Foley is Crud

[WyattSheepMask]

Wouldn't you say that when Mankind was the champion, it was during the boom period and more a case of the WWF brand was what was selling rather Mankind being the champion

[Merzbow]

Hogans reigns would have been from 91 and 93, right? I can see the 93 run having such low numbers but was business that bad in 91?

[Ant]

The house show numbers seem a bit low at times.

 

Eg April 1992 was essentially Wrestlemania then a huge European tour with 2 rosters. Incredibly popular time for the company, surprised the average head count is so low.

[jimufctna24]

Ignore

Edited September 16, 2014 by jimufctna24

[Ranmoor]

Hadn't the US boom ended by 92 anyway, despite still going strong in Europe. Thanks to Bret Hart obviously.

[Lemon Juice]

Hadn't the US boom ended by 92 anyway, despite still going strong in Europe. Thanks to Bret Hart obviously.

 

Yes with Hogan leaving the company and the bad media coverage because of the scandals and steroid abuse they got. Not to mention that Nailz almost choked the fucker to death. It's safe to say that 1992 was a year Vince would rather forget.

Edited September 17, 2014 by Lemon Juice

[Ant]

 

Hadn't the US boom ended by 92 anyway, despite still going strong in Europe. Thanks to Bret Hart obviously.

 

 

Yes with Hogan leaving the company and the bad media coverage because of the scandals and steroid abuse they got. Not to mention that Nailz almost choked the fucker to death. It's safe to say that 1992 was a year Vince would rather forget.

Absolutely, but that month was essentially a Wrestlemania so excluded from the list and a killer tour of Europe. Maybe have a look at history of WWE to see if there was small US house shows either side.

[mim731]

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but Mick Foley is doing a Reddit AMA in about half an hour. Given his hypersensitivity to criticism, that might get quite interesting. 

[HarmonicGenerator]

Anyone catch Foley on the Daily Show the other night? He's made a documentary about people who pretend to be / think they are Santa.

[RIDDUM_N_STYLE]

Anyone catch Foley on the Daily Show the other night? He's made a documentary about people who pretend to be / think they are Santa.

The doc is up on Netflix if you have Hola or any region unlocked, its actually pretty good

[DCW]

Stewart mentioned Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns on the Daily Show last week. He (or one of his writers) must be a wrestling fan.

[HarmonicGenerator]

Stewart mentioned Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns on the Daily Show last week. He (or one of his writers) must be a wrestling fan.

I think it's Stewart himself, or at least his son. I'm sure he ended that bit last week with "... I watch far too much wrestling". Foley's been on the show a few times, and I'm sure he's used Zeb Colter clips before too.

[Chris B]

 

Stewart mentioned Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns on the Daily Show last week. He (or one of his writers) must be a wrestling fan.

I think it's Stewart himself, or at least his son. I'm sure he ended that bit last week with "... I watch far too much wrestling". Foley's been on the show a few times, and I'm sure he's used Zeb Colter clips before too.

 

Stewart's a fan. He used to be into it, and he got back into it when his son got into it. He did a fun bit after Wrestlemania about the Undertaker losing the streak. There are some surprising fans out there - Alan Moore used to be a big fan, and quite a few comedians/comic-book writers are.

[Pinc]

The webmaster of KayfabeNews.com is a gigging physicist at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada, which is a pretty big deal; Stephen Hawking is a Visiting Research Chair there (though I don't know if he's also a fan).

[Chris B]

This would probably make a pretty good topic in its own right.