Statfreak101

Currently my favorite podcast...but I am curious as to why Mo is no longer with him!

You need to tell us more about what it was like to see Kwang live.

I dragged my parents to a WWF House show in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center for my 12th birthday. Here was the card: WWF @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - June 6, 1998 (7,324) Scorpio defeated D-Lo Brown Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman Bradshaw defeated Kama Farooq defeated Mark Henry via disqualification The Headbangers defeated Too Much Dustin Runnels & Terry Funk defeated Savio Vega & Jose Estrada Jr. Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Vader WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom WWF World Champion Steve Austin & The Undertaker defeated Mankind & Kane in a no holds barred match I am pretty sure I have some photos floating around somewhere - but looking back on it, that is a pretty solid card for a house show.

I like when he has to talk about a dude's flag pole being in full ass salute. LOL.

Looks like I have something to listen to in the car! Thanks, fellas!

I think Waltman is very engaging and informative...when he wants to be. I enjoyed his WWF Timeline from 1994 - no reason why he shouldn't be as open as he can get with Austin.

So why the hell didn't he just let Shawn go and keep Bret instead? Hart was a much more reliable employee and a better consistent draw than Michaels was. Getting rid of HBK would've meant Vince instantly becoming free of a lot of the backstage problems which had plagued the company; and it's not like WCW would've had any idea of what to do with Shawn anyway. And if the WWF no longer had to pay Shawn's probably-huge salary, then Bret's contract suddenly becomes infinitely more affordable. It boils down to Vince showing a really bizarre and still-unexplained favoritism to Shawn, letting him get away with all kinds of ridiculous bullshit which McMahon would've NEVER tolerated from any other performer before or since. In a way, Vince and the WWF did rid themselves of Shawn Michaels. It just took a significant back "injury" to do so that wouldn't come until WMXIV.

If I recall correctly the WWF made a loss of $5m dollars that year. Bret's contract (was it $2m-ish?) represented a near halving of that deficit, if one assumes that PPV revenues wouldn't have changed as a result of Bret's absence. So I suppose that one could indeed justify it as a cost-cutting measure, consdering Bret's base salary was so far ahead of anybody else's. But somehow, McMahon and the WWF were able to pay Mike Tyson the money they did not more than 3-4 months later.

Bix, or anyone have a link to the review on Hart's book? I've read it a few times, and love it more each time. Would love to read a review on it of this caliber. Thanks!

Some guys that I hope Austin interviews over time on his podcast... Hebner Waltman B. Hart (Again - more in depth stuff) Taker Vader Holly Dibiase Finkel I am sure there are more - and of course, a number of guys that are deceased that would have been good to listen to.

As far as Lawler goes, is it really that difficult to imagine him actually wrestling around 10 times per week? The guy was a staple within the Memphis territory and such. I wouldn't be shocked to know that this was reality.

That question/answer about a reality show documenting ECW is classic.

Well, if that's the case and someone does not want to make money...I guess I can take my money elsewhere!

Yeah, I am a narc. The 1000's of copied DVD's that are sitting in my computer room just scream narc. Douche.

So, is it possible to buy that set somewhere on here?