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- Pro Wrestling Then and Now: Peteani & Mezzera look back at WWF Survivor Series 1995 and In Your House V: Season’s Beatings (103 min.)SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)...
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor and “Raw Hits and Misses” author Jon Mezzera and Frank Peteani wrap up their journey reviewing 1995 WWF by looking back at Survivor Series and In Your House V. They lightly review the undercards of each show, but focus on Bret Hart vs. Diesel from Survivor Series. From In Your House V, they focus on Owen Hart vs. Diesel and Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog. Amongst other topics, discussion is had on Diesel’s transformation after losing to Bret, as well as his turn from tweener to heel. They then reflect on the year that was 1995, recapping Diesel’s title run, as well as the placement of babyfaces and heels. They can’t help sneaking a little baseball talk at the end. Frank makes an announcement about the show and his status with PWTorch.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor and “Raw Hits and Misses” author Jon Mezzera and Frank Peteani resume their journey reviewing 1995 WWF, taking on the In Your House III & IV PPVs. At III the key matches are Razor Ramon vs. Dean Douglas, Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Jean-Pierre Lafitte, and Diesel (WWF Champion) & Shawn Michaels (Intercontinental Champion) vs. The British Bulldog & Yokozuna (Interim WWF Tag Team Champions. Bulldog stood in for Owen Hart). At IV Fatu (eventual Rikishi) took on Hunter Hearst Helmsley (Triple H), Razor Ramon & 1-2-3 Kid challenged The Smoking Gunns for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Razor Ramon challenged Dean Douglas for the Intercontinental Championship, and Diesel defended the WWF Championship against The British Bulldog. Several key things happened around this time including the Undertaker being injured by Mabel and Shawn Michaels getting beat up at a bar by several marines.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor and “Raw Hits and Misses” author Jon Mezzera and Frank Peteani resume their journey reviewing 1995 WWF by breaking both the In Your House II and Summerslam PPVs. In Your House II features a great Intercontinental Championship match between Shawn Michaels and Jarrett. Summerslam features the eventual Kane’s debut as Isaac Yankem, DDS. vs. Bret “Hit Man” Hart, Razor Ramon challenging Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship, and Diesel defending the WWF Championship against King Mabel. Many topics are discussed including:
- Brief thoughts on Hulk Hogan’s passing to open the show
- Bill Watts brief tenure in WWF
- Racism in WWF
- Many “occupational” gimmicks used in WWF
- The abrupt departures of Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie after In Your House II
- The original plan for the WWF Tag Team Championship match at Summerslam
- Owen Hart nearly getting fired
- Wade’s reporting on Hakushi not bumping for babyfaces and not adjusting his style
- Vince’s pushing of tag teams
- The teasing of Razor turning heel
- The odd interference by Lex Luger in the main event and the lack of interference by newly turned heel British Bulldog
- The idea of trying to swerve the audience then the way they do now
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor and “Raw Hits and Misses” author Jon Mezzera and Frank resume their journey reviewing 1995 WWF by breaking down the much-criticized King of the Ring PPV. They discuss the decision to have Mabel win the tournament and its opportunity cost. They run alternate scenarios not only for the King of the Ring tournament, but for the main event in which Diesel was coming off an injury. Prior to discussing the show, they talk about some happenings between In Your House and this show, which includes Chris Benoit briefly working for WWF, Dustin Rhodes in negotiations with the company, and the announcement about WCW’s upcoming show which turned out to be Monday Nitro.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor and “Raw Hits and Misses” author Jon Mezzera and Frank resume their journey reviewing 1995 WWF by breaking down the first In Your House PPV. Bret Hart faced Hakushi and later Jerry “The King” Lawler, which ultimately set up the Kiss My Foot match at King of the Ring. Diesel defends the WWF Championship against Sid. Many topics are discussed including this being the beginning of the more frequent WWF PPV cycle, was the heel & babyface ledger truly out of balance as most people think it was in 1995, garbage finishes in the main event on an initial offering of a new PPV, and more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin joins Frank to review ECW’s Hostile City Showdown from 1995, Frank’s first time reviewing an ECW show. They open discussing the situation that occurred on the previous show, Three Way Dance, in which Sabu no-showed, and how it was handled by Paul Heyman. They then review the event match by match, which featured a phenomenal match between Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko for the ECW TV Championship, and discuss many topics including what fans wanted from ECW, how Paul Heyman handled talent as opposed to other promotions, and how the Guerrero vs. Malenko match began a change in how their shows were presented.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor Jon Mezzera joins Frank Peteani to continue their review of the 1995 WWF, focusing on WrestleMania XI held in Hartford, Conn. This event featured Diesel defending the WWF Championship against Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart competing against Bob Backlund in an “I Quit” match, and N.Y. Giants legend and NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor facing Bam Bam Bigelow. They briefly discuss the episode of Raw following WrestleMania, where Shawn Michaels gives his bodyguard Sid the “night off.” They also touch on Wade calling out sports reporters for their coverage of the Taylor vs. Bam Bam match.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor Zach Barber makes his debut on Pro Wrestling Then and Now to review WCW Uncensored 1995. They first discuss WCW and WWF increasing their PPV lot, and then review the show. It featured the infamous King of the Road match between Dustin Rhodes and Blacktop Bully that got both men fired along with Mike Graham, who was responsible for the match. Other matches included Martial Arts (Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Meng), a Boxer vs. Wrestler (Johnny B. Badd vs. Arn Anderson), a Falls Count Anywhere (Harlem Heat vs. The Nasty Boys), a Strap Match (Hulk Hogan vs. Vader), and more. The debut of the Ultimate Warrior knockoff Renegade happened here as well. They review the poorly received show and reference Wade Keller’s write up from Newsletter edition #326 amongst other readers.
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SHOW SUMMARY: Long-time PWTorch.com contributor Chris Maitland of the “Wrestling Coast to Coast” Dailycast returns to Pro Wrestling Then and Now to review the 1995 edition of WCW SuperBrawl, which featured seven matches out of which six had interference finishes and one had the infamous “Dusty finish” (Nasty Boys vs. Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team Championship). U.S. Champion Vader challenges Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Championship with Ric Flair in the stands and the promotion all but tells you there would be interference. Frank is hard on the show and highlights a lot of the very fair criticism Wade wrote in his newsletter at the time (edition 322).
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SHOW SUMMARY: Long-time PWTorch contributor Brandon LeClair returns to Pro Wrestling Then and Now to review episodes 3 & 4 of WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event. Episode 3 featured follow-up of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper interfering in Uncle Elmer’s wedding, which led to a six-man tag match featuring Piper & Jesse “The Body” Ventura & “Cowboy” Bob Orton vs. Elmer & Hillbilly Jim & Cousin Luke. Terry Funk wrestles Junk Yard Dog on episode 3 and then challenges Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship on episode 4. There’s Halloween comedy amongst other skits. There’s a lot of discussion of why the product was presented as such during this period as compared to other eras including today. What do we appreciate about later eras and even today vs. the product back then?
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