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Furface questions

Hey Scott, I was on a friend's podcast and we were talking 1990 WWF when one of his co-hosts asked some questions about "Furface" — aka, Brutus Beefcake in a silly mask doing run-ins after some of the syndie matches.  I figured you'd know better than I, so: 1) Did they ever give him a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2rePvx1 via IFTTT

What the World Was Watching: WCW Saturday Night – March 25, 1995

–Footage of Vader and Ric Flair beating up Dave Sullivan on last week’s show is aired.  The video package also hypes tonight’s Randy Savage-Avalanche main event and Sergeant Craig Pittman. –Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia.  This show occurred on March 8 and, according to the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q7M4af via IFTTT

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event – November 14, 1992

November 14, 1992 From the Hullman Center in Terre Haute, IN Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan   WWF Tag Team Title Match: Money Inc. (c) w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Ultimate Maniacs The Maniacs come out running to the ring and end up cleaning house. We then see Heenan use the “Brain Scan” ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FPXxXc via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling – November 29, 2018

Impact Wrestling Date: November 29, 2018 Location: Sam’s Town Hotel & Gaming Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Don Callis, Josh Matthews We’re getting closer and closer to Homecoming and that could mean some interesting build as the final few weeks remain. Considering the last two episodes of the year are going to be Best Of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DShz0w via IFTTT

The Jax Job

Scott,   What are the chances that it turns out Nia was following Vince’s orders.  He mistakenly sees money in Charlotte and as a result we have the Kansas City Screwjob and turns out Nia was just doing what’s best for business?  I have a hard time associating “Nia Jax” and “best for business” together. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ADYPOW via IFTTT

What Was Up With Starrcade?

So I was feeling nostalgic and wanted to watch an old Starrcade to see what Flair and company were up to while I was watching survivor series as a kid. So I started going through your rants to see what was the best card to watch and what was up with Starrcade? Iron man tournament? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PbacmV via IFTTT

The next wrestler to break into the mainstream

Hey Scott,   It's been about 20 years since someone in wrestling has broken through and brought it into the mainstream and make it cool again.  My question for you is do you think that Becky is capable of getting there?  She's on fire right now and with the Smackdown rating going up because of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zwOV1Q via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Hidden Gems (and Other Stuff)–11.29.18

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Hidden Gems (and Other Stuff) – 11.29.18 Only one addition to the Hidden Gems, so we’ll have to see what we can find elsewhere to fill out this week’s entry. But first, we journey back to Houston in 1983… The Common Man’s Best Friend Dusty Rhodes & Junkyard Dog ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2RqTS3w via IFTTT

Good matches that lasted too long?

Was there ever a good match in which you thought the time being long actually worked against it being great?  I remember on a Raw in 2003, HHH and Shawn Michaels fought for the World Title.  The match was decent, but there were too many slow spots throughout the contest for it to be considered great, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2RpqXwH via IFTTT

Impact, Indies, and Insanity: November 29, 2018

If you’re an NFL fan, New Orleans/Dallas is the Game of the Week of the Day. On Impact, it’s Willie Mack and Rich Swann facing the Lucha Bros, while Jordynne Grace rematches with Katarina. As always, after the jump we look at the indie weekend. Here’s your roundup of off-the-radar wrestling: CMLL Super Viernes is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2E3hKan via IFTTT

Charlotte Grimey

As a fan of the Simpsons, please tell me you saw Beckys Instagram story of using Frank Grimes mental breakdown to make fun of Charlotte for copping her character. Yup! Feud builds certainly are different than when I was a young ‘un.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TYciKj via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – November 15th, 1992

November 15, 1992 Well, technically this show aired on 11/14 in Boston show it had the featured match. Shows that aired on the 15th saw a replay of the Shawn/Bulldog match at “Saturday Night’s Main Event.” From the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan. They run down the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2E51pBJ via IFTTT

WWF Superstars – November 14th, 1992

November 14, 1992 From the Saskatchewan Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect   WWF Intercontinental Title Match: Repo Man vs. British Bulldog (c) Perfect calls Bulldog an egomaniac. We start off on the mat as Bulldog takes control with an armbar. Vince brings up Bulldog’s match against Bret ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PZMaAs via IFTTT

BoD Daily Update: November 29, 2018

Silas Young Update Silas has been offered a new three-year deal to remain with Ring of Honor that he is expected to sign. Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter   Kingston Whig Standard Article on Tyson Kidd https://ift.tt/2FHYYqu   PWG Smokey and the Bandido Trailer from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QrTKDx via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Sunday Night Heat–01.10.99

The SmarK Rant for WWF Sunday Night Heat – 01.10.99 OK, so let’s face it, I was going to have to lobotomize myself with a Black & Decker cordless drill if I had to sit through any more of early 99 RAW, but I was still mostly enjoying Heat because it was: a) Fast-paced enough ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q1BzFs via IFTTT

Terry Funk/Ric Flair Feud in ’89

Especially with what they did with the Iron Man Tournament at Starrcade, would it have made sense to put the NWA Title on Terry Funk when he first fought Flair at GAB'89, and played the feud until December and blow it off at Starrcade '89 instead of having Flair win at the Bash, Halloween Havoc ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2P887Iw via IFTTT

nWo Wolfpac and Black and White factions

  Speaking of the nWo, I was always curious why they split the group up into 2 factions in 1998 with the Wolfpac and the Black and White?  Was there any long term endgame here, or was it just another case of WCW being WCW?   Double the groups, double the merchandise.  The white shirts stopped ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zzfx2n via IFTTT

NWO Nitro followup

Ok, I’m genuinely confused. The PPV concept I get because it was “co-branded” with NWO guys fighting WCW guys. But separating NWO nitro and WCW thunder makes no sense as NWO was created to fight WCW. So what matches would’ve taken place? Hogan vs. Nash in thumb wrestling while bischoff cackled on commentary? You're giving ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2P88SRS via IFTTT

Sheiky breaks his leg

Hey Scott, Alternate history question: Iron Sheik takes Verne's money, breaks Hulk leg & then walks out with the title. What happens next? I assume WWF's first move is to sue AWA out of existence immediately. No way any of that is legal. Sheik's going to jail too. But what of WWF? With no Hulk, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q1laR3 via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw – June 28, 2004

Monday Night Raw Date: June 28, 2004 Location: Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler With less than two weeks to go, it’s time to get focused on Vengeance. As it turns out, last week’s main event had no bearing on the pay per view as HHH is getting his World Title shot ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Sk6hX4 via IFTTT

NXT – November 28, 2018

NXT Date: November 28, 2018 Location: San Jose State University Event Center, San Jose, California Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson, Mauro Ranallo It’s a special show this week as the talent was given a week off from tapings with this show filmed before Takeover: WarGames II. As usual, NXT knows how to set things up ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2r6sNqK via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – November 8th, 1992

November 8, 1992 From the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan   We start off with the end of Kamala vs. Tatanka from last week’s “Prime Time Wrestling” when Paul Bearer wheels out the coffin and The Undertaker pops up, sending Kamala through the crowd. After that we ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KFMIWu via IFTTT

NWO Nitro?

