HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania XI

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania XI. This is the “special” “Encore Plus” version of the PPV (the one the WWF sells on home video, and which was the encore PPV for this show) which has Roddy popping in now and then for stupid “insight.” Talk about making a painful experience worse… (This was originally written in 2001)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1995

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1995! This was the first HBK won Royal Rumble leading to WrestleMania XI, and is a fairly solid show if I can remember.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1994

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1994. I know … I know … I promised more of the ‘86-’87 Coliseum tapes, but I have this huge urge to watch this again, so why not? I’ll get back to those tapes next. (This was originally written in late 2001)

HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1994

- The HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1994. This is for no reason, really, other than I feel like watching it again. After all, it IS from my favorite period in wrestling history, so any 1994 stuff is an easy choice. If only I could find some T.V. shows from the era, or Royal Rumble 1994. (This was written in 2002, and well before everything was on YouTube. Of course, today, it’s all NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK for me, but back then we were still at the mercy of video stores)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1994

- Today here for one of the first PPV’s I saw live (as in, on PPV) (I think that distinction goes to King of the Ring 1994, but this was one of the first, yeah). I have always liked it as a mark, so lets see how it holds up in the HITMAN383 rant for SummerSlam 1994!

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF King of the Ring 1994

- King of the Ring 1994. One of my favorite show from back in the day, because I AM the biggest 1994 WWF mark EVER! It’s actually a pretty good show for everyone too, anyway.

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- Also, I was told that many people wrote our webmaster at wrestlingrants.com and told them they hate HITMAN383. Now, I don’t want to tell anyone what/how to think, but considering I am one of the nicest and most accessible writers on the ‘net today, I am a bit confused as to why I am disliked. If you want to keep HITMAN383 at wrestlingrants.com, please write to Joe (the Webmaster) at Joe@wrestlingrants.com and let him know you want HITMAN383 to stay on. Thanks! (I don’t even remember that website, or that entire drama today (this was originally written in late 2000). I wrote for a lot of sites back then… some people liked it, some people didn’t, I guess)

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- Also, thanks to the many of you who already have!

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania X

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania X! A while back in my rant for NWA Great American Bash 1989, I commented that I felt (clashing with the popular opinion) that it isn’t the greatest PPV ever, but that WM X is. This is the one you want for great wrestling value, sports entertainment, a feeling that the show is legendary, the historical value of it, and all around entertainment.

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- It’s also sort of a follow-up rant to SummerSlam ’98 (the OTHER big MSG PPV) where I commented on the HHH/Rock ladder match not being on the level of the Michaels/Razor version, and how much better the one at WrestleMania X was.

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- And even more stuff about this rant: It was my first show as a mark, where I first found Bret Hart as my favorite wrestler and cemented that forever. I mean, I was damn lucky to start watching around Royal Rumble ’94, and get the big build to WM and then see it. I miss 1994, and being a mark…

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1993

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1993. Continuing the SummerSlam rants, 1993’s edition. At the height of the WWF’s little “patriotic Luger” run comes this show as he challenges the unbeatable Yokozuna for the WWF title in his one and only opportunity at Yoko’s title. If he loses, he gets NO rematch. So after a big build (including Luger riding cross-country on a bus) (And getting his image on those awesome WWF ice cream bars they used to sell), the ending seems pretty obvious, no? Luger wins the WWF title, right? Keep reading.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF King of the Ring 1993

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF King of the Ring 1993, the FIRST KOTR (on PPV anyway)! This is one of the most influential shows in WWF history. Hulk Hogan finally gets flushed out of the WWF … for good. (Oh, you can never really get rid of Hulk Hogan in the WWE. I think that has been WELL established since) And Bret Hart continues to establish his legacy in the tournament. Quite a little bit of history there.

HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF WrestleMania IX

- The HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF WrestleMania IX. Yes, there IS a rant for this show already up, but I did it a long time ago, and gave the show a good review. Since then, I’ve heard a ton of complaints that I’m nuts to call WrestleMania IX a good show, and then some praising me for finally appreciating the show. So I decided to go back, watch it again, and see once and for all who was right.  (This was originally written in 2001)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano (1986)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano (1986)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Gorilla Monsoon. The cover of the tape features Lou Albano, and promises that the Captain will even play the piano for us if we rent this. Man, talk about the hard sell…

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume IV (1985)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume IV (1985)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Vince McMahon. The cover of the tape features the Iron Sheik humbling someone, and promises a Steel Cage Match!

