SuperBacon Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I have Eddie Guerrero as well, and Bill Goldberg, and the ones mentioned, any more out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Jeff Jarrett, Ron Simmons, Mick Foley (in TNA, if you're counting that), Yokozuna, Bruno Sammartino... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinc Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Vince McMahon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted August 2, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 2, 2016 Bob Backlund, Chris Benoit, John (Bradshaw) Layfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Yokozuna?! Hahaha! Vince Russo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Drew Galloway, bobby lashley, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted August 3, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 3, 2016 Is ICW on demand worth it? Who has subscribed? Do they edit out the music they don't have rights to? The music was half the fun when I saw them live last year. It'd be a shame if Grado came out to some poncy stock music, like how the ECW shows weren't half as fun when they had to re-dub crap music over everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoChutney Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 The music is the worst thing about the on demand. They've changed a lot of their themes in the last year to stuff by local bands so that plays in full. People like Grado and Kenny Williams who have awesome themes suffer on demand because they mute the sound on their entrance and you lose any sense of atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I subscribe, completely agree on the music part. Some of the newer shows have just cut to wrestlers in the ring to avoid it. Contet wise you get something new every week, and they have started putting on interviews with the likes of mr anderson and billy gunn when over. I'd give it a try even just to watch Sundays show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Really Big Shoe Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 After being reminded of 'Rumble' the TV show with Lesley Joseph and Brian Glover on the BBC, have the BBC ever showed any pro-wrestling matches?. I know recently they did the Kendo doc in the 1990's and more recently the Sheamus doc, the ICW ones, one about Fergal Devitt & Bullet Club in NJPW, the radio DJ doc when he visits WWE wrestlers/Divas backstage etc. But did they ever show any British Wrestling or WWF etc. I know ITV has a long history of televised wrestling and Channel 4 showed the WWF for a while, Channel 5 showed WCW for a time also. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted August 3, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 3, 2016 There was a week-lomg series on BBC Three around 10 years ago that was matches filmed at Edinburgh festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 That Johnny Vaughn show was on BBC 3 wasn't it? That showed highlights of Premier Promotions matches, although took the piss out if it pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Really Big Shoe Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 OK thanks. It seems ITV started the ball rolling with televised wrestling in the United Kingdom back in 1955. Surprised the BBC didn't capitalize on the WWF's success in the late 80s/early 90s and either tried to show some WWF shows, or bid for WCW. I don't know if it would have replaced Noel's House Party et al as Saturday Night entertainment but if they aired it around like 5pm it would have had a big audience. Or if the BBC couldn't get a US promotions shows they could have brought the World of Sport style back on TV as ITV cancelled wrestling in 1988. I wonder in hindsight whether the WWF would have been bigger in popularity if the shows were on BBC or ITV instead of Sky since the audience base would have been much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted August 3, 2016 Moderators Share Posted August 3, 2016 BBC Television showed British matches before ITV did in the way back whens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I think the main reason WWF never showed up on BBC or ITV was simply because Sky always made sure that they held the rights to it. Plus I don't think they could've matched what Sky were paying for it. I heard that's why Channel 4 dropped it because they couldn't afford to renew a contract with them. But Channel 4 always claimed it was dropped because the ratings were poor for the 8 PPVs that they purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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