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Speaking of the Rexplex, WWE has booked the Elizabeth, New Jersey building for a January 2004 Smackdown house show. From what I am told, WWE was looking into running the venue at the same time as Ring of Honor booked their first event there back in July.

Guest Boo_Bradley
Posted

How many seats?

 

 

 

*checks old high school gym*

Guest Boo_Bradley
Posted

^

 

Actually I have a PWI mag from 91 with a Lanny Poffo interview where they show pics of him vs Zuhhov in a High School sized building and the caption says WWF show I'm pretty sure...

 

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Someone needs to pull out that Money Inc 1993 High School House Show pic from MANY MANY months ago....

Guest Salacious Crumb
Posted

Well it's about time someone got a clue and started running at smaller and cheaper buildings.

Posted

Rexplex holds arbout 2,500 max I think. Hey, maybe they'll sell out for once. Or maybe they wont even get as many as ROH did at 1,200, which would give me a good laugh.

Guest Boo_Bradley
Posted

^

 

That's kind of an ignorant statement, since MSG sold out this week within minutes for WM XX. ROH wouldn't be able to say the same about any arena over 5000 people.

Guest Salacious Crumb
Posted

I didn't think ROH could sell out a 2500 seat arena.

 

Hell ECW had trouble doing it.

Guest TSMAdmin
Posted
Was this what you were referring to?

That is one of the worst wrestling cards I have ever seen in my life.

Posted
Was this what you were referring to?

That is one of the worst wrestling cards I have ever seen in my life.

Steiners vs. Money Inc and Owen Hart vs. Terry Taylor wouldn't be bad, but the rest is pure 100% shite.

Guest Mulatto Heat
Posted
Was this what you were referring to?

That is one of the worst wrestling cards I have ever seen in my life.

Steiners vs. Money Inc and Owen Hart vs. Terry Taylor wouldn't be bad, but the rest is pure 100% shite.

Maybe not, but as for name value, it's non-existant. Owen meant nothing in May of 1993, and I don't think Taylor was even on TV by that point. Same goes for Typhoon. Ramon was fresh off of his loss to 100-pound Sean Waltman. And Kamala vs. Kimchee? Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez as the main event? Please.

Posted
Why would they outdraw ROH? Its not like ANYONE would actually go out of their way to see WWE.

Even though the product sucks, I would still go see a WWE event anytime.

 

If I was home in CT, I would of gone to Raw tonight. Mohegan Sun is like 20 minutes away from me, so it isn't like going out of my way.

 

But that isn't the point, I would still go to a WWE show anytime, other than a house show.

Posted
Was this what you were referring to?

That is one of the worst wrestling cards I have ever seen in my life.

Steiners vs. Money Inc and Owen Hart vs. Terry Taylor wouldn't be bad, but the rest is pure 100% shite.

Maybe not, but as for name value, it's non-existant. Owen meant nothing in May of 1993, and I don't think Taylor was even on TV by that point. Same goes for Typhoon. Ramon was fresh off of his loss to 100-pound Sean Waltman. And Kamala vs. Kimchee? Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez as the main event? Please.

Maybe I'm a bit biased, but seeing as those are my pictures and it was the first WWF show I had ever been to, the card wasn't THAT bad. Not all of the matches listed took place since not everyone advertised showed up (I don't remember Kamala or Typhoon being there), but as a mark, I got to see Tatanka vs. Razon Ramon (2 of my favourites go at it), Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez (I was a 'Taker mark, I'll admit it), and Money Inc. vs. the Steiners. It was awesome.

 

Also, the arena was mostly filled that night, but there are only seats on one side of the ice surface at the Memorial Centre. The side that is seen in those pictures is on the same side as the hockey benches, which just have dressing rooms behind them. The arena used to have a website that had a 360 panorama view from centre ice that would show what I mean better, but it looks like it's down now.

Guest Mulatto Heat
Posted
Business is booming and everyone goes home happy:

 

http://www.liveaudiowrestling.com/wo/news/...lt.asp?aID=8618

I saw that at 1bob (unfortunately, pop-ups and all, they're right up there with the Observer in getting the most house show reviews, and getting them up the quickest), and debated over posting it here. But you beat me to it.

 

THE FUTURE TWO SIXTEEN. Move over, Storm 1:08!

 

And thanks for the explanation TC. From the pictures it looked like an elementary school gymnasium.

Posted

It's not a big arena, as I think the listed seating capacity is around 2,000, but I'd say that there were around that many people there that night.

 

It was 10 years ago, though, so my memory's a little fuzzy.

Posted
Was this what you were referring to?

That is one of the worst wrestling cards I have ever seen in my life.

Is it as bad as this?

 

WWF @ Bellport - February 12, 1995

Man Mountain Rock defeated Mike Bell

Mabel defeated Tony Devito

Hakushi defeated Aldo Montoya

Doink the Clown defeated the Brooklyn Brawler

WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bell & the Executioner

King Kong Bundy defeated Adam Bomb

Jacob & Eli Blu fought the New Headshrinkers to a double count-out

Lex Luger defeated Tatanka in a lumberjack match

 

And this was held in the high school which must not hold more than ~1600.

Guest Razor Roman
Posted
WWF @ Bellport - February 12, 1995

Man Mountain Rock defeated Mike Bell

Mabel defeated Tony Devito

Hakushi defeated Aldo Montoya

Doink the Clown defeated the Brooklyn Brawler

WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bell & the Executioner

King Kong Bundy defeated Adam Bomb

Jacob & Eli Blu fought the New Headshrinkers to a double count-out

Lex Luger defeated Tatanka in a lumberjack match

 

And this was held in the high school which must not hold more than ~1600.

Well, you have 2 Wrestlemaina Main Eventers on that card :-)

Posted
Was this what you were referring to?

That is one of the worst wrestling cards I have ever seen in my life.

Is it as bad as this?

 

WWF @ Bellport - February 12, 1995

Man Mountain Rock defeated Mike Bell

Mabel defeated Tony Devito

Hakushi defeated Aldo Montoya

Doink the Clown defeated the Brooklyn Brawler

WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bell & the Executioner

King Kong Bundy defeated Adam Bomb

Jacob & Eli Blu fought the New Headshrinkers to a double count-out

Lex Luger defeated Tatanka in a lumberjack match

 

And this was held in the high school which must not hold more than ~1600.

Can you help me out with the state / high school? I wasn't able to find that info.

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