Paid Members Tommy! Posted January 4, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, gmoney said: I should probably watch some Hayabusa stuff. I've only ever seen that ECW PPV match he did which was shite. You're not taking about heatwave 98, surely. Quote
Merzbow Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) He's not the greatest worker but he could still have some real good matches, for me it was the presentation and his aura that was unlike any other masked guy. He played off Mike Awesome really well and had bangers with Masato Tanaka. https://youtu.be/TNEZLl3s9xE Edited January 4, 2022 by Merzbow Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted January 4, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tommy! said: You're not taking about heatwave 98, surely. I am. Quote
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted January 5, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 5, 2022 20 hours ago, Tommy! said: You're not taking about heatwave 98, surely. I seem to recall that being a great PPV all around. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 6, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 6, 2022 17 hours ago, bAzTNM#1 said: I seem to recall that being a great PPV all around. It’s good in a “something for everyone” way but Sabu & RVD vs Hakushi & Hayabusa is a meandering mess misremembered as good because it had a few MOVEZ! and a memorable finish that everybody downloaded in mpeg to put in their folder with Burning Hammers, Hunter’s botched Pedigree on Marty Garner, and Sables tits from Fully Loaded. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 6, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 6, 2022 That RVD/Sabu Vs Shinzaki/Hayabuda match is decent, but is the weakest match on that card. It's a heck of a show. Quote
Merzbow Posted January 6, 2022 Posted January 6, 2022 The Kai En Tai match in 97 is the better Japanese talent match in ECW, I loved the idea of making them BWO Japan. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 6, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, Merzbow said: The Kai En Tai match in 97 is the better Japanese talent match in ECW, I loved the idea of making them BWO Japan. It's one of my go-to "what match would you show someone who's never seen wrestling before?" matches - six blokes that the crowd barely know just immediately getting over by having a bonkers, fast-paced match with great moves in it. No corny melodrama, but no egregious comedy or anything overtly cooperative either, just really bloody good, exciting wrestling. I can't imagine not enjoying it. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 7, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 7, 2022 14 hours ago, BomberPat said: It's one of my go-to "what match would you show someone who's never seen wrestling before?" matches - six blokes that the crowd barely know just immediately getting over by having a bonkers, fast-paced match with great moves in it. No corny melodrama, but no egregious comedy or anything overtly cooperative either, just really bloody good, exciting wrestling. I can't imagine not enjoying it. I had a similar experience with Blood Generation vs Do Fixer from the ROH 4YA show. Quote
Paid Members Tommy! Posted January 8, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 2:55 PM, Merzbow said: The Kai En Tai match in 97 is the better Japanese talent match in ECW, I loved the idea of making them BWO Japan. Best match on the first PPV from what I remember. Quote
thicko Posted January 8, 2022 Posted January 8, 2022 Talk in the ‘Minor Annoyances’ thread referring to two weeks worth of Raw tapings being done at the same time reminded me of something. When Razor won the IC title after Shawn was stripped of it (leading to the Ladder Match at WMX) there was a Battle Royal on Raw in which the last two remaining competitors would meet the following week for the vacant title. Those being Razor and Rick Martel. I remember reading (or probably actually hearing on WrestleCall) that the second taping was done first. Thus the live audience saw Razor win the title prior to seeing the Battle Royal. Whilst it’s possible they carried on the Battle Royal off air, I distinctly remember a number of referees separating the two, which would have been equally confusing. Can anyone confirm this, or is my mind playing tricks? Quote
Paid Members JNLister Posted January 8, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 8, 2022 3 hours ago, thicko said: Talk in the ‘Minor Annoyances’ thread referring to two weeks worth of Raw tapings being done at the same time reminded me of something. When Razor won the IC title after Shawn was stripped of it (leading to the Ladder Match at WMX) there was a Battle Royal on Raw in which the last two remaining competitors would meet the following week for the vacant title. Those being Razor and Rick Martel. I remember reading (or probably actually hearing on WrestleCall) that the second taping was done first. Thus the live audience saw Razor win the title prior to seeing the Battle Royal. Whilst it’s possible they carried on the Battle Royal off air, I distinctly remember a number of referees separating the two, which would have been equally confusing. Can anyone confirm this, or is my mind playing tricks? Can't find any confirmation. The taping was 27 September, the battle royal shown October 4 and the Ramon-Martel match on October 11. Nothing in the Observer that week mentioning anything odd. The 27 September Raw was live, so it's very possible they recorded one or both of the taped shows before going live, meaning they'd had the battle royal (and maybe the title match) before Tunney announced the title being vacant on the live broadcast. But there's no obvious reason they'd have taped the 11th before the 4th. Quote
simonworden Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 Must have come up here before but I was just watching the start of the 92 Rumble and Bulldog is announced as from Leeds. Anyone able to shed some light on why that was? Quote
Chili Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, simonworden said: Must have come up here before but I was just watching the start of the 92 Rumble and Bulldog is announced as from Leeds. Anyone able to shed some light on why that was? Genuine guess, he told them Golborne and they had not a fucking clue to say it so Al Hayes probably shouted out Leeds in a meeting probably. Alfred for the record announced him from Golborne at the 1991 UK show. Quote
Perry Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 Pretty sure he was announced as being from Leeds many times during that era when he became a singles competitor, but when he returned in 1994 he was from Manchester. Quote
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