Posts Tagged ‘WCW’

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling – October 4 1986

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - October 4 1986

- Your hosts are Tony & David. This is likely taped before the Omni show with the US tag title tournament they've been hyping for weeks, so no mention of the results or even the show here.

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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 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling – September 27 1986

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - September 27 1986

- Another short show this week. Luckily the Braves sucked ass in the 80s, so things will pick up again once we get to the post-season.

- Your hosts are Tony & David.

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling – September 20 1986

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - September 20 1986

- Your hosts are Tony & David.

- We have apparently skipped a week, as the show kicks off with footage of Paul Ellering slapping Jim Cornette on the September 13 show, and we didn't get that one.

- The Bill & Budro Show kick things off by promising to win the US tag titles and challenge Ric Flair for the millionth time.

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The DVD rant nine years in the making!

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

The SmarK DVD Rant for Ready To Rumble

I think it's only fair that, in the wake of Mickey Rourke's amazing performance in The Wrestler receiving an Oscar nod, we journey back to the last time someone made a serious attempt at a movie about pro wrestling.

Unfortunately, the movie was Ready to Rumble. Starring David Arquette. Years ago someone bought it for me under the assumption that I might want to watch it someday. Well, I figured after nine years of sitting in my collection, I might as well give it a look.

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling – August 30 1986

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - August 30 1986

- This is an important date for me, because this would be my 12th birthday, which resulted in my parents renting Wrestlemania 2 for the party and turning me into a lifelong fan. I started watching NWA's Worldwide Wrestling in syndication soon after, with the first show I ever saw being the one where Magnum TA's career-ending car accident was announced, so we're getting pretty close to that point now.

- Your hosts are Tony & David, with unsolicited help from Jim Cornette. They announce that Wahoo has beaten Tully Blanchard to win the National title, and that belt comes to the end of the line via the Nikita Koloff tour of destruction a month after this.

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling – August 23 1986

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - August 23 1986

- Your hosts are Tony & David, with assistance from Jim Cornette.

- Sad news to start, as the Rock N Roll Express have regained the World tag titles from the Midnight Express, and America mourns as Nikita Koloff has taken the US title home to Moscow.

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Festival of Fights

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for The 8 Days of Goldberg

- This is kind of a goofy Christmas theme on 24/7, as we're celebrating Hanukkah with Goldberg matches. But I haven't done a few of them, so let's line 'em up…

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The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling – August 16 1986

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - August 16 1986

- They seem to be sneaking more SMW stuff into the channel, with a clip before this show and a clip of Rock N Roll Express v. Gangstas in the Shorties section, and yet still no weekly TV show. Where's the Smoky Mountain love, WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand?

- Hosted by Tony and David and Jim F'n Cornette.

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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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