General Chit-Chat Thread: A New Beginning

[Sky]

@Chris @Sky as people who have dabbled in old Observer issues - have they ever covered the bag angle with Flair? Super curious what the vibe was back then and how people reacted to it then vs today

Which big angle with Flair? Him showing up to WWF with Big Gold?

 

[Chris]

I don't believe those are uploaded in full, he recently released a compilation book maybe a year or two ago of all of the 1989 ones tho

 

[Chris]

No he means the Funk bag angle lol

 

[Chris]

I'm pretty sure TBS got into major hot water with sponsors bc of it

 

[Canadian Dragon]

funk yes*** i got my famous old guys mixed up

 

[Canadian Dragon]

funk flair it was iirc

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I'm pretty sure TBS got into major hot water with sponsors bc of it

fantastic lol

 

[Chris]

Meltzer was very good friends with Funk though and thought he was a genius so definitely potential for bias too

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Meltzer was very good friends with Funk though and thought he was a genius so definitely potential for bias too

i believe Ric was also a source of his for a long ass time or is that just internet fiction?

 

[Chris]

The general critical reception by fans of the feud overall was so good it won feud of the year over the Flair/Steamboat famous trilogy the same year

 

[Canadian Dragon]

The general critical reception by fans of the feud overall was so good it won feud of the year over the Flair/Steamboat famous trilogy the same year

oh damn ok

 

[Chris]

i believe Ric was also a source of his for a long ass time or is that just internet fiction?

a source but not a friend, him and Funk were extremely close

 

[Canadian Dragon]

outside of sponsors, fan responded positively to it engagement wise

 

[Canadian Dragon]

a source but not a friend, him and Funk were extremely close

did not know this

 

[Chris]

Since the mid 80s at least, Meltzer was backstage bc of Funk for a lot of Japan and WCW shows