tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post7335860869511557426..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Great American Bash 1999Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82899460899854389482014-11-06T02:28:35.586-07:002014-11-06T02:28:35.586-07:00Funnier still since Bischoff was a huge fan of mot...Funnier still since Bischoff was a huge fan of motorcycles and the Sturgis rally, which ALSO featured a ton of evidence of just how horribly-racist bikers are (like when they turned on Harlem Heat instantly just for being black, doing that stupid fucking "come at me" hand-wave pose repeatedly during a match).jabronivillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-88598511297037209632014-11-04T14:14:09.713-07:002014-11-04T14:14:09.713-07:00If Vince McMahon calls something a suggestion it&#...If Vince McMahon calls something a suggestion it's good enough for me.kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-59693145321696714792014-11-04T11:58:48.382-07:002014-11-04T11:58:48.382-07:001.) That's not a suggestion, that's a crit...1.) That's not a suggestion, that's a critique.<br /><br /><br />2.) You'd probably have a point about that IF the example I pointed out above wasn't BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS. I mean seriously a D+ Rick Steiner match being one of the better Thunder matches in a while with Benoit, Flair, Mysterio, and Page matches that would EASILY eclipse Rick's efforts, is a blindingly obvious counterpoint to make.meka3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-38375655910137236732014-11-03T04:21:17.898-07:002014-11-03T04:21:17.898-07:00Then I'd suggest that you have too much time o...Then I'd suggest that you have too much time on your hands to analyze every single word I say.<br /><br />And not really, given most of the drek that they dump onto Thunder.kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-36330134020050703242014-11-02T21:47:46.529-07:002014-11-02T21:47:46.529-07:00Bischoff was in serious denial about that. While ...Bischoff was in serious denial about that. While at the same time he kept pushing the whole "WCW motorsports" bullshit down our throats, and then he wonders WHY they attracted Nascar fans (which have been known to have a high amount of Southerners).meka3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-1753285655829419972014-11-02T21:43:19.534-07:002014-11-02T21:43:19.534-07:00I just read thunder from the previous week and tha...I just read thunder from the previous week and that had 4 matches at D+ or above, by your grades. So it's not EVEN that, by your standards. Also D+ is a pretty mediocre grade to hang your hat on, don't you think?meka3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-15465035070571443352014-11-02T15:21:46.984-07:002014-11-02T15:21:46.984-07:00So if it's the second or third best match in a...So if it's the second or third best match in awhile, doesn't that make it one of the better Thunder matches in awhile?kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-43220621370194258162014-11-02T15:21:15.943-07:002014-11-02T15:21:15.943-07:00You think it's hard reading about them? Imagi...You think it's hard reading about them? Imagine how hard it is to watch them.kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-76821038556468560482014-11-01T20:37:12.872-06:002014-11-01T20:37:12.872-06:00In reference to Rick Steiner/Finlay which you gave...In reference to Rick Steiner/Finlay which you gave a D+, "Somehow this is one of the better Thunder matches in awhile."<br /><br /><br />Last week had Benoit/Flair, ThomasHall I know you have to suffer through WCW Thunder, IN 1999. But that comment is in the Tony Schiavone realm of stupid comments.meka3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-29331190340330891022014-11-01T20:30:16.948-06:002014-11-01T20:30:16.948-06:00From Scott Keith's Thunder review in 99, the s...From Scott Keith's Thunder review in 99, the same week DDP won the championship. "Man, I cannot deal with this "WCW champion DDP" bullcrap. I'd even take Kevin Nash over him."<br /><br /><br /><br />Given hindsight I WONDER if 1999 Scott feels stupid for making that comment given shows like THIS?meka3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-73504368368868455042014-11-01T17:46:48.365-06:002014-11-01T17:46:48.365-06:00Of all the massive misjudgements of your fanbase I...Of all the massive misjudgements of your fanbase I've seen, assuming that a bunch of urban black rappers are going to be cheered outnumbering a bunch of Texas-themed guys in a promotion with deep Southern roots still amazes me.Michael Weyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-11491004263020805362014-11-01T16:54:40.056-06:002014-11-01T16:54:40.056-06:00Yeah - but booking Norman Smiley as a hardcore leg...Yeah - but booking Norman Smiley as a hardcore