House shows..

[Shooting Star 0]

I went to New Year's Revolution in January and was really dissapointed with the quality of the wrestling but now WWE is coming back to the caribbean in August for a house show so I wanna know how are they? are the mostly wrestling based?thanks.

[Guest Brian]

I don't want to say they're mostly wrestling, but they're more wrestling dominated than most TV. It's a different live experience. I like it better than the TV, because it generally seems to be more personal and interactive.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

SD is running a house show on July 17th in Ocean City MD, but I couldn't bring myself to spend the money to see the show.

 

The ME as of last weekend was Rey/Big Show vs Carlito/Eddy but uh..thats not happening now, but I have a feeling it will end up being Rey/Show vs Morgan/Eddy which will just absolutely suck.

 

They could break it up into two matches as a preview for the Great American Bash the following week, but I doubt it.

[Guest JerichosHi-Lite]

House shows are excellent. I've been to televised shows and tons of house shows, and I think house shows are actually better. The last house show I went to was a SmackDown one, and JBL, Bubba Ray Dudley and a few others started ripping on our city for ages, which you wouldn't NORMALLY find at a televised taping. They're definitely a lot more personal.

 

Also, because Fit Finlay's from a nearby city, they brought him out and he posed for a while. That alone was worth the price tag

 

Oh and if you're close enough to the front, wrestlers might talk to you. Sort of. I was about fourth row and as RVD walked past me, I shouted (in the most marky way possible, I'm ashamed to admit. I become a mark at wrestling events) "I love you" and he shouted it back. Always worth the price tag, too

 

So yeah, definitely recommended

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Yeah, I've been to a couple RAW tapings, and they were ok, but I think most of the house shows I've been to were more fun. TV tapings tend to have downtime a lot (during commercial breaks, interview segments, etc), where house shows are basically just all matches, which are usually longer than the ones you see on TV. Plus I think tickets are usually a bit cheaper.

[Guest Mosaicv2]

House shows are excellent. I've been to televised shows and tons of house shows, and I think house shows are actually better. The last house show I went to was a SmackDown one, and JBL, Bubba Ray Dudley and a few others started ripping on our city for ages, which you wouldn't NORMALLY find at a televised taping. They're definitely a lot more personal.

 

Also, because Fit Finlay's from a nearby city, they brought him out and he posed for a while. That alone was worth the price tag

 

Oh and if you're close enough to the front, wrestlers might talk to you. Sort of. I was about fourth row and as RVD walked past me, I shouted (in the most marky way possible, I'm ashamed to admit. I become a mark at wrestling events) "I love you" and he shouted it back. Always worth the price tag, too

 

So yeah, definitely recommended

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I'm glad your happy.

[Guest Tjhe CyNick]

Yeah TV tapings and PPVs are obviously cool to see, especially if something major happens.

 

But for overall enjoyment I would say house shows are better. For the reasons that others have said.

[swan 0]

If you like wrestling for wrestling you'll love house shows. If you like wrestling for the soap oprea angles, you won't.

 

I've been to good and bad though.

[Shooting Star 0]

Thanks I think I'll go then it's a Raw House show maybe that's why they moved Carly.

[iliketurtles 0]

Here's my advice. Buy the cheapest ticket they have, then just move closer.

 

Like house shows sell out these days.

[Guest thecobra2]

I'm also a big time fan of house shows and have been to dozens over the years. There is defineatly more fan interaction with wrestlers reacting to chants and comments people make in the crowd. They are a ton of fun and area worth every penny, especially if your a big fan of actual wrestling. House shows are typically 90% wrestling and 10% interviews/skits.

[Shooting Star 0]

Here's my advice. Buy the cheapest ticket they have, then just move closer.

 

Like house shows sell out these days.

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But this one is in P.R...in U.S.A they have much more house shows to get tired of going.

[Guest thecobra2]

Actually the last house show I went to was a RAW one and it was nearly sold out. I was pretty suprised. Plus they often have security and the gates to the floor and check everyones tickets to ensure you have seats. Get floor seats if possible beacuse this is where you'll get the most interaction.

[Jericholic82 0]

Unsure, the last wwf house show I went to was in 1993 so......

 

I have been to exaclty 3 wwf/e shows in the past decade, a smackdown in 01 in LA, unforgiven 02 in la, and raw in anaheim in august last year. They were fun, the ppv being the most fun but there is alot of down time and you're never guaranteed long, fun matches with tv tapings at least.

