![]() A hellacious bump from a chop off the apron by HBK as the women stare each other down as this one really gets going. Then, he catches the champ off the top in mid-air with an arm drag. Tatanka avoids further headlocks with a belly-to-back and a big chop. Savage is still speaking very generally and Bobby calls Ross “Oklahoma Man.” Randy calls Luna a virgin, but for a different reason as JR mentions Tatanka has beaten Shawn twice lately. MATCH NUMBER ONE: IC TITLE MATCH- Tatanka w/Sensational Sherri vs Shawn Michaels (Champ) w/Luna Vachon A nice, wide shot of the crowd makes JR claim 16K+ are in attendance and it doesn’t look like it. HBK takes his sweet time as usual removing his jewelry and extras. Sensational Sherri walks behind him as well. JR tells Bobby he smells as Tatanka runs out very excited. JR and Macho call her “what” and Brain says she’s won Ms. Luna Vachon trails behind and Bobby points her out and gives her credentials. It’s finally match time as the male version of Sexy Boy plays leading Shawn Michaels in all his glory to the ring. Some of his phrases: “do the thing” and “blast from the past!” Bobby complains about the camel’s smell and getting switched out with Savage as the former champ hypes the show in such broad strokes. He takes a spill and Macho lifts his toga up to show his blue underwear with a thumbs up. Bobby threatens to backhand an emu as he passes by. Then, Bobby Heenan is introduced to boos and he appears backwards on a camel. He poses in the ring and joins Ross while complimenting the grapes and the chicks. It’s such a pimp look, but it’s still sad that he won the WWF Title last year and he’s commentating now. It was supposed to be Bobby on the sedan apparently. He’s carried out and accompanied by “vestal virgins.” Here’s a Stephanie McMahon joke for you. The elephant plays to the crowd and they take a lap as Macho Man is announced to a great pop. Hearing JR talking about Hannibal and pachyderms like his collegiate states is something. Finkus Maximus introduces the same fucking Caesar and Cleopatra from the Royal Rumble out on an elephant. I’ve always loved the Roman look and outside vibe of it all. It’s crazy hearing him build up Hulk Hogan after shitting on him previously. You can tell he’s excited as fuck and doing a great job previewing the show as the early MVP. That’s more give and take than he ever gave Jesse Ventura. Now, it’s another first: Jim Ross! He could get used to the sandals as well and tries to crack jokes with the Centurions next to him. Gorilla Monsoon is the host for the world’s largest toga party. THE FIRST THING YOU SEE: A CGI version of Caesar’s Palace and shots of wrestling against the fake building. PAY PER VIEW NUMBER 59: WWF WRESTLEMANIA IX I have a feeling that I will want to watch an Ernest movie after that show as well. It’s funny how these things work out sometimes as this is posting one day before the first night of WrestleMania 37. I will say that I might prefer to bust that tape out and watch Ernest Rides Again instead now. It’s much easier nowadays and I can’t complain. There was a time when I had this alongside Ernest Rides Again on a tape. That’s about all I really need or expect from my wrestling streaming service. ![]() I personally dislike the “season” breakdown for shows because it makes it difficult to find the right one. Many people are upset about the interface and lack of match chapters. So, you will read later on that there are commercials with the version I have for the time being. To keep up tradition, I capture all of my live thoughts as I’m watching the show in any iteration. I referenced this new era in last week’s review and I wasn’t sure how it was going to go. What I do have is the first show I watched entirely on Peacock. It is a stalwart of WrestleCrap and it has been referenced in loving remembrance by yours truly and Rich Camillucci more times than I can count. I don’t have any personal anecdotes from my childhood for today’s entry because my relationship with this show is very much impacted by my love of bad entertainment.
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