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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    edited February 2024
    I went to Wrestleman X8 in Toronto. literally the back row of the skydome. $25. so high up even the big screens were tough to make out. haha. but it was cool being there at least once.
    Hogan/Rock is the ultimate match to have been there for live. 
    I gotta say, for all the WM's to be at, I often feel lucky to have been at that one. I still have my hogan/rock t shirt and program from the event. often think I should do one of those "jersey behind glass" things with them.

    anyone got an extra $1500 you could gift me? lol

    https://hulkhoganswrestlingshop.com/products/hollywood-hogan-signed-wrestlemania-x8-poster

    Only disappointment was HHH and Jericho were the main event, which I think a lot of people left prior to, and HHH won. The pop in Toronto if Jericho had retained would have been incredible, even though he was the heel at the time. no one wanted HHH to win that match. 
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  • I went to Wrestleman X8 in Toronto. literally the back row of the skydome. $25. so high up even the big screens were tough to make out. haha. but it was cool being there at least once.
    Hogan/Rock is the ultimate match to have been there for live. 
    I gotta say, for all the WM's to be at, I often feel lucky to have been at that one. I still have my hogan/rock t shirt and program from the event. often think I should do one of those "jersey behind glass" things with them.

    anyone got an extra $1500 you could gift me? lol

    https://hulkhoganswrestlingshop.com/products/hollywood-hogan-signed-wrestlemania-x8-poster

    Only disappointment was HHH and Jericho were the main event, which I think a lot of people left prior to, and HHH won. The pop in Toronto if Jericho had retained would have been incredible, even though he was the heel at the time. no one wanted HHH to win that match. 
    Dude, a Hogan signed boot for $225? thats cheap as hell.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    36 years ago today, Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan for the WWF championship. 33 million people watched it on tv, including me. I remember taping it on my VCR, I still have it.

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • 36 years ago today, Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan for the WWF championship. 33 million people watched it on tv, including me. I remember taping it on my VCR, I still have it.

    OMG i remember this!  The two refs!!!

     I got to see some great matches during this time.  Macho man /Steamboat w the bell.  Honkeytonk hitting machoman w the guitar. Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior coming to stardom.

    Ohhh i used to love Friday Night main events!
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    36 years ago today, Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan for the WWF championship. 33 million people watched it on tv, including me. I remember taping it on my VCR, I still have it.

    OMG i remember this!  The two refs!!!

     I got to see some great matches during this time.  Macho man /Steamboat w the bell.  Honkeytonk hitting machoman w the guitar. Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior coming to stardom.

    Ohhh i used to love Friday Night main events!
    Ventura: "They look like identical twins!" :lol:

    I remember all of them. I think the Honky Tonk man/Macho Man one was on SNME.

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • 36 years ago today, Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan for the WWF championship. 33 million people watched it on tv, including me. I remember taping it on my VCR, I still have it.

    OMG i remember this!  The two refs!!!

     I got to see some great matches during this time.  Macho man /Steamboat w the bell.  Honkeytonk hitting machoman w the guitar. Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior coming to stardom.

    Ohhh i used to love Friday Night main events!
    Ventura: "They look like identical twins!" :lol:

    I remember all of them. I think the Honky Tonk man/Macho Man one was on SNME.

    Friday, Saturday, hell it was free on tv and all that mattered to me.

    Remember the Bushwackers?  Licking the people, lol!
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,821
    edited February 2024
    I remember going to matches at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles in the late 70s...I was a mere lad at the time.

    Some of the great old school wrestlers included Roddy Piper, Moondog Mayne, Chavo & Hector Guererro, Black Gordman & The Twin Devils.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    36 years ago today, Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan for the WWF championship. 33 million people watched it on tv, including me. I remember taping it on my VCR, I still have it.

    I recall being pissed that they ran out of time on the tag match at the end. Martel/Santana vs Demolition I think?
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    I always thought about Dave/Earl and how terrified they must have been being thrown by Hogan like 20 feet landing on DiBiase and Andre. that was crazy. 
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    I always thought about Dave/Earl and how terrified they must have been being thrown by Hogan like 20 feet landing on DiBiase and Andre. that was crazy. 
    One of them got injured in the match when the other kicked him in the stomach, was out for awhile.

