TSC's Official WWE Network Thread

[CM_Burns]

Let's go X, Let's go Y chants weren't even a thing yet. Sid was always over no matter how bad his matches were. The time for pushing Benoit (and not even Benoit specfically but the whole mid card workhorse crew and younger stars instead of continuing to push old washed up stars is what people mean in this context) was way over due and it really was a bizarre decision to put the belt on Benoit when they knew he was leaving. Putting it on him was not going to keep him or the other three. It was a completely empty gesture and they should have just had him give Sid the best match Sid can have and put him over strong. Instead it led to the title being immediately vacated, Sid wins it, vacated again, Kevin Nash wins it, Sid wins it back all within the next 2 weeks.

Maybe the dueling chant as we now know it wasn't around yet, but face vs facematches in WCW where both guys were cheered and crowd support was split was something that happened. DDP vs Goldberg and Nash vs Goldberg in 1998 had hot crowds where both guys were over and crowd support was split. The crowd at Souled Out 2000 didn't just turn on Benoit and support Sid, they didn't give a fukk about Benoit at all. The crowd behind him as he's holding up the belt after his victory is expressionless and have their hands at their sides.

Whether the behind the scenes sh1t with Kevin Sullivan was an empty gesture or not, the fans in the building that night mostly did not know or care about it, they put the belt on Benoit for his first world title win and the fans did not give a fukk. Push the workhorses and not the washed up stars, when the crowd was so behind Sid and didn't give a fukk about Benoit? You might say that they ruined Benoit or something by not pushing him enough in 1999, but he had a solid midcard/upper midcard spot all year. If you can't go from a midcard/upper midcard spot to the main event and be over in the main event, you're not that over.

The match wasn't that good either, those guys had a very good PPV match in 1999 but this didn't suck but never really hit the next gear.

 

[stro]

Don't forget that the original main event was Sid vs Bret for the title. Benoit was supposed to face Jarrett for the US Championship, which also got cancelled last minute due to injury. Honestly in some ways it's more insulting than anything that on Benoit's last night they're still using him as a last resort when all of the old guys are out hurt or not working. At this point in WCW, Hogan, Flair, Sting, Goldberg, and DDP weren't active. Instead of elevating younger guys that had been stuck in the mid card for YEARS (Benoit, Eddie, Booker, Saturn, Kanyon, Rey, Kidman, Jericho and Raven before they left for the same reason), the people getting the most screen time were: Sid, NWO 7.0 consisting of Hart, Hall, Nash, Jarrett, and the Harris Brothers, and a suddenly returned 700 year old Terry Funk.

WCW over relying on old WWF dudes was a complaint going back to 1994 and now it was 2000 and instead of relying on Hulkamania dudes, they were relying on New Generation dudes all in their 40s, most of them injury prone and lazy as fukk. Plus Jeff Jarrett.

 

[Love Sosa]

Mania 22 was a good ass show for being in such an awful era. Much better than I remember it being at the time. Crowd was on fire and shoutout Mickie James for stealing the show

 

[Grifter]

 

[jadillac]

I'm excited about the move to Peacock.

I just hope there's no lost content as a result.

But peacock is a stable streaming service with consistent quality.

 

[CM_Burns]

Stone Cold has an interview with Sasha up. I might have to turn it off after Sasha brought up how her mom hated the name "Sasha Banks" because it sounded like a pornstars name. Stone Cold just made an uncomfortable looking face and didn't react. Lol, boring ass interview.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Looking at these old Nitros, Mongo’s embarrassing wrestling performances were highlighted by the fact that he was always working matches and angles with good workers...Benoit, Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero. He’s like a garbage guest appearance on a song where everyone else is spittin.

 

[NYChase718]

Looking at these old Nitros, Mongo’s embarrassing wrestling performances were highlighted by the fact that he was always working matches and angles with good workers...Benoit, Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero. He’s like a garbage guest appearance on a song where everyone else is spittin.

Super calo vs mongo would be a career on the line match via deadly botch

 

[stro]

Super calo vs mongo would be a career on the line match via deadly botch

just the idea of that match happening

You know as bad as Mongo was, I do find him kind of endearing. He was always excited and really seemed like he was trying his best.

 

[thaKEAF]

I'm excited about the move to Peacock.

I just hope there's no lost content as a result.

But peacock is a stable streaming service with consistent quality.

yeah not gonna lie I’ve been wanting f go watch some old stuff recently. Didn’t want to make a trial account and definitely wasn’t giving the company any money. So this peacock deal is a win.

 

[904Lurker]

I need another ICON episode

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I don’t remember Alex Wright being cruiserweight champ.

How was his big ass a cruiserweight?

Benoit had to be like on the inside every time he had to team up with Mongo.

 

[Flex Luger]

I don’t remember Alex Wright being cruiserweight champ.

How was his big ass a cruiserweight?

Benoit had to be like on the inside every time he had to team up with Mongo.

He was billed at 225 and that was the limit for the WCW Cruiserweight title

 

[stro]

225 for cruiserweight is fukking nuts. In any other combat sport, that's full blown heavyweight.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I feel bad for Ultimo Dragon. I always fukked with dude. He used to work his ass off and have incredible matches to NO crowd reaction.

WCW was trying to get him over too. Crowd was like fukking Hicks.