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Can't wait for Hogan/Hernandez! I have to say I marked out when Savage introduced Muraco as a partner. The 5 on 5 match is getting more intriguing by the week.

I've been trying to get caught up on everybody's shows and have really enjoyed reading the AWA. The tag team tournament was a lot of fun. You have a stacked roster and man you sure know how to use it. Great job!

Great show! Absolutely loved the Piper's Pit segment. Starrcade is heating up! Exciting things happening in the NWA.

MACW sends Dick Slater and the 1st and 2nd round draft picks in exchange for Terry Taylor and Kamala.

MACW sends Terry Funk to WCCW in exchange for Harley Race.

Big time shout out to that Chicago crowd. Man they were great! They proved how much a crowd can bring up a show. I liked Backlash and thought it was entertaining. A.J. Styles never disappoints and I'm ok with him and Owens going at it for the US title. A feud like this just elevates that title. I think Owens is doing a great job in bringing importance to the title. I haven't watched any Nak matches, I only know the hype. I just haven't gotten into him. In my opinion Ziggler looked better in the ring. I'm good with Jinder winning the world title and I have to admit I'm really liking his character. He reminds me of an old school heel and he is really working hard at developing his character. I hope he gets a good title reign because I want to see what he can do. Like somebody mentioned, there are a lot of baby faces he can work with and there's also the inevitable big match with Cena down the road. Thumbs up to Smackdown as they continue to put on great shows and build up stars.

Hey everybody I've been on an early 90s WCW kick and just watched SuperBrawl 91. Tatsumi Fujinami is a legend in Japan and him versus Ric Flair in Japan was a huge money maker. However I don't think a lot of fans in the states were to familiar with him. I know they had the pay per view in Japan that set the SuperBrawl main event up but I just don't think there was enough time to really build Fujinami up to the WCW fans. I was thinking they should of put The Great Muta in this spot, challenging Flair for the title. Muta was already over in the states and also had more seasoning since his last WCW run. I think Muta would of generated more excitement and been a fresh opponent for Flair at the new pay per view. As always I love hearing opinions so what do you think? Also feel free to rebook the entire card as I love reading fantasy booking as well

How about Sting defending the WCW title against Mean Mark (Undertaker) at a house show in 1990.

If I took control in 1993 I would have focused on the in ring product. Vader has a year long reign as WCW champ defending against Sting, Bulldog, Steamboat and Cactus Jack. The biggest turn of the year would be turning Rick Rude face. Rude wins the NWA title from Windham at the Bash due to interference by Ricky Steamboat (who had been gone awhile due to injuries suffered at the hands of Windham earlier in the year). Rude holds the title the rest of the year setting up Vader/Rude in a unification match at Starrcade. Ric Flair returns to WCW as a heel and his Flair for the Gold show is a heel hosted show like an 80s Pipers Pit. This is used to build to his return. He has Dusty Rhodes on his show. He mocks Dusty and instigates a fight. Dusty hits Flair then Arn Anderson attacks Dusty. Flair and Arn beat Dusty bad until Dustin runs out. I keep pushing the Hollywood Blondes and let them go all the way with their characters. Sting and Bulldog are the top faces and sometimes All-Star tag team. Cactus Jack gets to work his way up the card. Sid remains a top heel. Lord Steven Regal is the US champ because I think he would do great things with that title and his gimmick. This sets up a textbook feud with the All-American Ron Simmons. Paul Orndorff is the TV champ managed by the Masked Assassin (I really did love this alliance). I push the younger high flyers especially 2 Cold Scorpio who works his way to a TV title shot at Starrcade. I also want to push the tag team division so I have 3 or 4 serious contenders at all times. One of my biggest goals is to bring prestige back to Starrcade making it the Granddaddy of them all again. Treating it like the Super Bowl that it once was. So after months of build and trying to put a fresh spin on things here is my Starrcade 93 card, Vader vs Rude- World Title Unification Hollywood Blondes vs Sting/Bulldog- World Tag Title Ric Flair vs Dustin Rhodes - Steel Cage Bout Lord Steven Regal vs Ron Simmons- US Title Bout Paul Orndorff w/The Assassin vs 2 Cold Scorpio- TV Title Bout Barry Windham vs Ricky Steamboat Sid Vicious vs Cactus Jack Arn Anderson vs The Boss (Mystery opponent set up by Dusty Rhodes) Nasty Boys vs Harlem Heat vs Tex Slazenger/Shanghai Pierce vs The Taylor Made Men (Terry Taylor/Z-Man)- 4 Corners number 1 contenders match.

Oh man I'm hoping for the dream match I always wanted to see- Hulk Hogan vs Nikita Koloff for the WWF title!!!

Bray Wyatt better remember it's Kurt Angle's show

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh man this is hilarious!

I cant remember which podcast I heard this on but somebody said they thought the NWA should of made their pay per view debut with the Great American Bash Wargames card from July 87. I think that might of been a good idea. The Wargames match was an original and creative concept with a ton of hype. Also Crockett had just purchased the UWF so their roster was stacked. I've seen a lot of great rebooking cards on here, so my question is how would you have booked this card for a pay per view with the talent available at the time?

