tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post464813847724648206..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: SummerFest Countdown: 1988Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-22195474094072675932012-11-03T21:40:43.493-06:002012-11-03T21:40:43.493-06:00When I saw highlights of Survivor Series as a kid,...When I saw highlights of Survivor Series as a kid, I kind of knew Savage was turning at some point. They didn't show the highlights until Jan.fg76noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-13386842945435922542012-08-05T22:09:24.965-06:002012-08-05T22:09:24.965-06:00Good rant Scott, but I'm surprised you didn...Good rant Scott, but I'm surprised you didn't mention Superstar's asinine commentary much. After the opening tag match for example, he said that the Bulldogs and the Rougeaus should settle it in the showers (WAY too much information there). <br /><br />And during the Rick Rude/Junkyard Dog match, he claimed that JYD trained for the match by headbutting cars. WTF? (I always thought his "training strategy" for this match was smoking $500 worth of crack a day and eating about 20 boxes of Twinkies a day, shows what I know.) <br /><br />He did have a good cover-up during the Jake Roberts/Hercules match at least during the chinlock spot where Herc was obviously calling spots to Jake and Graham claimed when he applied a chinlock he would insult his opponent just like Herc was doing, LOL.<br /><br />Anyway, those were just a few examples of Superstar's Vicodin-fueled commentary that night.WaylonMercy24noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-51812868893700311582012-08-05T08:53:59.518-06:002012-08-05T08:53:59.518-06:00Bad news was terrible by that point.
Paterrible wa...Bad news was terrible by that point.<br />Paterrible was terrible at every point.<br /><br />He was almost bad as tom Mghee!The Fujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-4471729068752589042012-08-05T08:52:58.473-06:002012-08-05T08:52:58.473-06:00i helped start that place back up in 2006, but i h...i helped start that place back up in 2006, but i havent done anything in YEARS. I was up to like 2nd in charge of that place then my hd crapped out on me.The Fujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-69814335560251207302012-08-05T07:23:08.000-06:002012-08-05T07:23:08.000-06:00did any female worker "pose" at that tim...did any female worker "pose" at that time?spicollidrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-9871566348780438972012-08-05T06:59:39.873-06:002012-08-05T06:59:39.873-06:00The whole 'Jesse changes the corner' thing...The whole 'Jesse changes the corner' thing I think was done because the crew put the tag ropes on the wrong corners before the match. If you look closely before he does it, Andre motions to Jesse about moving the corners. And once Jesse sent all the managers to the floor, Elizabeth goes to the 'neutral' corner.Alan Thttp://pulse.yahoo.com/_2RVONXVW27DHLB6YXITFNI2PGAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-29378901834635834772012-08-04T23:34:33.073-06:002012-08-04T23:34:33.073-06:00You do much on there? I used to be a pretty activ...You do much on there? I used to be a pretty active capper, pretty much do straight VHS to DVD type conversions.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-17106538130946135472012-08-04T23:17:07.812-06:002012-08-04T23:17:07.812-06:00it said 68 weeks ago.
