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I think every serious WCW/(old) NWA champ should be in there too. The Funks still aren't there, for example. Cheers.

Keep your eye out on www.silvervision.co.uk - they're often the first to report match listings for new releases. I notice they also have a few new Tagged Classics to pre-order: Royal Rumble 93+94 Royal Rumble Match: Bob Backlund, The Berzerker, Carlos Colon, Ted DiBiase, Damien Demento, Earthquake, Fatu, Ric Flair, Owen Hart, Mr. Perfect, Jerry Lawler, Rick Martel, Max Moon, The Nasty Boys, Repoman, Samu, Tito Santana, Randy Savage, Irwin R. Schyster, Papa Shango, Skinner, Tatanka, Terry Taylor, Genichiro Tenryu, Typhoon, The Undertaker, Virgil, Yokozuna, Koko B. Ware Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Big Bossman Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty Rick & Scott Steiner vs. The Beverly Brothers 1994 Royal Rumble Match: Bob Backlund, Bam Bam Bigelow, Adam Bomb, Crush, Doink, Diesel, Fatu, Great Kabuki, Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Marty Jannetty, Jeff Jarrett, Kwang, Lex Luger, Rick Martel, Men on a Mission, Shawn Michaels, Sparky Plugg, Samu, Randy Savage, The Smoking Gunns, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Tatanka, Genichiro Tenryu, Greg Valentine, and Virgil. Yokozuna vs. The Undertaker (casket match) Razor Ramon vs. Irwin R. Schyster The Quebecers vs. Bret & Owen Hart Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow King Of The Ring 95+96 King of the Ring 1995 Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Tatanka & Sycho Sid Mabel vs. Savio Vega Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler (Kiss My Foot Match) Savio Vega vs. The Roadie Mabel vs. The Undertaker Shawn Michaels vs. Kama The Roadie vs. Bob Holly Savio Vega vs. Yokozuna Savio Vega vs. Irwin R. Schyster King of the Ring 1996 Steve Austin vs. Jake Roberts Ahmed Johnson vs. Goldust Mankind vs. The Undertaker Ultimate Warrior vs. Jerry Lawler The Smoking Gunns vs. Henry & Phineas Godwinn Jake Roberts vs. Vader Steve Austin vs. Marc Mero (The birth of Austin 3:16) Shawn Michaels vs. Davey Boy Smith (special referee Mr. Perfect) Survivor Series 89+90 Ultimate Warrior, Jim Niedhart, & The Rockers vs. Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, Haku, & Arn Anderson Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, & The Bushwhackers Hollywood Hogan, Jake Roberts, & Demolition Axe & Smash vs. Ted DiBiase, Zeus, & The Powers of Pain Randy Savage, Canadian Earthquake, Dino Bravo, & Greg Valentine vs. Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ronnie Garvin, & Hercules Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, Red Rooster, & Tito Santana vs. Big Bossman, Bad News Brown, Rick Martel, & Honkytonk Man Survivor Series 1990 Hollywood Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, & Tito Santana vs. Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, Warlord, Hercules, & Paul Roma Nikolia Volkoff, Tito Santana, & The Bushwhackers vs. Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zuhkov, & The Orient Express Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, Big Bossman, & Tugboat vs. Earthquake, Haku, Dino Bravo, & The Barbarian Rick Martel, Warlord, Hercules, & Paul Roma vs. Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, & The Rockers Ted DiBiase, The Undertaker, Honkytonk Man, & Greg Valentine vs. Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware, & The Hart Foundation Ultimate Warrior, Kerry Von Erich, & The Legion of Doom vs. Mr. Perfect, Demolition Axe, Smash, & Crush Interesting to note that they're referring to "Hollywood Hogan" still. Cheers.

I haven't seen it in a long time, but how about Angle vs HHH (Royal Rumble 2001 I think.) I seem to remember that being about 50/50. Cheers.

