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August Wrasslin |OT| I'll tout it to the papers if I have to
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TOM f'N CRUISE
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Chris Benoit vs HHH vs HBK - WrestleMania XX was a pretty damn good 3 way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyP8t2MBYi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyP8t2MBYi4
In no particular order/
Stone Cold
The Rock
Eddie Guerrero
Kurt Angle
Chris Jericho
And yes, if Benoit hadn't killed his family, he would be on there. He'd probably muscle out Kurt. Just.
Ask me again in 5 years, and I'm pretty sure Daniel Bryan, Punk and Ziggler will be on there too...
Stone Cold
The Rock
Eddie Guerrero
Kurt Angle
Chris Jericho
And yes, if Benoit hadn't killed his family, he would be on there. He'd probably muscle out Kurt. Just.
Ask me again in 5 years, and I'm pretty sure Daniel Bryan, Punk and Ziggler will be on there too...
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
I watched for such a short amount of time it's hard to come up with 5, hell it's hard to come up with 3.
1. Eddie Guerrero
2. Kurt Angle
3. Shelton Benjamin... I guess
1. Eddie Guerrero
2. Kurt Angle
3. Shelton Benjamin... I guess
Nocturnowl
Member
Respect? Best in the World? There are pipebombs here for sure.
Pretty damn good is an understatement, my favourite WM main event, all 3 men brought their A game to that one.
TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
i remember when Hardcore Holly started doin the Alabama slam i was bumbed because his sit out suplex was way cooler (called it the falcon arrow in WM2000)
A top 5 list is pretty hard, because there's the wrestlers I liked to watch wrestle, and there's people that entertained me.
Jericho and Angle are cross-overs into that, easily.
But Stone Cold and The Rock are two guys I was entertained by but didn't really enjoy their wrestling.
Jericho and Angle are cross-overs into that, easily.
But Stone Cold and The Rock are two guys I was entertained by but didn't really enjoy their wrestling.
sf2fanatic
Member
-Owen Hart
-Sting
-Mr Perfect
-Brain Busters( I know its supposed to be fav wrestler bugt they so good together as a tag team)
- Savage
-Sting
-Mr Perfect
-Brain Busters( I know its supposed to be fav wrestler bugt they so good together as a tag team)
- Savage
FallingEdge
Member
I don't know a damn thing about territorial wrestling and I really need to watch more 80s wrestling. I do admit that it does bore me at times =/
TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
its also hard to just name 5 cause now im going to hell for forgetting Eddie Guerrero....
AND im sure theres some im still missing
Perspicacity
Banned
I find it sort of strange that people can put Chris Benoit on their list. Not a slight against his abilities but I genuinely can't watch his matches any more and can't respect any of his body of work.
This thread is whatever you make of it, I'm enjoying your contribution to the discussion and it can have a place next to everything else.
Are any of the WWE documentaries on the various territories worth watching? I'm sort of fascinated by territory system but the most I've really seen is old Stampede wrestling and the "Classic Wrestling" show, which is mostly AWA.
This thread is whatever you make of it, I'm enjoying your contribution to the discussion and it can have a place next to everything else.
Are any of the WWE documentaries on the various territories worth watching? I'm sort of fascinated by territory system but the most I've really seen is old Stampede wrestling and the "Classic Wrestling" show, which is mostly AWA.
TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
British Monsoon
Member
Yeah, Macho does a great job of selling the leg throughout, and gives a lot to Liger. It's a bit of an awkward situation, with the heavyweight vs jr. heavyweight mis-match and Macho's prior injury giving his smaller opponent a greater chance of victory, but Macho seems quite concious of that at the end in how he puts over Liger.
That's always the trouble with these cross promotion shows, as neither company wants their top guys to end up looking weak against the opposition, so you mostly either get mis-matches or draws.
strobogo said:
Yeah, I guess it's kind of inevitable, as WWE is always going to be the prevailing topic of wrestling discussion on a non-wrestling centric message board. Also, it's hard getting people into other promotions for a variety of reasons; lower production values, less recognisable performers, more focus on actual wrestling, different wrestling styles and tropes and the simple fact that unless you're exclusively following WWE & TNA TV, you're going to have to pay to follow wrestling at some point.
Wait...wait...it's ALL on iPPV? Like, all 8 of those shows?
