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The set collapsing at Summerslam and Mean Gene saying "Fuck it!"

I just loved how he could shift gears so quickly from normally calling a match to super excited back to normal again. Like in the Owen/Bulldog vs. Gunns match at Mind Games 96. Vince: And folks, later tonight... [bart rolls up Owen.] Vince: OHMYGODONETWOTHREEHEGOTHIM-no, he did not get him.

I can't believe no one has mentioned La Resistance trying to put Spike Dudley through a table.

I wasn't a fan in the Hogan era, so I'm just wondering... How many of the fans back then actually thought it was real, and loved him because he won so many matches and therefore was the best? I think Hogan also was helped because he wasn't overexposed on television like he would be today, and therefore his act didn't get sickening to the people until later in his career.

On the NWATNA website - "Due to unforseen circumstances, Joanie Lauer will not be appearing on Wednesday's TNA PPV." I really don't care...but it's TNA news nonetheless.

5 matches on Velocity? Maybe one of them is on SD!

Three matches?

Some more fun Vince stuff: From RR96, when the first Swat Team Member comes out...if you don't know, these guys are about 5-6, 400 pounds. He says something to the effect of... "Well, there's a curiously shaped fellow!" Then in Summerslam 90, in the Hogan/Earthquake match (and let me just add that I completely forgot until tonight that Quake came off the top rope in that match), after Quake gives out two Earthquakes to Hogan, and Hogan kicks out as always: Vince: I'm sorry folks, but one of the greatest careers of all time is coming to an end here at Summerslam. Piper: HE KICKED OUT! Vince: He what? Piper: HE KICKED OUT! And an unintentionally funny one during the Taker/Faker match after Faker hit a chokeslam and then stood around. Vince: And nothing is happening!

LMFAO~!

The Spinal Shock rocks. Who cares if a woman uses it, especially someone as hot as Vicky?

None of them will win it. Like WM2000, we'll get a last second fourth entrant to the match, who will end up winning. Who, you ask? Kevin Nash, of course!

I don't have a big problem with the list, though the Rumble wasn't the best one ever. And HHH/HBK from the Rumble was maybe **. It isn't anywhere near the best matches of the year so far.

In Hogan's face run in the WWF until he left after KOTR 93, were there any matches he won WITHOUT using the big boot / leg drop combo? I remember he beat Sgt. Slaughter one time with an inside cradle...I _think_. Anyone else remember any others?

Works for me.

Maybe they could spoof that "wazzup" ad...man, that would be quite the knee slapper.

Please, NO SPOILERS!!!!! Is the replay worth ordering? Or, if someone wants to message me a link to the webcast, I have tons of wrestling videos on my comp to send back in return. But how was the show? Thumbs up or down?

I agree. I guess we're in the minority, though.

The match that has been called "The Summerslam Shitfest"? 1/2*, at the most. They can throw the two big IC title ladder matches on there. I thought it was good when I first saw it...but I haven't seen it since. Was it that bad? and Shane Douglas is famous for being a big dickhead who burned his bridges with every promotion, and several times in some cases. I don't remember that match being that bad either. As for the DVD, I figure they might put one out if/when he resigns with the company. I figure if he does, they'll probably put one out...I mean, even if they don't want to push him to the top he IS popular, and it's all about making cash.

Cool, thanks. Anyone else?

They're dazed from the elbow drop, man!

He's been "tuning up the band" since what...95-96? I don't have a problem with it, it helps get the crowd into it.

This Thursday morning, "The Most Hated Man in America" and the former star of "Survivor" makes his return to CBS....well, kind of! Fairplay will be featured on the hit CBS program "The Early Show" starting at 7 AM ET on Thursday. In recent weeks, the show has covered the ongoing events on "Survivor", and Jonny Fairplay will be the man in the hot seat this Thursday! Early Show hosts Hannah Storm and Harry Smith are expected to talk to Fairplay about Survivor as well as his weekly appearances on TNA Pay-Per-View! Will Fairplay turn the tables on Storm and Hannah and introduce them to his upcoming "Playin' Fair With Jonny" TNA talkshow? Tune in Thursday morning and find out! Credit: NWATNA.com

