Well this is one of those frustrating moments where I felt like the WWF had a perfect reason to take a shot on Luger and didn't capitalize.
Otherwise it was a pretty good card with a much better-than-expected title match as Yokozuna could still move a little.
Normally I don’t just post the bazillions of press releases that wind up in my mailbox, but this one looks interesting.
Documentary ‘Card Subject To Change’ set for public screenings.
(New Jersey - May , 2010) -- Iron River Films LLC and 3 Count Promotions are proud to announce the public release of the highly anticipated new feature length documentary film Card Subject To Change.
First time writer, long time reader since the online onslaught days. The phrases "The Squash to see who's Posh" and "The Scuffle that caused a Kerfluffle" still make me laugh.
Anyways, here's my question for you: what's an underrated wrestling event/PPV that you would recommend to long time fans? Not something to snare the casual fan in, but something that you know a true wrestling fan would appreciate but may have not seen? For me personally, I would recommend the USWA Unified Title Tournament of 1991.
For one, the roster of the tournament is pretty loaded for the time:
- Jerry Lawler
- Jeff Jarrett (pre-every match has to go in the crowd mindset)
- Eddie Gilbert
- Dick Slater and Murdoch (a little past their primes, but still)
- A very young Mark Callous/Undertaker
- Austin Idol (who viewers can watch and realize where Steve Austin got some of his personality)
- Terry Funk
Second, even though the actual wrestling isn't amazing (most wrestling tournaments don't feature matches that go more than 5 minutes), this tournament exemplifies the greatness of Terry Funk (his match with Lawler is hilarious), which is reason enough to view it.
Finally, tournaments in wrestling are always kinda fun even if you know the end outcome, since the path there can have twists and turns.
That's my pick.
Well, it’s hard for me to have “missing gems” because I tend to review and thus expose everything I watch. I think a good pick for longtime fans who might not have read my reviews, however, would be the various DVDs put out by Kit Parker films a few years back. They’re called “Wrestling Gold” and they’re basically repackagings of whatever Memphis and other footage that the company could get the rights to, done on the cheap. However, the real treat is that the commentary is entirely redone by Dave Meltzer and Jim Cornette, and it’s not only incredibly informative about the people who are in the shows, but often hilarious as well when Cornette finds the right subject.
The whole set is only $15 on Amazon so really, why NOT pick it up?
The SmarK Legacy Rant for Monday Night RAW - February 28 1994
- Taped from Poughkeepsie, NY.
- Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Harvey Wippleman.
The SmarK Legacy Rant for Monday Night RAW - January 3 1994
- Taped from Poughkeepsie, NY, for the fourth week in a row. Now I've been to some brutal TV tapings in my time, so I can imagine how bored and burned-out the poor crowd would have been by the 18th hour of programming.
A couple of more upsets and close races this time, but nothing that went down to the wire.
WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW
Vince hypes the IC title match between Dean Douglas and Razor Ramon as well as Marty Jannetty vs Sid. Also, Shawn Michaels’s “personal physician” Jeffrey Unger will update us on the condition of HBK.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler (more...)
WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW
11/27/95
Replay of HBK incident from last week.
Your announcers are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler. They plug Bret Hart interview with Brother Love and the main event, which is Kama vs Undertaker (more...)
WCW MONDAY NITRO
11/20/95
Your Announcers are Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and Steve McMichael and his dog Pepe.
Bischoff and the guys plug Hogan vs Sting (more...)
Hi, it's Josh again (thanks for printing my e-amil aboot the Irish Whip). I just saw a match on 24/7 in which Bruno Sammartino pinned Mr. Fuji following(GASP) a backdrop. Yes, a back body drop was the finish. Just thought this would be somehow relevant to you. Maybe this is the reason why it's still used so frequently these days, sort of like how nobody buys the rear chinlock as a finish anymore, when at one time it was like, "oh Rude's got Jake, he's goin out". Ya dig?
Also, wondering if you had any thoughts about the multitude of shoot interviews out there: if you've ever seen any at length, ever considered any for review/ranting, etc. I really dig 'em, and though I never believe a story unless I hear it from two different dudes, they are invaluable to gaining perspective of the business when it was interesting and fun (y'know, everything it ISN'T now).
First of all, ANYTHING can be a finisher. It’s not like Cena’s crappy death valley driver is any more visually impactful than a simple bodyslam, but he pins main event guys with it, so people buy it as a finish. JBL used a friggin’ clothesline for 10 years and people bought that as well. There was a period in 2000 when HHH was putting people down with spinebusters and sleepers and for a while THOSE got over, too. Of course I mocked them for that, but that’s me. Point being, if Undertaker started pinning guys with a backdrop tomorrow, it would suddenly get over as a killer finisher and no one would blink an eye after a while.
As for shoot interviews, I’ve done a few rants (Cornette, Raven, Shawn Michaels pre-Jesus, Bret Hart, Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts) and while they’re great for stories a lot of times, you kind of have to keep in mind the source of info as far as reliability goes. Plus the RFVideo ones were hampered by interviewers who didn’t really know how to lead interviews and offer followup questions and such. Generally your best bet is Jim Cornette, because he’s generally 100% truthful (having no tolerance for bullshit) and knows how to steer the conversation where he wants.
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