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  • UFCMPunk
    All Star
    • Jan 2016
    • 8899

    #841
    Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

    Originally posted by Majingir
    9 years ago, Raw 1000



    One of the most hyped up shows in WWE history.

    Also the launch of the 3 hour Raws. Can't believe we've had 3 hour Raws for 9 years! I doubt that day will ever come, but imagine what 2 hour Raws will feel like again if they ever had it. Show would go by even quicker. Hopefully SD never goes to 3 hours.
    Not that long to go until we reach RAW 2000 on September 22nd, 2031!

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    • Majingir
      Moderator
      • Apr 2005
      • 47652

      #842
      Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

      Originally posted by UFCMPunk
      Not that long to go until we reach RAW 2000 on September 22nd, 2031!
      Sadly, even special event shows aren't special anymore.

      I used to love 3 hour shows because they were the shows where they went all out for with big surprises. I even taped some on my VCR lol (this was around 2005-2006).

      But seeing how Smackdown 1000, Raw 25, Raw Reunion and other things have fared, it's sad to see these big shows feeling less special.

      Next up I believe is Raw 30 in a year and a half, and then Smackdown 25 in 3 years.

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      • SmashMan
        All Star
        • Dec 2004
        • 9745

        #843
        Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

        July 24

        ROH Salvation 2010
        Tyler Black defends the ROH World Championship against Kevin Steen



        ---

        Monday Night Raw 2000
        Shane and Stephanie McMahon team up to take on Big Show and Lita.

        It's more of a segment than a match and definitely not worth looking up, but is the only time Shane and Steph teamed up so it's random enough to mention here.



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        • Majingir
          Moderator
          • Apr 2005
          • 47652

          #844
          Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

          Yesterday and today was the start of the "new era" 5 years ago with the first Raw and SD after the 2016 draft.

          Raw unveiled the Universal Title (and accepted all the jokes that came with the name as soon as it was announced).

          What a roster SD had

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          • SmashMan
            All Star
            • Dec 2004
            • 9745

            #845
            Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

            I have no recollection of an Iron Man match happening on Raw, but one did on July 26, 2004.



            Also on this show, Linda McMahon attended the Democratic National Convention to encourage 18-30 year olds to Smackdown their vote.



            ...and the Diva Search continued.

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            • dubcity
              Hall Of Fame
              • May 2012
              • 17874

              #846
              Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

              Originally posted by SmashMan
              I have no recollection of an Iron Man match happening on Raw, but one did on July 26, 2004.




              That was when they were still so overloaded with superstar talent that they were doing PPV main events every week like they were nothing. So there were a ton of those forgotten matches. The Monday night war was long over but they were still booking like it wasn't. I guess they still do that to a certain extent, but there is way less incentive for them to deliver on PPVs now compared to then, which sucks.

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              • Majingir
                Moderator
                • Apr 2005
                • 47652

                #847
                Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                Originally posted by dubcity
                That was when they were still so overloaded with superstar talent that they were doing PPV main events every week like they were nothing. So there were a ton of those forgotten matches. The Monday night war was long over but they were still booking like it wasn't. I guess they still do that to a certain extent, but there is way less incentive for them to deliver on PPVs now compared to then, which sucks.
                That's one of the things I loved about the RA Era. You had "gimmick matches" so often, it made things more entertaining.

                I never knew the HHH vs Benoit match happened. I only remember ones like Rock vs HHH ironman and the Cena/HBK one.

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                • UFCMPunk
                  All Star
                  • Jan 2016
                  • 8899

                  #848
                  Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                  July 31st, 1996. Atlanta, GA. Only known as an Athlete competing in the Olympics, future WWE Hall of Famer and would become one of the best Pro Wrestlers in the last 20 some years. He did the impossible, he won a Gold Medal.... WITH A BROKEN FREAKING NECK!

                  Last edited by UFCMPunk; 07-31-2021, 02:38 PM.

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                  • Majingir
                    Moderator
                    • Apr 2005
                    • 47652

                    #849
                    Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                    Forgot to mention it yesterday.

                    20 years ago, we saw The Rock come back, to the W..............WF!

                    One of my fave moments in WWE history. One of my earlier wrestling memories too (this was the first summer I got into wrestling)

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                    • SmashMan
                      All Star
                      • Dec 2004
                      • 9745

                      #850
                      Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                      A lot going down on the August 1, 2006 episode of ECW.







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                      • dubcity
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • May 2012
                        • 17874

                        #851
                        Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                        Brooklyn Brawler in ECW makes so much sense honestly. And Kurt Angle in full psychopath intensity mode is pretty extreme.

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                        • UFCMPunk
                          All Star
                          • Jan 2016
                          • 8899

                          #852
                          Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                          Smackdown, August 8th, 2002. Then rookie Brock Lesnar put his title shot at Summerslam on the line against Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

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                          • SmashMan
                            All Star
                            • Dec 2004
                            • 9745

                            #853
                            Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                            I guess there's a box of random pics at my parents' house because of course there is. Mixed in among those...some pics from Raw on this day in 1999. So I scanned a few and here we go.

                            Val Venis making his entrance


                            Test jumping on Joey Abs


                            Jesse Ventura's interview interrupted by Triple H and Chyna

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                            • Majingir
                              Moderator
                              • Apr 2005
                              • 47652

                              #854
                              Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                              Originally posted by Majingir
                              Summerslam 2019! Was the first major event to be held at this building since the Raptors won the NBA finals.

                              I remember how much fun that whole time was. Seeing diff parts of the city decked out in Summerslam posters, and even going to the Fan Axxess stuff was cool. Spent more than I was planning to at their Summerslam shop.








                              I'll still say it though, Toronto won't host a WM anytime soon. Royal Rumble at Rogers Centre however is definitely a real possibility imo. A domed building that isn't in southern USA that can seat around 50,000 people for a January PPV, it would be great.
                              2 year anniversary. This was still the most recent with fans in "normal times".

                              Can't wait for the next wrestling shows here. WWE was literally days away from a house show here before everything shut down, and AEW no doubt would've ended up in Canada too.

                              To this day I think that week was the last Raw/SD outside the US. By time everything's all said and done, it could be 2.5 years without any real international tour on WWEs end.

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                              • SmashMan
                                All Star
                                • Dec 2004
                                • 9745

                                #855
                                Re: On this day in professional wrestling history...

                                An odd tag match main-evented MSG on the August 13, 2007 episode of Raw.

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