Wow your WrestleMania defiantly lived up to the hype. I loved the nice touch with the special matches from Toronto. It was a great way of getting everybody involved with the card. Harts vs Fantastics was the perfect way to open the show. I like a good brawl and Bass/Mulligan delivered. I was hoping Larry Z would go over but you described the match very truthfully. I don't think Santana and Valentine can have a bad match together and I'm glad this feud will continue. I liked the ending to the Inoki/Bundy match, very creative. My favorite match was the tag title match. Gino and Chris will be a good draw for you. I was kind of bummed seeing Atlas take the sickle but I get it. Randy and Jake would of had the crowd on their feet the entire time. The Race/Andre match was a nice gem. The ending to the main event was very clever and a great way to keep Piper strong while sending the fans home happy. Hogan had to go over on this card no doubt about it. Oh and reading Jessie and Gorilla's commentating reminded me why they were my favorite big event duo of all time. This WrestleMania was miles ahead of the original. Outstanding job and I had a lot of fun reading it.

With WrestleMania on my mind I'm in the mood for some rebooking. I'm going back and rebooking the original WrestleMania. Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Snuka and Mr. T vs Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff and Cowboy Bob Orton- I really think a 6 man tag would of worked better. Same ending Andre the Giant and Junkyard Dog vs Big John Studd and Ken Patera- great main event tag anywhere in the world. JYD head butts Patera for the win then Andre slams Studd. Greg Valentine © vs Tito Santana- IC Title Bout- Awesome match, Santana wins by DQ so the feud can continue. Bruno Sammartino vs Iron Shiek- Shiek injures David Sammartino badly with chair shots then the camel clutch during a TV main event match. Bruno wants revenge. This would of tore down the Garden. Bruno goes way over. Barry Windham/Mike Rotunda © vs Buddy Rose/Matt Borne- Tag Title Bout- I build up Rose and Borne as a team. They were both great workers in Portland and this could of been a pretty good match up. Champs retain. Lelani Kai w/Moolah © vs Wendi Richter w/Cyndi Lauper- Woman's Title Bout. Same ending Tony Atlas/Ivan Putski vs Magnificent Muraco/Jim Neidhart- Muraco gets the pin on Putski, keeping him strong for his up coming matches against Hogan. King Kong Bundy vs Tony Garea- Same record time but against a former 5 time tag champ. Ricky Steamboat vs Moondog Rex- Showcase for Steamboat Brutus Beefcake vs S.D. Jones- I think S.D. would of done a great job getting Beefcake over here.

Oh man I can't wait for WrestleMania, your card looks amazing! I think I have mentioned to you that Tony Atlas was one of my favorites at the time so I'm really happy he's on the card. I'm sensing a Atlas/Bravo post Mania feud.

Your WrestleMania card looks great! I cant wait to see how it turns out. I was wondering, since you have such a stacked roster is there going to be a battle royal to get all of the wrestlers on the card?

I didn't look at Braun backing away from the Undertaker as him being afraid. I looked at it more as a sign of respect.

I am so looking forward to your WrestleMania card. I have a feeling it's going to be stacked!

85 is off to a great start. I was a huge fan of Tony Atlas so It's great to see him involved in those main event tag matches. Piper simply calling out Hogan sets the perfect tone. I think the build to WrestleMania will be a good one.

After all the build this card really delivered. Man you did a great job blowing off the feuds. Reading these matches was like being in the Garden live. All the matches were exciting. Piper/Snuka was insane, Savage finally capturing the IC title was a great moment and the Hogan/Bockwinkel match was an epic main event. I could feel the crowd's electricity during this show. Excellent way to end 84 and can't wait for 85.

Great card and very well written. This really felt like an early 80s Starrcade card as every match felt important. I'm a sucker for battle royals and loved this one. It was built up nicely in both promotions and it lived up to the hype. My favorite match was Flair/Backlund in the cage. This truly is a dream match in 80s wrestling and it was very exciting to read. Excellent job!

Wow nice job on Last Stand! That is how to book a supercard. Great twist with all the Von Erich's losing on a huge event...in Texas. The Gordy angle was epic. The Reed/JYD street fight is exactly how I remembered their feud. All four wrestlers in the cage match would of delivered exactly the way you wrote it. What can I say about the 3 way for the world title except incredible. I enjoyed the card from top to bottom. Excellent job!

Yes! Hogan vs Bockwinkel at Madison Square Garden to determine the true world champion. Your build to this feud has been perfect and I have no doubt the blow off will be epic. I think your Brawl for All card is going to be an incredible way to end 1984. Outstanding job!

I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading this every week. I appreciate all the hard work and thought you put into your booking. You're doing an outstanding job. I grew up watching all of these wrestlers. I can't wait for the huge Hogan/Bockwinkle blow off.