southofheavy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Seriously, what a fucking parasite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Watching some random episode from 1995. Eric Bischoff is SO friggin' overbearing as an announcer. He's terrible. Macho Man is taking on Kurusawa, managed by Colonel Parker. Can we talk about Colonel Parker? I've become such a fan of his lately. Am I wrong for this? You are only wrong in that it took you until lately to become such. The Colonel was god damn awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valcourt Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hulk Hogan is a disingenuous piece of shit. "I'm your BEST FRIEND, Macho! I'm gonna fend off Arn, brother, because your my BEST FRIEND, then I'm gonna hold it over ya, brother, then celebrate in the ring, man, like I just won the goddamn belt myself, brother, and by the way, I want the first title shot, brother!" How did no one in the industry sit Hulk down and be like, "Dude, your character is kind of a sociopath and maybe even a narcissist, but definitely just a bad person altogether?" He's the kind of 'friend' you cut out of your life once you shake off the chronic inebriation of your early 20's. Aren't these the kinda things that Heenan and Ventura would hint at when they talked about Hogan? He is the worst friend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Watching the 11/18/96 Nitro, Malenko was just DQ'd for tossing Ultimo over the ropes. How long did WCW keep that rule? I can't imagine it was much longer after this. Very dumb for this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hulk Hogan is a disingenuous piece of shit. "I'm your BEST FRIEND, Macho! I'm gonna fend off Arn, brother, because your my BEST FRIEND, then I'm gonna hold it over ya, brother, then celebrate in the ring, man, like I just won the goddamn belt myself, brother, and by the way, I want the first title shot, brother!" How did no one in the industry sit Hulk down and be like, "Dude, your character is kind of a sociopath and maybe even a narcissist, but definitely just a bad person altogether?" He's the kind of 'friend' you cut out of your life once you shake off the chronic inebriation of your early 20's. Aren't these the kinda things that Heenan and Ventura would hint at when they talked about Hogan? He is the worst friend.. The more I watch the network, the more I feel that he is the single biggest heel in the history of wrestling. Almost every single feud he is a part of is 100% because he was a huge dick to whoever he was feuding against. The Randy Savage feud in particular is masterful heel work, except he was supposedly the babyface. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Watching the 11/18/96 Nitro, Malenko was just DQ'd for tossing Ultimo over the ropes. How long did WCW keep that rule? I can't imagine it was much longer after this. Very dumb for this era. Until the spring/summer of 97 if I recall. I like that they actually took a few minutes in the broadcast to tell you about the rule change, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Watching these early Nitros after watching the early RAWs of just a couple of years earlier.............. Nitro was so far ahead of where RAW was in the early-mid 90s. The WWF was the drizzling shits at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 WCW in the early Nitro era, pre-nWo, was so friggin' bizarre.The new guys were flat-out awesome. I watched a Malenko/Benoit vs. Eddie/JL match last night and it was SO good. And not just 1995 good. That match would still work today. I really wish we could somehow warp time so we could see a Malenko/Guerrero/Benoit vs. The Shield six-man. I JUST BLEW YOUR MIND. Then they had the WCW "classic" dudes like Flair and Arn and Pillman and Sting, who were all really good. They didn't have the athleticism and crazy WTF moves that the cruisers did, but those guys were flat-out professionals.And then there was anything remotely close to Hogan and the Dungeon of Doom. Oh my god, the YE-TAY popping out of the ice was one of the great dumb moments in wrestling history. Hogan is beyond awful in this stuff. We know that The Giant got really good over the years but he's absolutely awful doing his evil laugh stuff. This stuff is just absolute crap.Also, I would take California Sting over Crow Sting all day every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 My ability to take Kevin Sullivan seriously is hampered by his thick Boston accent. I keep waiting for him to talk to me about the Sox. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Can we talk about Colonel Parker? I've become such a fan of his lately. Am I wrong for this? No. No you are not. His love affair with Sherri is wrestling comedy done right not because of the storyline itself, but because those two are so damn ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 So the fucking STATE of Hogan and Savage returning to Venice Beach. The weird white Jimi Hendrix guy, and that stoned biker dude they were hanging with made for easily the most bizarre segment I've seen in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 My ability to take Kevin Sullivan seriously is hampered by his thick Boston accent. I keep waiting for him to talk to me about the Sox. Abuddadein has told me, that Cespedes for Gomes was a winning trade, Cespedes possesses the golden bat, weaved from the threads of Calcutta, and the Sox will raise like the smoke from the streamboxes of the Far East. Ok, Kevin Sullivan needs to do an in-character podcast about the Boston Red Sox now 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreaker Chip Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 AHAHAHA DISCO INFERNO STEALING A RANDOM KID'S BASEBALL CAP AND STICKING IT TO HAWK'S SHOULDER SPIKE WHILE HE WASN'T LOOKING 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Speaking of Disco, and I feel strongly about this, but he probably had Sabu's best WCW match. He is like the only person that tried to have a real match with Sabu instead of a spotfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKash202 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 1. LOL @ This Ric Flair promo on Episode 2 of Nitro. Flair kept calling Luger package. Mongo is killing me man. I could only imagine how pissed off people were backstage that this dude basically walked right in and got a job. 2. Is it just me or does anybody else look into the crowd to look at how folks dressed back then. 95 was a long time ago man. Damn I feel old. 3. I still get chills from this Nitro intro.. 