Originally posted by El PescadoI think we should all join hands and wish for the return of DUDE LOVE! *Plays the Dude's Shack theme off the Anthology CD*
Anyone think Austin will make an appearance?
I think Foley will definitely be there and give about an 89.5% chance Austin will return.
One interesting thought: at Royal Rumble, they brought back Val, Perfect, Godfather and Goldust for one-off gimmick returns. They ended up keeping all of them around (at least for a while, in Godfather and Perfect's case).
I think there's a chance some of these returning stars will be hired, based on fan reaction. Maybe not Jake Roberts, you know, but if somebody like Hacksaw or Doink showed up and got MAJOR pops from the crowd, I bet Vince would sign them.
This could be veeeeeeelllyyyy eeeenteresting.
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Originally posted by El PescadoI think we should all join hands and wish for the return of DUDE LOVE! *Plays the Dude's Shack theme off the Anthology CD*
Anyone think Austin will make an appearance?
I think Foley will definitely be there and give about an 89.5% chance Austin will return.
One interesting thought: at Royal Rumble, they brought back Val, Perfect, Godfather and Goldust for one-off gimmick returns. They ended up keeping all of them around (at least for a while, in Godfather and Perfect's case).
I think there's a chance some of these returning stars will be hired, based on fan reaction. Maybe not Jake Roberts, you know, but if somebody like Hacksaw or Doink showed up and got MAJOR pops from the crowd, I bet Vince would sign them.
This could be veeeeeeelllyyyy eeeenteresting.
(Gets out megaphone)
People of New York. I know you will enjoy the special coming up next week, and I encourage you to cheer loudly at the right time. Therefore, when Vince McMahon introduces King Mabel, Friar Ferguson, Freddy Joe Floyd and Damian Demento, I beg you to not cheer. Go take a bathroom break or something. Or order more overpriced food. Just don't cheer. We don't need to give Vince any ideas. Cool?
Oh and don't let Jake bum any crack off you.
The call is from heroism; will you accept the charges?
People of New York. I know you will enjoy the special coming up next week, and I encourage you to cheer loudly at the right time. Therefore, when Vince McMahon introduces King Mabel, Friar Ferguson, Freddy Joe Floyd and Damian Demento, I beg you to not cheer. Go take a bathroom break or something. Or order more overpriced food. Just don't cheer. We don't need to give Vince any ideas. Cool?
Oh come on. A standing ovation for Freddy Joe Floyd would be hilarious. I'll never forget Kevin J. Podsiadnik's recap of his match against Triple H...."the man with three first names against the man with three last names."
"If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing." -- Charles Barkley
I'm rooting for The Bezerker and The Bushwackers. Heck, throw in the Nasty Boys too. It's been too long since I've seen a wrestler lick another wrestler's face or had it shoved into someone's arm pit. Rikishi's got nothing on them.
Considering they're packing ten years and roughly 62,400 minutes of programming into one 60-minute special, the only thing I'm certain of is a lengthy thread complaining of how much they glossed over and how much it therefore sucked.
Yet I'll be watching and popping like hell for Heenan. I hope.
(EDIT - 120 minutes. Thx PowerPB13)
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I hope they do vignettes the whole show with Heenan trying to get revenge on Doink for all the crap Doink pulled on him.
Ross mentioned in passing on RAW that they'll announce the greatest match in the history of RAW. I think the best wrestling match was Perfect & Flair's Loser Leaves Town match. Then there was that Stone Cold/Undertaker match which drew the highest rating for a wrestling match. My vote would probably go to Foley's first title win.
There was a thread about this over on OnlineOnslaught. A couple of the forum's UK viewers did some digging, and here is the answer:
No.
One guy emailed Sky channel and got this email in response:
"Thank you for your email about Wrestling. Unfortunately, Sky has no plans at present to broadcast the WWE Raw 10th Anniversary Special. However, your interest in this event has been noted and passed on to Sky Sports for their information."
I'm sure you could get a U.S. message board buddy to tape it and mail the tape to you. Postage for it can't be more than five bucks, and you could PayPal him/her the funds.
And just how long do you think the "Wrestlers We Lost" tribute segment will last?
EDIT- My darler, evil side wanted to make a crack about a "Dead-guy Battle Royal featuring the likes of Andre, Rude, and Owen, but I feared I would be burned at the stake for that...
I'm not too bothered about getting a copy, but it'd be nice to watch once and see the old faces they manage to wheel out. I'd imagine that they won't shoot any major angles-or if they do, they'll be recapped to detah anyway-but I will be majorly pissed if I miss Bret Hart's big return.
