The first quality id like to praise this book for is the historical significance and research that went into writing it. Today marks the 19th anniversary of the legendary wcw fingerpoke of doom, arguably the moment wcw began to lose the monday night war. Oh, so you were one of the, what, five or so people that didnt immediately switch from raw to nitro when the foley match ended. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. As someone else pointed out, the fingerpoke of doom was a more symbolic turning point in the monday night wars than an actual crossroads. In valkyrie profile, mages in the party can only perform actions once every few turns until their ctmanaetc return. From 2010 to 2014 richard cobbett wrote crapshoot, a column about bringing random obscure games back into the light.
The 7 articles of wrestling clothing wed never be caught dead in, the top 10 commercials starring pro wrestlers im personally bummed i never saw the honeycomb cereal commercial with andre. Can someone explain me why did the fingerpoke of doom happen. Why the fingerpoke of doom was the death of wcw wwf old school. It should be noted that this occurred on the same night as the finger poke of doom angle. Kitana and tanyas kiss of death fatality in the mortal kombat series. You see, before nash could get his starrcade match with goldberg, he first had the small matter of a 60man world war 3 battle royal to win. Wrestlecrap documents the silliest of those gimmicks from the cartoonish wwf days in the 1980s all the way to 2003 when the book was published. The infamous finger poke of doom is one of the biggest examples of a baitandswitch promotional tactic which took place on january 4. The 7 articles of wrestling clothing wed never be caught dead in, the top 10 commercials starring pro wrestlers im personally bummed i never saw the honeycomb cereal commercial with andre the giant, by the way. The wwf had completely taken over in the monday night war by this point and it was following the fingerpoke of doom incident. Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Pyramid head in silent hill 2 has a onehit kill headbutt of doom and knife poke of doom, and he can kill you with a touch of death if youre low on health. My favorite lists from the last leg of the journey are as follows. It began with hollywood hogan returning to wcw for the first time since thanksgiving when he announced he was running for president of the united states.
Attack of the shadow smashers a branches book by troy cummings. The doom comic is a sixteenpage comic book written in 1996 by steve behling and michael stewart, with art and color design by tom grindberg and lettering by edd fear. Search by filling out the fields below as much or as little as you need. So if you want to know where the downfall of wcw came from, look no further than summerslam 96. A few guys, only one i know being psychosis, talk about how eddies changing. Jan 04, 2017 the incident is forever etched in wrestling lore as the fingerpoke of doom. All contributors were credited with gory nicknames to fit the theme of the work. Chomp of the meateating vegetables a branches book by troy cummings. Read 92 posts by wrestlecrap and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the worlds largest membership platform for artists and creators.
So maybe its not fair to blame wcws downfall on this one instance and instead blame it on their inability to follow up on something that couldve gone good. Blade braxton is a semiretired pro wrestler, a cohost of wrestlecrap radio, and a coauthor of the wrestlecrap books. The fingerpoke of doom is the common nickname for a storyline in american professional wrestling history that happened on january 4, 1999 on wcw monday nitro, the flagship show of world championship wrestling. As the old saying goes, it all went downhill from there.
K and kula from the king of fighters series have an attack where they stick out one finger and then clench a fist, the good ol bruce lee one inch. This book is full of humor, engaging blackandwhite illlustrations, and of course. The nickname fingerpoke of doom fpod refers to an infamous incident in american professional wrestling which occurred on january 4, 1999 at the georgia dome in atlanta, georgia, during a live broadcast of nitro, the flagship show of world championship wrestling wcw. They also have to deal with the fact that one of the three friends is a monster herself. Jul 16, 2015 the wwf had completely taken over in the monday night war by this point and it was following the fingerpoke of doom incident. Royal rumble 1994 3,689 words no match in snippet view article from the original on 20081207.
Namely this nasty sticking point called american law. Rewriting the book archives wrestlecrap the very worst of. While it usually looks like cherry tapping taken up to eleven, creams actually looks like a literal repeated fingerpoke of doom. Its the conclusion, so if you missed the rest of the story, time to catch up. The nickname fingerpoke of doom fpod refers to an infamous incident in american. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy all work and no play makes jack a dull boy all work and no play makes jack a dull boy all work and no play makes jack a. Wrath had debuted back at uncensored 1997, attacking glacier during that illadvised blood runs cold feud that was meant to capitalise on the popularity of mortal kombat but which only succeeded in boring everyone to tears. Why the fingerpoke of doom was the death of wcw wwf old. But between the second and third drop of the hand, nash unleashes another surprise, and kicks out.
