Everything posted by Tim Evans
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Wrestling Fan New Years Resolutions For 2016
1. Continue to go to the same amount of shows as I did this year. By my count, I went to about 30(NXT, Evolve, Local indies). I'd like to travel more like to Tampa and the Georgia indies that are red hot these days. 2. See Jimmy Rave live at least once. He's one of the best guys out there today and I hope he wrestles in Florida sometime. 3. Branch out of my comfort zone for the GWE. I've watched a lot of lucha and US styles. I kinda want to try and get into more British wrestling and Puro. 4. Cut down on my WWE main roster watching. I went a week during Christmas not watching anything at all. I didn't really miss it all that much. I hardly watch SD anymore and Raw is background noise these days.
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Damien Wayne
Phil, I don't know if you know this but Damien is now working small Puerto Rico indie EWO with guys like Chase Stevens, Chris Michales and Savio Vega. I guess they are doing some kind of invasion angle with Wayne's local promotion AIWF.
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NXT talk
Anyone watch the go home show for Takeover? Thought they did a real good job hyping up the women's matches and the tag title match. Serious Enzo Amore is really good. They did a better job hyping those 3 matches than the main event which should be good but it's one of the lesser main events of these shows. January 2016 should be pretty big for NXT in Orlando. They are running 3 tapings in January, 2 at full sail and one at UCF for the Rumble weekend. According to HHH, the UCF show is not a Takeover. If they tape 3 shows a night, that should have shows up to March. Apparently they are making a big announcement after the Holidays which I guess will be a regular touring schedule.
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What are you watching?
Been watching more Memphis 1999 now that I finished the 99 yearbook. I'm up to the end of October 1999. Power Pro is being carried by the Doug Gilbert vs Brian Christopher feud. I think Brian was out of the WWF with a knee injury so he did his rehab in Memphis. Just a total prick heel to everyone between hitting Randy hales with a lighttube, bringing in his own cheering section and bringing back the Spellbinder to play Tommy Rich. Watching the feud continue, I can understand why Doug did what he did. Brian was so witty on the mic and Doug had nothing to say back. Other feuds include Jim Cornette and his group vs Brandon Baxter and his charge, Ali who is this big 6'6 black guy that had a great finisher. I"m surprised Vince didn't sign him really. Cornette ran out Vic Grimes as he left to go to ECW and Bradley beat Angle out of town who went to WWF. Meanwhile in KAW, they were still running strip clubs and small flea markets. The big feud was Terry Golden and BIll Dundee. Dundee kept ducking Golden's challenges so Golden went to Dundee's "other job" which was a strip club/sex toy shop to confront him. This got Dundee pissed and he agreed to the match. They replayed this for weeks but it was hilarious. Dundee in his zubaz doing strip club DJ voice while yelling at Golden and the camera crew. The "wrestling" part of the show was pretty much non extant. The promotion would turn into WWF's Memphis Championship Wrestling in about 3 months and they only had a handful of guys. Looking forward to seeing when Lawler shows up after all the shit talking Terry Golden did. Best part of the show was Brickhouse Brown and Danny B coming out to a Kirk Franklin song.
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NXT talk
Seeing Joe and Storm being motivated in NXT makes me sad that Bobby Roode is stuck in TNA. I would pay a lot of money to see Beer Money vs Gable/Jordan. I could also watch Emma squash enhancement talent women all day. Probably the best squash match wrestler on the roster today . Just a fun hour of wrestling.
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Guys hanging round in tag gear after split
I think Jamie Dundee still wrestles in his PG-13 gear even after Wolfie D changed his name to Slash and got a new look. Bradshaw is another good choice after the Blackjacks broke up.
- [1999-12-31-ECW-TNN] Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka
- [1999-12-30-WWF-Smackdown] Interview: The Rock
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[1999-12-30-WWF-Smackdown] Chris Jericho vs Chyna
I'm trying to think of a worst time for the IC belt but I can't think of one. I remember hating this as a kid and it's even worse now. Why didn't they restart the match at least?
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[1999-12-30-WWF-Smackdown] Interview: Mick Foley
Real good interview but it would have been better if this was the Mania main event and not for the Rumble. I liked him talking about how he was going to get his revenge but didn't say when.
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[1999-12-27-WCW-Nitro] Kevin Nash vs Sid & The Wall (Handicap)
So wait, they let a concussed Bret Hart drive a monster truck and not some stunt driver? God that's so WCW. Scott turns heel in something a blind man could see happen.
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- December 27
- 1999
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- [1999-12-27-WCW-Nitro] The Revolution at the White House
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[1999-12-27-WCW-Nitro] Scott Steiner and NWO
I marked out for the old Steiner brothers theme. Scott did a good job but it's all for moot given what happens later. NWO talk segment was pretty boring except for Nash calling out Bill Busch.
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[1999-12-27-WWF-Raw] HHH vs Big Show
I guess this was no DQ? Good ending to the match with mankind running out and the crowd going crazy. However, man Show looks awful here. Just plain as hell and Billy Gunn looks almost the same size as him. Weird booking of the champ.
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[1999-12-27-WWF-Raw] Mark Henry and Harvey Whippleman Double Date
Harvey's poem was great. As was Moolah and Mae beating down those guys. Harvey's reaction at the end was funny too. Love Mae/Mark.
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[1999-12-27-WWF-Raw] The Rock vs Mankind (Pink Slip on a Pole)
Both guys do a real good job with this stip. Lots of emotion and even the Al Snow's interference made sense. Foley takes a sick bump during the finish.
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[1999-12-27-WWF-Raw] DX, Mankind and The Rock
Pink Slip on a Pole match? Did Russo come back. Steph was about a 5 on the Vickie Guerrero authority figure scale here. I got a laugh out of Road Dogg and Mankind wearing the same shirt.
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- [1999-12-24-ECW-TNN] Da Baldies, Tommy Dreamer, Raven and the Impact Players
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[1999-12-24-ECW-TNN] Steve Corino, Rhino and Balls Mahoney
So Rhino has replaced the dudleys in bloodying up Balls Mahoney? I can believe that.
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- ECW
- December 24
- 1999
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- [1999-12-23-WCW-Thunder] NWO and Goldberg again
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[1999-12-23-WCW-Thunder] David Flair and Crowbar vignette
Crowbar doesn't do oil changes. Imagine stopping by a gas station and seeing the Misfits of all people beating someone up. Was this Daffney's first appearance? What happened with David and Symphony?
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- 1999
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[1999-12-23-WCW-Thunder] 3 Count debut
Three Count was one of the few things good about WCW 2000. They got even better when Tank Abbott became their groupie. Shane's hair is ridiculous in this. I agree with Zenjo that the second song was better.
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- 1999
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- [1999-12-23-WCW-Thunder] NWO and Goldberg
- [1999-12-23-WWF-Smackdown] WWF Wrestler's meeting
- [1999-12-21-Michinoku Pro] Minoru Fujita & Shiryu II & Jody Fleisch vs CIMA & Super Boy & Curry Man