WWE Network General Discussion Thread

**Jim** · 09-04-2019, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by The LL Father

As much as I love the network as it has allowed me to really get back in to wrestling as watching it from the years 2002 til like last year was not possible.

Only grievances I have is that the Raw and Smackdowns dont appear until about a month after they air. I get that they have deals with TV stations etc but i still think they could put it on a few days later and still not ruin the ratings that they are apparently arent even getting.

That and my Samsung smart TV has lost the network as they have removed it for whatever reason >.<

If it was up to the WWE, they'd probably add Raw/SD (And likely NXT once it comes to USA Network) immediately, but the Networks are the ones who aren't going to be happy. As long as they're making total bank with TV rights, the WWE has no reason to care more about the Network than TV.

**Jim** · 09-14-2019, 09:29 PM

Looks like another drop of WCW Thunder is coming on September 16th. Most are expecting it to just be a ~20 episode drop, bringing the series to November 2000, but with just a few months remaining, I suppose it's possible it will cover the rest of Thunder's run.

**indyfan** · 09-15-2019, 12:36 AM

What happened with the wwenetwork and the war to settle the score and brawl to end it all hidden gems release? I read they released them then took then down a few days later.

**Jim** · 09-15-2019, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by indyfan

What happened with the wwenetwork and the war to settle the score and brawl to end it all hidden gems release? I read they released them then took then down a few days later.

Supposedly there's some potential rights issues with MTV. My assumption is they need to edit something out and they'd be added back soon.

**King Steventon** · 09-15-2019, 08:21 AM

WALTER vs Ohno on the next EVOLVE weekend!!

Ed · 09-15-2019, 08:25 AM

Hopefully it's better than their NXT UK match.

**Jim** · 09-15-2019, 04:33 PM

Is this going to be another EVOLVE show on the WWE Network?

**Deco90** · 09-24-2019, 12:29 PM

Been watching Monday Night Nitro from 1995. I'm up to FallBrawl with the War Games match in 1996.

I was strictly a WWE guy and so I didn't watch anything WCW related back then.

Some of the stuff has had me in stitches with the Dungeon of Doom shit Haha!

How good was Mene Gene though? His one liners are excellent! Same with Heenan on commentary.

I've pretty much got into a pattern where I'm watching the nWo & Horsemen stuff along with the Cruiserweight Division and then skipping everything else.

Watching matches like Regal vs Malenko and combinations between like Rey, Jericho, Eddie, Malenko and them guys is pretty awesome.

**Jim** · 09-25-2019, 03:39 AM

I can't remember too much quality from Heenan in WCW. He never gelled with his broadcast partners like he did in WWE and I had preferred Jesse Ventura being the color commentator prior to Heenan's arrival.

**Necro** · 09-25-2019, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Deco90

Been watching Monday Night Nitro from 1995. I'm up to FallBrawl with the War Games match in 1996.

I was strictly a WWE guy and so I didn't watch anything WCW related back then.

Some of the stuff has had me in stitches with the Dungeon of Doom shit Haha!

How good was Mene Gene though? His one liners are excellent! Same with Heenan on commentary.

I've pretty much got into a pattern where I'm watching the nWo & Horsemen stuff along with the Cruiserweight Division and then skipping everything else.

Watching matches like Regal vs Malenko and combinations between like Rey, Jericho, Eddie, Malenko and them guys is pretty awesome.

Yeah I dug Heenan in WCW, the combo with him Dusty and Tony was always fun.

**Jim** · 09-25-2019, 07:47 PM

Looks like tomorrow the WWE Network will be adding yet another incredible find in the Hidden Gems section with AWA's Superclash 4. Why is this show so special? For nearly thirty years, it was believed that it was never even recorded!

Granted, the show will likely suck something hard, but this Hidden Gems section is amazing.

**Deco90** · 11-15-2019, 01:58 PM

Just watched the Tommaso Ciampa Blackheart documentary and as always seems to be the case with these, it was awesome. Very moving and emotional, I thought.

**Jim** · 11-15-2019, 07:47 PM

The final batch upload for WCW Thunder (Nov 2000-March 2001) will be coming this Monday. There's not much of importance in this time period besides a Cruiserweight Title switch in December and three of the five AJ Styles in WCW matches.

**The EC** · 11-23-2019, 10:35 PM

Do we really need a Cain Velasquez episode of WWE Chronicle? I mean is he gonna wrestle again any time soon or are we done with that already?

**Jim** · 12-10-2019, 11:07 AM

The latest Table for Three is a total trip with Jeff Jarrett, Sting, and AJ Styles just discussing memories of being together in TNA.

**Jim** · 01-20-2020, 02:50 PM

The Network dropped another block of Primetime Wrestling. It's pretty lowkey since it's only ten episodes, but it gives you a snapshot of what the WWE was like in the build to Summerslam 1989 and all of the angles coming away from Summerslam. That includes Randy Savage morphing into The Macho King, Roddy Piper and Rick Rude at war, and the growing issues between Andre the Giant and The Ultimate Warrior. Oddly, what I find most interesting about these episodes are the random tidbits like multiple matches from Barry Windham's short stint as The Widow Maker (Including a match against Tito Santana) and an appearance by a jobber tag team that would end up becoming ECW's The Pitbulls years later. There's a handful of good looking matches including Mr. Perfect vs Tito Santana, Tito Santana vs The Widow Maker, and The Hart Foundation vs The Rockers.

**indyfan** · 01-20-2020, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jim

The Network dropped another block of Primetime Wrestling. It's pretty lowkey since it's only ten episodes, but it gives you a snapshot of what the WWE was like in the build to Summerslam 1989 and all of the angles coming away from Summerslam. That includes Randy Savage morphing into The Macho King, Roddy Piper and Rick Rude at war, and the growing issues between Andre the Giant and The Ultimate Warrior. Oddly, what I find most interesting about these episodes are the random tidbits like multiple matches from Barry Windham's short stint as The Widow Maker (Including a match against Tito Santana) and an appearance by a jobber tag team that would end up becoming ECW's The Pitbulls years later. There's a handful of good looking matches including Mr. Perfect vs Tito Santana, Tito Santana vs The Widow Maker, and The Hart Foundation vs The Rockers.

Ten episodes and some of the matches are from SNME. Lazy

Windham vs Tito is a great match and worth checking out. Hart Foundation vs Rockers is from wrestlefest.

in all honesty this reveal is severly lacking. If they would of finished the year, youd get Bret Hart vs Perfect from Wheeling WV.

Ed · 01-24-2020, 08:43 PM

The untold about Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero is a really good watch, especially to hear Dom's thoughts on on what it was like to be apart of their feud.

**Jim** · 01-24-2020, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Ed

The untold about Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero is a really good watch, especially to hear Dom's thoughts on on what it was like to be apart of their feud.

For that series, I thought it was just okay. Acting like the Summerslam ladder botch fest was some classic was bad enough, but then they also tried to make it seem like Rey's performance in the Rumble match was some amazing thing. I did enjoy hearing from Dominic since that was actually unique and new material. The series tends to be really good though.

Ed · 01-24-2020, 09:36 PM

Oh yeah, it would of come off more authentic had Rey touched on on the Vickie botch and joked about it. It's not uncommon for wrestlers to think their work was better than what their fans thought so if Rey thinks that it was a great match, fair enough, but the one thing everyone remembers about the match is WHERE THE FUCK WAS VICKIE and he skated right passed it. Eddie giving Dominic twizzlers between takes was cute.

I was kinda shocked that Rey didn't visit Eddie's grave until 2019.