WWE Network Thread

Tramps Like Us

Yes the doc was very good, very sad too given that it was only a few days ago that he died

rovert

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That is a better description :P

I can see why no network picked it up.

Hope they introduce Cocaine into the house.

A Primal Nut

I loved the Warrior doc as well.

That said there is a defiance about it from WWE and Vince. They are certainly not going to apologise. The same old things were mentioned as on the Self-Destruction DVD

Warrior being the first to have his own locker room, because he wasn't one of the boys.
Warrior suspended for trying to bring in growth hormone.
Warrior holding up the show for $500,000.
The legal battles over the Ultimate Warrior name, with a letter shown giving all the reasons why WWE owned the name.
He missed house shows during his 1996 return.

For all of these Vince and/or Hogan were able to give their side of the story (anti-warrior) but warrior was not given the opportunity to respond to any of these things during the weekend he was followed around. I'm not saying WWE/Vince should change their opinion of him because he died, or apologise or even show some regret over how things worked out or the self-destruction dvd. But at least Warrior should have been allowed put his side of the story. No mention for example that his father died during the time he missed dates in 1996. There was a letter shown giving all the reasons why WWE owned the Ultimate Warrior name which Vince explained, but no retort from warrior was included. No mention that Vince had agreed the extra money with Warrior months earlier only to change his mind at the last minute. And of course no mention of the fact that Vince wanted his main event stars to be as strong as possible, and thus they had strong motivations to take steroids. (I'm not saying Warrior wouldn't have taken them anyway).

Luckily there was a happy ending as Warrior finally saw sense and came back into the WWE family on their terms, according to Vince. He said to warrior "You made the right decision to come back". As in, he was the one who saw sense.

Hogan on the other hand admitted that the 1997 rematch debacle was his fault and their reconciliation at the end was really cool.

Don't get me wrong, it was a mostly positive documentary, but it still felt like WWE/Vince re-enforcing the same old view of Warrior,except that he saw the light just before he died.

Itssoeasy

I've watched up till the last man standing match between rock and mankind from st valentines day massacre 1999.

WTF was the blue meanie up to at that time ? Goldust was a superior in ring talent and was put with this guy ?

The hardcore match was interesting and hardcore holly was still bob holly at this event.

The bossman and mideon was a poor enough match.
The jeff Jarrett Owen hart vs dlo and mark Henry was a nice enough match in fairness.
The val Venis vs ken shamrock match only served to remind me how hot ryan shamrock was/is.

The trips/xpac vs Kane/chyna match wasn't that bad in fairness. Funny pre match promo from HHH about chyna being a "jacked up b***h."

Reganio 2

I'd love to get this but I'm only on iPad or PS4 and fairly technology inept if anybody has a guide to getting or the easiest way to do it on one of these devices can they send it on. In Ireland just in case I'm guessing I have to proxy or some such... Cheers.

jmolloy

the legends of wrestlemania roundtable on warrior wasn't bad. skirted around a few issues but that was to be expected, still an interesting show

Reebrock

Saw the Warrior doc. People hyped that book scene up too much for me. It was sad, but I wasn't choked up watching it in the slightest.

Loughc

Reganio 2 wrote: »

I'd love to get this but I'm only on iPad or PS4 and fairly technology inept if anybody has a guide to getting or the easiest way to do it on one of these devices can they send it on. In Ireland just in case I'm guessing I have to proxy or some such... Cheers.

Go to unblockus they'll help. Or alternately search this thread the answer has been posted a dozen times already

Ape Lincoln

Would have though in the spirit of the network that they would put up all of them in full.

http://www.pwinsider.com/article/85151/full-details-on-wwes-new-best-of-the-wwe-hall-of-fame-series.html?p=1

WWE® NETWORK TO PREMIERE BEST OF HALL OF FAME

STAMFORD, Conn., April 21, 2014 – WWE Network will premiere the Best of Hall of Fame, a series of four special presentations showcasing some of the most memorable inductions in WWE Hall of Fame history. The one-hour specials begin tomorrow night at 10 pm ET and will be hosted by WWE’s Josh Mathews.

Episodes (10 pm ET, Tuesday through Friday) include:

Tuesday, April 22 – Hulk Hogan inducted by Sylvester Stallone, Trish Stratus inducted by Stephanie McMahon and Bobby Heenan inducted by Jack Lanza

Wednesday, April 23 – Pete Rose inducted by Kane and Ric Flair inducted by Triple H

Thursday, April 24 – Gene Okerlund inducted by Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels inducted by Triple H

Friday, April 25 – Jerry Lawler inducted by William Shatner and Bruno Sammartino inducted by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jamie OD

For those who haven't seen it, Episode 72 of ECW Hardcore TV popped up on the Network earlier this month and is a very important show in the company's history. It has the Sandman Vs Dreamer Singapore Cane match, Shane Douglas winning and rejecting the NWA Title and ECW officially becomes Extreme Championship Wrestling at the end. Interesting to watch for historical purposes if nothing else.

da_hambo

When i got the network up and running i didnt know where to start. Watched some of the modern documentaries. Then last night started starrcade 97, gonna go from there. Absolutely brilliant. Missed every one of the WCW ppvs when they were on. Bought a few videos and downloaded a few events but great that i can now watch them all.Love WWE network

rovert

Whatever it is worth. As aired on Raw last night:

Ape Lincoln

rovert wrote: »

Whatever it is worth. As aired on Raw last night:

Either noone is watching the Smackdown pre- and post-shows or in this worked list WWE don't even bother giving it a mention.

rovert

There was no Smackdown pre and post shows last week.

