Never seen WrestleMania 6, 7, 8, 9, 10... it baffles me, I must say. As someone who started in late 91/early 92 and then worked backwards after.

  2. 1 hour ago, jazzygeofferz said:

    Wasn't it supposed to be Lee Marshall & Brock Anderson Vs FTR this week? What happened there? Maybe that's why Archer's match ended up going long. 

    Lee was probably at the Dynamite Party in the next week's town, surprised he didn't call in.

  3. Just watched the highlights of a recent Raw on Paramount and it was a nice little show, where everything seemed to matter.

    Big star segment with Brock and Lashley. Tag title change. New women's contender crowned. Chat show bit. And a heel turn!

    No idea what they cut out, but it totally worked as an hour show.

  4. 10 hours ago, Kamaras-Tash said:

    April 5th 96 it was, managed to find the WCW magazine cover with Hogan & Macho on the front saying WCW coming to the UK. Could only find tiny pictures of it online though 

    This was on Ian's majestic Twitter recently.

    I believe the same promo tour led to the wonder of the Mega Powers on the Big Breakfast...

     

  5. So, I've found the great unloved WCW PPV of yesteryear.... Bash at the Beach 1997!

    Watched it on a whim on the Network the other night for the first time and absolutely loved it!

    The opener is Wrath and Mortis vs Glacier and the Cat and it's much fun, the crowd are into it too!

    Second, Chris Jericho vs Ultimo Dragon in a match you could put on anyone's TV or PPV in 2022!

    A cutting-edge battle! One of the best Jericho matches I've seen, to be honest. Terrific spots!

    Third match... Steiners vs Chono and Muta, proper stiff, clubbing battle with a bonkers finish!

    Fourth, a luchador six-man tag, with action aplenty! With Hector Garza! Yes, he does it! Ace!

    Fifth... a wildly entertaining arena brawl between Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan!

    And Jimmy Hart takes a wacky, possibly unplanned bump that you need to see!

    A few angle-based matches with Jarrett vs Mongo and DDP/Hennig vs nWo.

    THEN... 43-year old Rowdy Roddy Piper vs 48-year old Ric Flair!

    AND IT'S BRILLIANT!!!

    Piper hardly does any moves and hardly takes any bumps!

    But the intangibles, oh the intangibles, are unreal!!!

    Great match! One of the best Piper matches!

    Finally, Hogan & Rodman vs Luger & Giant!

    It's AT LEAST ten times better than you imagine!

    Rodman... well, he's so good for a first-timer!

    And Luger?! He'd be the top guy now!

    Watch it. Love it!

     

    Waiting for Lister to come in and say he was there and it wasn't that good, hahaha!

  6. On 12/28/2020 at 1:54 PM, garynysmon said:

    In the same way there's nothing wrong with the Lou Thesz press etc. Whenever I see someone perform a "cutter" I just think of DDP and a Diamond Cutter, for instance.

    I don't know why it isn't just called the Diamond Cutter still, Diamond Cutter makes sense as a standalone term, for starters.

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