legend was stupid. So was having him team up with Ralphus.fg76noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-54163552345726290122014-11-01T14:52:06.396-06:002014-11-01T14:52:06.396-06:00And the other thread got all of twelve comments, w...And the other thread got all of twelve comments, with the only bitching being someone complaining about others not being happy with the update rate.kbjonehttp://FuckNo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-37353208008589295302014-11-01T14:50:27.666-06:002014-11-01T14:50:27.666-06:00http://www.rspwfaq.net/2014/10/wwe-network-brought...http://www.rspwfaq.net/2014/10/wwe-network-brought-to-you-by.html<br /><br /><br /><br />Highlights: Zana calling 90% of the ads being for the Network which led to a little discussion about inter-company advertising, a nice discussion about $9.99 vs $14.99, WWE's inability to cancel Marv's account setting off Stan Ford and Andy PG, another small discussion on the original HITC/Michaels vs Benjamin (ironic, considering the people trying to call Ambrose-Rollins the 2014 "update" to that classic), Meekin being Meekin (and getting multiple "Shut up" responses), a little discussion on AdBlock (I do not care for it, as a site with bad ads is one I will not be returning to anyway.), and a few jokes about the need for ads.<br /><br /><br />No bitching there, but I will check the other thread on that topic just in case.kbjonehttp://FuckNo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-45498283488270724382014-11-01T13:49:03.702-06:002014-11-01T13:49:03.702-06:00Go back and reread. People got all bitchyGo back and reread. People got all bitchyJohn Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-26118278435536522872014-11-01T13:49:02.389-06:002014-11-01T13:49:02.389-06:00If I recall around this time Master P promised WCW...If I recall around this time Master P promised WCW they would sell out their Superdome Nitro- 80,000- because of him Mdh1985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-31677404307663270102014-11-01T12:50:50.839-06:002014-11-01T12:50:50.839-06:00Hey remember when Savage vs Bryan Adams (Crush) wa...Hey remember when Savage vs Bryan Adams (Crush) was a featured match at Wrestlemania?Joseph Howenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-552591166642742492014-11-01T11:07:53.866-06:002014-11-01T11:07:53.866-06:00The building was on fire but Russo brought a book ...The building was on fire but Russo brought a book of matches and some gasoline instead of a fire extinguisher.TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-69978348183837767852014-11-01T11:01:02.915-06:002014-11-01T11:01:02.915-06:00I think Turner still had an amazing roster then, m...I think Turner still had an amazing roster then, more versatile than wwe right nowTheGrailspiralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-24104198294099032922014-11-01T10:59:14.939-06:002014-11-01T10:59:14.939-06:00Everyone blames russo for the real demise but he&#...Everyone blames russo for the real demise but he's right, he tried to do anything to help but it was beyond repair when he got thereTheGrailspiralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-55043262942518304482014-11-01T10:56:14.877-06:002014-11-01T10:56:14.877-06:00I'd argue the last point, it's not like Ro...I'd argue the last point, it's not like Rock/Austin/BROCK!/etc... are on TV front and center every week. But the others do apply.kbjonehttp://FuckNo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-64780601289419330592014-11-01T10:47:19.588-06:002014-11-01T10:47:19.588-06:00Hey, next month it was WCW Panic Move 101: Put the...Hey, next month it was WCW Panic Move 101: Put the belt back on Hogan.TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-78354242120686536402014-11-01T10:46:27.893-06:002014-11-01T10:46:27.893-06:00The only criticism I really remember of WWE was wh...The only criticism I really remember of WWE was why it took them so long to realise this was a perfectly acceptable revenue stream, and annoyance at getting ads for the Network on the Network.TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-49552656869601387692014-11-01T10:41:04.940-06:002014-11-01T10:41:04.940-06:00Main event scene with the same protected guys = CH...Main event scene with the same protected guys = CHECK!<br />Tag division that only has a handful of teams, constant rematches = CHECK!<br />Midcard titles mean nothing = CHECK!<br />Stupid stuff like dogs (or ghosts!) scaring wrestlers = CHECK!<br />Constant relying on old-part timers = CHECK!WWF1987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-1752820825120834512014-11-01T10:38:24.562-06:002014-11-01T10:38:24.562-06:00DQ finish? Ratings and attendance are in the tank....DQ finish? Ratings and attendance are in the tank... only solution, more protection for Kevin NashPaul Schaefernoreply@blogger.com