PeteF3
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Goldust is out a week after getting destroyed by Kane because of his failures the week before that. That's the final straw, as he sets his Goldust attire on fire and blames Vince for his estrangement from his family. It may have been time to get away from Goldust for awhile, but yes, the follow-up really wasn't there and this quickly is going to become Owen Hart Redux.
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Link is missing a slash between "27" and "wrestling." Put it in and you're there.
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Of course, the magic of Google Earth has since told us that the building itself notwithstanding, the area around Titan Tower in Stamford isn't much better. Kind of a coup getting employees or tourists or whatever to do the crotch chop in CNN Center. That closing shot of CNN Center blowing up has sadly aged pretty poorly.
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Snow is over in Baltimore, at least. JR semi-officially dubs Patterson & Brisco "the Stooges."
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Crash TV, baby! We segue right from Sable to this with no break, with the idea that Undertaker's entrance was "unplanned." Bearer promises to bring proof next week that he's Kane's father while Lawler eats a tombstone for his remarks last week. Still lots of strong week-to-week booking with consequences begetting consequences, even for goofy over-the-top stuff like this.
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That's at least 3 references to Viagra in the past week, so clearly that was the hot news item of the day. Lawler is rapidly approaching his "PUPPIES!" levels of obnoxiousness as he drools over Sable. This was fun, as Mero is so shamelessly into his role as a stooge, and even Sable's actually pretty good here.
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No answers regarding tonight's main event. I wonder who explained to Vince what the three wise monkeys are.
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"Uh-oh, better call Brisco!" '90s New Generation Vince tells us it's worth the drive. More fantastic self-deprecation from a normally self-serious company.
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I like this gimmick but maybe it wasn't the best use of Adam Copeland's smartass personality. Of course Scott Levy is a smartass as well and it didn't hurt the Raven gimmick any.
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Kelly drops some verbal diarrhea on Austin in the form of Vince's various announcements tonight. Austin remains unfazed. Well, maybe a little fazed.
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The drawn-out lengths it took to actually get Snow wrestling on WWF TV (was it really necessary to job him at KOTR just to do that Head-and-Shoulders gag?) show that all was not rosy among the WWF booking committee even at this stage, and renders the decision not to put the ECW title on him even for a quick turnaround run all the more puzzling.
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A great, near-legendary segment that gives as much credibility to the Dude's title chances as can be done. One of the interesting subtexts that may or may not be intentional that's running through this program is the self-deprecation and winking to the audience that the WWF has never been known for, before or since. There's a strong undercurrent of, "Yeah, we've been getting our asses kicked for the past 2 years, and maybe these guys are the reason why." It makes for a stark contrast with the self-serious, often-depressing soap opera going on in the WCW main events, and a great contrast in portrayals between Heel Vince and Heel Bischoff. If Vince were to challenge Bischoff to show up at a PPV in Georgia, it'd have been treated on-air by JR & Lawler as the joke segment that it obviously was.
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The same disease that infected the WCW locker room for the past 2 years has now infected the Wolfpac, as these guys who are supposedly a tight-knit stable are nowhere to be found for one another when a member is getting their ass kicked by NWO Hollywood. Another segment that starts off with great heat and then just dies as the old guys go on, and on, and on, on the mic. What a mess of a segment. Piper's the guest ref now for Bret vs. Savage because God knows that match needed a hook to it.
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Maybe the last really strong beginning-to-end angle in WCW history (though of course Slamboree isn't really the end).
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Well...I do get the idea of not wanting both Giant and Nash on the babyface side, and I get the idea of Giant turning because he hates Nash so much. Just like Santo turning heel in late '96 and dear God I can't believe I just made that comparison. Nash gets beat down and spraypainted (but doesn't bother to take a Chokeslam) and somehow Hogan and the Giant back off when K-Dog, Hennig, Dusty, and Savage hit the ring even though it seems like Giant ought to be able to take all four of those guys by himself. A mess of a segment with Hogan doing more shooty-shoot, below-the-belt stuff and Nash's cool responses being the main saving grace.
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Yeah, two years ago this definitely would have been a "The following segment has been paid for..." bit with the videotape filtered through black and white and done in response to a more authentic WCW-centered party.
