HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania 13

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania XIII. Those who have read my stuff for a while know I already think this is THE worst WrestleMania yet, but I haven’t seen it in quite a while, so let’s see how it holds up today. (Aside from a match here or there, I haven’t seen any of the WrestleMania’s since XX, so that may not be true anymore)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House: Final Four (February 1997)

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House: Final Four. This is the final tape in the promised series, and the next rant will be whatever you guys pick on the site poll. Vote now!

(This one was originally written in late 2001)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1997

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1997. Yes, I know, it’s not on the poll, but it’s too close to call that poll right now, so I’ll give you a while longer to decide, and in the meantime do this rant. (This one was originally written in early 2002)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: Villains of the Squared Circle (1986)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: Villains of the Squared Circle (1986)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Gene Okerlund, Bobby Heenan, Big John Studd, and King Kong Bundy. The cover of the tape features Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, King Kong Bundy, and a bunch of evil looking cartoons (evil because they have HANDLEBAR MUSTACHES!)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1996

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1996. This is the third of the “lucky seven” series I have going here at the rant center, and is another show I’ve never seen before. I have seen the Bret/Austin match from it individually before, but I have never seen the entire telecast, so here we go! (Written in late 2001)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House: Buried Alive (October 1996)

- Okay, another CRAPPY WWF PPV from 1996, this time October's IYH, Buried Alive. (This one was originally written in 2000)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume VI (1986)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume VI (1986)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Gorilla Monsoon. The cover of the tape features Hulk Hogan holding Randy Savage in a headlock, and promises a look at today’s WWF Superstars as rookies.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania XII

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF WrestleMania XII. When it came out, it was my favorite WrestleMania, since I was such a big HBK fan. Of course, time has passed since those mark days. Lets see if time has been kind to this one.  (This was originally written in early 2001, with five years of perspective)

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House (February 1996)

- Well, it was either this or Slamboree 1993 today. Guess which I picked? If you guessed In Your House from February 1996, you’re right! I’ll do this one first, and Slamboree next, k? So, without further adieu, the HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House, Feb. 1996. (This was originally written in 2000)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat (1986)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat (1986)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Gorilla Monsoon. The cover of the tape features Ricky Steamboat, and promises to show us Steamboat’s ‘three moments of truth.’ Oh dip!

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Royal Rumble 1996

- Hey. Back today for a WWF PPV from 1996 ... The Royal Rumble. Also included is the "Free For All" match.

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume V (1986)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: The Best of the WWF: Volume V (1986)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Gene Okerlund. The cover of the tape features Ricky Steamboat, and promises ‘Island Fury’ when the Dragon takes on Don Muraco!

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1995

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF Survivor Series 1995. This is the next in the “lucky seven” set (That was a reference to seven tapes I’d been hunting for ages, which I found at a random video store during a gas stop on a road trip. I both miss and don’t miss those days. That also places this in late 2001), and is a show I’ve never personally seen before, so I’m definitely game to review it.

HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House (May 1995)

- The HITMAN383 Rant for WWF In Your House, May 1995. This was the first In Your House, as the WWF wanted to introduce more PPV’s to compete with WCW’s bigger PPV line up. So, to spur interest, they decided to give away a house. Did it work? Well, not really, since the show drew a 0.83 buyrate, and something like 7,000 people. Then again, this is 1995, so what are you expecting? (This one was originally written in 2001)

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…