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"When is Hillbilly Jim getting a new gimmick? He could come back as a monster heel and people would BELIEVE it!"
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So I started digging to find out what people thought long ago, and here's the old rec.sport.pro_wrestling newsgroup's awards for 1991!
Worst Promotional Move: WCW losing Ric Flair
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Award Description:
To be given the worst move made by a promotion this past year. This
could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone,
hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Worst Wrestling Show: WCW Great American Bash
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Award Description:
To be given to the worst wrestling show you saw this year. This could
be a Pay-Per-View, a Clash of Champions, a Saturday Night's Main Event,
or an arena show you attended. We'll avoid syndicated shows for this
award, since when they're bad it's the norm.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Worst Organization: WCW
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Award Description:
To be given to the organization/promotion that has the worst product.
This is the organization whose TV and house shows you wouldn't
even think of attending. Probably not even as a freebie.
Last Year's Winner: WWF / AWA (tie)
Worst Angle of The Year: WWF exploiting the war
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Award Description:
To be given to the worst angle you've seen in the sport this year.
It may be the worst because of taste or because of execution.
Last Year's Winner: Earthquake breaking Hogan's ribs & get well
card drive / Black Scorpion (tie)
Worst Interviewee: El Gigante
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Award Description:
To be given to the person who gives the worst interview in the biz.
This could be a wrestler or a manager.
Last Year's Winner: Ultimate Warrior
Worst Colour Commentator: Dusty Rhodes
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Award Description:
To be given to the colour commentator who provides the dumbest comments.
You may even turn the sound off when this person is talking.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Worst Announcer: Vince McMahon
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Award Description:
To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the dumbest comments
while pushing his product. This person probably gets you to turn down
the TV when he/she is announcing.
Last Year's Winner: Vince McMahon
Worst Manager of The Year: Coach
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Award Description:
To be given to the manager whose presence at ringside and during
interviews is really unnecessary. This person does little to enhance
the matches in which is/her wrestler(s) participates.
Last Year's Winner: Mr. Fuji
And now, some mock awards based on the spoken word:
Worst Quotes of The Year
1. "From nuptials to napalm" - Gene Okerland
2. "He's got him in a pinning predicament" - Jim Ross
Worst Announcing Line of The Year:
"Teddy Long's out buying condoms" - Dusty Rhodes at CoC XIV, meaning
"condos" and referring to Doom's financial success
Best Quotes of The Year
1. "Reach out for me, Warrior. I'm a snake. Never trust a snake!"
- Jake Roberts
2. "And all the Ultimate Warrior has to do is the one thing you
and the Undertaker could never do. TRUST ME. Trust me, Warrior!"
- Jake Roberts
3. "Get him, boys!" - Mountie (to Nasty Boys)
4. "Well, that's your opinion. But your opinion means nothing to
THE REAL WORLD CHAMPION, RIC FLAIR" - Bobby Heenan
5. "I'm just trying to be hoSPITable. Isn't that one of those Texas
words, hoSPITable?" - The Boston Bad Boy (IWCCW)
6. "And you, Ultimate Warrior, are the biggest rabbit of them all!"
- Jake Roberts
Least Intelligible Wrestling Personality:
1. Randy Savage
2. Ultimate Warrior
Best Interviewer:
1. Mean Gene Okerland
2. Roddy Piper
3. Boni Blackstone
Best Interview Catch Phrase:
1. To be the man you have to beat the man!
2. Ooooooh Yeah!
3. What a rush!
And some other mock awards:
Worst Trick Played Upon The Innocent: Herb's April Fools Day card with
WCW, WWF, All Japan, New Japan, SWS etc., co-promoting.
Vince's Best Move All Year: Having LOD win the WWF belts
Vince's Most Mysterious Move All Year: The Mystery PPV After Survivor Series
Run DMC, Not Award: P.N.News
Best Promotional Move: WWF signing Ric Flair
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Award Description:
To be given the best move made by a promotion this past year. This
could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone,
hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Best Wrestling Show: WCW & New Japan Supershow PPV, 3/21/91, (aired on tape)
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Award Description:
To be given to the best wrestling show you saw this year. This could
be a Pay-Per-View, any regular television event (Clash of Champions,
Saturday Night's Main Event, or even a syndicated show), or even an arena
event you attended.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Best Organization: WWF
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Award Description:
To be given to the organization/promotion that has the best product.
This is the organization whose TV and house shows you just can't miss.
Last Year's Winner: NWA
Best Angle of The Year: "Real World Champion" Ric Flair challenges Hulk Hogan
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Award Description:
To be given to the best angle you've seen in the sport this year.
Last Year's Winner: Horsemen turn heel
Best Interviewee: Ric Flair
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Award Description:
To be given to the person who gives the best interview in the biz.
This could be a wrestler or a manager.
Last Year's Winner: Ric Flair
Best Colour Commentator: Bobby Heenan
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Award Description:
To be given to the colour commentator who provides the most insightful
and entertaining comments.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Best Announcer: Jesse Ventura
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Award Description:
To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the most insightful
and entertaining comments while pushing his product.
Last Year's Winner: Jesse Ventura
Best Manager of The Year: Bobby Heenan
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Award Description:
To be given to the manager who outperformed his peers at ringside
and behind the microphone in interviews.
