This past Monday, the 15th of November, featured a Monday Night Raw from the WWE that was supposed to be like none other before. Reason being because it was the celebration of all of the WWE legends from the past, as well as a few from the present.
You can look at most of them and remember many, like "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and his "Ohhhhhh" chant, and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and his hang loose pose. Those are all well and good, but the event did lack a bunch of superstars that should have been there and should have been invited.
You cannot have a WWE legends night without Hulk Hogan, I am sorry. Hogan is arguably the most popular wrestler still alive today, and is active with reality television and commercial advertisements so that you do not forget about him. The Hulk's golden goatee and gigantic "pythons" alone make him recognizable, and since everyone from the 1980s until the early 2000s remembers him and how kid-friendly he was, he should have been invited.
Now I understand why the Rock wasn't there, as he was probably filming a movie and enjoying his multi-million dollar lifestyle. But he still should have come because he was the man everyone came to see when he was a wrestler, and his stage promos are still the best in the business today.
So there is no Rock, and there is no Hulk Hogan. All is well and good, right? Wrong. The WWE decided to put Irwin R. Scheyster (IRS), "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and Arn Anderson out there instead. Give me a break. I understand the honoring of such greats as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik, and even the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, because they were memorable and such outlandish characters in their day.
Article comments
1 - Julian
hogan and flair couldn't appear there because they work for another promotion. but everything else that was said is kinda true.
2 - Danny
yeah, i mean its very sad ya know? i mean i grew up loving all of those guys and none of them showed up..i dont care about Bob Orton or Jim Duggan, I wanted those guys I mentioned, plus Ultimate Warrior, even Brutus Beefcake, crazy! :(
3 - Arnold
You are very close minded. Old School doesn't mean bringing back the most popular stars, it means bringing back the ones who paved the way. Just because the Rock, HBK and Undertaker are very popular doesn't mean they should take the spotlight of the night. This night isn't about ratings but about respect.
4 - Danny
everything is about ratings when TV is concerned and its all about making money, their ratings aren't as good to begin with so they need every advantage they can get, and the night was boring and disappointing, so i shared my OPINION on it. thats all it was, call me close minded all you want, just stating what i wanted to say.
5 - turtle
Hogan, flair and the ecw guys work for a rival promotion TNA thats why vince took hogan and flairs whoo out of the wwe opening and that old school raw was about people who made an impact in the 80's and early 90's not the attitude era
6 - Hector
I don't have any complaints about the matches.I think they were the best that I have seen in year.I know Bret Hart was absent.it was kinda disappointing because he was not there.But now I understand.Some idiot stole his Hart Foundation Leather Jacket while he was doing a tag team match with Rey Mysterio in a WWE Germany tour on saturday.Bret filed a report and is trying to get his jacket back.So its understandable.But I have no complaints about the show it was good.Vince is planning to have another Old School Raw in 2011.So hopefully they will get more Legends involved.because I found out that Vince is pissed off with the creative team because they never contacted Macho Man,Warrior,Jim Neidhart.So yeah whoever screwed up is getting Fired.
7 - Danny
really? they didn't contact them? WTH! wow!
8 - jeremy
i think it was not right the forgot 2 more of the superstars like the rock and stone cold that made wwe money to