Wrestling 900 Hotlines

[spman]

Did anyone here ever try dialing Mean Gene's WCW Hotline (1-900-909-9900) or the WWF Superstar Line (The number to which escapes me now)? Did they really delivered what they promised? Did Mean Gene really tell you about huge star in the rival promotion making the jump to WCW soon? Were they all kayfabed? I imagine the old WWF numbers that used to be available during PPVs was probobly nothing but kayfabed interviews. Anyone have an experiences to share?

[Art Sandusky]

I called the SummerSlam '94 hotline. Damned if I remember what I heard (something about the Razor/Diesel match), but I know I didn't have permission. Stickin' it to the man even as a kid, ya know.

[syxx2001]

I tried to call Mene Gene one night when I was watching WCW Saturday Night. He probably said something like "Find out what major star from the competition tried to come to WCW but was kicked on his keester on the way in. Its a shocker I tell ya." I kept calling but it never went through.

[Epic Reine]

I called the WWF hotline before but all I got was a bunch of random recordings.

[razazteca]

The ECW hotline commercials were always the best because Paul Heyman knew how to shrill the "insider" information like "Former world heavyweight champ is coming to ECW" then you find out that it was Sid.

[LessonInMachismo]

I enjoyed Mean Gene's comment on the Monday Night War DVD about the Scheme Gene character in the Billionaire Ted skits and how his hotline was probably too much for them. Self-deprecation is funny.

 

Also funny, also involving Gene, and also involving the hotline, is the story in the Death of WCW book about Gene's hotline message about Brady Boone dying and how no one would know who he was.

[Guest Ether]

I would call the NWA hotline in the late 80's to listen to Gordon Solie provide the PPV results since A. my cable company didn't have PPV and B. they never gave the results away on TV.

 

I don't recall ever calling the WWF's.

 

Even with the internet, I was always tempted to call ECW's, but never did. It fun watching the old tapes that I have that still have the commercials and trying to figure out what Heyman or Stiles were talking about at the time.

[Guest Sturm316]

I listened to the live commentary from Jim Ross and Bob Caudle at the end of the Sting vs Flair match at the 1990 Great American Bash since I didn't have PPV access.

 

I use to call the old PWI Hotline back in the early to mid 90's for updated information on various promotions.

[cawthon777]

I called the WWF Hotline once when I was in-between moves. This was around the time of IYH 4 and I was without cable for 2 weeks so I was completely lost (Razor wins IC, Douglas, HBK Syracuse incident, Avatar, Wildcard match announced, etc).

 

I called the WCW Hotline only once - the night of GAB 96. I was really into the buildup but went on vacation and didn't get to see the show so I called after it went off the air. Damn, that Mike Tenay sure can talk slow.

[Betty Houle]

I'm embarassed to admit that I called one for news about some PPV. I was 14, cut me some slack!

[tominator89]

What WWF show was it where you could call in and talk to the wrestlers's after their matches? I remember there were clips throughout the PPV showing guys on the phone. I believe Todd Pettengill was the host or something.

[Steviekick]

What WWF show was it where you could call in and talk to the wrestlers's after their matches? I remember there were clips throughout the PPV showing guys on the phone. I believe Todd Pettengill was the host or something.

I think it was WWF Livewire or something like that.

[Jericholic82]

What WWF show was it where you could call in and talk to the wrestlers's after their matches? I remember there were clips throughout the PPV showing guys on the phone. I believe Todd Pettengill was the host or something.

I think it was WWF Livewire or something like that.

yea that was livewire. after a while it changed to a regular clip show like wwe experience, bottom line, and afterburn

[Placebo Effect]

No, no.

 

During the PPVs, you could call the Superstar Hotline tand hear angry/happy messages from the winners and losers. By 1995 or so, they just always showed the wrestlers talking, so it became common place. This is, I believe, where WWF Magazine got their quotes from in their PPV coverage.

 

Livewire was on Sunday mornings before the PPV.

[Guest AdamF]

I called the ECW Hotline once and did some trivia game and won a proze that never arrived.

 

I was also never billed for the call, so life isn't all THAT bad.

[CanadianGuitarist]

the WWF Superstar Line (The number to which escapes me now)?

 

1-900-747-4WWF. Yes, I remember it, not sure why.

 

I can't, however, pleasure a woman.

[Jericholic82]

No, no.

 

During the PPVs, you could call the Superstar Hotline tand hear angry/happy messages from the winners and losers. By 1995 or so, they just always showed the wrestlers talking, so it became common place. This is, I believe, where WWF Magazine got their quotes from in their PPV coverage.

 

Livewire was on Sunday mornings before the PPV.

Yea I know about this as well. I almost called it once during the 93 King of The ring. My dad told me I could but I got too into the show and forgot. I wanted to talk to one of the wrestlers (preferably Bret)