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Post by Iceman on Jun 21, 2005 22:28:03 GMT -5
In 1984, Vince McMahon began "WWF Superstars of Wrestling" as a Saturday morning tv show, family orientated version of Pro Wrestling. He built a phenomenon around such characters as Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, The Junk Yard Dog, Andre the Giant, Demolition, and later Bret the "Hitman" Hart, The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, and Shawn Michaels. The show featured Pro Wrestling and soap-opera storylines. The show ended in 1996 and before you knew it came RAW.
I remember watching WWF Superstars growing up, it was sure great.
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Post by bruiser on Jun 25, 2005 3:28:34 GMT -5
I watched this too - it was a highlight for me as so many great angles started out on Superstars - the break-up of the rockers was one of them as well as segments such as 'Pipers pit' and 'The Funeral Parlor'.
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Post by tysontomko on Jul 24, 2005 23:21:18 GMT -5
It was a classic show!
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Post by 80s4life on Feb 6, 2006 22:28:43 GMT -5
All quite true, but Raw came along three years before Superstars ended, and it probably contributed to its death. Which is actually not a bad thing because Raw injected some much-needed excitement into a bland product. I loved Superstars until 1994, and some unforgettable memories were etched in my mind from those great years. Examples that immediately come to mind: Randy Savage crushing the larynx of Ricky Steamboat off the top rope with the ring bell, Savage getting chewed by Jake Roberts' cobra while tied in the ropes, the stunning debut of the Canadian Earthquake as a fan named "John" in the stands during an angle between the Ultimate Warrior and the late Dino Bravo, the infamous Jake-Rick Rude storyline beginning, and there are just so many more. Long live the memories of Superstars.
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Post by Iceman on Feb 12, 2006 20:42:56 GMT -5
All quite true, but Raw came along three years before Superstars ended, and it probably contributed to its death. Which is actually not a bad thing because Raw injected some much-needed excitement into a bland product. I loved Superstars until 1994, and some unforgettable memories were etched in my mind from those great years. Examples that immediately come to mind: Randy Savage crushing the larynx of Ricky Steamboat off the top rope with the ring bell, Savage getting chewed by Jake Roberts' cobra while tied in the ropes, the stunning debut of the Canadian Earthquake as a fan named "John" in the stands during an angle between the Ultimate Warrior and the late Dino Bravo, the infamous Jake-Rick Rude storyline beginning, and there are just so many more. Long live the memories of Superstars. Good call 80s4Life and great examples of it. Really miss that stuff, wish I had more of it on tape. True, towards the end it wasn't as good. I probably only watched it up to 1992, but in the 80s it was great. |
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Post by oldschooler on Feb 27, 2006 17:55:52 GMT -5
In 1984, Vince McMahon began "WWF Superstars of Wrestling" as a Saturday morning tv show, family orientated version of Pro Wrestling. He built a phenomenon around such characters as Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, The Junk Yard Dog, Andre the Giant, Demolition, and later Bret the "Hitman" Hart, The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, and Shawn Michaels. The show featured Pro Wrestling and soap-opera storylines. The show ended in 1996 and before you knew it came RAW. I remember watching WWF Superstars growing up, it was sure great. That isnt true WWF Superstars Of Wrestling began in 1986,with the first show being Ken Resnick/Adrian Adonis on Pipers Pit before that it was called WWF Championship Wrestling |
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Post by Warrior on Feb 28, 2006 13:54:24 GMT -5
I thought it was still around post-'96?
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Post by 80s4life on Feb 28, 2006 22:59:49 GMT -5
Maybe it was around after '96 as a recap show, but as a program airing original material, well, to paraphrase the late, great Gorilla Monsoon, "you can sitck a fork in her; she's done."
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Post by Scott Joyce on Mar 3, 2006 14:10:39 GMT -5
Maybe it was around after '96 as a recap show, but as a program airing original material, well, to paraphrase the late, great Gorilla Monsoon, "you can sitck a fork in her; she's done." I really enjoyed Gorilla Monsoon he was pretty colorful as an commentator.  |
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Post by 80s4life on Mar 6, 2006 23:36:38 GMT -5
Yeah, he had it all. He was intelligent but not snobby, compassionate but not a pushover. His banter with Bobby Heenan was legendary. And let's not forget his career as a wrestler, too.
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Post by Scott Joyce on Mar 9, 2006 22:47:24 GMT -5
Monsoon was a wonderful indiviual and was an example of what was good about wrestling in his time. |
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