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  • Majingir
    Moderator
    • Apr 2005
    • 47671

    #3136
    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

    Originally posted by IndianBird
    I gotta ask....how old are you?

    The way you look at Pre Attitude Era, I've got to assume you never watched it before 98. A lot of good happened prior to AE.
    I'm not saying every single thing pre 1998 sucked, but it's alot more than people say, cause on other sites I always hear people be like "Raw this week sucked,this is the worst shape WWE has ever been in!". I know 96-97 had lots of great stuff,especially out of people like Bret/Hart Foundation,Austin,Undertaker,Mankind,HBK and so on.

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    • SmashMan
      All Star
      • Dec 2004
      • 9750

      #3137
      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

      Originally posted by TheMatrix31
      I love Stardust. Hell, I love pretty much everything Cody Rhodes has done in the last few years especially because I thought he definitely was the weak link in The Legacy. Dude has gone above and beyond to impress. And he finally started wearing knee pads, so that helped.
      He really has. I can appreciate that he's giving the Stardust thing 110% (and the theme song is awesome), I just think the gimmick killed whatever little momentum he had going.

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      • TheMatrix31
        RF
        • Jul 2002
        • 52927

        #3138
        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

        I really thought his run with the IC belt should have been what got that belt back to the prestige it used to have. Really sucked that it didn't.

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        • DonkeyJote
          All Star
          • Jul 2003
          • 9194

          #3139
          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

          I think the Stardust thing will finally lead to a feud with Goldust, with Cody dropping the gimmick and being the heel. I think it'll be great.

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          • Majingir
            Moderator
            • Apr 2005
            • 47671

            #3140
            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

            Originally posted by DonkeyJote
            I think the Stardust thing will finally lead to a feud with Goldust, with Cody dropping the gimmick and being the heel. I think it'll be great.
            I actually thought that's where they were going with it,like Rhodes turns on Goldust and says the whole Stardust thing was just him mocking Goldust. But then when Goldust/Stardust went heel, didn't think it'd happen again.

            Though I can still see it happening at WM. Still hoping for that Cody vs Goldust match with Dusty as special guest referee. That match alone without a single promo to build it up already sound interesting and great for a WM match.

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            • jvalverde88
              Moderator
              • Jun 2008
              • 11787

              #3141
              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

              Looks like they started with the ads today.
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              • jmillhimes
                MVP
                • Dec 2007
                • 2365

                #3142
                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                Just finished the last Nitro on the network!! I want more lol. Got to say, as soon as Bischoff started the crap of "Your with us or against us" it got so stupid!! Every other wrestler signing up to be with the NWO. I would have been happy if they stopped with Bagwell.
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                • TheShizNo1
                  Asst 2 the Comm Manager
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 26341

                  #3143
                  Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                  Watched DX Confidential this morning. Between that and the MNW episodes, good gawd there's a lot of nostalgia. Starting to remember how truly obsessed I was with wrestling.

                  I still put a couple other eras above the AE but flipping back and forth and never knowing what to expect between 9-11 was awesome.

                  I also agree with you guys on HHH. The more he has interviews the more I really like his thought process and what he has to say. He's still a bitch *** mutha****er, though.

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                  • Majingir
                    Moderator
                    • Apr 2005
                    • 47671

                    #3144
                    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                    lol, funny watching Taker-HBK Badd Blood HIAC stuff and hearing them re-enforce that the cell guarantees no interference. Obviously ironic statement since that very match featured one of(if not the) most famous superstar interference in any match in WWE history.

                    Though the way they hyped the HIAC structure itself really sucked. First time ever that match happened, and that just act all casual like it's a simple steel cage match or something that's happened before.

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                    • IndianBird
                      MVP
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 2909

                      #3145
                      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                      Originally posted by Majingir
                      lol, funny watching Taker-HBK Badd Blood HIAC stuff and hearing them re-enforce that the cell guarantees no interference. Obviously ironic statement since that very match featured one of(if not the) most famous superstar interference in any match in WWE history.

                      Though the way they hyped the HIAC structure itself really sucked. First time ever that match happened, and that just act all casual like it's a simple steel cage match or something that's happened before.

