Rocco

Ole Anderson being considered for a role on TV in 1998 is pretty amazing.

Seems like a guy who would have had a run with SMW or USWA in between All Japan tours. He also retired pretty young kind of an odd career.

Did Richard Slinger ever have a run anywhere in the states?

Was WCW ever on TNT until Nitro? Feel like they were only on TBS unless i'm remembering wrong.

Where are you to watch All Japan? I used to follow account on dailymotion from non New Japan stuff but it doesnt upload new matches anymore.

If I remember right he wasn't well thought of by WWE. Undertaker wasn't a fan I think.

No Dixie is unprofessional because she doesnt even bother telling DA that Jeff Jarrett is gonna be on live TV promoting another company.

Does a full version of Flair/Bockwinkel from Winnipeg exist?

Yah no idea what he's talking about, in no way was it suppose to somekind of worked shoot.

Yuck, 3 hour RAWs are just painful to try and sit through, hell most 2 hour RAWs are.

How about Sting, Lex Luger, Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart?

Gangrel maybe, although it didn't carry him any farther than a European Title shot. He had that awesome music, the entrance with flames, the blood-spitting, his own stable, and the bloodbath routine, and people seemed into it. I can't remember anything that he did, though. He had no memorable matches (maybe a product of the time), and I don't know if he ever got to cut a promo. Anyway, he wasn't carried very far by his gimmick, but he strikes me as a guy who was over solely because of the gimmick he was given rather than because of anything that he did. Someone (And I think it's Christian) tells a story about how they had HUGE plans for Gangrel. They loved the entrance and the look and everything else, but the first time he had a chance to do a major promo, he froze and that was the end of their faith in him. I think Edge says something like that in his book.

I DVR and then skim through most wrestling on TV these days so sometimes I miss some details, anyway was there any explanation as to why Bischoff is still around? The storylines now have Dixie Carter back in charge, so it would seem weird that someone who plotted and stole the company away would still be there.

I thought it was terrible as well, I don't get why there needs to a 40 minute talking segment to open the show. Are people not able to get matches and angles over anymore with short promos?

Using a Godfather comparison Vince Sr would be Vito and Vince Jr would be Michael.

Taker's group vs the Clique should have been a War Games.

I thought Barry said he was an underachiever not overrated.

I remember him wrestling Jerry Lynn on a Nitro as well.

I have never seen any Joshi. Also need to see more Lucha.

I'll be buying a ticket for that. I was wondering if Finlay was going to work any indys.