tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post4146388430913551514..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: WCW Saturday Night: November 30, 1996Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-3867939315164214472014-12-08T03:55:56.420-07:002014-12-08T03:55:56.420-07:00Aww, not "quieter!"?
Not bad though!Aww, not "quieter!"?<br /><br />Not bad though!Griffinmillsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-46925709508842272652014-12-08T03:32:34.104-07:002014-12-08T03:32:34.104-07:00Big Show said it tonight, they're stuck togeth...Big Show said it tonight, they're stuck together because of circumstance and convenience, not because of legitimate friendship. Also, the three other wrestlers in Seth's stable are people with a long history of being in groups or being peoples minions. You notice that Rusev, even though he could use the strength of a stable is independent because he has his own mission and his own boss (and Lana won't take orders from Rollins).<br /><br /><br /><br />Kane is a crazy guy who's deeply lonely. Being Seth's majordomo is a purpose, and nobody else in the company is willing to give Kane a chance because Kane is A) crazy and B) the Authority's lapdog. Cena isn't likely to let Kane go so unless Kane wants to quit or spend the next four months as Cena's punching bag, he needs a group, and Seth, despite his flaws, is the ONLY option available. Plus, maybe Seth's success has made Kane respect him. Rollins can trade with Cena and has Triple H-esque deviousness.<br /><br /><br />Big Show's heel characters have always been based around taking the path of least resistance. He just cut a promo asking for the fan's forgiveness instead of actually doing something to earn it, and Seth, slimy as he might be, is willing to take Show the way he is. He also is being hunted by Cena (cause John's a vindictive asshole) and wants the help for protection<br /><br /><br />Luke Harper...well, this is much more a stretch cause we don't much about him. Harper has 'graduated' from Wyatt's school and decided that the Authority could use some muscle and he got a title out of it. He's more interesting in killing Dolph and Dolph is Cena's lil' buddy now. Unless I see Rollins and Harper hanging backstage or conspiring together? It's just heels making match long alliances, nothing more.<br /><br /><br />And Jamie and Joey have undying loyalty to Seth, so there's already a base group to leech off of.Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-11970833968530426962014-12-08T00:43:34.663-07:002014-12-08T00:43:34.663-07:00The second HHH/Taker match was fucking garbage.The second HHH/Taker match was fucking garbage.Adam "Colorado" Currynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-53106672876872849682014-12-07T04:48:39.180-07:002014-12-07T04:48:39.180-07:00Dude the emailer must be fucking high. Not on the ...Dude the emailer must be fucking high. Not on the level of Rock or Austin? Well, arguably not Rock (one of the highest grossing movie stars...but H runs a company.) But Austin? Again, dude runs the wwe. You don't get bigger than that in the industry.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82198280272286647292014-12-06T20:42:08.434-07:002014-12-06T20:42:08.434-07:00The first Taker/HHH match was awful. The second wa...The first Taker/HHH match was awful. The second was fine as a Mania spectacle, but it's nothing I'd want to go back and revisit. I watched WM28 at a bar, and the people there were laughing at Shawn's attempts to act dramatic.lariatooooooooooooonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-19908215147517682642014-12-06T19:54:22.567-07:002014-12-06T19:54:22.567-07:00Couple more weeks.. 640 songs total.Couple more weeks.. 640 songs total.placetobepodcasthttp://www.placetobenation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-84775326909172485752014-12-06T14:42:38.493-07:002014-12-06T14:42:38.493-07:00I mentioned this below in a reply, but I think one...I mentioned this below in a reply, but I think one of the underrated kinda damning things about Hunter is this: <br /><br /><br />It's true for all his squashing, he's also put a lot of guys over. But in his entire run, has anyone but Batista (and for now, Bryan) beaten him without also being beaten by him? Yeah, he put over Cena/Benoit/Sheamus, but he's also beaten all of them. Even Hogan had a few guys he never beat, IIRC (Brock, Angle (I think?), Goldberg (I think?) Sting (I think?)) and even if he didn't, you don't wanna be in a group where Hogan's the only other member in a conversation like this. <br /><br /><br />Heck, has anybody besides Hunter gone over Rock, Austin, AND Taker? And Shawn? And literally every other champ between 2000-2010 except I think Eddie (who was safely hidden away on Smackdown for most of that run)? <br /><br /><br />It's not that he never puts guys over… it's that he's either already beaten them, or he gets his win back. Only Batista got to really, truly BEAT Trips (and maybe Bryan), and it turned him into one of the two biggest stars of the decade. THAT"S the frustrating part. <br /><br /><br />Austin and Bret are the two main eveners I can think of who didn't put many people over that they hadn't already beaten (or would beat later), but they also basically never squashed people, and tended to put people over HUGE when they put 'em over.