Everything posted by El-P
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[1997-02-17-WCW-Nitro] Randy Anderson vs Nick Patrick / Hulk Hogan T-Shirt Commercial
I guess Anderson worked backstage for a while as he was brought back as a referee by Ric Flair during the first Nitro of 1999. I dunno, it was a fun little segment, but it didn't struck me as *great*. Maybe because it felt to much like comedy after the seriously heated segment of the previous week.
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Shoots Review and Preview thread
Because Russo is a cretin. And he's not creative, contrary to the "popular" belief. He already recycled the nWo once in WCW, with the amazingly horrible results we know (http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/19237-wcws-highway-to-hell/). He had no other idea for the WWF invasion than to recycle the nWo again. Even worse, recycling the original angle. Just like he tried to recreate the Montreal screwjob, that dumbfuck.
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Global Force Wrestling
Gotta love the fact that they announced a new promotion without having any talent basically. And now this. This is glorious already.
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Best and Worst Looking Wrestlers
Porn.
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Shoots Review and Preview thread
Hum :
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[1997-02-10-WCW-Nitro] Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper
Good segment with a lot of intensiy on Piper's part. But like I said before, Hogan vs Piper felt fresh the first time around, not so much at this point. It's already a rehash, and the result can't be as satisfying and fun as the Starrcade match.
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Shoots Review and Preview thread
Of course it matters. You have to establish a clear cut line. Otherwise it becomes a clusterfuck. If Flair comes on a WWF shows and bashes the entire roster and talks shit about babyface Austin, babyface Rock and babyface Taker, he won't get cheered. Now, having the WCW guys get babyface reactions by running southern cities like they were running Canada during the Bret heel stint, that's another thing. Russo is a complete dumbass anyway.
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[1997-02-10-WCW-Nitro] NWO and Randy Anderson
Last week Piper, now Rander Anderson. These babyfaces have no dignity in bringing their kids around to get sympathy. But seriously, this is great. "Can you please tell your daddy, that he's STILL fired !" is one of the all-time great dick heel punchlin ever to me. Just classic stuff. Bischoff was great, just despicable and sleazy, as were the Outsiders laughing in the face of poor Randy Anderson.
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[1997-02-10-WCW-Nitro] DDP, Sting and Randy Savage
Terrific angle for putting DDP at the same level with Savage and Sting.
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Shoots Review and Preview thread
Russo's idea for rebooking the Invasion could seem "logic" up until that point : Sean asks "But are they heels or faces ?". Russo answers "It doesn't matter". There you go. Russo doesn't understand shit.
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[1997-02-03-WCW-Nitro] Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan
Yeah, another tremendous angle and amazing Hogan promo. Bischoff is pretty great as a sidekick too. I find it argue not to agree with Hogan when he says Piper knew what he was doing by bringing the kid out there. But whatever, Piper finally cracking up and beating the shit out of both of them really made the segment pretty much perfect, although a redux of Starrcade already begins to point out the flaws of the booking on top, with too much reliance on old stars. I don't remember how was the Superbrawl match, but one big Hogan vs Piper match was enough for me, especially when it worked so well.
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[1997-02-03-WCW-Nitro] DDP, The Outsiders, Randy Savage and Sting
Nothing happens. Status quo. Just a way to put some pressure on DDP.
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Current WWE
Ok thanks. So they were playing off homophobic overractions by having a guy kissing a girl. Okayyyy. Not sure if I see the relevance in all of this. Oh, anyway, Fandango is irrelavant anyway, as it seems this plants the seed for a feud between his two girls.
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Current WWE
Michael Sam. Which explains why JBL was going nuts on commentary during it. I have no idea what you are referring to.
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Current WWE
Gotta love Hacksaw Duggan. He's such a neanderthal man. Confronted by Lana's arguments that China had now conquered the world economy, poor Hacksaw could only reply as he always did, by spelling his country's name, and thankfully it is only three letters. And poor Rusev, now he's lost his first name too. Hum.. Big E Langston. After Kofi and R-Truth… Do I see a pattern here ? Anyway, Lana is obviously the star of this outfit (pun intended). Adam Rose's act already looks like a novelty entrance. Reminds me of Al Snow's head gimmick, which "worked" in the small ECW environment but totally failed in the WWF. WTF was that Fandango angle about ? Now thet Bryan is out (poor guy, he can't get a break), The Shield are totally carrying this promotion.
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Working to the Crowd
Well, Rey and Ultimo worked the same non-wrestling-fan/non-paying customers/"racist" crowd at the same Hogg Wild 96 and they got their match over. Granted, it was much shorter and flashy spots oriented than the Malenko/Benoit "technical clinic" but they were still two japanese and mexican short guys in bright colorful attires. Not the stuff the biker crowd would easily eat up. Oh God I rewatched this a few weeks ago. They just killed the audience dead. Typical Malenko at his worst. Like I said, he's probably the greatest most tone deaf worker ever.
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Dave Meltzer stuff
Since one of them is dating John Cena ?
- [1997-01-27-WCW-Nitro] Hulk Hogan vs The Giant
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[1997-01-27-WCW-Nitro] Interview: Hulk Hogan
Funny bits with Hogan talking about olympic wrestling move. Savage & Sting showing up kept the interest up, as those Hogan promos, as fun as they were at this point, had a tendency to go nowhere if nothing happened otherwise.
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- Monday Nitro
- January 27
- 1997
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[1997-01-18-WCW-Saturday Night] Steven Regal vs Psicosis
Really good for what is was, but kinda rushed to amount to anything. I agree Psychosis looked more interesting against Regal than against most of the luchadors. With his frame he should have worked more with the guys like Regal, Finlay and Benoit for the TV title instead of playing perenial JTTS oversized cruiserweight. (ditto La Parka).
- [1996-12-16-WCW-Nitro] Arn Anderson vs Kevin Sullivan
- [1997-01-27-WCW-Nitro] Randy Anderson, NWO, Rick and Scott Steiner
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
True. But it was very striking with the Outlaws because they had the über catchy entrance.
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[1997-01-25-WCW-NWO Souled Out] Hulk Hogan vs The Giant
Not nearly as fun as the Robin Hood match. Nick Patrick was probably tired after working the entire PPV by himself. Giant kicking out of the legdrop was poetic justice. This beatdown foreshadows what would pretty soon be an issue with the nWo angle. What was fresh and shocking is slowly becoming predictable.
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- WCW
- Souled Out
- January 25
- 1997
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