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  1. JimmyHendricks

    The OAO WWE DVD Thread

    The Warrior Bonus Disc is: Warrior vs. Hercules (MSG, 1988) Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter (SNME, 1991, rematch from Royal Rumble) Warrior vs. Savage (SummerSlam 1992) The MSRP on the Flair set is $34.99, so $19.99 IS the sale price.
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    The OAO WWE DVD Thread

    The first "holy shit they're using WCW footage" DVD I remember buying was the nWo "Back in Black" DVD, from mid-2002. It was right before Scott Hall was fired (again), as he's interviewed on the disc like his future is just as bright as Nash's and Hogan's. Later, I can remember the trailers on subsequent releases said it was "what proved to be Scott Hall's swan song in the WWE", or something to that effect. And, that DVD sucked, mostly because half of the disc consisted of the 2002 nWo vs. Hogan/Rock feud, with lengthly video packages. You could tell it was a rush job....or the WWF/E tooting their own horn.
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    The OAO WWE DVD Thread

    It's mind boggling to go through the Amazon.com "reviews" of the new Flair set and other wrestler-specific releases. Almost all of them are One-Star ratings with a list from the reviewer of the matches that THEY think should have been on the DVD. On one of the Undertaker sets, some guy lists literally EVERY PPV match he ever had in his "version" of how it should be. Wrestling fans have too much time on their hands.
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    The OAO WWE DVD Thread

    The length of the HOF is probably to blame for that. But hell, I'll take a 90 minute Flair speech over vignettes and promo videos any day.
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    Scott Keith Q&A

    Hey! He didn't answer my questions, which I thought were perfectly legit: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...p;#entry2660595 Oh well.
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    WWE Backlash 2008

    Wow, it feels like 2003 in here. Hey, another HHH title run doesn't impress me enough to watch (other than Mania, I haven't watched the product in almost a year), but I think it's funny seeing so many HHHSUXGOTOHELLHUNTER! comments pop up again.
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    The Old School questions thread

    No. No. My God, No.
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    The Old School questions thread

    IIRC, the first time the WWF had the black ringside "wall" instead of the metal guardrail was SummerSlam 1998. Why was this change made? I've always found it silly to see someone irish-whipped into a rubber/foam wall, and Steamboat's "crushed larynx" of 1987 could only work (convincigly) on a metal rail. Vince has always been very hands-on in every aspect of his product. How was he able to double as a commentator in the 80's and 90's? Sure, during interviews during match breaks he could (off camera) radio the back on stuff, but did he ever have a mute button on his headset, or the ability to call the Gorilla position WHILE he was commentating? Him physically getting up and lecturing Shawn and Mankind at the Mind Games PPV is evidence of Vince the booker coming out while he was "commentating", so I wondered how he balanced the two.
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    Upcoming Scott Keith Q & A Session

    I've learned to take anything that a FORMER WWE/F employee says with a grain of salt. To believe Ludvig Borga in an interview from Poland that HE HIMSELF (of course) was going to headline WrestleMania, well, blah. I too have always wondered about what exactly was going down at the end of that Mankind/Shawn match. It just seemed odd to have Vince physically get up and lecture them on camera like that. I've always thought that they were running late, and he was telling them to go home NOW, because when you see them back in the ring 30 seconds later, the clock on the side of the arena says :48 after the hour, and don't most WWE/F PPV's end around :45 after? He probably knew they had 5 minutes or so planned after that table spot and was telling them to shorten it. Just my guess, though. With all that said, I've always enjoyed Scott, so here's my contributions to the Q&A: What moments in otherwise great/historic/memorable matches annoyed you? For example, Heenan yelling "Who's side is he on?" as Hogan comes down to turn heel at BATB '96 always makes me cringe. We had a thread about it here a year or so ago, and a good chunk said it was fine, because Heenan (character) always hated Hogan, but I see it as a big slip up on his part and diminished the shock of the heel turn, just a bit. Do you think Ric Flair will honestly never wrestle again? What would cross the line for you to where he "violates" his retirement? A one time beatdown from Batista or someone as a "retired Hall of Famer" to further an angle (a la Arn getting beat down by Taker in 2002 before WM X-8) is okay, IMO. After the big send off at Mania and Raw I think it would be quite petty for him to turn into Terry Funk or Mick Foley and come back, even for a benefit match. But this IS Pro Wrestling, so how long before he's in a tag match with Shawn while wearing the new Ric Flair T-Shirt? How much longer do you think HHH, Taker, Shawn, and other holdovers from the 90's will continue as in-ring performers? HHH will be 38 in July, Taker just turned 43, and Shawn will be 43 this summer as well. Can any of them put ego aside and walk away, or will Taker be celebrating 20-0 at WrestleMania in four years? I'll post more if I think of them.
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    However, there was still the Playboy Pillow Fight between the two title matches. EDIT: Whoops, beat me to it. And they will always have some dumb ass Pillow Fight or Bra and Panties match because it looks good to advertise it to horny fanboys, I guess.
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    The women's match is usually used as meaningless filler to let the crowd recover after or between big match(es), like when the Women's Triple Threat was sandwiched between Hogan/Rock and Jericho/HHH at X-8. An alternative was when the Gimmick Battle Royal was in between the TLC Match and Taker/HHH at X-7.
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    Yes, it would have been a fantastic ending, but I agree with Flair.
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    Not even an hour. Who cares? It on WWE.com anyway.
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    Oh my.....how old is goldengreek?
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    Whoops!
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    WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2008