Loughc

Is there a site that shows the PPV match list without any spoilers? Wiki is riddled with spoilers so that's out.

I'm up to 1998 PPVs and although my memory is in tact for the main events and semi main events the midcard and lower midcard is mostly a blur for me.

So I'd be interested to see what matches are on offer/skipable.

jmolloy

Main Event tonight had a great Barrett promo absolutely riddled with truth on big e and the long awaited rematch of El Torito and Hornswoggle. Worth the €9.99 for that alone

rovert

A listing of every match by every worker (apparently) on the WWE Network:
http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/wiki/network/talent

beakerjoe

Jesus who ever made that list fair play to them and RIP their life.

This list will come in handy, cheers Rovert

krudler

rovert wrote: »

A listing of every match by every worker (apparently) on the WWE Network:
http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/wiki/network/talent

Mother of god...

Ape Lincoln

That list is missing some names that come up on my PS3 eg. Wildo Jinx is a name Jeff Hardy used in WWF once for a job match.

Bizarrely, Buck Zumhofe is in the search. I presumed they threw all the names in there frim their payroll/royalties department.

A Primal Nut

Loughc wrote: »

Is there a site that shows the PPV match list without any spoilers? Wiki is riddled with spoilers so that's out.

I'm up to 1998 PPVs and although my memory is in tact for the main events and semi main events the midcard and lower midcard is mostly a blur for me.

So I'd be interested to see what matches are on offer/skipable.

It's a bit risky but if you open the PPV in the network on Windows (doesn't work on Android, not sure about other OS) there are dots for each chapter, two for each match. When you hover over each dot, the first shows the match participants, and the second gives away the ending. So you would need to check every second dot, starting with the first.

Be careful though, :P. It probably works if you don't mind making the occasional mistake and seeing the odd result.

Also if you search for the dvd of each PPV on ebay.ie, usually the seller will list the matches without giving away the result, for example:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/WWE-Tagged-Classics-No-Way-Out-2000-Backlash-2000-WWF-WCW-REGION-2-RARE-/161266040701?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item258c347f7d

It's not guaranteed - of course you will probably come across some that have the match winners listed, as soon as you see the first match winner you can click away at least.

Monokne

Cagematch has this. I've been using it watching WCW PPV's all the way back from the first one. Up to WrestleWar 1990. For example:

http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1726&page=2

There's also a handy 'card with guide' section where you can see the card and the star ratings from Meltzer.

Loughc

Monokne wrote: »

Cagematch has this. I've been using it watching WCW PPV's all the way back from the first one. Up to WrestleWar 1990. For example:

http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1726&page=2

There's also a handy 'card with guide' section where you can see the card and the star ratings from Meltzer.

Thanks man, great find!!

Ape Lincoln

This site has an archive of Dave Meltzer's ratings of WWF, ECW and WCW matches if people are stuck for inspiration about what to watch

http://www.starratingslist.blogspot.ie/


The whole ratings thing is subjective obviously but it's a handy guide if you're short on time and don't want to get stung watching a load of stinkers it can be handy. It only has the dates mind, doesn't list the events outside of Mania.

Reganio 2

Sorry lads signing up to unblock us now what state and zip code did you use? Same with when I sign up for the network as well I guess I will need. Cheers

Edit: Never mind unblock us I'm an idiot haha just for the network what address and zip did you use.

Wompa1

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Sorry lads signing up to unblock us now what state and zip code did you use? Same with when I sign up for the network as well I guess I will need. Cheers

Edit: Never mind unblock us I'm an idiot haha just for the network what address and zip did you use.

How about 85054 for the zip? That's a zip for a place I lived in, in Arizona

Ape Lincoln

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Sorry lads signing up to unblock us now what state and zip code did you use? Same with when I sign up for the network as well I guess I will need. Cheers

Edit: Never mind unblock us I'm an idiot haha just for the network what address and zip did you use.

I think I used 90210! Any legit city/state/zip will do, just do an internet search for any legit address such as businesses, hotels etc. I heard that Delaware has no or at least the lowest sales tax.

Reganio 2

Meant to report back done and dusted very very quick I have to say decided to start with unforgiving 99 just cause thanks lads.

Monokne

Loughc wrote: »

Thanks man, great find!!

No probs.

Great American Bash 1990 for me tonight, provided the wife has no objections.

What are you sinking your teeth into?

Loughc

Monokne wrote: »

No probs.

Great American Bash 1990 for me tonight, provided the wife has no objections.

What are you sinking your teeth into?

Backlash 1999 making my way through them month by month.