I get that. I guess I feel like he was still an amazing wrestler. One of the best of all time. His body of work is so vast and so great that I have a hard time throwing all of it away, even if the circumstances of his death were so horrible. Plus, I know I shouldn't make any assumptions about his mental state at the time, but I just find it hard to believe that a man who by all accounts was perfectly normal (with a few odd quirks), and who loved his family would do something like that without something being broken in his head. I'm sure looking at Benoit as a potential victim himself is not a popular stance, but it's one I have a hard time discounting.
Yep. I tend to come for the wrestling discussion (the stuff I know about anyway), and return to lurking when things start getting a little too wacky. Some good discussion happens here and there are some cool people. I say stick around strobogo.
I'm just speculating here......but why wouldn't it be? All eight of them are in the same building and running under the same convention which is being run by WWNLive and Highspots. iPPV equipment will already be there for Dragon Gate USA, Evolve, CZW and probably $5 Wrestling....not running the other shows would be like throwing away free money.
British Monsoon
Member
Well, damn, if that's the case it's going to be a crazy packed weekend of wrestling! Hope they have some package deals for the iPPVs. Also, would be really cool to see a SHIMMER show live instead of months and months after the fact.
The WCCW one is great, but about as depressing as can be. I hope there are eventually Mid-South/UWF and Memphis ones. I'm just finding that stuff pre-Attitude era seems to keep my interest more now as comfort food/nostalgia type stuff. 1987-1994ish seems to be my sweet spot of vegging out and enjoying even the shitty stuff. I was still a kid during the Attitude/NWO era, but my love started with old Colosseum Video tapes that were out of date by a few years when I first saw them. And as an adult, that's what is more enjoyable for me to watch now. I've watched a shit load of full years of television and PPVs over the past 4-5 years. I'm a lot more lenient on not as good wrestling as I used to. I find 2002 and 2003 to be way more enjoyable than 1998-1999. I also will watch some truly terrible stuff from 1991 with no issues. Except for the horrendous Bulldog vs Warlord never ending series in 1991. Those were some of the most boring matches ever. Just terrible.
I also remember my mind being totally blown in when I discovered WCW for the first time. Just that there was other wrestling was one thing, but I got so into the totally different style of wrestling. 1991-1992 WCW was so good. The Dangerous Alliance, Sting, Cactus, Steamboat and Shane Douglas, Dustin, Barry, Hollywood Blondes. They also had some of the worst wrestlers ever at that time, but I really love that era in general. And I love it more now that I've come to appreciate guys I thought were terrible when I was a kid. Mostly heels, because FUCK HEELS when you're 5. I'm ashamed to say there was a time in my life when I had no love for the likes of Paul Orndorff, Bunkhouse Buck, and Dick Slater. However, I always knew Macho was the king shit even as a little kid, even when he was a heel. His WCW run all the way up until he got super jacked and hair plugs is so underrated. I'll argue all day that the Flair vs Savage match from GAB 95 is one of the best either man ever had.
My heart still hurts for the death of the Macho Man. I desperately wish Randy Savage could be in a Batman comic.
He was in a Dexter's Lab episode if that makes you feel better.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
slightconfuse
Banned
Let's talk some territoral wrestling. I admit imy knowledge is limited but it was an interesting time.
Also everyone watch chikara or else
Also everyone watch chikara or else
i believe we would simply regulate Kog to posting in midnight wrasslegaf and it should be fine!
British Monsoon
Member
This Saturday Ring of Honor presents Boiling Point 2012 - live from Providence, RI and worldwide via iPPV at 7:30PM EST;
Also, the full line-up announced for SHINE 2 - live from Ybor City, FL and worldwide via iPPV on Friday, August 17th at 8PM EST;
Finally, a couple of matches signed and the talent list for EVOLVE 17 live on September 8th in Voorhees, NJ and worldwide via iPPV;
Not entirely sold on the ROH line-up, but the world title match should be great. Also looking forward to Lethal vs Ciampa, barring any Nana shenanigans it could be an awesome 2/3 falls match. SHINE 2 should be fun, hopefully Martinez vs Jazz can live up to Del Rey vs Jazz. That tag match looks great too, and really glad to see Portia making her debut.