4. Norton vs. Savage in Episode 2 was fun. Norton beat the hell out of Savage man. Also, did anybody peep Norton pulling a semi-Orton? Used a draping brainbuster/ddt type of move pulling Savage from the Apron. 5. I have Nitro DVDs that I never went through completely. There was an Extacy commercial during one of the breaks during one of the first 10 Nitros. I can't remember which one. But has anyone come across it yet? Yes THAT Extacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 One thing that really jumps out at me in these early Nitros, and the accompanying ppvs, is that they were clearly really high on Eddie, and to a lesser extent, Malenko. Both guys were featured nearly every week(especially Eddie). Eddie rarely did any clean jobs, pinned Pillman, went to a draw with Badd. He was one of the last 9 guys in the ring at WWIII, and got to hold off Arn and Flair for a stretch in that match. Malenko nearly beat Sting. Obviously, Malenko pretty much reached the level he should have. He was a featured guy every week, got huge pops, and was a strong US champ. Eddie however, never got there. It seemed like once they were gearing up for the NWO, he got lost in the shuffle. I can't help but wonder where guys like them would have ended up if there were no NWO. Also of note, it seems like they were much more interested in protecting some of their "homegrown" guys at the time. Craig Pittman, Eddie, Kurasawa, Malenko, Benoit, Norton and Harlem Heat were all kept very strong at the time. Not sure why they went off the rails in that regard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'm just getting into this gold mine having missed all of this stuff originally and holy shit that first Nitro looks like a telethon. I don't think, in my entire life, I've seen something that made me feel as good as Jushin Liger running out from in between a Yankee Candle Shop and a GadZooks! WHY ISN"T THIS THE WORLD ALWAYS????? Listen, if I were filthy rich, I would start a promotion that solely consisted of shows at non-wrestling locations like malls and Club LaVela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'm watching Benoit's Nitro debut against Eddie right now. This match RULES. These guys (and Dean and later Rey) are so far ahead of what anyone else in America was doing at the time. I think the WWE has never been better in-ring than it has the past two years or so. These throwaway Nitro matches with these dudes are just as good as what we're lucky to have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Kevin Sullivan's late period is essentially wrestling's Simon and Manservant Hecubus. Eeeeeeeevillll. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Anyone else find the American Males theme to be a little "rapey"? Seriously, the lyrics are disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKash202 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Anyone else find the American Males theme to be a little "rapey"? Seriously, the lyrics are disturbing. Critical Condition.......... Just saw Johnny B Badd attempt a Double Axe handle to a downed Paul Orndorff. His brain must have glitched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Jimmy Hart's face in this Hogan promo talking about the monster truck thing against the Giant is remarkable. He's clutching the belt and making these gestures like he's having a Crohn's disease flare-up while sitting in traffic in a car without air conditioning and windows that won't shut and it's July in Florida. So amazing.I don't know if anyone enjoyed being a Horseman more than Flyin' Brian. He loves that role and it shows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Anyone else find the American Males theme to be a little "rapey"? Seriously, the lyrics are disturbing. Critical Condition.......... Just saw Johnny B Badd attempt a Double Axe handle to a downed Paul Orndorff. His brain must have glitched "I know Orndorff is down but we planned to do a double axe handle here..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 My ability to take Kevin Sullivan seriously is hampered by his thick Boston accent. I keep waiting for him to talk to me about the Sox. Abuddadein has told me, that Cespedes for Gomes was a winning trade, Cespedes possesses the golden bat, weaved from the threads of Calcutta, and the Sox will raise like the smoke from the streamboxes of the Far East. Ok, Kevin Sullivan needs to do an in-character podcast about the Boston Red Sox now Sullivan sounds like the "Satanic" member of an Irish-Catholic Southie family who is going through a rebellious phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Anyone else find the American Males theme to be a little "rapey"? Seriously, the lyrics are disturbing. Critical Condition.......... Just saw Johnny B Badd attempt a Double Axe handle to a downed Paul Orndorff. His brain must have glitched "I know Orndorff is down but we planned to do a double axe handle here..." "if he gets up, he'll be ripe for my double axehand-- oh shit, he's not getting up" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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