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It was all about the NWO
Did any of you watch the WWF during these years. Im talking the Austin/Mcmahon era, the corporate ministry, WCW and ECW Invasion, etc etc??
It was all about the NWO
I have NEVER liked WWF. Not even as a kid. I was always a fan of NWA, WCW and the original ECW. The Joey Styles, Sandman, Shane Douglas, Terry Funk, Balls Mahony and Blue Meanie ECW. I was pissed when the McMahons bought WCW and ECW and turned them into a joke. I haven't watched wrestling since.
I do have several tapes of japanese deathmatch wrestling from BJPW and FMW. I love seeing those crazy japs use everything from C4 to parana in their matches to give the most blood and gore possible.
MR. POGO FTW!
As a matter of fact you described pretty much the exact time frame that I was a wrestling fan before I lost interest. I was into it in the late 80's/early 90's, lost interest for a couple of years and then got back into it for a while. Why do you ask?
I did. I went to a couple shows here in Cleveland. I got on TV at the No Mercy PPV (the first Hardy Boys/ Edge Christian ladder match). I had a sign that said 'Rick Flair has Sloppy s'.. I also almost got my ass kicked by a black guy because of a sign I had for a Raw that said 'Blackman Kendos Himself' it was meant for Steve Blackman, but if you imagine a black guy and a 60IQ you can see how he might be offended.
I was pretty lame as a kid. thank god I'm not still into wrestling
Eh I was on youtube today surfing and I wanting to watch some classics of The Rock and Stone Cold.
I loved that era so much. The Ministry of Darkness led by the Undertaker, and Austin turning heel at Wrestlemania 17 in Houston and siding with Vince (IMO the best Wrestlemania EVER) were moments I so loved and enjoyed. I hate wrestling now. I quit watching for good after wrestlemania 20 but I lost interest in early 2003. I just miss the days I would get so excited for Monday Night Raw.
Thats comedy but also scary at the same time. Eh wrestling blows now. Stone Cold and the Rock took it to another level. They were entertaining as .
Honestly I never really was that big of a fan of The Rock or Austin. I liked the Rock a lot at first, because he was funny as , but after about a year it became painful watching his cookie cutter promos and matches. One of the biggest things that drove me away from WWE was the Rock vs. Hogan feud. I was big fans of both at one point but then their interviews and ring work looked more like dance recitals. You could see everything that was going to happen coming from about 10 miles away.
What really and truely got me back into wrestling was Have a Nice Day by Mick Foley. The feud he had with Triple H right after it came out cemented my fanhood, and by then the WWE was pushing some of its new talent like Edge and Christian, Kurt Angle, and Chris Benoit. All of them were involved in some of the best matches I ever laid eyes on.
Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn matches in ECW were extreme classics. If you can get a hold of the first match you should watch it. Brilliant ringwork and mutal respect from both sides. Chris Benoit v. Dean Malinko matches in WCW were also some of the best I've ever seen.
WWF turned to soap operaish for me during the Austin days. Now it's way too storyline driven with the actual wrestling put on the back burner.
The 4:35 mark.
The Chair Shot Hear Around the World.
This was also a very good feud.
Joey Styles was THE BEST commentator ever.
I was a wrestling fan in the seventies...not of any national federation but of the local feds in Austin and San Antonio. The dad of a couple of my friends was a Pro Wrestler so I got to go to a lot of live shows and go backstage etc.
I did not watch during the 80's as I thought Hogan and Warrior and all those guys pretty much sucked....before those guys, you could suspect wrestling was fake but it wasn't blatantly obvious...watching Hulk Hogan wrestle...it was blatantaly obvious.
I got back into Wrestling in the mid 90's when WCW brought in all their spectacular cruiserweights...and ECW started to make a name for itself.
I pretty watched WCW but they lost favor with me once they lost Eddie Gurerro, Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho...plus like SFIE said...Mick Foley was a show stealer.
After most of the young talent went to WWE I started watching that until WCW went out of business and then WWE was the only show in town.
I watched WWE becuase I really big fan of Chris Benoit and in particular his matches with Kurt Angle...but something was missing and I just didn't watch as much, until they put the belt on Benoit...I pretty much watched his entire le run and then when they took the belt off him around 2004 I stopped watching.
As it stands right now...I am pretty down on the wrestling business. I appreciate what the wrestlers put into it(they are much tougher and wrestling is more real than non wrestling fans realize) but when they are doing so many steroids and pain killers, and taking such a beating in the ring that they are dying at the age of 40 and or murdering their wives and children from brain damage sustained in the ring...or former valets are dying of drug addiction and overdoses...
The business is sick and it needs to be healed...it's just not any fun knowing all the crap these guys are going through behind the scenes.
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the best fued was Sable and Jacqueline when they had the bikini contest circa 1999. During the contest Jackie whips out her boob and that my friends was the first black boobie I ever saw- loved it. True story
Didn't she used to be a stripper in Dallas before she started wrestling?
And Midge, RVD was the ! I saw some matches of him and Sabu in ECW and those guys were out of their ing minds. At that point I knew wrestling was scripted so I assumed that most any sign of pain that a wrestler showed was just acting. They relieved me of that illusion.
And for as little I generally like the storyline stuff, RVD and Austin were comedic gold. His stoner routine was the perfect foil for Austin's intensity. What?
I don't know if this is in the correct time frame, but does anyone remember this guy:
He (Bruce Prichard) was a manager-type character named "Brother Love". His brother, Tom Prichard, was also in WWF as a character called "Dr.____" don't know the name. I've never personally met them or seen their work, but their oldest brother, Kenny, is my husband's best friend. They grew up together, and are still very close, our oldest son is named after him. And I have autographed 8 x 10 glossies from them. So there. I've never gotten to share that with anyone before!
I hated that guy.
"I...loooooooooooooooooooovvvvve yooooo!" But it was a great character right as guys like Swaggart and Baker's was hitting the fan.
No, but I went to high school with Ryan Shamrock.
Who wants to touch me?
you mean Ken Shamrock?
oh n/m I remember his 'sister' Ryan
i think he has a son named ryan
no his little sister was named Ryan and she was really hot. I remember she went out with another wrestler and Ken hated him for it. I can't remember who it was, but I'm thinking it was Stone Cold and it started a feud between him and Ken.
That wasn't his real sister. And Val Venis started dating her and it started a feud between the two of them.
I stopped watching wrestlin' back in the 70's....
..when it was still real.
Anyone remember this?
The Van Terminator was the sickest move ever!!! The ECW ring was small but the way he flew was amazing.
yeah thats right
You guys want a sick finishing move look up the Canadian Destroyer on You Tube. ITs done by Petey Williams from TNA.
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