tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post6338157861582041655..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Wrestlemania 18 and HoganScott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-25479408138112245392014-09-24T08:17:56.502-06:002014-09-24T08:17:56.502-06:00unfortunately I believe the firm plan is Brock vs ...unfortunately I believe the firm plan is Brock vs Rock at Mania. I'm also expecting Hogan vs Cena and the Dudleyz vs The Hardyz vs the Usoz in a TLC match. Actually shaping up to be a fun legends card.DanimalCrossingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-54615948201263009442014-09-24T08:10:53.732-06:002014-09-24T08:10:53.732-06:00Actually the RAW ratings after Wrestlemana were st...Actually the RAW ratings after Wrestlemana were still high with 4.8 but went down in the end of april and in may with 4.4, 4.6, 3.9 and 3.7.Michael Kehmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-34981944311245865732014-09-24T08:00:04.353-06:002014-09-24T08:00:04.353-06:00I guess I sort of agree with Austin on that. The ...I guess I sort of agree with Austin on that. The styles would have clashed and I don't know that Austin adapts the way Rock did to working quasi-heel and such once the crowd dug in behind Hogan. Not sure the Toronto crowd turns so strongly in Hogan's favor against Austin either thoughRando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-28178442476894878582014-09-24T07:58:42.709-06:002014-09-24T07:58:42.709-06:00I feel like Hogan-Austin needed to happen at Wrest...I feel like Hogan-Austin needed to happen at Wrestlemania 19Rando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-71345123767551625092014-09-24T07:57:00.757-06:002014-09-24T07:57:00.757-06:00If Nash had been healthy, they had two different o...If Nash had been healthy, they had two different opportunities for big nWo vs. WWF matches. Hogan/Nash/Hall vs. HHH/Rock/Austin has been mentioned before, but a HHH turn could have set up Rock/Austin/Hogan vs. Nash/Hall/HHH as well.Rando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-55694135819780330712014-09-24T07:55:38.120-06:002014-09-24T07:55:38.120-06:00He doesn't have to win the match with a legdro...He doesn't have to win the match with a legdrop. He's been winning matches in Japan with the AXE BOMBER for decades.<br /><br />And yes, the company made a lot of dough off the "Hulk Still Rules" merch and before that nWo shirts.MichaelXaviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-51386491893791912852014-09-24T07:55:13.623-06:002014-09-24T07:55:13.623-06:00Maybe don't do an angle based on a guy getting...Maybe don't do an angle based on a guy getting dragged behind a motorcycle thenRando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-46510322937459751522014-09-24T07:53:46.451-06:002014-09-24T07:53:46.451-06:00Let's remember though that it was HHH who won ...Let's remember though that it was HHH who won the belt at Wrestlemania, not Hogan. The ratings died after Mania, but the Hogan win didn't come until Backlash. HHH is as much to blame as Hogan, if we are basing it off of championsRando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-317153001014910642014-09-24T07:52:23.298-06:002014-09-24T07:52:23.298-06:00Huh? The Rock-Hogan match stole the show at Wrest...Huh? The Rock-Hogan match stole the show at Wrestlemania. He tapped out clean to Kurt Angle, jobbed to HHH, and tried to give Edge a rub. All before getting murdered by Brock Lesnar. Then he left without getting his win back from any of them. He did plenty of good to justify his comeback.Rando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-65616520399869408962014-09-24T07:50:49.365-06:002014-09-24T07:50:49.365-06:00I wish they had just done away with the Undertaker...I wish they had just done away with the Undertaker title reign part. Hogan tapping the belt away to Angle works just fine. No one needed Taker as champ in 2002.Rando Handynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-53884361542679835382014-09-24T07:46:23.997-06:002014-09-24T07:46:23.997-06:00Wow Michael Xavier has mind control powers just li...Wow Michael Xavier has mind control powers just like Charles Xavier!parallax1978http://www.theentropyeffect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-17372458946021541222014-09-24T07:45:55.308-06:002014-09-24T07:45:55.308-06:00Haynes was a perfectly good candidate to challenge...Haynes was a perfectly good candidate to challenge for the IC title for a month or