Within 10 years, I can see the majority of the following being entered: RAW - Chris Benoit - Chris Jericho - Edge - Jerry Lawler - Jim Ross - Kane - Mick Foley - Ric Flair - Shawn Michaels - Triple H - Trish Stratus - William Regal SMACKDOWN! - The Big Show - Booker T - Eddie Guerrero - Kurt Angle - Rey Mysterio - The Undertaker OTHER - Earl Hebner - Arn Anderson - Dean Malenko - Gene Okerlund - Howard Finkel - Ricky Steamboat Cheers.

Let's not forget that the list of undefeated people at WrestleMania also includes the likes of Mr. T., Tom Zenk, Terri, Little Beaver, Haiti Kid, Sapphire, Butterbean and The Red Rooster. Cheers.

This is fucking hilarious! Cheers.

http://www.nativetatanka.com/ Cheers.

Any thoughts as to whether the main event for WrestleMania 6 may have been Hogan vs Zeus if No Holds Barred had succeeded? If No Holds Barred had done really well, their first singles encounter could have been a big money match and possibly would have attracted more mainstream attention than Hogan vs Warrior. Cheers.

$90 on some Internet domains or $200 on Katie Vick's cheerleading outfit... what's better value for money? Cheers.

Surely Hogan would have been the main event anyway? Who would Hogan have dropped the title to before WrestleMania VI - and when? Cheers.

OK, so to update: WM1: Hulk Hogan & Mr T vs Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff - went as planned WM2: Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy - original plans were for Hulk Hogan vs Roddy Piper WM3: Hulk Hogan vs Andre The - went as planned WM4: Ted DiBiase vs Randy Savage - original plans were for Ted DiBiase vs Bam Bam Bigelow, with Ted DiBiase winning the title WM5: Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage - original plans were for Hulk Hogan vs Ted DiBiase WM6: Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior - original plans were for Hulk Hogan vs Zeus WM7: Hulk Hogan vs Sergeant Slaughter - presumably some other plans were in line before the Gulf War WM8: Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice/ Randy Savage vs Ric Flair - original plans were for a triple main event with Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair/ Randy Savage vs Jake Roberts/ Sid Justice vs The Undertaker WM9: Bret Hart vs Yokozuna - went as planned WM10: Bret Hart vs Yokozuna - went as planned WM11: Shawn Michaels vs Diesel/ Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam Bigelow - went as planned WM12: Bret Hart vs Shawn MIchaels - went as planned WM13: Sycho Sid vs The Undertaker - original plans were for Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels rematch WM14: Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels - went as planned WM15: Steve Austin vs The Rock - original plans were for Steve Austin vs The Rock vs Mankind WM16: Triple H vs The Rock vs The Big Show vs Mick Foley - original plans were for Steve Austin vs The Big Show WM17: Steve Austin vs The Rock - went as planned WM18: Triple H vs Chris Jericho - original plans were for Triple H vs Steve Austin (this was in The Observer) WM19: Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar/ Triple H vs Booker T. - went as planned WM20: Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels/ Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero - original plans for Raw main event were Triple H vs Chris Benoit WM21: Triple H vs Batista/ John Layfield vs John Cena - original plans were for Triple H vs Brock Lesnar (later Randy Orton) for the Raw main event, and Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker for the Smackdown main event Is that correct? Cheers.

Just to clarify that some of the Tagged Classics aren't in dvdaficionado yet. In fact, I've added several of the ones that are in there myself. Cheers.

