Enigma 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2008 Hey, the black guy who slams the Barbarian in the training montage at the start of the show is Ice Train/M.I. Smooth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2008 "COME ON, BITCH!". That's quite the language for a 1992 wrestling telecast. I see Mike Graham was involved in the Medusa/Heyman scuffle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 Here's a fun note I learned today: Chono vs. Rude won Worst Match of the Year for 1992 in the WON Awards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 Okay, I know that Rude/Chono was a misfire and a snoozer, but from watching this a while back there was nothing that screamed out "Worst Match of the Year" about it. It mostly seemed like a jetlagged Chono cashing a paycheck and Rude didn't give a crap. There aren't wildly missed spots. It's just....boring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I'm sure there were worse matches somewhere but the voting for these things tends to focus on major matches. I'm sure Heyman vs. Madusa from some Clash of Champions was far worse but probably much shorter. This PPV also won Worst Major Show of the year. Some of these "Worst" awards are travesties. DDP won worst gimmick in 2001! Smiling DDP ruled! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I'm sure there were worse matches somewhere but the voting for these things tends to focus on major matches. I'm sure Heyman vs. Madusa from some Clash of Champions was far worse but probably much shorter. This PPV also won Worst Major Show of the year. Some of these "Worst" awards are travesties. DDP won worst gimmick in 2001! Smiling DDP ruled! Whatever! I was in the crowd for that Madusa/Paul E. match. Madusa had so much face heat everytime she hit Paul, you'd think Sting was out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I haven't seen the thing in 16 years, I was just making an assumption. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 Some of these "Worst" awards are travesties. DDP won worst gimmick in 2001! Smiling DDP ruled! It was allright, but DDP got so buried it was rediculous. He couldn't even beat Sara Undertacker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 Some of these "Worst" awards are travesties. DDP won worst gimmick in 2001! Smiling DDP ruled! It was allright, but DDP got so buried it was rediculous. He couldn't even beat Sara Undertacker. Even still, that promo with the yoga chick bending over, with DDP's big smile in the forefront, was money, though I'm still amazed that DDP made it work to the point that he went into WrestleMania as European Champion and retained it, cleanly. WWE did some things I liked around that time frame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 I'm sure there were worse matches somewhere but the voting for these things tends to focus on major matches. I'm sure Heyman vs. Madusa from some Clash of Champions was far worse but probably much shorter. This PPV also won Worst Major Show of the year. Some of these "Worst" awards are travesties. DDP won worst gimmick in 2001! Smiling DDP ruled! Whatever! I was in the crowd for that Madusa/Paul E. match. Madusa had so much face heat everytime she hit Paul, you'd think Sting was out there. The funniest part of that interview is Harley Race and Vader basically getting out of her way and letting her beat the snot out of Paul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 The funniest part of that interview is Harley Race and Vader basically getting out of her way and letting her beat the snot out of Paul. Yeah. He and Vader were pretty much like "Okay, we've collected our paycheck, this shit is between Madusa and Paul E." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 I don't think DDP's smiling man gimmick was what won Worst Gimmick or whatever it was. It had to be DDP as the stalker during the feud with UT. That was a different gimmick than what he did a bit later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psycho Penguin 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 Yeah, he didn't even become the smiling guy until 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericholic82 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2008 Yeah, he didn't even become the smiling guy until 2002. No he actually started the smiling gimmick just prior to survivor series 01. He dissapeared for a few weeks after he lost to Taker's wife (after a beatdown by Taker of course) after Summerslam 01. Then he came back with those vignettes. If you recall The Big Show dressed up as him and made fun of the smiling thing I think the Raw before SurSeries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2008 I was just going by the figures Jake claimed on the DVD. You do know that'd be obviously bullshit then? Vader-Koloff was fun stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Pipes 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2008 Halloween Havoc 92 turned out to be one of WCW's highest-grossing PPVs at the time. I guess that's a testament to Jake Roberts popularity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Wood Caulfield 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) Jesse "The Body" Ventura seemed shocked that the wheel landed on the Coal Miner's Glove Match. I laughed. "Coal Miner's..." Edited October 23, 2008 by Ed Wood Caulfield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2008 Jesse did a great job though explaining the match in a very concerned tone and actually trying to sell the glove as this death touch thing. Although I bet he was wanting to laugh on the inside while Jim Ross and everyone backstage wanted to cry. I always wondered if the stories of it not being rigged were somehow not true, knowing the WWF was doing a Nightstick Match at Survivor Series a few weeks later and they wanted to say "Hah! We did a pole match first!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 30, 2008 Okay, I'll get around to rating this... Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Michael P.S. Hayes vs. Shane Douglas, the Z-Man, & Johnny Gunn - What a stupid babyface team. The kind of team you'd see in the mid 80's WWF, kinda like the Young Stallions or whatever. Anyway, Arn, Eaton, and Hayes is the exact opposite of that. A tough team, with tough dudes. That finish with Tom Brandi and the Thesz Press killed the match for me. *1/2. Ricky Steamboat vs. Brian Pillman - This was the good stuff. No complaints, but the pin reversal finish was nearly bungled. I love watching both these guys. ***1/4. Big Van Vader vs. Nikita Koloff - I'm glad they used the Rude angle as an excuse to have these two face each other. Also was the good stuff. Vader stiffed Nikita so hard Nikita had to retire. OOPS. Maybe I'm not glad. ***. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Williams & Steve Austin - I enjoyed the match, but found it a bit slow. Whenever Austin came into the match, it got really good. I know it's sort of anti-IWC to say that Williams work wasn't up to that level here, but it wasn't, although it was still good. With a minute left, it got even better. ***. Paul E's segment = greatness Masa Chono vs. Rick Rude - Good lord. -****. Ron Simmons vs. The Barbarian - Bad, but not as bad as the match previous. I actually found it quite funny. A DUD nonetheless. Sting vs. Jake Roberts - I don't know if this is true or not, but I bet the wheel was supposed to land on "First Blood Match," which was right next to "Coal Miner's Glove," but the wheel was gimmicked poorly. I only say that because of the finish, it just...did not fit in line with the stipulation, but rather one which was intended to be a first blood match. The glove was an afterthought, but the cobra bite was the whole show, I guess you'd say. Also a DUD. Entertaining show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