“Preparedness meets opportunity” is Trish Stratus’ motto, but it could also be applied to the newest addition to the RAW announce team, Todd Grisham. Grisham impressed WWE officials with his knowledge and the fact that he had “done his homework” when he came to Stamford, Conn., to interview for the job. According to Michael Cole, the voice of SmackDown!, several prospective announcers were brought in, and many of them did an adequate job when they were given a sample match to call, but Grisham outdid them all. “A lot of other guys just sat down and called the action,” Cole said. “(Grisham) called the action … but he had heights and weights in front of him, and background on all the guys. He was very well prepared and you could tell he really wanted to do this.” Grisham was subsequently hired, starting on Jan. 14. He spoke with WWE.com this afternoon just after finishing work on the international edition of the Bottom Line, a RAW-brand highlight show. Grisham is now the host of the international version. Rumor has it, he’ll also be popping up on RAW over the next few weeks. Born in Hattiesburg, Miss. – home of the Green Bay Packers’ Brett Favre – Grisham and his family moved around a great deal, but he spent the bulk of his childhood in Bay Minette, Ala. When people ask him why he doesn’t have a Southern accent, he jokes that it’s because he was born in Mississippi. Grisham attended four different high schools – three in Alabama, one in Florida – before enrolling at Wingate University, a small, private liberal-arts school in Wingate, N.C. He went there for one year on a partial soccer scholarship and then, as his past would indicate, he transferred. He ended up at West Georgia University in Carrollton, Ga., on a full academic scholarship. There, he played on the school’s club soccer team and earned a degree in communications. He soon obtained a job as a sports anchor in Ottumwa, Iowa – the home of Tom Arnold. Grisham points out wryly that the city’s claim to fame is that it had the largest per-capita obesity rate in the country. “I’d go to the gym, and I’d be the only person there,” Grisham said. And while he jokes that the main thing he found out in Ottumwa was that “I didn't want to live there anymore,” he concedes that it was a good learning experience. In his year and a half there, working at KTVO, Ottumwa’s only local affiliate, he did everything – shooting, editing, putting on his own makeup. He had no choice; out of 205 media markets in the country, Ottumwa ranked in at No. 198. So when he was offered a job in Tucson, Ariz., the No. 70 media market, he jumped at the chance and relocated, becoming the youngest reporter at any station in Tucson. He spent four years as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor for KOLD, the town’s CBS affiliate, primarily covering the Arizona Wildcats. But he also reported on teams from Phoenix, so he’s been to the Final Four and Game 7 of the World Series and has also worked with the NFL, NBA, NHL and PGA. “I covered everything, so it was a good place to learn,” he said. “That’s the thing about local TV. You’ve also got to go cover Jimmy Chitwood, who’s playing elementary school basketball and scored 10 points.” But whether it was the NCAA Championship or a local high school game, Grisham reported with enthusiasm, which impressed Cole and others at WWE when they reviewed his footage. “We had been looking for announcers for a long time,” Cole said. “I reviewed a ton of tapes. When he sent his tape, the thing that stood out was how innovative and energetic and entertaining it was. He has a very funny, different, dry sense of humor.” Cole specifically remembers one part of Grisham’s tape: a commercial announcing the start of high school football season. A person on screen says, “Todd, aren’t you taking this a little too far?” and the camera pans to Grisham, who’s all decked out in a cheerleader’s uniform. “We’re always looking for people who are different, and he’s different,” Cole said. Grisham was pleasantly surprised to find out that WWE was interested in him. “One of my friends said, ‘Hey, there’s an opening in WWE. You should send a tape in.’ I said, ‘Are you kidding me? Everybody and their brother wants to work there.’” But Grisham didn’t pass up on the opportunity to send in a tape; after all, he’s a lifelong WWE fan who remembers dressing up as the Ultimate Warrior as a kid. Coincidentally, RAW came to Tucson the day after SummerSlam. Grisham interviewed Eric Bischoff to promote the show, and the two men got into a mock scuffle on camera. Grisham had front-row seats to RAW; little did he know, WWE officials would be contacting him soon after, inviting him in for an interview. They had seen his tape and were impressed, and he impressed them even further during the interview. Since coming on board with WWE in mid-January, Grisham has been attending WWE television events to “learn the ropes,” so to speak. “There’s a lot to learn,” he said. “The first couple of weeks, they’ve just wanted me to observe and watch, so that’s what I’ve been doing.” He said his goal is to learn from people like Jim Ross -- who Grisham calls “the greatest play-by-play guy ever” – and become the best announcer he can. “Wrestlers come here to be the best wrestlers in the world,” he said. “I want to be the best commentator.” Grisham, who turned 28 in January, added sarcastically, “If I work real hard and stay focused, I know in 10 years I have a chance to be 38.” EDIT: CREDIT - WWE.com

I was just about to post this. I was at Judgment Day 98 when he faced Val Venis. Val did his "Hello ladies" beginning and then his mic cuts off, and you hear Dustin over the PA say "Hello Val...it's....showtime...." I just got chills from that, it was awesome. Midnight Express for sure. Gotta love "The Chase".

Both he and Vince did, Sass seems to know the whole thing so I'd PM him about it if he doesn't come across this thread. From my understanding however was that Shawn didn't like Vader because he was stiff with him and also was pushing for Sid while Vince didn't like Vader because Vader was slow at the time due to a knee injury, which he later got surgery for. The fact he went and got surgery for it pissed Vince off even more and lead to Vader becoming Kane's bitch. Thus Vader never had a chance in the WWF. I would however still ask Sass for more details. I think he was originally scheduled to have it by then...first at Summerslam, then at Survivor Series, but Sid got put in the Survivor Series match instead.