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Any old school WWF fans here?    I used to go to matches in the mid/late 80s.  My favorites were Roddy Piper, Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff.
    I'd go to AWA matches in the mid 80's, then when WWF started coming to town in the mid-to-late 80's. my first big even was Hogan v Orndorff. 

    Nov 1/86. I'll never forget it. 

    https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/WWF_House_Show_(Nov_1,_86'_no.2)

    WWF wasn't televised here until around then. It was called Maple Leaf Wrestling, at 5pm every Saturday. 

    Following the WWF takeover in 1984, the name Maple Leaf Wrestling continued to be used for the federation's Canadian TV program (a staple of Hamilton station CHCH-TV for many years), which the WWF took over production of after the Tunneys split from the NWA. The show was hosted by Angelo Mosca and Jack Reynolds. TV tapings for the show were held in Brantford and other cities in southern Ontario for the next two years, until the WWF ceased the tapings in 1986 and decided to simply use the Maple Leaf Wrestling name for the Canadian airings of WWF Superstars of Wrestling. In these Canadian episodes there was some Canadian footage, usually matches from Maple Leaf Gardens and updates by on-air announcer and former wrestler Billy Red Lyons. These tapings were actually the precursor to the WWF's Wrestling Challenge, which became the "B" show to WWF Superstars Of Wrestling, the "A" show. Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura were the hosts for the Canadian tapings (with Ventura doing his famous "The Body Shop" segment), and when those tapings morphed into Challenge in 1986, Ventura was moved to the "A" show, Superstars, which had been renamed from WWF Championship Wrestling, and joined their announcers, Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino, to form a three-man team. Sammartino eventually left that team, making it just McMahon and Ventura. Bobby Heenan replaced Ventura as the Canadian tapings became WWF Wrestling Challenge.

    I consider myself "old school" as well. Been a fan since the mid 80's. First WWF event was in '86 at the Spectrum. Still have the programs/lineups from those days. I'll have to find them and post them.
    Here they are. My favorite is the second one i went to with hogan/vs orndorff on a steel cage. I went to with 

    These are gold
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    edited February 2024
    I still remember the post WM3 tour where the main (at least in Winnipeg, I assume the same everywhere else) was Ricky Steamboat (IC Champ) vs Macho Man in a cage. Macho Man kicked his ass all over the cage, but it ended with Macho Man tossing him headfirst against the door; the door swung open with the Dragon hanging on, then falling to the floor. Always loved that booking. Really brought the heat on Macho while still letting Steamboat retain. 
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Only ever caught one live event, when I was about 7 years old, at the 1989 DuQuoin State Fair…Ultimate Warrior vs Andre the Giant. I remember you could see the wrestlers pull n their cars from our seats. Andre hopped out of a big conversion van. 

    Match was a squash. Andre in the ring, Warriors music hits, dash to the ring, 2 shoulder blocks and a running splash. Not sure his music ever stopped. 

    Wish I could find the full card but looks like we got the b squad.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    Looks like they are doing Rock vs Reigns at WM and I'm guessing Cody vs Seth Rollins :neutral: Should put Cody in the "main" event, at least in a triple threat and have Drew McIntyre vs Rollins. Maybe have Damian Priest cash in against one of them after the match.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtqYN_nStV8

    on second hand Reigns vs Rhodes it is. Wouldn't mind seeing Rock vs Rhodes one day after this...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPL-Arl_E_0


    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    This was nice of Taylor to acknowledge the Tribal Chief during the big game :rofl:
    May be an image of 4 people and text


    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    edited February 2024
    I watched the Dark Side of the Ring:  The Montreal Screw Job.

    I thought it was good.  I never really held much of an opinion on the matter, and maybe I was influenced by a skewed documentary... but my takeaway is that Bret Hart was being a baby and he had it coming to him.  

