tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post7594022202084571002..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Thunder - January 19, 2000Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-11841266467626978192015-06-13T12:37:44.031-06:002015-06-13T12:37:44.031-06:00Yeah Flynn has no business winning a match and the...Yeah Flynn has no business winning a match and the way WCW treated Finlay was pretty deplorable, and thankfully WWF saw the talents Finlay had that WCW were blind too. <br /><br /><br />And personally, I would have tried pushing Tank Abbott too. Sure he sucks, but he is a name and has some crossover appeal so it was worth pushing him in the hope that Tank would be motivated to get better. I think the main problem was that Tank was stuck feuding with terrible wrestlers where he should have been protected against good workers. I'm sure Finlay could have made Tank look like a bad ass monster for instance.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-74562046483923652122015-06-13T12:31:19.869-06:002015-06-13T12:31:19.869-06:00The annoying thing about Iaukea was that it showe...The annoying thing about Iaukea was that it showed politics was alive and well in the new regime as he was pushed despite being bad in the ring due to Sullivan's friendship with Iaukea's father.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-72566883442214991622015-06-13T12:26:55.904-06:002015-06-13T12:26:55.904-06:00In some ways WCW was right to kill the cruiserweig...In some ways WCW was right to kill the cruiserweight division because the division really had no depth compared to before, but WCW should have made more of an effort to push the cruiserweights they had in the US title scene. There was no reason Kidman shouldn't have been mixing it up in the US title scene instead of DeMott.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-37282697252039685172015-06-13T12:23:05.303-06:002015-06-13T12:23:05.303-06:00Flair would be back pretty soon so it's appare...Flair would be back pretty soon so it's apparent he was staying away because of Russo and not WCW. They could have done something special with with his return too, like have WCW announce a tournament to a crown a new champion and one of the wrestlers in the tournament would be a surprise entrant as WCW could hint that the surprise entrant is a former world champion then Flair can be announced as the surprise wrestler to a huge pop.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-35263144327411033992015-06-13T11:55:54.241-06:002015-06-13T11:55:54.241-06:00Yeah but he's wisely staying away at the momen...Yeah but he's wisely staying away at the moment to avoid having to get beaten up every few weeks. Booker didn't need to win the title, but throw him into the main event scene. It's not like they have anyone else.kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-71188157078341996902015-06-13T11:42:08.366-06:002015-06-13T11:42:08.366-06:00"I'm tougher than everyone and nobody cou..."I'm tougher than everyone and nobody could draw a dime."<br />The only synopsis of a Mike Graham shoot anyone ever needs.Garth Holmberg, C.C.http://DaWrestlingSite.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-33605057636996781352015-06-13T11:39:35.787-06:002015-06-13T11:39:35.787-06:00Stuff like this... a competently ran company would...Stuff like this... a competently ran company would've fired someone for sabotaging the product and kept pushing the new act. Instead, Berlyn gets buried and Duggan keeps finding TV time and whacky midcard pushes (even if they were intended as jokes, he's still being featured).Garth Holmberg, C.C.http://DaWrestlingSite.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-28464401767653779202015-06-13T11:30:12.684-06:002015-06-13T11:30:12.684-06:00Mike Graham's shoot interview on this time per...Mike Graham's shoot interview on this time period is amazing. As in, 'it's amazing he thought he could kick Benoit's ass.'Jeremy Rinehartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-77891686841297442802015-06-13T11:25:09.824-06:002015-06-13T11:25:09.824-06:00Not saying Booker shouldn't be champion, but i...Not saying Booker shouldn't be champion, but it was way too early to put the title on him. Even when he won the title, it was too early to put the title on him. Booker really needed 6 months of solid booking of being one of the top guys before being credible enough to win the title.<br /><br />Personally I think the best short term solution to put the belt on a guy and carry the company was Ric Flair as the guy can draw heat, put on good matches on top, is a big name and more importantly when WCW finds their guy to give the rocket push too, Flair was the only professional main eventer in WCW that would be willing to make you look like a million dollars.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-79602213407434599442015-06-13T11:18:30.829-06:002015-06-13T11:18:30.829-06:00Wright was actually a decent worker that could be ...Wright was actually a decent worker that could be carried to a great match, though he wasn't that great of a worker during his Berlyn phase because he played a character wrestler so workrate wasn't that important so long as you can draw heat.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-29173973249656475702015-06-13T11:00:56.830-06:002015-06-13T11:00:56.830-06:00Duggan apparently was not cooperating or selling m...Duggan apparently was not cooperating or selling moves.jdg9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-89514426028137527292015-06-13T09:25:12.409-06:002015-06-13T09:25:12.409-06:00There weren't many but the best options would ...There weren't many but the best options would have probably been Booker or Vampiro. I know Vampiro was getting annoying, but they needed something fresh at the top and he was at least a younger guy. Maybe Page as a short term option too.kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-84894831902069122402015-06-13T09:13:34.376-06:002015-06-13T09:13:34.376-06:00When all else fails, go with a classic 80s movie.,...When all else fails, go with a classic 80s movie.,kbwrestlingreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-74837205193653822252015-06-13T08:56:06.894-06:002015-06-13T08:56:06.894-06:00The best part of when Booker T was kicked out of H...The best part of when Booker T was kicked out of Harlem Heat was the clown music they gave him. That shit was legit funny.ziggaman730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-60381363907500873292015-06-13T08:50:43.961-06:002015-06-13T08:50:43.961-06:00Huh, time and indifference to the product at the t...Huh, time and indifference to the product at the time together had me thinking crowbar and kanyon were the same dude....one's dead, one's a physical therapist, go figProjectBluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-56164660562433877562015-06-13T08:48:30.178-06:002015-06-13T08:48:30.178-06:00I get the thinking behind it, but this would be a ...I get the thinking behind it, but this would be a prime chance to pull the trigger on someone. They don't even have to win the title, but give the fans something to get excited over. Like, at SuperBrawl, not the show five days away.<br /><br />Who was there, really?joedusthttp://joedust.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-32459901635428060032015-06-13T08:38:56.755-06:002015-06-13T08:38:56.755-06:00There's a match at Fall Brawl with Duggan that...There's a match at Fall Brawl with Duggan that's terrible and seems to get credit for killing the gimmick, but I can't see how really. Fall Brawl did like an 0.3 buyrate, not many people saw it. I think the problem was all the promos in the world weren't going to hide the fact that Alex Wright was terrible in the ring.TatRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-44393657749554095032015-06-13T08:30:27.436-06:002015-06-13T08:30:27.436-06:00Why did the Berlyn gimmick get shunted? It had a k...Why did the Berlyn gimmick get shunted? It had a killer debut but didn't something happen?Nightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-29062456987883749422015-06-13T08:25:45.182-06:002015-06-13T08:25:45.182-06:00I'm of mixed emotions because in 2000, I cared...I'm of mixed emotions because in 2000, I cared less of new stars and wanted to see Hogan back with the title. Beniot was a midcarder in my eyes and I cared less that he was gone. Sid still had stock, but instead of having him powerbomb Beniot in twenty seconds at the PPV - they have him win and then leave. Then they have Sid win the title in Dusty type finishes that was going to lead to Nash holding the title, but he gets injured during this mess and finally holds on to the belt until Russo-Bischoff.fg76noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-45102347612916539212015-06-13T07:53:42.211-06:002015-06-13T07:53:42.211-06:00"Curt McFly"
Ok, I laughed out loud at ..."Curt McFly"<br /><br />Ok, I laughed out loud at that one.Down Under Aussie (in Japan)noreply@blogger.com