flyonthewall2983 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 More NWA World Championship Wrestling being uploaded as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiva Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Seems fitting to send off my subscription with TLBOA Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 EDIT: moved to LBOA thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Created a Last Battle of Atlanta thread. Put all thoughts in that thread so we can keep this thing spoiler free. We all know the result but not the details of the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 It's so surreal watching a Lou Thesz NWA world title match from the 50s on WWE Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 It's so surreal watching a Lou Thesz NWA world title match from the 50s on WWE Network. Holy shit the over-the-shoulder powerbomb type move that ended this match, that was a brutal looking bump on what I'm sure was a hard as rocks ring surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't know if anybody has noticed, but a bunch of playlists have been removed, including the Daniel Bryan one that had some Velocity and NXT stuff that otherwise isn't on the Network, and a fun dark match from 2001 with Danielson & Shooter Schulz vs. Brian Kendrick & Lance Cade. Sucks that they would do that, but it might be a word of warning, early as it is, that the Last Battle of Atlanta may not be up there forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't know if anybody has noticed, but a bunch of playlists have been removed, including the Daniel Bryan one that had some Velocity and NXT stuff that otherwise isn't on the Network, and a fun dark match from 2001 with Danielson & Shooter Schulz vs. Brian Kendrick & Lance Cade. Sucks that they would do that, but it might be a word of warning, early as it is, that the Last Battle of Atlanta may not be up there forever. Well, that fucking sucks. The 2001 dark match was awesome for what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickH Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 The Thesz/Gunkel match was very good. Wasn't expecting a 40 minute match at all. Too bad about the finish, I really wanted to see the 3rd fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't know if anybody has noticed, but a bunch of playlists have been removed, including the Daniel Bryan one that had some Velocity and NXT stuff that otherwise isn't on the Network, and a fun dark match from 2001 with Danielson & Shooter Schulz vs. Brian Kendrick & Lance Cade. Sucks that they would do that, but it might be a word of warning, early as it is, that the Last Battle of Atlanta may not be up there forever.Well, that fucking sucks. The 2001 dark match was awesome for what it was.Well, I think we all saw it, some watched it more than once, and there it all was after everyone interested saw it. Getting no more views. Something tells me that the LBOA is gonna have more staying power than a Daniel Bryan dark match. And even if it doesn't, it's out there now. It'll be readily available. Even if weirdos feel the need to dissect it with a skewed, annoying , and downright awful eye. That should be poked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Yea the Last Battle of Atlanta is not going to just "disappear" from the internet it was on a classic wrestling torrent site like an hour after it hit the Network. It's going to exist even if they take it down tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Well, I think we all saw it, some watched it more than once, and there it all was after everyone interested saw it. Getting no more views. Something tells me that the LBOA is gonna have more staying power than a Daniel Bryan dark match. And even if it doesn't, it's out there now. It'll be readily available. Even if weirdos feel the need to dissect it with a skewed, annoying , and downright awful eye. That should be poked out. Well, yeah, I watched the Bryan dark match too, but it makes zero sense for them to pull collections or other archival content from the Network. I haven't watched LBOA yet, so I'm avoiding the thread for it until I do. Actually, I turned it on for a second just to see it for myself, long enough to view the disclaimer about the lack of commentary. I think it should have a forced Byron Saxton-Jerry Lawler commentary track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't know if anybody has noticed, but a bunch of playlists have been removed, including the Daniel Bryan one that had some Velocity and NXT stuff that otherwise isn't on the Network, and a fun dark match from 2001 with Danielson & Shooter Schulz vs. Brian Kendrick & Lance Cade. Sucks that they would do that, but it might be a word of warning, early as it is, that the Last Battle of Atlanta may not be up there forever.Well, that fucking sucks. The 2001 dark match was awesome for what it was.Well, I think we all saw it, some watched it more than once, and there it all was after everyone interested saw it. Getting no more views. Something tells me that the LBOA is gonna have more staying power than a Daniel Bryan dark match. And even if it doesn't, it's out there now. It'll be readily available. Even if weirdos feel the need to dissect it with a skewed, annoying , and downright awful eye. That should be poked out. FWIW, some of the more recent Beyond The Ring entries have been the match anthology ones. Perhaps they will find its way on a Bryan release (I think they were on Bryan's DVDs). Either way, that's something that I wish on demand streaming services would provide. The DVD extras, whether its deleted/bonus scenes, exclusive docs or commentary tracks. It'd be nice if all were part of the package you'd get for the show or movie you are watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't know if anybody has noticed, but a bunch of playlists have been removed, including the Daniel Bryan one that had