Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Watching the Undertaker: Face of Fear Coliseum video and the final match on the video is Undertaker vs. Evil Crush. The match is nothing special but the commentary and banter between Gorilla Monsoon and Johnny Polo is really good and some of the comments were quite close to the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 29, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2018 I don't think I every appreciated how good Polo was. Probably because I hated the Quebecers. He should have been building a heel stable to be road blocks for Bret or the Undertaker. Guys like the afforementioned heel Crush would have been far better with an entertaining arsehole like Polo rather than an over-the-hill dullard like Fuji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 29, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2018 It offends me greatly that every episode WWF Superstars and Challenge isnt on the Network. It was the go to show for years, and its forgotten about like WWE Bottom Line or some shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted July 29, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2018 I've had a free weekend so watched quite a few network documentaries over the past day or so. If there's one thing the company hasn't lost, its the art of putting together a great doc. But some of them are a psychologist's dream. I don't think I've watched any where the phrase 'It was time for Wrestler X to come home to WWE' hasn't been repeated ad-nauseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted July 31, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2018 Did I imagine it or is there a website where you can browse what's on the WWE Network without actually having to navigate the Network itself? So I can find exactly what I want to watch and then search for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 minute ago, SpursRiot2012 said: Did I imagine it or is there a website where you can browse what's on the WWE Network without actually having to navigate the Network itself? So I can find exactly what I want to watch and then search for it? Not sure how up to date it is, but you can use this to browse the content (including direct links) and filter via wrestler: http://returntotherunway.com/wwenetwork/index.php It also has random match generation: http://returntotherunway.com/wwenetwork/random_match.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted July 31, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Otto Dem Wanz said: Not sure how up to date it is, but you can use this to browse the content (including direct links) and filter via wrestler: http://returntotherunway.com/wwenetwork/index.php It also has random match generation: http://returntotherunway.com/wwenetwork/random_match.php Cheers for that. Not quite what I'm after, but still useful. Just how much JCP stuff is on the Network. Dating back how far? Also, do you know how much Mid South they have on there? Also, is most of it in order, or is there loads missing? EDIT: Actually, getting to grips with that website, it does help a lot. Thanks. Edited July 31, 2018 by SpursRiot2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted July 31, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2018 https://www.reddit.com/r/wwe_network/comments/8vv5oa/wwe_network_content_upload_progress/ has a good list of what is and isn't on the Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Have to say I'm loving the network lately with all the home video classics being uploaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I am absolutely loving the Hidden Gems collection at the moment. Glad that they're uploading new stuff every week now as well. This week they uploaded Reigns vs Graves from NXT, an AJ Styles dark match from 2001, Samoa Joe vs Tommy Dreamer from UPW and a 'Taker/Lesnar house show match from Finland in 2003, of all things. Wonderfully random selection of matches. I have watched the Brock/'Taker match and it's really good. Just one camera from ringside but the quality is great. Makes you wonder how much similar stuff they must have stored away in the vault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted August 17, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, SaitoRyo said: I am absolutely loving the Hidden Gems collection at the moment. Glad that they're uploading new stuff every week now as well. This week they uploaded Reigns vs Graves from NXT, an AJ Styles dark match from 2001, Samoa Joe vs Tommy Dreamer from UPW and a 'Taker/Lesnar house show match from Finland in 2003, of all things. Wonderfully random selection of matches. I have watched the Brock/'Taker match and it's really good. Just one camera from ringside but the quality is great. Makes you wonder how much similar stuff they must have stored away in the vault. This gives me hope that they'll eventually upload footage from the 2003 Smackdown UK tour from October (I think). I was at the Birmingham leg and it's still the best WWE show that I've ever seen. Brock/'Taker, Tajiri/Rey and Cena & Big Show/Angle & Benoit (although that will never see the light of day) was a fantastic 1-2-3 punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Accident Prone said: This gives me hope that they'll eventually upload footage from the 2003 Smackdown UK tour from October (I think). I was at the Birmingham leg and it's still the best WWE show that I've ever seen. Brock/'Taker, Tajiri/Rey and Cena & Big Show/Angle & Benoit (although that will never see the light of day) was a fantastic 1-2-3 punch. It's from the same tour! I would love to see some more house show stuff. They must have some cracking matches from that era - they were always recording the shows for those 'Come and see WWE live!'TV spots they aired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted August 17, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 17, 2018 Yeah I was thought it was from the same tour, as it's during the build-up to their Chain Match at No Mercy I believe. After the match 'Taker hoisted the camera onto his shoulders and filmed the crowd. It's a shame that big tag match won't ever be aired as it was a cracking comedy match. I remember Angle full-on kissing everyone in the ring and Cena doing the "run ropes until tired" spot, really really fun stuff. Also, there was a bikini contest with Sable, Stacy, Nadia and some others that I fail to remember. Nadia got BY FAR the biggest reaction for her 'Fame' inspired jog-on-the-spot dance but one of the others won it. It was a con and the crowd booed when Nadia wasn't announced as the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Accident Prone said: Yeah I was thought it was from the same tour, as it's during the build-up to their Chain Match at No Mercy I believe. After the match 'Taker hoisted the camera onto his shoulders and filmed the crowd. It's a shame that big tag match won't ever be aired as it was a cracking comedy match. I remember Angle full-on kissing everyone in the ring and Cena doing the "run ropes until tired" spot, really really fun stuff. Also, there was a bikini contest with Sable, Stacy, Nadia and some others that I fail to remember. Nadia got BY FAR the biggest reaction for her 'Fame' inspired jog-on-the-spot dance but one of the others won it. It was a con and the crowd booed when Nadia wasn't announced as the winner. Yeah, it was the 10th of November, so not long after the chain match. The best house shows I went to were from the 2003-06 era (in Newcastle). On almost every show there was a really good, long match where you felt you got your money's worth. I also recall a lot of the shenigans like the Angle kissing stuff you mentioned going down on house shows around this time, particularly on overseas tours. I remember reading reports of events on 411mania/rajah and there seemed to be A LOT of instances of in-ring ribbing/hazing. One of the best things about the network lately is all of this house show, b-roll footage that's being soon in documentaries they're producing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted August 18, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2018 The Samoa Joe documentary is fantastic. Real interesting and charismatic guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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