                      Probably didn't want to give Cornette a big head since it was his idea lol.
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                      • DJ
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 17756

                        #3146
                        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                        Originally posted by MachoMyers
                        I haven't watched the MNW episode of Goldberg but did just read the Death of WCW book (which is excellent) and has just been rereleased.

                        A new part that was updated was about Goldberg absolutely sand bagging Booker T. Years of hanging and banging with Nash had turned him into quite the politican and with Booker being one of the last few fresh faces in 2000 WCW Goldberg did his best to destory him and any momentum he might have had.

                        Oh well, payback was when Vince threw money into a barrel and lit it on fire by putting a wig on Goldberg.

                        Edit: Just watched it. I almost spit out my drink when Sid was saying how Goldberg didn't really get the business. Amazing.

                        I really enjoy the WCW segments because they are actually honest. The WWE ones are so "Vince is the greatest and conquered the wrestling world."

                        Booker T: Goldberg said he would only lose to God.
                        The last half of the Goldberg episode was crazy. His comment about not caring about losing as long as it didn't make him look stupid. Um, hello Bill, getting zapped with a cattle prod made you look pretty dumb. Still an absolutely ridiculous way for his streak to end.

                        After the Finger Poke of Doom, what did Goldberg do for all of '99? I know a few guys in that re-formed nWo went down with injuries, but don't recall Goldberg being involved in much until later in the year when he blasted Bret Hart in the face and then busted his hand up smashing the windows out of a limo after being done-in by another version of the nWo.

                        I vaguely remember the heel turn he made after coming back in 2000, but that didn't last long and he wound up being a face again, before just disappearing (was he hurt again?) in late 2000.

                        Goldberg to me is very similar to Brock Lesnar. Neither guy grew up a fan of the business, but saw it as a way to make a lot of money (which both did). Lesnar at least was able to do a lot more than Goldberg in the ring because of his wrestling background. Goldberg was pretty much punches, kicks, slams, spear and jackhammer. I think if he really cared about pro wrestling, he would've diversified his moveset and character.

                        Oh well, he was still ridiculously over in 1998. Like Arn said, he was right up there with Hogan, Rock and Austin in terms of his character being so over with the fans.
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                        • nate1986
                          MVP
                          • Sep 2012
                          • 1185

                          #3147
                          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                          the more i watch MNW the more i realize Vince Russo was not to blame for WCWs demise sure he made some wild booking decisions during his tenure in WCW, but the company was coming undone before he came on board

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                          • IndianBird
                            MVP
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 2909

                            #3148
                            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                            Originally posted by nate1986
                            the more i watch MNW the more i realize Vince Russo was not to blame for WCWs demise sure he made some wild booking decisions during his tenure in WCW, but the company was coming undone before he came on board

                            I really think you're probably right. Some of the stuff he did was pretty bad, but they became a sinking ship after the merger because the new guys simply did not want a wrestling company as part of the biz.
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                            • Majingir
                              Moderator
                              • Apr 2005
                              • 47671

                              #3149
                              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                              Originally posted by IndianBird
                              Probably didn't want to give Cornette a big head since it was his idea lol.
                              lol maybe. Though it's funny hearing them refer to hell in a cell basically as nothing more than just "a steel cage with a roof" (their exact words). Talk about underselling it.

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                              • SPTO
                                binging
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 68046

                                #3150
                                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                                Originally posted by IndianBird
                                I really think you're probably right. Some of the stuff he did was pretty bad, but they became a sinking ship after the merger because the new guys simply did not want a wrestling company as part of the biz.
                                Here's the thing, If Turner still had complete control WCW would still be around in some form. Turner had a TON of loyalty to NWA/WCW because that programming (along with the Braves and old movies) was the backbone of TBS for so many years that it became pretty much his baby. He always said as long as he had control there would ALWAYS be wrestling on the Turner networks.

                                The merger was pretty much a ticking time bomb because no matter how good or bad WCW was as a product the internal mechanisms of the company was screwed up beyond belief but Turner was ALWAYS willing to bankroll the company even if it was 2-3 million bucks in the red. The AOL-Time Warner guys only saw the product as a business and because WCW was always a mess in some shape or form financially they cut the cord as soon as there was an opening.
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