80s4life
Wrestling Event Security
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Post by 80s4life on Mar 27, 2006 12:11:34 GMT -5
Do you think the creation of Monday Night Raw in 1993 really elevated the product, notwithstanding Raw's current popularity? Was the old pre-taped format of Prime Time Wrestling getting stale? 1993 was certainly not a hugely successful year for the W.W.F., so in retrospect, was the creation of Raw a necessity or a great idea? What were the conditions that led to its creation?
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Post by Scott Joyce on Mar 27, 2006 15:23:47 GMT -5
Not sure of the conditions but IMO it was good for the WWF to come up with the RAW idea because it took off and gained popularity with more fans.
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80s4life
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Post by 80s4life on Mar 28, 2006 10:50:34 GMT -5
At the beginning, the show was very New York, with the Manhattan Center and stand-up comedian Rob Bartlett. Halfway through 1993, it moved out of that vibe and went pretty generic, yet still exciting. Do you think the move out of New York was necessary or broke the initial spirit with which the show was created? Or does Vince always try New York out first with a new idea, as he feels "safer" there?
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Post by Scott Joyce on Mar 28, 2006 11:16:20 GMT -5
I think tapping into the New York area was a good move because NY is good market for a business such as an entertainment like WWF. I believe it brought alot of new fans in who other wise would not have had any intrest in the WWF.
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80s4life
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Post by 80s4life on Mar 29, 2006 15:28:00 GMT -5
I guess the last great Manhattan Center match was the Steiners vs. The Quebecers where Jacques and Pierre won the belts. Two weeks later, when Razor Ramon and Rick Martel battled for the vacant Intercontinental Belt, the show I think was taped in New Haven. The rest, as they say, is history.
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