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Lee Herbert

@LeeHAuthor

Author of RAMPAGE, a book about the World Wrestling Federation boom in the UK during the early ’90s. Available from Amazon and https://nitter.cf/t.co/lXzwmqCawm

 Manchester, England
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Have you read RAMPAGE yet? Here’s what’s inside. A thread 🧵
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1997 Raw: Week Four Ahmed v Crush: oh boy Bulldog v Furnas: awful tired Ahmed chasing The Nation with a plank of wood: five star Godwinns v Mankind & Vader: slobberknocker Not as good as last week, but every match finish fed into a bigger angle. Austin stole the show.
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Lee Herbert (@LeeHAuthor) profile pictureLee Herbert@LeeHAuthorOct 31
1997 Raw: Week Three Bret angle: yes Austin promos: hell yeah Owen & Bulldog v Furnas & LaFon: really good Farooq v Bart Gunn: awful tired Taker v Austin: decent Felt more like barely contained chaos than scripted TV. No harrowing Honky Tonk commentary. Excellent show
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WCW Magazine's December 1991 TV guide still advertised WCW Power Hour on Sky Sports three times a week: Monday 7pm, Tuesday 10pm and Saturday 5pm. Sky Sports had replaced BSB's Sports Channel back in April. 🧵
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Gary Dinsdale (@garydinsdale) profile pictureGary Dinsdale
@garydinsdaleOct 30
I had no idea Sky Sports aired episodes of WCW Worldwide in back in 1991! I thought WCW was exclusive to ITV in the UK, and Sky had an exclusive with Vince McMahon. WCW would appear on Sky in 2001 after Vince bought WCW but seeing this in 1991 is news to me.
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Red card - MARTINEZ Chelsea 1-0 Man United (62 mins) #FPL #CHEMUN
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Zack Stentz@MuseZackOct 30
This particular kind of dressy casual--jeans and sneakers with a sport coat, dress shirt with the top button unbuttoned and tie--has almost gone extinct, but it looks so good and timeless on Stewart here. We need to bring it back.
80's & 90's Throwbacks (@8090Throwbacks) profile picture80's & 90's Throwbacks@8090ThrowbacksOct 30
📺 The late Sir Patrick Stewart on "Wogan" in 1988 talking Star Trek and how it wouldn't be on British TV for another 2 years
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1997 Raw: Week Three Bret angle: yes Austin promos: hell yeah Owen & Bulldog v Furnas & LaFon: really good Farooq v Bart Gunn: awful tired Taker v Austin: decent Felt more like barely contained chaos than scripted TV. No harrowing Honky Tonk commentary. Excellent show
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Lee Herbert (@LeeHAuthor) profile pictureLee Herbert@LeeHAuthorOct 30
1997 Raw: Week Two HHH & Lawler vs Mero & Goldust: bleak Sid promo: yes please Shawn’s eyes: dark Rocky vs Bulldog: chin lock vortex Undertaker vs Crush: as expected, saved by run-ins and shenanigans Honky Tonk Man on commentary is absolutely harrowing stuff.
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We couldn't be more excited to see our fans in London and Glasgow! See you this February with @Inside_TheRopes! Tickets are on sale NOW at InsideTheRopes.co.uk
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Do Walmart and Smyths employees have to make sure The Undertaker isn’t in the building before putting this out?
Fig Heel (@thefigheel) profile pictureFig Heel
@thefigheelOct 30
Shawn Michaels WWE Elite Monday Night War series 13 Coming to Walmart & Smyth’s Early 2027 Who’s scoopin?! 🤘🏼
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Friends fear he’s making niche Wrestling Observer references from 1997.
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Patrick Stewart as gay opera director Alistair Burke in one of my favourite scenes in Frasier. Rest in Peace
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1997 Raw: Week Two HHH & Lawler vs Mero & Goldust: bleak Sid promo: yes please Shawn’s eyes: dark Rocky vs Bulldog: chin lock vortex Undertaker vs Crush: as expected, saved by run-ins and shenanigans Honky Tonk Man on commentary is absolutely harrowing stuff.
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Lee Herbert (@LeeHAuthor) profile pictureLee Herbert@LeeHAuthorOct 29
1997 Raw: Week One Owen Hart vs Mankind: yes. Sid promo: yes. Bret Hart vs Vader: yes. 10+ minutes for the fake Razor and Diesel is absolutely mental.
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“Oh, meltdown. It's one of these annoying buzzwords. We prefer to call it an unrequested fission surplus.”
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POST Wrestling (@POSTwrestling) profile picturePOST Wrestling
@POSTwrestlingOct 29
Report: Mark Shapiro says in TKO town hall that staff’s safety in Middle East is “paramount” postwrestling.com/?p=142889
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Gary Dinsdale
@garydinsdaleOct 29
Capturing an old VHS tape which has an episode of WBF BodyStars on it. How did Vince convince Sky to buy this shite?
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Wrestling Observer (@WONF4W) profile pictureWrestling Observer
@WONF4WOct 29
Report: Shawn Michaels expected to replace Bruce Prichard in WWE creative ift.tt/cUvhsP2
Report: Shawn Michaels expected to replace Bruce Prichard in WWE creative - F4W/WON

Report: Shawn Michaels expected to replace Bruce Prichard in WWE creative - F4W/WON

Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Shawn Michaels could soon be working closely together on WWE main roster creative.

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The Belgrano Sisters!
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These two desperate to get the Rude Awakening. Literally begging.
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1997 Raw: Week One Owen Hart vs Mankind: yes. Sid promo: yes. Bret Hart vs Vader: yes. 10+ minutes for the fake Razor and Diesel is absolutely mental.
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Lee Herbert (@LeeHAuthor) profile pictureLee Herbert@LeeHAuthorOct 28
Too many people have told me 1997 was their favourite year in wrestling for me to ignore it any longer. I was a lapsed fan until Tyson arrived and have only revisited the PPVs; I’ve never watched all of the episodes of Raw in full. That ends now!
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Too many people have told me 1997 was their favourite year in wrestling for me to ignore it any longer. I was a lapsed fan until Tyson arrived and have only revisited the PPVs; I’ve never watched all of the episodes of Raw in full. That ends now!
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Gary Dinsdale
@garydinsdaleOct 28
Intro to WWF's Battle Royal at the Royal Albert Hall - October 3rd, 1991. Would love to know the name of this production track that they used for these UK shows at the time. Sky also used it for non-WWF promos.
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If I wanted to watch every episode of Raw from 1997 in order with as little pissing about as possible, what would be the best way? Purely hypothetical. I wouldn’t dream of doing anything other than watching the paltry 17 episodes available from the pile of shite Netflix vault.
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Sorted already! Thanks internet, you’re not so bad. Sometimes.
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Finn Bálor
@FinnBalorOct 27
Bálor Club Official YouTube youtu.be/4QSvoADDryw?is=VNgk…
Prince Devitt (Finn Bálor) vs Zack Sabre Jr | Progress Wrestling | May 18th 2014

Prince Devitt (Finn Bálor) vs Zack Sabre Jr | Progress Wrestling | May 18th 2014

On Sunday May 18th 2014 Finn Balor, aka Prince Devitt, took on Zack...

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