Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect provide commentary for the second of three episodes taped in Lexington, Kentucky. It does not take long for McMahon to remind fans about The WBF Championship taking place in the evening.
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Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary, starting a new cycle of tapings in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on May 18 and drew a crowd of 9,160 with almost half of the tickets given away for free.
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect provide commentary for a new taping cycle in Lexington, Kentucky. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on May 19 and drew 7,000 fans. That is less than half of Rupp Arena’s full capacity.
Monday Night Raw
Date: June 16, 2008
Location: E-Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 11,000
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
It’s night two of Million Dollar Mania, which is likely going to mean a lot of sitting around while Vince McMahon talks on the phone. Other than that, we’re on the way towards Night Of Champions and things are heating up between John Cena and HHH. We’re also a week away from the Draft and that means things are going to be shaken up soon. Let’s get to it.
WWE Attitude Era Unreleased DVD
Host: Corey Graves
So as you might be able to tell, this is a three disc collection of unreleased matches and segments from the Attitude Era. I did a similar set from the 80s/90s and absolutely loved it, but that is a time period I enjoy a bit more. I’m not sure what to expect here as I’ve tried to avoid the listings so I’m coming into this a bit blind. Let’s get to it.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary for the third episode of the taping cycle in Niagara Falls, New York.
Monday Night Raw
Date: June 9, 2008
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Attendance: 8,500
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
Both Night Of Champions and the Draft are looming, but this is about MONEY! Tonight is the official start of the new concept as Vince McMahon is going to be giving money to the fans. I’m sure this won’t dominate the conversation on commentary, even with John Cena challenging HHH at the pay per view is already set. Let’s get to it.
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect provide commentary, continuing the taping cycle in Syracuse, New York. Perfect makes lots of hamburger puns because it is National Hamburger Week.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan handle commentary for a new set of television tapings. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these took place in Niagara Falls, New York on April 28 and drew a crowd of 5,000 fans. Lots of empty seats are seen in the upper deck of the venue.
Sid Justice has been removed from the show’s opening, signaling his departure from the company.
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect are in the booth, beginning a new round of television tapings from Syracuse, New York. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on April 29 and drew a crowd of 4,500 fans.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are in the booth, finishing off the tapings in Toledo, Ohio. Heenan tells Elizabeth that she needs to get close to the television screen because Ric Flair is appearing today. Monsoon looks at Heenan like he is crazy.
Vince McMahon moderates the usual panel of Gorilla Monsoon, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, and Mr. Perfect. Heenan starts the show by complaining that WWF Champion Randy Savage will not sign for a match with Ric Flair. Monsoon argues that Savage is a fighting champion, which is why he is defending the title against Irwin R. Schyster today. Heenan then cracks a joke about how this must mean that Elizabeth is about to kiss every one of Savage’s opponents.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are in the booth, still taped from Toledo, Ohio.
One Night Stand 2008
Date: June 1, 2008
Location: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
Attendance: 9,961
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Mick Foley, Mike Adamle, Tazz
It’s time to go EXTREME as every match has some sort of a stipulation announced. The big Raw main event is HHH defending the Raw World Title against Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match. On the other side, the vacant Smackdown World Title is literally up for grabs in a TLC match between Edge and Undertaker. Let’s get to it.
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect handle commentary, still taped from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Gorilla Monsoon returns to commentary with Bobby Heenan for this episode, which kicks off a new television taping cycle in Toledo, Ohio. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, 6,500 fans attended the taping on April 7. Monsoon hypes the new WWF Magazine that exposes Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, and Heenan’s lies about the photographs of Flair and Elizabeth. And just like that the duo are back to their usual fun that was sorely missed on last week’s episode.
While the opening theme music of the show stays the same, new footage is added in to reflect the roster and the end of WrestleMania VIII. There are also new, updated graphics in dark blue and red colors. This is also when the show changes its name to WWF Superstars versus the longer WWF Superstars of Wrestling because the WWF lost a lawsuit over the term “Superstars of Wresting” to promoter Albert Patterson. That is why the current WWF archive on Peacock begins with this show, so you can use that as a supplement to follow these reviews.
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect commentate another episode of Superstars, starting a new taping cycle in Kalamazoo, Michigan. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on April 8. McMahon gives Perfect an Easter basket. Perfect says that the Ultimate Warrior has jellybeans for brains because of his decision to mess with Sid Justice.
Vince McMahon moderates tonight’s panel. Gorilla Monsoon returns to anchor the babyface side with Hillbilly Jim to face off with Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect.
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect handle commentary, wrapping up the tapings in Mobile, Alabama. Perfect tells WWF Champion Randy Savage that he is a cheater just like his wife.
The recap of WrestleMania VIII that aired on Prime Time Wrestling is shown along with promos from Sid Justice and the Ultimate Warrior.