Last Year's Winner: Jim Cornette
And now, some more mock awards:
Best Scenes of The Year
1. Jake-UW III: Jake Roberts turns on Ultimate Warrior
2. Mountie sicks Nasty Boys on Big Boss Man
3. Tugboat turns on Bushwhackers and joins Jimmy Hart family
4. Paul E. Dangerously whacks Jason Hervey with his cellular phone
5. Ric Flair whacks Roddy Piper; Piper whacks Vince McMahon
6. Earthquake jumps on Damien
The "hint at it 5 months early" Award: Virgil face-turn
Most Needs to Get Back to His UWF Roots: Terry Taylor
The "extracurricular activity outside the ring"
Award: Cactus Jack & Stan Hansen (tie)
You Ain't Getting Your Country Back Award: Sgt. Slaughter
The Two Wrestlers Who Should Have Buildings Dropped On
Them: Koko B. Ware and Jim Duggan
Worst Tag Team Ever Dreamt Up: Bushwackers
LOD's Mistake: Letting Paul Ellering get away from them
Dream Match award: Cage match, with cage over roof; no DQ, no time limit,
must be a pinfall or submission. Who else? Hogan vs. Flair
The "I'll jump from a skyscraper in a single bound to drop a BIG elbow
or other body part on you" Award: Cactus Jack
The "you saw what happened to GLOW" Award: WCW starting women's wrestling
Most Obnoxious Personality: Dusty Rhodes
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Award Description:
To be given to the person who just rubs you the wrong way. This could
be anybody involved in the wrestling biz.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Most Disappointing News Item of The Year: Scott Steiner gets injured
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Award Description:
To be given to the wrestling news item that most disappointed
you when heard of it. When you first learned of this news story,
you couldn't believe that it was true, and when you learned that it was,
you were bummed out for a while.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Still more mock awards:
Best Entrance Music:
1. Freebirds "Badstreet USA"
2. Bobby Eaton's
3. Doom's
Worst Entrance Music:
1. Patriot's
2. Dustin Rhodes's
3. El Gigante's
Best Entrance Music Ever Used: Ironman for the Road Warriors
Champion Hall Of Fame:
Tag Champions: The Road Warriors/LOD
Singles Champion : Ric Flair
Something is Still Missing From The Old Days Award: Nikita Koloff
MIA Award: Paul Ellering, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior
Match To Have If You Are Out of Sleeping Pills And HAVE To Get To Sleep
To Sleep: Anything with Richard Morton as a team with Tommy Rich
Are You Sure They Can't Get Back Together SOMEWHERE?: Midnight Express
Find Me a Real Tag-team Partner, Please: Arn Anderson
Wrestler Who Should Get Both Knees Broken by a
Certain Ex-NWA Champion: Hulk Hogan
Happened Many Years Ago But is Still a Shame: Magnum TA accident
Best Video Game: WWF WrestleFest
The "1,2,3 we have a new champ, no he kicked out, ohh I've orgasmed" award:
I've orgasmed" Award: Vince McMahon
Best Juicer
1. Ric Flair
2. Barry Windham
3. Cactus Jack Manson
AWA Memorial Award: GWF
Best Manager/Wrestler Combo
1. Macho Man & Elizabeth
2. Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
3. York Foundation & Alexandra York
Worst Manager/Wrestler Combo
1. Harvey Whimpleman & Bully Busick
2. Lex Lugar & Harley Race
3. Warlord & Slick
Worst Promotional Move: WCW losing Ric Flair
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Award Description:
To be given the worst move made by a promotion this past year. This
could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone,
hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Worst Wrestling Show: WCW Great American Bash
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Award Description:
To be given to the worst wrestling show you saw this year. This could
be a Pay-Per-View, a Clash of Champions, a Saturday Night's Main Event,
or an arena show you attended. We'll avoid syndicated shows for this
award, since when they're bad it's the norm.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Worst Organization: WCW
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Award Description:
To be given to the organization/promotion that has the worst product.
This is the organization whose TV and house shows you wouldn't
even think of attending. Probably not even as a freebie.
Last Year's Winner: WWF / AWA (tie)
Worst Angle of The Year: WWF exploiting the war
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Award Description:
To be given to the worst angle you've seen in the sport this year.
It may be the worst because of taste or because of execution.
Last Year's Winner: Earthquake breaking Hogan's ribs & get well
card drive / Black Scorpion (tie)
Worst Interviewee: El Gigante
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Award Description:
To be given to the person who gives the worst interview in the biz.
This could be a wrestler or a manager.
Last Year's Winner: Ultimate Warrior
Worst Colour Commentator: Dusty Rhodes
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Award Description:
To be given to the colour commentator who provides the dumbest comments.
You may even turn the sound off when this person is talking.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Worst Announcer: Vince McMahon
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Award Description:
To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the dumbest comments
while pushing his product. This person probably gets you to turn down
the TV when he/she is announcing.
Last Year's Winner: Vince McMahon
Worst Manager of The Year: Coach
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Award Description:
To be given to the manager whose presence at ringside and during
interviews is really unnecessary. This person does little to enhance
the matches in which is/her wrestler(s) participates.
Last Year's Winner: Mr. Fuji
And now, some mock awards based on the spoken word:
Worst Quotes of The Year
1. "From nuptials to napalm" - Gene Okerland
2. "He's got him in a pinning predicament" - Jim Ross
Worst Announcing Line of The Year:
"Teddy Long's out buying condoms" - Dusty Rhodes at CoC XIV, meaning
"condos" and referring to Doom's financial success
Best Quotes of The Year
1. "Reach out for me, Warrior. I'm a snake. Never trust a snake!"
- Jake Roberts
2. "And all the Ultimate Warrior has to do is the one thing you
and the Undertaker could never do. TRUST ME. Trust me, Warrior!"
- Jake Roberts
3. "Get him, boys!" - Mountie (to Nasty Boys)
4. "Well, that's your opinion. But your opinion means nothing to
THE REAL WORLD CHAMPION, RIC FLAIR" - Bobby Heenan
5. "I'm just trying to be hoSPITable. Isn't that one of those Texas
words, hoSPITable?" - The Boston Bad Boy (IWCCW)
6. "And you, Ultimate Warrior, are the biggest rabbit of them all!"
- Jake Roberts
Least Intelligible Wrestling Personality:
1. Randy Savage
2. Ultimate Warrior
Best Interviewer:
1. Mean Gene Okerland
2. Roddy Piper
3. Boni Blackstone
Best Interview Catch Phrase:
1. To be the man you have to beat the man!
2. Ooooooh Yeah!
3. What a rush!
And some other mock awards:
Worst Trick Played Upon The Innocent: Herb's April Fools Day card with
WCW, WWF, All Japan, New Japan, SWS etc., co-promoting.
Vince's Best Move All Year: Having LOD win the WWF belts
Vince's Most Mysterious Move All Year: The Mystery PPV After Survivor Series
Run DMC, Not Award: P.N.News
Best Promotional Move: WWF signing Ric Flair
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Award Description:
To be given the best move made by a promotion this past year. This
could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone,
hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Best Wrestling Show: WCW & New Japan Supershow PPV, 3/21/91, (aired on tape)
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Award Description:
To be given to the best wrestling show you saw this year. This could
be a Pay-Per-View, any regular television event (Clash of Champions,
Saturday Night's Main Event, or even a syndicated show), or even an arena
event you attended.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Best Organization: WWF
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Award Description:
To be given to the organization/promotion that has the best product.
This is the organization whose TV and house shows you just can't miss.
Last Year's Winner: NWA
Best Angle of The Year: "Real World Champion" Ric Flair challenges Hulk Hogan
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Award Description:
To be given to the best angle you've seen in the sport this year.
Last Year's Winner: Horsemen turn heel
Best Interviewee: Ric Flair
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Award Description:
To be given to the person who gives the best interview in the biz.
This could be a wrestler or a manager.
Last Year's Winner: Ric Flair
Best Colour Commentator: Bobby Heenan
-----------------------
Award Description:
To be given to the colour commentator who provides the most insightful
and entertaining comments.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Best Announcer: Jesse Ventura
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Award Description:
To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the most insightful
and entertaining comments while pushing his product.
Last Year's Winner: Jesse Ventura
Best Manager of The Year: Bobby Heenan
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Award Description:
To be given to the manager who outperformed his peers at ringside
and behind the microphone in interviews.
