Doctor Whos Next Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 It was Lawler's choice of words - "he's going to come back to the WWF" - that got me wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 What was the thinking behind retiring the IC title in '02? I know they explained it on screen with Bischoff's 'One Show, One Title' promo but it just always seemed a daft thing to do with no obvious benefit  Also, the Summerslam match a day thread has reminded me of the classic Tag Title belts, when did they replace them with those hideous ones they used for the Raw brand extension era? The last team I seem to remember having them was Billy & Chuck at Mania 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ElCece Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) From what I remember of the belts on Billy and Chuck they looooooked so good to me Edited July 31, 2015 by ElCece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 Also, the Summerslam match a day thread has reminded me of the classic Tag Title belts, when did they replace them with those hideous ones they used for the Raw brand extension era? The last team I seem to remember having them was Billy & Chuck at Mania 18 Â I don't know exactly when the switch was made but it was while Jericho and Christian were Champions, so between October and December 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Cheers, God knows why they changed them, unless they thought new tag belts were going to help ratings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted August 1, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2015 Cheers, God knows why they changed them, unless they thought new tag belts were going to help ratings  I think it's because Reggie Parks owned the classic designs and refused to sell them. That's the reason they replaced all other Belts during the Attitude Era. They didn't like him being able to sell the designs to other companies, like ECW. The Tag Belts were supposed to be replaced at the same time as all the rest but didn't for some reason.  Plus I think they wanted it to have more Red on them to Brand them as the RAW Belts. I don't know why they went with such an ugly design though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Â Â Cheers, God knows why they changed them, unless they thought new tag belts were going to help ratings I think it's because Reggie Parks owned the classic designs and refused to sell them. That's the reason they replaced all other Belts during the Attitude Era. They didn't like him being able to sell the designs to other companies, like ECW. The Tag Belts were supposed to be replaced at the same time as all the rest but didn't for some reason. Â Plus I think they wanted it to have more Red on them to Brand them as the RAW Belts. I don't know why they went with such an ugly design though. Cheers for that, makes sense I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 If I recall the first time I remember seeing them was No Mercy 2002, however I wasnt watching much Raw at the time so it could have been a few weeks before. They didnt have them at Unforgiven the previous month. Â Could the change have been to modernise and as the new Smackdown Tag belts were going to look more like the old belts they went with a newer design for Raw? as with a lot of things until survivor series on Raw they were horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted August 4, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted August 4, 2015 Did anything happen to Sarge Buddy Lee Parker after that Louis Theroux documentary? Louis looked legit shaken up. Â Also, what happened to the AIWF featured in the show? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted August 4, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted August 4, 2015 Did anything happen to Sarge Buddy Lee Parker after that Louis Theroux documentary? Louis looked legit shaken up. Â Fuck all. He even got to tag with Goldberg on PPV down the road. "Sin" (formerly Souled Out) in 2001, losing to Lexy & Buffy in what turned out to be Big Bill's last match in WCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Also, what happened to the AIWF featured in the show? Cheers!The owner, if you can call him such, got put away when he was caught finger-banging his young girl. I've just made that up, but I'm willing to bet it's not far from the truth.The actual answer is that they became a governing body for other promotions (similar to the NWA) and changed their name American Independent Wrestling Federation to the Allied Independent Wrestling Federations Edited August 4, 2015 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Watching Summerslam 98 for the first time in years, what's the story behind D-Lo Brown being billed from Helsinki, Finland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted August 4, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted August 4, 2015 Watching Summerslam 98 for the first time in years, what's the story behind D-Lo Brown being billed from Helsinki, Finland? Â He was having fun with being European Champion and being introduced as being from a different European city each week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Eddie Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Â Watching Summerslam 98 for the first time in years, what's the story behind D-Lo Brown being billed from Helsinki, Finland? Â He was having fun with being European Champion and being introduced as being from a different European city each week. Â Â Al Snow did it best. Â KOPF! Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmkqw0aEFGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 What time do icw shows in Glasgow normally finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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