[Guest jm29195]

The first WWE event I ever went to was a house show at the Birmingham NEC in May last year, it was awesome, it had HHH/Benoit, Flair/HBK (incredible) Shelton/Orton 2/3 falls (Orton did slingshot suplex!), Batista/Edge (Batista did the rolling Perfect necksnap!!), and a monster Regal segment- all in all the best WWE live event I've ever attended....

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

I also like house shows better than TV shows especially if it is a big local event because usually it means that you will get the top performers and that everyone will try hard. At house shows usually you can get a lot closer to the performers and they are definitely a lot looser and simply enjoying themselves most of the time and it becomes visible in their ring work. Guys like RVD definitely excel in the house show environment. On TV Rob has a tendency to dog it, but at house shows usually he is able to do whatever he wants so he puts more of an effort in. You will often see wrestlers act out of character.

 

One thing you can always count on at house shows is that 90% of the time the faces go over in the main event, so at least the crowd leaves happy.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

I can tell you for a fact from my own personal experiences, that the house shows I attended were almost always better than attending the show that was for TV. You don't have to deal with bullshit backstage segment or cheesy script. Of course, there's no pyro or Titantron, but for me, that's worth the sacrifice as you get surprises once in awhile.

 

House show experience of mine include:

 

Aug 17 2001 (My hometown) - Fun main event of Kurt Angle, The Undertaker, & Kane Vs. Stone Cold, DDP, and Kanyon.

 

Nov 28 2003 (My hometown also) - Got to see the first Goldberg / Kane match and it was for the World Heavyweight Title.

 

May 1 2004 (El Paso, TX) - Saw JBL job to Eddie Guerrero and Booker T job to The Undertaker in a Judgment Day preview. Clean finishes so no DQ or voodoo bag bullshit to deal with.

 

July 30 - (Albuqueruque, NM) - Got to see the first Benoit / Orton World Heavyweight Title match coming right off the Benoit / HHH Iron Man RAW TV show earlier that week. It was basically how the SummerSlam match went except Benoit reversed an RKO attempt into the Crippler Crossface for the win.

 

So basically with house shows, you never know what you're gonna get as they're always subject to change and sometimes its for the better.

[Just John 0]

May 1 2004 (El Paso, TX) - Saw JBL job to Eddie Guerrero and Booker T job to The Undertaker in a Judgment Day preview. Clean finishes so no DQ or voodoo bag bullshit to deal with.

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Was that where Eddie's mom had the heart attack?

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Yeah.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Almost a year ago, I went to a RAW House Show (same day as Great American Bash) and it was a pretty decent card (Edge vs Orton IC Title match and Benoit vs HHH for Benoits Heavyweight Title). Problem was the crowd was sparse and the only real time the crowd really felt like a crowd was after Benoit made HHH tapout. Two years prior, there was a SD House Show with a really crappy lineup (only highlight was seeing Rey Mysterio wrestle before he debuted on TV) but the place was pretty much packed since it was the first WWF/WWE show here in like 9 years or so.

 

Comparison:

 

RAW - 2004:

 

La Resistance defeated Rhyno & Yoshihiro Tajiri to retain the WWE World Tag-Team Championship

The Hurricane pinned Garrison Cade

Eugene Dinsmore pinned Jonathan Coachman

Kane pinned Matt Hardy

Chris Jericho pinned Batista

Randy Orton pinned Edge to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Trish Stratus pinned Victoria to retain the WWE Women's Championship

Chris Benoit defeated Triple H by Submission to retain the WWE World Championship

 

SD - 2002

 

Hurricane Helms defeated Albert

Cruiserweight Champion, Jamie Noble, defeated Billy Kidman

Yoshihiro Tajiri and Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Shannon Moore.

D-Von Dudley and Deacon Bautista defeated Randy Orton and Mark Henry

Test defeated Nick Dinsmore

Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle

Faarooq, Rob Conway, and Sho Funaki defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, and Rico Constantino

Hardcore Holly and Val Venis defeated Christian and Lance Storm in Canada vs. USA match

Torrie defeated Dawn Marie in a bra and panties match

Edge defeated Chris Jericho.

 

I do think it was cool how the guys that were there in 2002 (Deacon Batista, Nick Dinsmore, Randy Orton and Rob Conway) changed in 2 years when they came back..