some Velocity and NXT stuff that otherwise isn't on the Network, and a fun dark match from 2001 with Danielson & Shooter Schulz vs. Brian Kendrick & Lance Cade. Sucks that they would do that, but it might be a word of warning, early as it is, that the Last Battle of Atlanta may not be up there forever.Well, that fucking sucks. The 2001 dark match was awesome for what it was.Well, I think we all saw it, some watched it more than once, and there it all was after everyone interested saw it. Getting no more views. Something tells me that the LBOA is gonna have more staying power than a Daniel Bryan dark match. And even if it doesn't, it's out there now. It'll be readily available. Even if weirdos feel the need to dissect it with a skewed, annoying , and downright awful eye. That should be poked out. FWIW, some of the more recent Beyond The Ring entries have been the match anthology ones. Perhaps they will find its way on a Bryan release (I think they were on Bryan's DVDs). Either way, that's something that I wish on demand streaming services would provide. The DVD extras, whether its deleted/bonus scenes, exclusive docs or commentary tracks. It'd be nice if all were part of the package you'd get for the show or movie you are watching. I believe that dark match is on the sneak preview of the Bryan DVD on the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutenberger Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Gagne-Metrics is fantastic and hilarious and should be shown and tought in every PE class ever around the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Episode 1 of ECW TV is up, and Sandman in the original surfer boy gimmick will never not be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...TG Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 WWE.com has an article up about the LBOA, with a bit about the discovery of it: In 2016, a group of reels from the WCW library, simply labeled “Omni Live Events” were digitally transferred and logged. During the process, Eric Stefanowicz, Producer and Researcher/Historian for WWE’s Legacy Content team, discovered what many have referred to as the holy grail of wrestling video: The Last Battle of Atlanta. The video was in pristine condition. No restoration was required before it was uploaded to WWE Network, fulfilling the dreams of a generation of fans. The "no restoration" bit was interesting, I wonder how much of their stuff needs a lot of work besides a straight digitization and changing music? Anyway, I hope the buzz this has gotten convinces them to put more rare stuff like this up, even if it's temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 What got my attention is that they were going through a group of reels labeled "Omni Live Events" in the first place. I hope this means they were getting ready for another content dump when they stumbled upon history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBscout Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I asked their Twitter if there was another hidden gems update coming this Tuesday and was told its not planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I've just cancelled my subscription for the network (not out of protest or anything, I'm just in a position where I need to save some money) and it gives you reasons to click as to why you're cancelling. That's normal enough but when you click each one, it offers a reason for you to stay. So, one of them is "I can't find anything I like" to which it says something like "Do you know you can use our Collections feature?" etc which is fair enough but under "I don't enjoy the programming" (or similar), it says "WWE Network has drama, reality, comedy and family shows. Something for everyone! and under "I don't have the money" it says "Did you know: One year of WWE Network costs less than one month of cable?!" Like, yeah, I know all of those things but sorry that 'Holy Foley' isn't quite as engrossing as 'The Americans' Not a big deal and I understand why it's there (to try and valiantly tempt people back in, I guess) but Vince's "Why you watching Richard Pryor, we've got Santino!" line to Freddie Prinze Jr came to mind and made me laugh. Netflix? Stranger Things? Pah, there's some new episodes of Swerved to binge watch! When news of the Benoit movie broke yesterday, I thought about what might happen if WWE tries to block it from happening. Then I thought it would be a little funny if they countered it with just going ahead and doing a documentary about the whole thing, like their version of The Jinx or Making A Murderer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Episode 1 of ECW TV is up, and Sandman in the original surfer boy gimmick will never not be funny. If this is going right back to 93/4, I might be tempted to watch. I've never watched that stuff and early ECW kinda fascinates me. The idea of Sal Bellomo still having a job in wrestling, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Episode 1 of ECW TV is up, and Sandman in the original surfer boy gimmick will never not be funny. If this is going right back to 93/4, I might be tempted to watch. I've never watched that stuff and early ECW kinda fascinates me. The idea of Sal Bellomo still having a job in wrestling, for example. I thought the same thing, I saw the name and thought "that can't be the same guy as the WWF jobber, could it?" and sure as shit it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I'm watching now and doing a bit of live tweeting. Already everything I hoped it would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I asked their Twitter if there was another hidden gems update coming this Tuesday and was told its not planned. I applaud your gumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Those first two ECW shows are dire, absolutely atrocious. I guess things could only get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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