Posted April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665474 So I've moved RAW to my secondary TV due to being well RAW and I've started watching Wildside TV on my Roku on my main TV and for those of you that heard us talk about Wildside on Exile #3 this was one of the best episodes of TV they did at this early stage of their run in 2001.
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665477 Are TNT on it? I won't lie, it was a bummer that they didn't get a mention.
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665483 For those who don't know, Shank was a babyface wrestler working a convict gimmick who would threaten to rape his opponents.
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665490 It's awesome to have a lot of their tv uploaded to you tube. I wish we had their big shows for the payoffs.
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665491 Was I the only one who kept up with Wildside (and even Anarchy) for a decent period of time just through Larry Goodman write ups?
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665493 God, I had forgotten how good Onyx was. It's insane to think about the buzz over Uhaa getting signed to the NXT deal when there was a guy doing the exact same thing 14 years ago. But better. Also unconscionable that TNA would give Justice the job of being "shitty ersatz Mankind" when he was already awesome as a taller and weirdly effeminate version of Rhyno that could cut actual promos.
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665504 Good to see a Wildside thread. Always felt like the promotion didn't get enough love. Jeff G. Bailey is one of my favorite managers ever It should also be mentioned that they had some of the best, most brutal War Games matches ever
April 21, 201510 yr Author comment_5665509 Give me a quick summary of the show. Is there a Shank promo? No Shank sadly but this was the TV before Freedom Fight 01 with a great rundown of the shit that happened previously plus great promos from everyone and a extremely fun Air Paris/Onyx/AJ Styles vs. Suicidal Tendencies (Jason Cross/John Phoenix/Adam Jacobs) match
April 21, 201510 yr comment_5665531 Give me a quick summary of the show. Is there a Shank promo? No Shank sadly but this was the TV before Freedom Fight 01 with a great rundown of the shit that happened previously plus great promos from everyone and a extremely fun Air Paris/Onyx/AJ Styles vs. Suicidal Tendencies (Jason Cross/John Phoenix/Adam Jacobs) match I'm not going to lie... I was disappointed I didn't see Mike Muir's name.
April 28, 201510 yr Author comment_5666421 #96 had TNT vs. Delicious Dreams (Lance Dreamer & Jacey North), Otto Schwanz vs. Dynamite Rob Williams, & Adam Jacobs vs. Jimmy Rave in a damn good match #97 had a great Jeff G. & Jacobs promo, Caprice & Sweet Dreams singing O'Jays, Caprice Coleman vs. Lazz in a Caprice showcase, Lost Boyz/Rick Michaels vs. BLACKOUT/David Young in a wild match, Onyx/Styles vs. Jacobs/Justice in a short angle match. #98 had Rave vs. Lance Dreamer, NWA Elite destroying Bill Behrens, Blackout vs. Lost Boyz vs. TNT in a fun match, and Kohl Brothers vs. Lost Boyz
April 28, 201510 yr comment_5666425 So I've moved RAW to my secondary TV due to being well RAW and I've started watching Wildside TV on my Roku on my main TV and for those of you that heard us talk about Wildside on Exile #3 this was one of the best episodes of TV they did at this early stage of their run in 2001. Wait what channel is Wildside TV on for Roku? Or are you watching Youtube on your Roku
April 28, 201510 yr comment_5666427 #96 had TNT vs. Delicious Dreams (Lance Dreamer & Jacey North), Otto Schwanz vs. Dynamite Rob Williams, & Adam Jacobs vs. Jimmy Rave in a damn good match #97 had a great Jeff G. & Jacobs promo, Caprice & Sweet Dreams singing O'Jays, Caprice Coleman vs. Lazz in a Caprice showcase, Lost Boyz/Rick Michaels vs. BLACKOUT/David Young in a wild match, Onyx/Styles vs. Jacobs/Justice in a short angle match. #98 had Rave vs. Lance Dreamer, NWA Elite destroying Bill Behrens, Blackout vs. Lost Boyz vs. TNT in a fun match, and Kohl Brothers vs. Lost Boyz Needs more Shank and Iceberg
April 28, 201510 yr Author comment_5666429 So I've moved RAW to my secondary TV due to being well RAW and I've started watching Wildside TV on my Roku on my main TV and for those of you that heard us talk about Wildside on Exile #3 this was one of the best episodes of TV they did at this early stage of their run in 2001. Wait what channel is Wildside TV on for Roku? Or are you watching Youtube on your Roku YouTube on Roku
August 2, 201510 yr comment_5689708 Had gotten stuck on #102 (the Cross/Justice-Styles/Williams tag that gets re-aired in full). The Blackout-Tank/Trash match is a ridiculous brawl, and I loved the Gangstas ripoff angle of them trying to roadhaul Tank. The Lost Boyz-TNT spotfest from #103 is classic early indies stuff. The Ferrara/Penzer stuff is kind of dumb, but it also means promos from Behrens and Dan Wilson and I fully approve of those.
