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  1. flyonthewall2983
    78,000 seems low just by seeing everyone that was there that day. The Silverdome holds 80,000 for football. At the very worst, all the stands were nearly full and there was the large ringside attendance as well. Even if the WWF oversold the attendance that night, I'd estimate the actual figure would be well over 80,000 and probably in between the 85,000 to 90,000 range. The 93,173 claim doesn't seem all that bad in comparison to the 75,000 and 78,000 figures, IMO. One reason I believe it's 93,173 is because no PPV carriers in Michigan had the show. This was one of the facts on the WM III special edition DVD released awhile back.
  2. flyonthewall2983
    Please tell me he used the Foreigner song as his theme music.
  3. flyonthewall2983
    I always thought Jesse helping with the stretcher was a nice touch.
  4. flyonthewall2983
    Ric Flair said in his shoot interview that it almost bankrupted him anyway, wouldn't go into why, but I wouldn't doubt it.
  5. flyonthewall2983
    My brother.
  6. flyonthewall2983
    Best song never used for a wrestling theme; "Red" by King Crimson.
  7. flyonthewall2983
    Was that their last match with WWE?
  8. flyonthewall2983
    I have a feeling if this happened in WCW, even during the last few years, Jeff's ass would be fired very quickly and very publicly.
  9. flyonthewall2983
    Kayfabe-wise, I think the idea is that Vader (and Harley as well) view matches like these as a public display of his skills, not serious title defenses. It works on two levels, the primary is showing how dangerous he is, and the 2nd being showing how cocky and arrogant he is as well. These guys aren't contenders, just slabs of meat to be pounded upon.
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    It's the most sympathetic I've ever seen Ric has ever been as a babyface. He never really had a David/Goliath program with a guy of Vader's strength and size, which makes this unique in Flair's career. Add to it that he's putting his career on the line, and setting it in his backyard, it's ready made to be a good angle. You probably all know this but it bears repeating that he later had it put in his book that Hogan called him the next morning, congratulating him on the match and told him he had a tear in his eye at the end. A big part of me takes that with some salt, but the little bit that's left thinks that would be nice if it were true.
  11. flyonthewall2983
    I thought this was on Wrestling Challenge or Superstars?
  12. flyonthewall2983
    I think it's a great match, but a terrible ending. I can only assume that was because Leon didn't want to submit to the figure four.
  13. flyonthewall2983
    Is HHH going to work at all between now and April 3rd?
  14. flyonthewall2983
    Possibly one of the saddest moments in wrestling history, but fitting in every possible way.
  15. flyonthewall2983
    I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually an old term used back around the infancy of television.
  16. flyonthewall2983
    When did he leave TNA?
  17. flyonthewall2983
    Looking at stuff from that year then, one could liken WWF to the Fall of the Roman Empire. The fallout from the steroid and sex scandals meant that everything was changing, and a revolving door of talent was already in the process of happening. Flair left, Hogan left, Savage was being reduced, Heenan and Okerlund were gone and replaced by less entertaining characters. The one good thing that happened was Raw because it was a breath of fresh air from the canned stuff they were doing at the time. My general memory of WCW in '93 was that that was the year they really started to mount a credible offense to WWF finally. Wasn't without it's own blunders though (not having Flair wrestle right away, Paul Roma the Horseman, the Shockmaster gaffe, the bloated promo film for Beach Blast, "Lost In Cleveland", etc, etc.). Vader was at his height in the company, and his domination in the ring made the World Heavyweight Championship mean something. It's in stark contast to Yokozuna, who just sat on people for a finish. His Starrcade match with Flair (no doubt in my mind it'll be part of this comp) was as perfect a program as WCW could make it.
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    The last match I clearly remember seeing him in was the match with Luger in Vegas a few months prior to this, though I have vague memories of him in that year's World War III match. If it weren't for Bischoff's general attitude about how worthless Arn was, a program with Hogan would have been worthwhile and good television because of the reasons stated.
  19. flyonthewall2983
    ^ Yeah, can't forget that. I think you guys are looking way to deep into this, except the Warrior rumors on top of the page. Makes perfect sense, considering his views on gays.
  20. flyonthewall2983
    Agreed 100%. She also had a more palpable personality than any woman before her in WWE history, and seemingly not afraid to play a more realistic heel. Sherri over-played the Wicked Witch persona, and thus became a caricature.
  21. flyonthewall2983
    ok ok, youngest living inductee.
  22. flyonthewall2983
    Does Tammy's inclusion make her the youngest inductee ever?
  23. flyonthewall2983
    No homophobic digs last night in Cena's rap, and probably more important to that, Miz became the rightful heat magnet instead of either Rock or Cena.
  24. flyonthewall2983
    At WrestleMania VIII, the first match of my first pay-per-view I'd ever watched, Shawn Michaels vs. Tito Santana, there was this woman who heckled with a very harsh and shrill voice I will never forget. She must have been kicked out or something after that because that was the only time during the whole show I remember hearing that.
  25. flyonthewall2983
    Me too, but Jesse always could shine no matter who he was broadcasting with. I liked him better in WCW because he was way more neutral than he was as a heel announcer in WWE. Him and Heenan were the only two guys who could pull being that kind of announcer off. As much as I like Jerry on Raw now, I really didn't like his approach to the role back when he replaced Bobby.
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