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Reading back through the thread a number of posters mention watching Wrestlemania on TV. I don't remember ever seeing a Wrestlemania on TV, I can only remember them on video and having to book them out. IIRC Wrestlemania was already a couple of years old when WWF Superstars of Wrestling started on TV in NZ. (Looking at Wrestlemania 1 on wiki and not many of the wrestlers are still alive. Mr T is the only one from the main event.
Is my memory faulty or others?
Hart Foundation and Bret Hart were always my favourites, even when they were heels.
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@Nepia said in Pro Wrestling:
Reading back through the thread a number of posters mention watching Wrestlemania on TV. I don't remember ever seeing a Wrestlemania on TV, I can only remember them on video and having to book them out. IIRC Wrestlemania was already a couple of years old when WWF Superstars of Wrestling started on TV in NZ. (Looking at Wrestlemania 1 on wiki and not many of the wrestlers are still alive. Mr T is the only one from the main event.
Is my memory faulty or others?
Hart Foundation and Bret Hart were always my favourites, even when they were heels.
you're right, the only way you could watch those big events was to wait for them to come out on VHS
im not sure if there was PPV back thenThe posts would have meant the weekly show they had on tv here, was late on a friday night from memory
Its why it was great going back to watch Wrestlemania on Netflix earlier this year, alot of that stuff i never watched back in the day.
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Wrestlemania 2 - within the first 10 minutes, Rowdy Roddy Piper says this:
"And another thing, you know Mr T, I know you're a smart alec - you come out with a kilt, but let me tell you something - never will I shave my hair like an Indian and paint myself black".
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@Kruse said in Pro Wrestling:
Wrestlemania 2 - within the first 10 minutes, Rowdy Roddy Piper says this:
"And another thing, you know Mr T, I know you're a smart alec - you come out with a kilt, but let me tell you something - never will I shave my hair like an Indian and paint myself black".
Class.WrestleMania really came into its own the following year.
Fresh from challenging Hogan the year before King Kong Bundy did what we all have felt like doing from time to time and squashed the hilariously named midget little beaver.
Jesse Ventura’s commentary makes it even better.
1.37 in.
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@MN5 I've tried to download ALL the WrestleManias from the raging rivers, with limited success thus far.
The one thing that jumped out at me from watching about half of WM2 thus far... the format hasn't changed. I'd assumed the random unnecessary celebrities, and weird crossover matches, were a fairly recent thing. Nope... there from the start. -
@Kruse said in Pro Wrestling:
@MN5 I've tried to download ALL the WrestleManias from the raging rivers, with limited success thus far.
The one thing that jumped out at me from watching about half of WM2 thus far... the format hasn't changed. I'd assumed the random unnecessary celebrities, and weird crossover matches, were a fairly recent thing. Nope... there from the start.Wrestling turned to absolute shit right about the time the Rock and Bautista became movies stars
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@Nepia said in Pro Wrestling:
Reading back through the thread a number of posters mention watching Wrestlemania on TV. I don't remember ever seeing a Wrestlemania on TV, I can only remember them on video and having to book them out. IIRC Wrestlemania was already a couple of years old when WWF Superstars of Wrestling started on TV in NZ. (Looking at Wrestlemania 1 on wiki and not many of the wrestlers are still alive. Mr T is the only one from the main event.
Is my memory faulty or others?
Hart Foundation and Bret Hart were always my favourites, even when they were heels.
TV2 had golden era PPVs for about 18 months - SummerSlam 89 to Royal Rumble 91, including Wrestlemania VI which had the main event of Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior, title for title (WWF and intercontinental titles). Later (1997-2002 or so), TV2 had WCW PPVs while TV4 had WWF/E including Wrestlemania starting with Wrestlemania 14 (main event of Stone Cold vs Shawn Michaels, special guest referee Mike Tyson). As the Attitude Era tapered off after WWF/E bought WCW, it all moved to Sky.
Loved Bret and the Hart Foundation generally as a kid. Hart Foundation winning the tag team titles from Demolition at Summerslam 90 is still one of my favourite matches - they get a great pop when Bret pins Crush in the third fall.
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