Post by The Sandmen on Nov 30, 2016 10:42:58 GMT -5
Starting in about 1998, I was a hardcore WWF fan. WCW was the enemy, and I wanted nothing to do with them.
Now, 18 years later, I figure it's time to give them a chance
NOW LET ME SAY THIS - I'm going to babble about some stuff here, and I will be talking about a lot of stuff people might consider spoilers. You have been warned. Now, that being said, I know this is kinda hypocritical, but PLEASE DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME. I am enjoying having no idea where anything is going. Thank you.
I started with the first Nitro and am working my way through. After 1 PPV and about 5 Nitro's, I have learned the following:
- WCW Nitro theme was awesome.
- "WCW HOTLINE! $1.49/minute. Kids, get your parents permission."
- WCW did the whole "We're going to mock WWF by spoiling their taped Raw results immediately - Episode 2!
- WCW Nitro announcers (Bishoff, McMicheal, Heenan) are TERRIBLE. No energy, no excitement. Feel fake. Schiavone on the PPV was much better.
- WCW Saturday Night mattered. The matches they keep pushing on Nitro for upcoming WCW SAturday Night seem pretty legit. Gonna start checking those out now apparently. So long, time.
- WCW tried to make wrestling seem legit, talking about winners salary bonuses on PPVs, and acknowledging martial arts origins of some wrestling moves (though often completely mis-identifying them).
- WCW was not afraid to play musical titles for the sake of ratings. Harlem Heat just lost the Tag Belts after about 20 hours as champions. To the American Males.
- The American Males. Worst. Name. Ever.
- "The Taskmaster" was apparently a pretty legit heel. But he was so lame.
- Macho Man was a spokesperson for Slim Jims.
- Almost no one who was given a mic could do live interviews. My God, Hogan-Luger-Savage-Sting are BAD on the mic in 1995.
- Ric Flair actually lives up to his God-like reputation, both in-ring and on-mic.
- Arn Anderson is also boss.
- Many WCW wrestlers could wrestle. (And then there was Hogan).
- The "War Games" concept is stupid. Watched my first one (Fall Brawl 1995). War Games. Is. STUPID!
- Disco Inferno debuted, and he is delightful.
- Kurawasa (some dude I have never heard of) is kinda awesome. Only seen him once, but he has boss potential.
- Early Diamond Dallas Page wore pink. Lots of pink. I did not know that.
- Halloween Havoc (1995) will feature The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan. But not just the wrestlers...monster trucks. Of all the stupid, STUPID ideas, what the fuck?
Oh, and the icing on the cake? The files I have sometimes include original commercials. Watching commercials from 1995 is surprisingly awesome.
Now, 18 years later, I figure it's time to give them a chance
NOW LET ME SAY THIS - I'm going to babble about some stuff here, and I will be talking about a lot of stuff people might consider spoilers. You have been warned. Now, that being said, I know this is kinda hypocritical, but PLEASE DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME. I am enjoying having no idea where anything is going. Thank you.
I started with the first Nitro and am working my way through. After 1 PPV and about 5 Nitro's, I have learned the following:
- WCW Nitro theme was awesome.
- "WCW HOTLINE! $1.49/minute. Kids, get your parents permission."
- WCW did the whole "We're going to mock WWF by spoiling their taped Raw results immediately - Episode 2!
- WCW Nitro announcers (Bishoff, McMicheal, Heenan) are TERRIBLE. No energy, no excitement. Feel fake. Schiavone on the PPV was much better.
- WCW Saturday Night mattered. The matches they keep pushing on Nitro for upcoming WCW SAturday Night seem pretty legit. Gonna start checking those out now apparently. So long, time.
- WCW tried to make wrestling seem legit, talking about winners salary bonuses on PPVs, and acknowledging martial arts origins of some wrestling moves (though often completely mis-identifying them).
- WCW was not afraid to play musical titles for the sake of ratings. Harlem Heat just lost the Tag Belts after about 20 hours as champions. To the American Males.
- The American Males. Worst. Name. Ever.
- "The Taskmaster" was apparently a pretty legit heel. But he was so lame.
- Macho Man was a spokesperson for Slim Jims.
- Almost no one who was given a mic could do live interviews. My God, Hogan-Luger-Savage-Sting are BAD on the mic in 1995.
- Ric Flair actually lives up to his God-like reputation, both in-ring and on-mic.
- Arn Anderson is also boss.
- Many WCW wrestlers could wrestle. (And then there was Hogan).
- The "War Games" concept is stupid. Watched my first one (Fall Brawl 1995). War Games. Is. STUPID!
- Disco Inferno debuted, and he is delightful.
- Kurawasa (some dude I have never heard of) is kinda awesome. Only seen him once, but he has boss potential.
- Early Diamond Dallas Page wore pink. Lots of pink. I did not know that.
- Halloween Havoc (1995) will feature The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan. But not just the wrestlers...monster trucks. Of all the stupid, STUPID ideas, what the fuck?
Oh, and the icing on the cake? The files I have sometimes include original commercials. Watching commercials from 1995 is surprisingly awesome.
