Tromatagon Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 That's not a very nice thing to say about someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Trying to catch up on 1993 RAW shows and I would guess that was a complete coincidence that they showed a shot of Francine in the crowd. This is a good 2 years before her debut in ECW Like someone mentioned, it is cool to see jobbers that you would remember much later like Tony Devito and Mike Bucci and Rambling Rich Meyers who must have worked in the Maryland indies for about 25 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Watching Slamboree '95. Solie and Heenan really had good chemistry together. Also love the surprise Solie induction into the Hall of Fame, and Dusty with a young Cody. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Trying to catch up on 1993 RAW shows and I would guess that was a complete coincidence that they showed a shot of Francine in the crowd. This is a good 2 years before her debut in ECW Like someone mentioned, it is cool to see jobbers that you would remember much later like Tony Devito and Mike Bucci and Rambling Rich Meyers who must have worked in the Maryland indies for about 25 years These early Raws are a real curiosity for someone who hasn't seen them all in full. A great mix of good wrestling, Vince's desperation for "entertainment" (that fucking awful Rob Bartlett dude) and ridiculous gimmicks mixed in with some early charity stuff. Undertaker and Paul Bearer cutting promos on hunger, for instance, is a great bit. "Nobody should starve to death" You said it, Taker. I'm only 4 or 5 in but I'm really looking forward to see how long it takes them to find a look and feel for the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 COTC Dixie Dynamite! Mostly mediocre wrestling, though Flair and Scott Steiner is pretty good, but the nostalgia is a trip. I'm fairly certain this is the first Clash I ever saw. JR and Dusty on commentary and they essentially ignore each other all night long. Paul Heyman jobbing an arm wrestling match to Missy Hyatt because tits is also a highlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Inspired by the latest DVDVR, I've been watching some Attitude Era Mark Henry and I want to pimp his match with Viscera from No Way Out 2000. Both guys leave their feet a bit too easily for me but Henry takes two bumps into the stairs that are so awesome. A bit like Cena's stair bumps put Henry manages to move the stairs further and with more force. Mae Young gets involved too. Makes me remember how much I hate Attitude Era crowds though. Yeah, they're loud but chanting "Boring" right after a guy has just brained himself on the steps? Come on, now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Was watching the Network yesterday and during one of the "in between" segments they aired a promo touting that they now have all the Clashes up as well as 100 new episodes of ECW Hardcore TV. I think those are the types of commercials they need to be airing on RAW and SD to show non-subscribers exactly what is available on The Network. I bet putting something out there on RAW saying all past Clash of the Champions shows are available On Demand would grab them a bunch new subscribers. I don't think they advertise exactly WHAT the Network really is and what is available good enough for those who haven't subscribed yet. All they really push on RAW in regards to the Network are RAW/SD Pre/Post Shows, Main Event, and the occasional specials, like for Warrior Week or the NXT Live Specials. Put together a few more clip packages showing that WCCW or old RAW episodes or Nitros (when they start airing them) are up and when they're up. Pushing the On Demand content is really where they'll get their subscribers who are on the fence still, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Knowing WWE, they prob dont want to announce new NWA or ECW shows, for fear they get better ratings than WWE content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 It would be nice but I can't imagine people who watch RAW or Smackdown would see that ECW February 1995 is up on the network and go "Holy shit I have to buy the network". Maybe if it was something that has been completely ignored by the WWE like Memphis or Mid South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Watched the main event of Clash of the Champions XXX. All I have to say is REVIVING ELBOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Wait, they added 100 new episodes and they still don't have the gaps filled in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The only gaps in the ECW group is the 1993 stuff. I don't see anything missed in 1994 and 1995 Now World Class has some serious gaps and probably why there hasn't been much updates to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The only gaps in the ECW group is the 1993 stuff. I don't see anything missed in 1994 and 1995 Now World Class has some serious gaps and probably why there hasn't been much updates to it Yeah, right at the beginning. If they're not planning on filling them or they don't have good tapes or what not, then just let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovchunky Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Just