tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post7521207734803342814..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Tuesday in Texas 1991Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-79520692840364812802015-01-25T03:31:52.022-07:002015-01-25T03:31:52.022-07:00And they totally booked themselves into a corner b...And they totally booked themselves into a corner by putting all the upper mid carders together, as they clearly didn't actually want to pin any of them. Thus we got that ridiculous cheap Flair victory that didn't do wonders for his credibility. No wonder Flair/Hogan stopped drawing in the arenas.TimeandtheRaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-60117105007559317512015-01-25T02:51:01.831-07:002015-01-25T02:51:01.831-07:00Undertaker and Paul Bearer did a little interview ...Undertaker and Paul Bearer did a little interview on Prime Time Wrestling the Monday night before too. Him just holding the WWF belt looked so odd.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-1526052167026575012015-01-25T02:46:23.064-07:002015-01-25T02:46:23.064-07:00I'm sure Bret built up to his IC title defence...I'm sure Bret built up to his IC title defence at TTIT by losing to Skinner and The Barbarian clean in non-title matches on Superstars and Wrestling Challenge... right?Battle Kat Litternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-5284119540059385652015-01-25T02:38:08.973-07:002015-01-25T02:38:08.973-07:00As a fan of the traditional Survivor Series model,...As a fan of the traditional Survivor Series model, the 1991 Series annoys the hell out of me. Not only because it feels like a This Tuesday in Texas pre-show, but because the booking of the card is so lopsided. Rather than spreading the talent out across the card, you've got one match with all the upper-midcarders (Piper/Flair teams), one with all the jobbers (Duggan/Mustafa teams) and one with all the midcard tag teams. Only the Sid/Jake teams feel like proper SS teams, but they then ruin that by holding off Savage until TTIT making it 3 v 3. I fantasy rebook that show every time I watch itBattle Kat Litternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-53917415888797767402015-01-25T02:35:48.714-07:002015-01-25T02:35:48.714-07:00Overall the SS / TIT thing was a really bad move I...Overall the SS / TIT thing was a really bad move I think. The Survivor Series wasn't a huge PPV in terms of buys at that point but that was easily the worst major WWF PPV to that point and likely damaged the brand, all in the name of hyping some one-off PPV that a lot of people didn't even order.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-79603682842669760802015-01-25T02:34:01.519-07:002015-01-25T02:34:01.519-07:00I love the pre-match Savage interview too when he ...I love the pre-match Savage interview too when he hears Jake's music playing, that look he gets in his eyes is fantastic and then he runs him down in the aisleway.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-24577008416855306212015-01-25T00:57:41.208-07:002015-01-25T00:57:41.208-07:00yes the day before thanksgiving thoughyes the day before thanksgiving thoughgregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-76400955886406005552015-01-25T00:55:42.263-07:002015-01-25T00:55:42.263-07:00that wasn't the main event hogan-uthat wasn't the main event hogan-ugregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-59536480147929243812015-01-25T00:54:35.500-07:002015-01-25T00:54:35.500-07:00the team roberts-team justice match was not the ma...the team roberts-team justice match was not the main event for crying out loud i don't care if it was last the main event was hogan-ut for the title.gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-83063950945060688742015-01-25T00:12:34.604-07:002015-01-25T00:12:34.604-07:00Jake's promo, describing hitting Elizabeth as ...Jake's promo, describing hitting Elizabeth as a sexual/drug experience, was fucking amazing. He says "I would pay MONEY!- to feel that!", then BEGS Macho Man to bring her back for their next fight. THEN he suggests he'll be able to turn her "into something that even *I* would want!" Just an absolute scumfuck, evil villain.<br /><br />Then Macho basically says he's going to in fact MURDER Jake Roberts, but tells them carefully that he's NOT insane... only to go back on it by the end of the promo, going "you know what- maybe I AM insane!" and tells Jake that he's going to find out just HOW MUCH. And runs off screen, screaming incoherently the entire time.<br /><br />Absolutely magnificent stuff.jabronivillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-44122559789284273442015-01-24T22:30:35.011-07:002015-01-24T22:30:35.011-07:00I never even thought of Jake vs Bret, but that cou...I never even thought of Jake vs Bret, but that could have been amazing. Mind games vs technical mastery, kind of a prototype for Bray Wyatt vs Daniel Bryan.BeardMoneyhttps://twitter.com/thechrisschmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-35782365770458859542015-01-24T22:06:12.040-07:002015-01-24T22:06:12.040-07:00What do you mean you were 'maybe' 13? Do y...What do you mean you were 'maybe' 13? Do you not know your own DOB?MrAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-18476924904023956132015-01-24T21:54:33.829-07:002015-01-24T21:54:33.829-07:00TTIT....I didn't know Vince Russo was booking ...TTIT....I didn't know Vince Russo was booking back then too.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-73988060241224754972015-01-24T21:44:04.720-07:002015-01-24T21:44:04.720-07:00Yep, that's it.
