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News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:10 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania III. Hogan vs. Andre FTW.

Is it the special edition?

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:10 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania III. Hogan vs. Andre FTW.

Is it the special edition?

I don't think so. It's VHS. I have a set of the 1st 13 WrestleManias on VHS I got for Christmas in 1997. I have them on VHS up to 20. Starting with 21 they're DVDs.

The WWE loves to push Jim Ross as "the greatest play-by-play man of all time" but I enjoy much more listening to Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura calling the early WrestleManias.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:33 pm

WrestleMania V. Best Piper's Pit ever.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:33 pm

WrestleMania VI. I didn't even watch the main event. The Ultimate Warrior was a horrible wrestler.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:36 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania III. Hogan vs. Andre FTW.

Is it the special edition?

I don't think so. It's VHS. I have a set of the 1st 13 WrestleManias on VHS I got for Christmas in 1997. I have them on VHS up to 20. Starting with 21 they're DVDs.

The WWE loves to push Jim Ross as "the greatest play-by-play man of all time" but I enjoy much more listening to Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura calling the early WrestleManias.

Jim Ross was at his best calling the NWA with Gordon Sollie. While he's had flashes of brilliance in the WWF it just hasn't been the same, through no fault of his own; it's just the WWF style.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:34 pm

Yeah, Ross has some great calls, but overall, he's not that much fun to listen to. Even Gorilla and Bobby Heenan were better than Ross and whoever he has with him. Even though now he's not even an announcer, we have to deal with Cole.

WrestleMania VII. This Blindfold Match between Jake Roberts and Rick Martel was pure genius. It would be awesome if the WWE did this again. I can't wait for the Warrior and Savage in the Retirement Match.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:16 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah, Ross has some great calls, but overall, he's not that much fun to listen to. Even Gorilla and Bobby Heenan were better than Ross and whoever he has with him. Even though now he's not even an announcer, we have to deal with Cole.

WrestleMania VII. This Blindfold Match between Jake Roberts and Rick Martel was pure genius. It would be awesome if the WWE did this again. I can't wait for the Warrior and Savage in the Retirement Match.

It has to do with the style of match. Ross is best when he can call an NWA/Southern style of match.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:26 am

WrestleMania VIII. Kind of a bummer. Best match was Piper vs. Bret. I does make me wish The Godfather got inducted into the HOF. He did really good as Papa Shango, Kama, and The Godfather. (and The Goodfather for about 2-3 months. :lol:

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News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:52 pm

WrestleMania IX. One of the most fun 'Manias. Too bad Hogan's obvious influence and back stage politics were rampant. I hated to see Bret lose the title, but they should have left it with Yokozuna.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:50 pm

Wrestlemania X. Bret vs. Owen. One of my favorites of all time.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:07 pm

WrestleMania XI. Back when Pam Anderson looked good. And if LT wasn't such a crackhead, he'd be in the celebrity wing of the WWE HOF by now, or at least he should be.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:27 am

WrestleMania XII. The Iron Man match, my all-time favorite match, and probably the greatest in WM history. And the fight between Piper and Goldust? LMFAO!

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:54 pm

WrestleMania 13. The "I Quit" match was probably Steve Austin at his best. And I wish Sid kept the title. Maybe lost by DQ or something...

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:28 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania XII. The Iron Man match, my all-time favorite match, and probably the greatest in WM history. And the fight between Piper and Goldust? LMFAO!

And to think it was one of the lowest performing WM

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:09 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania XII. The Iron Man match, my all-time favorite match, and probably the greatest in WM history. And the fight between Piper and Goldust? LMFAO!

And to think it was one of the lowest performing WM

On PPV buyrates? The undercard kinda sucked, but those 2 matches were just pure awesome. Except the wrong man won the Iron Man match.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:07 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania XII. The Iron Man match, my all-time favorite match, and probably the greatest in WM history. And the fight between Piper and Goldust? LMFAO!

And to think it was one of the lowest performing WM

On PPV buyrates? The undercard kinda sucked, but those 2 matches were just pure awesome. Except the wrong man won the Iron Man match.

yeah buyrates. It was during a down period for the company

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:39 am

WrestleMania 14. **** card, **** venue, **** crowd. With the exception of the main event, it was a total waste of time and money. Definitely the worst WM in history.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:49 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania 14. **** card, **** venue, **** crowd. With the exception of the main event, it was a total waste of time and money. Definitely the worst WM in history.

What was the main event?

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:06 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania 14. **** card, **** venue, **** crowd. With the exception of the main event, it was a total waste of time and money. Definitely the worst WM in history.

What was the main event?

Austin vs. Michaels. Tyson was the outside referee.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:55 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WrestleMania 14. **** card, **** venue, **** crowd. With the exception of the main event, it was a total waste of time and money. Definitely the worst WM in history.

What was the main event?

Austin vs. Michaels. Tyson was the outside referee.

Ah yes. I remember that. The official birth of the Austin era

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:19 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote: The official birth of the Austin era

I always thought that was the year before. That "I Quit" match with Bret made him. I mean, he was already accomplished in WCW and had talent, but that seriously cemented him as The Man.

Come to think of it, Bret "made" a lot of guys.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:54 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote: The official birth of the Austin era

I always thought that was the year before. That "I Quit" match with Bret made him. I mean, he was already accomplished in WCW and had talent, but that seriously cemented him as The Man.

Come to think of it, Bret "made" a lot of guys.

I'm just following the company line. To me Austin was a star after his feud with Chris Adams in WCCW but that might just be me. You're right about Bret. I remember reading a story about WWF in the mid 80's about how Vince found the next Hogan in an Australian weight lifter. He had muscles and could do a back flip; that was all. His first match was with Bret who made him look so good Vince was sure he had a license to print money.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:26 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
I'm just following the company line. To me Austin was a star after his feud with Chris Adams in WCCW but that might just be me.

I agree, that did kick him off to be a big deal. But in WWE, he went through the Ringmaster, then even as Stone Cold he had DiBiase with him and he wasn't really let loose. When that feud with Bret came around in 1996, he played it right, (talked good on the mic, didn't get hurt) and milked the rub he got from Bret for all its worth. It culminated in "I Quit", and even if he actually did quit, he still would have been made.

You're right about Bret. I remember reading a story about WWF in the mid 80's about how Vince found the next Hogan in an Australian weight lifter. He had muscles and could do a back flip; that was all. His first match was with Bret who made him look so good Vince was sure he had a license to print money.

Hmm. Haven't heard that. I do own Bret's book from 2008, I've been planning on picking it up and reading it again. Maybe he'll mention it there.

WrestleMania XV. A huge improvement over 14. It was a lot of fun.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:15 pm

WrestleMania 16. Also a disappointing event, with a crap finish to the main event. TLC stole the show, though.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:40 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:TLC stole the show, though.

It's sad when you consider that, of the six guys involved in that match, only Edge managed to make a career out of himself. (Christian did pretty OK, I guess, but not on Edge's level. The Dudleys are still currently puttering around in TNA, right? And we ALL know what happened to the Hardys...)