re-watched Wrestlemania V. No matter how many times I watch these shows, I always notice new things: Rockin' Robin with the most atrocious version of 'America the Beautiful' you will ever hear. Did somebody no-show? Why did this happen? During the Bushwhackers/Rougeaus match, when Raymond picks up Butch for a scoop slam, Butch clearly gives a couple of quick tugs on Raymond's junk. Not sure if that was a rib, but I can't imagine Raymond was too pleased. The ring apron banners are clearly the same Wrestlemania IV banners with the roman numeral 'one' removed. That's some nice cost-cutting. Sean Mooney is incredibly nervous when interviewing Donald Trump. Trump, sitting in the first row, shows absolutely no emotion for four hours. Nice job putting himself over. Douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Watched WCW 94 PPVs. They really teased the idea of Sting being the masked man. And he really should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I really want to give reviews of all of the Clashes in order. Having a blast watching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I've been cherry picking various matches. Today I watched Angle vs. Austin from Summerslam 2001. That was a fun brawl with Austin in full heel mode and Jim Ross screaming anything he can think of to convince us to hate "THAT SONUVABITCH STEVE AUSTIN." This reminded me how much I think blood can add to a match AND how much I miss good commentary in the WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovchunky Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Watching some '88 and '89 WCW PPVs: Jim Ross keeps mentioning that Sting was trained in California by Red Bastien. Did he mean to say Rick Bassman? Was that a Freudian slip? The post-match brawl for Funk-Flair at the '89 Bash is about the greatest I've ever seen: gets Muta and Sting over and perfectly sets up the Halloween Havoc main event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 For the past couple weeks, I've been watching ECW tv on the network. I have gotten to July 1994 which is around the Funks vs Public Enemy feud time. It seems some of these episodes have been edited as some are 40+ minutes long and others are barely 30 minutes long. I'm loving the Sandman vs Tommy Cairo feud. PAY ME TOMMY that Sandman keeps saying on interviews is funny. The guy that replaced Joey Styles for a couple months is awful though. Was that Jay Sully doing a bad impersonation of Joey? Tonight I picked a random show and it turned up No Mercy 2006. Going in I didn't remember much of this show but it turned out to be really good. Started out with a good Matt Hardy vs Gregory Helms match. It took place in North Carolina so Hardy was over. I enjoyed the London Kendrick vs KC James and Idol Stevens match. I can't believe that Idol Stevens is the same guy as Damien Sandow. This show also had nude William Regal and Miz getting a lap dance from both Layla and Big Dick Johnson. The only two bad matches were Rey Jr/Chavo and MVP's debut vs Cham Pain. JBL saved that match by just bashing MVP merciless. The three big matches were very good. Taker/Kennedy surprised me at how good it was. I used to be a big Kennedy fan but didn't remember him being a competent wrestler. He held his own vs taker. Regal/Benoit was just as brutal as I remember. Benoit chopping Regal in his open sore was just wow. The fatal 4 way between Batista/Lashley/Finlay/KING BOOKAH was better than I thought it would be. God I loved the King Bookah gimmick. The entrance, the turning into Booker T and back again and the pouting. Good PPV overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Went and started Clash I. I've seen Flair vs Sting but nothing else on the card prior to tonight. The opener with Rotunda and Garin was, umm, something. Midnights vs Fantastics was rocking. The heel fans cheering for Cornette with their signs were fantastic. If Johnny Sorrow were in Greensboro, I imagine him having a blast with those guys. The Texas Barbed Wire match was a bit bland, but Uncle Ivan does his best to make it interesting. And damn, Anderson/Blanchard vs. Windham/Luger was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I have been doing the same thing Cubbymark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I'm assuming the different times in the ECW TV eps is them editing out all the shilling they'd do for their VHS of shows. Take out all the commercials for "The night Kimona Wananalaya danced atop the ECW Arena" and such and your 60 minute show is now 35-40 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 They should've left as much of the shilling in as they could. It was part of the charm of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I'm kinda surprised how much of the shilling they left in the Clashes, all of which is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 So many Main Event commercials on Clash I was kind of cool to see. One other observation about Clash I: Dr. Death at this point is not a very good promo. He flubs his lines several times and jumps back and forth a lot. Does he get better over time cutting promos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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