9/11

“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children.”

—former President George W. Bush

WWF Summerslam 1995

I purposely held off this one until the very end of the run. And there’s a very good flipping reason for that. It’s Summerslam from 1995.

*shudder*

If you’ve been following the blog over the course of this month, you’ll probably notice that when it comes to the various ’95 events that I’ve mused over, my reactions have been rather negative. Perhaps I’m being too kind. 1995 was a shit year for wrestling; whether it’s the Hulk Hogan wankfest at WCW or… whatever the fuck they were doing in WWF… Look, kids. There’s a reason ECW got hot during that time and it wasn’t because it was the best looking product out there.

So, here we are… Summerslam 1995. Your main event for the evening is WWF World Champion Diesel defending his championship against 1995 King of the Ring winner, Mabel.

Fuck me. This is going to be painful.

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The Nerd Vs. The Bores: The Final Battle (God, I Hope So)

Uploaded this onto Dailymotion back in October 2014 and never got around to posting this on Youtube until recently because… well, I’ll let the opening blurb explain. Coincidentally, I took the time to post some thoughts on IG’s recent “Opening Up” video and… well, again, I’ll let the video speak for itself. Otherwise, enjoy some rubbish commentary over rubbish wrestling video game schlock.

For those who want to see the original Dailymotion upload, click here.

WWF Summerslam 1993

It starts with Wrestlemania IX… where Bret Hart lost the WWF title to Yokozuna… who would then lose the WWF title to Hulk Hogan in an impromptu match… who would then do fuck all with the title before dropping it back to Yokozuna at the King of The Ring PPV, which would signal the final appearance of Hogan in the WWF for eight years. Yokozuna would then hold an open challenge on the U.S.S. Intrepid, where many have tried (and failed) to bodyslam the 500-pound behemoth. Then, when all was said and done, along came Lex Luger to fulfill the deed, earning himself a shot (his “only shot” according to Jim Cornette) at the champ at Summerslam. What followed was a cross-country tour, kissing babies and getting support from the paid extras posing as locals.

And then, we come to the match itself and… well, that’s jumping ahead here.

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