Gonzo Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Gertner always coming out with the bowtie on the outside of the neck brace. He was always pretty consistently funny. The couple of Austin promos that I remember, one for Stevemania and one for Monday Nyquil ("Where the Big Boys Play With Each Other") were pretty good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 What was the deal with Johnny Smith there? I was very disappointed that match didn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Didn't they decide to replace him with Balls because they were more confident Balls/RVD would deliver in the main event spot than Smith would? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I always liked what I saw of Johnny Smith but for some reason he seemed to be treated as a complete joke in ECW. I remember Taz just burying him at great length during an intro to an ECW TV episode on WWE On-Demand. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 IIRC the whole build-up to the match was that Smith was pissed at RVD because they were dead last in All Japan's tag league like 5 years previously. I'm sure it would've been a good match but it wouldn't have been the type of epic brawl that you would want to end a PPV with at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Didn't they decide to replace him with Balls because they were more confident Balls/RVD would deliver in the main event spot than Smith would? I feel like I've heard that before. And I also remember Taz (and Joey too, I think) burying Johnny Smith on Classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Too bad Johnny Smith was actually better than Taz and RVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnowsWrestling Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 that seems so weird that they was the main event for that ppv. I'm sure I watched it, but I can't remember at this point. That was one thing as a teenager I always thought was weird... the cards were set up oddly, in my mind, and the match ups sometimes didn't seem appealing, but ended up great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 that seems so weird that they was the main event for that ppv. I'm sure I watched it, but I can't remember at this point. That was one thing as a teenager I always thought was weird... the cards were set up oddly, in my mind, and the match ups sometimes didn't seem appealing, but ended up great. Wasn't that the PPV though where it was right after word got out that Tazz gave notice that he was heading to WWE? I know the World Title match was supposed to be Tazz defending against Masato Tanaka, and they did the angle where Mike Awesome crashes the party to make it a "THREE WAY FUCKING DANCE!" and Tazz gets eliminated two minutes into the match. Maybe they were worried that wouldn't go over well in the main event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 that seems so weird that they was the main event for that ppv. I'm sure I watched it, but I can't remember at this point. That was one thing as a teenager I always thought was weird... the cards were set up oddly, in my mind, and the match ups sometimes didn't seem appealing, but ended up great. Wasn't that the PPV though where it was right after word got out that Tazz gave notice that he was heading to WWE? I know the World Title match was supposed to be Tazz defending against Masato Tanaka, and they did the angle where Mike Awesome crashes the party to make it a "THREE WAY FUCKING DANCE!" and Tazz gets eliminated two minutes into the match. Maybe they were worried that wouldn't go over well in the main event? Yes, Anarchy Rulz 1999. ECW put on four great PPV's that year: Guilty as Charged, Living Dangerously, Hardcore Heaven and Anarchy Rulz. I still own the official VHS's of the latter three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 that seems so weird that they was the main event for that ppv. I'm sure I watched it, but I can't remember at this point. That was one thing as a teenager I always thought was weird... the cards were set up oddly, in my mind, and the match ups sometimes didn't seem appealing, but ended up great. Wasn't that the PPV though where it was right after word got out that Tazz gave notice that he was heading to WWE? I know the World Title match was supposed to be Tazz defending against Masato Tanaka, and they did the angle where Mike Awesome crashes the party to make it a "THREE WAY FUCKING DANCE!" and Tazz gets eliminated two minutes into the match. Maybe they were worried that wouldn't go over well in the main event? IIRC that was exactly what happened. They didn't know how the title switch would go over, so they put RVD on last because they knew he would deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Too bad Johnny Smith was actually better than Taz and RVD. Maybe in AJPW, but not in ECW. ECW!!!ECW!!!ECW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFabiano Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Anything with Public Enemy, or the first version of the Flock (Raven, Stevie, Beulah) is tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 What was the deal with Johnny Smith there? I was very disappointed that match didn't happen. Heyman wanted to save it for another time because he felt it was not built up enough. I have a fancam of a match Smith and RVD did have and I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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