Mad Dog

1984 or 1985. 1985 is when they get the TBS slot. You get a solid lead up to the Horsemen and the Midnights and Rock N Roll show up in July.

If you go back as far as the XWF tapings Hennig has that bloated look. I think it was the substance abuse taking it's toll.

You also get introduced to Jason Cross who probably had the worst timed injury ever.

Those Hennig matches are hard to watch. Just looking at his puffed up face you can tell he didn't have long.

The coolest thing about the show I went to was Goldberg did the Jackhammer on the Giant. I don't think I've ever seen anything top that.

WCW @ Columbus, OH - October 10, 1998 Psychosis defeated Tokyo Magnum WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defaeted Prince Iaukea Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno Wrath defeated Davey Boy Smith Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought Scott Norton & Stevie Ray to a no contest Sting, Lex Luger, & Rick Steiner defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart, Scott Norton, & Stevie Ray WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cROG90IGw3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMZ0jtuya1g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPhAqQ7NJz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL7IkV2KWnM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCCUlkVW6Tw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4muW24Ezl0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncWqmcgWe6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOj9LSH9VRY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgJbvWk4tE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOjcp3pcjWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTMcg6535xE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TWNkmPlbBg

I would argue that booking faces to dominate the match and Graham still walks away with the belt would garner more heat and make more fans come out to see him lose.

I've always thought Zack Ryder and Robbie E would be a good tag team or on screen buddies.

His MSG title defense against Mil Mascaras is surprisingly one of the best Mil matches I've ever seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUvd29F7hlo Some of my old AJPW TV has the commercials still attached and I ran across this one which I thought was interesting.

Freebirds vs. Tenryu/Ishikawa. I'm not sure of the date but it's January 1984 in All Japan. I really enjoyed this match. Tenryu and Gordy parts were really good.

Ring of Honor used Modest for that one tournament and never brought him back. I think he tagged with Danielson and got to the finals of the tag title tournament.

Probably because not everyone is so sensitive like you. And because someday you'll probably have antiquated views that young people find humorous, just like always. I'm not sensitive. I'm just sick of complete bullshit sexist/racist/homophobia etc.. behaviour. Just because its passive or passed as a joke, does not mean it is not detrimental to society. What views will I have that will be humourous to young people when mine change base on knowledge/reason and being kind to others? There was a time I made gay jokes. I don't anymore. There was a time I would laugh at transgender people, I don't anymore. Things change as you educate yourself on the facts and those views never become laughable. If kids of the future will accept new things that I don't currently and there is reason for it, I will accept them too. I'm not stuck in some box based on my age and nor should anyone else be. This whole attitude that it is ok to put yourself above others is fine is complete and utter bullshit. Racism isn't funny, because it hurts people. Anti-women jokes aren't funny, because they are harassed like crazy and only make 70% of what men make. Homophobia isn't funny, because in most States there is no marriage equality. Joking around about this stuff only allows it to continue. If someone says an old person made some weird comment about a girl not having boobs and somebody thinks that is a great/hilarious story. It is bullshit. End of story. If that wasn't the story. then present the story properly and not in some sexist manner. If somebody said the story was at stated later, then not one person would think anything of it. Nearly choked to death at "women only make 70% of what men make". Utter nonsense. Exaggerated sensationalism like this ends up ruining valid social concerns. Anyway, you sound like you're a real blast at parties or while shooting the shit at the water cooler. Jokes are jokes. Anything can be funny. Context always matters. Some people can handle edgy humor and aren't hyper cynical or black/white regarding intent. You obviously are the extreme opposite. But beware. It's a long fall from that pedestal of yours. If you knew me for one second you would know how insanely ridiculous you sound right now. EDIT: 70% seems off. It's probably closer to 84% on average, which is wrong none the less. If it's not equal, there is a problem. It's more like 96% and exists because men are willing to work more hours, more dangerous jobs, etc. It's almost entirely about different choices. But I could go get my mother who used to work when you used to make less for being a woman. But I doubt you would find her opinion agreeable. My grandmother also used to use not PC language for black people. She wasn't a racist, she was just 80 years old.

Crap...

I remembered being really annoyed by the Road Dogg and X-Pac tag team in 2000. You had all these interesting and newer tag teams and it felt like Road Dogg and X-Pac were beating them all. I remember being pissed when they beat the Dudleys at King of the Ring that year. It probably wasn't as bad as I remember though. I think I was just tired of them at that point in time.

Cage matches are more flexible as a gimmick. You can put anyone in a cage and work a good match in different ways. You can brutalize each other and have a bloody violent match. You can do some highspots off of the cage. Or you can work a really dramatic escape from the cage type of match with no highspots or blood. Ladder matches tend to all end up the same. You also have the baggage of people expecting something crazy to happen. I think the spots are much more contrived in a ladder match. The slow ladder climb is just annoying. You also can't throw any work you want into a ladder match.