Dark Side Of The Ring season 4

[Unholy Diver]

For real, you didn't know he was the Disciple? I thought it was well known back then he was the Disciple. The way he described how his face got smashed was rough, that was brutal.

Maybe he was the Disciple, but there is no way he was The Booty Man, the Butcher, the Man with No Name, or the Zodiac

 

[EpochLink]

Maybe he was the Disciple, but there is no way he was The Booty Man, the Butcher, the Man with No Name, or the Zodiac

I can’t believe he main evened Starrcade 1994.

 

[Unholy Diver]

I can’t believe he main evened Starrcade 1994.

I can't believe that wasn't what actually put WCW out of business

Though every match on the card had at least one eventual WWE hall of famer, including the 2nd match featuring Alex Wright picking up the win over Jean Paul Levesque

 

[CDJ]

Chris Colt was a wild boy

 

[Chuck Testa]

Chris Colt was a wild boy

The guy seemed like a lunatic .

That episode was definitely dark. What a lifestyle.

 

[CDJ]

Nathan from South Park was on the Chris Adams episode

 

[Grackle Party]

Has HBK ever said if Chris Adams influenced him? The superkick, kip ups and all that was very HBK

 

[Scandale du Jour]

That Booray guy looks so much like Miz's dad

 

[TheShape]

Had no idea about the Austin/Chris Adam’s/wives storyline. Learn something new everyday.

Weird seeing Austin in that type of storyline.

 

[joestevens29]

Had no idea about the Austin/Chris Adam’s/wives storyline. Learn something new everyday.

Weird seeing Austin in that type of storyline.

Guy sure had a knack for marrying coworkers ex-wives

 

[Brodeur]

Had no idea about the Austin/Chris Adam’s/wives storyline. Learn something new everyday.

Weird seeing Austin in that type of storyline.

Finally got around to watching that episode a few days ago. Definitely funny hearing Adams' daughter explain it, something to the effect of "As a kid I'm watching my dad and my step-mom step into the ring to fight my mom and my step-dad."

 

[Chuck Testa]

The Sandman episode was great.

I was always fan of the Sandman... I had no idea that he used to have a gimmick where he wore a wet suit and carried a surfboard to the ring.

I LOL'ed when he said that Paul Heyman said "yeah that surfboard is getting broken over your head".

 

[Grackle Party]

The Sandman episode was great.

I was always fan of the Sandman... I had no idea that he used to have a gimmick where he wore a wet suit and carried a surfboard to the ring.

I LOL'ed when he said that Paul Heyman said "yeah that surfboard is getting broken over your head".

Go back and watch some ECW prior to them going Extreme. Sandman was a surfer as you said and Taz was actually like a feral Tasmanian devil man before his MMA gimmick. there's probably more I cant think of.

much more in line with gimmicks in WWF and WCW in the early 90s

 

[Chuck Testa]

Go back and watch some ECW prior to them going Extreme. Sandman was a surfer as you said and Taz was actually like a feral Tasmanian devil man before his MMA gimmick. there's probably more I cant think of.

much more in line with gimmicks in WWF and WCW in the early 90s

The Sandman that I can remember is the last version of himself. Carrying the kendo stick and wearing whatever tf he wanted to the ring.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Go back and watch some ECW prior to them going Extreme. Sandman was a surfer as you said and Taz was actually like a feral Tasmanian devil man before his MMA gimmick. there's probably more I cant think of.

much more in line with gimmicks in WWF and WCW in the early 90s

Tommy Dreamer was a pretty boy like Marcus Bagwell - prior to the Buff gimmick change

 

[Brodeur]

Watched the Sensational Sherri and Brutus Beefcake episodes. Both were fine but probably not ones I'd go out of my way to rewatch.



Also a trailer for their upcoming four part series on the death of WCW. Probably won't be any new info for most of us, but I'll still give it a watch. Awhile back wrestling came up during conversation with a younger coworker who said he only watched WCW as a kid and stopped following wrestling when Nitro got the axe. He might find this series interesting since he was too young to understand/care about the business side.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Who killed WCW?

It was Jamie Kellner. Not Russo, not Hogan, not Bischoff. Kellner and the company deciding they didn't want wrestling on Turner.

My biggest 'what if' would be what if Bischoff bought WCW before Vince did.

 

[Megahab]

Who killed WCW?

It was Jamie Kellner. Not Russo, not Hogan, not Bischoff. Kellner and the company deciding they didn't want wrestling on Turner.

My biggest 'what if' would be what if Bischoff bought WCW before Vince did.

WCW was pretty much dead before that decision was made. I doubt they would have turned things around.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

WCW was pretty much dead before that decision was made. I doubt they would have turned things around.

Yep...the death of WCW for me was constantly trying to chase the Outsiders and Hogan/NWO swerve for years. The NWO stuff got boring after several months and definitely after a year, but they insisted on trying to chase that one swerve to bring the fans back.

 

[joestevens29]

Watched the Sensational Sherri and Brutus Beefcake episodes. Both were fine but probably not ones I'd go out of my way to rewatch.



Also a trailer for their upcoming four part series on the death of WCW. Probably won't be any new info for most of us, but I'll still give it a watch. Awhile back wrestling came up during conversation with a younger coworker who said he only watched WCW as a kid and stopped following wrestling when Nitro got the axe. He might find this series interesting since he was too young to understand/care about the business side.

Ric Flair went on a pretty big rant about not being involved.

Then he went on another rant yesterday about a pizza joint. Maybe there is a reason he's not being asked lol

 

[DaaaaB's]

Finally got around to watching the Chris Adams episode. Interesting stuff but nothing I didn't already know. They really tried to get the message across that he was a great guy other than when he was drunk but I've always heard that he was pretty much an asshole all the time.

 

[Drunk Doink]

Anyone interested in Chris Adams should watch the "Gentleman's Choice" documentary. It was made around 2008 and is low budget looking as hell, but it goes more in depth (around an hour and a half long) and is just way better IMO than Dark Side. The amount of shady people in it is pretty insane and gives you a really good look into how bad he had fallen by the end.

 

[timekeep]

Had no idea about the Austin/Chris Adam’s/wives storyline. Learn something new everyday.

Weird seeing Austin in that type of storyline.

yeh, that was interesting

Finally got around to watching that episode a few days ago. Definitely funny hearing Adams' daughter explain it, something to the effect of "As a kid I'm watching my dad and my step-mom step into the ring to fight my mom and my step-dad."

That was the funniest thing I have heard on Dark Side of the Ring

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Yep...the death of WCW for me was constantly trying to chase the Outsiders and Hogan/NWO swerve for years. The NWO stuff got boring after several months and definitely after a year, but they insisted on trying to chase that one swerve to bring the fans back.

IMO the shot that sank the ship was giving the talent creative control written into their contracts. that's what led to things like Nash completely ruining 2 years of Goldberg build up in 1 match and Hogan doing the same to Sting

 

[TheShape]

Vice sold Black Saturday short on this one, this should’ve been a two parter. There wasn’t a whole lot of emphasis on Vince.