Dr.PeterVenkman Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 Has any other wrestler improved from so bad to so good as DDP from '96 to '97? Watching the Nitro where Scott Hall turns up (and what a slog it's been to get to that) and DDP is absolutely terrible in his match against Craig Pittman yet a year later he's having stunners against Savage I know the different opponents must be part of it but in '96 everything he does is terrible, selling, offense (Diamond Cutter excluded) promos, shite gear Also having a cigar in his gob while chewing gum is just weird
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted May 17, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 Has Roman ever worn a white Scarface style suit? Ive got this image in my head of him wearing it on the ramp, looking fucking mint with a slight, cocky Scott Hall face look and a Kevin Nash swagger. The more i think and type, the more it's clearly been an elaborate thought, rather than it actually being true. Either way, looks mint as fuck in my head.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 17, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 Is there a PPV tonight?
Paid Members DCW Posted May 17, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 Is it payback tonight? I've so little interest in the product at the moment.
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted May 17, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 Yeah on box office. No idea about the network or how the rights work.
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted May 17, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 Yeah, it's on the network tonight. Will probably watch given I've no work tomorrow. Haven't watched Raw since Mania though.
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted May 17, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 I don't even see these as PPV's anymore, they're more like a Sunday Night's Main Event now.
Paid Members DCW Posted May 17, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2015 I only really see Mania and Summerslam as proper PPV's anymore. The Payback, Fast Lane, *insert shite generic name here* level shows are just like an episode of Raw without the ads. Mad that I used to get excited, and pay for shows like Backlash, Unforgiven and Judgement Day a few years ago and now I'm not bothered about watching their equivalents for free these days.
dopper Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 I can't decide which ppv poster I like best: Backlash 2009 or Payback 2015.
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted May 18, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 18, 2015 It's deffo Backlash, because Backlash is called Backlash and not Payback.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 18, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted May 18, 2015 I'd go with the one where they assume we actually know who he is.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 18, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted May 18, 2015 JR, Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly make a really smooth announce team on the first Raw of 1998. Don't remember them being that good.
Sphinx Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Was thinking about Russo saying WWE pander to their crowds too much now. It got me thinking that WWE probably pander to live crowds and hardcore fans more now because they're much easier to convince to buy the network. Of course they want to draw in new fans, but the chances of getting the hardcore fans to subscribe must be much higher than Jimmy who watches Superstars and Bottom Line now and then. It sounds obvious to me now, but I didn't really consider it before.
Paid Members stumobir Posted May 18, 2015 Paid Members Posted May 18, 2015 JR, Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly make a really smooth announce team on the first Raw of 1998. Don't remember them being that good. That was exactly my thought on watching some of the early Attitude Era Raws on the network, Kevin Kelly in particular is great to listen to, miles better than some of the shitarses they've had over the years.
Jizzlobber Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 I'm a big fan of Kevin Kelly, although that might be because he's done some funny shoots. But back in the day, it annoyed me that Cole was the one chosen to cover for Ross in '99 and then get the Smackdown gig. It's been a few years since I've revisited that period, but from what I remember he was always good. Don't rate him much in ROH these days.
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