    That would be great, (in fact, it would be perfect), but they'll probably bring him out AFTER the match and retirement hoopla, fresh out of the shower. "Hey Ric, I know that was your last match and you're a complete wreck, but hit the showers! We've got the HOF segment in 20 minutes!" Remember at WM 21 when Piper went back out there an hour or so after getting pummeled by Austin during Piper's Pit?
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    WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2008

    Because it's the WWE Hall of Fame, not the Dave Meltzer hall of fame.
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    Yeah, but if you read the review, they don't mention all of the competitors, just calling it the "Money in The Bank Ladder Match", and saying it involved Edge, Shelton, Jericho and Kane, "among others".
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    Wrestlemania XXIV Discussion Thread

    The Daytona Beach News-Journal's site says 68,148 tickets have been sold as of last Monday, so with the papered fans there should be 75,000 or so. I don't think having to paper this kind of event is a bad thing since nearly 70,000 tickets have been sold already. At http://www.cfnews13.com/ they have video of the set being constructed. That tent over the ring is pretty high up. If there's any blowing rain the ring will still get wet, I think.
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    The OAO WWE DVD Thread

    I like it, I guess.
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    Wrestlemania Predictions

    Double Post, sorry.
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    Wrestlemania Predictions

    --Mayweather, obviously. --Taker, I don't think he'll ever lose at WM. --Cena, as WM needs to end with him overcoming the odds yet again (this will close the show). --Shawn, as Flair should lose, but with dignity, not because Vince screwed him, which is what this match will do. --Batista, in a match like Umaga/Lashley. --MVP (MITB), seems like he needs to be elevated at this point. --JBL, I guess. Don't care about the rest. I really haven't watched the product in a while.
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    WWE General Discussion - March 2008

    The Three Way will be the main event, obviously. We need another WrestleMania to end with Cena getting someone to tap out and hear the crowd collectively groan.
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    Stephanie and HHH

    Congrats to the two of them! Really!
  25. With all the talk of New England going 19-0, we were subjected to numerous 1972 Miami Dolphins (mostly Mercury Morris) going on, and on, and.....on about how they not only didn't want the Patriots to go undefeated and match (really, rather--break) their undefeated record, but because they went undefeated, THEY were the greatest NFL team of all time. NFL Films ran a series called "America's Game" last year, ranking the top 20 Super Bowl champions, and well, the 1972 Dolphins were chosen #1, from a panel of writers and NFL Alumni. Now, while watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, I was heavily rooting for New England, only because I wanted them to win, go 19-0, and finally shut up all those old Dolphins players who just seem so god damn selfish, never wanting their record to be broken. Of course, that didn't happen. My question is, are the '72 Fins REALLY the greatest team ever? Yes, they went undefeated, but only faced 3 teams that year (including Washington in the Super Bowl) with winning records. Yes, a 17-0 season is impressive--very impressive, but I don't believe it automatically qualifies you as the greatest team ever. I think many teams, the '85 Bears, the '89 Niners, and yes, even the 18-1 2007 Patriots, would beat the '72 Dolphins if it was possible for them to meet. I guess I'm sick and tired of seeing a team being declared (and declaring themselves) the greatest ever, based on one (rather large) statistic. Maybe I should laugh at Mercury Morris and Larry Csonka going on and on like a bunch of old geezers about no one being as good as them. But seeing NFL Films and ESPN constantly give them football-equivalant blowjobs, well, ehh. Anyone else care to share?
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