Last Year's Winner: Jim Cornette
And now, some more mock awards:
Best Scenes of The Year
1. Jake-UW III: Jake Roberts turns on Ultimate Warrior
2. Mountie sicks Nasty Boys on Big Boss Man
3. Tugboat turns on Bushwhackers and joins Jimmy Hart family
4. Paul E. Dangerously whacks Jason Hervey with his cellular phone
5. Ric Flair whacks Roddy Piper; Piper whacks Vince McMahon
6. Earthquake jumps on Damien
The "hint at it 5 months early" Award: Virgil face-turn
Most Needs to Get Back to His UWF Roots: Terry Taylor
The "extracurricular activity outside the ring"
Award: Cactus Jack & Stan Hansen (tie)
You Ain't Getting Your Country Back Award: Sgt. Slaughter
The Two Wrestlers Who Should Have Buildings Dropped On
Them: Koko B. Ware and Jim Duggan
Worst Tag Team Ever Dreamt Up: Bushwackers
LOD's Mistake: Letting Paul Ellering get away from them
Dream Match award: Cage match, with cage over roof; no DQ, no time limit,
must be a pinfall or submission. Who else? Hogan vs. Flair
The "I'll jump from a skyscraper in a single bound to drop a BIG elbow
or other body part on you" Award: Cactus Jack
The "you saw what happened to GLOW" Award: WCW starting women's wrestling
Most Obnoxious Personality: Dusty Rhodes
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Award Description:
To be given to the person who just rubs you the wrong way. This could
be anybody involved in the wrestling biz.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Most Disappointing News Item of The Year: Scott Steiner gets injured
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Award Description:
To be given to the wrestling news item that most disappointed
you when heard of it. When you first learned of this news story,
you couldn't believe that it was true, and when you learned that it was,
you were bummed out for a while.
Last Year's Winner: N/A
Still more mock awards:
Best Entrance Music:
1. Freebirds "Badstreet USA"
2. Bobby Eaton's
3. Doom's
Worst Entrance Music:
1. Patriot's
2. Dustin Rhodes's
3. El Gigante's
Best Entrance Music Ever Used: Ironman for the Road Warriors
Champion Hall Of Fame:
Tag Champions: The Road Warriors/LOD
Singles Champion : Ric Flair
Something is Still Missing From The Old Days Award: Nikita Koloff
MIA Award: Paul Ellering, Tully Blanchard, Ultimate Warrior
Match To Have If You Are Out of Sleeping Pills And HAVE To Get To Sleep
To Sleep: Anything with Richard Morton as a team with Tommy Rich
Are You Sure They Can't Get Back Together SOMEWHERE?: Midnight Express
Find Me a Real Tag-team Partner, Please: Arn Anderson
Wrestler Who Should Get Both Knees Broken by a
Certain Ex-NWA Champion: Hulk Hogan
Happened Many Years Ago But is Still a Shame: Magnum TA accident
Best Video Game: WWF WrestleFest
The "1,2,3 we have a new champ, no he kicked out, ohh I've orgasmed" award:
I've orgasmed" Award: Vince McMahon
Best Juicer
1. Ric Flair
2. Barry Windham
3. Cactus Jack Manson
AWA Memorial Award: GWF
Best Manager/Wrestler Combo
1. Macho Man & Elizabeth
2. Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
3. York Foundation & Alexandra York
Worst Manager/Wrestler Combo
1. Harvey Whimpleman & Bully Busick
2. Lex Lugar & Harley Race
3. Warlord & Slick
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I love seeing how people felt back then. Yet back when I was 11 95% of this shit flew over my head, as intended, and I felt like
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Just saw this video reposted by the LAW - great video, fun to see. What WrassleGAF member is this?
"for-cet"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_PvLcX6dY&feature=player_embedded
"for-cet"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_PvLcX6dY&feature=player_embedded
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Heavy?
If you can dig up the site names, you might try the Wayback Machine and see what you can find from there.
Hmm. Is there any reason why it only works for a few seconds of gif?
You're wrong. I know what you're talking about, and Nash used his hand to flip his hair, but Kane usually just did it by whipping his head back. Yeah, Taker started it, but he rarely did it, and Taker's hair was longer, so it looked different. Besides, it's like the chokeslam. Taker did it before Kane, but Kane did it better.
And Hurricane's mask back then looked nothing like Kane's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmMAgqQAU1Y
Liquidsnake
Banned
So happy Flair held the highest ratings this last Monday, he was all over the place in that segment, and got so much done in 15 min. I mean Punk, Shield, Kane, Daniels, Ryback.....it was a very good segment, and the highlight of the show.
Donn't worry, Tracii Guns doesn't actually exist.That's harsh, man.
Host Samurai
Member
WCW was just never a "cool" brand. I appreciate it now but growing up it reminded me of generic characters, red necks and shitty entrance themes. The brand got better when Hogan, Savage and some WWF scraps came in and took off with the nWo. WCW was only good from 96-99. Vampiro was the only good thing about WCW in the 2000 era.
"Looks like Bobby Eaton has been doing a lot of eatin" - Gotta love classic heel commentary
"Looks like Bobby Eaton has been doing a lot of eatin" - Gotta love classic heel commentary
BillRiccio
Member
Your only able to make a gif a up to a certain time? I've never had issue's with gif length while using this program.
This is...so wrong. WCW from 1991-1993 and the first half of 1994 featured some of the best wrestling ever on American television. You need the Dangerous Alliance (which included Austin, Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton and Larry Z), Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Sting, Vader, Cactus, Brian Pillman, Steamboat and Douglas, Bunkhouse Buck, Lex when he was actually good, extremely salty Jesse Ventura marking out constantly for awesome stuff. That's a great time period for WCW. 1994 after Hogan and his buddies came in killed all the great stuff that was going on. Then 1995 came and things were arguably at its worst. People can shit on 1999 and 2000 all they want, but the shows were at least entertaining even if it was just in a train wreck kind of way. 1995 WCW shows were just unbearable outside of Ric Flair/Macho and Lex/Sting heel/face friendship.
BillRiccio
Member
Looks like Davey Richards and Kyle O'Reilly canceled on AIW tonight. Apparently someone came down with a "bug". I was really looking forward to Richards vs AR Fox. I really hope people stop booking these guy's, it seems like they flake on show's more then they make it.
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Davey Richards cancel? Well at least he told someone, eh?
FallingEdge
Member
What's all the hype with O'Reilly? Never got what the big deal was.
Judging this next one is no easy task,
For we’ve come now to Kane, the man in the mask.
It’s been a strange year for The Deadman’s young bro,
From embracing the hate to forming Team Hell No.
It’s tough to approve of Kane’s earlier whims,
His wholehearted embrace of the hatred within.
