It’s been a few years since AEW released their first video game, Fight Forever. The reviews ranged from eh to meh. Looking back at the official trailer released by Playstation, you can kind of see why. The graphics are somewhere between Playstation 2, pay-to-win mobile games, and night terrors. The selling point of “Do you remember the days when you used to just pick up a video game and play?” doesn’t inspire much excitement. And seeing just how vastly different the AEW roster is from then to now is surprising. But hey, it’s not like it lost the company $30 million or something like that.
It Came From YouTube
Jerry Lawler’s Discount Furniture
Jerry Lawler’s Discount Furniture sounds like a bit on Wrestlecrap Radio, but it was really a thing. Here’s the commercial to prove it. Whenever a new TV show or movie is set in the 80’s, they like to play up all the bright colors and neon, but the truth is that a lot of the 80’s looked liked this. It was lots of browns and yellows like what you see here. How much do you want to bet that there is someone (RD?) in Indiana right now with one of those hideous couches still in their living room, proudly declaring that Jerry Lawler himself sold it? With prices like that, it’s furniture fit for a king!
Big Man Tater
Move over, Steven Flowe. We’ve got a new favorite indie wrestler gimmick: BIG MAN TATER! And he has a microwave on his head! I bet his moves are hot and crisp. I can only hope we get a future stable with him, Curry Man, Hotdog Starkes, and Cheeseburger. Delicious!
Ruby Soho & Angelo Parker’s Victory Roll Cafe
In their time away from wrestling, Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker were married, had a baby, and opened their own wrestling-themed board game cafe. The duo went onto their local news to promote the delightfully-named “Victory Roll Cafe“. If you’re in Mishawaka, Indiana any time soon, I’ll join you for some snacks and a round of Stratego.
The Killer Bees & Young Stallions Toyota Commercial
They may not have been at the top of the WWF tag team division in the 80’s, but The Killer Bees and the Young Stallions were good enough to be in an Australian Toyota commercial. Just look at them jump for joy at the thought of driving that truck around the outback instead of having to put the ring together. Now that I’m thinking about it this was probably around the time Outback Jack debuted. I’d say it’s a missed opportunity, but ehhhhh it’s probably for the best.