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  • Majingir
    Moderator
    • Apr 2005
    • 47678

    #10036
    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

    First old school episode I've watched since last week's scandal and literally 15 minutes into that episode is Vince hosting a Christmas party in his office and inviting some of "Santa's helpers" into the room to treat everyone to dances.

    Not that these things didn't already age poorly, but definitely more things I'll be skipping now if it involves Vince.
    Last edited by Majingir; 01-28-2024, 07:27 PM.

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    • EUBlink
      heyoka
      • Dec 2005
      • 1037

      #10037
      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

      I'm really looking forward to the episodes about Sandman and Kurt Angle.

      Anything Vince-related at this point, I mean, they could say he was somewhat responsible for the NASA Challenger explosion in 1986 and many would half believe them just because, at this point, his name is credibly carrying bizarre controversy as well as or better than many in recent history.

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      • dubcity
        Hall Of Fame
        • May 2012
        • 17876

        #10038
        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

        Originally posted by EUBlink
        I'm really looking forward to the episodes about Sandman and Kurt Angle.

        Anything Vince-related at this point, I mean, they could say he was somewhat responsible for the NASA Challenger explosion in 1986 and many would half believe them just because, at this point, his name is credibly carrying bizarre controversy as well as or better than many in recent history.
        Angle might be too in bed with WWE right now. They released that official WWE documentary on Peacock which supposedly goes into some of the craziness. An actual Dark Side on him would be amazing tho.

        A dark horse pick for an episode for me would be The Patriot Del Wilkes. Everyone should go out of their way to listen to him on Steve Austin's podcast from years ago. Maybe it's more crazy than straight up dark, but still fascinating.

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        • Majingir
          Moderator
          • Apr 2005
          • 47678

          #10039
          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

          Funny blooper I saw on what I'm guessing was a live Smackdown?



          Middle of Coach singing to The Rock, the mic cord comes out and they almost had no idea how to continue.

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          • dubcity
            Hall Of Fame
            • May 2012
            • 17876

            #10040
            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread


            Jesus. Speaking of mistakes.

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            • SmashMan
              All Star
              • Dec 2004
              • 9752

              #10041
              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

              Originally posted by dubcity
              I don't remember the Kerwin White stuff being that explicit in language. Yikes.

              But also...that the finger gun and wink is so over the top.

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              • dubcity
                Hall Of Fame
                • May 2012
                • 17876

                #10042
                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                Originally posted by SmashMan
                I don't remember the Kerwin White stuff being that explicit in language. Yikes.



                But also...that the finger gun and wink is so over the top. [emoji38]
                Chavo definitely gave it his all lol.

                I only brought this up because Dolph Ziggler said on a recent podcast that in his first ever match he came to the ring to Kerwin White's theme music because he was going to be his caddie/manager, until they nixed the gimmick altogether. The song is pretty hilarious lol.

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                • Majingir
                  Moderator
                  • Apr 2005
                  • 47678

                  #10043
                  Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                  Originally posted by dubcity
                  Chavo definitely gave it his all lol.

                  I only brought this up because Dolph Ziggler said on a recent podcast that in his first ever match he came to the ring to Kerwin White's theme music because he was going to be his caddie/manager, until they nixed the gimmick altogether. The song is pretty hilarious lol.
                  I think he appeared in 1 or 2 videos with Kerwin as his caddy.

                  And obviously Eddie's death changed everything with Chavo wanting to honour the Guerrero name and ditch that Kerwin gimmick immediately.

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                  • ProfessaPackMan
                    Bamma
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 63852

                    #10044
                    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                    [emoji23][emoji23]

                    #RespectTheCulture

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                    • Majingir
                      Moderator
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 47678

                      #10045
                      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                      Nothing to see here, just Big Show vs 2 jobbers on Heat.



                      I mean one is literally named Jon Moxley so you know what would become of him. The other is LA Knight.

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                      • UFCMPunk
                        All Star
                        • Jan 2016
                        • 8911

                        #10046
                        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                        A day late but the WWE Network would have turned 10 yesterday if it didn't get merged with Peacock. I miss the old WWE Network...