Threw Zack off the stage, but that didn’t suffice,
He snatched Cowboy Bob, and put his papa on ice.
But the past is the past, what’s done has been done,
And it seems now that Kane is the likeable one.
For our voters love friendship, they love that he’s tryin’
To be a good pal to that nut Daniel Bryan.
He made out with AJ, he fought off The Shield,
He talked out his issues ‘till his anger had healed.
He made friends with his foes, and he gave Edge a hug,
That’s quite a big deal for our devilish lug.
So despite that one time he dragged Ryder to hell,
It looks as though things have turned out quite well
For all is forgiven, the past is erased,
It really is tough to stay mad at that face.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-12-10/naughty-nice-2012-26076211/page-6
For we’ve come now to Kane, the man in the mask.
It’s been a strange year for The Deadman’s young bro,
From embracing the hate to forming Team Hell No.
It’s tough to approve of Kane’s earlier whims,
His wholehearted embrace of the hatred within.
Threw Zack off the stage, but that didn’t suffice,
He snatched Cowboy Bob, and put his papa on ice.
But the past is the past, what’s done has been done,
And it seems now that Kane is the likeable one.
For our voters love friendship, they love that he’s tryin’
To be a good pal to that nut Daniel Bryan.
He made out with AJ, he fought off The Shield,
He talked out his issues ‘till his anger had healed.
He made friends with his foes, and he gave Edge a hug,
That’s quite a big deal for our devilish lug.
So despite that one time he dragged Ryder to hell,
It looks as though things have turned out quite well
For all is forgiven, the past is erased,
It really is tough to stay mad at that face.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-12-10/naughty-nice-2012-26076211/page-6
He's a vanilla miget who does kicks, wears short trunks and uses kickpads. What's not to love?
Mr. Enigma
Member
Don't forget the mouthpiece.
Nocturnowl
Member
Best thing they've done all year.
Why isn't the Christmas eve episode of Raw a well disguised best of 2012 episode done with Kane as Grandpa Glen sitting by a crackling fireplace in a wintry cottage telling Daniel Bryan (complete with oversized hand knit bearded reindeer sweater) stories from his "fables of the WWE".
Other wrestlers could turn up as Christmas carollers and Foley drops in as Santa in brief segments in between the few 2012 highlights.
You people know i'm right, it's better than what we get next week.
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And would give the performers a small amount of much-needed time off at a crucial time of the year.
British Monsoon
Member
He has some clever offence, if you like the MMA-hybrid sort of stuff, and works as a total whiny asshole heel because it's easy to buy that he's a total whiny asshole.
My biggest problem with O'Reilly is the fact that he barely sells, and when he does his selling is generally awful. Still, with the right opponent he can work well - the matches with Cole this year were good, and he put on a good MMA vs capoeira showcase match with Tadarius Thomas on one of the ROH b-shows a while back.
BillRiccio said:
Yeah, it's hard to give them the benefit of the doubt when this is just one of many cancellations/incidents they've been involved in this year. Davey made a big mistake burning his bridges with New Japan, and pulling shit like this for tiny, two-bit indies is bad enough, but when it's a rising promotion like AIW it's sure to reflect badly on Richards & co.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
They use to do that for Raw AND Smackdown in 2003-2004. Raw was a top 10 matches of the year and Smackdown was like the best of storylines thing.
That's when I got confirmation from outside GAF that the Trish/Victoria street fight was one of the greatest matches of that year. It was #4 overall on WWE's list.
Nocturnowl
Member
Time off? I don't think that's a phrase Vince understands.
They used to do them round about new year so it could still happen, they actually released the 2001 best of episode on dvd and for some reason I own it, I get the feeling it's pretty rare.
I have the best of the first half of 2001 DVD. Coach hosted it. I can't really remember much from it besides Austin/Rock and the Raven/Rhyno hardcore match from Backlash where Rhyno gored the shopping cart.
Nocturnowl
Member
Hmm, mine's completely different, it doesn't even have full matches unfortunately otherwise it's a pretty good lineup, aside from Torrie Wilson vs Stacy Kiebler in the lingerie match, sure it's nice to watch but that's for completely different reasons.
I think it was hosted by King and Cole back when King wasn't insufferable dreck.
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More tidbits from the awards of 1991:
Worst Match of The Year: El Gigante vs. Sid Vicious at SuperBrawl
Worst Wrestling Move: Hulk Hogan's leg-drop
Runners up:
4 8 2 46 Earthquake's "Butt Drop"
5 3 3 37 Big Josh's "Butt Drop"
6 2 1 37 Big Bully Busick's finisher
4 3 3 32 El Gigante's Claw
Worst Wrestling Gimmick: Mike Rotunda as Irwin R. Shyster
Runners up:
7 2 2 43 Tony Atlas as Saba Simba
1 7 5 31 Firebreaker Chip
3 1 6 24 "Rapmaster" P.N.News
3 3 0 24 Oz
2 3 0 19 Rick Steamboat breathing fire & wearing a dragon
costume
Most Underrated Wrestler: Cactus Jack Manson
Runners up:
3 5 2 32 Terry Taylor
4 2 3 29 Bobby Eaton
3 3 2 26 Brad Armstrong
3 2 4 25 Tito Santana
2 3 1 20 Brian Pillman
3 0 1 16 Johnny B. Badd
Most Unimproved Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
Runners up:
6 3 0 39 Andre The Giant
5 2 2 33 El Gigante
2 5 3 28 Greg Valentine
3 2 3 24 Rick Steamboat
4 0 2 22 Hercules
Least Favourite Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
5 3 6 40 Jim Duggan
4 3 4 33 P.N.News
3 2 0 21 Sgt. Slaughter
2 3 1 20 Ultimate Warrior
2 2 3 19 El Gigante
Worst Worker: Andre The Giant
Runners up:
6 7 4 55 El Gigante
2 4 3 25 Hulk Hogan
2 4 2 24 Junkfood Dog
3 1 3 21 Ultimate Warrior
3 1 1 19 P.N.News
Worst Babyface of The Year: P.N.News
Runners up:
6 3 2 41 Firebreaker Chip
4 6 2 40 Big Josh
3 2 5 26 Tugboat
2 4 0 22 Dustin Rhodes
4 0 1 21 Dusty Rhodes
Worst Heel of The Year: The Mountie
Runners up:
7 5 3 53 Oz
3 4 3 30 Lex Luger
3 3 4 28 Typhoon
2 3 5 24 Richard Morton
3 0 0 15 Irwin R. Shyster
Worst Tag Team of The Year: The Patriots
Worst Wrestler of The Year: Andre The Giant
Runners up:
7 4 5 52 El Gigante
6 0 3 33 Hulk Hogan
2 4 3 25 Oz
1 3 6 20 P.N.News
1 4 1 18 Motor City Madman
Best Costume
1. Legion of Doom
2. Macho Man
3. Sensational Sherri
Time To Hit The Gym Award: Abdullah the Butcher
Ugliest Wrestler: Abdullah The Butcher
2 Biggest Reasons To Keep Watching WCW: Lady Blossom
Hockey Mask Award: Cactus Jack Manson
Most Mistaken Wrestler: Steve DiSalvo
Time To Make The Donuts Award: Big Bossman
Best Upper Body Development
1. Lady Blossom
2. Missy Hyatt
3. Sherri Martel
Best Wrestling Move
1. Lady Blossom running
Best(Worst?) Bimbo of the Year
1. Bonnie Blackstone
2. Missy Hyatt
3. Lady Blossom
4. Vivacious Veronica
Sexiest Wrestler
1. Medusa Miceli
2. Magnificent Mimi
3. Bambi
Best Feud of The Year: Steiners vs. Doom
WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS, JUST THE OTHER DAY WE SAW THESE GUYS
Best Match of The Year: Steiners vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Hase in Tokyo
Can't argue.