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I remember this being a sort of bizarre tie-in where people would vote on music videos in head-to-head battles and the video would be represented by a wrestler and they'd have a match afterward with the winning video wrestler winning...you still with me? Good, because I'm lost myself. The rain didn't help and neither did the fact that his was hosted by guys like Matt Pinfield and Carson Daly and probably that red-headed loudmouthed douchebag contest winner VJ who--oh, I'm channelling my bitter high school self again--instead of somebody who knew a thing about wrestling. Pale imitation of the hot brawl they had last week.
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This might be the worst Dusty promo I've ever seen. More self-indulgent, overlong, and rambling than his most egomaniacal WTBS stuff. Even the "Shelter from the Storm" reference he loves to make so much seems tired. The only highlight was this being about the closest thing to honesty anyone in WCW has publicly been regarding Scott Hall's whereabouts.
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If you could combine the WWF's main event scene with the WCW undercarders, you'd have the greatest--oh, I think I beat that point to death in 1997. This is a LOUD Kansas City crowd but this segment has the most sustained heat of all the segments that we've seen so far. The main eventers get great initial reactions but the noise dissipates the longer each segment goes.
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So Savage wants Hogan in the ring for a fight and Nash wants Hogan to concede ownership of the NWO and all associate trademarks and catchphrases to him. That about sums up the two extremes of thought right there. No idea why they had to separate these two segments (other than Becuz Ratings).
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Alex stands up for himself in the most revolutionary dance-related protest since Men Without Hats.
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Bischoff has great heat to start and then it just dissipates, because instead of getting an anticipated answer to Savage's challenge--you know, something that may keep us, the viewer, with their eyeballs on THIS show tonight, he instead blithers about DX visiting his offices, about Sean Waltman, and his infamous open challenge to Vince McMahon. Reacting to Waltman was just playing right into the WWF's hands and unlike his trash talk in '95, here it strongly indicates that Vince and the WWF have gotten into Eric's head. Speaking as one who was in high school at a time when all the cool kids were actually watching wrestling but not following online or in newsletters, I can guarantee you that had it not been for Bischoff's closing statement, many, MANY wrestling fans would have truly believed that there'd be a confrontation at Slamboree. Of course, attempting this shit at all seems like a major risk considering the 1996 lawsuit regarding Hall & Nash was still ongoing. Have I gone through all 374 reasons why this idea was so terrible, or should I keep going?
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Fuck, I didn't want to see Hogan vs. Savage again the *last* time they were pushing it--I know that put me in the minority compared to the 1998 audience, but enough already.
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"It's not easy being a hero" was a great line that got great heat, and I admire Bret's fire. But yes, this is a dream match (not literally their first, but close enough) that doesn't really feel like it. Why is it we can't get an explanation of why he helped Hogan now, after weeks treating that secret like Bret was about to drop the formula for Coke on us? Oh, and the other highlight is Bret fulfilling my expectations and hopes by referring to the upcoming PPV as "The Slamboree."
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Best indy match since the heyday of the Lightning Kid. In some ways this is just as much of a cosplay performance as the previous OMEGA bouts--Anderson & Parker even resemble Ole & Gene physically in addition to the style and the crimson ring attire--but the fundamentals are executed so much better and D&D stand out so much precisely *because* they work a fairly antiquated style that it makes for a much more enjoyable match. They do some terrific heeling through all this, with some old-school trademarks like Parker loading his boot and using a string to choke Helms, and some great mocking of the crowd chants and of the Serial Thrillaz' posing for the crowd. When they attempt the more advanced '90s-style moves they get a little sloppy, but the overarching story is good enough to make up for it and you sort of have to admire the effort to update the classic southern formula a little. Helms is even sloppier at this point, but he at least knows how to sell and that can get you 90% of the way sometimes. And the height on his dives is really incredible. Maverick doesn't do a lot but he's clearly holding this together from the babyface side, and aside from the big dives he's the best part of every babyface offensive sequence. A promising blend of what's to come--a '90s indy aesthetic with classic Crockett touches that the Hardyz grew up watching.