tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post7690912789351219639..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Jake and Earthquake 1991Scott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-31133578270224769832014-09-08T22:56:26.849-06:002014-09-08T22:56:26.849-06:00And Lord knows Nash is one of the most honest guys...And Lord knows Nash is one of the most honest guys in wrestling todBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.................I'm sorry, I couldn't. I tried.Charlie Owensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-2498645869872932912014-09-08T22:52:11.805-06:002014-09-08T22:52:11.805-06:00He got in the ring, though. One of the major comma...He got in the ring, though. One of the major commandments in wrestling is "Fans that jump the rail get seven shades of shit beaten out of them".Charlie Owensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-56330064663123687892014-09-08T19:29:50.425-06:002014-09-08T19:29:50.425-06:00You're right, I'd never noticed that befor...You're right, I'd never noticed that before! Even by the Heels vs. Faces dynamic of Kayfabe WWF that's stretching plausibility. "Sorry about killing your snake and serving it to Alfred Hayes, dude." "No worries, water under the bridge..."Brendan Newtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-88199585624776884022014-09-08T19:20:11.360-06:002014-09-08T19:20:11.360-06:00I'd always thought you were meant to infer tha...I'd always thought you were meant to infer that it had been the Trigger for Jake's turn to the Dark Side, but I agree it would have been cool if he'd cut a promo where he mentioned it. Only thing that would have made Heel Jake even better.Brendan Newtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-92001070566548788562014-09-08T17:53:25.035-06:002014-09-08T17:53:25.035-06:00I am curious why they turned Roberts heel at this ...I am curious why they turned Roberts heel at this point and when the decision was actually made. Roberts had been a huge face for years near the top of the card and there really wasn't much foreshadowing before he turned. Not that every turn back in those days was planned months in advance and well-explained (ha!) but it seemed pretty random at the time. Jake names his new snake Lucifer and then starts talking about the "real" Lucifer in promos...um, okay. I guess you could argue Jake was getting stale as a face by this point but then there's always the classic argument against turning a guy heel--the merchandise sales. I guess they decided they needed to give Warrior a big feud because Undertaker was moving onto Hogan and Jake fit the bill. I would have been curious to see how Jake-Warrior drew at the house shows had Warrior stayed past Summerslam.markn95noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-27759480148241598682014-09-08T17:44:18.662-06:002014-09-08T17:44:18.662-06:00They were definitely scheduled for the house shows...They were definitely scheduled for the house shows because they did spend a lot of time building Bulldog up as a challenger on TV. But Perfect's back was so bad that he missed a lot of those dates. I remember the first house show I ever went to in July 1991 had that match advertised but Typhoon took Perfect's place.<br />I remember being pretty surprised when they announced Bret Hart would be challenging for the IC belt on the PPV because Bulldog was getting such a bigger push prior to the announcement.markn95noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-84915506635169218972014-09-08T17:31:49.441-06:002014-09-08T17:31:49.441-06:00Clearly never been exposed to an Andy PG article.....Clearly never been exposed to an Andy PG article..Andrew Barbarashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-78915216425652471222014-09-08T16:45:41.906-06:002014-09-08T16:45:41.906-06:00I remember rewinding that parking lot segment on t...I remember rewinding that parking lot segment on tape later on that night because I saw a flash of red during the beatdown clip and thought it might have been Triple H turning heel after that comment. (He was wearing red tights that night) Turned out it was just Corporate Kane v1.0.Topher0820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-60585910071408033062014-09-08T16:15:16.211-06:002014-09-08T16:15:16.211-06:00UK Rampage '91 at Wembley Arena is one such ex...UK Rampage '91 at Wembley Arena is one such example.HOWwrestlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-64647984436741511482014-09-08T16:15:03.405-06:002014-09-08T16:15:03.405-06:00He wasn't in the Rumble, he was on the underca...He wasn't in the Rumble, he was on the undercard in a tag match.HOWwrestlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-59898717236590112312014-09-08T15:34:08.531-06:002014-09-08T15:34:08.531-06:00Yea, from what I remember, the character dynamics ...Yea, from what I remember, the character dynamics were really cool with that story. Shawn had been brought in as commish, turned heel on Pac after spending the day hanging out with DX, and then acted as Vince's lackey for awhile. He screwed up or something, so Vince fired him and ate a superkick. Then Shawn came back, called in DX as his "cavalry" and they showed clips of the gang hanging out again (the same as before the Shawn turn), but DX screwed him over as revenge for putting them through hell, which I actually think is a much more realistic response than the silly "okay, we're both faces now, so we're friends routine".