Best Wrestling Move: Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner
Runners up:
3 4 1 28 Scott Steiner's Tilt-A-Whirl slam
5 1 0 28 Jushin Riger's somersault over top rope onto his
opponent
4 1 1 24 Cactus Jack's elbow to the floor
1 5 1 21 Steiner's top rope DDT
3 2 0 21 Jushin Riger's Shooting Star Press
Best Wrestling Gimmick: Undertaker
Runners up:
3 7 6 42 Cactus Jack Manson
3 6 3 36 "Mr Perfect" Curt Hennig
4 2 4 30 Johnny B. Badd
3 1 4 22 Abdullah The Butcher
2 2 1 17 Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Most Overrated Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
Most Improved Wrestler: Ron Simmons
Most Favourite Wrestler: Ric Flair
Runners up:
5 4 2 39 Scott Steiner
3 4 2 29 Cactus Jack Manson
2 4 2 24 Curt Hennig
3 1 1 19 Randy Savage
0 5 1 16 Arn Anderson
Best Brawler: Stan Hansen
Runners up:
6 6 3 51 Cactus Jack Manson
7 2 3 44 Arn Anderson
5 2 2 33 Abdullah The Butcher
3 1 4 22 LOD Hawk
1 4 1 18 LOD Animal
Best Technical Wrestler: Bret Hart
Best Flyer: Jushin Riger (psst, Cactus Jack took 3rd in this. WHAT)
Best Jobber: Rip Rogers
Best Heel Of The Year: Cactus Jack Manson
Best Wrestler of The Year: Ric Flair
Worst Match of The Year: El Gigante vs. Sid Vicious at SuperBrawl
Worst Wrestling Move: Hulk Hogan's leg-drop
Runners up:
4 8 2 46 Earthquake's "Butt Drop"
5 3 3 37 Big Josh's "Butt Drop"
6 2 1 37 Big Bully Busick's finisher
4 3 3 32 El Gigante's Claw
Worst Wrestling Gimmick: Mike Rotunda as Irwin R. Shyster
Runners up:
7 2 2 43 Tony Atlas as Saba Simba
1 7 5 31 Firebreaker Chip
3 1 6 24 "Rapmaster" P.N.News
3 3 0 24 Oz
2 3 0 19 Rick Steamboat breathing fire & wearing a dragon
costume
Most Underrated Wrestler: Cactus Jack Manson
Runners up:
3 5 2 32 Terry Taylor
4 2 3 29 Bobby Eaton
3 3 2 26 Brad Armstrong
3 2 4 25 Tito Santana
2 3 1 20 Brian Pillman
3 0 1 16 Johnny B. Badd
Most Unimproved Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
Runners up:
6 3 0 39 Andre The Giant
5 2 2 33 El Gigante
2 5 3 28 Greg Valentine
3 2 3 24 Rick Steamboat
4 0 2 22 Hercules
Least Favourite Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
5 3 6 40 Jim Duggan
4 3 4 33 P.N.News
3 2 0 21 Sgt. Slaughter
2 3 1 20 Ultimate Warrior
2 2 3 19 El Gigante
Worst Worker: Andre The Giant
Runners up:
6 7 4 55 El Gigante
2 4 3 25 Hulk Hogan
2 4 2 24 Junkfood Dog
3 1 3 21 Ultimate Warrior
3 1 1 19 P.N.News
Worst Babyface of The Year: P.N.News
Runners up:
6 3 2 41 Firebreaker Chip
4 6 2 40 Big Josh
3 2 5 26 Tugboat
2 4 0 22 Dustin Rhodes
4 0 1 21 Dusty Rhodes
Worst Heel of The Year: The Mountie
Runners up:
7 5 3 53 Oz
3 4 3 30 Lex Luger
3 3 4 28 Typhoon
2 3 5 24 Richard Morton
3 0 0 15 Irwin R. Shyster
Worst Tag Team of The Year: The Patriots
Worst Wrestler of The Year: Andre The Giant
Runners up:
7 4 5 52 El Gigante
6 0 3 33 Hulk Hogan
2 4 3 25 Oz
1 3 6 20 P.N.News
1 4 1 18 Motor City Madman
Best Costume
1. Legion of Doom
2. Macho Man
3. Sensational Sherri
Time To Hit The Gym Award: Abdullah the Butcher
Ugliest Wrestler: Abdullah The Butcher
2 Biggest Reasons To Keep Watching WCW: Lady Blossom
Hockey Mask Award: Cactus Jack Manson
Most Mistaken Wrestler: Steve DiSalvo
Time To Make The Donuts Award: Big Bossman
Best Upper Body Development
1. Lady Blossom
2. Missy Hyatt
3. Sherri Martel
Best Wrestling Move
1. Lady Blossom running
Best(Worst?) Bimbo of the Year
1. Bonnie Blackstone
2. Missy Hyatt
3. Lady Blossom
4. Vivacious Veronica
Sexiest Wrestler
1. Medusa Miceli
2. Magnificent Mimi
3. Bambi
Best Feud of The Year: Steiners vs. Doom
WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS, JUST THE OTHER DAY WE SAW THESE GUYS
Best Match of The Year: Steiners vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Hase in Tokyo
Can't argue.
