Paid Members air_raid Posted April 17, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 17, 2011 In the Raw in Houston where JBL was introduced to be Cole's choice of ref, Austin marched down, twatted JBL and scared Cole off before signing the contract himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwffan2 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 In the Raw in Houston where JBL was introduced to be Cole's choice of ref, Austin marched down, twatted JBL and scared Cole off before signing the contract himself. thanks very much for that mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestlescotland Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) where would one find a stream for tonights lockdown. Obviously not looking for one as the are highly illegal Edited April 17, 2011 by wrestlescotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CleetusVanDamme Posted April 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm watching Summerslam 98 again for the first time since it aired (it's held up better than most things around that time frame), anyway, I'd forgot that the Lions Den match was filmed outside of MSG, it's not the Hammerstein it's in, is it?, it looks far too small, and the roof looks too low down for it to be the Hammerstein, but those balconies look strikingly familiar. Â Â Someone help!, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted April 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm watching Summerslam 98 again for the first time since it aired (it's held up better than most things around that time frame), anyway, I'd forgot that the Lions Den match was filmed outside of MSG.. Wikipedia says they filmed it in a different area of MSG with a special crowd.... Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 When the likes of IRS, Virgil and Tito Santana left WWF in the mid 90s, were they released in a spree like the modern post Mania releases, or was there a bit more to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I think those days they probably quit to go onto other things or to WCW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Ribbon Europe Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Sorry - wrong thread. Edited April 18, 2011 by Ice Ribbon Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznor Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 When the likes of IRS, Virgil and Tito Santana left WWF in the mid 90s, were they released in a spree like the modern post Mania releases, or was there a bit more to it? Things didn't seem to be as cut-throat in those days as they are now. I guess because the WWF were so good at marketing their guys and everyone was of some value, they'd have preferred not to lose them as almost anyone who was on WWF TV would be somewhat of a coup for WCW. Regular culls weren't common in the 90s. Â Of those 3 you mentioned, i don't think any were fired. IRS was there until 1995, got injured then decided to go to WCW. Virgil had fallen to almost Jim Powers/Jim Brunzell levels by 1994, although i'm not sure the circumstances of him leaving. I doubt he was fired though, he was handy to have as a jobber with some name value. Tito Santana left not long after WM9 in 1993 because he was retiring as a full time active competitor to work more sporadically on the indies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Jones Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm watching Summerslam 98 again for the first time since it aired (it's held up better than most things around that time frame), anyway, I'd forgot that the Lions Den match was filmed outside of MSG.. Wikipedia says they filmed it in a different area of MSG with a special crowd.... Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_1998 Â Wasn't it the Paramount Theatre which is adjacent to MSG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted April 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yeah, it was the theatre. It's actually part of the same building: the theatre is on the third floor and the main arena is directly above and starts at the fifth floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Ribbon Europe Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) ... Edited April 18, 2011 by Ice Ribbon Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 When the likes of IRS, Virgil and Tito Santana left WWF in the mid 90s, were they released in a spree like the modern post Mania releases, or was there a bit more to it? Things didn't seem to be as cut-throat in those days as they are now. I guess because the WWF were so good at marketing their guys and everyone was of some value, they'd have preferred not to lose them as almost anyone who was on WWF TV would be somewhat of a coup for WCW. Regular culls weren't common in the 90s. Â Of those 3 you mentioned, i don't think any were fired. IRS was there until 1995, got injured then decided to go to WCW. Virgil had fallen to almost Jim Powers/Jim Brunzell levels by 1994, although i'm not sure the circumstances of him leaving. I doubt he was fired though, he was handy to have as a jobber with some name value. Tito Santana left not long after WM9 in 1993 because he was retiring as a full time active competitor to work more sporadically on the indies. Â Thanks for the response. I had sorta guessed as much but never really knew. I'm guessing it was a similar deal for guys like Martel too, when I was kid I didn't bat an eyelid when he turned up in the 95 Rumble, but was he still under contract at the time and working TV's or was he just a one night appearance only? I seem to remember him disappearing just after WM X time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznor Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 When the likes of IRS, Virgil and Tito Santana left WWF in the mid 90s, were they released in a spree like the modern post Mania releases, or was there a bit more to it? Things didn't seem to be as cut-throat in those days as they are now. I guess because the WWF were so good at marketing their guys and everyone was of some value, they'd have preferred not to lose them as almost anyone who was on WWF TV would be somewhat of a coup for WCW. Regular culls weren't common in the 90s. Â Of those 3 you mentioned, i don't think any were fired. IRS was there until 1995, got injured then decided to go to WCW. Virgil had fallen to almost Jim Powers/Jim Brunzell levels by 1994, although i'm not sure the circumstances of him leaving. I doubt he was fired though, he was handy to have as a jobber with some name value. Tito Santana left not long after WM9 in 1993 because he was retiring as a full time active competitor to work more sporadically on the indies. Â Thanks for the response. I had sorta guessed as much but never really knew. I'm guessing it was a similar deal for guys like Martel too, when I was kid I didn't bat an eyelid when he turned up in the 95 Rumble, but was he still under contract at the time and working TV's or was he just a one night appearance only? I seem to remember him disappearing just after WM X time. Martel was a bit like Koko B Ware and the Bushwhackers in that he was never far away, but regularly disappeared for a few months here and there between 1992 and 1994. At least they had the perfect gimmick-related reason for it when he returned - they said he was away travelling the world on modelling shoots. I don't know if he was continually under contract or if he was released then rehired numerous times during that time, but i think he did leave soon after WMX, and the 1995 Rumble was a one shot deal. He did appear on some Canadian house shows in early 95 and there were rumours of him returning in a tag team with the Jackal of all people, but obviously nothing came of it. I would have liked to see him take Jacques place in the Quebecers when he retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Don't know if it has been announced yet but has it been said which venue the Raw/SD tapings are when WWE are over in November? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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