two.Daniel Swinneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-14907021009479801512014-09-24T07:43:52.432-06:002014-09-24T07:43:52.432-06:00If you are a wrestling fan on the internet you hav...If you are a wrestling fan on the internet you have to like Jericho or you are a troll. Flair4DaGold once threatened to ban a guy who wasn't a Jericho fan because he must be trolling.parallax1978http://www.theentropyeffect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-11690499695834403022014-09-24T07:41:25.094-06:002014-09-24T07:41:25.094-06:00THAT IS NOTHING TO JOKE ABOUT!THAT IS NOTHING TO JOKE ABOUT!parallax1978http://www.theentropyeffect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-59984325301345184272014-09-24T07:36:01.865-06:002014-09-24T07:36:01.865-06:00Why doesnt Shawn Michaels get enough backlash for ...Why doesnt Shawn Michaels get enough backlash for that uber unprofessional (but funny) stunt he pulled at summer slam 05? If anyone should get fan backlash for being a crybaby its Shawn. I just look back to how he faked injuries to drop titles instead of doing a job in the mid 90's and it grinds my gears.ziggaman730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-81863212696028442142014-09-24T07:35:29.609-06:002014-09-24T07:35:29.609-06:00Well, I'm not a big fan of the passing-the-tor...Well, I'm not a big fan of the passing-the-torch concept, anyway. It doesn't really ever work, especially as the torch-giver tends to stick around. But Cena doesn't need MORE torches.TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-24112857858938633402014-09-24T07:32:01.077-06:002014-09-24T07:32:01.077-06:00he has tried to do this a thousand times. no one h...he has tried to do this a thousand times. no one has yet to take the ball and run with it. Cena has done many jobs to get people over and give them the chance.ziggaman730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-46813759580082480692014-09-24T07:30:34.901-06:002014-09-24T07:30:34.901-06:00You were 8 in 2002?
GET OFF MY LAWN!You were 8 in 2002?<br /><br />GET OFF MY LAWN!parallax1978http://www.theentropyeffect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-61112252782909130912014-09-24T07:29:53.655-06:002014-09-24T07:29:53.655-06:00I don't know why they didn't keep Hogan...I don't know why they didn't keep Hogan's matches with HHH and Undertaker shorter as not to expose him so badly.Jared Bellownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-66556267715292352912014-09-24T07:28:36.041-06:002014-09-24T07:28:36.041-06:00He's... very... slowly... getting.... away.......He's... very... slowly... getting.... away....TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70509327038106999502014-09-24T07:27:36.377-06:002014-09-24T07:27:36.377-06:00Save your breath. This is this guy's pet fanta...Save your breath. This is this guy's pet fantasy booking issue... he has been doing this for like a year now.parallax1978http://www.theentropyeffect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-140819205693000192014-09-24T07:25:59.957-06:002014-09-24T07:25:59.957-06:00Actually that would explain the downfall of the ni...Actually that would explain the downfall of the nitro ratings in 99 because they also started with 4.x and went down to 3.x and even 2.x after Hogan came back as face.Michael Kehmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-87302671356993812032014-09-24T07:25:02.812-06:002014-09-24T07:25:02.812-06:00I think he returned in 1988, and was around throug...I think he returned in 1988, and was around through the early Raw era(1993-1994), as I distinctly remember him wrestling Doink and Yokozuna on Raw.Bill Rayhttp://bill-ray.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-29780000968112932662014-09-24T07:24:03.706-06:002014-09-24T07:24:03.706-06:00The ratings DIED when Hogan got the belt. I think ...The ratings DIED when Hogan got the belt. I think it's okay to blame the split for the overall decline, but I think even his particular quarter hours were dying a death compared to the rest of the show. People did NOT want Hogan as champion.TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-76433539103136196782014-09-24T07:23:42.303-06:002014-09-24T07:23:42.303-06:00Exactly. You were supposed to think, "Who the...Exactly. You were supposed to think, "Who the fuck does this guy think he is, acting like he's smart just because he wears suit and uses big words?" His whole character was an unlikeable, pseudo-intellectual blowhard.Jamesnoreply@blogger.com