LovesHeels
02-25-2006, 01:17 PM
I was a wrestling fan in the late 80s, early 90s. This was the tail end of the first Hulk Hogan era (who REALLY needs to hang it up, by the way), when things were still real "cartoon-y", with really colorful characters and definite lines between good guys and bad. Though I hear it is kind of moving back that way, yes?
Anyway, I was cleaning out my old VHS tapes (going obsolete anyway) to make room for all the DVDs and I found WrestleMania 5. Who remembers this one, the second WrestleMania in a row to be held at Trump Plaza? This would be 1989, or 1990, I think.
I watched some of this vid and laughed my ass off, remembering how funny it was even the first time I saw it. There were so many funny (i.e. unplanned) moments that just came off as flat out comedy.
1) Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude - UW gave Rude a backbreaker and then, still holding Rude, clearly lost his balance and just stumbled into the corner and both fell in a heap. Gorilla Monsoon covered with "Oh, look at that, he DUMPED him right in the corner!" (HA!)
2) Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Bad News Brown - At the end of the match, Hacksaw is alone in the ring and he has a huge SNOT hanging from his nose (eeewwwww). Jesse Ventura comments on it, and they get a CLOSE UP SHOT of it! Nasty!
3) Bobby Heenan vs. Red Rooster - A manager fighting possibly the dumbest wrestling character ever created. The match was about 2 minutes long, and Heenan wore a mini-Andre the Giant suit. At ringside was the Brooklyn Brawler (aka Steve Lombardi) who, unless I'm wrong, has yet to actually win a match in something like 15 years in wrestling.
4) The Bushwhakers vs. The Fabulous Rougeu Bros. - Two very wierd teams. At the end of the match, the Bushwhackers walk up the aisle, find a commentator, and proceed to LICK the guy all over his face. Ewwwwww. Man, those guys were weird.
5) RUN DMC performing at "halftime" - They performed the "WrestleMania rap", and the sound system sucked so bad you couldn't hear anything. When they finished, the place was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. Announcer: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for RUN DMC!" (weak applause)
6) Hulk Hogan vs. Macho Man Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth at ringside) - When Elizabeth was walking down the aisle before the match, some guy in the crowd reached out and pinched her ass. A security guy ran back to confront the guy but the camera stayed on Elizabeth.
Anyway, I was cleaning out my old VHS tapes (going obsolete anyway) to make room for all the DVDs and I found WrestleMania 5. Who remembers this one, the second WrestleMania in a row to be held at Trump Plaza? This would be 1989, or 1990, I think.
I watched some of this vid and laughed my ass off, remembering how funny it was even the first time I saw it. There were so many funny (i.e. unplanned) moments that just came off as flat out comedy.
1) Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude - UW gave Rude a backbreaker and then, still holding Rude, clearly lost his balance and just stumbled into the corner and both fell in a heap. Gorilla Monsoon covered with "Oh, look at that, he DUMPED him right in the corner!" (HA!)
2) Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Bad News Brown - At the end of the match, Hacksaw is alone in the ring and he has a huge SNOT hanging from his nose (eeewwwww). Jesse Ventura comments on it, and they get a CLOSE UP SHOT of it! Nasty!
3) Bobby Heenan vs. Red Rooster - A manager fighting possibly the dumbest wrestling character ever created. The match was about 2 minutes long, and Heenan wore a mini-Andre the Giant suit. At ringside was the Brooklyn Brawler (aka Steve Lombardi) who, unless I'm wrong, has yet to actually win a match in something like 15 years in wrestling.
4) The Bushwhakers vs. The Fabulous Rougeu Bros. - Two very wierd teams. At the end of the match, the Bushwhackers walk up the aisle, find a commentator, and proceed to LICK the guy all over his face. Ewwwwww. Man, those guys were weird.
5) RUN DMC performing at "halftime" - They performed the "WrestleMania rap", and the sound system sucked so bad you couldn't hear anything. When they finished, the place was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. Announcer: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for RUN DMC!" (weak applause)
6) Hulk Hogan vs. Macho Man Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth at ringside) - When Elizabeth was walking down the aisle before the match, some guy in the crowd reached out and pinched her ass. A security guy ran back to confront the guy but the camera stayed on Elizabeth.