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April Wrasslin' |OT| Porsha! Get my damn shoe!
- Thread starter Vylash
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That's the the truth. All those teams are great. Gargano v. Speedball will be fun and there's no way that title match isn't sick.
I thought he was a heel in Lucha Underground?
Sgt.EntryEnass
Banned
You know who should have been the one to save StingerSteve?
Jim BBQ Ross
UWF 4LIFE
Jim BBQ Ross
UWF 4LIFE
Professor Beef
Banned
Wait a minute...during Dusty's Hard Times promo, why was he suited and booted? Shouldn't he have been in a working man's outfit?
Hard times is having to go to Men's Warehouse for a suit vs getting a tailored designer suit.
sf2fanatic
Member
Nick Patrick wasn't available?
Professor Beef
Banned
I can't believe I fell for a carny promo. To borrow a phrase from bean breath: Dusty can STICK IT.
Professor Beef
Banned
I liked Foley's first book, as well as Jericho's. I liked Jericho's 2nd book too, but that one has a lot less wrestling than the average fan likes.
reptilescorpio
Member
That was his grandpa's suit, handed down from man to man.
I missed the episode where he handed it down to Goldust though
Mr. Luchador
Member
I've enjoyed:
Edge's
Stone Cold's
Bischoff's
However there does seem to be a bit of bullshit in Bischoff's book.
Also, I can't believe no one took time to add on that essay of thought about 2002 WWE I posted last night. Bastards.
The Wrestling by Simon Garfield is a good one focusing on 60s and 70s for British Wrestling.
Say Uncle!: Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling and the Roots of Ultimate Fighting, Pro Wrestling & Modern Grappling . It's a mix of both what Catch-as-catch-can is and how it's done, but has some nice stories from a lot of wrestlers across the years.
The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker. It has some errors in it, which I believe will be fixed in a new version, but a generally fun and enjoyable grand summary of wrestling in United States by someone who really loves and enjoys wrestling.
Andre The Giant: Life And Legend by Box Brown. It's a comic book biography of André the Giant. It's by no means in depth, but it's really quite nice.
I only just got on! I haven't had a time to read any of it yet.
Professor Beef
Banned
That was his grandpa's suit, handed down from man to man.
I missed the episode where he handed it down to Goldust though
Maybe he should've mentioned it was a hand-me-down in the first place!
I have clearly forgotten most of the finer details of 2002 WWE. I recall all the big points, but I had to look up why Angle was bald, Tommy Dreamer throwing up, how the hell Bubba Ray Dudly wasn't in a tag team, and so forth. So thanks for bringing all that up Mr. Luchador.
I'm really glad though look backing on it how they got to Angle vs Hogan and what it was for in the overall McMahn and Hogan feud (even if that ended so abruptly). I imagine it could have been so much worse had they waited a bit longer until we got Mr. America and they try to "out-American" each other.
I'm really glad though look backing on it how they got to Angle vs Hogan and what it was for in the overall McMahn and Hogan feud (even if that ended so abruptly). I imagine it could have been so much worse had they waited a bit longer until we got Mr. America and they try to "out-American" each other.
reptilescorpio
Member
He was very proud of his heritage suit and didn't want to draw attention to it. He wanted the suit to speak for itself as a proud working man.
That sounds pretty fun to me. Bringing out bigger guns and bigger eagles and stuff.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I'm not even sure why Tommy Dreamer is eating random crap and throwing up into buckets, it just started to happen one day.
The Angle/Hogan feud is fun to watch as it's happened 'organically', and the way they've crossfaded Hogan out of his feud with The Undertaker and into Angle has been fun to watch too. I miss this kind of storytelling where things aren't just forgotten after a PPV and a wrestler might have 2 or 3 different mini stories on the go.
reptilescorpio
Member
I vaguely recall some NFL player was trying to get into WWF on that Beyond The Mat doco by vomiting on command, maybe Vince thought that would fit Dreamer well!
That was Droz who did end up wrestling for the WWF, just without the puke gimmick.
reptilescorpio
Member
Came upon Titan Sinking and remembering TheWesker recommending it so I'll give it a read!
Fuck, had no idea he was only there a year before being paralized
Fuck, had no idea he was only there a year before being paralized
UrbanDandy
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I think I just found my new avatar. Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYm5HClMy5k
Jumbo's theme is amazing. Anyone who comes out to this and beats the living shit out of people is great in my books.
Jumbo's theme is amazing. Anyone who comes out to this and beats the living shit out of people is great in my books.
Professor Beef
Banned
What job did his grandfather work at? If it was anything fancier than a steel mill worker, then I won't believe another word that comes out of Dusty's mouth.
a compyutah took his grandpapays job, daddeh
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Catching up on NXT, dunno if its a good thing or bad thing that EVERYONE is after the belt.
Logically that's where they all want to be but it's strange from a feud point of view. Might be inline for an elimination tournament.
Logically that's where they all want to be but it's strange from a feud point of view. Might be inline for an elimination tournament.
