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Old 03-17-2002
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WWF Wrestlemania?

does anyone other than me actually watch this crud?? I am addicted, even though its $39!
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I have a friend that does.
But I don't associate with him very often
I prefer the more classic methods of acting
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heheheh i watched that celebrity boxing on cable....

reminded me of the romans throwing people to the lions...

except you don't need a lion coz the horror is built in....

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Used to watch WCW a while back, but after it became a pay channel only available on cable, I dropped off... (It would cost way to much to get cabel and subscribe to the channel only to watch WCW...)
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39.00 is ridiculous when you think of how much Vince McMahanon is worth and how much he makes every day on the WWF. He'll probably have 3-4 million viewers tonight worldwide. at 9.99 per house he would still make a killing.


Its Greed.
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It's Rastlin' not wrestling. All show business now.
10-15 years ago, before the modern large arena era, you'd see a preliminary match from a TV set in Long Island. The bad guys like Nikolai Volkoff & weasely manager Nikita Breznikov cheated & won. In the subsequent interview, Breznikov would say, "Greetings degenerates, stupid illiterate Americans." while Volkoff held the USSR flag. This was all a pretense to sell tickets for the weekend headliner match @ the Armory.

I miss the old days. Iron Sheik vs Sgt. Slaughter. Dusty Rhodes, "Dirty" **** Murdoch, Harley Race, Superstar Graham, "Hitman" Hart, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, George "The Animal" Steele, The Road Warriors etc.

Every since Hulk Hogan, who was a lousy wrestler but great showman, my interest has wanned.
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I used to watch WWF a few years ago, but it only lasted a few months for me, too much acting for my taste, maybe it's good for seeing 20 minutes or so, but then it gets pretty boring.
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Yeah I'll come hit you in the head with a metal chair a dozen times and you won't be bleeding or concussed. Just a little dizzy...
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Its not to often that I laugh out loud to shows, WWF is one of them. Its so stupid, it makes me laugh.. ..ahh....
I do remember the good ol'e days of it though, rowdy piper was the funk...
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Old 03-18-2002
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I am not sure if this is good or bad, but I used to watch it with my dad a long time ago! To tell you the truth I don't think I have watched it in over 6 years or so. It got pretty old pretty quick, but I guess it is entertainment to some
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Old 03-18-2002
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watched it when i was a kid. stopped at around 10, i think...
the main reasons was i got into other sports, none on free tv, and it got boring after a couple of times (always the same routine: bash bash.. dizzy... bash bash... suplexes... bash bash... etc)
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Old 03-19-2002
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Alright, after watching last night over a friends house I have to admit that it was worth the 40 bucks. Hulk Hogan against the Rock was awesome. The Jerihco/Triple H match was very good as well.

It was a very entertaining 4 hours.

I think the biggest thing is that the usual pay per views are okay at best. Wrestlemania is once a year and is pretty special. The month ppv's are probably not worth the 39.99 but Wrestlemania is.
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Cool, who won??????
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I'm amazed that Paul Hogan hasn't go to permanent retirement. I'd like to know who won too
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I'm amazed that Paul Hogan hasn't go to permanent retirement.
Should have been shot after those Urban Commando films....
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The Rock beat Hogan
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What about the other one??

Thanks for that one though
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The Rock beat Hogan
Thanks for the info. BTW, how long was the fight?
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It's Rastlin' not wrestling. All show business now.
10-15 years ago, before the modern large arena era, you'd see a preliminary match from a TV set in Long Island. The bad guys like Nikolai Volkoff & weasely manager Nikita Breznikov cheated & won. In the subsequent interview, Breznikov would say, "Greetings degenerates, stupid illiterate Americans." while Volkoff held the USSR flag. This was all a pretense to sell tickets for the weekend headliner match @ the Armory.

I miss the old days. Iron Sheik vs Sgt. Slaughter. Dusty Rhodes, "Dirty" **** Murdoch, Harley Race, Superstar Graham, "Hitman" Hart, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, George "The Animal" Steele, The Road Warriors etc.

Every since Hulk Hogan, who was a lousy wrestler but great showman, my interest has wanned.
Whatever happened to hacksaw Jim Dugan ?

That was one funny guy...
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