Is it true that the NWO was supposed to take over Nitro beginning in January of 1998 while WCW wrestlers would be on the new Thunder show, but plans changed when the NWO bombed in the ratings taking over a Nitro in December of 1997 as a sort of "dry run" to the NWO Nitro?  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BFrh4T via IFTTT

The Wednesday Night Thread

Oh hey!  It’s Wednesday night, which means it’s NXT and all the UK shows associated therein! For those who didn’t pick up on it, the Mid-South rant from this morning contains a special bonus rant for the season premiere of the Edge & Christian show. Enjoy all the hockey and basketball and stuff!   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2P9gXFF via IFTTT

NXT UK – November 28, 2018 (Second Episode)

NXT UK Date: November 28, 2018 Location: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness You can always get something out of a guaranteed new champion and that’s what we have tonight. We’ve got the finals of the NXT UK Women’s Title tournament with Rhea Ripley facing off with Toni Storm for the title. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FNwXxY via IFTTT

NXT UK – November 28, 2018 (First Episode)

NXT UK Date: November 28, 2018 Location: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness It’s time for a title match as Jordan Devlin has challenged Pete Dunne for the NXT UK Title and gets his shot here. It’s not like there is anyone else to get the shot at the moment so they ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zub29q via IFTTT

WWF Superstars of Wrestling – November 7th, 1992

November 7, 1992 From the Saskatchewan Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect This week, Money Inc. defends the Tag Team Titles against Jack Tunney. Also in action are The Headshrinkers and the debut of Damian Demento.   Max Moon vs. Louie Spicolli Moon works over Spicolli to start ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2r8GtBs via IFTTT

What to do with Savage if Hogan-Warrior II had happened

So hypothetically mania 7 happens with Warrior vs Hogan on top. What do you do with Savage on this card? What's a good match for him? Do you still do Warrior vs Savage at the rumble, but minus the career stip yet still have all the post match stuff happen like the Liz reunion? Does ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TRDrid via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling–01.28.84

The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling – 01.28.84 …and something else.  This is what you call a “contrast in styles.”  You’ll see. Taped from Shreveport, LA Your hosts are Jim Ross & Bill Watts TONIGHT! The Midnight Express finally get their shot at Magnum TA & Wrestling II…but in a non-title match. So we cut ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DPTnM9 via IFTTT

Character Development Feuds

Hi Scott, hope you are well. I was recently watching a Randy Savage-George Steele match (don't ask), and although their matches were often maligned, that feud did a fantastic job of establishing and cementing the characters of both Savage and Elizabeth, and the dynamic between them. The Savage-Steele feud really does deserve to be decently ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TN5PSF via IFTTT

Jobber Mark Fleming!

Scott,  Long time, first time. The 1/19/85 Mid-Atlantic show had the Ivan Koloff v. Mark Fleming match.  Fleming's from Virginia and owns a gym that's next door to the office where I used to work.  He's a really nice guy and his book "It's Wrestling Not Rasslin'" was surprisingly good.  He writes a lot about ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Arhtts via IFTTT

Loose Cannon question

Something me and a pal were wondering: I know after the Pillmanizing of the ankle and the gun angle, Brian Pillman was out with the bad ankle and they couldn't do him vs. Austin then. But how come by Summerslam, when Pillman was back in action, did they not go with Austin vs. Pillman? You'd ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2P7jyzU via IFTTT

Smackdown – November 27, 2018

Smackdown Date: November 27, 2018 Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton It’s a night of returns this week as both AJ Styles and Becky Lynch are scheduled to appear, at least according to the preview. Of course the preview was rather wrong last week so you never know what ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QmEyHz via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – November 1, 1992

November 1, 1992 From the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan This week, we will see El Matador vs. Razor Ramon. And, we are doing a simulcast of the Tag Team Title match that we saw on “Superstars”   We see a replay of the Tag Team Title ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FLKIgn via IFTTT

What makes NXT work?

Bro, So I watch NXT every week but won't waste my time with RAW or Smackdown.  What single factor do you think that NXT that makes it more worthwhile and is there anything that the main shows can learn and apply from that? – One hour a week with compact list of stars – Stars ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KCwz46 via IFTTT

What the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – March 25, 1995

–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Orlando, Florida. –Schiavone narrates pictures of the action that took place at Uncensored. –Opening Contest:  Johnny B. Badd (10-3-1) pins Butch Long after Dreamland at 1:50: Badd gets the crowd going with his energetic offense and Long is so dazed he never ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2AoNhPu via IFTTT

WWF Superstars – October 31st, 1992

October 31, 1992 From the Saskatchewan Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect. And, they cut live to Bobby Heenan & Gorilla Monsoon on “Wrestling Challenge” as they will be announcing the Tag Team Title match. This simulcast coverage of the Tag match was unique and made it feel ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TKlIsS via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling–01.19.85

The SmarK Rant for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 01.19.85 Taped from Charlotte, NC Your hosts are Bob Caudle & Johnny Weaver We get a clip of some kind of “battle royal” as a cold open. What a crazy idea! Anyway, this is never mentioned again or followed up on. Steve Casey v. Jeff Sword This ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2P4M84V via IFTTT

Most “rebook-worthy” show of all time?

Is it Starrcade 89? What were Herd, Ross and Flair thinking here?? Got a stacked roster filled with amazing alltime greatest workers and teams, and overexpose them with an overly complicated meaningless tournament in front of an indifferent small crowd and few PPV buyers? It's certainly way up there.  King of the Ring 95 is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ApWwiB via IFTTT

Best Year Ever?