yeah thats me.it said 68 weeks ago. <br /><br />yeah thats me.The Fujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-88787293669242697322012-08-04T22:51:16.394-06:002012-08-04T22:51:16.394-06:00This is the first pay-per-view of my fandom, as I ...This is the first pay-per-view of my fandom, as I had just gotten. Into wrestling that summer so all I heard about was Summerslam and man did I want to see this show. Sadly we did not get pay-per-view until 1990 and I didn't find a copy of the coliseum video until 2000, but like Scott I have the full uncut anthology disc. <br /><br />I think it's a total must-watch show, if for no other reason than it's the final chapter of the Hogan/Andre feud.jvc113http://www.josephcollins.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-23527538074062736082012-08-04T22:01:17.021-06:002012-08-04T22:01:17.021-06:00Today they would blow it off in a month.Today they would blow it off in a month.jobber123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-1483304910309166602012-08-04T22:00:03.093-06:002012-08-04T22:00:03.093-06:00Damn -** for patera v bad news? I gotta watch that...Damn -** for patera v bad news? I gotta watch that again, I thought it was a like a 1.75 to 2 star match.jobber123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-28081372191901838692012-08-04T21:35:01.932-06:002012-08-04T21:35:01.932-06:00LOL! Hey! That might have been two years ago. I...LOL! Hey! That might have been two years ago. I just wondered if it was the same Fuj lolnwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-28284656675349736022012-08-04T19:44:32.309-06:002012-08-04T19:44:32.309-06:00Hey, i finaly got your message on the other site u...Hey, i finaly got your message on the other site u sent to me like a year ago LMAO.The Fujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-75456383000098566922012-08-04T18:44:31.021-06:002012-08-04T18:44:31.021-06:00Not to take anything away from it -- it WAS shocki...Not to take anything away from it -- it WAS shocking for the time in wrestling, at least in the WWF. I do think she'd done a calendar or something with 'workout poses' that were somewhat revealing, but obviously only a small subset of fans had seen those and nobody had seen it 'live' so to speak.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-85365587408279708762012-08-04T18:42:32.466-06:002012-08-04T18:42:32.466-06:00 Yeah, I sort of figured that is probably how it p... Yeah, I sort of figured that is probably how it progressed -- a lot of the stuff they did was very subtle and Savage looking crazy isn't exactly rare hahanwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-63449739934061663322012-08-04T18:30:31.070-06:002012-08-04T18:30:31.070-06:00See, I don't think she had, which is what made...See, I don't think she had, which is what made it so shocking. It wasn't like today, when every Diva immediately has a big photo spread on WWE.com. And god help the poor photographer who'd have to take pics of Liz while an increasingly angry Savage paced in the background.Buster Abbotthttp://www.facebook.com/BusterAbbottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-49674852768568221652012-08-04T18:15:03.623-06:002012-08-04T18:15:03.623-06:00 I watched all of these shows live and in color. ... I watched all of these shows live and in color. Savage was such an unpredictable character that you knew he could snap at any moment even though he had now been a face for a year or so. <br /><br />Even though you may have felt a little like, "why is Hogan picking up Liz?", what makes great storytelling great is that all the pieces don't fit in until AFTER it happens and then you go, "shit! they swerved me!!" That's how this played out for me. It's almost like "The Sixth Sense" where when you know the ending, it becomes pretty clear where they were headed.flair4dagoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70040061356531391082012-08-04T15:24:50.427-06:002012-08-04T15:24:50.427-06:00Yeah, I loved those little touches. I didn't ...Yeah, I loved those little touches. I didn't see any of the Megapowers stuff till after the fact, but I always have wondered if people picked up on the little looks Savage would shoot Hogan before they started running video recaps to hammer the point home.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70773260537195286192012-08-04T15:14:15.094-06:002012-08-04T15:14:15.094-06:00This was always such an interesting PPV, since it ...This was always such an interesting PPV, since it basically amounted to a big MSG show rather than a traditional PPV. The main event is goofy fun though and I always liked the Demoliton/Harts match even if it is the lesser of their two SummerSlam bouts. <br /><br />This also marked one of Vince's first forays outside of wrestling, with Titan promoting the Sugar Ray Leonard / Donny Lalonde fight. Of course they spammed viewers with constant and annoying advertising and interviews for the fight on the original broadcast -- although I think they removed most references to that on the DVD and VHS releases.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-71754624789983851042012-08-04T15:09:51.189-06:002012-08-04T15:09:51.189-06:00No one EVER mentions this but the seeds for the Me...No one EVER mentions this but the seeds for the Megapowers splitting were planted after the match. Hogan picks up Elizabeth and Savage ever so quickly gives Hogan a "what the fuck are you doing" look. It was made more obvious at Survivor Series but great slow burn to the angle.Michael Southernhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Southern/735736024noreply@blogger.com