Comments on: Jim Crockett Division: Quarterfinals!

By: Jake Milliman

Jake Milliman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:07:35 +0000

Nope, just paying tribute to my favorite jobber.

By: Darryl The Hitman

Darryl The Hitman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:03:46 +0000

I assume you’re probably just named after the AWA jobber of old but is there any chance you’re the Jake The Milkman Milliman from the Facebook Wrestler application?

By: Jake Milliman

Jake Milliman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:20:24 +0000

I was watching the AWA in the early 80s when the Road Warriors first appeared there. They were unlike anything else I’d seen and I loved them immediately. Even as heels, they were getting huge face pops at the house shows I went to. One of my favorite memories is a crazy brawl they had with the Freebirds. And also Hawk shoving a guy back three or four rows of seats after the idiot dumped a beer on Hawk. I agree they hung around too long but that’s true of so many other wrestlers.

BTW, I’ve been reading Scott’s stuff for years and this tournament finally got me to register and comment.

By: flair4dagold

flair4dagold — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:13 +0000

As a kid who had access to both the WWF and the NWA in the early/mid/late 80s, I just remember thinking that the Road Warriors were simply unbeatable. I also took a liking to the Demo’s but they just did not carry that same aura for some reason. I also remember that even when the Roadies turned on Dusty, they were still getting cheered at every arena. Being booked as invincible beasts for so long, I guess it was hard for people to see them as heels and in his prime, boy did I love Hawk’s promos. They were awesome.

“Dead men don’t make money.” Road Warriors all the way for me, although I admit that the Demo’s were the better “workers”.

By: E Dagger

E Dagger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:58 +0000

I too liked The Rockers over Rock N Sock. I can’t recall who won the match, but remember when Rock ‘N Sock fought the Holly Cousins on Smackdown several years back and Foley turned on Rock? I see these two getting in each other’s way earning The Rockers a fluky victory. That’s my reasoning from a booking standpoint.

I also voted for the Rockers because they were my favorite team growing up. I was a little kid when they were in AWA, and even though I bled WWF, I’d always stop watching All American Wrestling to see them in AWA (which my dad watched). I even used to sign my papers as either “Marty” or “Shawn” depending on my mood in elementary school which confused my teachers.

And just to weigh in here, I also voted for Demolition because I liked them better, their matches were always more entertaining, and they never had a dummy as part of their fold. Well, except Crush, I guess.

By: Ace Bradley

Ace Bradley — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:29 +0000

No argument here. I would have called it a Draw, but since Scott eliminated that option, I literally flipped a coin to decide.

The Roadies win with heads.

Again, I agree that Demolition walked in NOBODY’S shadow. Whatever perception they had in the beginning quickly went away. They got over, and created their own legacy that we still enjoy today.

As for the music, Rick Derringer’s “Demolition” is one of (if not) the greatest entrance themes EVER. As much as I love “Iron Man” (my favorite Sabbath song), the intensity and aura of the Warriors entrance made that experience much more awesome.

By: guy incognito

guy incognito — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:21 +0000

1. Steiners 2. Doom 3. Rockers (I don’t care about “star power” they are the much better team) 4. Demolition

By: Brod208

Brod208 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:05 +0000

Sure did and went and told their mothers about it… but it was Smash and Crush that they destroyed… That’s like comparing a victory over the LOD that had Animal and Heidenreich as members!

By: Brod208

Brod208 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:09 +0000

Fair point… my counterpoint would be that ‘Demolition’ was written for Demolition… Iron Man is hardly associated with the Warriors these days except in dream tag team tournaments.

I refuse to call Demolition impostors though. They created their own legacy to the point where it still holds up well today and to new fans to the game in the late 80’s like myself who had only read and heard about the Road Warriors I had no idea that people saw Demolition as rip-offs and to me they were two entirely separate entities.

Ax and Smash circa WM5 wouldn’t lose to Hawk and Animal of any era. There wouldn’t be any doomsday devices or demolition decapitations but you can be damn sure there wouldn’t be any 30 second squashes either. When you think about who Demo’s lost their titles to it sort of reads a lot better than to whom the LOD lost theirs to if you’re willing to split hairs.

So for me the Demo’s take it.

By: The Fuj

The Fuj — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23:59 +0000

Don’t let facts come in-between an internet argument.
Its faux-pas.