The Netcop Retro Rant for Royal Rumble 1991
- Live from Miami, Florida, bastion of Americana and/or old people.
- Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper.
- This show is, of course, in the thick of the Gulf War and the Sgt. Slaughter storyline, and hence the crowd is in full xenophobic form.
The Netcop Retro Rant for Royal Rumble 1990.
- Live from Orlando, Florida.
- Your hosts are Tony Skee-A-Vone and the Governor of Minnesota.
The Netcop Retro Rant for Royal Rumble 1988
- Live (on the USA network) from Hamilton, Ontario.
- Your hosts are Vince and Jesse.
- Okay, so the story here is thus: The NWA decided to put on a PPV, unopposed this time, in the form of the god-awful Bunkhouse Stampede show. It ended up being so bad that the only remnant of the show on videotape is the actual Bunkhouse finals, which is wedged into the Crockett Cup video for that year. Anyway, just to be an asshole, Vince decided to run a three-hour show on the USA network at the same time, with a cool gimmick and everything. And thus was born the Royal Rumble.
(Apparently this Bret Hart guy is all the rage right now among the kids, so here’s a repost of the DVD rant from 2004, with some formatting and spelling errors fixed)
The SmarK DVD Rant for Bret Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be.
So here's how this is gonna work -- I've of course been hit by endless requests for this DVD, but didn't get the DVD until recently. I managed to watch the documentary portion previously and posted thoughts to the blog, but everyone wanted rants for the matches included, too, and I didn't really feel like going back to take notes on the documentary portion to do the entire DVD set. So the documentary portion is going to be a guest rant by longtime blog contributor and friend of mine Princess, who covered most of what I would have written about it anyway, and then we'll hit the matches with fresh rants for stuff I haven't done before or haven't done in a long time. For time reasons and for reasons of efficiency, I copied stuff where my opinions haven't changed or where an updated version wasn't going to be different enough to warrant a redo.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-super-mario-bros-wii,35648/
Super Mario is busy sucking up giant portions of my day as I obsessively try to collect all the giant gold coins and AVClub only thinks it warrants a slightly passing grade? They’re on crack, this game is AWESOME old-school platforming action, the likes of which we haven’t seen since SMB3.
You’re DEAD to me, AVClub. OK, not really, I still read it every day. But now I won’t buy the book they’ve been shilling for months! OK, not really, I really want that as well.
So yeah.
The SmarK Legacy Rant for Monday Night RAW - December 6 1993
- Taped from the same place as last week. White Plains, NY?
- Your hosts are Vince & Bobby.
Changing with the Times
In the latest edition of TWP e-magazine Phil Austin examines the varying wrestling trends of the 1950’s to modern day. From wartime bad guys to MTV inspired entertainers to freakish musclemen; wrestling fans have seen them all. But what’s next for an industry falling out of favour with a mainstream audience? Phil might not be able to predict the future but he is certainly adept at recalling the past.
Also in this issue a former ring announcer relives the moment his blunder enraged a wrestler so much she flew into a rage in front of a live crowd.
WWE skits involving racism, sexism and homophobia have come back to bite Linda McMahon square on the backside! The Cynic gleefully reminds us why Linda cannot achieve legitimacy in the political arena.
From Ric Flair to the Rock, Shannon Rose has worked with them all. Here he discusses how he overcame a crippling disease in order to achieve his goals and live his dreams.
All the latest Hulk Hogan news is detailed, as well as thoughts of those in the industry regarding his alignment with TNA.
Also included: Extensive UK News & All Star Interview, World News, Women’s Wrestling, Indy News, Heel/Face Dynamics, AAA Wrestlers Fighting The Good Fight, Bigotry in Wrestling, Consequences of Shane McMahon’s WWE Departure, and much more.
Read this November issue for free at www.thewrestlingpress.com
I’m not in this issue because I just don’t enjoy writing columns and decided to bow out, but I’m thinking of trying again with something like the Wrestling Challenge rants, which are easier for me to write.
So I’m moving the UFC retro rants over to Heavy.com, where I’ll continue moving in order through the original shows.
Hey Scott,
Long time reader or your rants, books (I own everyone but "Buzz") and your blog. Loving the Tag tourney btw.
Wanted to get your view of comics so I figured to get some questions off my chest. Break up all this 'rasslin talk.
1. Better team: Legion of Super Heroes or Teen Titans?
2. What do you think of the New Justice League line-up?
3. Do you think Green Lantern will ever be an iconic character in the same vein as the Trinity?
4. Do you Blackest Night will be a let down?
5. Do you read any Marvel books? Indies?
6. Do you attend Cons? If not, would you?
7. (If you read Green Lantern) Where do you think Geoff Johns will go with GL Corps after Blackest Night?
8. Best book on the market right now?
9. Last Trade Paperback/Harcover you read.
10. Have you been reading Superman: Secret Origin? If not, stop what you are doing (Excluding the tag tourney) and read the story (#2 just came out) Honestly, the best DC story since Sinestro War. ALREADY.
1. An LSH digest from the 70s was what got me into comics, so that’s my vote.
2. The only real Justice League has Booster Gold and Blue Beetle.
3. Depends on how the movie does, if it happens. I really don’t consider Wonder Woman an iconic character, though, just because they keep saying she is.
4. It’s been pretty great thus far.
5. I’m reading Dark Avengers, Ultimate Avengers, and trying to get into Deadpool, but other than that not much outside of DC.
6. I would but there’s never anything in my area.
7. I haven’t really read Green Lantern much lately.
8. Booster Gold. I’ve always had a soft spot for Dan Jurgans and time travel shenanigans, and it’s just a blast to read. Adventure Comics is also really fun thus far.
9. Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis.
10. I read the first one, haven’t gotten to the second issue yet. Quite enjoyed it, although I don’t really see why they need to reboot Superman yet again when the Byrne stuff had been perfectly definitive for the past 20 years or so.
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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