So at the Takeover specials this year, Johnny Wrestling has a 6 star match, two 5 star matches, a 4 3/4, and a 4 1/2, for a freaking ridonkulous average of just over 5 stars.   Is this the best year ever for a WWE wrestler in terms of in-ring performance? For any American wrestler ever? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TMa2G6 via IFTTT

Survivor Series on Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving eve

Did Survivor Series do decent buyrates when the WWF held it on Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving eve back in the day?  The last one I remember them holding on Thanksgiving eve was 1994, and from then on it was the Sunday before or after Thanksgiving.   Dude, I'm Canadian, Thanksgiving is in October for me. I have no ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q0JWRB via IFTTT

Rock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 09-13-1993

Live from New York, NY Airdate: September 13, 1993 Attendance: 1,200 (sold out) Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Can the Steiners hold off the challenge of the Quebecers? What does Doink have in store for us this week? Let’s find out! Opening montage. Match 1 for the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TOC8R5 via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw – November 26, 2018

Monday Night Raw Date: November 26, 2018 Location: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young We’re coming up on TLC and the card is already starting to come into focus. Last week saw two big matches set up and you can imagine some more taking place tonight. We also don’t know ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KzJOm5 via IFTTT

Monday Night Open Mic

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a great (American) Thanksgiving or just a wonderful weekend in general. RAW is live from somewhere and the focal point will be TLC with Dean-Rollins and Braun-Corbin being the two matches announced so far. Titans-Texans is the Monday night pigskin game and it won’t have the same hype ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zta5hE via IFTTT

Six of the Best – Starrcade matches from the 80’s

I decided to cut Starrcade down into an 80’s and 90’s section, just because there were so many matches to select from and I wanted to give them their fair due. As always, these are just my own personal picks. This isn’t supposed to be some sort of objective list or anything. If I leave ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2S9o42S via IFTTT

‘Classic’ Matches

Hey Scott Are there any matches that are considered all time classics or matches of the year that you don't personally enjoy as much as everyone else due to personal taste or just not seeing what the big deal is? For me it's always been Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio from Halloween Havoc 97. Don't ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2r7xel4 via IFTTT

Hoss Dream Team

If you could team up any two workers for the ultimate hoss tag team, how would you pick?  I’m leaning toward Vader and Dr. Death.  The brutality would be spectacular. Stan Hansen & Meng v. Vader & Jesse Barr in a match where you just know someone's gonna lose an eye.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FITpYP via IFTTT

WWF Prime Time Wrestling – October 26th, 1992

October 26, 1992 Vince McMahon is your host. Panelists include: Hillbilly Jim, Jim Duggan, Mr. Perfect, and Bobby Heenan   “Terrific” Terry Taylor vs. El Matador Gorilla Monsoon and Lord Alfred Hayes are your announcers for the Prime Time exclusive matches. This match took place at the 10/12 “Superstars” tapings in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It’s also ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TNRKV8 via IFTTT

Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins

What's up Scott, so say we get the reported Lesnar-Rollins match at Mania. Word is they made use Roman's cancer during that fued as well so what are the chances were gonna get a repeat of Orton-Rey where Brock tells Rollins "when your boy fails at surviving this cancer, he isn't going up there, he's ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2An8LMH via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Starrcade 2018–11.25.18

The SmarK Rant for WWE Starrcade 2018 – 11.25.18 Gotta love WWE still burying poor WCW 18 years later, taking their biggest show, which was the precursor for Wrestlemania, and burying it as a house show and afterthought taped one hour show. Taped from Cincinnati, OH Your hosts are Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton Elias ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ByiB0k via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – October 25th, 1992

October 25, 1992 From the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan We first see the clip of Bret Hart capturing the World Heavyweight Title. In action this week are Razor Ramon, High Energy, Shawn Michaels, and Kamala.   Tatanka vs. Red Tyler Tatanka works over Tyler as ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TKTCOn via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 2000

The SK Rant for WCW Starrcade 2000 – Well, it’s time for the grand-daddy of them all again, which is appropriate because most of the main eventers are grandfathers. – Live from Washington, DC. Home of President Gore Bush Gore Bush Gore Bush Gore Bush. – Your hosts are Tony, Mark & Scott. So Madden ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PSofTz via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 99

The Netcop Rant for Starrcade 1999 – There was a really good episode of WCW Saturday Night this week, featuring a couple of young guys in a good match for the point they’re at, along with a rockin’ little match between Chris Adams and Dean Malenko, and Kanyon was there, and Devon Storm and Booker ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Re0VfN via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 98

The SmarK 24/7 Rant for WCW Starrcade 98 – Has it really been 9 years since this atrocity? Oddly enough, I haven’t watched it since the original rant, so needless to say this one’s overdue for a redo. And that’s what WWE 24/7 is for! – Live from Washington, DC. – Your hosts are Tony, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zsznfJ via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 97

– Live from Washington, DC – Your hosts are the usual Idiots. – Yes, it’s a WCW blitz as I desperately try to catch up on my tape orders before the Christmas mailing rush. (2011 Scott sez:  I actually used to make a pretty good supplemental income from tape trading, and I was one of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PTQcKU via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 1996

The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 1996 – 12.29.96 It’s actually been 15 years since I did this one, so let’s give it another look. This was almost literally a one-match card as far as buildup goes and I remember very little of the undercard, even watching all the Nitros leading up to it on ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2r3z6LL via IFTTT

Sunday Night Reset: November 25, 2018

Darn it — for those in America, it’s time to go back to work after a long holiday. Your NFL game tonight is Green Bay/Minnesota.  Meanwhile, I’m watching Ottawa/Calgary for the Grey Cup, because I am not normal. RIP St. Louis announcer Larry Matysik. Enjoy the night. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2AoAU5Y via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 95

The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 1995 Well, we’ve apparently run out of RAW shows to review again, so we might as well just say fuck it and go back to WCW for a while. I was going to repost this one from years ago, but have you READ IT? UGH. So here’s a fresh ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KweFzX via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 94

The Netcop Retro Rant for Starrcade 94 – Welcome to rock bottom, as Hogan’s egomania results in the main event of the biggest WCW show of the year involving Brutus Beefcake. To put things in perspective, this was during my WCW boycott period, and I didn’t even read the results of the show until about ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Rdihth via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 93

The Netcop Retro Rant for Starrcade 93 – This beat goes on… – Flair history package starts us out. – Live from Charlotte, NC – Your hosts are Tony and Jesse. – Opening match: 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell v. Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff. Having recently read Foley’s book, I will never be ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zlMzmw via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 92

The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 1992 – 12.28.92 Tonight! The 10th annual Starrcade ’92! Well, at least they understand the concept of an anniversary. Oh, also, the graphics in the opening video package have Barry Windham and Brian Pillman mixed up. Because they apparently look SO MUCH alike. Live from Atlanta, GA, drawing 8000 ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DWG2Tq via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 91

