Getting Started With WWE Classics
Decided to dig into wrestling archives this morning after finding my old “Attitude Era” t-shirt while cleaning the garage. Fired up the dusty old hard drive where I keep classic wrestling clips – thing sounds like a helicopter taking off. Grabbed some cold beers because Stone Cold deserves proper tribute beverages.
My Stone Cold Hunt
Started searching through folders labeled “Austin Gold”. Remembered that glorious 1999 episode where he drove the beer truck to the ring. Spent 20 minutes trying to remember which Pay-Per-View had the Zamboni moment. Accidentally opened a 2002 clip where he stunned the entire McMahon family – laughed so hard I choked on my sandwich.
- Found the infamous supermarket brawl with Booker T – priceless seeing them smash cereal boxes
- Relived the hospital escape where Austin drove away in an IV pole wheelchair
- Nearly cried rewatching his bloody “I Quit” match against Bret Hart
The Hulk Hogan Mission
Switched gears to yellow and red territory. Dusted off VHS rips my uncle recorded in the 80s. Forgot how much Hulkamania relied on crowd energy – those Detroit crowds were insanely loud. Watched him body slam Andre for the millionth time, still got chills when the referee counted three.
Tried explaining “Hulking up” to my confused cat – failed miserably when she attacked my imaginary leg drop. Found the 1996 Bash at the Beach footage where he turned heel – still remember my teenage self screaming at the TV when he joined the NWO.
The Final Compilation
Spent hours editing highlights together while ignoring laundry. Made sure both eras got equal love – Austin’s beer showers and Hogan’s vitamins deserve respect. Realized editing wrestling clips makes you wanna smash things – accidentally kicked over my empty beer cans doing a Stone Cold stomp impersonation.
- Added Hogan’s Rock ‘n Wrestling cartoon intro for nostalgia bait
- Threw in Austin’s guitar smash on Vince McMahon for chaos factor
- Ended with Hogan’s Real American theme fading into glass shattering
Published it just as my Wi-Fi started acting up – typical timing. Already got three comments saying “U forgot the tombstone pile driver!!” Welp, guess I’m diving back into the tape vault tomorrow. Hell yeah!
