Gavin: I was only two years old when this show happened.
Id rather go through all of WCW, but especially the early days.
See the young workings of Ric Flair, Harley Race, Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat, and others.
Especially when it gets unwatchable.
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Gavin: Ive watched the OSW review of this PPV and Im intrigued.
The main draw of the show is a one-night tournament where the booking is completely nonsensical.
The finals is more like something out of a wrestling simulator than a fictional story told via grappling.
That said, at least theWrestling Classicis still less of a failure than WWFsTuesday in Texasexperiment in 1991.
That right there is to WWE PPVs as the Holiday Special is toStar Wars.
David:WrestleMania 2is the red-headed stepchild ofWrestleManias.
), Joan Rivers (announcer!
), G. Gordon Liddy (boxing judge!
), and Elvira (commentary!
Marc: Who doesnt want to relive Hulk Hogan versus Andre the Giant?
Never before has a contest had a bigger match feel.
Watch the opening moments: the crowd is buzzing with nerves as no one could imagine either guy losing.
The card also featured Hawk vs Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship which sounds fun.
Jim Herd had gotten real tired of Ric Flair being the #1 guy and got rid of him.
The PPV was hastily changed with a main event of Lex Luger vs. Barry Windham for the vacated title.
Now thats some wrestling history I can sink my teeth into.
Also,the Wikipedia entry makes mentionof El Gigante having a gaggle of midgets.
Oh, hells yes.
Its a solid pay-pay-view all around.
Vinny: A pay-per-view that took place in Bizarro world.
Between the Legion of Doom and Stone Cold Steve Austin, you should have any crowd cheering.
The crowd reaction alone is something to behold.
Gavin: Much like with WCW, I want to get through all of the ECW library.
Thats going to be a lot easier, since there are only 21 PPVs before Heyman went bankrupt.
Jesse: The show must have been the introduction to The Opposites.
The match endings were booked so awful that its a joke.
And, booker at the time, Kevin Nash goes against Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Title.
Wonder how that one turns out.
And I am seriously looking forward to seeing this again in all of its absurdity.
David: This PPV is atrocious.
Most of the matches end with me wanting to flip tables over how awful and dumb everything it.
The premise is that its a steel cage match (cool!)
with another cell around it (even better!
), and in between are a bunch of attack dogs (awesome!!!).
Vinny: Though this is the last original ECW pay-per-view, that actually isnt my reason to revisit it.
In my mind, one match stands above the rest.
comprised of Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke.
This is my favorite F.B.I.
match and with Guido being my hometown hero (Go Nanuet Knights!
), I intend to revisit it as soon as possible.
Jesse: Rock vs. Austin was hot, and I loved the ending to that match.
The card also had TLC II with Edge & Christian vs.
The Dudley Boyz vs.
The Hardy Boyz, which is always a spectacle.
Kurt Angle fought that guy that did those awful things.
And The Iron Sheik actually wins a match on PPV, and who doesnt love that?!?
like note: I dislike Jericho beating Regal in the opening bout.
With every title on the line, the card features the best of the late Attitude Era.
ThisWrestleManiaepitomizes everything a super-show should be, and will be watched by yours truly on theWWE Networkmore than once.
Plus, the card features a Gimmick Battle Royal for all those who need their Bastion Booger fix.
Vinny: Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
I have grouped these three final WCW pay-per-views together because they are the end of a story.
In 1996, no one would have believed the future of WCW 2001.
After years of attacking and raiding Vince McMahons WWF, the fuel just ran out in WCW.
In the words of Omar Little, You come at the king, you best not miss.
The card was fueled by guys busting their ass to capture that old ECW spirit.
An underrated tag match brought the house down as The F.B.I.
(Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke, with Big Guido) defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy.
Gavin: Lets face it.
Im talking about the second Hulk Hogan vs.
Triple H. Brothers of Destruction vs. Kronik.
Hell, just about anything in WCW from 2000-on.
Only one of those was advertised on television!
Heres a hint to start you off: Sabu was replaced with Hardcore Holly!
Most of the PPV other than that is nothing but throwaway matches that youd see on a Superstars undercard.
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