Originally posted by bash91Personally, I want Sniper, Recon, and The Jackal, complete with extra special red jewel, to grace my screen for one more evening.
Along with the Wack Pack (minus Hank the Dwarf, of course).
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Originally posted by Dexley's Midnight JoggerHow about Jake Roberts or Tony Atlas? That would be interesting (to me at least).
Ah yes - the enduring image of Jake passed out in the punch bowl, crack pipe in hand.
The 5th Horseman may yet be able to see TL Hopper - he's probably working on the toilets at the World, having become a real plumber when the wrestling sideline didn't work out.
Where is Samu these days? I'm sure Vince would love to have another fat Samoan on the roster - then he could move Rikishi back over and have two teams of fat Samoans wrestle each other to the delight of the crowd...
I'd be interested in seeing Bret and HBK - in a confined space. I'm sure Bret doesn't have quite *everything* out of his system as of yet. The winner of that match would face the winner of fuelinjected's Fatal Four-Way for a shot at Vince in a steel cage.
I'm expecting to see Rock and Austin in cameo roles.
Steph
I'm going twenty-four hours a day...I can't seem to stop - "Turn Up The Radio", Autograph
The three non WWE linked I am pretty sure will be there:
Bret Hart: Too much rumors about he and Vince for him not to Marc Mero: He has been on too many radio shows for him not to K-Kwik: I don't understand why this rumor got started, but I agree with it
Why have I grouped these three together? They have all given the exact same damn answer: "Vince has yet to contact me, and if he did, I'd probably turn it down." To much of a WWE-gave-me-this answer.
Semi Involved with WWE:
Iron Sheik: why not? the've used him before. Bob Backlund: same as Sheik Bobby Heenan: Just for sentaments. Harvey Whippleman: same as Bobby
Involved with WWE:
The Stooges: very important in the history of the Attitude Era Dean Malenko Sargent Slaughter
Others that left on ok-to-good terms:
Mick Foley Ken Shamrock Steve Blackman Dallas Page Mean Street Posse
Any other examples of goofy gimmictry might show up
I would give my left arm to have them build up the fact they have a disgruntled former WWF star there... He was screwed out of the WWF due to POLITICS! He was a guy who was never used to his potential in WCW, and thus was miserable for the final couple years he was there.
From the original list at the top of the thread, those actually on the first episode - I think IRS would have the best chance of being there among those you didn't comment on, if only because I swear I read something about Rotunda maybe being hired to work backstage. IRS would be an odd gimmick to show up, but it might also be a good example to sort of represent all of the weird gimmicks that were around when Raw debuted. I could maybe see Duggan showing up, which would be fun, as long as he's not still an evil Canadian. If this is going to have some kind of Slammy feel, with awards being given out, they could even have Duggan get tossed through a projector screen at some point.
Fuji and Slick showing up would be really cool. I'd love to see that, and Fuji seems a little more likely than Slick. And beyond just getting Lord Alfred Hayes to show up, they should work out a deal with Right Guard and Yipes Stripes Gum to sponsor the Anniversary Special.
Of people who showed up on Raw later...Gotta have Shatner there. He was on the 2 Year Anniversary Show, so why not on the 10 Year show? The only excuse that would be acceptable for them not having Shatner is if he turned it down since he has nothing to prove witought Road Dogg there and Jeff Jarrett is still G-O-O-N-N-E-E. Still, he could jump Lawler again. The best case scenario would be Shatner turning up at The World, still promoting TekWar as if he didn't know it's been off the air for almost as long as Raw has been on.
I'd like to see Sid making a drop-in appearance, too, and saying something Sid-like. Vader turning up would be a big surprise, though less funny.
Ten least likely (not dead) name wrestlers to appear at the World:
1) Dingbat Warrior: Would anyone really want to be next to him on the plane as he pontificates about how he will provide analysis of destructivity to the masses? 2) Scott Hall: Especially if its open bar. 3/4) Joanie loves Chachi: Can't see either the creature formerly known as Chyna nor Waltman allowed in the building. 5) Jeff Jarrett: Unless Good Ol' JR actually buries the hatchet, its highly doubtful. 6) Ludwig Borga: I doubt they want to remember him. 7) Lex Luger: The less said about the Lex Express, the better. Plus, Vince never forgives and forgets completely. 8) Ted Dibiase: Unless God tells him to meet with Michaels. 9) Sandman: See Hall, Scott. 10) Shane Douglas: See Borga, Ludwig.
Please help control the McMahon population. Have your Triple H's spayed or neutered.
Poking around here for Brew Guy's report from last week, I came across... "I have never really fully meet a cynmark until I went to TOA and came here. Please believe when I say I fear for us all if we become as bad as TOA.