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  • jvalverde88
    Moderator
    • Jun 2008
    • 11787

    #5356
    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

    Yeah Schiavone is awful, there's a reason why he only spent 2 years in WWE while JR spent over a decade.
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    • dubcity
      Hall Of Fame
      • May 2012
      • 17876

      #5357
      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

      Originally posted by jvalverde88
      Yeah Schiavone is awful, there's a reason why he only spent 2 years in WWE while JR spent over a decade.

      Schiavone was a WCW lifer though. He was like the WCW version of Michael Cole. Both were mediocre at best, but, through politicking and just the insulated nature of the business, have had jobs for life. Both got progressively worse through the years too.

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      • SPTO
        binging
        • Feb 2003
        • 68046

        #5358
        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

        Originally posted by jvalverde88
        Yeah Schiavone is awful, there's a reason why he only spent 2 years in WWE while JR spent over a decade.
        Actually, Schiavone wasn't fired or "let go". He asked to leave WWF as he didn't like living near Connecticut.
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        • SmashMan
          All Star
          • Dec 2004
          • 9756

          #5359
          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

          Originally posted by reyes the roof
          I remember seeing it on Nitro but I wasn't really following WCW at the time so I thought it was a Sid vs Steiner match, I didn't realize I was watching the match where it happened yesterday. The announcers couldn't have possibly undersold the injury anymore than they did during the PPV. Sid is making a comeback, it cuts to the limo and Schiavone calmly says Sid appears to have hurt his leg. Would have loved to hear a JR reaction
          I don't remember his commentary or tone for this specific incident, but is it possible he was watching the monitor for the big limo reveal (LOL...Animal) and didn't know the extent of it at the time?

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          • sportznut02
            The buzz is palpable now!
            • Dec 2004
            • 8064

            #5360
            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

            I recently decided to start watching WCW from the first Nitro until it gets really bad in 99. I really wish I had WCW Saturday Night to watch also but I'll get by without it. I'm at the Clash of the Champions where Hennan wigged out after Pillman messed with him during the match. Heenan actually dropped the F bomb. They keep showing the WCW hotline commercials, which are great. Did any of you guys ever call the hotline and if so what kind of info did they give you?
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            • jvalverde88
              Moderator
              • Jun 2008
              • 11787

              #5361
              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

              Originally posted by sportznut02
              I recently decided to start watching WCW from the first Nitro until it gets really bad in 99. I really wish I had WCW Saturday Night to watch also but I'll get by without it. I'm at the Clash of the Champions where Hennan wigged out after Pillman messed with him during the match. Heenan actually dropped the F bomb. They keep showing the WCW hotline commercials, which are great. Did any of you guys ever call the hotline and if so what kind of info did they give you?
              Good luck with that, I tried doing that and I just couldn't take anymore of the Dungeon of Doom vs Hulkamania angle. So I skipped straight to Scott Hall's re-debut.
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              • dubcity
                Hall Of Fame
                • May 2012
                • 17876

                #5362
                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                Originally posted by sportznut02
                They keep showing the WCW hotline commercials, which are great. Did any of you guys ever call the hotline and if so what kind of info did they give you?
                When I was 6 or 7 I called that hotline a bunch of times one month, and racked up like a $200 phone bill. Didn't go over well with my parents lol. I don't remember any insider information, but I recall playing some stupid game where you'd press 2 to do a body slam or 3 for a suplex, etc. That was when Jim Ross was running it. When Okerlund took over he actually reported info from the dirtsheets, and made himself a ton of money on that hotline.

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                • reyes the roof
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 11526

                  #5363
                  Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                  I've been watching a lot of pre NWO WCW and a lot of stuff after the WWE took over the ratings war. It seems like Hall and Nash over the years have taken blame for the demise of the company, but they did way more good than bad. Hogan's entire run in WCW was complete trash outside of the NWO, I saw a Nitro where he was in the Dungeon of Doom dressed in black carrying a sword because he was on "the dark side", the crowd was chanting Hogan sucks during his cage match vs The Giant at Superbrawl 96. The NWO wouldn't have reached the heights it did without him, but long term I think WCW would have been better off without him. I can only imagine what things would have been like if they never signed Hall and Nash

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                  • IndianBird
                    MVP
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 2909

                    #5364
                    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                    Originally posted by reyes the roof
                    I've been watching a lot of pre NWO WCW and a lot of stuff after the WWE took over the ratings war. It seems like Hall and Nash over the years have taken blame for the demise of the company, but they did way more good than bad. Hogan's entire run in WCW was complete trash outside of the NWO, I saw a Nitro where he was in the Dungeon of Doom dressed in black carrying a sword because he was on "the dark side", the crowd was chanting Hogan sucks during his cage match vs The Giant at Superbrawl 96. The NWO wouldn't have reached the heights it did without him, but long term I think WCW would have been better off without him. I can only imagine what things would have been like if they never signed Hall and Nash


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                    • dubcity
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • May 2012
                      • 17876

                      #5365
                      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                      WCW before Bischoff and Hogan took over was actually damn good, but unfortunately attendance and business was bad because the wrestling business overall was in the trash. I mean, just compare Starrcade '93 to Starrcade '94 for the before and after. No comparison.

                      Bischoff was just lucky he was in a position to sign Hall and Nash for all that money.

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                      • SPTO
                        binging
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 68046

                        #5366
                        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                        Originally posted by dubcity

                        Bischoff was just lucky he was in a position to sign Hall and Nash for all that money.
                        I think Bischoff deserves at least a little bit of credit. in the end though he got way in over his head and Hogan's destructive ego along with Hall and Nash destroyed the company. If they had someone who could've reigned in everyone and they let the NWO gimmick die its natural death I think WCW would still be around in some form.
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                        • IndianBird
                          MVP
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 2909

                          #5367
                          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                          Originally posted by SPTO
                          I think Bischoff deserves at least a little bit of credit. in the end though he got way in over his head and Hogan's destructive ego along with Hall and Nash destroyed the company. If they had someone who could've reigned in everyone and they let the NWO gimmick die its natural death I think WCW would still be around in some form.


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                          • reyes the roof
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 11526

                            #5368
                            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                            Originally posted by dubcity
                            WCW before Bischoff and Hogan took over was actually damn good, but unfortunately attendance and business was bad because the wrestling business overall was in the trash. I mean, just compare Starrcade '93 to Starrcade '94 for the before and after. No comparison.

                            Bischoff was just lucky he was in a position to sign Hall and Nash for all that money.
                            I loved early 90s WCW, they were loaded with talent and I was a huge Dangerous Alliance fan. I wish we could get some weekly programming from that period to go with the PPVs and Clashes

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                            • PeoplesChampGB
                              All Star
                              • May 2012
                              • 6005

                              #5369
                              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                              I'm at Hardcore Heaven '95. Bill Alfonso is this rule touting referee that calls literally everything, often ruining ECW matches for the fans. Commisioner Tod Gordon tells Alfonso he will be reffing the tai pei deathmatch between Ian and Axl Rotten because it has no rules. Axl hits Ian one time and Ian blades a small cut on his forehead. Alfonso stops the match because Ian apparently can't see with that little trickle of blood on his face. LOL
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                              • PeoplesChampGB
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                                • May 2012
                                • 6005

                                #5370
                                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                                Funny segment that I completely forgot about.

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