<br /><br />From what I remember, until Shawn turned on Rock on Smackdown in late 99, I don't think he and DX were ever on screen friends again, despite Shawn playing an on-screen face commish early in the year (he made the Vince-Austin cage match via satelite, as, I think, they had done the parking lot mauling storyline so he could go get back surgery). I like that kind of stuff. X-Pac and Shawn could both be faces but hate each other, and Kane could be a heel but friends with Pac. I think that is the kind of dynamic character work that is needed to run wrestling as an endless syndicated tv program. It is just too bad they could never keep a thought for more than few weeks before going crazy - and there was lots of crap and pointless raunchiness, too. I remember how could it was at Sur Series 2003, when Shawn, despite being a face, was suspected of not wanting to help Austin because he still held a grudge from Wrestlemania XIV. Why can't good character work like that exist anymore?Sasukespecialmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-64763081591168534942014-09-08T15:05:32.017-06:002014-09-08T15:05:32.017-06:00This was my question, but I have no desire to be G...This was my question, but I have no desire to be GM. I am a fantasy hockey newbie.BooBoo1782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-37873505260522023272014-09-08T14:10:42.092-06:002014-09-08T14:10:42.092-06:00They definitely re-started the Von Erich feud afte...They definitely re-started the Von Erich feud afterward. There's an MSG match (and doubtless other house shows) where Kerry faces DiBiase and brings out Virgil to be in his corner.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82979501682153368332014-09-08T14:08:02.045-06:002014-09-08T14:08:02.045-06:00'91 Jake is one of my favorite heel runs ever,...'91 Jake is one of my favorite heel runs ever, but there is no way he would have been bought as a challenger to Hulk--none. Hell, the Jake/Savage feud was actually a colossal bomb at house shows. Too much money to be made with Hulk vs. Undertaker not to run it.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-10154586949764660372014-09-08T14:06:53.121-06:002014-09-08T14:06:53.121-06:00Nope, nothing. Pretty disappointing, because Jake ...Nope, nothing. Pretty disappointing, because Jake would be a guy to pay attention to detail like that.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-57540363956287917752014-09-08T13:55:24.565-06:002014-09-08T13:55:24.565-06:00He was also a relatively early casualty of the ter...He was also a relatively early casualty of the territories drying up and long-term contracts replacing the nomadic lifestyle of own. In 1983 the guy would have been a legitimate sensation. In '85 he would have been a big-money house show draw against Hogan if brought in straight away as a singles heel.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-64225953171573951172014-09-08T13:36:54.719-06:002014-09-08T13:36:54.719-06:00Because they all agree, and I was polite about it?...Because they all agree, and I was polite about it?John Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-39530229264358201612014-09-08T13:27:22.217-06:002014-09-08T13:27:22.217-06:00Why the many up votes for this?Why the many up votes for this?lobsterheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-5187001588395205982014-09-08T13:12:04.742-06:002014-09-08T13:12:04.742-06:00Buffalo and Ryan Miller had a conference finals ru...Buffalo and Ryan Miller had a conference finals run in the mid 2000s, no?rirahonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-50248299727715140722014-09-08T13:07:12.399-06:002014-09-08T13:07:12.399-06:00Yeah, focus on one minor botch and not the awesome...Yeah, focus on one minor botch and not the awesome matches the Skyscrapers had.MaffewOfBotchamanianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-34040849057321822282014-09-08T12:55:22.886-06:002014-09-08T12:55:22.886-06:00Did they ever reference Damien's demise in Jak...Did they ever reference Damien's demise in Jake's heel turn? Like, he'd lost the one thing which had kept the darkness at bay. Would have added another layer to the character.BeardMoneyhttps://twitter.com/thechrisschmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-76242479212976432762014-09-08T12:48:57.459-06:002014-09-08T12:48:57.459-06:00I think WWF believed KOTR would be their show to b...I think WWF believed KOTR would be their show to build their future stars on. Unfortunately the stars they choose to build were Mabel, Savio and Roadie.Tom Dawkingshttp://www.youtube.com/user/1bettingedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-44859900949208624622014-09-08T12:48:03.059-06:002014-09-08T12:48:03.059-06:00Can't stop laughing at "FUCK ME it’s Tekn...Can't stop laughing at "FUCK ME it’s Tekno Team 2000".Ray Is A Nerdhttp://garpodcast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-46382497364613882082014-09-08T12:43:14.313-06:002014-09-08T12:43:14.313-06:00At least. There's treatment for cancer. There&...At least. There's treatment for cancer. There's no known cure for jobbing to Swagger.Mike Mearsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-73839609466021555262014-09-08T12:42:08.944-06:002014-09-08T12:42:08.944-06:00I thought about that, but they're at least all...I thought about that, but they're at least all doing well individually. Had to end sometime, I just wish we'd gotten a few more months of babyface Shield.Mike Mearsnoreply@blogger.com