Kenny McBride Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 It's probably just an issue over re-broadcasting. I imagine he was only licenced for the actual PPV itself. Subsequent airings probably cost an additional fee and it's just not worth it for WWE to pay it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpslap Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Do smart mark video deliver to the uk? i checked the site and can't find any details on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang J. Mommsen Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Do smart mark video deliver to the uk? i checked the site and can't find any details on it.Is there not a British version, or has that gone now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm1:08 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Smart Mark Video do indeed deliver to the UK. It's how i get my Chikara fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted October 25, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 25, 2007 On Russell Brand's Ponderland tonight, there were clips from a 1970's documentary following a laughably meek church organist called Keith who wanted to be a wrestler. Johnny Saint was interviewed in his house ("How would I train someone to be a wrestler? Break his heart"), and Keith took some really awkward back bumps in the world's hardest ring. Anyone have any idea what this was? It looked awesome, and I'd love to see the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Watching the WWE rendition of Starrcade 1997...........not so much as a peep of Michael Buffers sexy voice on the main-event introductions or post match speel. Anything sinister behind that or are they just frightened he's sue and/or they'd be liable to pay him for using his voice without prior permission ?It's more likely to do with with re-dubbing the music. If you watch some WCW pay-per-views that air on 24/7 (particularly the earlier ones) some themes that WWE doesn't own the rights to are dubbed over, and as such the audio from the original is lost so in some cases (but not all depending on how the show was recorded), the commentators drop out, the crowd noise has to be dubbed in and a smarmy ring-announcer replaces Gary Michael Cappetta (how DARE they!), then on the same show where they have the original theme, GMC and all other sounds are left intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny McBride Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Watching the WWE rendition of Starrcade 1997...........not so much as a peep of Michael Buffers sexy voice on the main-event introductions or post match speel. Anything sinister behind that or are they just frightened he's sue and/or they'd be liable to pay him for using his voice without prior permission ?It's more likely to do with with re-dubbing the music. If you watch some WCW pay-per-views that air on 24/7 (particularly the earlier ones) some themes that WWE doesn't own the rights to are dubbed over, and as such the audio from the original is lost so in some cases (but not all depending on how the show was recorded), the commentators drop out, the crowd noise has to be dubbed in and a smarmy ring-announcer replaces Gary Michael Cappetta (how DARE they!), then on the same show where they have the original theme, GMC and all other sounds are left intact.Buffer never did the announcements over the music though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasider Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Watching the WWE rendition of Starrcade 1997...........not so much as a peep of Michael Buffers sexy voice on the main-event introductions or post match speel. Anything sinister behind that or are they just frightened he's sue and/or they'd be liable to pay him for using his voice without prior permission ?It's more likely to do with with re-dubbing the music. If you watch some WCW pay-per-views that air on 24/7 (particularly the earlier ones) some themes that WWE doesn't own the rights to are dubbed over, and as such the audio from the original is lost so in some cases (but not all depending on how the show was recorded), the commentators drop out, the crowd noise has to be dubbed in and a smarmy ring-announcer replaces Gary Michael Cappetta (how DARE they!), then on the same show where they have the original theme, GMC and all other sounds are left intact.Buffer never did the announcements over the music though.When he announced the winner(s) of the match he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvd777 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 just watched botchamania 24 on youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztW9PQch_1c  1:34 is the funniest moment ive seen in wrestling in ages.  Which mexican promotion and event is that from and whos wrestling in the match?  Cheers in advance for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasider Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) just watched botchamania 24 on youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztW9PQch_1c1:34 is the funniest moment ive seen in wrestling in ages.Which mexican promotion and event is that from and whos wrestling in the match?Cheers in advance for any replies.The midget is called Que Monito and the promotion is AAA. Edited October 26, 2007 by seasider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaky Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Watching the WWE rendition of Starrcade 1997...........not so much as a peep of Michael Buffers sexy voice on the main-event introductions or post match speel. Anything sinister behind that or are they just frightened he's sue and/or they'd be liable to pay him for using his voice without prior permission ?It's more likely to do with with re-dubbing the music. If you watch some WCW pay-per-views that air on 24/7 (particularly the earlier ones) some themes that WWE doesn't own the rights to are dubbed over, and as such the audio from the original is lost so in some cases (but not all depending on how the show was recorded), the commentators drop out, the crowd noise has to be dubbed in and a smarmy ring-announcer replaces Gary Michael Cappetta (how DARE they!), then on the same show where they have the original theme, GMC and all other sounds are left intact.Buffer never did the announcements over the music though.He did at Starrcade 97, and on a quite a few Nitro shows in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 26, 2007 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 How did Fonzie 'morph' from WWF referee to ECW manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 just watched botchamania 24 on youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztW9PQch_1c1:34 is the funniest moment ive seen in wrestling in ages.Which mexican promotion and event is that from and whos wrestling in the match?Cheers in advance for any replies.The midget is called Que Monito and the promotion is AAA.Its CMLL. I'm pretty sure that happened either June or July this year. Shocker, Hector Garza and the godly Ultimo Guerrero are all visible in the clip, and if Que Monito is there I'd guess Atlantis was there as well.Check results and notes from Cubs fan's blog, you might find the exact match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny McBride Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 How did Fonzie 'morph' from WWF referee to ECW manager?He was brought into ECW by Shane Douglas as a "State Athletic Commission official" who would enforce the rules. At the time, Douglas was upset because he was a great wrestler and was coming second to rule-ignoring thugs like Sandman. So Fonzie came in trying to enforce the rules and became a massive heel because of it. Long story short - Paul E. got into it with him, he banned Paul E., 911 continually tried to chokeslam him, he banned the chokeslam, greatest ECW match ever happens, Fonzie makes a cataclysmic mistake, gets chokeslammed, completely loses the plot and tries to kill Tod Gordon, Tod and him have a match at November to Remember '95, Taz is the special referee, Taz KOs Tod and gives Fonzie the win then claims in an interview afterwards that when he was out with his broken neck no-one called him or wrote to him except Fonzie so now the only people he was looking out for were himself and his new manager, Fonzie. Oh, and he called out Sabu. They didn't face off at all for another year and wouldn't actually wrestle each other until Barely Legal in April of '97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 26, 2007 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Cheers, Kenny. Any particular reason why he left the WWF? He was a decent referee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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