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  1. flyonthewall2983
    Because he thought it might have went down as it did isn't reflective of what everybody felt.
  2. flyonthewall2983
    Was that what the beginning of The Natural was based on?
  3. flyonthewall2983
    Could just be they changed their mind on turning them heels, and didn't air it because of that.
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    Why was that "uber-creepy"? I thought it was a classic "heel marries/ dates authority figure/ powerful woman heel". I loved Eddie as much as the next fan, but the idea that his widow who's now an actress can't participate in storylines because of her "sainted real marriage" is silly. Would it be creepy if she actually remarried? Or would it only be creepy if she actually married someone in wrestling, separating her from the thousands of people who meet spouse number two at work? You bring up several good points, and I guess in hindsight it wasn't so bad but at the time it just felt wrong. It felt to me, like they were trying to erase Eddie from history. They made up for it when Vickie did the frog splash at WM last year, and when Cena mentioned him in that promo on Raw a few weeks back. And as for the prevailing theories, Bix, I'll go with number one. Number two seems pretty believable too, and I'd be lying if I said that possible angle wasn't floating around my head, however briefly. I'll say it again, the timing was what really made the show look as bad as it did to those who attacked it for being salacious. And given the timing, everyone must have been thrown into the first stage of grief, denial. As for it being a ratings ploy, again because of the timing I can't see it. My overwhelming feeling was this caught everybody in the headlights, and they just did what felt natural. If what felt natural included trying to boost ratings by talking about him, then so be it. Emptying the arena and showing clips from the DVD and entire previous matches was the only thing different, I'm sure done in part because of the criticism of the two other shows they did like this. Also, It wasn't really national news until the following day, ending up being a top story on all the cable networks by the end of the week. I'm not defending all they did to deflect the negative attention this story was bringing to bear, but I still feel the show was done with good intention.
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    This quote is in relation to the controversial show aired the night everything was coming out. Part of me believes the blowback WWE received from this (not the actual incident itself) is karma for some things they did in the aftermath of Eddie's death. Specifically the night Orton trashed the car on Smackdown!. A good runner-up would be the uber-creepy angle where Edge and Vickie were "married". The timing of it all is the biggest give-away for my theory. This forced what was an otherwise canned show to think on it's feet, with hours to spare when the news started to break. But as for the actual show itself, I'll always give credit to them for doing the classy thing despite (and later to their peril) not being 100% certain of the facts. Vince opening the show in the ring of the empty arena was quite moving.
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    I was always confused about this, was it supposed to set up a feud between the two, or just a lame way to retire Slaughter?
  7. flyonthewall2983
    It's a shame they didn't give that gimmick to a guy that could really work. It would have been a scarier package because it would have made him more of a threat. Same goes for Papa Shango.
  8. flyonthewall2983
    That whole part of society is something I thankfully will never get. I would imagine there are a lot of horror stories the Divas past and present could tell. The last time I was fairly close to the ring at a house show, a whole line of pervs lined the front row with cameras to snap shots of the women. I think RAW came to shoot there next year, and a rather ugly middle-aged couple was quite obviously ogling the female ring announcer whose name I can't remember for the life of me.
  9. flyonthewall2983
    How so?
  10. flyonthewall2983
    Sid and Harvey doing that little promo to the camera during the match is still fun to watch.
  11. flyonthewall2983
    Watching it at the time I wasn't shocked by the blood, but looking back it's surprising they did as much color that day as they did. Although Flair later told the story about McMahon chewing him out for doing it.
  12. flyonthewall2983
    This was Superstars? I could have sworn it was part of a USA special leading into WM.
  13. flyonthewall2983
    I smell a new thread. "Unintentionally offensive things said by announcers".
  14. flyonthewall2983
    Did Phil do his patented "mic to forehead" manuever?
  15. flyonthewall2983
    Someone had a genius sign last night. "Sin 'Enough' Cara".
  16. flyonthewall2983
    Great...now what?
  17. flyonthewall2983
    The first wrestling I ever watched was this show. Vince sells the Sid turn perfectly.
  18. flyonthewall2983
    Funny thing about the backstage thing I'll always remember is Vince calling Jake a "son of a bitch" but being bleeped out, and Heenan being utterly offended at his language.
  19. flyonthewall2983
    For my money, this is definitely the best Rumble ever. It took what was essentially a big gimmick match and raised the stakes to a penultimate level by putting the belt up for grabs. It's also kind of a swan song for the WWF's first golden era, and the last high-profile match for a lot of guys (Haku, Barbarian, Valentine, Warlord, Hercules, Snuka, Volkoff) who had a thankless job of being part of their mid-card for so long. And it's probably Flair's most watchable performance during his first run for Vince. That all said, the ending was anti-climactic. The Hogan-Sid rift almost took the wind from Flair's sails. The interesting thing about the aftermath is that you saw pretty clearly that some fans were tired of Hulk's act. Sid pointing to the sign saying "Hulk Who?" was classic.
  20. flyonthewall2983
    I usually love his promos but Cena didn't have it tonight, though anybody would have had a hard time not being the third wheel. John's reaction to Punk talking about Boston however, was pitch perfect.
  21. flyonthewall2983
    That was beautiful. Punk went above and beyond two weeks ago. Call me a mark, but I'm utterly convinced Sunday is his last match.
  22. flyonthewall2983
    That raises a question I've had for quite awhile. Would a match like this take out more physically, than any one single Broadway he did in the 80's? I could see how it's more disorientating mentally, because you would have to adjust a little bit to the styles of 29 other men. And I would imagine even that wouldn't have been too big a problem for Flair because he'd already worked with or knew personally probably 90% of the other guys.
  23. flyonthewall2983
    One could argue that was as much Piper's night as it was Flair's. He not only had this match, but put on a pretty good performance during the actual Royal Rumble, lasting a little over half the match.
  24. flyonthewall2983
    Didn't he give up the polka dots when Sapphire was bought off?
  25. flyonthewall2983
    Are they really that homophobic? Maybe it's true for some of the talent (Cena definitely, and a few others who have foot-in-mouth disease) and other backstage guys, but I can't see how Vince is since Patterson has been one of his closest friends for so many years. And from what I read, Linda wasn't all that socially conservative in her views.
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