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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

Friday, February 27th, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

- Ugh, why do I punish myself with this stuff? Unfortunately the original rant is pretty crappy, so let's journey back to the era of Russo & Bischoff. On the bright side, I don't remember any of this shit in the slightest, so much like reruns on NBC, it's new to me! Now where's the alcohol…

- Live from Daytona Beach, FL. And presented by a full nelson!

- Your hosts are Tony, Scott Hudson and Mark Madden.

- Right off the bat I'm fucking annoyed because Tony says "sports entertainment" a million times, which sounds ridiculous on a show that's supposed to be the "alternative" to WWE at the time.

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The SmarK DVD Rant for The Best of Saturday Night’s Main Event

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

The SmarK DVD Rant for The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

I have been waiting anxiously for this one for a while now.

Disc One

- Hosted by Mean Gene

- So let us take you back to the Rock N Wrestling era in 1985, as SNME replaces SNL reruns once every few weeks…

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for Philly – March 14 1987

Friday, February 6th, 2009

 

- Taped from Philadelphia, PA

- Your hosts are Dick Graham & Killer Ken Resnick

Paul Roma v. Steve Lombardi

Well it wouldn't be a late 80s house show without this match kicking it off.

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Guest Rant: Legends Bonus Disc

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Charlie Reneke writes...

I don't know if you planned on doing the Legends of Wrestling set that the WWE put out this last Tuesday, but if not I'm writing reviews of the sets, including the three Best Buy exclusive discs.  Here's the first one.  I didn't recap the round table discussions because they don't exactly lend themselves to it well.  The other two (Andre/Sheik and Piper/Funk) will be done shortly too.

 

Indeed I'm not planning on doing the Legends DVD, as I have to save up my excitement for the SNME DVD that should be arriving from Highspots next week.  That being said, the Hogan/Backlund show on 24/7 has the distinct honor of being one of the few shows that has actually put me to sleep because it's so dull, with the other being an MSG card from 1981 that had some ridiculous main event like Backlund v. Baron Mikel Sciculuna in a 2/3 falls match.  

On with the review...

 

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for Saturday Night’s Main Event – January 27 1990

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for Saturday Night's Main Event - January 27 1990

- This is a redo of a rant from 98-ish and a pretty fun show anyway. This one ties into the January theme of "ring royalty" via Macho King, I'm thinking.

- Taped from Chattanooga, TN.

- Your hosts are Vince & Jesse.

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Maple Leaf Gardens – December 15 1985

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for Maple Leaf Gardens - December 15 1985

- Taped from Toronto, ON

- Your hosts are Gorilla & Jesse.

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for the Essential Starrcade – Part Five

Monday, December 1st, 2008

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for the Essential Starrcade - Part Five

And we wrap this bad boy up with the top five in the fan-voted countdown of best Starrcade matches ever, leading up to the DVD. Before we begin, let's recap the previous 20 choices…

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