Scott's Blog of Doom

Thanks for the passionate discussion. I always know I can get some honest opinions from you guys.

In the end I’m going to keep it like I had the list the first time (which is in the original post when I asked the question) and that includes the triple threat match from WM XX along with Angle/Guerrero.

Now from time to time I’m going to add a bonus match. They won’t always be predictable or what you’d expect. I’m going to look at the match list and if something sticks out to me, I’ll do a review on it. If nothing does I won’t. Maybe I’ll do Rock-Hogan (I probably will), but I might do something else on that card instead. Until then here’s the Wrestlemania 2 Main Event.

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Hey Scott, just thought I'd give you some column fodder.

Why do you think the WWF/E has blown so many money and/or dream matchups? For whatever reason we never got a proper Demolition/LOD feud. The promised Flair/Hogan Wrestlemania dream match (with both men prettty much in their primes) was teased and then yanked away. Of course the ultimate dream match (WCW vs WWE) could possibly be the worst epic fail in wrestling history. Couild it be that vince had  a hard time getting behind big matches that didn't invole all "home grown talent"?

 

I think that’s 100% the reason, in fact.

This is the first in my multi-part series of rants on the Main Events at Wrestlemania. I'll do one every couple days until we reach the big show. The full list of matches I'm doing is on my previous post. I took all opinions under consideration and looked up some of the historical nature of the promotion of the card.

Now some of you are going to be mad I'm not doing Rock-Hogan. And because of that I'm willing to cut you a deal. I'll do Rock-Hogan but I will replace another scheduled rant...and you can guess which one that is (here's a hint, it features Chris Benoit). I understand that sounds unfair and a little like a cop out, but it's my project...my rules. We all make tough choices in life. This is one of yours. So it depends on how much you want me to watch Rock-Hogan. Otherwise there's plenty of other Rock and Hogan matches to review.

So let's get this ball rolling!

The Original Wrestlemania

From Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31, 1985

Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura

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Holy fucking flaming shitballs. 

That’s all I got.

Is it Tuesday yet?

Scott,
A few weeks ago, I started a small project about trying to find a wrestler
to consider as "Mr. Wrestlemania". I wanted to see how wrestlers measured
up against each other over the 25 years. For instance, Hulk Hogan main
evented at 7 Wrestlemanias, but the Undertaker has appeared at more. I saw
that you posted someone's chart of Royal Rumble star power, and thought
that since Wrestlemania is coming up that I'd share my work with you and
the blog posters.
I created a point system and based everything off of Match Results and
they are as follows:

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I'm planning on doing a rant of the past main events of Wrestlemania as my part in WM month.

Obviously the main events were easy to decipher and I'll even do the 1st and 2nd part of the "double" main events for the years that they had doubled up.

But I have a few questions that will help me clarify how much I'm doing:

-- Wrestlemania X: Is that considered a "double" main event with Lex vs. Yoko the first half and Bret vs. Yoko the second half? Or is Bret vs. Yoko the official main event?

-- Wrestlemania XI: Was that considered a double main event card or was HBK-Diesel the undercard match to LT-Bigelow?

As for the Wrestlemania cards after the brand split, I'm going with the final match on the show.

And yes, I will make a special exemption and do the Wrestlemania XX Main Event despite saying I would never do another match featuring Chris Benoit.

Final List and explanations after the Jump!

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Hi Scott,

A question that I don't think has been asked before: what do you think is the best use of a "plant" in the audience?

The one that stands out most for me is the time when Dino Bravo was feuding with Ultimate Warrior.  Bravo and Jimmy Hart came to the ring and bragged about Bravo being stronger than Warrior.  To prove his point, he says he can do pushups with anybody in the audience on his back, and asks for volunteers.  Without any additional prodding, everyone in the audience points to this huge shy guy sitting in the eighth row.  They confidently bring "John" to the ring, and Bravo bounces the big guy up and down with pushups.  Now Warrior has to come down to duplicate the feat or else appear as a wuss.  But when he tries, "John" jumps down on his back, and everyone proceeds to beat down the Warrior.  As a result, "John" got over even more than Bravo, and The (Canadian) Earthquake would go on to the main event of Summerslam less than a year later.

Did any other use of an audience plant ever work out so well?

I can hardly even think of any other than Tenta, so I’m thinking no. 

It seems like a lot of people in the comments section of the RR 2010 Rant were questioning the “star power” of the Rumble. I have always tried to count the number of “main event” wrestlers in any given Rumble. But I am currently stuck in a never ending budget meeting that I really have no reason to be in and I decided to goof off by crunching some RR numbers.

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The SmarK Rant for WWE Royal Rumble 2010

- Live from Atlanta, GA.

- Your hosts are Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker.

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Hey Scott,

I've enjoyed re-reading your Rumble rants. I had forgotten how much I hated the '99 Rumble until revisiting it. Thanks!

Anyway, this week the Cru Jones Society is dedicated to professional wrestling. We've got wrestling themed articles all week, and I especially enjoyed writing today's offering: 5 Pro Wrestling Matches Even Non-Fans will enjoy.

http://crujonessociety.com/2010/01/26/5-pro-wrestling-matches-even-non-fans-will-enjoy/

Each match was chosen for a different reason, and I'm interested in your take. I realize trying to get someone who's already made up their mind that wrestling is stupid to change their mind is largely a pointless exercise, but this was fun to write anyway. If you feel so inclined, I'd love to hear your thoughts on my choices.

Also, if you feel like giving this a plug, we'd always appreciate it. Otherwise, hope all is well with you and thanks again for the re-posts.

E Dagger

http://crujonessociety.com

Definitely an interesting list, although I find that non-fans are non-fans for a reason.  Royal Rumbles tend to be really good at sucking people in, and I also found that old school ECW attracted curious eyes as well among casual viewers.  I think Hogan-Savage from WM5 is a better choice than Flair-Savage, though, because it’s a similar storyline (in reverse) and the players are big and cartoonish enough that you don’t have to be a wrestling nerd to “get it”.  Or even one of their older, shorter MSG matches where Savage is arrogant super-heel and Hogan is super-face.