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Mr Hootington posted:End of 1988 has a the debut of Dustin Rhodes and his tag team with Kendall Windham. They aren't bad together It's not really a hot take anymore but Dustin Was Always Good, Actually. Kendall was like maybe a quarter as good as Barry which still means he was very serviceable.
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Dawgstar posted:It's not really a hot take anymore but Dustin Was Always Good, Actually. Kendall was like maybe a quarter as good as Barry which still means he was very serviceable. Yeah Dustin is good in the ring early on. There is some hiccups, but it obvious inexperience more than anything else. Kendall isn't barry, but I think he is good enough for a mid tier tag team. They needed a decent gimmick or better finishers.
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MassRafTer posted:Why not the second hour was basically the same as the first. Maybe with more matches in the second actually. Because most of the matches that needed complex explanations tended to happen in the first hour.
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ChrisBTY posted:Because most of the matches that needed complex explanations tended to happen in the first hour. This isn't true. I don't know why this myth persists especially in this thread where it has been explained multiple times.
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Tell ‘em MRT!
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MassRafTer posted:This isn't true. I don't know why this myth persists especially in this thread where it has been explained multiple times. Everybody knows Tenay was just there to talk about luchadors.
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Oct 13, 2023 22:33
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It's not like WCW announcers ever talked about the match happening in the ring anyway
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Well at least most of Starrcade '88 was fun to watch.
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rujasu posted:It's not like WCW announcers ever talked about the match happening in the ring anyway We needed updates on Hollywood Hogan and Big Sexy Kevin Nash.
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Dawgstar posted:It's not really a hot take anymore but Dustin Was Always Good, Actually. Kendall was like maybe a quarter as good as Barry which still means he was very serviceable. He definitely needed to add some mass, though
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Davros1 posted:He definitely needed to add some mass, though The dusty rhodes way or the lex lugar way?
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when kevin nash is not on screen all the other wrestlers should be asking where's kevin nash
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16-bit Butt-Head posted:when kevin nash is not on screen all the other wrestlers should be asking where's citizen of the world kevin nash
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Animal-Mother posted:We needed updates on Hollywood Hogan and Big Sexy Kevin Nash. This actually shat young me about WCW. There would be matches with Jericho, or Raven, or Juventud Guerrera or people I actually cared about going on and doing cool flippy poo poo. But the commentary would be all "Hollywood Hogan put on his right boot first before his big match later tonight. What does that mean for the NwO?"
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BrigadierSensible posted:This actually shat young me about WCW. I always felt like that was fine during the initial formation of the nWo but eventually they were just kind of part of the show and it seemed silly. Sure, talk about the main event stuff a little but my memory recalls it as heavy handed.
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TheKingslayer posted:I always felt like that was fine during the initial formation of the nWo but eventually they were just kind of part of the show and it seemed silly. Sure, talk about the main event stuff a little but my memory recalls it as heavy handed. Exactly. There's promoting the main event throughout the show to keep the audience interested, and so they will stay tuned and be excitedto watch it. Which is good. But there is also ignoring everything else, and over saturating your talk about only 1 or 2 guys throughout the show so that when they eventually show up the audience is bored/irritated with them and not excited to see them do their thing. Which is bad, and what WCW did sadly too often.
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I still think the wrestlers showing up all through the show at different times in limos was totally sick.
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Thinking about it, the way WCW (and WWE) handled this probably helped create a generation of wrestling nerds who judge wrestlers entirely by "workrate" and commentators entirely by their adeptness at play-by-play. I was a part of it!