I love the hell out of the prolonged Jerry Lawler vs Terry Funk feud, so many awesome promos and Funk got great heat in Memphis. Here's some of their promos, their No DQ match and the infamous empty arena match from 1981;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28WhhxH7DrM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g_lecgQzb8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK9N1UpzXTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LONUDbXRiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRyY4IM8y4
http://www.rohwrestling.com/ippv - $14.95
ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH;
Kevin Steen (c) vs CHIKARA Grand Champion Eddie Kingston
TAG TEAM WAR;
The Briscoe Brothers vs 'Zombie Princess' Jimmy Jacobs & Steve Corino
MIXED TAG GRUDGE MATCH;
'Die Hard' Eddie Edwards & 'Queen of Wrestling' Sara Del Rey vs 'The Prodigy' Mike Bennett & 'The First Lady of ROH' Maria Kanellis
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR IX REMATCH;
'Unbreakable' Michael Elgin vs 'Outlaw' Charlie Haas
2 OUT OF 3 FALLS GRUDGE MATCH;
Jay Lethal vs 'The Sicilian Psychopath' Tomasso Ciampa
SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH;
Roderick Strong w/ Truth Martini vs 'No Fear' Mike Mondo
PROVING GROUND MATCH;
ROH World TV Champion, Adam Cole vs 'Brutal' Bob Evans
4 WAY MATCH - WINNER EARNS FUTURE ROH BOOKINGS;
Matt Taven vs. QT Marshall vs. Antonio Thomas vs. Vinny Marseglia
Also, the full line-up announced for SHINE 2 - live from Ybor City, FL and worldwide via iPPV on Friday, August 17th at 8PM EST;
http://wwnlive.com/event-shine-08-17-12.html - starting from $9.99
Mercedes Martinez vs Jazz
Rain vs. Santana Garrett
Made In Sin (Taylor Made & Allysin Kay) vs. MSEERIE (MsChif & Christina Von Eerie)
Sassy Stephie vs. Mia Yim
Jessicka Havok vs. Reby Sky
Portia Perez vs. Leva Bates
Sojo Bolt vs. Taeler Hendrix vs. Heidi Lovelace
Kimberly vs. Su Yung
Finally, a couple of matches signed and the talent list for EVOLVE 17 live on September 8th in Voorhees, NJ and worldwide via iPPV;
Not entirely sold on the ROH line-up, but the world title match should be great. Also looking forward to Lethal vs Ciampa, barring any Nana shenanigans it could be an awesome 2/3 falls match. SHINE 2 should be fun, hopefully Martinez vs Jazz can live up to Del Rey vs Jazz. That tag match looks great too, and really glad to see Portia making her debut.
slightconfuse said:
I love the hell out of the prolonged Jerry Lawler vs Terry Funk feud, so many awesome promos and Funk got great heat in Memphis. Here's some of their promos, their No DQ match and the infamous empty arena match from 1981;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28WhhxH7DrM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g_lecgQzb8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK9N1UpzXTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LONUDbXRiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRyY4IM8y4
did wwe ever use Starrcade?
sf2fanatic
Member
I don't think they ever did.
From what I remember, nope.
mechashiva
Member
In for gold VIp. Don't care abou CZW or KAiju and Saturday may be a bit too much but should be a blast.
British Monsoon
Member
I think Kevin Steen is a guy whose in the position he's in because of the lack of top wrestling talent on the indies at the moment, but I also think that the guy deserves it because he's been putting on consistently great matches in PWG & ROH for a good two years now. Also, Steen vs Generico was one of the best feuds anywhere in recent years in my book, a near perfectly executed slow and steady year-long build.
billy beane
Banned
Professor Beef
Banned
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
No but they put a best of Starrcade comp dvd out
The original plan was
Monday Night Raw was going to be transformed into WCW Nitro and Smackdown would be either stay the same or be renamed Raw
The was the original idea for the brand split was WCW gets a ppv every other month and WWF/E gets the other months. WCW ppvs would get to use old WCW ppv names like Starrcade, SuperBrawl, and Great American Bash while WWF/E uses the same ppv names they had. Buff Bagwell ruined everything.
Professor Beef
Banned
Bully Ray turning his cap back like Ash.
That guy was a tna super fan that sat in the front row for ages
tna knew who it was but they didnt explain who he was and that he was just a messenger and not a member