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What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« on: September 24, 2009, 11:12:57 am »
I started watching 90/91.  But everything I watched had been recorded months earlier, or the night before.

The 1st event I watched live was Wrestlemania X, its probably why its one of my favourite events ever, despite the fact that there are only 3 decent matches on the card  :hihi:  As a kid back then because the shows were in the afternoon stateside if I remember correctly I was watching it 8-11 p.m. UK Time or something like that at my mates house, better than the 1-4 a.m. we have to deal with now.

So what was the first one you actually watched LIVE?!?  :stonecold: (New smilies, cheap pop)

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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 02:22:38 pm »
If we're talkin' live and not VHS, then "Wrestlemaina XVI".

I remember watching bits and pieces of WCW "Thunder" with highlights of "Bash At The Beach" on Channel 5 in the late 90's with the 60's "Batman" style captions on screen.

Didn't watch WWF regularly until just before "Armageddon '99", when my mother finally switched from "On Digital" to "Sky".
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 02:37:49 pm »
If we're talkin' live and not VHS, then "Wrestlemaina XVI".
Yeah completely live, otherwise my first event would have been like 4 years prior to WMX on VHS from Blockbuster Video (They used to have sooo many back in the day).

Wrestlemania 2000 I remember really enjoying at the time, I've never gone back and rewatched it but I know a lot of people knock it.

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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 04:50:44 pm »
I'm fairly certain it was Backlash 2004. Can't remember much about what I thought at the time but the Orton/Foley match is definitely a classic IMO. I may just go back and watch it....
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2009, 04:53:52 pm »
I'm fairly certain it was Backlash 2004. Can't remember much about what I thought at the time but the Orton/Foley match is definitely a classic IMO. I may just go back and watch it....
True, that was the match that made him, admittedly they ruined him shortly after Summerslam but this was the match more than any that year that elevated him to Main Event status.

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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2009, 04:22:13 am »
First PPV I seen live was WM3 in detroit. It was hot and loud and remember the feel of that night. Macho was great and the crowd was into him.  When Hogan slammed andre the house went ape **** and I remember that clear as day
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2009, 12:14:40 pm »
Live...damn, thats a toughie to remember, maybe Armageddon '00, the 6 man HIAC match
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2009, 12:22:52 pm »
Live...damn, thats a toughie to remember, maybe Armageddon '00, the 6 man HIAC match
A lil classic from what I remember, and what makes it stand out is they have never done one since, I remember the one thing though that always annoyed me with that was after Taker knocked Rikishi off the top of the cell he just like, layed down there for ages and never returned to the ring.

Crazy looking back to think how over Rikishi was, heck at one point I thought he'd be a Main Eventer...

....they killed him with the "I did it...for...The Rock", when he was revealed as the driver...

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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2009, 03:52:34 pm »
It was an intresting match, watched it a few months back for only the second time

kurt retaining always annoyed me, match deserved a title change - maybe it's just me but s title match is rarely a 10/10 unless the belt changes, otherwise it's a bit like 'so all I that was for nothing?'
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2009, 10:20:14 pm »
Royal Rumble when Yokozuna won
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2009, 11:51:48 pm »
Royal Rumble when Yokozuna won
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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2009, 03:11:10 am »
The first and only PPV I have seen live is Backlash and that was in 2007.

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Re: What was the 1st WWF/E PPV you watched Live?
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2009, 12:26:33 pm »
Wrestlemania III
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