SteveJRogers Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 So there's a new series coming soon called "Ride Along", which has two people in a car with a camera. That's actually kind of clever, and Table for 3 has been pretty good, so maybe it will be interesting? Robert Llewellyn did it several years ago with Car Pool, and it worked really well as a weekly short-form video podcast, but didn't really translate when UKTV gave him an over-the-air deal. He was also interviewing his passengers in an informed, anecdotal manner, this has the Bella Twins going on a road trip, so fuck that. Jerry Seinfeld does the same thing, though with the addition of sitting in a restaurant and at times other places in the area with his Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee web series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Double post. Please delete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I actually think ZZ will turn it around. They've already has Devin Taylor released on the show, and the trailer for next week's show doesn't look too promising for Cal Bishop, so they need one guy to actually break through. He also comes across as a nice chap, naive, but honest, so I can see his being the big redemption story of the show. But why would ZZ, of all people, be the one that breaks through? It seems apparent to me that they're setting up Mojo Rawley, Dana Brooke, and to a lesser extent, Tyler Breeze and Jordan/Gable as the ones that will break through. (Obviously, we already know Tyler ends up on the main roster.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexstar Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 http://network.wwe.com/shows/vault/nwa-world-championship-wrestling !! Didn't expect to see this today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...... That was my absolute favorite thing of the old VOD Classics, I still have the run they had there on DVD. From the relaunch after buying time back from WWF to right around the end of 1987. It was after the UWF buyout as Sting just started showing up when the service ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So these episodes were on 24/7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Yes, which is why it was so mind boggling it wasn't on the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGuy Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 What's the starting and ending dates on these NWA episodes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...TG Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 What's the starting and ending dates on these NWA episodes? According to https://twitter.com/WWE_Network_Bot (pretty accurate AFAIK), this is what was uploaded: 11/16/85 1/4/86 4/12/86 9/27/86 Hopefully more to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Main event of the 1985 episode is pre-Horsemen Flair and the Andersons vs Terry Taylor, Ron Garvin, and Pez Whatley. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Flair showed up for an interview later in the show with a t-shirt saying "I do it with FLAIR" in a font not unlike Charlotte's current merch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...TG Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 A bunch more went up: 11/2/85 12/21/85 1/25/86 3/1/86 3/15/86 4/5/86 5/3/86 6/21/86 9/6/86 11/26/86 12/27/86 2/14/87 2/21/87 Who knows why these are going up now, but keep it up, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Any classics in this batch? Haven't had an opportunity to look up those episodes yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 These are the TBS Saturday night shows. It's mainly job guys getting squashed, with occasional "good" matches. The promos are the best parts. Don't get me wrong, I fucking love these, but don't go in expecting "top to bottom classic shows." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Generally looking for "classics" in 1980s TV is going to set you up for disappointment. Especially the main shows, they were almost always squash matches and promos. The "secondary" shows like Power Pro, Worldwide and whatever the secondary Memphis show was where you could find some good arena matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotJayTabb Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I actually think ZZ will turn it around. They've already has Devin Taylor released on the show, and the trailer for next week's show doesn't look too promising for Cal Bishop, so they need one guy to actually break through. He also comes across as a nice chap, naive, but honest, so I can see his being the big redemption story of the show. But why would ZZ, of all people, be the one that breaks through? It seems apparent to me that they're setting up Mojo Rawley, Dana Brooke, and to a lesser extent, Tyler Breeze and Jordan/Gable as the ones that will break through. (Obviously, we already know Tyler ends up on the main roster.) "Break through" was probably the wrong choice of words. What I mean is going from looking like they're going to get the chop to improving and impressing the coaches. They've dedicated a lot of TV time to ZZ so far, and given that the show is a little scripted in places "naive kid starts badly, works hard and improves" is a better narrative than "naive kid starts badly, stays crap, gets sacked" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 One episode of newly upped WCW I can vouch for match-wise is 7/12/86, a GAB special with Tully/Wahoo and LOD/MX. All the matches are from Dorton Arena in Raleigh and it looks terrific, at least at twilight when you can see the neat design and giant windows. As for classic angle episodes, I'd have to look at recaps. Also I have to disagree a bit with goc, WCW was certainly full of squashes but was also good for a nice long main event fairly often. Especially in the first couple of years. Flair/Garvin, etc. Edit: Rewatching the 7/12/86 episode, there's also a pretty enjoyable Garvin/Black Bart match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 "Break through" was probably the wrong choice of words. What I mean is going from looking like they're going to get the chop to improving and impressing the coaches. They've dedicated a lot of TV time to ZZ so far, and given that the show is a little scripted in places "naive kid starts badly, works hard and improves" is a better narrative than "naive kid starts badly, stays crap, gets sacked" I agree, and I hope so. I'm actually rooting for ZZ to turn it around. For all his faults, he seems like a decent, humble guy - and out of all the TE contestants this year, his personality and "character" is the most ready-made for TV. Josh (the TE winner) comes across as such an unlikable guy, even if they are pushing the whole "family man" persona on him. Man bun + James Franco lookalike = total douchebag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherwagner Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So these episodes were on 24/7? This dude seems to have pretty much everything ever shown on 24/7 and CoD. http://romdamsdvds.proboards.com/board/37/classic-tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 It's great that they put these up I just wish it was the Worldwide or Pro Show instead. I honestly have a hard time watching small studio shows now. I loved them back then but I prefer the arena atmosphere they had on Worldwide and Pro. Johnny is right on the promos. Those were the best part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Perhaps I'm in the bubble here, but I wonder if the NWA Classics service might have poked someone in WWE to realize there's an audience out there willing to pay for classic stuff. You'd have to figure just dumping the already converted stuff would attract older fans to sign up, and any sub you get is basically free money without having to buy more libraries or pay to produce more shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 There has to be some reason they went from apparent indifference to pre-Monday Night Wars programming for over a year to adding four dozen WCWs in two days, and that makes a lot of sense. Speaking of, it looks like they added 12/28/85, which is a pretty well-known classic episode. Flair/Garvin is easily ****+ and Magnum/Ole is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR Ackermann Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 So what is going on with these WCW episodes? The 2-8-85 episode, earliest uploaded has Tully talking about losing the I Quit match that doesn't happen until the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR Ackermann Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I guess the episodes are a year off cause Anderson is TV champ, which he doesn't hold until January 86. I wonder if everything else is off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I guess the episodes are a year off cause Anderson is TV champ, which he doesn't hold until January 86. I wonder if everything else is off... The 1st 1985 episode is summarizing the MX win at Superstars on the Superstation which happened in 86. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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