BewareTheBatsie
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I haven't seen the spots yet, but was it done where it looked dangerous but really wasn't or they just straight up did two dangerous spots that they made look like accidents?
Edit: Just read Monsoon's post, good to hear.
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Edit: Just read Monsoon's post, good to hear.
He didn't fall onto the ring post, he fell onto the padding, it was a spot.
excelsiorlef
Member
Mostly A
Rewatch it. He spaces it so his left leg hits the table and his right hand catches the rail. Prior to the move both Naito and Omega push the rail to make room.
2nd spot, Naito probaly shouldn't have hit it that hard, but I wouldn't call it a botch. Unless you mean the ddt, then yeah what Monsoon said.
Professor Beef
Banned
Everyone in this thread is a botch
*crosses arms and laughs*
*crosses arms and laughs*
wild wild rice
Member
Not that spot. When they were both up on the top rope setting something up and they slip, Naito knocks his face into the metal part of the post, Kenny looks at him concerned for a second. Right before the reverse rana from the top rope I think.
If people are saying that's how the piledriver was planned, guess I got worked.
Edit: And Monsoon cleared up the ring post, I'm a mark. Feels great to get worked in 2017. G1 for life.
HashtagLapsed
Member
Gabe doing that is making me really angry. The flu has hit me hard this morning which may be adding to my anger but that seriously pisses me off.
Puts the crowd in danger, puts the workers in danger and all the while acting exactly like a protege of master carny Paul Heyman would.
Fuck him.
Puts the crowd in danger, puts the workers in danger and all the while acting exactly like a protege of master carny Paul Heyman would.
Fuck him.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Really reads like something a Sonic 06 fan would say imo
SallyIsNow
Banned
Finally playing FP World after a month. Still 7 stars, fam.
Professor Beef
Banned
The piledriver spot was still pretty damn weird. At first glance it looks like a botch and any time there's a worked botch(or however it's termed) it never really works. The conjecture over whether it's a spot or a botch needlessly overshadows it.
HashtagLapsed
Member
Welcome back, friend.
I was shoot adopted so this is actually quite true.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
True. Anthony loves 06. For all the wrong reasons , of course .
BewareTheBatsie
Member
fucking hell flair is busted open
i shouldn't be surprised but still
i shouldn't be surprised but still
Professor Beef
Banned
I think this is the spot you're talking about:
Looks like it was all shoulder, but it was a close enough call that Kenny checked on him.
reptilescorpio
Member
Jeez this is all pretty fucked, I can't imagine WWE would want to work with someone like this
BewareTheBatsie
Member
foley vs flair was a hundred times more brutal then the ecw match of show vs sabu
HashtagLapsed
Member
damn...your parents were working you
if this is too far just say so
They smartened me up at a young age.
its fine. Im happy joking about it but I try to be aware other people might not take it as lightly as me.
wild wild rice
Member
I think this is the spot you're talking about:
Looks like it was all shoulder, but it was a close enough call that Kenny checked on him.
That's the one. Fucking nuts. I didn't even catch that it was intentional the first time.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
i just fucking love king booker he and sharmell ran with that gimmick so amazingly well
edit: lmao this entrance is just sharmell shouting ALL HAIL KING BOOKER fifty times
edit: lmao this entrance is just sharmell shouting ALL HAIL KING BOOKER fifty times
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
I haven't caught the finals of G1 yet but am curious about Dave's comment on Okada/ Omega. Judging by first two matches, I still wouldn't give Flair/Steamboat the edge overall. I think what made Flair / Steamboat so memorable was the chemistry while their three matches still laid out a lot of the same spots. The chemistry and passion were there but I wouldn't say the matches comes close to what Okada and Omega did in their first two bouts. Imho of course
FallingEdge
Member
excelsiorlef
Member
They were mostly protected that's what makes them awesome spots because they look dangerous and impactful as fuck. Power of illusion through team work.
Is this the evolution of pro wrestling? Working the smarks into thinking it was a botch when it was a work the entire time?
We're all stuck in 2017, Kenny's in 3017.
wild wild rice
Member
Just watched this for the first time, got damn. I didn't know WWE did this CZW shit in the 00's after I stopped watching.
HashtagLapsed
Member
I wonder how Okada Naito at WK will be.
I wonder what the result will be.
Also pray for Golden Lovers for World Tag League.
I wonder what the result will be.
I know what the result will be.
