UKFF Questions Thread v3

[Rockbus2]

I picked up a wrestling book in a charity shop and this was inside. On the reverse is a poster advertising TNA tapings in Orlando which appears to be from 2008 or 2009 going by who is on the ad. 

Angelina Love is a gimme but I'm trying to figure out the rest. Any ideas?

[The Dart]

On 9/28/2024 at 12:11 PM, TheScarlettChad said:

In 2003, Bryan Danielson wrestled a UK tour under the name "Dynamic Dragon" allegedly because he didn't want to be booed as "The American Dragon". Would he have been booed using it? That seems more of a Yank assumution.

I was at the first show he wrestled in the UK.   He was 100% announced as American Dragon and was 100% not booed.  But, they probably changed it up depending on the show and depending on what else was on the show.   He will have wrestled as a bad guy as American Dragon sometimes too.  As someone else said, if you've got "American Avalanche" the evil bad guy on the same show, they probably announced him as something else on those ones.

[Hernan]

I have a question that I couldn't find information anywhere. I have noticed RevPro held two shows on August 29, 2012 at The Embassy Club in Selsey, West Sussex, England, UK and at Riverside Centre in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, UK, called "Summer in Selsey" and "Summer in Bognor" respectively. That being said, I cannot find which one happened during the day and which one happened during the night. Does anyone know?

[JNLister]

On 10/13/2024 at 12:06 AM, Hernan said:

I have a question that I couldn't find information anywhere. I have noticed RevPro held two shows on August 29, 2012 at The Embassy Club in Selsey, West Sussex, England, UK and at Riverside Centre in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, UK, called "Summer in Selsey" and "Summer in Bognor" respectively. That being said, I cannot find which one happened during the day and which one happened during the night. Does anyone know?

Not actually an answer either way, but given the lineups and the venues, they are both clearly holiday camp shows. So it's quite possible they were both during the day.

[Hernan]

1 hour ago, JNLister said:

Not actually an answer either way, but given the lineups and the venues, they are both clearly holiday camp shows. So it's quite possible they were both during the day.

Ah okey dokey. Then, I'd need the time each show started if these were done on the day rather than one on the day and the other on the night. Most of the databases lack in not putting the bell time of each show. This isn't a problem if there was one show done by the promotion on a specific day but when two shows are held by the promotion like the two I'm asking, it's a little difficult to sort them out chronologically. Appreciate the reply though.

[forestblue]

Can anyone tell me what the earliest WWE/WWF pay per view was when everyone on the whole card is still alive today? I tried and failed when asking ChatGPT - it came up with WM 2 as its initial answer, then Survivor Series 88 and then, randomly, IYH 2! Thanks in advance to whomever takes the time to fact check. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by forestblue

[jm29195]

1 hour ago, forestblue said:

Can anyone tell me what the earliest WWE/WWF pay per view was when everyone on the whole card is still alive today? I tried and failed when asking ChatGPT - it came up with WM 2 as its initial answer, then Survivor Series 88 and then, randomly, IYH 2! Thanks in advance to whomever takes the time to fact check. 

That's a really interesting question. With guys like Scott Hall and Sid passed away now, it makes it a lot harder to find earlier ppv cards where everyone is still going.

And then in the last 20+ years you've got guys like Benoit, Guerrero and Test making it a challenge, and even in 2007-08 guys like Lance Cade, Umaga and Viscera.

I did a quick look this morning and Summerslam 2008 certainly has everyone listed in the matches still alive. 

There's probably others before then, but that's a start.

Edit - Judgment Day 2008 also has everyone alive on it as far as I can see.

Edited October 16, 2024 by jm29195

[TheBurningRed]

Earliest I can see from my research, Rebellion 2001. That also includes commentary, refs, ring announcer, interviewers. Even the dark match has all four wrestlers still alive. 
 

Edit: If Stone Cold vs Scott Hall didn’t happen, Wrestlemania 18 would’ve been the first big PPV where everyone is still alive. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by TheBurningRed

[CTXRussomark]

I'm sure someone on here (maybe @tiger_rick?) did that analysis fairly recently but no idea how to find it now. 

[wordsfromlee]

I think 27 is the oldest Wrestlemania. 26 if you don’t count Shad Gaspard on the pre-show. 
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if overall PPV isn’t far off that time frame. 

[The King of Old School]

Was Rebellion 2001 a PPV over in the US or was it a UK only event?

If not, the oldest event I can see where everyone on the main card is still alive, would be Vengeance 2005. It does have Rosey on the pre show though.

If we're not counting that, I think it would be Summerslam 2006.

[TheBurningRed]

30 minutes ago, The King of Old School said:

 

Was Rebellion 2001 a PPV over in the US or was it a UK only

 

Yeah that’s true. UK exclusive.

Summerslam 2006 is the correct answer. 

[The King of Old School]

9 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said:

Yeah that’s true. UK exclusive.

Summerslam 2006 is the correct answer. 

Which considering some of the names on that card, is amazing really.

[300]

I’m trying to find out who did the finisher the DLD aka the Don’t Look Down. I think it was a British guy, he did it at the WWE UK tournament? Any ideas?

[Your Fight Site]

3 minutes ago, 300 said:

I’m trying to find out who did the finisher the DLD aka the Don’t Look Down. I think it was a British guy, he did it at the WWE UK tournament? Any ideas?

Joseph Conners.