Best Wrestling Move: Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner
Runners up:
3 4 1 28 Scott Steiner's Tilt-A-Whirl slam
5 1 0 28 Jushin Riger's somersault over top rope onto his
opponent
4 1 1 24 Cactus Jack's elbow to the floor
1 5 1 21 Steiner's top rope DDT
3 2 0 21 Jushin Riger's Shooting Star Press
Best Wrestling Gimmick: Undertaker
Runners up:
3 7 6 42 Cactus Jack Manson
3 6 3 36 "Mr Perfect" Curt Hennig
4 2 4 30 Johnny B. Badd
3 1 4 22 Abdullah The Butcher
2 2 1 17 Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Most Overrated Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
Most Improved Wrestler: Ron Simmons
Most Favourite Wrestler: Ric Flair
Runners up:
5 4 2 39 Scott Steiner
3 4 2 29 Cactus Jack Manson
2 4 2 24 Curt Hennig
3 1 1 19 Randy Savage
0 5 1 16 Arn Anderson
Best Brawler: Stan Hansen
Runners up:
6 6 3 51 Cactus Jack Manson
7 2 3 44 Arn Anderson
5 2 2 33 Abdullah The Butcher
3 1 4 22 LOD Hawk
1 4 1 18 LOD Animal
Best Technical Wrestler: Bret Hart
Best Flyer: Jushin Riger (psst, Cactus Jack took 3rd in this. WHAT)
Best Jobber: Rip Rogers
Best Heel Of The Year: Cactus Jack Manson
Best Wrestler of The Year: Ric Flair
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WCW Thunder 3/29/2000
This is it, ham and eggers. The final show before the reboot. Everything will change after this. This is your last chance to enjoy any current storylines. I'm going to guess that Bobby and Tenay are going to talk about VINCE RUSSO AND ERIC BISCHOFF all night.
Chris Candido vs Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Skip immediately attacks Chavo as he gets in the ring. This is a rematch from last week that ended with TAFKAPI interference. Bizarre looking ref bump for Charles Robinson who got stuck on the ropes or something. TAFKAPI is on the floor with Candido, and Michael Modest lays a Kryptonite Crunch on Chavo in the ring, leading to Skip getting the win. Now all four men are brawling in the ring. Chavo ends it with a top rope plancha on the two fake and balding blondes.
Show rundown. HELL HAS FROZEN OVER! OH SHIT IT'S VINCE RUSSO! Jeff Jarrett vs Booker for the US Title. Brain doesn't think Eric and Vince can work together.
Recap of Nitro.
EARLIER TODAY. Dustin Rhodes was asked about the new regime. He's sitting on a horse statue and is talking to it as if it were talking to him. Apparently the horse called one of them a horse's ass, which Dustin said wasn't true, since he's the one that has worked with both Russo and Bischoff. Well, that was odd.
Kidman is asked the same question. Kidman is excited about it, but Russo doesn't care for the politics and gives everyone a shot, while Eric tends to benefit the "established talent" more.
A video of a charity basketball game that featured the Backstreet Boys, 3 Count, and various Saturday Night exclusive wrestlers, plus the famous guys like Hogan signing autographs.
Barbarian vs Jim Duggan
Duggan has the TV Championship on backwards. At this point, this is like the NXT Champion having a match on Smackdown. The TV Title is exclusive to Saturday Night and what happens on that show has no influence on Nitro or Thunder. Barb counters the running clothesline with a boot to the chest. You know, I don't think I remember anyone ever countering that move. Duggan comes back to hit the knee drop for the win.
EARLIER TODAY. Torrie thinks the return is good. Norman Smiley agrees, as long as they pull together. This stuff is so weird. Everyone breaking character and talking about booking.
The Cat and Mr. Jones (Virgil) are out for a promo. Cat didn't come to wrestle, he came to dance.
Mr. Jones (Virgil, Vince, Shane, Curly Bill) vs Dustin Rhodes.
Hmm. This was to be Cat vs Dustin, but Cat threw Virgil in instead. Still, Dustin is a heel, Cat is a heel, Virgil is a heel. And it's in Texas, so Dustin is defacto face for being both from Texas and being the white guy. Terry Funk comes in and lays out Dustin and Virgil with a chair. Are there any other Funks that can be brought into fight with Cody? Cat dances after.
EARLIER TODAY. Tank is excited about the new regime. Curt Hennig feels that it is great because Eric game him his deal in WCW and Russo knows he can go.
3 Count is out dancing and singing, without their green circles. They're out of synch without their green circles. Shane is hilariously hammy. Need scratch and out comes Ms. Hancock! She brings out her team...
3 Count vs Los Fabulosos
They have new jackets to match their new body suits. Double sun set flip! Evan is on the floor hitting on Stacy, who isn't into it. Who is Evan to doubt El Dandy's sexual prowess? Shane with a frog splash on Silver King and Shannon hits a plancha on El Dandy. Evan missed his outside interference because he was too busy chasing Stacy around. El Dandy with a roll up on Shannon for the win.
EARLIER TODAY. Chavo think it will all work out of Vince and Eric work together. The Cat says that Eric is a winner and it will probably mean more TV time for him. He almost said WCW was in the gutter, but caught himself and said out of the "position" they were.
Disco has worked out a deal that the winner of Mamalukes vs Harlem Heat gets a title shot. It makes no sense to me. The Mamalukes should have an automatic title shot. I don't understand why this angle is happening. The whole point is that the Mamalukes need Disco to get them a title shot or they are going to fuck him up. But they shouldn't need Disco to get one. They were the champions, they lost the title, they get an automatic rematch. That's how it has worked for decades, all the way up until this particular angle. Until they get their shot, though, The Mamalukes are going to manage Disco. And his match is right now.
Disco Inferno vs Tank Abbott
Disco faints like an old lady to avoid fighting. They all saw through it. Tank demolishes Disco.
EARLIER TODAY. Big Ron thinks it is a good idea because they will bring back a 1975 booking style, but updated to 2000, and they'll finally have someone in the office with some backbone to get things done. What the fuck. A. Having the guys talk about booking styles is weird enough but B. Why on earth would he think that Vince Russo would be bringing back 1975 style booking? He'd worked with Vince for the past 3-4 years. You'd think by now he'd recognize that Russo's booking is not very 70s style. Clarance Mason hopes they can turn things around.
Jeff Jarrett vs Booker US Championship
The girls get to stay, because Jeff would rather look at a dog's ass than some of the girls out in the crowd. Harris Brothers are out with in a minute. Booker has the weakest kick out ever out of a belt shot. Jeff goes for the figure four and, hey, a ref bump in a Jarrett match? Booker was about to win, but the Harris Bros pulled Charles Robinson out, causing a DQ. Booker wins and fights off the Harris Brothers post match.
EARLIER TODAY. Stacy liked working with Russo and hopes things work out for the best. Jim Duggan says that Eric thinks he's burnt out because he's over 40 and has been wrestling for 20 years, and Russo thinks he's only good for being a janitor, but things can be good if they put away their personal differences and listen to the crowds.
Harlem Heat vs The Mamalukes.
Harlem Heat goes for a blatant DQ for some reason. Harlem Heat were firmly in control and mostly dominating the match, and they go and use a slap jack right in front of the ref for no reason. Brain and Tenay were confused about it, too.
EARLIER TODAY. Vamp is asked. He looks really weird without the face paint. He's excited about it. Shannon Moore thinks it will bring WCW back.
