Doc Townsend Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 18 hours ago, RolandTHTG said: I wish they'd come to this conclusion and decided to film some shows at the Grand Canyon instead I can't wait for the cinematic match where someone is thrown to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Of course, they'll be off tv for less than 24 hrs,. then appear on Raw the next night with a small bandage on their forehead to sell the 6,000 foot drop. Realism! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) Was watching Starrcade '87 again earlier... mostly for one of my favorite matches of all time Ron Garvin defending the NWA title against Ric Flair in a cage match. The two of them beat the shit out of each other from the opening bell and never let up. Such a hard hitting contest. I always get a kick out of the "Garvin sucks!" chants, I understand Flair was the man in them days and maybe Garvin was a bit dry on personality but he was a great fucking worker. Road Warriors challenging Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson in their hometown Chicago is another great match.. I always hate the finish but damn are all four men on their A game here. Hawk and Animal throwing them both around like they're toddlers and then you have Arn and Tully pulling out all the stops cheating their ass off, working over Hawk's leg, capitalizing on every little opportunity.. it's always a shame how it finished both teams worked so well together. The pop for Nikita is amazing on this show too. He was so over. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone are on commentary and they are great, it's a really fun show. Edited August 15, 2020 by Niners Fan in CT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 37 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Was watching Starrcade '87 again earlier... mostly for one of my favorite matches of all time Ron Garvin defending the NWA title against Ric Flair in a cage match. The two of them beat the shit out of each other from the opening bell and never let up. Such a hard hitting contest. I always get a kick out of the "Garvin sucks!" chants, I understand Flair was the man in them days and maybe Garvin was a bit dry on personality but he was a great fucking worker. Road Warriors challenging Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson in their hometown Chicago is another great match.. I always hate the finish but damn are all four men on their A game here. Hawk and Animal throwing them both around like they're toddlers and then you have Arn and Tully pulling out all the stops cheating their ass off, working over Hawk's leg, capitalizing on every little opportunity.. it's always a shame how it finished both teams worked so well together. The pop for Nikita is amazing on this show too. He was so over. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone are on commentary and they are great, it's a really fun show. This would be a good idea for later in the night, but the cool thing about '87 JCP was the fact that guys like the US-tag champs Barry Windham & Ronnie Garvin still had their own singles shit going WHILE being tag champs. Barry was credible enough to be challening Flair and later on in the year it was GARVIN who actually won the title. We all know the circumstances surrounding the title change, but in kayfabe, it's still a very cool story and a F'n stiff match! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Who is this Randy Orton and why am I starting to like him?!?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Edge sure lit a fire under Orton's ass, that's for certain. Goddammit, I do not want Drew to lose the title at this point, but there is a pretty good chance he will walk away with the title. I guess it's about time, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Orton holding the belt till Edge is ready to come back and take it off him is probably a little too clean and linear, but I’d say it’s definitely in the cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Peck said: Who is this Randy Orton and why am I starting to like him?!?!? Barry Orton's nephew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Was watching Starrcade '87 again earlier... mostly for one of my favorite matches of all time Ron Garvin defending the NWA title against Ric Flair in a cage match. The two of them beat the shit out of each other from the opening bell and never let up. Such a hard hitting contest. I always get a kick out of the "Garvin sucks!" chants, I understand Flair was the man in them days and maybe Garvin was a bit dry on personality but he was a great fucking worker. Road Warriors challenging Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson in their hometown Chicago is another great match.. I always hate the finish but damn are all four men on their A game here. Hawk and Animal throwing them both around like they're toddlers and then you have Arn and Tully pulling out all the stops cheating their ass off, working over Hawk's leg, capitalizing on every little opportunity.. it's always a shame how it finished both teams worked so well together. The pop for Nikita is amazing on this show too. He was so over. Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone are on commentary and they are great, it's a really fun show. I have a VHS copy of this show that I ripped. The most random thing is that they overdubbed The Road Warriors theme with "The Hit" by Richard Myhill. The same song that was used in The Crockett Cup highlights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 minute ago, cwoy2j said: I have a VHS copy of this show that I ripped. The most random thing is that they overdubbed The Road Warriors theme with "The Hit" by Richard Myhill. The same song that was used in The Crockett Cup highlights. Yes, I have the VHS of this that I ordered from a PWI magazine when I was like 8-years old but I was watching the network version because it has all the backstage interviews and the matches are all in their entirety. The downside as you said is the VHS has all the original music and the network version has it all dubbed. This entrance is obviously 100% better seen here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Starrcade 87 was cool even though I hate the scaffold match. It was so high up by wrestling scaffold standards, just actually terrifying. The Garvin/Flair main event didn't really have a lot of build but it's a killer match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Yes, I have the VHS of this that I ordered from a PWI magazine when I was like 8-years old but I was watching the network version because it has all the backstage interviews and the matches are all in their entirety. The downside as you said is the VHS has all the original music and the network version has it all dubbed. This entrance is obviously 100% better seen here: I will say that of all of the Network overdubs, they did a decent job with the MX overdub. That said, people do ask me why I go through the trouble of converting my VHS tapes to digital when it's all on the Network and it's mainly due to the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 The worst overdubs on The Network are the ones for The Rock and Roll Express and the WWF version of Rick Rude's theme. The overdub of Natural Born Killaz for New Jack is pretty awful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 What's even the point of a New Jack "match" without the right music playing? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Doc Townsend said: I can't wait for the cinematic match where someone is thrown to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Of course, they'll be off tv for less than 24 hrs,. then appear on Raw the next night with a small bandage on their forehead to sell the 6,000 foot drop. Realism! This only works if the match has a Wiley E Coyote/Roadrunner gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Godfrey said: What's even the point of a New Jack "match" without the right music playing? Shame on the people that try to convince me “In The Ghetto” is a good substitute. Not only does it sound cheap, you also can’t here any of the match audio because of the issues with ECW’s audio recording. I honestly stopped bothering with ECW on the network at some point because of it. It reminds me of how I couldn’t stand the redubbing of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 People also seem to hate the music they use for Valiant instead of Boy From NYC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I was thinking about Godzilla: Final Wars, which got me thinking about Don Frye, which led me to think: I bet Don Frye just loves Donald Trump. Anyway, a quick trip to his Twitter feed later, and I just won a bet with myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Sames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Control said: I was thinking about Godzilla: Final Wars, which got me thinking about Don Frye, which led me to think: I bet Don Frye just loves Donald Trump. Anyway, a quick trip to his Twitter feed later, and I just won a bet with myself. *sigh* It obviously is the least surprising thing but still disappointing to read. I thought Frye maybe would've rejected Trump's putting himself in front of the country, but it would appear not. I remember Frye on a PRIDE DVD talking about hating all these punks draping the flag around their shoulders like it's a towel and how he always made a point to carry it on a pole RESPECTFULLY. edit: that movie may be the most late '90s/early '00s fun piece of that time period. Edited August 15, 2020 by Jiji 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: People also seem to hate the music they use for Valiant instead of Boy From NYC. That's another terrible overdub. The overdub for Jimmy Garvin's "Sharp Dressed Man" entrance is awful as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Godfrey said: What's even the point of a New Jack "match" without the right music playing? For the chain wrestling. You know, when New Jack hits people with a bicycle chain. I'll show myself out. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) Somebody is actually streaming ECW right now with original music on Twitch right now if you’re interested. Edited August 16, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, HumanChessgame said: This only works if the match has a Wiley E Coyote/Roadrunner gimmick. 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 4 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: Shame on the people that try to convince me “In The Ghetto” is a good substitute. I was 99% certain you meant the Elvis version till I googled. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Is it bad most of the time I watch ECW on the Network, I have a second window on YouTube with the proper entrance music's lined up? (I also do this with pretty much any dubbed stuff on the Network/NJ World) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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