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    Sort of an attempt to recreate the original invasion, but now Hall and Nash are treated by announcers and fans alike as returning conquering heros. Hall: "He works a retirement angle and he's nagging *me* to come back?" Then Hall makes a crack about the state of the locker room. Nothing like two of your guys shitting on your company on live TV. Nash is hugging a black companion to prove how cool he is.
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    Well, it's been 3 weeks or so, time to turn Davey Boy heel. But as an ad hoc angle this serves its purpose.
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    I don't quite mean this as an insult but Awesome is definitely a guy well-suited to music videos.
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    Brian is suddenly a lot more cheerful than he was at WMC.
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    Everything Chad said. I think Doug's original return is still PPW's high point but this might be #2. Gilbert's interview is incredible and I really want to make room for him in the list of Best Interviews at year's end. I just spoke about "twists and turns" in the Dreamer/Tajiri match thread but this takes it to a new level--every time you think this segment is ready to die down, something happens (something that *makes sense*, mind) to ramp the intensity back up again. More false finishes than an ROH main event.
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    Wolfie D explains to Kurt Angle what Attitude is: rated PG-13. Why, yes, I do want to see this match. He also teases a return, without saying his name, of JC Ice.
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    I suspect that is not actually Boca Raton. Would have to see the whole show but just from this promo, it could be an authentic Baxter heel turn or Cornette either lying or being mistaken and it's a setup for him to be swerved.
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    Tajiri is great, but Dreamer to his credit did seem motivated to put on an actual good match knowing who his opponent was, and he did a good job of mocking Tajiri's mannerisms and his offense. This match had a few twists and turns that'll keep you guessing and I don't mind the story of Raven tormenting Dreamer as his tag partner. It's at least a bit of a spin on the otherwise played-out bickering-tag-champs angles of the late '90s.
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    Well, Raw obviously didn't spark much interest here, but I think Smackdown will:
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    Heated match, a typical Raw main event, with a super-lame ending that just kills the crowd. I guess they had to justify their unbelievably cynical and crass signing of Davey Boy, but he had no business being pushed this high on the card.
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    I have to admit, as this segment stretched past the 15-minute mark when I watched it live, I started fantasy booking one last "gift," which was Mankind playing a montage of the 1999 Rumble finish, and leaving Rock in a pool of his own blood. That would have launched this into all-time "Where were you when..." territory, at least as I see it. That said, one obviously can't judge a segment based on what you wanted it to be, only on what it is. *That* being said, even if you aren't going to launch a major angle with this segment, it needed a better ending than the total anticlimax we got, as funny as most of this was. It also says something that the bulk of this consisted of Mankind telling the actors backstage, "You'll come out and give your line, then I'll say something, then Rock'll say something, then we'll move on." Somehow even Russo knew that overscripting and overthinking was death to a wrestling promo. Maybe that was because, as the lack of real ending indicates, Russo's total lack of attention span. But it still works.
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    Dissension in the Posse. As enthralling as it sounds.
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    Mankind is amused at Stevie Richards wanting to be Dude Love, as the point of the gimmick seems to fly over Stevie's head. I honestly have almost no recollection of Stevie doing anything in the WWF between the ill-fated Blonde Bytch Project and the rise of RTC, which isn't until next June.
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    I like Juvie's Johnny Depp look. I don't get why this is a program befitting of a mask vs. hair stip, nor do I get why Chavo, Psicosis, and Juventud are now an alliance. And I don't get the point of unmasking a JTTS, either. And judging by the reactions, neither does this crowd, though they come alive for Kidman's big kickout after the Chavo interference.
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    I'm guessing these didn't operate as well in real life as they do in this ad. On the plus side they look like they'd match up well with the old Galoob line if you want crossover matches.
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    Well, you certainly can't accuse this of being cookie-cutter like a bunch of other 1999 WCW vignettes. Tony: "We have the unveiling of a new Total Package tonight." (Liz takes off funeral garb to show foxy cocktail dress) Bobby: "AND LOOK AT IT!" I LOL'd. Luger's head literally looks like it's been Shopped onto another body--he looks like Sting in those Capitol Combat promos. Tony: "Wow, what a moment." Okay, tone it down, Jim Nantz.
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    Tony...remember...January 4...Atlanta. It's not *quite* the Black Scorpion/Shockmaster voice but it's a little too close for comfort.
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    Clusterfucky ending but some of Russo's worst instincts were reigned in, at least. Looking back after the 2002-03 Reign of Terror it's kind of amazing that HHH doesn't get to celebrate his new title win.
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    Snow, about to be denied vengeance over the murder of his beloved dog, breaks free of handcuffs in a burst of adrenaline to stop the Boss Man from escaping the cage. Head makes his big return, and this is as bad as advertised. Ross teases us with the possibility of someone plummeting off the cage, but Snow just kicks the door open and leaves. No spots with any of the wrestlers and the rottweilers, which shows that as bad of an idea it is to have a stunt double get mauled by dogs in a backstage skit, it's worse to have dogs perform live.
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    "If you know WCW, this is a no-brainer." Er...if you say so, Deucy. Brad does all the talking and this seems to be the start of WCWSN as its Jimmy Hart-booked standalone program.
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    Christopher would need some sort of personal vendetta to carry over his PPW act, so as a one-shot hired-gun he's a little more limited in what he can do. Still, a good solid heel promo that gets the point across.
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    Hell in a Cell is a pretty big gimmick for OVW and I like Flash's frustrated character--knowing Cornette, it was probably based on real feelings, either on Flash's part or his own.
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