Release dates 1 also known as aka 4 release dates usa 10 august 1996. But a lot can happen on the road to nowhere, including a runin with the badtothebone del fuegos, a real biker gang who dont take kindly to the wannabes. Road wild originally known as hog wild was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw that was held in the month of august from 1996 to 1999. From a cteam announcer to the president of wcw, eric did it all. It took place on august 10, 1996 from the sturgis motorcycle rally in sturgis, south dakota. They have promised a third member to their team to challenge the best wcw has to offer. Since 1984 every wrestling promoter has tried to beat vince mcmahon and the world wrestling federation unsuccessfully except one, eric bischoff. After the first event, wcw changed the name to road wild because of a potential trademark issue with the. Wcw hog wild 8101996 sturgis motorcycle rally in sturgis, south dakota attendance. Ravishing rick rude returns to wwf as hbks insurance policy 1997. The nwo, monday night nitro, and most importantly beating vince not once, but 83 times in a row.
Flair believes wcw is the best and hes willing to fight for it. May 08, 2014 the vintage best and worst of wcw hog wild 1996, when pro wrestling thought itd be a good idea to run a show in front of a million racists. Wild hogs 1 hours and 40 minutes movie 2007 four middleaged men decide to take a road trip from cincinnati to the pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Since nitro has spent the last month being outdoors, lets have a ppv outdoors. Hog wild 1996 was an interesting show for many reasons.
Bischoff was gunshy about messing with titans legal team at this point, so ted dibiase had to be introduced as the fourth man instead a week later. Wcw hog wild judgement day 2 a second courtroom drama in 8 parts we drink cold shots and debate wcw hog wild 1996. Looking back at wcw hogroad wild ppv 1996, 1997, 1998 audio. The event took place on saturday, instead of taking place on the usual sunday for payperview events. Listen to 83 weeks with eric bischoff podcast online at.
Hog wild was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw and the first in the road wild chronology. Crickets for a curt hennig heel turn the story behind the horrific photo of. This event was held at a motorcycle rally, rather than a conventional arena, so it makes for quite. Stevie ray recounts match w steiner brothers at wcw hog wild. Download right click and do save link as did any one wrestler benefit more from the monday night wars than bret hart. It was ported to the pc as well as the nintendo 64 in early 1999 with an updated rosterwhich is actually the same roster from wcwnwo thunder named after wcws thursday night tv show, the sequel to the playstation version.
Wcw nitro named after wcw s flagship monday night tv show was originally made for the sony playstation back in 1997. Watch wcw payperview season 10, episode 6 hog wild 1996. It was wcws first effort at programming an august pay per view into their increasingly competitive schedule, which they decided to hold outdoors at the annual sturgis motorcycle rally, with tickets given to bikers for free in the midst of the hottest angle theyd ever stumbled onto with the nwo. Was bobby heenan drunk while commentating wcw hog wild 1996. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not from you.
Hog wild 1996 by 83 weeks with eric bischoff stream at. The dungeon of doom hugh morruss team beat up the four horseman arn andersons team ultimo dragon vs. Get into the weeds about the business side of wcw in a way thats never been discussed before. Wcw had to change the name from hogg wild to road wild because the former name is trademarked by a harleydavidson owners group. Shayna went back in the ring, making eye contact with this young fan, pointing at her and yelling you did this. Watching the hogan vs giant match from hog wild on the network, and i might just be high, but bobby heenan sounds absolutely trashed and its cracking. Dec 12, 2012 hog wild 1996 was an interesting show for many reasons. Was bobby heenan drunk while commentating wcw hog wild. Madusa vs bull nakano hog wild 1996 german video dailymotion.
Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff bret hart in wcw podbean. A rollicking comedyadventure about a group of middleaged friends who decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip. It was a fairly unique and important show, i guess. It was a free event held in sturgis, south dakota during the annual sturgis motorcycle rally. Jun 21, 2015 the sk retro rant for wcw hog wild 96. Join in as your tlf cochairmen muse on the mockery of arn andersons retirement, vintage kevin nash duplicity, and ric flair taking the fall in war games. Wcw nitro named after wcws flagship monday night tv show was originally made for the sony playstation back in 1997.
You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. Wcw pay per view hog wild 1996 august 10, 1996 sturgis rally and race sturgis, south dakota. Watching the hogan vs giant match from hog wild on the network, and i might just be high, but bobby heenan sounds absolutely trashed and its cracking me up. The smark retro rant for wcw road wild 99 this is a somewhat historic rant, if only because it marks the only remaining wcw ppv that ive never done. Jul 23, 2018 head the story of how hog wild came to be and what the end game for the show really was for turner. Wcw hog wild 96 posted by the accelerator, june 7th, 2012 worth noting is that this is the last wcw payperview cover that would feature hulk hogan in the yellow n black for quite a while. Hogan vs the giant hog wild 1996 video dailymotion. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Get into the weeds about the business side of wcw in a. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The pro wrestling mothership network on apple podcasts. Meltzer wrote that bret was at the center of a bidding war unlike anything in the history of prowrestling in 1996. The smark retro rant for wcw road wild 99 411mania.
Shotgun 7 the big show show shotgun 7 the big show show. It was ported to the pc as well as the nintendo 64 in early 1999 with an updated rosterwhich is actually the same roster from wcw nwo thunder named after wcw s thursday night tv show, the sequel to the playstation version. We drink some cold shots and talk about netflixs the big show show. Sturgis bike rally sturgis, south dakota august 10, 1996. Episode 026 wcw hog wild 1996 this milestone edition of the wcw retrospect podcast is devoted to talking about the great merchandise from the glory days of wcw.
The lapsed fan air drops into the throes of nwo ubiquity by deep diving the 1997 wcw fall brawl. It took place on august 10, 1996 from the sturgis motorcycle rally in sturgis. Plus the guys tackle the rumor and innuendo about the harlem heat at this event, why the name was changed, who was supposed to be. Filled with hilarious misadventures, screwball situations and madcap mayhem, this laughoutloud comedy is. Akira hokutoneftali vs bull nakanolady apache world wrestling peace festival june. Taking a long dreamedof breather from their stressful jobs and family responsibilities, they cant wait to feel the freedom of the open road. With yoshihiro asai, chris benoit, steve borden, nancy daussullivan.
Listen to our august 1996 wcw podcast part 1 covering hog wild. Wcw cruiserweight championship rey mysterio jr vs ultimo dragon. So a fan held up her replica nxt womens championship saying you dont deserve this. Cruiserweight champion the champion won to retain his belt. The vintage best and worst of wcw hog wild 1996, when pro wrestling thought itd be a good idea to run a show in front of a million racists.
Head the story of how hog wild came to be and what the end game for the show really was for turner. This was a great program that took a look back at wcw in 1996, including title changes, the nwo taking over, and new wcw stars. Its a shot of the hulkster sitting on top of a motorcycle and posing, with the words aint no easy riders here. Hosted by tony schiavone, dusty rhodes, and bobby the brain heenan. I guess with the diminishing number of shows i havent done yet the law of averages says that this one had to come up sometime.
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