From Place to be Nation comes a feature that lists all of the top angles, interviews, and matches that took place this week in the world of 90's wrestling from WWF, WCW, ECW, Memphis, USWA, All-Japan, Mexico, and more. Did I mention WCW? Anyway, highlights include:
Ric Flair & Mr. Perfect on the Funeral Parlor
Bret Hart & Owen Hart vs. Steiner Brothers
Kevin Nash vs. Giant, in his last match before signing with the WWF
Shawn Michaels Superkicking Marty Jannetty through the Barber Shop window
Doug Gilbert attacking Jerry Lawler
Raven making his ECW debut
Click on the link below to read the articles and the tap at the bottom of the page breaks it down by the date. There are a lot of incredible matches, angles, and interviews to go along with the WCW material. Give it a read and watch and lets get some decent discussion going on in this thread.
http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-11th-17th/7/
Ric Flair & Mr. Perfect on the Funeral Parlor
Bret Hart & Owen Hart vs. Steiner Brothers
Kevin Nash vs. Giant, in his last match before signing with the WWF
Shawn Michaels Superkicking Marty Jannetty through the Barber Shop window
Doug Gilbert attacking Jerry Lawler
Raven making his ECW debut
Click on the link below to read the articles and the tap at the bottom of the page breaks it down by the date. There are a lot of incredible matches, angles, and interviews to go along with the WCW material. Give it a read and watch and lets get some decent discussion going on in this thread.
http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-11th-17th/7/
"Shawn superkicking Marty through the Barber Shop window" has to be the most commonly shared false memory in all of wrestling. For years before there was an internet to view these things on, that was the visual stuck in my head.
ReplyDeleteHe just picks him and throws him.
ReplyDeleteCorrecting your correction: Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape.
ReplyDeleteWILL YOU STOP!
ReplyDeleteThe Rockers breakup was huge for me as a kid. It was my first experience of such a
ReplyDeleteYou see one without the other just doesn't work. OH I KNEW HE WAS GONNA DO THAT! He doesn't need Jannetty!
ReplyDeleteI love All-Japan Women's matches of the 90's.
ReplyDeleteI swear I read about that happening in WWF Magazine before I saw it on TV.
ReplyDeleteRight, but it's really common to hear it described the way it is in this post.
ReplyDeleteTUGboat... is DEEEAD!
ReplyDelete"JIMMY HART GOT TO THE TUGBOAT...JIMMY HART GOT TO THE TUGBOAT!"
ReplyDeleteWhatamaneuver!
ReplyDeleteIt's true. Today, there is zero impact when partners turn on each other because 1.) teams don't stay together long anyway and 2.) we are conditioned to expect everyone to turn, except Cena. Back then, even when teams drifted apart, they tended to just start singles careers (Bret Hart). The "partners turning on each other" trope was not common, so it was pretty big when Martel turned on Tito or Shawn turned on Marty
ReplyDeleteHart Bros vs. Steiner Bros is fucking tremendous
ReplyDeleteIt's right up there with the visual of Benoit & Guerrero celebrating to end Wrestlemania 20
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