I made a post in the WWE folder recently regarding the ages of WWE staff. I've since put together a quick list of the ages of TNA staff. It may be of interest. Corrections welcome. Bullet Bob Armstrong 67 Jimmy Hart 62 Dusty Rhodes 59 Dutch Mantell 51 Terry Taylor 50 Diamond Dallas Page 49 Jeff Hammond 49 Mike Tenay 48 Scott Hall 46 Kevin Nash 46 Don Harris 43 Ron Harris 43 Jerry Lynn 42 Don West 42 The Outlaw 41 Shane Douglas 41 Johnny B Badd 41 Raven 41 Scott Hudson 41 Konnan 40 Dustin Rhodes 39 Jeff Jarrett 38 Kid Kash 36 Christopher Daniels 35 Monte Brown 35 B G James 35 Bruno Sassi 34 Ron Killings 33 Chris Candido 33 Sean Waltman 33 David Young 33 Johnny Devine 31 Sonny Siaki 31 Scott D'Amore 31 Shark Boy 30 Apolo 30 Jerrell Clark 29 Lex Lovett 29 Cassidy Reilly 28 Jeff Hardy 28 A J Styles 27 Chase Stevens 26 Michael Shane 25 Chris Sabin 23 Petey Williams 22 Mikey Batts 21 Cheers.

Interesting. I guess that raises another question about which WrestleMania main events were changed... Was WrestleMania I always planned to be the tag match, or was it originally planned to be Hogan vs Piper but Piper didn't want to job? WrestleMania IV was planned to be DiBiase winning the title according to most sources. The opponent isn't clear, but Bigelow makes sense. WrestleMania V may have been Hogan vs DiBiase. WrestleMania VI would have been Hogan vs Zeus. I think I read somewhere that if the Gulf War had not happened, the main event of WrestleMania VII would have been Hogan vs Warrior II. WrestleMania VIII was nearly Hogan vs Flair. Did WWE ever try to do Hogan vs Hart at WrestleMania IX? WrestleMania XIII would have been the Hart vs Michaels rematch if Shawn had not lost his smile. WrestleMania XX was originally planned to be HHH vs Benoit but they added Michaels into the mix as they were uncertain whether Benoit was over enough as a face draw. WrestleMania XXI was originally expected to be HHH vs Orton. Cheers.

Anyone else noticed that this going to be the first WrestleMania without a tag match of any description? WM1: Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik defeated Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper WM2: Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid defeated Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake Terry and Dory Funk beat Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana WM3: Rick Martel and Tom Zenk defeated Bob Orton and Don Muraco Jim, Little Beaver, and Haiti Kid defeated King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook, and Little Tokyo Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine defeated Jacques and Raymond Rougeau The Hart Foundation & Danny Davis defeated Davey-Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid & Tito Santana Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff defeated B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell WM4: Bobby Heenan, Haku & Tama defeated Davey-Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid & Koko B Ware Ax & Smash defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel WM5: Akeem & Big Boss Man defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty Butch & Luke defeated Jacques and Raymond Rougeau Ax & Smash defeated The Warlord, The Barbarian & Mr Fuji Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine WM6: Ax & Smash defeated Andre The Giant & Haku Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire defeated Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri Akio Sato & Pat Tanaka defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty WM7: Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated The Barbarian & Haku Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart Koji Kitao and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Smash and Crush Hawk & Animal defeated Hercules & Paul Roma WM8: Big Boss Man, Virgil, Sgt Slaughter & Jim Duggan defeated Brian Knobbs, Jerry Saggs, Repo Man & The Mountie Earthquake & Typhoon defeated Ted DiBiase & Irwin R Schyster WM9: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Samu & Fatu Ted DiBiase & Irwin R Schyster defeated Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake WM10: Bam Bam Bigelow & Luna Vachon defeated Doink & Dink Mabel & Mo defeated Jacques Rougeau & Pierre Ouelette WM11: Lex Luger & Davey-Boy Smith defeated Jacob & Eli Blu Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated Billy & Bart Gunn WM12: Vader, Owen Hart & Davey-Boy Smith defeated Jake Roberts, Yokozuna & Ahmed Johnson WM13: Mosh & Thrasher defeated Bradshaw & Barry Windham, Phineas & Henry Godwinn and Phil LaFon & Doug Furnas Owen Hart & Davey-Boy Smith defeated Vader & Mankind Hawk, Animal & Ahmed Johnson defeated Faarooq, Crush & Savio Vega WM14: (Tag Team Battle Royale) Marc Mero & Sable defeated Goldust & Luna Vachon Terry Funk & Cactus Jack defeated Billy Gunn & Road Dogg WM15: Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated D-Lo Brown & Test WM16: Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan defeated The Godfather & D-Lo Brown Test & Prince Albert defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman Edge & Christian defeated Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley and Matt & Jeff Hardy Chyna, Scotty Too Hotty & Grandmaster Sexay defeated Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko Kane & Rikishi defeated X-Pac & Road Dogg WM17: Tazz, Faarooq & Bradshaw defeated The Goodfather, Bull Buchanan & Val Venis Edge & Christian defeated Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley and Matt & Jeff Hardy WM18: Chuck & Billy defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley and Faarooq & Bradshaw WM19: Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Chris Benoit & Rhyno and Eddie & Chavo Guerrero WM20: Rob Van Dam & Booker T. defeated Renee Dupree & Rob Conway, Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade and Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley Ric Flair, Batista & Randy Orton defeated The Rock & Mick Foley Torrie Wilson & Sable defeated Jackie Gayda & Stacy Keibler Rikishi & Scotty Too Hotty defeated Doug & Danny Basham, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas and Faarooq & Bradshaw Cheers.