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                        • Majingir
                          Moderator
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 47678

                          #10047
                          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                          Originally posted by UFCMPunk
                          A day late but the WWE Network would have turned 10 yesterday if it didn't get merged with Peacock. I miss the old WWE Network...



                          I mean the network does still exist (for now), just not for the US.

                          But January 2025 is when it's officially dead.

                          I'll miss it too. Regardless if the Netflix interface is good or not (it probably isn't and we'll be stuck on the same Peacock format where I'm not watching Raw on January 21st 2002 or something, I'm watching Raw season 10 episode 4), it won't feel the same.

                          We've had it as a tv channel here and I've loved having it. In the middle of an intermission/halftime/commercial or something I could just flip over to the network and catch a few minutes of the most random wwe stuff. Many times it's less exciting things like a rerun of the bump, or just some show/ple from 2012 or something, but every so often you'd just see them airing something like a WCW PPV from 1997 or Best Of __ which might be some match from 1989 or whatever it might be.

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                          • UFCMPunk
                            All Star
                            • Jan 2016
                            • 8911

                            #10048
                            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                            Originally posted by Majingir
                            I mean the network does still exist (for now), just not for the US.

                            But January 2025 is when it's officially dead.

                            I'll miss it too. Regardless if the Netflix interface is good or not (it probably isn't and we'll be stuck on the same Peacock format where I'm not watching Raw on January 21st 2002 or something, I'm watching Raw season 10 episode 4), it won't feel the same.

                            We've had it as a tv channel here and I've loved having it. In the middle of an intermission/halftime/commercial or something I could just flip over to the network and catch a few minutes of the most random wwe stuff. Many times it's less exciting things like a rerun of the bump, or just some show/ple from 2012 or something, but every so often you'd just see them airing something like a WCW PPV from 1997 or Best Of __ which might be some match from 1989 or whatever it might be.
                            What I really liked was the original shows they had on there and I wish WWE would bring some of them back. Legends House was actually my favorite but then there was Wrestlemania Rewind, The Monday Night War, Ride Along and a few others.

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                            • ProfessaPackMan
                              Bamma
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 63852

                              #10049
                              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                              Lol the fun days

                              NSFW

                              41K likes, 432 comments - maineventculture on February 19, 2024: "Sorry but HUH, Kurt???? 🤨 . . . . #wwe #mondaynightraw #raw #smackdown #wrestling #aew #classics #throwback #nxt #newjapan".
                              #RespectTheCulture

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                              • dubcity
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • May 2012
                                • 17876

                                #10050
                                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                                Watching some older Wrestlemanias... and WM11 has to be one of the strangest.

                                Obviously it's a down period in pro wrestling in general, financially and attendance wise. This is the 2nd lowest attendance for a WM ever (assuming you combine the attendance for the 3 locations of WM2), and the PPV numbers were pretty bad.

                                Not sure if it's a matter of the Lawrence Taylor experiment being to blame, or if it's the WWF in general being super cold. Or both. The celebrity involvement overall on the show was definitely a significant step up from the previous few years, but it didn't matter.

                                This card overall could have been so much better. Particularly the usage of Bret Hart and The Undertaker. Both were completely wasted. Undertaker in particular feels very stunted at this point in his career. His character needed the Attitude Era to come along. And Razor Ramon vs Jeff Jarrett ended in DQ, which feels very dumb for a WM singles match.

                                Plus you have names like Lex Luger, British Bulldog and Owen Hart doing tag matches. The event needed at least one more high level singles match. Bret vs Owen would have been an easy one here.

                                HBK vs Deisel should have been better. Just like Shawn vs Austin should have been better. And Shawn vs Bret at WM13 should have been ... a thing lol. But that's just Shawn in this era I guess. Nash is pretty great considering how green he still was, imho.

                                Overall the show feels like a culmination of the mediocrity and bizarre decisions from the 2nd half of 1994 onward. You spend your time doing things like giving Bob Backlund the world title, Undertaker vs Undertaker, and having a babyface Doink running around on every show, and this is what can happen.

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