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Remembering Lugar losing to Flair at Starrcade '88 and laughing. Wrestling loves disappointing the fans. I will be starting 1989 today. I will use the following lists. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTP0s7JwUsGymJeb-XBWzBjZqNGa3QlO6&si=CfgjXllXb6HteAwZ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL76MtjEzwZpyzPzHSgK3tNYW6J0Nbvvfb&si=AobF_C00WsuLQhyU https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrwIeyq0Kr7EzMyQwl-BsgbHfz6qOKv__&si=bNhguJ765byd57o7 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8myKBInNrloPydQ7AFCKSMSW6OoOncEg&si=7lkke1-hp2P8-nCW Mr Hootington fucked around with this message at 14:06 on Oct 17, 2023 |
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Luger could have been huge but wcw always hosed on him! 89 rules so i will be watching as much as i can with you
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Every company was Lucy with the football when it comes to Luger.
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I remember watching the highlights of the dusty finish for Luger vs. Flair at the Bash, I think it was, and Luger jumping up in the air. Man I was bummed when they took it away.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Every company was Lucy with the football when it comes to Luger. Linus and Luger Peppermint Patterson
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Animal-Mother posted:Peppermint Patterson Marcie Brisco: “You got it, ma’am.” Peppermint Patterson: “And stop calling me MA’AM!”
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Von Linus posted:I remember watching the highlights of the dusty finish for Luger vs. Flair at the Bash, I think it was, and Luger jumping up in the air. Man I was bummed when they took it away. Is this better or worse than being lifted up by the faces after not beating Yokozuna at Summerslam?
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Hedgehog Pie posted:Is this better or worse than being lifted up by the faces after not beating Yokozuna at Summerslam? Luger was cool in 89, he was a Yankee doodle dandy dickhead at summerslam. I wanted America to be crushed beneath mighty japanese buttocks. In hindsight, Luger at Summerslam is typical of american military onanism.
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Almost the entirety of Yokozuna's almost record breaking world title run for a heel is due to Vince throwing the faces who he intended to be champion in the trash.
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Hedgehog Pie posted:Is this better or worse than being lifted up by the faces after not beating Yokozuna at Summerslam? Oh come on, Luger got the W... by countout, and then had a big ol' heroes celebration like he ended WW3 even though he didn't get the title and lost the rights to challenge Yoko again. WWF booking at its finest.
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Par for the course for Luger, really. Some people complain he never loved The Business but honestly he was Charlie Brown and The Business was Lucy with a football.
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I think this episode of NWA main event has the last dusty rhodes match before he was fired in 1989. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrIw4Us_OnI The match is a 6 man tag team with a weird mix of teams. It isn't a bad match. Farewell Paul Jones. He quit WCW at the end of 1988. He was a good heel manager, but that last year felt like they didn't have much for him to do after the powers of pain left. I was a bit spoiled and know JJ Dillion leaves soon too. That sucks. He is a great heel manager. I've come around on Paul Dangerously. I like Junkyard Dog. Not many other changes, returns, or new wrestlers yet.
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RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT IS BACK! Oh yeah I'm ready to see this. Edit: watching him wreck Flair and Windham in his return match rules. Wasn't expecting him. I think he left the end of '84, but I had watched some stuff with him and enjoyed him. Mr Hootington fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Oct 19, 2023 |
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Mr Hootington posted:I don't know who that is i am waiting for you to see him, he's my favorite wrestler 
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Here is a good quality video of the return of Ricky steamboat. It is a good match. Bonus Flair meltdown too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEsl7BMzsLs
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Mr Hootington posted:I don't know who that is you are in for such a treat.
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Mr Hootington posted:I don't know who that is Do you seriously not know who The Great Muta is?
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He's still adjusting to The Regular Muta.
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Elephant Ambush posted:Do you seriously not know who The Great Muta is? Suplex Liberace posted:hoot has only watched nwa/wcw from 1984-89 why would he have heard of him? It is this. Like up until a couple months ago I had no idea Golddust was Dustin rhodes. I only found out by reading posts here. I try to stay spoiler free so I get surprised by storylines or new wrestler. Kendall Windham's heel turn was surprising and unironically he is now wrestling better because he is allowed to just be aggressive. He also does the slingshot Suplex now which is a hell yeah.
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