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume II (1985)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume II (1985)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Gorilla Monsoon. The cover of the tape features Mr. Fuji and promises Midget Madness, PLUS Surprise Endings. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Save something for next time, guys!

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania IX

- Live from Las Vegas Nevada at Caesars Palace. (Written in 1999)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1993

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1993. Well, I finally got through all those old Coliseum tapes, so it’s back to business as usual, I guess. (FF to 2014, and I’m going through a bunch of Coliseum tapes again – this time starting with WF001 and working my way through everything I can get my hands on)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1992

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1992. No real reason for this one, other than I feel like it. Up next, however: SuperTape I … featuring the promised Hogan/Beefcake vs. Savage/Zeus cage match! (How I ever got more requests for freaking SuperTape than Survivor Series 1992, I’ll never know)

HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1992

- The HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1992. I simply wanted to watch this one again (and the original rant as kind of old), so here it is. (This was originally written in 2002)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: Andre the Giant (1985)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: Andre the Giant (1985)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Lord Alfred Hayes. The cover of the tape features Andre the Giant, of course, and promises the ‘famous haircut match’ as well as Andre boxing Gorilla Monsoon.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1992

- The HITMAN383 Rant for SummerSlam 1992. With this years show JUST on the horizon, I’m going to go back to the older SummerSlams … 1992, 1993, 1994 (already up), 1998, and possibly 1990, 1991, and 1999 if I can get a hold of them. (This one was originally written in 2000)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania VIII

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania VIII. As requested by you, the readers, in our site poll WM VIII comes your way today! Not that I mind either. One of my personal favorite shows.

HITMAN383 Re-Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1992

- The HITMAN383 Re-Rant for Royal Rumble 1992. I figured, hey, I feel like watching this one again for, like, the last three weeks, and since the original rant is pretty old anyway, why not? (This was written in October 2002, and is one of the last few shows I reviewed in the HITMAN383 days)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1992

- Picked this one up at Blockbuster today. (Man, I miss Blockbuster. Sure, I’m a Netflix guy these days (though, I was a Blockbuster guy until 2011 when all the stores in my area started disappearing), but Blockbuster still had a place in my life. Sometimes, you’re in the mood for some random movie from six years ago that isn’t on HBO anymore and you don’t feel like waiting a couple of days for it in the mail. Plus, without Blockbuster I would have never become the wrestling fan I did, as catching up on old pay per views wasn’t as easy in 1994 as 2014) It's inspired with everyone's recent talk of how great the Rumble match was, Bobby Heenan's commentary, and weather or not bag pipes played. Should be interesting, eh? (This was originally written in 2000)  

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1991

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1991. I’m in the mood for this one, so why the hell not, eh? It’s a pretty interesting show, anyway. that’s for sure.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania VII

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania VII. This was in the very thick of the WWF’s Gulf War angle as Sgt. Slaughter was the World Champion and was set to take on American Hero Hulk Hogan. Also, a lot of the story lines for this came about at the 1991 Royal Rumble, all of which is available RIGHT NOW at HITMAN383’s Rant Center. (This was also written in early 2001)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1991

- I just felt like doing this one before I do WrestleMania VII so: The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1991! This is the Coliseum Video version, BTW.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1990

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF SummerSlam 1990. Since I’ve got this SummerSlam theme going lately (with ’91, ’92 and ’94 all being done recently), I figured why not do ’90, too? Anyway, I’ve heard good things about the Tag title match, so let’s check it out, eh?

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania VI

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania VI. This is the one that features the first Hogan/Warrior SUPER main event, and is held in the jam-packed Skydome. One of my favorite shows in the mark days, but lets see how it fares in the rant!

WCW Road Wild 1999

From Sturgis, South Dakota; Your Hosts are Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Bobby Heenan.