Realistically, if Vince got hold of the site, would he do anything other than shut it down? Cheers.

I was never a fan of Hogan's work. Even back in 1990 when I first started watching, I was far more interested in Savage, Rude and DiBiase. Cheers.

Bull Buchanan as B Squared. Cheers.

I'll add to the list of people giving plaudits for the Action DVD. I wouldn't bother with Insurrextion 2002 though. I was actually there live and it was a terrible event (complete with the ropes breaking in the HHH vs Taker main event.) Best match was an IC title match with Eddie Guerrero vs RVD, which was not bad. Cheers.

Hi everyone, Was wanting to look at the previous receipients of Wrestling Observer awards, but the only list I can find is at The Other Arena (http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/tocpage.cgi?awards) and only goes up to 2002. Can anyone link me to a more updated list? Cheers.

(bumping) Anyone? Cheers.

1993: 1 inductee 1994: 7 inductees 1995: 7 inductees 1996: 9 inductees 2004: 11 inductees 2005: 7 inductees (presuming there's no more) Why is 5 enough? Cheers.

He doesn't deserve to be in there anyway. Cheers.

Eugene Dinsmore - December 17, 1977. Cheers.

When Marty got signed up I looked at his age and wondered how many people on the roster were older than him. As it may be of interest, I'll post everyone who is over 30... 56 Ric Flair 45 Marty Jannetty 43 The Undertaker 42 Hardcore Holly 40 Booker T 39 William Regal 39 Shawn Michaels 38 Ultimo Dragon (still theoretically under contract I believe) 37 Kane 37 Chris Benoit 37 John Bradshaw Layfield 36 Funaki 36 Eddie Guerrero 36 Kurt Angle 36 Batista 35 Bubba Ray Dudley 35 Triple H 35 Rosey 35 Gene Snitsky 34 Spike Dudley 34 Tajiri 34 Dawn Marie 34 Chris Jericho 34 Psicosis (debuting soon) 34 Chavo Guerrero 34 Rob Van Dam 34 Victoria 34 Val Venis 33 Mark Henry 33 Luther Reigns 33 Steven Richards 33 The Big Show 33 Nunzio 33 Jonathan Coachman 33 Charlie Haas 32 Simon Dean 32 John Heidenreich 32 D-Von Dudley 31 Scotty Too Hotty 31 Edge 31 Christian 31 Super Crazy (debuting soon) 30 Billy Kidman 30 The Hurricane 30 Kenzo Suzuki 30 Matt Hardy 30 Rob Conway 30 Rey Mysterio (The youngest is still Renee Dupree, currently 21 years old.) Cheers.