Wrestlecrap is also the title of a book written by the sites creators, with an introduction by john tenta isbn 1550225847. That one, as well as the fingerpoke of doom one where benoit featured heavily, were written before his last days, and thus at the time there wasnt an issue with him. The hand that drove the nail in wcws coffin belongs to one jamie kellner. Goldberg, looking for vengeance, has been arrested on trumpedup continue reading. Wcw was once the secondmost popular wrestlingsportsentertainment promotion in the united states and even beat its chief rival, wwe, for a decent stretch of time, but it made so many mistakes that wrestlecrap and figure four weekly were able to write a book about the companys downfall the death of wcw. Wcw photos that explain why they went out of business. Nov 16, 2010 rd reynolds is the creator of wrestlecrap. If you let out a loud groan when you saw the two names above, dont worry. Nash and hogan sized each other up, and after a little bit of backwards and forward taunts, hogan simply poked nash in the chest, nash took a bump and hogan covered him for the onetwothree, reuniting the nwo as a whole. The death of wcw is a book released in 2004 about pro wrestling promotion world championship wrestling. The book was written by wrestlecrap contributor rd reynolds and radio hostdirtsheet writer bryan alvarez. Dec 27, 2012 text by jed shaffer what ifthe finger poke of doom never happened.
Yep, this was like the fingerpoke of doom all over again, except, you know, without the actual finger poke. He is best known for serving as executive producer and later president of world championship wrestling wcw and subsequently, the onscreen general manager of wwes raw brand. Wwe creative used to be very good in getting everyone over, but these days it is an absolute mess. Watching it i have to agree that the fingerpoke of doom had the potential to lead to something good. Jan 04, 2018 today marks the 19th anniversary of the legendary wcw fingerpoke of doom, arguably the moment wcw began to lose the monday night war. Fingerpoke of doom 2,206 words no match in snippet view article find links to article in time to. Rewriting the book archives wrestlecrap the very worst. Pro wrestlers shoot on the finger poke of doom youtube. Kevin nash is one week removed from winning the wcw world title and ending goldbergs undefeated.
The notebook of doom, which alexander now holds, contains top secret information about monsters. Feb 10, 2018 finger poke of doom via the infamous finger poke of doom is one of the biggest examples of a baitandswitch promotional tactic which took place on january 4 th 1999, where a match between hulk hogan and kevin nash which was advertised and hyped for an episode of nitro and ultimately led to an infamous moment in wcw history. Book summary, in your own words 3 pts attack of the shadow smashers is a book about three friends who hunt and fight monsters. The fingerpoke of doom turned that whole scenario on its ear. Still, the book will keep you in stitches as you read about the absurdity behind some of prowrestlings absolute worst gimmicks and. The very worst of wrestling and wrestlecrap and figure four weekly present.
Well, sadly, ive come to the end of another amazing awesome book about the ridiculous world of pro wrestling. Kevin nash is one week removed from winning the wcw world title and ending goldbergs undefeated streak at starrcade, thanks to the unexpected and unwelcome interference of scott hall and a tazer. Wrestlings most important matches of all time bleacher. After a mutual parting of ways with the alwaysgreat wrestlecrap, madison and dan decided they wanted something new for the message boards, and here we are. They cannot remember their own rules, not supporting anyone that the fans suddenly got interested on, confuse people with stories that dont make any horsesense.
Hulk hogans 1998 contract with world championship wrestling shows that the hulkster was making big money to lead one of wrestlings most popular factions, the nwo. The shady world title change capped off perhaps the most pivotal hour in the history of the monday night wars. Funny merciless send up book of some of the worse gimmicks ever and some terrible hogan movies, embarrassingly we actually own no holds barred but have yet to have done something bad enough to be punished by watching it, but if you own wrestlecrap. Whack of the prex a branches book by troy cummings. Precolumn edition wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. Remnants doom rwby x doom tournament of doom wattpad. Remnants doom rwby x doom fanfiction the doom slayer has defeated the mastermind and the forces of hell. In this first book, alexander goes up against spooky balloon goonsunique and twisted armwaving balloon guys. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests.
Still, the book will keep you in stitches as you read about the absurdity behind some of prowrestlings absolute worst gimmicks and booking decissions in history. Nash would in turn modify it into the fingerpoke of doom and kill the company as an indirect result. Kevin nash have said in many interviews that the fingerpoke was an angle to create an opposing force to goldberg, and that the angle was cut short when goldberg hurt himself, but we all know that is pure bullshit because goldberg hurt himself almost a year after the fingerpoke. I still feel honored to have been invited to join the family. Reynolds left the independent wrestling circuit to maintain wrestlecrap. This time the fan tackles a horrible wcw monday night nitro that had one of the worst matches in wrestling. As is pointed out early on in the excellent book, the death of wcw by wrestlecraps r. Lets not forget that this was a company that was so loaded with legit stars, that the likes of austin, taker, flair were in the midcard at wm18. The heat in the ring afterwards is something that is unmatched. His finisher now used as one of the undertaker five moves of doom was. In this book particularly, they encounter some monsters theyve never heard of before. The history of professional wrestling has seen its fair share of colorful characters and soap opera storylines.
