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Its a satuday night in 1987
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MetalAlien
Banned
I was a month away from being 16.
farmerboy
Member
You missed out man, they were the glory days.
synchronicity
Member
I was never into wrestling, but the 80's will always have a warm place in my heart.
Bullet Club
Banned
MetalAlien
Banned
Yea I did and still do hate wrestling but anything 80s is now a fine wine compared to the grape soda of today.
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
I keep thinking that 80s-90s were the golden age of America. USSR was down/about to go down, unparalleled level of prosperity at a national level, no other nation even coming close in economic/cultural/military power, lesser illegal immigration issue (if that bothers you), Islamic terrorism hadn't reached their shores yet and in general happy and prosperous society overall.
It must've been a great time to grow up as a kid (like WWE such as this). Maybe that's why so much nostalgia for 80s and shows like Stranger things.
It must've been a great time to grow up as a kid (like WWE such as this). Maybe that's why so much nostalgia for 80s and shows like Stranger things.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Man I wore out all the WWF tapes at my local Video Store back then.
MacReady13
Member
Quick story- I was born in 1980. When I was around 7 years of age we moved from suburban Melbourne to a country town in Victoria. We went from having 6 channels down to only 2, and 1 of the channels missing was the channel that had the WWF. I was a massive fan. Loved Hulk Hogan, George "the animal" Steele, Rowdy Roddy Piper and the like. I was so upset. I vividly remember crying as a 7 year old that the wrestling I loved I'd not be able to watch again. Traumatic as a young kid!
For me it was the golden age of wrestling. We moved back to Melbourne after a couple of years and I resumed watching WWF, but once my favs left, I never watched again. So many great memories watching as a kid... Does anyone remember the fight with Ricky the dragon Steamboat getting betrayed by another fighter and then they smash his windpipe with a fold up chair? I can't remember who betrayed him, but I was legit shocked as a kid!
For me it was the golden age of wrestling. We moved back to Melbourne after a couple of years and I resumed watching WWF, but once my favs left, I never watched again. So many great memories watching as a kid... Does anyone remember the fight with Ricky the dragon Steamboat getting betrayed by another fighter and then they smash his windpipe with a fold up chair? I can't remember who betrayed him, but I was legit shocked as a kid!
cryptoadam
Banned
The great Macho Man Randy Savage which lead to their epic match at Wrestlemania 3. Maybe the greatest match in wrestling history.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I loved wrestling from that 1984 to late 80s era.
Googling it, I never knew SNME stretched into 1992 (excluding ones in 2007 it says). I had already lost interest by then.
Did NBC show all the events? Wiki says there were a shitload of them in the late 80s, but I only remember a handful of them. Maybe they weren't all telecast, or maybe I just didn't know they were on as it took someone looking through Starweek (what we had from Toronto Star which is like TV Guide) and noticing it.
Googling it, I never knew SNME stretched into 1992 (excluding ones in 2007 it says). I had already lost interest by then.
Did NBC show all the events? Wiki says there were a shitload of them in the late 80s, but I only remember a handful of them. Maybe they weren't all telecast, or maybe I just didn't know they were on as it took someone looking through Starweek (what we had from Toronto Star which is like TV Guide) and noticing it.
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MacReady13
Member
It WAS Macho Man! God what a fight! I’m sorry but that was, for mine the pinnacle of wwf wrestling. God I miss those days...
Bullet Club
Banned
There's a guy on Youtube that's putting up the best of WWF from each month starting from September 1986.
Erdrick
Member
It was always a huge and pleasant surprise when SNL was pre-empted by SN's Main Event. Unlike the usual shows on Saturdays, this is when stuff actually could go down. Seeing promos with Piper, Hogan, Savage, Andre... Like we all knew it was fake and whatever but it was just awe inspiring to see what would happen next. The leadup and hype (a year prior to this date) to Wrestlemania 3 was, and still is, in my mind, one of the biggest events in all of wrestling. Besides, it's not like today, where you'd hear it was happening via leaks and stuff on the internet. You basically either found out at that moment when you thought SNL was on, or you were aware thanks to the TV guide earlier that week via your local paper, but even then those weren't always accurate.
I think it's time to go find some old matches now and relive some of the greatness.
I can hear Jesse Ventura bitching about Hogan still to this day... While Vince plays the upside. Then you'd have Heenan show up and Jimmy Hart... Man... They don't have the same type of personalities these days in modern WWE.
I think it's time to go find some old matches now and relive some of the greatness.
I can hear Jesse Ventura bitching about Hogan still to this day... While Vince plays the upside. Then you'd have Heenan show up and Jimmy Hart... Man... They don't have the same type of personalities these days in modern WWE.
NecrosaroIII
Banned
What is Randy Savages best rant he ever went on
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
I wasn't around, but 1987 is the year my parents got married.
Bullet Club
Banned
cryptoadam
Banned
I rewarched Hogan V Andre and i dont think Hogan gets enough credit for this match. Hogan is always put down for being a bad worker but IMO Hogan put on one of the best performances in a wrestling ring that night.