It's perfect for a guy like Kevin Owens who talks big about fighting anyone, any time and doing anything he can to keep the championship and the bigger payday he gets for his family.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Nope, came out as a huge face, feuded with the heel authority figure. Then El Texano jumped him from behind and they had a bull rope match that El Patron won. Total babyface.
Throughout the match, you had to think that was where they were going. JBL and Cole were both constantly degrading WCW and how Sting was a minnow in a small pond, and how he's here! In the Atlantic Ocean! Where the big fish play. Or something.
It was absolutely annoying to watch a while because of it. I mean, WWE owns the WCW property and at their own convenience, they pimp WCW footage or popularity. But here, when you finally have Sting at last, you crap on it and basically tell everybody his accomplishments mean nothing.
The overbooking stuff was fine, no issue with it or how canon it was. The story heading in was downright awful, so of course it was all over the place. But Sting had zero business losing in his debut match at the biggest show of the year. I see some mention, "Well it's pushing Triple H toward The Rock/Rousey!", all in while avoiding the situation where Sting faces the Undertaker next year. Triple H is a heel, he can take losses any time and it will never hurt him. It was beyond stupid and a total Vince/Triple H ego trip.
Mr. Luchador
Member
How did Shane Douglas have such a long career? I'm not saying it was long and successful, but he was around for decades. I've never found him interesting, I was wondering if other people enjoyed his work/have I missed something.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I mean, most pro wrestlers have long careers because they just keep going. As for Douglas, the guy ping pinged between wwf, wcw, and of course ECW all throughout the 90s. If I had to guess it has something to do with his ecw success most of all.
Arrowgigantic
Member
Fantasy booking Sting
In 2015
In 2015
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Disco Inferno should've helped out Sting
The Shapesmith
Member
El Dandy should have helped Sting, leading to an LWO invasion!
Fantasy booking Sting
In 2015
I'd take that over the booking of Kane and Big Show in 2015
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Deleted member 47027
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Sting looking like a pack of Fruit Stripe gum. What a great look.
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Dontaku card:
NJPW WRESTLING DONTAKU 2015, 5/3/2015 [Sun] @ Fukuoka Kokusai Center
(1) Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Mascara Dorada vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Captain New Japan, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA
(2) Tetsuya Naito & Sho Tanaka vs. Kota Ibushi & Yohei Komatsu
(3) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall
(4) IWGP Jr. Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [41st Champions] Rocky Romero & Barreta vs. [Challengers] Matt & Nick Jackson vs. [Challengers] Bobby Fish & Kyle OReilly
(5) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [70th Champion] Kenny Omega vs. [Challenger] Alex Shelley
~ 3rd title defense.
(6) Special 6 Person Tag Match: Mike Bennett, Matt Taven & Maria Kanellis vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Amber Gallows
(7) Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba
(8) Special Tag Match: AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
(9) IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: [10th Champion] Shinsuke Nakamura vs. [Challenger] Hirooki Goto
~ 4th title defense.
NJPW WRESTLING DONTAKU 2015, 5/3/2015 [Sun] @ Fukuoka Kokusai Center
(1) Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Mascara Dorada vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Captain New Japan, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA
(2) Tetsuya Naito & Sho Tanaka vs. Kota Ibushi & Yohei Komatsu
(3) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall
(4) IWGP Jr. Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [41st Champions] Rocky Romero & Barreta vs. [Challengers] Matt & Nick Jackson vs. [Challengers] Bobby Fish & Kyle OReilly
(5) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [70th Champion] Kenny Omega vs. [Challenger] Alex Shelley
~ 3rd title defense.
(6) Special 6 Person Tag Match: Mike Bennett, Matt Taven & Maria Kanellis vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Amber Gallows
(7) Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba
(8) Special Tag Match: AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
(9) IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: [10th Champion] Shinsuke Nakamura vs. [Challenger] Hirooki Goto
~ 4th title defense.
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
ayo the juhoker would totally help batman if it meant getting neoxin and marvel out of town
Devil's advocate time.
The current nWo Hogan was brought in to kill the WWE. So technically, nWo Hogan makes perfect sense as to why he'd help Sting - he's still anti-WWE and therefore would be on "WCW"'s side in this match.
It also makes sense why DX would help the McMahon family now, they've been gradually booked as corporate lackeys instead of the rebels they once were for a couple of years now.
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Deleted member 47027
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This shit is cracking me up.
Arrowgigantic
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I'm not sure why he stops dancing at the end to do a hernia test.
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Deleted member 47027
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I'm sure we all agree, but it'll be fun seeing Omega x Ibushi OTP happening in a glorious moment.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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Surfer Sting may actually be my first memory of seeing wrasslin' on the tv. he looked bright and happy and was really strong, I knew about hulk hogan but comparitively I thought hogan was scary looking with his really animated faces and the bald head with silken curtains.
UrbanDandy
Member
Thanks for that.
I don't understand WWE for making it seem like Sting was wrestling in gyms and goodwills...when his name ring bells throughout the world even to this day. That's the thing that really pissed me off about that match was the commentary. You could tell Vince was blowing his load throughout the Gorilla turning the match into "herr derr WCW SUCKS".