And, unfortunately, the Jake...Yep, that's it.<br /><br /><br />And, unfortunately, the Jake-Savage feud was a colossal bomb at the gate, setting many all-time low attendances. Granted, business as a whole was doing poorly, but even in comparison to what else the WWF was running it just didn't work financially.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-14847485143651905472015-01-24T21:42:42.390-07:002015-01-24T21:42:42.390-07:00I don't think there were any plans to run week...I don't think there were any plans to run weekly PPVs--in the span of about a week, the WWF scheduled an extra PPV, slashed the front office, and re-organized the travel schedule into something less insane, all in an effort to increase profits for the year. That's all there was to the PPV.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70367224191548717472015-01-24T21:40:04.549-07:002015-01-24T21:40:04.549-07:00That Survivor Series that hyped TTIT was on a Wedn...That Survivor Series that hyped TTIT was on a Wednesday. Extant1979 - Mr. Cable Accessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-30770390549103957162015-01-24T21:34:33.032-07:002015-01-24T21:34:33.032-07:00Yeah, I remember them announcing all 5 matches on ...Yeah, I remember them announcing all 5 matches on Superstars. In fact, one announced match was Barbarian vs Bret for the IC Title (announced during a Barbarian squash) and it was changed to Skinner by the time Tuesday rolled around.Brendan McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70105445662654144392015-01-24T21:32:30.965-07:002015-01-24T21:32:30.965-07:00Yeah, exactly. If anything, his shit run in WCW co...Yeah, exactly. If anything, his shit run in WCW coupled with the fact that he could have been on top the whole year in WWF probably led him to more self-abuse.Brendan McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-15148383407050575282015-01-24T21:30:59.083-07:002015-01-24T21:30:59.083-07:00Did they announce a proper card on the synicated s...Did they announce a proper card on the synicated shows the weekend between the Survivor Series and Tuesday in Texas?joedusthttp://joedust.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-20609428299165729732015-01-24T21:28:27.508-07:002015-01-24T21:28:27.508-07:00Well whatever the reason why he left the WWF, I wi...Well whatever the reason why he left the WWF, I wish they'd been able to come to an agreement to keep him around. Because Jake as a killer heel versus Savage, Bret, Hogan, a returning Warrior, and even Flair if you wanted to have Flair do a tweener thing could have set them up for a year of great stories.Dalecki316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-85264403990378155432015-01-24T21:22:13.426-07:002015-01-24T21:22:13.426-07:00That 3 match card should have happened, and the fa...That 3 match card should have happened, and the fact that it didn't is one of the biggest missed opportunities in the company's history, for sure. Add to that Bret/Piper still happening, Warrior still returning to help Hogan at the end, and Jesus christ if'n that ain't the greatest Mania of all fucking time.Theberzerker Von HUSSingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-90429882001347251192015-01-24T20:53:51.499-07:002015-01-24T20:53:51.499-07:00Was it even demons? I thought he left because he w...Was it even demons? I thought he left because he was pissed he didn't get Pat Patterson's job when Pat was forced to leave. He didn't know that Pat was just laying low and would be returning. Instead Jake thought he was being intentionally passed over for an open job that he had already expressed interest in, so he left.Brendan McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-43452561990644925482015-01-24T20:50:13.244-07:002015-01-24T20:50:13.244-07:00Jake versus Savage at SummerSlam could have been a...Jake versus Savage at SummerSlam could have been a red hot match for the title. It's a shame his demons came at him when they did, because 92 could have been his year.Dalecki316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-5192681824099811292015-01-24T20:49:18.066-07:002015-01-24T20:49:18.066-07:00Survivor Series '91 was really hurt by them ma...Survivor Series '91 was really hurt by them making it a hype show for Tuesday in Texas. It's like "Hey, we know you bought this show expecting to see all this stuff, but you need to buy ANOTHER show in a couple of days to actually get it!"LScisconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-63866348788894354962015-01-24T20:36:34.454-07:002015-01-24T20:36:34.454-07:00Jake almost certainly would have gotten a title ru...Jake almost certainly would have gotten a title run, or at the very least a run on top against Savage or Bret, if he hadn't been so damn stubborn and prideful.Brendan McDonaldnoreply@blogger.com