The Netcop Retro Rant for Starrcade 91 • Live from Norfolk, Virginia. • Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross. The Lethal Lottery: • Opening match: Michael Hayes & Tracy Smothers v. Marcus Bagwell & Jimmy Garvin. The first inherant flaw with this idea comes out right away: Bagwell was a raw rookie at ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TJhZM8 via IFTTT

ECW on Sci-Fi 10/28/2008 #125

”In memory of SD Jones” starts the show and in a touching tribute Teddy Long appears dressed as Ron Burgundy. He runs down the card then calls himself a moron due to Hornswoggle messing with the teleprompter. Oh wait I’ve missed out on Cyber Sunday, let’s go back a bit (I wanted Teddy as Ron ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TJercM via IFTTT

Lazy Sunday Thread

Welcome to day 2 of the Starrcade countdown here on the blog! So I don’t know what the hell happened, but Black Friday and yesterday combined for the biggest two days in the history of the blog, by far.  Any version.  So thanks to everyone for making that happen! Yesterday was Starrcade 2018, with the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QfW6p4 via IFTTT

Great American Bash 2004

Great American Bash 2004 Date: June 27, 2004 Location: Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia Attendance: 6,500 Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz We had to get here at some point and that’s not the most appealing thing in the world. The double main event will see JBL challenging Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Title in a Texas Bullrope ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2R6L6r4 via IFTTT

Smackdown – June 24, 2004

Smackdown Date: June 24, 2004 Location: TD Waterhouse Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz It’s the go home show for Great American Bash and while I would normally say that it’s going to be nice to get the show down….it’s the Great American Bash. Featuring murder! Or maybe murder! The big story coming out ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PQPLAR via IFTTT

Live Notes From Starrcade 2018

Sure why not. Last year, WWE brought back Starrcade in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, marking the first edition of the show in about seventeen years. Now it seems to be a tradition over Thanksgiving weekend (the show’s original time, at least in general) and I took in this year’s edition in the US Bank Arena in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2P25EiL via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for WCW Starrcade 90

(Ewwwww, another ancient rant with ugly formatting.  Add this one to the redo pile, I guess.)  The Netcop Retro Rant for Starrcade 90 • Live from St. Louis, Missouri. • Your hosts are Jim Ross and Paul E. Dangerously. • Opening match: Beautiful Bobby v. Tom Zenk. This is essentially Eaton’s solo debut. Zenk is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TKKmtF via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 89

The Netcop Retro Rant for Starrcade 89 (Did I not redo this one when I was doing the Observer Flashbacks from the time?  I thought I did.  Oh well.)  – Onto the show…what do you get when you’ve had a banner year quality-wise, but blew off your biggest feud (Flair v. Funk) months earlier and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BuDCsq via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 88

The SmarK Retro Rant for NWA Starrcade 88 This rant was really bugging me because it was originally written based on the chopped-up Turner Home Entertainment 120 VHS copy I’ve had forever. So most of the matches are edited to nothing and I wasn’t even doing match times at that point. However, thanks to the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DYlQAg via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 87–Glory Bound

The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade ’87: Chi-Town Heat: Glory Bound – 11.26.87 So this was of course Jim Crockett’s first big attempt to break into the PPV market, which was immediately scuttled by Vince McMahon with the creation of the Survivor Series on the same night Even two subtitles couldn’t save this one. Given ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PRohLj via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 86–Night of the Skywalkers!

The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade ’86: Night of the Skywalkers What the hell, let’s do it. People have been bugging me to do the full version on the WWE Network forever now anyway, and since we’re at that point in the Observer Flashbacks now is as good a time as any. As a note, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QkNH3u via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 85

The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 85: The Gathering – 11.28.85 Hey, why not. I had originally done all the World Championship Wrestling rants leading up to this one, but never got around to doing the full show. It still blows my mind that I can just wake up and have someone suggest I watch ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QhTnv8 via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 84

The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 84 – 11.22.84 (Originally written 05.28.18) True story: Some guy actually went to the trouble of finding my home number and called my house in 2004 asking me to review this show. I didn’t have a copy of the tape back then, but now there’s the Network and I’ve ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DLprB9 via IFTTT

STARRCADE COUNTDOWN 2018: The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 83

(Tonight is WWE STARRCADE 2018, with a special one hour version on the Network tomorrow, so today we’re gonna go STARRCADE CRAZY and run through them again!  Granted most of these were posted fairly recently, but it’s always new to someone.)  The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade ’83 (11.24.83) Live from Greensboro, NC, drawing 15447. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TFy7yj via IFTTT

Strong Style STARRCADE Saturday Thread

Yup, tonight is a random WWE house show branded as STARRCADE 2018 and it’ll be cut up into a one hour special on the WWE Network, and I’m kind of mystified as to why they don’t just show the whole thing. Regardless, this weekend will be a CELEBRATION OF STARRCADE on the blog, as we’ll ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DV43dm via IFTTT

Rock Star Gary reflects on WWF Summerslam 1993

Live from Auburn Hills, MI Airdate: August 30, 1993 Attendance: 14,100 Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Can Luger stand up for America and defeat Yokozuna for the WWF title? Who will be the sole King of the WWF? Will Michaels and Perfect provide us with a “classic” match? Let’s find out! ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2r4gH1i via IFTTT

Mike Reviews: ROH Man Up 2007

No real reason for this one other than the fact I haven’t reviewed any Ring of Honour on here yet and we’re coming up for the eleventh anniversary of this show, so I thought it would be fun to show how the wrestling landscape has changed since this event took place. I also liked the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KsTsqn via IFTTT

What the World Was Watching: WCW Pro – March 25, 1995

–Gordon Solie, Larry Zbyszko, and Dusty Rhodes are doing commentary and they are concluding the tapings in Gainesville, Georgia. –Opening Contest:  Brian Pillman (5-0) defeats Morgus Watson after the Atomic Blonde at 3:01: Watson wrestled on the independent circuit as Morgus the Maniac and he had the distinction of being the 500th ranked wrestler in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2SaBnQv via IFTTT

WWF Superstars – October 24, 1992

October 24, 1992 From the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect We see a clip of Bret Hart winning the title from Ric Flair.   Gene Okerlund welcomes Randy Savage & Ultimate Warrior to the interview platform. Savage tells Ric Flair & Razor Ramon that they are ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OXngMz via IFTTT