Kidman vs Ron Harris.
Torrie is wearing that weird valuer/satiny pajama shorts and a tubeish top. Oh my. DQ. H-Bomb post match.
EARLIER TODAY. Sugar Shane has high hopes for Vince and Eric. JTB thinks it will be really good for WCW. Really weird to have him wearing a Pistons jersey and not talking in the exaggerated Italian accent.
Brian Knobs vs The Dog Hardcore Championship.
Dog is now brought out on a leash by a ref and has the JHV of Owner of a Lonely Heart. Holy shit. Al Green was a replacement for SABU, who was supposed to join Knobs' and Finlay's group. What a downgrade. This match, like the whole show, is utterly inconsequential. Knobs retains.
EARLIER TODAY. Buff says he's been through 10 bosses and rule sets and the young guys are going to get a chance. Knobs is happy if it makes him more money.
Buff Bagwell vs La Parka!
Parka with a sweet yellow outfit tonight. I wonder what the Skull Captain has to say tonight. Oh man, the JYD keeps talking, so Parka throws the mic and pulls out a sign that says "I'm Sorry" on one side and "I'm not really saying this" on the other. That's hilarious. Bobby posits that La Parka IS saying that and is just really good at throwing his voice. Buff forgives La Parka and Parka SWERVES Buff and attacks him! So good. Brain might have been on to something. I want to have La Parka at my birthday party. Big surprise, Robinson misses a low blow. Parka takes one of his gloves off so he can slap Buff's chest. Double arm DDT. Parka tried to dance out of a sunset flip. Super awkward spinning split legged moonsault that looked ugly when Parka did the move and looked uglier when he landed head first on Buff and slammed his knees into Buff's stuff. Buff wins with the blockbuster, but La Parka is the best. I can't believe WWE never tried to bring him in.
EARLIER TODAY. Ric Flair wants 10 minutes and he'll give his opinion on those two. "Call my lawyer, WHOOOOO."
The Wall vs Vampiro
Superkick Vandaminator followed with a top rope cross body to the floor. Holy shit. The showstopper style powerbomb onto the ropes. Looked scary. Vamp knocks Wall off the apron with a chair through a table. Wall gets back up. They clear out security and the show show ends with them continuing to fight.
This was a really weird show. Almost no angles were continued. Outside of Kidman/Harris Brothers, Mamalukes/Disco, and Dustin/Funk nothing was really pushed forward. Even those were as by the numbers "X attacks Y" after match kind of things. No in ring or backstage interviews except brief 10 second clips asking various talent what they thought of Vince and Eric coming back in. The biggest stars on the show were probably Jeff Jarrett, Booker, and Vampiro. I guess Flair was in one of the earlier today segments, but wasn't on the actual show and I feel like that was recorded days earlier. Weren't many pictures because I was saving up for a lot for the reboot show.
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WCW Thunder 3/29/2000
This is it, ham and eggers. The final show before the reboot. Everything will change after this. This is your last chance to enjoy any current storylines. I'm going to guess that Bobby and Tenay are going to talk about VINCE RUSSO AND ERIC BISCHOFF all night.
Chris Candido vs Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Skip immediately attacks Chavo as he gets in the ring. This is a rematch from last week that ended with TAFKAPI interference. Bizarre looking ref bump for Charles Robinson who got stuck on the ropes or something. TAFKAPI is on the floor with Candido, and Michael Modest lays a Kryptonite Crunch on Chavo in the ring, leading to Skip getting the win. Now all four men are brawling in the ring. Chavo ends it with a top rope plancha on the two fake and balding blondes.
Show rundown. HELL HAS FROZEN OVER! OH SHIT IT'S VINCE RUSSO! Jeff Jarrett vs Booker for the US Title. Brain doesn't think Eric and Vince can work together.
Recap of Nitro.
EARLIER TODAY. Dustin Rhodes was asked about the new regime. He's sitting on a horse statue and is talking to it as if it were talking to him. Apparently the horse called one of them a horse's ass, which Dustin said wasn't true, since he's the one that has worked with both Russo and Bischoff. Well, that was odd.
Kidman is asked the same question. Kidman is excited about it, but Russo doesn't care for the politics and gives everyone a shot, while Eric tends to benefit the "established talent" more.
A video of a charity basketball game that featured the Backstreet Boys, 3 Count, and various Saturday Night exclusive wrestlers, plus the famous guys like Hogan signing autographs.
Barbarian vs Jim Duggan
Duggan has the TV Championship on backwards. At this point, this is like the NXT Champion having a match on Smackdown. The TV Title is exclusive to Saturday Night and what happens on that show has no influence on Nitro or Thunder. Barb counters the running clothesline with a boot to the chest. You know, I don't think I remember anyone ever countering that move. Duggan comes back to hit the knee drop for the win.
EARLIER TODAY. Torrie thinks the return is good. Norman Smiley agrees, as long as they pull together. This stuff is so weird. Everyone breaking character and talking about booking.
The Cat and Mr. Jones (Virgil) are out for a promo. Cat didn't come to wrestle, he came to dance.
Mr. Jones (Virgil, Vince, Shane, Curly Bill) vs Dustin Rhodes.
Hmm. This was to be Cat vs Dustin, but Cat threw Virgil in instead. Still, Dustin is a heel, Cat is a heel, Virgil is a heel. And it's in Texas, so Dustin is defacto face for being both from Texas and being the white guy. Terry Funk comes in and lays out Dustin and Virgil with a chair. Are there any other Funks that can be brought into fight with Cody? Cat dances after.
EARLIER TODAY. Tank is excited about the new regime. Curt Hennig feels that it is great because Eric game him his deal in WCW and Russo knows he can go.
3 Count is out dancing and singing, without their green circles. They're out of synch without their green circles. Shane is hilariously hammy. Need scratch and out comes Ms. Hancock! She brings out her team...
3 Count vs Los Fabulosos
They have new jackets to match their new body suits. Double sun set flip! Evan is on the floor hitting on Stacy, who isn't into it. Who is Evan to doubt El Dandy's sexual prowess? Shane with a frog splash on Silver King and Shannon hits a plancha on El Dandy. Evan missed his outside interference because he was too busy chasing Stacy around. El Dandy with a roll up on Shannon for the win.
EARLIER TODAY. Chavo think it will all work out of Vince and Eric work together. The Cat says that Eric is a winner and it will probably mean more TV time for him. He almost said WCW was in the gutter, but caught himself and said out of the "position" they were.
Disco has worked out a deal that the winner of Mamalukes vs Harlem Heat gets a title shot. It makes no sense to me. The Mamalukes should have an automatic title shot. I don't understand why this angle is happening. The whole point is that the Mamalukes need Disco to get them a title shot or they are going to fuck him up. But they shouldn't need Disco to get one. They were the champions, they lost the title, they get an automatic rematch. That's how it has worked for decades, all the way up until this particular angle. Until they get their shot, though, The Mamalukes are going to manage Disco. And his match is right now.
