tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post1707281025120118337..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: WCW's Third HourScott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-39666146606826374662015-01-16T07:16:39.383-07:002015-01-16T07:16:39.383-07:00''They'd have entire hours without a s...''They'd have entire hours without a single match''<br /><br />In fairness, that only happened once.<br /><br />Not that I'm saying it was a good thing, but fair is fair.MaffewOfBotchamanianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-14443135393406948142015-01-15T16:46:03.269-07:002015-01-15T16:46:03.269-07:00I was 14 in 1998, wasn't online, and the busin...I was 14 in 1998, wasn't online, and the business was red hot... I can't speak for anyone else, but I literally couldn't WAIT for Friday nights (when it aired in the UK). Worldwide, UWFI, Nitro, ECW, Thunder and RAW all aired, and you could watch almost all of it back-to-back, from about 7pm-4am. And I did, frequently.<br /><br />To be fair, I wasn't watching anything else during the week save for Shotgun and SmackDown on Saturday, and old VHS tapes, and we weren't getting WCW or ECW PPVs either, but at that point, I couldn't get enough.<br /><br />Of course, now I flat refuse to watch anything unless I'm in the mood for NXT, there's a PPV, it's WrestleKingdom, a big ROH/CHIKARA/PWG show, or if something on YouTube takes my fancy. Certainly not nine hours of continuous weekly TV!HOWwrestlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-78914978065796647272015-01-15T14:24:50.501-07:002015-01-15T14:24:50.501-07:00Enjoy your boyhood dreams.Enjoy your boyhood dreams.Rock Star Garyhttp://rockstargary.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-76737149879571491602015-01-15T14:12:00.442-07:002015-01-15T14:12:00.442-07:00No, I don't watch anything but 1996 WWF.No, I don't watch anything but 1996 WWF.nintydayfiancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-75878211965583971202015-01-15T13:54:59.413-07:002015-01-15T13:54:59.413-07:00Would you rather watch Championship Wrestling from...Would you rather watch Championship Wrestling from Florida with Gordon Solie calling his matches back in the mid-80s?Rock Star Garyhttp://rockstargary.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-56987231493788281002015-01-15T13:52:08.695-07:002015-01-15T13:52:08.695-07:00nWo Nitro was a bad show. Poor Macon.nWo Nitro was a bad show. Poor Macon.Rock Star Garyhttp://rockstargary.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-89172639150993497362015-01-15T13:35:05.146-07:002015-01-15T13:35:05.146-07:00I liked the anarchy of the Nitro shows. But I was ...I liked the anarchy of the Nitro shows. But I was a WCW guy anyway, though I watched both shows.Greg Phillipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-22659269354858332742015-01-15T13:34:28.715-07:002015-01-15T13:34:28.715-07:00I had no issue with three-hour Nitros. More wrestl...I had no issue with three-hour Nitros. More wrestling, at that time, was a good thing in my eyes. Especially since WCW had a very diverse roster with different types of rosters/talkers. It wasn't homogenized like today's WWE.Greg Phillipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-13145818486783382012015-01-15T13:21:44.157-07:002015-01-15T13:21:44.157-07:00And if you get it, won't you tell me how?And if you get it, won't you tell me how?MichaelXaviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82065703805987022312015-01-15T12:33:55.533-07:002015-01-15T12:33:55.533-07:00Great work if you can get it!Great work if you can get it!Dusty4Preznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-3010651267810889532015-01-15T12:28:11.289-07:002015-01-15T12:28:11.289-07:00He was around for a bit, but was gone by April 200...He was around for a bit, but was gone by April 2000.<br /><br />So he essentially got paid from April to September 1999 to do nothing, worked from September 1999 to April 2000, and then was axed. To sum up, he got paid for a year for six months of work.MichaelXaviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-40256349459444362922015-01-15T11:53:11.105-07:002015-01-15T11:53:11.105-07:00So would I actually!So would I actually!Dusty4Preznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-30098870297187029012015-01-15T11:52:19.570-07:002015-01-15T11:52:19.570-07:00WCW: we'll give you a big contract to buy a gi...WCW: we'll give you a big contract to buy a gimmick we don't need and then do nothing with you. Didn't the Maestro only wrestle like 2-3 times too? I barely remember him.Dusty4Preznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-37929318444405356932015-01-15T11:51:30.379-07:002015-01-15T11:51:30.379-07:00That was the other one! Sadly Armstrong was great ...That was the other one! Sadly Armstrong was great in the ring and could've worked to help out guys like Goldberg develop. Instead Goldberg mowed down Jerry Flynn and Ron Reese 50 times each on Nitro and Thunder.Dusty4Preznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-21159809419811171732015-01-15T11:30:40.297-07:002015-01-15T11:30:40.297-07:00I actually dug that Nitro I thought it was pretty ...I actually dug that Nitro I thought it was pretty cool having DDP lose his title then regain it in a couple 4 corner matches.