Heard it all now

Prichard admitted on his podcast (Survivors 93 topic) that their ideas weren't hitting at that time, so business was in a down period (for quite some time too). This has got to be some kind of progress. Next thing you know, Bischoff might finally admit that Hogan used his creative control clause in WCW…or Russo ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DUqnUm via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Hidden Gems–The Road to Starrcade 83 (And Other Stuff)

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Hidden Gems – The Road To Starrcade! Another awesomely geeky set of additions to the Hidden Gems, this time featuring a pair of 1983 Starrcade preview matches from Mid-Atlantic! Battling the Brisco Brothers NWA World tag team titles: The Brisco Brothers v. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (07.09.83) So ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Qj5KqI via IFTTT

bryan and the hyperbaric chamber

how great is daniel bryan using the hyperbaric chamber as a heel origin story!? that's some supervilain shit right there and let's him become as unhinged as possible without it seeming out of character. if we don't get an actual promo from him recovering in one of those things it's gonna all be a waste.  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PLnVWC via IFTTT

Working With The Big Names

I have a unique question for you Scott. Who do you believe of all wrestlers current or old has worked with the most of the big names? I went with Big Show because instantly in WCW he became a main eventer and worked with Hogan, Savage, Flair, Hennig, Arn, Sting, Luger, Piper, Goldberg, Nash, Hall ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DCHGIO via IFTTT

Diesel 1995 Follow Up

Hey Scott, Long time reader. Semi regular emailer.  I like what you just laid out for fixing Diesel's title run in 1995.  When they took the title off him at the end of '95 his character got way better. He flipped off Bret Hart and the Undertaker and became less of a kiss ass. That ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QdCqly via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling – November 22, 2018

Impact Wrestling Date: November 22, 2018 Location: Sam’s Town Hotel & Gaming Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada Commentators: Josh Matthews, Don Callis It’s time for a holiday show and in this case, that might not be the best thing in the world. The biggest story tonight is going to be the turkey suit match, which is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DELXvb via IFTTT

The BLACK FRIDAY News Update

I’m up super-early for work today anyway, so here’s the Black Friday news! According to the latest Observer, a group called All Elite Wrestling has filed for various wrestling-related trademarks, including “Tuesday Night Dynamite” and a PPV called “Double or Nothing” that seems to be the natural fit for All In’s sequel. The group is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FMGVQe via IFTTT

Observer SS / Takeover ratings

Overall, Dave loved both shows, to say the least.  1. Team Smackdown of Big E & Xavier Woods & Jimmy & Jey Uso & Eric Young & Killian Dain & Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson & Primo & Epico Colon won the tag team elimination match over Team Raw of Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2qWEtMG via IFTTT

Lars Sullivan

I see Lars Sullivan has had vignettes on both Raw and Smackdown.  Any idea on what show he ends up on?   Mad Money?  The Conners as a wacky drinking buddy of Dan's?  NCIS?  The possibilities are endless! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PPEyR2 via IFTTT

World Wrestling Manager

Hey Scott,We run a mobile wrestling game called World Wrestling Manager and we have partnered with real indy promotions to help showcase indy wrestling in our game. Do you think you can help us spread the word? Our game is currently available on Android and Apple app stores. It’s called World Wrestling Manager and let’s ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2R3Il9W via IFTTT

Impact, Indies, and Insanity: November 22, 2018

“God as my witness, I swear I thought turkeys could fly.” Speaking of turkeys, Impact will be running their 294th annual Loser Wears A Stupid Turkey Suit Match.  Also, we’ll find out what happens when the X Title is vacated due to Option C. Washington/Dallas is going on right now, with Atlanta/New Orleans to follow.  ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BrSEzs via IFTTT

The Non-Holiday Thursday Thread

I’m assuming Brian is off doing regular Thursday stuff on this normal Thursday, since Thanksgiving is in October and all. So for everyone working today on this normal weekday, stop and think about how you’re not thankful because it’s a completely regular workday. In celebration of Starrcade 2018 this weekend, here’s the Skywalkers match from ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2R5Us6z via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling–01.21.84

The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling – 01.21.84 Taped from Shreveport, LA Your hosts are Bill Watts & Boyd Pierce. Jim Cornette is here to once again brag about his mother’s money and how rich people don’t have to sweat. So we head back to an interview with TA & Wrestling II from last week, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OZEuJg via IFTTT

(Fill in the Blank) Power!

Hey Scott– Since we're entering the Diesel era in your Observer recaps and Raw reviews, let's say you can predict what a flop his run is going to be. What do you differently? Give crazy Bob an actual run with the belt? Keep it on Bret or job him to someone else? Do the Diesel ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FEf58v via IFTTT

Hulk Hogan in 1993

After they had Hulk Hogan win the WWF Title from Yokozuna after his match with Bret Hart at W.M. 9, why was Hogan out of the company so quickly after he dropped the title back to Yokozuna at King Of The Ring 1993?  Was he originally supposed to have been there longer than he was? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DRxlth via IFTTT

Rey Rey and the stupidity of the WWE

Hey Scott   I know you don't watch Raw or Smackdown weekly, but something happened on Tuesday that make me just pity Corey Graves for having to say it.  The main event was Rey vs Orton and Orton started pulling on the mask finally ripping it off Rey.  Rey obviously is covering his fave and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2S9GLDK via IFTTT

Injury bug

So we got Braun Roman Becky Alexa Jordan Matt Hardy HHH Harper Bray Owens Zayn Sin Cara Rowan Fandango Goldust Zelina I probably forgot one or ten guys/gals missing (AJ disappeared since his title loss a week ago)…holy schmoly, what's going on? Oh man, someone better find Nia Jax and track her whereabouts for the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2AdiYex via IFTTT

NXT UK – November 21, 2018 (Second Episode)

NXT UK Date: November 21, 2018 Location: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness We’re at the semifinals of the tournament now and that means we should be getting to the final in another week or two. Other than that it’s…well fallout from whatever happened an hour ago which the announcers, who aren’t ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OWRVtf via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw – June 21, 2004

Monday Night Raw Date: June 21, 2004 Location: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler It’s a big night here, at least in a way, as HHH is facing Eugene with a shot at Chris Benoit at Vengeance on the line. I’m not sure what happens if Eugene wins but I’m sure ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DDz6tm via IFTTT

NXT UK – November 21, 2018 (First Episode)

NXT UK Date: November 21, 2018 Location: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness It’s time for another double shot as we continue to try and get through all the old tapings, even though there’s another taping scheduled for this weekend. Apparently I’m not allowed to complain about such things though so we’ll ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Fy1qQb via IFTTT