    Its a fake championship based on a story.  He was leaving the company.  It is standard to leave it be.  His company wanted him to pass it on to Micheals.  They tried to provide every single scenario that it can happen and he refused every one.  He knew they were going to take it and was asking Hebner not to screw him over.  
    And he ended up continuing to sulk and feel sorry for himself until he completely bottomed out in the WCW.  

    Im not a huge fan of McMahon and a lot of his methods.  I think he is a cartoonish scumbag and has drained humans like a parasite in order to amass wealth... but I think I side with him on this one.
  • MayDay10 said:
    I watched the Dark Side of the Ring:  The Montreal Screw Job.

    I thought it was good.  I never really held much of an opinion on the matter, and maybe I was influenced by a skewed documentary... but my takeaway is that Bret Hart was being a baby and he had it coming to him.  

    Its a fake championship based on a story.  He was leaving the company.  It is standard to leave it be.  His company wanted him to pass it on to Micheals.  They tried to provide every single scenario that it can happen and he refused every one.  He knew they were going to take it and was asking Hebner not to screw him over.  
    And he ended up continuing to sulk and feel sorry for himself until he completely bottomed out in the WCW.  

    Im not a huge fan of McMahon and a lot of his methods.  I think he is a cartoonish scumbag and has drained humans like a parasite in order to amass wealth... but I think I side with him on this one.

    Full disclosure: I'm a Bret Hart mark and the screwjob was to me what the Kennedy assassination was to my father (I'm kidding) 

    He said he'd drop the title to Undertaker or Austin, I'm guessing that's not mentioned in the dark side doc (I only saw it once years ago and didn't think it was good). Bret just hated Shawn because Shawn told Bret that he would never put Bret over (this is in a conversation where Bret told Shawn that he would be happy to put Shawn over), Shawn suggested Bret had an affair with Sunny on live TV, and Shawn and his kliq were up McMahon's ass and all but calling the shots. And this is all after Bret turned down a shitload of money from WCW in 1996 out of loyalty to Vince, only to have Vince breach the contract in Sept. 1997. A contract that allowed Bret "reasonable creative control" (like Hogan had in WCW). And it's reasonable enough to say to Vince "Can't I lose to a respectable guy like Undertaker rather than his degenerate that you let run amok and has no respect for anybody?"

    That dark side of the ring doc is pretty poor in my opinion. That series is good in general, but the screwjob isn't "dark side" enough and it seems like a filler episode. I'd recommend the WWE doc where Jim Ross interviews both Bret and Shawn around say 2012ish because you get both sides of the story some years after the event. It's a little awkward as Shawn is so detached from those years, and Bret is somewhat obsessed with them. But they do a good job of talking about particulars that this dark side doc doesn't. 

    Bret and Shawn's books are also really good. Bret's book in particular is great. Now, he wrote it prior to him and Shawn becoming friends again so his bitterness is a little much. And like any autobiography, he biased for himself. But his recounting of everything that led up to the screwjob (from resigning with WWF in late 1996 to being screwed in late 1997) is pretty interesting. 

    Having said all that, it is all over a fake wrestling title, and Bret himself has admitted he's not blameless in things going off the rails with Shawn. But it's fun to debate all these years later. And hey, think of all the wrestlers that had to bow down to and perform for a "cartoonish scumbag that has drained humans like a parasite in order to amass wealth," and then remember who was the only one with enough nerve to knock him the fuck out. 
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    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    The last bit there is a very good point
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    I get it that it's a fake title, but it's real in terms of industry worth. Vince did agree to help him get as much money out of Turner as he could. But for Bret to ask that he retain, and vacate the title on RAW the next day, and then to leave? how fucking unreasonable is that? that just tanks WWF's worth at that time when they were bleeding talent to WCW. 
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    I feel like creative control is to protect Bret's character/brand so they dont have Doink the clown throw a pie in his face, Hornswaggle pull his pants down, then Shawn Michaels pin him to win the title.  

    From the doc (which as stated, was not the whole story), they seemed to try to present every possible angle to Hart and he refused.

    So I guess the big deal is who he loses the belt to?  I guess they could have scheduled a different PPV match for him to lose the title then and there and he would have agreed?  Then maybe this person could have lost it to Michaels the next night on Raw?  I don't know.