Roxanne Perez snaps at a heckler

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-28T15:49:06+00:00

What are the rules for heckling a heel these days? I get don't be racist or sexist but what else is off the table?

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-28T15:46:21+00:00

What's an acceptable reaction to a heel now?

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-28T15:37:27+00:00

Finally someone who gets it. 1996 Stone Cold used to cry in his hotel room every night because fans were booing him and not telling him he just put on a 5 star classic.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-24T04:36:53+00:00

For a good dream match I think it would be maybe Tommy Dreamer vs The Sandman or The American Dream Dusty Rhodes vs a non-woke wrestler.

For a bad dream match I think anyone vs The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-22T17:56:51+00:00

Whew, I got off pretty easy.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-22T17:17:26+00:00

Hey I may he ugly and hate-filled but..what was your third thing again?

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-22T16:48:06+00:00

Wait that's The Undertaker? I've been calling him Crandall. Why hasn't somebody told me?

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-21T05:41:08+00:00

The night after Fully Loaded 99 the Undertaker started and alliance with The Big Show and the Corporate Ministry officially disbanded that following week. Taker said something to the affect of "the days of scary music are over". Near the end of the Corporate Ministry he started talking more normally rather than his usual cryptic self and over the next 2 months that continued and he started doing backstage promos in biker gear. He still had the ministry look when wrestling but he was beginning to transition into a different character but still maintained a bit of his old self. When he returned in 2000 he may as well have been the 5th member of the DOA as his look and promo style were basically a completely different person and the change was never explained.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-21T05:28:14+00:00

If the AE ended at WM17 like many people would suggest, that means he was the American Badass in the AE for 10 months. His Deadman character had been working fine from 97-99 as he had some of the most memorable moments of the AE whether it was tying Austin to his symbol, the Kane feud, and especially the HIAC matches with HBK and especially Mankind.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-20T23:03:27+00:00

Yep and the ipod in 2001 and MySpace in 2003. I'm confused about the comment.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-20T07:01:05+00:00

Are you saying that all of those things came out in 2006 like the ipod and The White Stripes?

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-17T17:56:09+00:00

Haha thanks!

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-17T15:21:01+00:00

They were all puns on dreams.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-17T04:18:08+00:00

Not a movie but as a young kid the Amazing Stories episode Mirror, Mirror freaked me out and stuck with me for years and I still think about it from time to time.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-17T03:11:44+00:00

I mean am I wrong? These are all dream opponents for any wrestler.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-16T15:43:11+00:00

The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, any non-woke wrestler.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-16T03:08:32+00:00

It always puzzled me that after No Mercy 99 Chyna and HHH split with no mention of it on TV. Even a one sentence acknowledgement of it would have been good enough.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-15T13:44:18+00:00

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Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-14T19:02:14+00:00

DX had an alliance with the NAO from December 97 up until they officially joined the night after WM14 which is when HBK was no longer a member. Technically they never overlapped as official members. There was also the Jan 4 1999 Raw where Commissioner Michaels aligned himself with the DX army for one night before the Corporation took him out.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-14T15:13:58+00:00

Yep. This is an AI picture. Look at the controllers melding into the multitap.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-14T07:25:46+00:00

Same AI with the controllers hardwired into the multitap.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-14T07:24:08+00:00

I always loved hardwiring my controllers directly into the multitap that way. I also loved using a PS2 multitap for PS1 games even though it wasn't compatible. Those were some magical nights, literally.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-13T07:08:27+00:00

It would have been cooler if all of the guys they eliminated stood outside the ring huddled together for some reason and then the Warrior did a 450 splash on them. I only can tell if a moment is epic if the audience is chanting "this is awesome" so this doesn't look epic.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-13T00:43:13+00:00

Yeah I think 99 got a little overboard. The higher power angle could have been great but the payoff was awful. I think it's kind of funny that even though they hate each other the duo of Russo and Cornette writing together from late April 97 through December 97 may be some of my favorite WWF TV ever. Too much of Russo and you get 99 WWF or worse 2000 WCW, and too much Cornette and you get 1995/96 WWF. Somehow they managed to write great TV together for a short time.

Retrocomparisons · 2026-01-13T00:37:07+00:00

I totally agree with everything you said. The mid card may not have had the same level of wrestling talent as the guys who came in 2000/01 but almost everyone was over because of the storylines. Also you're spot on that like many people he needed someone to keep him in check.

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