NXT – November 21, 2018

NXT Date: November 21, 2018 Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson After everything that went down on Saturday, it’s time for a little breather. That tends to be the best thing that you can get the week after Takeover and that’s even better the day before a holiday. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OW1LMg via IFTTT

The Wednesday Wackness

It’s Wednesday, and that means NXT and British NXT!  Tommy has the recaps shortly. This week’s Hidden Gems are from a Mid-Atlantic house show, so I’m all over that tomorrow. In the spirit of Black Friday, I’ll drop the price of the rant archives to $10 for the next 48 hours!  So if you’d like ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2S8sp6G via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – October 18th, 1992

October 18, 1992 From the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan   We are shown the Bret Hart interview with Okerlund from Saskatoon the night he won the title, which was first shown on “Superstars.”   Back to the announcers as Heenan mentions on how any given ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2R37Ubp via IFTTT

Mike Reviews: WWF Survivor Series 1995

In the most recent Six of the Best (Where I covered Survivor Series) a poster in the comments section mentioned that Survivor Series 95 had a lot of great matches and that they were upset it didn’t feature more on the list. Seeing as we’re still a couple of weeks away from December, it seems ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QYNkss via IFTTT

Raw is #1, SD is #2 or lower

Every time they’ve ever done the brand supremacy thing, they’ve always balanced it out. Whether Bragging Rights, or Survivor Series, they always keep things somewhat level despite us knowing Raw is their main show. So why with a mammoth FOX deal approaching would they openly tout SD as an inferior brand with zero main card ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PJnnAN via IFTTT

MITB and G1

Hey Scott, Most of us are in agreement that the Money in the Bank concept is well past its sell by date.  My question to you then is would swiping the G1 concept and applying it freshen up the idea?  Say, winning the case gives you a guaranteed Rumble title shot, and you have to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KprUlH via IFTTT

Second Question

What weird bit of wrestling's whacky history are you obsessed with? For me, it's that mini-run that Animal had teaming with Crush after Hawk skipped out on the team to ride with the Hell's Angels.  Everything about that sentence just screams "drugs." On a related note, I'm eternally fascinated by the drug culture of the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BnP35a via IFTTT

Hogan’s dry run as a heel?

I remember for a short time in WCW in late 1995 they had Hogan wearing black and not acting like his normal character before going back to the red and yellow and "brother" stuff.  Was this a dry run of sorts to test how he'd work out as a heel prior to Bash At The ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Fv50dY via IFTTT

WWF Superstars – October 17th, 1992

October 17, 1992 From the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect We start off the show with the news of Bret Hart winning the World Heavyweight Title. That match took place on 10/12 at the “Superstars” tapings in Saskatoon and since that match was never shown on ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OVWJiS via IFTTT

BoD Daily Update: November 21, 2018

WWE.com NXT Preview https://ift.tt/2qWJZih   AJ Styles and Braun Strowman Removed From Mixed Match Challenge https://ift.tt/2FBom1j   Impact Wrestling Free Match You can watch Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper vs. NOSAWA & Miyamoto from the 7/16/04 edition of TNA Impact. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FzjlGv via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling–01.12.85

The SmarK Rant for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 01.12.85 Taped from somewhere in North Carolina. Your hosts are Bob Caudle & Johnny Weaver Manny Fernandez v. David Dellinger The timeline for this match lists the jobber as “Danny Dillinger”. The Bull works the leg and just brutalizes this poor bastard with chops, then goes to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TwXdPW via IFTTT

Smackdown – November 20, 2018

Smackdown Date: November 20, 2018 Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Commentators: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips It’s the final night in Los Angeles and that means it’s probably time for the Shane McMahon Show. Since being swept by Raw on Sunday, Shane has promised big changes for the show and that could mean ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QZRBf8 via IFTTT

Grabbing the brass ring

I thought that Jinder Mahal concussing Finn Balor on his way to the world title was an aberration, but seeing how Nia bashing Becky's brains in has somehow earned her another monster push, perhaps Samoa Joe should just show up on Smackdown and punch someone in the head?  Couldn't hurt to try at this point. from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Dyzjhi via IFTTT

Troll Era – Women’s edition

So in a week we went from Becky as the Austin like figure to having Charlotte beat up Ronda, and Nia win at Survivor Series. Knowing Vince’s penchant for trolling, what are the odds Becky Lynch finds herself in a pre show Mania battle royal?    Maybe she should foster a better relationship with Kevin ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q94HJP via IFTTT

Wwe tone deafness

Scott- Last night's Raw not only referenced "corporate dismemberment" but Dean Ambrose basically said Karma gave Reigns leukemia. The second is just mean spirited and wrong but the first…really? That is just the height of being tone deaf. I feel like you're just setting Vince up to top himself with statements like that.  He can ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DyzGsc via IFTTT

HHH as a draw

Hi Scott, Quick question about everyone's favorite COO. Was HHH ever a legit draw for WWF/E? I tuned out during the Ruthless Aggression Era, so it could very well be that I missed the time when he was the true top draw in the WWE (unlike the Attitude Era where he was always behind Rock ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q94B4V via IFTTT

The Tuesday Night Thread

Tonight!  It’s Smackdown after they lost 6-0 at Survivor Series and will now probably be thrown off FOX as a result.  Plus 205 Live gets taped and Mixed Match Challenge. RAW didn’t quite get as destroyed by football as thought, but it didn’t get much of a post-PPV bump either, so maybe we’ve finally found ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DzNy5B via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – October 11th, 1992

October 11, 1992 From the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan   Gene Okerlund is walking around the arena. He sees The Bushwhackers at the merchandise booth then Okerlund reminds them they have a match.   Gorilla comes marching into the announcers area like a Bushwhacker as ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DAs4W1 via IFTTT

New Paperback: Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews

Sometimes, you just know you’re seeing something special. That was the case in 1997 when the WWF was in some real trouble. WCW was beating them from one side of the Monday Night Wars to the other but help was on the way. The stars of the past, present and future were coming together and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zmDlX9 via IFTTT

What the World Was Watching: Uncensored 1995

(Note:  I meant to get this up on Friday as per my usual Tuesday/Friday rotation.  However, taking the LSAT scuttled those plans.  So we resume 1995 WCW with this barn burner of a show…) –The opening video package reminds us that tonight there are no rules and the action we are about to see is ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OUBhuC via IFTTT

