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  • ProfessaPackMan
    Bamma
    • Mar 2008
    • 63852

    #6931
    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

    Originally posted by DJ
    It won't happen, but WWE really should look at doing another WM at that arena in Chicago or the very least, MSG. The crowds are great and add to the show. The stadium shows now feel dull for the most part.
    King can probably answer this but I was surprised they didn’t have WM at the United Center that year. When they announced the WM 22 crowd of 19,000, I was like “that’s it?”. They’d just had packed out houses in Houston, Seattle and Toronto so I was curious as to why they went back to smaller venues like Staples Center and the AllState Arena?
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    • King_B_Mack
      All Star
      • Jan 2009
      • 24451

      #6932
      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

      Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
      King can probably answer this but I was surprised they didn’t have WM at the United Center that year. When they announced the WM 22 crowd of 19,000, I was like “that’s it?”. They’d just had packed out houses in Houston, Seattle and Toronto so I was curious as to why they went back to smaller venues like Staples Center and the AllState Arena?

      Yeah we always had conversations about the Allstate and UC. From what I’ve gathered over the years there’s a few different things.

      1) To start it’s cheaper to book the Allstate over the UC.

      2) At the time the Allstate was the safer neighborhood as the UC is right in the heart of the west side of Chicago and the stadium wasn’t too far from the projects.

      3) Vince has been booking the Allstate since the ‘80s and was even one of the venues for Wrestlemania 2.

      4) WCW used to always run shows at the UC so I imagine there was some sort of deal in place there and they just kept running shows from Allstate as a tradition.

      5) Allstate is right there next to the airport and hotels so it’s a lot easier for talent/staff to fly in book a room at a hotel that’s 2 minutes from the arena and head to the airport that’s like 5 minutes away.

      6) I think they knew they were going to be moving away from the smaller venues for Mania so they wanted to do those last Manias at their loyal venues that they’d been doing business with all those years. Plus if you look at the pattern it looked like they tried to get to certain venues every 10 years or so. MSG had 1, 10 and 20. Chicago got 2, 13 and 22.


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      • redsox4evur
        Hall Of Fame
        • Jul 2013
        • 18169

        #6933
        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

        Originally posted by DJ
        It won't happen, but WWE really should look at doing another WM at that arena in Chicago or the very least, MSG. The crowds are great and add to the show. The stadium shows now feel dull for the most part.
        I've brought this up before but they don't run televised shows at MSG anymore because of the costs to tape there.
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        • ProfessaPackMan
          Bamma
          • Mar 2008
          • 63852

          #6934
          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

          The Eugene gimmick was so ****ing corny, man.

          Who thought that was a good idea because I don’t get the purpose of him at all, lol.


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          • King_B_Mack
            All Star
            • Jan 2009
            • 24451

            #6935
            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

            Oh man that segment where Vince is interviewing personal assistants that the infamous gif comes from with Stacy dancing on the desk. WWE may have gotten shut down if that thing happened now.


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            • dubcity
              Hall Of Fame
              • May 2012
              • 17876

              #6936
              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

              Hell, if they did Hunico riding to the ring on his lowrider bike in 2017 they'd get shut down. Everything is offensive in.2017.

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              • DJ
                Hall Of Fame
                • Apr 2003
                • 17756

                #6937
                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                The Eugene gimmick was so ****ing corny, man.

                Who thought that was a good idea because I don’t get the purpose of him at all, lol.


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                Somehow the gimmick got over, too, until our boy Trips put a stop to it.
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                • redsox4evur
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Jul 2013
                  • 18169

                  #6938
                  Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                  Originally posted by DJ
                  Somehow the gimmick got over, too, until our boy Trips put a stop to it.

                  And from what I have read/heard online the dude that had the Eugene was actually a good in ring worker and not some schlub they pulled off the street that had a limited background.


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                  • ProfessaPackMan
                    Bamma
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 63852

                    #6939
                    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                    King Booker.[emoji1490]

                    There’s not enough words to describe how hilarious and amazing that gimmick was. And that accent gets me every time. I wish he would’ve talked like that even when he moved to commentary.


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                    • ProfessaPackMan
                      Bamma
                      • Mar 2008
                      • 63852

                      #6940
                      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                      Got Vince out here wrestling in the Crazy 8’s and Shane rocking the OG Retro 3’s. [emoji1490][emoji1490][emoji1490]


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                      • King_B_Mack
                        All Star
                        • Jan 2009
                        • 24451

                        #6941
                        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                        Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                        King Booker.[emoji1490]

                        There’s not enough words to describe how hilarious and amazing that gimmick was. And that accent gets me every time. I wish he would’ve talked like that even when he moved to commentary.


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                        I will never understand the people that hated that gimmick. Some of Booker’s best work outside of his time with Goldust.


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                        • Sinner
                          All Star
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 5483

                          #6942
                          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                          Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                          King Booker.[emoji1490]

                          There’s not enough words to describe how hilarious and amazing that gimmick was. And that accent gets me every time. I wish he would’ve talked like that even when he moved to commentary.


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                          Man loved that gimmick, killed me when he had that little smirk, eyes wide and pinky out saying "King Bookah!!" Love it
                          -= Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.=- Edward Murphy

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                          • dubcity
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • May 2012
                            • 17876

                            #6943
                            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                            I didn't like King Booker because they took a guy with great intensity and personality and made him this comatose heel character. Then again, that era of WWE clouds my judgement maybe. Raw really started pissing me off around 2007.
                            Last edited by dubcity; 12-15-2017, 11:20 PM.

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                            • ProfessaPackMan
                              Bamma
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 63852

                              #6944
                              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                              Originally posted by Sinner
                              Man loved that gimmick, killed me when he had that little smirk, eyes wide and pinky out saying "King Bookah!!" Love it
                              And in an instant, he'd easily go back to his original gimmick if he was pissed off. Goes from talking in a horrible British accent to "Yo Sucka, you wanna dance?!?"
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                              • Sinner
                                All Star
                                • Jun 2003
                                • 5483

                                #6945
                                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                                Sharmell was underrated I think cause she really helped elevate his character being the Queen she was. She was a trip reading from the royal scrolls and her all hail King Bookah! Lol

                                Funny thing also this was one of the few times I enjoyed JBL on commentary while he was talking about King Booker T

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                                Let me hit this WWE Network..
                                Last edited by Sinner; 12-16-2017, 10:59 AM.
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