Old School Questions and Observations in 2025

[JN News]

Time to close down the 2024 thread and begin this year's thread.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

This isn't really an "old school" question per se, but it isn't specific to any particular promotion, and I didn't know where else to put it:

When's the last time someone was standing tall at the end of a go-home show, and then went on to win at the PPV?

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

Wikipedia is telling me that Jason David Frank aka the Green Power Ranger was originally supposed to referee to the Taker/Yoko Casket match at Survivor Series but was pulled and that allowed Chuck Norris to come in. Any truth to this?

 

[Valeyard]

Considering how all in they went with the Texas theme I'd be shocked

 

[JN News]

I have a question about the Ric Flair/Eric Bischoff lawsuit situation.

As we all know, back in 1998 in WCW, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair decided to skip an episode of WCW Thunder and attend an amateur wrestling tournament that his youngest son, Reid was competing in. Bischoff decided to send a message to everyone in WCW by making an example out of Flair by suing him. But the lawsuit was apparently settled from what I heard.

The question is, how was that lawsuit settled and how did everything lead to Flair's return to in-ring competition in WCW?

 

[Hawk 34]

Black Bart passed today at 76 after a battle of colon cancer.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Black Bart passed today at 76 after a battle of colon cancer.

Seemed to be one of favorite people of Dusty who he never really pushed too hard (84, Long Riders)

 

[snuffbox]

Should've been more than a jobber in WWF.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Should've been more than a jobber in WWF.

Kind of a victim of the times. A lot better talent to fill roles. If he came around in 92ish, he may have gotten some years in as a hoss heel.

His WCCW "World" title "win" (IIRC it was a phantom switch when Chris Adams was arrested or somesuch) was derided by the Apters in late 86.

Shoot interview GOAT though.