Question re Lesnar motivation

Hi Scott, In the two most recent Survivor Series Lesnar has had two absolutely brilliant matches that are well within ****1/2 territory. Why does he feel so motivated to deliver when pitted with guys he could easily sniff at in AJ and Bryan, yet against foes of similar stature like Ambrose, Rollins, even Strowman and ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PG3JWb via IFTTT

Women’s Mania Main Event

After what went down at Survivor Series, is the best course of action to do Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair in the WrestleMania main event?  All three deserve the distinction of being the first women to headline the big show, and it seems pretty simple to just have Charlotte win the Royal ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QYPloG via IFTTT

The Celebrity Conundrum

Hey, Scott: Your 1997 Bash at the Beach write up got me thinking. You note how WCW erroneously thought Dennis Rodman – at the peak of his crossover, uh, “appeal” – would goose the buyrate numbers. Has there EVER been an event where a celebrity had the kind of demonstrably attributable positive impact on the ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PHTBMs via IFTTT

WWF Superstars – October 10th, 1992

October 10, 1992 From the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect   The show starts off with a Survivor Series report hosted by Gene Okerlund. He announces the Survivor Series main event and that match is Razor Ramon & Ric Flair vs. Ultimate Maniacs. That match should ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PJfoDN via IFTTT

BoD Daily Update: November 20, 2018

WWE.com Smackdown Live Preview https://ift.tt/2QVWh5N   Braun Strowman Update Strowman is having surgery to deal with bone spurs in his elbow. There is a chance he could miss the TLC PPV but should be fine for his match against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio   Impact Wrestling Free ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QTeQru via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WCW Bash at the Beach 1997–07.13.97

The SmarK Rant for WCW Bash at the Beach 1997 – 07.13.97 OK, after a week off, it’s time to get back on the Attitude Era Trolley, Jackson! As usual, I remember almost nothing about this show, so it’s all new to me. Live from Daytona Beach, FL, drawing a sellout 7851 and a disappointing ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FuJCp5 via IFTTT

Rock Star Gary reflects on WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

Live from Daytona Beach, FL Airdate:  August 18, 1993 Attendance:  8,903 (2,400 paid) Hosted by Tony Schiavone & Jesse “The Body” Ventura Will Vader retain against Smith? Can the Blonds keep their titles against the Horsemen? How will Steamboat fare against Orndorff for the TV title? Who will be Rhodes’ partner against Rude & Equalizer? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OTdqLv via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw – November 19, 2018

Monday Night Raw Date: November 19, 2018 Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young It’s night three in Los Angeles and we’re on the side that won. Last night at Survivor Series, Raw completely swept Smackdown in the battle for brand supremacy. Therefore, you can expect a heck of ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2qR7Hwq via IFTTT

Monday Night Open Mic

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! I hope everyone had a good weekend and those of us celebrating this holiday I hope everyone stays safe and has plenty of time to enjoy their families (or NOT being around their families). Had a great week of Network Specials. Takeover was expected to deliver and it did in spades. Personally ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QcZVLo via IFTTT

AJ’s contract

So there’s massive rumours that AJ Styles contract talks aren’t going great and his contract is due to end in a month or so. One of the (apparently) main reasons is his wish for less dates. There is also (again apparently) an offer on the table from NJPW. Now whether that is all true or ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2qUWA5K via IFTTT

WWF Prime Time Wrestling – October 5th, 1992

October 5, 1992 Vince McMahon is your host. Panelists include: Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Mr. Perfect, and Bobby Heenan. Matches this week include: Big Bossman vs. Papa Shango, Koko B. Ware vs. Shawn Michaels, and El Matador vs. Repo Man. Plus, The Undertaker is in action and an interview with Razor Ramon. The panelists ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FszRIk via IFTTT

Ronda-did I miss something?

Watching the Ronda/Charlotte match and the post-match/crowd reaction I was getting the impression that I missed something.  Did Ronda do something on social media or was this just a reaction to not getting the Becky match they wanted? You got me.  I like Ronda just fine!    from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ziiap3 via IFTTT

15 seconds of fame

https://twitter.com/TuftsGuy/status/1064329175908081664?s=19 The best part about Enzo is that everything that was good about him can fit within the timespan of a single Tout. Perfect for the modern attention span! For someone who supposedly has no interest in wrestling, he’s sure having a hard time letting go.   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2A3cq23 via IFTTT

Rock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-16-1993

Live from Poughkeepsie, NY Airdate: August 16, 1993 Attendance: 3.000 (sold out) Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Can DiBiase show the Kid who’s boss by beating him on RAW? Will Jannetty survive and conquer the big Booger? What could Savage have in store for us this week? ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OR2Sg0 via IFTTT

WrestleMania plans for Daniel Bryan

Hey Scott, Wanted to know what you think they have in store for Bryan at WrestleMania. Will he still be WWE Champion? Who will he be facing? Outside of AJ Styles, the only top faces on Smackdown are Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy. I don't think his program with Styles will last to WrestleMania. They ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Kg6mbk via IFTTT

Bryan Complex

Was I the only one rooting for Lesnar to beat Bryan tonight? I never thought I’d say this a year ago, but I’m not really a fan of his character at all right now. He wrestles too much like a face to be a heel and doesn’t have the body for a heel anyway. Maybe ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BfIkuf via IFTTT

The People’s Network

After they made smackdown look like a complete afterthought tonight, do you think they pay The Rock some of that Saudi and Fox money to take over the brand and lead it into the pay window? It would make quite the splash for the fox debut.  I'm pretty sure Rupert Murdoch has better things to ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KfEiVk via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Survivor Series 2018–11.18.18

The SmarK Rant for WWE Survivor Series 2018 – 11.18.18 Oh man, everyone is so pumped for this one! The one time of year that RAW and Smackdown superstars collide! I was walking the mean streets of Saskatoon today and people were literally getting into fistfights arguing whether Stephanie or Shane would emerge victorious tonight. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Kfeadb via IFTTT

Survivor Series 2018

Survivor Series 2018 Date: November 18, 2018 Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips We’re finally here after what felt like the longest, most eventful two week build I’ve ever seen. The theme of the night is Raw vs. Smackdown and that likely means a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2KfeatI via IFTTT

Sunday Night Survivor Series Thread

Tonight!  It’s the battle for sports entertainment supremacy!  The only time of year that you see RAW superstars taking on Smackdown superstars, unless you’re counting all the other times it’s  happened this year.  But who’s counting? I may or may not watch tonight.  But by all means keep refreshing until I decide! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zpDklx via IFTTT

