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Post by slappy on Aug 13, 2010 3:03:24 GMT -5
Who watches the AWA on ESPN Classics?
I figure this can also be the official thread for AWA.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Aug 13, 2010 3:04:10 GMT -5
I have tried, But its a 30 minute block of black screen for me.
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Post by slappy on Aug 13, 2010 3:05:42 GMT -5
I have tried, But its a 30 minute block of black screen for me. It should be an hour block, because the show is an hour long. |
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Post by Matt on Aug 13, 2010 7:53:51 GMT -5
When is it on? Is it on ESPN Classics?
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Post by carly1988 on Aug 13, 2010 10:33:36 GMT -5
Usually (or it use to be) on around Midnight on ESPN Classics on the weekdays. It took the place of Herb Abrams UWF that was being shown. I wish they would put up Bill Watts UWF. That would be freaking great to watch
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Post by John Zero on Aug 13, 2010 13:05:13 GMT -5
It's on at midnight on ESPN Classic. They still show UWF on Saturdays, if I remember right. On Saturday it's UWF at 11pm then AWA at 12am.
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Post by Matt on Aug 13, 2010 13:41:14 GMT -5
Is it on every night at midnight?
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Post by John Zero on Aug 13, 2010 14:03:34 GMT -5
Is it on every night at midnight? Almost every night. it's on most weeknights, it wasn't on wednesday for some reason. I don't think it's on Sundays either. ESPN Classic is weird how they schedule things, it seems like they randomly move things around. |
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Post by Matt on Aug 13, 2010 15:43:51 GMT -5
Thanks for all the info guys. I am definitely going to try and go out of my way to catch this.
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Post by slappy on Aug 13, 2010 16:00:36 GMT -5
Yeah, some nights they'll replace it with a hockey game or a baseball game, but it's usually on Mon-Fri. I've never seen it on Saturday or Sunday.
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Post by John Zero on Aug 13, 2010 19:48:00 GMT -5
Looks like I was wrong about Saturday. Friday night is UWF from 11 - 12 then AWA from 12 - 1.
I've been on vacation for a week and a half. All my days are running together.
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Post by Kenny Powers on Aug 14, 2010 9:43:25 GMT -5
I love watching AWA on ESPN. Its on at 11 pm for me so unfortunately I usually fall asleep within the first 20 minutes.
It really brings back some memories for me as I got into watching wrestling in late 1987 which included watching AWA on Saturday mornings from 1988-1989. Its fun to see that old stuff again, even the cheesy things (Eric Bischoff, Diamond Dallas Page, the Diamond Doll) and the downright bad concepts (Team Challenge Series, Gimmick matches involving football gear and frozen turkeys).
I wonder how the AWA got the rights to use mainstream music for theme songs? Or if they just did it without caring about rights. Some of the music they selected is just awful. I can't remember who it was but someone used 'Don't Worry Be Happy' as their entrance music. I think it was somebody like Samoan Swat Team.
Its also kind of sad seeing half empty arenas and the lack of star power towards the end. Gagne was really trying to push guys that were basically jobbers into main event roles. DJ Gabrielson? Jammin' Mitch Snow? Rocky Mountain Thunder? hahahaha
Either way, great to see some of my old favorites, Bad Company and the Destruction Crew. Good times.
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Post by carly1988 on Aug 14, 2010 12:17:59 GMT -5
I dont have it listed on the weekends. I dont get another showing until Tuesday night. (According to Charter)
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Post by slappy on Aug 14, 2010 18:01:37 GMT -5
I love watching AWA on ESPN. Its on at 11 pm for me so unfortunately I usually fall asleep within the first 20 minutes. It really brings back some memories for me as I got into watching wrestling in late 1987 which included watching AWA on Saturday mornings from 1988-1989. Its fun to see that old stuff again, even the cheesy things (Eric Bischoff, Diamond Dallas Page, the Diamond Doll) and the downright bad concepts (Team Challenge Series, Gimmick matches involving football gear and frozen turkeys). I wonder how the AWA got the rights to use mainstream music for theme songs? Or if they just did it without caring about rights. Some of the music they selected is just awful. I can't remember who it was but someone used 'Don't Worry Be Happy' as their entrance music. I think it was somebody like Samoan Swat Team. Its also kind of sad seeing half empty arenas and the lack of star power towards the end. Gagne was really trying to push guys that were basically jobbers into main event roles. DJ Gabrielson? Jammin' Mitch Snow? Rocky Mountain Thunder? hahahaha Either way, great to see some of my old favorites, Bad Company and the Destruction Crew. Good times. I'm pretty sure the Samoan Swat Team came out to Janet Jackson's Nasty. |
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Post by ebilbryan™ on Aug 14, 2010 18:31:52 GMT -5
I've watched it here and there.
It's cool to see big names like Hennig & Hall before their awesome gimmicks. And there's also the fact that Hall looked like a 70's porn star that I find humorous.
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Post by Matt on Aug 14, 2010 21:23:34 GMT -5
So I found out that I don't have ESPN Classic - I am pretty bummed out that I can't catch any of this.
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Post by Flava Dave on Aug 14, 2010 21:30:48 GMT -5
I used to watch it, then I saw Dennis Stamp get booked on an episode and my head exploded.
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Aug 17, 2010 7:49:49 GMT -5
I used to watch it, then I saw Dennis Stamp get booked on an episode and my head exploded. Dennis Stamp is on quite a few of those episodes, actually... particularly the 1986 ones. I used to watch it all the time when they first started re-airing them a year or two ago. One episode had a pretty decent match between Stamp and Greg Gagne. Regarding theme songs, Slappy, the Nasty Boys came out to "Nasty" by Janet Jackson. The weirdest theme song choice was "Dress You Up" by Madonna, which was used for Doug Somers and Buddy Rose. Larry Zbyszko's theme in the later episodes is "Simply the Best" by Tina Turner. I always found it weird that they chose so many songs by female artists for themes. |
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Post by y2jt on Aug 17, 2010 22:26:10 GMT -5
I watch it when it's on, I DVR every show so when I'm bored I'll just watch some AWA, but I found it really sad during the end of AWA how empty the seats are and how they pushed so many unknown people, also they even misspelled Wahoo McDaniel's name on the screen graphic.
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Post by slappy on Aug 18, 2010 0:02:45 GMT -5
Regarding theme songs, Slappy, the Nasty Boys came out to "Nasty" by Janet Jackson. Thank you. I knew somebody came out to it. |
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