<br /><br /><br />The irony is that if you put Trips in the category he wants to be in- an All-Timer Legend on the order of Austin/Rock/Hogan/Flair/HBK/Taker/Savage/Bret- he comes out looking like the biggest dick of the bunch.LawrenceTalbotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-21841983553586365702014-12-06T14:33:19.398-07:002014-12-06T14:33:19.398-07:00You're not wholly wrong there, but there was a...You're not wholly wrong there, but there was a way to do the Reign of Terror without giving Trips 40 minutes of every Raw, or having him squash hot acts. Let him beat established guys (Jericho, Shawn, Nash, Angle, Taker, etc.) in high-profile matches, let him do his shitty Flair knock-off stuff on Raw every now and then, and then book his feuds around guys having to get through Evolution to get to him (thereby keeping him out of the ring more often on Raw and making us less sick of him while simultaneously giving Randy and Titsta more time in the spotlight). <br /><br /><br />Like, even just cut his promo time or frequency in half and that whole era becomes way more tolerable. Re-book it so he's not crapping on Booker/RVD/etc. and it's even better. <br /><br /><br />Also, it's not like he stopped screwing people once the reign ended; he went over Edge pretty much just to go over Edge, for example, and it's not like he didn't get his win back from Cena, IIRC. I think Batista's the only guy (until Bryan) who's beaten Trips without Trips ever beating him. Can you name another Main Eventer like that? Besides Hogan, I mean? And I think even Hogan never got his win back against Brock or Angle, did he? Shit, I didn't watch much WCW, did Hogan ever beat Goldberg, or Sting?LawrenceTalbotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-71760254933277049132014-12-06T14:10:58.559-07:002014-12-06T14:10:58.559-07:00Kane needs to be the last feud for Undertaker. Kane needs to be the last feud for Undertaker. Kevin Mayfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-81639393360844794342014-12-06T14:08:26.084-07:002014-12-06T14:08:26.084-07:00That's fantastic.That's fantastic.BonzaiDBSMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-26545106239268391182014-12-06T13:43:07.067-07:002014-12-06T13:43:07.067-07:00ya man its should have been the great CM Punk stan...ya man its should have been the great CM Punk standing aside Vince telling H to go pee in a cup!teenagewildlifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-8022918457881107262014-12-06T13:38:27.101-07:002014-12-06T13:38:27.101-07:00ya it was so slooowwya it was so slooowwteenagewildlifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-78955751641536343942014-12-06T13:37:57.190-07:002014-12-06T13:37:57.190-07:00a master politician who may end up senator of Conn...a master politician who may end up senator of Connecticutteenagewildlifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-57869099453533140972014-12-06T12:40:37.910-07:002014-12-06T12:40:37.910-07:00Let's be honest. Sid has everybody trumped.Let's be honest. Sid has everybody trumped.sydhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-2389836579018267452014-12-06T12:27:49.891-07:002014-12-06T12:27:49.891-07:00Phsycho Sid was the ruler of the world. I think h...Phsycho Sid was the ruler of the world. I think he has both of them trumped.BOConsciencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-34966171121880626382014-12-06T10:21:29.594-07:002014-12-06T10:21:29.594-07:00I'll ride with you on that one. Sadly, he stil...I'll ride with you on that one. Sadly, he still stinks in the ring.LawrenceTalbotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70036528643967821882014-12-06T09:46:01.382-07:002014-12-06T09:46:01.382-07:00I'm probably the minority, but I'm really ...I'm probably the minority, but I'm really digging Show's promo work in this heel turn. He's become a decent actor.LeeleePhoenixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-51234931913069440172014-12-06T09:41:35.586-07:002014-12-06T09:41:35.586-07:00I can see why people don't like it but we drov...I can see why people don't like it but we drove 14+ hours to get to Mania and by the time the show rolled around we were exhausted.<br /><br /><br />The tombstone spot made the entire trip worth itwnyxmcnealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-22336454641313953652014-12-06T08:50:11.952-07:002014-12-06T08:50:11.952-07:00I went to see him at Humboldt State on his comedy ...I went to see him at Humboldt State on his comedy tour, magnificently titled "Full Bush." He was quite funny and brought the house down by closing the show with "5000 Candles in the Wind."Thaddeus Mountainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-65474927273691889882014-12-06T07:57:36.295-07:002014-12-06T07:57:36.295-07:00Bubba Ray wasn't ready, but RVD was the most o...Bubba Ray wasn't ready, but RVD was the most over guy on the roster. It wasted his potentialMichaelXaviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-44792210915693797132014-12-06T07:52:52.790-07:002014-12-06T07:52:52.790-07:00Steiner also said in a shoot that when he came in ...Steiner also said in a shoot that when he came in he was asked to take a piss test. He said he would only take one if Hunter took it too. The matter was then droppedMichaelXaviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70382561901828541672014-12-06T07:52:48.733-07:002014-12-06T07:52:48.733-07:00Botchedspot cartoon:Botchedspot cartoon:Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-40458612921709403012014-12-06T07:31:26.546-07:002014-12-06T07:31:26.546-07:00But the King of Kings did that, so what does Jesus...But the King of Kings did that, so what does Jesus know?sydhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-45436349323655438722014-12-06T07:08:00.501-07:002014-12-06T07:08:00.501-07:00I'm a Bret Fan and was in '97, which I adm...I'm a Bret Fan and was in '97, which I admit colors my perception, like, a lot. Objectively speaking Shawn's a good worker. Subjectively he's one of my least favorite "legendary" performers in the history of wrestling.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-79135513332294234462014-12-06T07:02:42.618-07:002014-12-06T07:02:42.618-07:00Barring a double murder suicide Barring a double murder suicide Flash Mannoreply@blogger.com