WWF Wrestling Challenge – October 4th, 1992

October 4, 1992 From the Capital Centre in Landover, MD Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan This week’s featured match is El Matador vs. Kamala. Also in action are Razor Ramon, Bret Hart, Money Inc., and Tatanka.   Bret “The Hitman” Hart vs. Barry Hardy Heenan once again says that Bret is looking ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2OSLpE2 via IFTTT

various wrestling manuvers

Hi Scott, Is there any samoan wrestler that does NOT use the samoan drop? Every samoan I can think of does. Who invented the moonsault? I remember Mike Graham said great muta was the first to do it or the first to do it in the United States but I think he is lying. Speaking ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FoV71o via IFTTT

Ric Flair in the WWF in ’98

So assuming Flair did leave WCW in '98 with all the stuff with Bischoff and joined the WWF in '98, where exactly would he have fit in the Attitude Era, a feud with Austin would've been a given but other than that I couldn't picture Ric fitting in during that time frame, when they were ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2qTx6FB via IFTTT

Ambrose vs. Rollins

In this era of theme and special shows controlling the direction of the company or certain storylines, has any feud in recent memory suffered more than Ambrose vs. Rollins?  Here you had a well built and logical turn where an over babyface was betraying another over babyface that he has a long and storied history ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BdtPXQ via IFTTT

Get the F Back In

Not that they ever would, but if they really wanted to, isnt WWE now leagally able to change back to WWF or are they just allowed to say it again when it comes to their archives?  After 16 years, I still hate saying WWE. It just doesnt look and sound right.  I get it, that ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2A44mhP via IFTTT

WWF Superstars – October 3rd, 1992

October 3, 1992 From the Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, PA Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect Gene Okerlund is on the interview platform and welcomes Razor Ramon. Okerlund tries to ask a question but Razor cuts him off to ask Savage where is gold went because he still has is around his neck. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q7LQir via IFTTT

ECW on Sci-Fi 10/21/2008 #124

We’re in Laredo, Texas for a shorter-than-normal episode because of reasons. Matt Hardy is here and his potential challengers at this week’s Cyber Sunday are Mark Henry, Matt Sydal and Finlay. Matt puts over the other two then talks more about Henry and how he’s sure the WWE Universe isn’t going to vote him in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2FvaMwe via IFTTT

Lazy Sunday Thread

It was a hell of an NXT Takeover last night, and we’re got reviews from myself and Tommy Hall to celebrate: The SmarK Rant for NXT Takeover–WarGames II (11.17.18) Takeover: WarGames II NXT taped some stuff for upcoming TV at the show as well. Enjoy your Sunday and I guess enjoy Survivor Series if you’re ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zfmntY via IFTTT

Rock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-09-1993

Taped from Alexandria Bay, NY Airdate: August 9, 1993 Attendance: 1,000 (sold out) Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan A contract signing, the debut of the Heavenly Bodies, and Tatanka versus Mr. Hughes. What else can you ask for? Let’s find out! The Lex Express opens the show ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DrCKGB via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NXT Takeover–WarGames II (11.17.18)

The SmarK Rant for NXT Takeover – WarGames II (11.17.18) Live from Los Angeles, CA Your hosts are Mauro Ranallo, Percy Watson & Nigel McGuinness Matt Riddle is here, bro! He’s not on the format sheet, but since he was chilling in LA anyway and Kassius Ohno got up in his business on the pre-show, ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2A4SmfF via IFTTT

Mid-South Wrestling – March 1st, 1984

February 2, 1984 Your hosts are Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts In action this week are the Rock & Roll Express, Midnight Express, and the TV Title Tournament continues with Magnum TA vs. Krusher Darsow   Watts says since getting injured in the Coal Miner’s Glove match they have been unable to locate Jim Duggan. ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DuLQT6 via IFTTT

Takeover: WarGames II

Takeover: WarGames II Date: November 17, 2018 Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson Yeah I think this is going to do just fine. Not counting the show’s namesake match, it’s a big card with a 2/3 falls title match, an NXT Title match and what could be a ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DsCrLz via IFTTT

Saturday Night NXT Takeover Thread

Tonight!  NXT is taking over with WARGAMES.  Plus Gargano v. Black, Ciampa defending the NXT title against the Dream, and a 2/3 falls match between Baszler and Sane where hopefully Kairi brings out some backup this time. Tomorrow, it’s Survivor Series, although let’s be real here, no one gives a shit.  Six hours! Enjoy your ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ORxVs2 via IFTTT

Six of the Best – WWF/E Survivor Series

Despite being one of the classic “Big Four” Pay Per Views, Survivor Series doesn’t really match up to the other three when it comes to quantity of great matches. There have definitely been some excellent bouts at the annual November event over the years, but it’s always been the weakest of the four overall in ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Q19RYw via IFTTT

WWF Prime Time Wrestling – September 28th, 1992

September 28, 1992 Vince McMahon is your host. Panelists include: Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Hillbilly Jim, Mr. Perfect, and Bobby Heenan This week we will see Money Inc. vs. Virgil & El Matador, Bret Hart vs. Repo Man, Tatanka vs. Berzerker, and the Beverly Brothers vs. Bushwhackers.   We are in the studio with Vince saying ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Ds0mLc via IFTTT

Smackdown – June 17, 2004

Smackdown Date: June 17, 2004 Location: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz We’re ten days away from the Great American Bash and the Undertaker has joined Paul Heyman. It makes things a little better, though the Dudleys being there is still slowing things down. If nothing else we had a little hope last ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2PykjYb via IFTTT

History of WWE’s “no compete” clause?

Are the WWE's "no compete" clauses in contracts relatively new, or have they always been around?  It seems like in the early years of the Monday Night Wars talent jumped from the WWF/E to WCW with little to no delay;  I.E.-Lex Luger, Madusa, Hall and Nash, etc.   Luger and Madusa were special cases because ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2QRcuJE via IFTTT

Russo in WCW

I remember when Russo and Ferrara bolted WWF for WCW and thinking it was a big deal and that was going to really hurt the WWF. Of course, I had no idea at the time how much of Russo’s work was being edited by Vince McMahon In terms of his epic fail at WCW, what ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DJ2peQ via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Survivor Series 2017–11.19.17

The SmarK Rant for WWE Survivor Series 2017 – 11.19.17 Live from Houston, TX Your hosts are Michael Cole and friends. Yes, we’ve now entered the time of FIVE MAN commentary teams. Four hours of this upcoming, friends. (Don’t remember this one at all!)  The New Day v. The Shield Kofi notes that the Shield ... Read more from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2DHLnxz via IFTTT