Also pray for Golden Lovers for World Tag League.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Like 95% of the stuff reunited DX did was awful watching it now
but shit i was definitely loving it when it happened at the time
but shit i was definitely loving it when it happened at the time
avengers23
Banned
As I said last night, I'm guessing that Tommy Dreamer passed along the recommendation for the building to Gabe since House of Hardcore regularly runs this building. serenewarfare said that he (?) bailed on the show before the main event because of the heat, and I know of at least two people who fainted during the show. I was starting to nod off during Thatcher vs. Dijak from the heat and dehydration, and I was definitely worn down by the semi-main. When Cooper got hurt, it basically put a capper on an evening that had deteriorated. I had a good time, but it didn't match expectations, and it's the second show PROGRESS has run in the US that's been marred with logistical problems. Not surprisingly, it's also the second show they've run in conjunction with WWNLive.
They oversold the GA section to a dangerous level. There were people standing on each step of each staircase, and you had to go up the bleacher staircase to leave the building. In case of emergency, there were exits for the floor seats, but it could have been bad.
There was AC during the Evolve show, so I'm not sure if the AC broke or was just overwhelmed. The PROGRESS show probably had double the number of fans at the Evolve show.
It's odd that the Evolve show was delayed because they were waiting for EMTs, and then there were no EMTs for the PROGRESS show. However, they definitely had to call EMTs for Cooper and the fainted fans because there were two sets of ambulance lights visible outside the sealed shut windows of the ELMCOR center during the Travis Banks vs. British Strong Style match.
Contrary to the post, there was running water in the building. On the other hand, the floor of the bathroom, the merchandise area, and even the ground floor was damp. It wasn't slick to the point of slipping, but I definitely felt like I had to watch my steps.
Between the disastrous Style Battle show in the courtyard with the palm trees, the lack of improvement on Evolve's production, and the cheap-feeling roster, it doesn't feel like FloSports's money has improved Evolve's product in tangible ways. There was some new merchandise, but the laughable flyer about promoting wrestling from home in conjunction with Evolve and WWNLive seemed desperate in a way that a dying company would put out.
klonere and I discussed how the booking in Evolve's been really shaky this year, and it doesn't seem like Gabe is really paying attention. Maybe he's overstretched because he also has to run FIP and Style Battle for FloSlam. But Evolve is coasting on match quality, and I can get a lot of the matches that Evolve would push with Riddle, Lee, and Sabre elsewhere and better. The live experience, particularly at LaBoom, is still good enough that I'll probably still go, but Evolve's lost a lot of its shine in the past year.
excelsiorlef
Member
I mean kinda... not fake botches but more like realer looking spots.
Arrowgigantic
Member
The 5% was at the beginning when HHH went looking for Shawn and found him working in a cafeteria, because they made a joke about Shawn's real name. From there it kind of sputtered because Shawn was kinda not into the act anymore on account of Jesus.
wild wild rice
Member
That Progress show sounds pretty brutal.
avengers23
Banned
Beef confirms that he himself is a botch.
You forgot to put "else" after "everyone," friend. So, you played yourself.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
I didn't realize how much they pushed the whole rooster Vince gag thing but shit they made a shirt over it.
It's a shame that this business is full of carnies like Gabe.
You could almost call it a botch.
Professor Beef
Banned
You're putting too much thought into this friend
I know it must hurt since it's the first time you've ever had a thought, though *heel laughter*
avengers23
Banned
It's carnyism that is dangerous.
At least Jarrett's carnyism is scamming people who would fall for a gold pyramid scheme and minor league baseball teams who would pay him to run sparsely attended Global Force Wrestling Impact shows in their stadiums.
Someone cancel the Silver Alert. We found Beef after he wandered out of his managed care home.
Another reason to dislike YOSHI-HASHI: the opening strings sound just enough like the beginning of the superior RPG Vice theme (RIP) that I get disappointed when it isn't RPG Vice.
SallyIsNow
Banned
John Pollock burying Bayless was 6*
BewareTheBatsie
Member
I can't believe Vince was wrestling matches in his sixties.
avengers23
Banned
BewareTheBatsie
Member
what the fuck is this match
FUCKING KANE COMING OUT TO TAKE OUT UMAGA AND UMAGA WASN'T EVEN THE FIRST OR THE SECOND OR THE THIRD PERSON TO RUN IN ON DX
FUCKING KANE COMING OUT TO TAKE OUT UMAGA AND UMAGA WASN'T EVEN THE FIRST OR THE SECOND OR THE THIRD PERSON TO RUN IN ON DX
It was fucking incredible.
Bayless and people like him are part of the reason Trump is president. A media that cares more for being entertainment than providing insight and being honest. They stir conflict instead of trying to expose or educate.
Skip doesn't know anything about boxing and he needs to be frank with his audience.
If somebody asked you for advise on a pave maker you'd probably clarify you statement or say you need to talk to somebody else.
Instead people like skip fill the airwaves with shit. They try and connect the dots of every social problem like there is an appropriate analogy.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
shit i just realized cena's summerslam loss streak is about to end because he's definitely beating corbin
avengers23
Banned
It took me a moment to realize that he wrote "Bayless" and not "Bayley."