Oct 01, 2003 the history of professional wrestling has seen its fair share of colorful characters and soap opera storylines. Nash drops to the ground, and hogan makes a nonchalant cover. Another example in team fortress 2 could be the spys butterfly knife, which is the weakest melee weapon, unless you are attacking from behind, in which case it gives an instant kill. Read 92 posts by wrestlecrap and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the worlds largest membership platform for. Wrestlings biggest mistakes, most comical mishaps, and most egotistical performers are all featured in this cornucopia of nonsense presented in top10 list format. It was initially produced by dana moreshead for marvel comics as a giveaway for a video game convention. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. There is no doubt that wwe has been inept creatively, not just in making new stars, but even using the ones they once had. The incident occurred during the main event of nitro, featuring wcw world heavyweight champion kevin nash, who was the leader of the wolfpac faction of the new world order, and hollywood hogan, the leader of the hollywood faction of th. Lists include the greatest mullets in the history of the game, wrestlers who moonlighted in porn, the wrestling divas who suffered the greatest falls from grace, and the 25 worst gimmicks of all.
But what does all of this have to do with world war 3 1998. Reynolds and bryan alvarez of the wrestling observer, kellner was the one who ultimately made the decision to eradicate wcw programming from all turner networks. The wrestling fan is finally back and better than ever. The nickname fingerpoke of doom fpod refers to an infamous incident in american professional wrestling which occurred on january 4, 1999 at the georgia dome in atlanta, georgia, during a live broadcast of nitro, the flagship show of world championship wrestling.
Looking confused and bewildered, hogan took to the microphone and uttered the last words he would ever utter on wcw tv. Youd always been a big supporter, from the day i emailed you a question while researching a column about the fingerpoke of doom, up to now. The nickname fingerpoke of doom fpod refers to an infamous incident in american professional wrestling which occurred on january 4, 1999 at the. According to comic book resources, the dispute goes back to 1979 when. Together, they spent the past decade helping to run and cultivate the wrestlecrap message boards, building it into one of the largest and best wrestling fan communities on the web. The very worst of professional wrestling then you already have this book, just a different cover and.
The fingerpoke of doom is the common nickname for a pivotal storyline in american professional wrestling history that happened on january 4, 1999 on wcw monday nitro, the flagship show of world championship wrestling. On the same night as the fingerpoke of doom, tony schiavone gave away the results to this tapedelayed raw at eric bischoffs request. Can someone explain me why did the fingerpoke of doom. The shady world title change capped off perhaps the most pivotal hour in the history of the monday. Of note is the lack of attendance listed as wcw apparently did. Eric aaron bischoff born may 27, 1955 is an american entrepreneur, television producer, professional wrestling booker, podcast host, and onscreen personality. Tna bound for glory, arena at gwinnett center, duluth, ga, 14 october 2007 after the intro tape, we cut to mike tenay and don west at the announce booth on the arena floor, just off continue reading. Wcws fingerpoke of doom happened 19 years ago today. The show took place at the georgia dome in atlanta. Even if wcw somehow managed to regain and maintain its best ever ratings throughout the entirety of 1999, the wwf just reached a whole different level during that same period and the months to come after. Wrestlecrap is creating laughs about the worst of pro. Oct 28, 2015 hulk hogans 1998 contract with world championship wrestling shows that the hulkster was making big money to lead one of wrestlings most popular factions, the nwo. This one hurts to talk about unfortunately, circumstances have arisen that have caused the cancellation of the book.
On the same night as the fingerpoke of doom, tony schiavone gave away the results to this tapedelayed raw at eric bischoffs request, saying that mick foley would win the world. That said, were i giving gooker awards in the years prior to 2000, then 1999 would almost certainly belong to heroes of wrestling, with the fingerpoke of doom also a big contender. It was far from the only cause, but it was an extremely visible symptom that wcw had ceased completely to be about pursuing the belt and was simply now the hogan and his many friends show. The sheer amount of terrible angles, gimmick matches. Sep 03, 2014 pro wrestlers shoot on the finger poke of doom. The announcersand the crowdare aghast at whats going on, and the referee, obviously as confused as everyone else, begins to make the count. In addition, reynolds has coauthored the death of wcw, with wrestling journalist bryan alvarez, and he cowrote the wrestlecrap book of lists. Apr 30, 2012 the fingerpoke of doom turned that whole scenario on its ear. But apart from that, this is a nothing segment, as far as i can tell. If the fingerpoke of doom gushed blood out of the organs of wcw, then the arquette title win shot the organization in the face with the elephant gun. Most of the book pretty much gives brief descriptions of the website inductions. Attack of the shadow smashers is a book about three friends who hunt and fight monsters. The book was written by wrestlecrap contributor rd.