[Guest DaGoodz]

the last house show i went to featured a main event of the excellence of execution bret the hitman hart defeating the mighty and devious warlord in a hard fought and greatly contested battle that went down to the final bell

[Slickster 0]

I will hopefully be at the RAW house show in Watertown, NY on July 24. If I am, I'll be sure to give you TSMers a RINGSIDE REPORT~!

[Guest JMA]

I'd really like it if house shows actually affected WWE storylines, it would really give fans an incentive to go. WWE could even record the best matches and release them in a video series (like in the old days). Or they could show them online like TNA is doing.

[haws bah gawd 0]

My very first houseshow was at the Civic Center of Augusta, GA in the late 1980's. I dont remember the card, but the main event was The Ultimate Warrior vs Mr. Perfect.

 

I also went to several WCW shows throughout the late 90's.

 

The fun part about houseshows is getting to see guys that arent quite ready for TV yet. I saw (yay) Chris Masters wrestle about 4 months before he ever debuted on TV, and he was using a simple spinebuster as a finisher. Also, Muhammed Massan wrestled, and got a win over Rhyno with the worst roll-up I've ever seen.

 

Anyway you look at it, houseshows are a fun experience, and I recommend you give WWE another chance.

[fazzle 0]

Last house show I went to had Lesnar defending his title against Cena in the main event, don't remember much else other than the fact that I had the pleasure(?) of seeing Nathan Jones actually attempt to wrestle.

[Art Sandusky 0]

http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=56745

 

My report on a house show last year. House shows rock.

[Black Lushus 0]

I'd really like it if house shows actually affected WWE storylines, it would really give fans an incentive to go. WWE could even record the best matches and release them in a video series (like in the old days). Or they could show them online like TNA is doing.

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I agree, the WWE survived prior to late 92 on nothing BUT house shows and the OCCASIONAL SNME...in today's world, yeah they have to have 1 or 2 weekly shows, but there's no reason why shit can't happen during house shows...hell the title swtiched from Savage to Flair to Bret Hart during house shows in 92, Backlund to Nash in 95...any others?

[SamoaRowe 0]

I've been to some good house shows in my day. I'll post the cards as best as I remember them.

 

Raw, October 2003:

 

Rob Van Dam def Scott Steiner to retain the IC title.

Val Venis def Stevie Richards

Mark Henry def Tommy Dreamer

Lita and Ivory def Gail Kim and Molly Holly

Dudley Boyz def La Resistance in a tables match.

Shane McMahon def Kane in a street fight.

Lance Storm def Rico

Goldberg and Booker T def Triple H and Randy Orton

 

Smackdown, March 2004 (night after WrestleMania XX).

 

Hardcore Holly def A-Train

Billy Kidman, Paul London, and Billy Gunn def Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, and Johnny Stamboli

Tajiri def Shannon Moore

Torrie Wilson def Nidia

John Cena def Rhyno to retain the U.S. title.

Bradshaw and Ron Simmons def Akio and Sakoda

Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty def Basham Brothers and World's Greatest Tag Team to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship

Chavo Guerrero def Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, and Jamie Noble in a four way elimination match to retain the Cruiserweight title.

Eddie Guerrero def Big Show to retain the WWE title.

 

It wasn't a bad show considering that Brock Lesnar quit the night before and the advertised Angle vs Eddie match had to be called off due to Angle's neck problems.

 

Smackdown, January 2005

 

Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam def Basham Brothers to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship

Daniel Puder def Hardcore Holly

Ms. Jackie def Dawn Marie

Funaki def Nunzio, Chavo Guerrero, Billy Kidman, and Akio in a battle royal to retain the Cruiserweight title.

Big Show def WWE Champion JBL by DQ

John Cena def Kenzo Suzuki to retain the U.S. title

Eddie Guerrero and Booker T def Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak

Undertaker def Heidenreich in a casket match.

[Shooting Star 0]

The card looks pretty good and the tickets are cheap and it's on a friday I go to P.R every friday so I can go the card looks much better than NYR.

 

Por el campeonato de la WWE

John Cena vs. Edge (c/ Lita)

 

Por el campeonato IC

Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito

 

Superkick vs. Angle Slam

Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle

 

Big Show vs. “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters

 

Por los títulos en pareja

Hurricane / Rosey vs. The Heart Throbs

 

Por el título de mujeres

Christy Hemme vs. Trish

 

Tajiri vs. Rob Conway

[snuffbox 0]

I havent been to a house show (or any wrestling show) since 2000...but the ones I saw were always alot of fun. The matches are longer, less bullshit, and a fine excuse for drunken idiocy.