<br />Just never saw shit like that before. It was something different I guess. It got everybody involved. <br />Idk man Nitro ended up sucking pretty bad but that was one mean roster....<br />Sting Flair DDP Nash PoppaPump Hogan Hall Savage Luger Giant Piper Hitman Henning Goldberg Booker T Jarrett Benoit Raven Mysterio Guerrero Jericho......ENDLESS!!!!!<br />I mean....Chris Adams, Rick Martel & Jim Powers? Kendall Windham? Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos even tagged! It was a legit video game roster.CDNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-1644272919433027272015-01-15T11:25:55.662-07:002015-01-15T11:25:55.662-07:00I would totally watch Frank Underwood play Call of...I would totally watch Frank Underwood play Call of Duty.Bill Rayhttp://bill-ray.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-45812901237348108472015-01-15T11:22:24.242-07:002015-01-15T11:22:24.242-07:00Would love for PPV sets to return. I know it's...Would love for PPV sets to return. I know it's been discussed here in the past, but man would that just breathe some life into these PPVs, which just give off such a Raw vibe.MattCalamianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-44729731576264320632015-01-15T10:27:45.988-07:002015-01-15T10:27:45.988-07:001999, DDP loses the world title to Sting to open t...1999, DDP loses the world title to Sting to open the show... three hours later DDP wins the title back... that's when you know your show is too longpaulmail21noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82241404590269441162015-01-15T10:24:44.871-07:002015-01-15T10:24:44.871-07:00Honky Tonk Man always complained about Brad Armstr...Honky Tonk Man always complained about Brad Armstrong being under $100K contract but never even being called into tapings let alone bookedpaulmail21noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-3622800947953635772015-01-15T10:23:06.568-07:002015-01-15T10:23:06.568-07:00a tipping point for the nWo cooling off was one of...a tipping point for the nWo cooling off was one of the early 3 hour shows when they "took over" Nitro but just stood around talking to each other knocking stuff over, but there were no announcers so it was just dead air and WWF scored a HUGE rating as everyone eventually turned the channel<br /><br /><br />WCW had a huge roster but they had a lot of crap to fill time to, like that DJ they had in 99, the Kiss concert, those Eric Bischoff Tonight Show set segments were also BRUTALpaulmail21noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-40386170925136173932015-01-15T09:40:26.206-07:002015-01-15T09:40:26.206-07:00It was just way too easy to flip back & forth,...It was just way too easy to flip back & forth, but in the end, if u were a wrestling fan in general & wanted to enjoy both shows, u could sit back & enjoy Raw, then sit back & enjoy Nitro on REPLAY. Which I'm sure many people did, & had to have at least a minimal effect on the ratings.CDNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-26496810157912569402015-01-15T09:02:06.340-07:002015-01-15T09:02:06.340-07:00Oh absolutely. These 3 hour Raws are horrible and ...Oh absolutely. These 3 hour Raws are horrible and way worse than Nitro. But the emailer already knows these Raws suckJohnny Polonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-37999743547658419232015-01-15T08:57:28.085-07:002015-01-15T08:57:28.085-07:00that's also the reason why I can sit through m...that's also the reason why I can sit through many (if not most) "b-ppvs" easier than a lot of WrestleManias: four hours is just too long.spicollidrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-73651654813650040942015-01-15T08:54:13.956-07:002015-01-15T08:54:13.956-07:00Yes WWE is capable of creating new stars all the t...Yes WWE is capable of creating new stars all the time. They just choose not too, but the brand split forced their hand a little more and allowed new guys to break through that glass ceiling.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-50403099022891731992015-01-15T08:52:11.264-07:002015-01-15T08:52:11.264-07:00but on the other hand, isn't a certain amount ...but on the other hand, isn't a certain amount of "unpredictability" missing from the WWE shows? to me they feel "overproduced" and not "anything can happen" at all.spicollidrivernoreply@blogger.com