Disco Inferno vs Tank Abbott
Disco faints like an old lady to avoid fighting. They all saw through it. Tank demolishes Disco.
EARLIER TODAY. Big Ron thinks it is a good idea because they will bring back a 1975 booking style, but updated to 2000, and they'll finally have someone in the office with some backbone to get things done. What the fuck. A. Having the guys talk about booking styles is weird enough but B. Why on earth would he think that Vince Russo would be bringing back 1975 style booking? He'd worked with Vince for the past 3-4 years. You'd think by now he'd recognize that Russo's booking is not very 70s style. Clarance Mason hopes they can turn things around.
Jeff Jarrett vs Booker US Championship
The girls get to stay, because Jeff would rather look at a dog's ass than some of the girls out in the crowd. Harris Brothers are out with in a minute. Booker has the weakest kick out ever out of a belt shot. Jeff goes for the figure four and, hey, a ref bump in a Jarrett match? Booker was about to win, but the Harris Bros pulled Charles Robinson out, causing a DQ. Booker wins and fights off the Harris Brothers post match.
EARLIER TODAY. Stacy liked working with Russo and hopes things work out for the best. Jim Duggan says that Eric thinks he's burnt out because he's over 40 and has been wrestling for 20 years, and Russo thinks he's only good for being a janitor, but things can be good if they put away their personal differences and listen to the crowds.
Harlem Heat vs The Mamalukes.
Harlem Heat goes for a blatant DQ for some reason. Harlem Heat were firmly in control and mostly dominating the match, and they go and use a slap jack right in front of the ref for no reason. Brain and Tenay were confused about it, too.
EARLIER TODAY. Vamp is asked. He looks really weird without the face paint. He's excited about it. Shannon Moore thinks it will bring WCW back.
Kidman vs Ron Harris.
Torrie is wearing that weird valuer/satiny pajama shorts and a tubeish top. Oh my. DQ. H-Bomb post match.
EARLIER TODAY. Sugar Shane has high hopes for Vince and Eric. JTB thinks it will be really good for WCW. Really weird to have him wearing a Pistons jersey and not talking in the exaggerated Italian accent.
Brian Knobs vs The Dog Hardcore Championship.
Dog is now brought out on a leash by a ref and has the JHV of Owner of a Lonely Heart. Holy shit. Al Green was a replacement for SABU, who was supposed to join Knobs' and Finlay's group. What a downgrade. This match, like the whole show, is utterly inconsequential. Knobs retains.
EARLIER TODAY. Buff says he's been through 10 bosses and rule sets and the young guys are going to get a chance. Knobs is happy if it makes him more money.
Buff Bagwell vs La Parka!
Parka with a sweet yellow outfit tonight. I wonder what the Skull Captain has to say tonight. Oh man, the JYD keeps talking, so Parka throws the mic and pulls out a sign that says "I'm Sorry" on one side and "I'm not really saying this" on the other. That's hilarious. Bobby posits that La Parka IS saying that and is just really good at throwing his voice. Buff forgives La Parka and Parka SWERVES Buff and attacks him! So good. Brain might have been on to something. I want to have La Parka at my birthday party. Big surprise, Robinson misses a low blow. Parka takes one of his gloves off so he can slap Buff's chest. Double arm DDT. Parka tried to dance out of a sunset flip. Super awkward spinning split legged moonsault that looked ugly when Parka did the move and looked uglier when he landed head first on Buff and slammed his knees into Buff's stuff. Buff wins with the blockbuster, but La Parka is the best. I can't believe WWE never tried to bring him in.
EARLIER TODAY. Ric Flair wants 10 minutes and he'll give his opinion on those two. "Call my lawyer, WHOOOOO."
The Wall vs Vampiro
Superkick Vandaminator followed with a top rope cross body to the floor. Holy shit. The showstopper style powerbomb onto the ropes. Looked scary. Vamp knocks Wall off the apron with a chair through a table. Wall gets back up. They clear out security and the show show ends with them continuing to fight.
This was a really weird show. Almost no angles were continued. Outside of Kidman/Harris Brothers, Mamalukes/Disco, and Dustin/Funk nothing was really pushed forward. Even those were as by the numbers "X attacks Y" after match kind of things. No in ring or backstage interviews except brief 10 second clips asking various talent what they thought of Vince and Eric coming back in. The biggest stars on the show were probably Jeff Jarrett, Booker, and Vampiro. I guess Flair was in one of the earlier today segments, but wasn't on the actual show and I feel like that was recorded days earlier. Weren't many pictures because I was saving up for a lot for the reboot show.
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Good luck with the reboot show, Strobogo - it's really neat, but also really bad. Drew some good ratings too IIRC. I think WWF had the Dog Show that night so WCW went balls out.
Looking over all those results, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Looking over all those results, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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I don't understand it either. IRS is a great relic of the olden days! I loved it!
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A lot of it had to do with the fact Mike Rotundo had been around for ages in the NWA and was known as a fantastic wrestler. Then Vince signed him and expected people to believe he was this totally new guy in a cartoon character tax man gimmick.
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Good point. I was but a kid, and had no understanding of who Rotundo had been beforehand. I loved him as IRS - and I loved his previous work too, but I didn't discover that until the mid 90s.
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He did play a similar gimmick in WCW before he left for the WWF - Michael Wallstreet, although it was more of a standard rich guy gimmick than the cartoon-like tax man IRS;
I thought IRS was an awesome heel at the time, and if the gimmick was too cartoony for some, it didn't really seem out of place in early 90's WWF.
I thought IRS was an awesome heel at the time, and if the gimmick was too cartoony for some, it didn't really seem out of place in early 90's WWF.
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Yeah, I liked Michael Wallstreet. But it was more grounded than IRS. Still, surprised people took WWF so seriously back then to get butthurt but hey, that was the (fledgling) internet.
In 1993 I was downloading Doom .wad files with access from my local BBS saying "Man I can't imagine this in everyone's house!" then I'd go Veronica some sweet encyclopedia info.
92 was one of their best and strangest years. No Flair, no Luger, but they had the Dangerous Alliance, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Sting, Vader, Cactus Jack, Brian Pillman, and Ricky Steamboat. Then they had the push of Ron Simmons, the return of Nikita Koloff, and the brief Jake Roberts/Sting feud. So good.
"Fantastic wrestler" is pushing it. Good hand, yes. Never would I call Mike Rotundo a fantastic wrestler. In fact, he was never bad, but he was rarely very interesting in the ring. He's really the perfect baseline average wrestler. Also, the sweatiest wrestler of all time. Dude would be completely drenched in 2 minutes guaranteed. Even in WCW when he was back to wearing singlets and not dress pants and button downs.
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