August 2, 201510 yr comment_5689722 I had the good fortune of hanging out at Wildside around 02-04, when I was driving various wrestlers down there to work. Heck, I even got to "work" there once, as a substitute ring announcer when half the crew was off doing the Ted Petty tournament for Ian (technically twice, but it's a stretch to count the time I was "lighting crew technician" aka the guy who flips the ramp lights on and off during the entrances). That promotion really was something special; hell, it was nigh-legendary on the Nashville indy scene, spoken of as a magical utopia where people actually worked hard and didn't lean on tired old Memphis shtick. You could tell there was an unusual feel of camaraderie here, something sadly lacking in so many clique-based backstabby indy shows. Even though the building itself was a splintery disaster (an old converted schoolhouse of all things, complete with plywood-walled bathrooms and VERY shaky carpentry in many places) the action and atmosphere inside that building was unlike any I've seen anywhere else in the South. From the inexplicably noisy "ropes" to the equally inexplicable picture in the locker room bathroom of Ricky Morton saying "That's a fucking mark finish, you fucking mark!" it was truly one of a kind. Was I the only one who kept up with Wildside (and even Anarchy) for a decent period of time just through Larry Goodman write ups?Nope. Larry's awesome, probably the best unpaid amateur reporter I've ever known.
August 16, 201510 yr comment_5692206 Can't figure out if I liked the Cross-Styles TV taping match more than their Second Anniversary match. The latter was probably the absolute best "mirror match" that I've ever seen since it actually worked within the "Role Model"/"New Role Model" story. But Goddamn did that TV match have just straight up nuke-throwing. Caprice-Mamaluke was an awesome match though I had no doubts of that. Caprice was so great at that point (still love him, of course). How many guys from that era seem more "15 years ahead of their time" than he did in terms of being able to reach and succeed in the NXT holy Mecca? It was David Young as the fake Scottie Wrenn that Michaels pinned to win the title, right?
August 20, 201510 yr comment_5693265 That superkick train in the Caprice/Rave/Styles-Cross/Dazz/Iceberg match from #118 was so awesome. Loved that whole match, really, even if it's almost all just Jimmy vs. Cross/Dazz.
August 24, 201510 yr comment_5694568 I haven't seen a ton of Wildside. I did watch Anarchy pretty religiously during the height of the Devil's Rejects run with Dan Wilson. For my money the Anarchy TV was the best wrestling show on a weekly basis in 2006-2007.
September 3, 201510 yr comment_5696576 Jeff G. taking exception with Dan calling him Satan because Satan is a fictional character and that he'd prefer being compared to Hitler because they're both "ambitious and misunderstood" was just astounding. He became just so much more psychotic after Iceberg's debut, it's great.
September 14, 201510 yr comment_5698555 Got through Freedom Fight '02, so I'm already halfway through the one-two punch of Cross and Jacobs both completely fucking up their runs in the promotion in the span of a month and a half.
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