He sold his ass off for Andre and made a guy whose health was deteroating rapidly and was limited in how much he could even move look like a monster. Like I said Andre was starting to decline at this point and his back was fucked.
Hogan made Andre look like a complete beast. He even took a gnarly bump on the exposed concrete.
Ya he didnt do a shooting star press and 5 canadian destoryers of a 20 foot ladder. But if you watch the match the story the emotion the big fight feel and Hogan doing his best to make Andre look like he was 25 years old is a sight to behold.
Look at him sell that bear hug. Andre could barely move and needed that long rest spot but Hogan is selling the shit out of it like he is dying. The desperstion the grapsing to escape
He sold his ass off for Andre and made a guy whose health was deteroating rapidly and was limited in how much he could even move look like a monster. Like I said Andre was starting to decline at this point and his back was fucked.
Hogan made Andre look like a complete beast. He even took a gnarly bump on the exposed concrete.
Ya he didnt do a shooting star press and 5 canadian destoryers of a 20 foot ladder. But if you watch the match the story the emotion the big fight feel and Hogan doing his best to make Andre look like he was 25 years old is a sight to behold.
Look at him sell that bear hug. Andre could barely move and needed that long rest spot but Hogan is selling the shit out of it like he is dying. The desperstion the grapsing to escape
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NecrosaroIII
Banned
Where did he get those creams from?
In the Ops video, that theme song is bumping. Sounds familiar.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
Guys from that era were great
NecrosaroIII
Banned
Watched all of that video. That battle Royale was BS. Hogan was robbed.
Bullet Club
Banned
Kagey K
Banned
My son got into WWF after watching the Undertaker Match and the Firefly funhouse at Wrestlemania, so he convinced me to go get the network and we started at WM1.
He is now fully enthralled and in love with this era. He was so pissed when Macho Man turned and wants a Warrior vs Hogan shirt he found on WWE.com for his birthday.
We are going to watch WM6 tomorrow, we will see if he still wants the shirt after it’s over.
He got into WWF because of Undertaker, so I’m excited to get to Survivor series so he can see his debut.
Funnily enough his favorite wrestler outside the big faces, is Honky Tonk Man.
He is now fully enthralled and in love with this era. He was so pissed when Macho Man turned and wants a Warrior vs Hogan shirt he found on WWE.com for his birthday.
We are going to watch WM6 tomorrow, we will see if he still wants the shirt after it’s over.
He got into WWF because of Undertaker, so I’m excited to get to Survivor series so he can see his debut.
Funnily enough his favorite wrestler outside the big faces, is Honky Tonk Man.
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Bullet Club
Banned
Jesse: "There's a cow right there."
Shrinky Dink
Member
I think that is the only thing I remember of WWF.
cryptoadam
Banned
Is it just me or does older wrestling seem more "real"?
Its easier to buy these guys then todays guys who are doing convulated moves like spanish flys and candian destroyers, or that wrestlers can survive falling off 20 ft ladders or going through tables etc...
Its kinda like less is more. Wrestling today is more elegant and exciting, but it also comes off as way more fake as opposed to in the olden days.
Its easier to buy these guys then todays guys who are doing convulated moves like spanish flys and candian destroyers, or that wrestlers can survive falling off 20 ft ladders or going through tables etc...
Its kinda like less is more. Wrestling today is more elegant and exciting, but it also comes off as way more fake as opposed to in the olden days.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
This was wrestling in its prime for me. You can't beat that era, especially with Macho Man and the Megapowers. I used to love me some Miss Elizabeth when I was a kid.
The Rock and Stone Cold era were a close second.
The Rock and Stone Cold era were a close second.
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cryptoadam
Banned
Getting ready for SUUUUUMER SLAAAAAAM 1990
NecrosaroIII
Banned
I can't stop watching the OPs video. It's perfect. I don't even like wrestling but it's about the most entertaining thing I've seen in like 2 years. I've watched the entire thing like 4 or 5 times since this thread went up. So much fucking swagger. Also, Elizabeth is insanely cute.
Kagey K
Banned
It terrible to think that Macho Man gave that all up for Scari Sherri ( On Tv) and even worse to know what happened in the background and in the end with her.
The Episode of Dark Side of the Ring featuring her is so hard to watch even when you know all the facts.
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ComputerBlue
Member
I remember going into my parents room on Saturdays, going on their bed, grabbing the biggest pillow I could find, turning on their TV and watching WWF while having my own little mini matches with a pillow. My dad used to think I was ridiculous, and he thought wrestling was stupid, but after seeing my love for it he started getting hooked himself, I still remember the day where we were supposed to go to Niagara Falls with my cousins for a day trip and we couldn't leave until wrestling finished because he needed to watch, lol, I can't remember what it was though, all I know is that it was a Saturday or Sunday afternoon program, could have been a repeat, not sure. He stopped watching in the early 90s, I stopped watching in the late 90s. I've tried to get into it several times since and just couldn't do it.
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