PeteF3
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Hennig with that giant glove on playing the guitar is tremendous. Somehow this is the best thing about WCW television right now.
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The NWO is just a mess at this point and I don't get why Hogan's still associating with it. Savage is horrible as he's been this entire run, and even though Hogan's return gets a pop it has to be a pretty major case of blue-balls to tease Savage vs. Goldberg (did that match ever even happen?) and give us this instead.
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Another segment that's even more heated than you might think--somehow Show's promo gets over. Unless they changed the segment after Austin turned down the program I have no idea how this is supposed to set up Jarrett vs. Austin as anything besides a throwaway TV bout, because Austin emasculates Jeff pretty effectively here.
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Yeah, this was a fun angle, and low-key emasculated Vince was terrific. Even his celebration after signing the contract isn't over-the-top like you'd might expect. Even though nobody buys that either of these stipulations will last, the idea of taking Vince off TV was a bold move and a good way for the company to keep moving forward. Or so it seems at this time.
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Terrible match to end what has to be the least consequential Big Two PPV of the Yearbook era so far--I think only Wrestlepalooza '98 had less actual content make the cut. Okay, the beating-up-women thing has officially gotten ridiculous, as now even Sting is laying out the female members of Team Madness. I have no recollection that Savage actually won the title at this stage in the game. Crowd chants for Goldberg just to show you over these four guys are.
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All four of these guys throw themselves into this, God bless 'em, but Hennig stands out.
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Not as good as the Mankind spot, either.
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"El green card-o, no la Migra." JESUS. That took a left turn, didn't it?
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A good promo by Taz and I kind of really hope we get a strong angle with Corino getting some heat on him, because this comes off as a very one-sided feud so far.
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Dawn Marie gets heat by NOT EVEN WEARING A BIKINI to a bikini contest. The horror! Credible is about to cane Francine "again" and I can't say I'm upset that the first instance of this was skipped on the Yearbook. Styles says what's going to happen before it does, which of course gives away that it won't happen and that someone will save--in this case, Sabu. This angle gets a good amount of heat but feels very more-of-the-same.
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This will make you long for the class and sophistication of the Col. DeBeers-Derrick Dukes feud. Larry Nelson despite his wild habits had the ability to make anything sound folksy and harmless.
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The Owen Hart mention was jaw-dropping, because it was jaw-dropping on its surface while also not exactly making sense in the context of the promo. I guess it was a point about family togetherness--I would have picked another wrestling family besides the Harts, in that case.
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Cornette looks like he's dropped weight and is closer physically to his Memphis/Mid-South days than he has been in years. The prospect of moving back home and booking and coaching without all the stress of singlehandedly running a promotion had to have done wonders for his stress levels. Al Snow vs. Droz isn't the most overwhelming announcement of the first WWF talent to work OVW, but baby steps, I guess. I look forward to seeing what OVW has to offer, hopefully more Power Pro-level stuff but far less seat-of-your-pants and more planned out.
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Tony Anthony can still bring the goods on the mic. It's a little WCW-esque but at least the babyfaces are treating this as a heinous act and aren't making sarcastic remarks about the heels trying decaf. Rapidfire promos involving 3 or 4 teammates going one after the other will never, ever get old. Not a bad go-home angle for a house show that night in all honesty.
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I'm pretty sure these rumors were steeped in fact--this Doug Gilbert angle had a lot of shoot elements to it, with Lawler at one point looking into bolting and running yet another opposition group because he didn't want Doug back. It appears that his concerns will turn out to be well-founded. For maybe the first time since his leg injury, Lawler is starting to feel marginalized in his own promotion. He doesn't seem to be working a major program and the Memphis Mafia/BSK stuff is the most compelling thing going on in Power Pro.
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Carl Oulette is taken out with a baseball bat at an arena show, as he's booked for a tour of All-Japan. I'd buy a ticket to see the Memphis Mafia against the BSK in some WarGames-esque gimmick match. All the Mafia members cut rapidfire promos one after the other and this totally rules.
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For posterity: Dave reported that Bischoff wanted *all* the luchadores to unmask, and this was supposed to kickstart that. The camera was even originally supposed to show all their faces, but the dreaded plans changed.
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Not quite as heated as the previous week but a bit better of a TV main event, and it shows how far Rock and even Triple H have come that the WWF can put on a compelling, presumably eyeball-drawing main event with absolutely no involvement from Austin or McMahon. Between this and the upcoming stip barring Vince from television, *somebody* was still thinking forward at this point. Compare and contrast with the height of the NWO which had no end in sight.
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A rare Russo SWERVE that works--if he saw some future star power in the Hardyz, then good on him. I'm sure a number of WWF brass wouldn't have given them the time of day except as enhancement talent. GTV then takes us to Droz and Albert dressing up like hos per a prior match stipulation, with Albert being horrified that Droz is really getting into the role.
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Rock isn't exactly being a star with his treatment of Michael Cole but his constant "Keep your head still" asides are pretty funny. Triple H has announced his intentions of being WWF champion so I guess the SummerSlam-and-beyond plans are in place.
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A fake Sting. In fairness this one--whether it's Jeff Farmer or not--looks a little more convincing than some of the fake Stings of 1997 and '98, but why not just go for the trifecta and get a woman's shoe and some coffee in on this finish, as long as we're recycling old beaten-to-death ideas? Savage gets his women back but throws George around and threatens to slap Torrie Wilson (who seems to be trying to stifle laughter) in a very uncomfortable scene. Reading Bob "RAW IS PORN" Ryder trying to do his best Bruce Prichard and hemming and hawing about how WCW maaaaybe went a little far and could have gotten the message across with just a raised backhand was the height of...well, I wouldn't call it entertaining, but it did well to further expose Ryder for what he is.
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Goldberg successfully headbutts a Pacific Islander, thus proving himself as truly the toughest wrestler alive. This ad was everywhere in 1999, along with Austin and D'Lo for 1-800-COLLECT.
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I wonder if this was a rib on Doug Dillenger. I mean, that's not a compelling reason to put it on TV, but he got the blame for a rash of locker room thefts around this time including most of Bret Hart's leather jackets.
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Under the worst circumstances possible, amidst a sea of crap, WCW is forcibly dragged into putting on compelling television. Bret's "...and it sucks" line is one of the biggest gut punches ever delivered in a speech on a wrestling program (I refuse to call this a "promo"). Bret leaves his future up in the air and I have no doubt that he really doesn't know what he's going to do next at this point. This was captivating and tremendously difficult to watch at the same time, especially since we know that even from this low point, Bret's life is going to get worse before it gets better.
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Let's PAN OVER AND ZOOM IN on the word "Closet" to the point where Stevie Wonder can see what WCW is trying to get across.
