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[Nocturnowl]

I barely turned in when Umaga/Lashley was around. That clip though is hilarious.

Wait, Lashley had the Dominator as his finisher???

He used to use this high impact version of the Ron Simmons/Farooq dominator and it looked great.
But then they changed his finisher to a relatively bland running powerslam but still called it the dominator, his finisher was the only thing I liked about Lashley and WWE managed to fuck that up, keeping the name was like salt in the wound.

 

[FallingEdge]

Someone hook me up with a Nakamura av. Something fancy!

 

[nappy]

Is G1 Climax 23 a good point to start watching NJPW? Shit looks so good.

That's what a bunch of us (including myself) did! Went smooth as silk. Just don't miss Bootaaay's amazing introduction writeup.

 

[jred2k]

With Total Divas being such a success their next show should really be reality show centered on Vince McMahon. Maybe break him and Linda up beforehand and make it a dating show. I would watch that live daily if they could produce it.

It would have been fun to see him during Linda's last run for Senator. I just imagine a bunch of footage of him being on the phone yelling "THAT COSTS HOW MUCH?" and "LINDA, YOU BETTER FUCKING WIN THIS TIME!"

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Someone hook me up with a Nakamura av. Something fancy!

Oh yeah! Alright I can dig it.

"Fancy" on the way!

 

[Peco]

Absolutely. Will give you an introduction to the biggest stars and wrestling style without heavy storylines.

Yeah, it's a good place to jump in - you'll get a feel for the top players in the promotion and there aren't really too many storylines you need to be familiar with. I'd also recommend Invasion Attack and Wrestle Kingdom VII from this year, both were amazing shows.

Thanks.

That's what a bunch of us (including myself) did! Went smooth as silk. Just don't miss Bootaaay's amazing introduction writeup.

Nice, I'll have to read that before.

 

[Marvel]

Don't you remember CLB?

I loved the CLB angle lol...

 

[KenOD]

Is G1 Climax 23 a good point to start watching NJPW? Shit looks so good.

As others have mentioned, very good to do it. Watch this first though http://youtu.be/ps8iBBLG24Y

 

[Kaladin]

I feel like G1 Climax tournament is as close as you can get to a sports presentation in a wrestling event. It felt like I was watching the world cup matches from overseas or something.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

What do you make of this FE? I wanted it to look different from most peoples'.

 

[nappy]

Someone hook me up with a Nakamura av. Something fancy!

?

 

[jred2k]

Its not avatar sized, but nothing says fancy like a suit!

 

[KenOD]

You know it's a successful gimmick change when you look back at the old and for a split second think to yourself "that's a different guy". Just amazing.

Oh and look, Nakamura verses Yoshi Tatsu.
http://youtu.be/imWozI_yuko

 

[Peco]

As others have mentioned, very good to do it. Watch this first though http://youtu.be/ps8iBBLG24Y

Oh boy, that poor announcer Shinpei Nogami is hilarious.

 

[KissVibes]

I just rewatched SummerSlam 2011. This Sunday is going to be a repeat of that, I'm betting.

 

[FallingEdge]

What do you make of this FE? I wanted it to look different from most peoples'.

?

love it! Will rock Sunflower's then rock yours nappy.

Thanks!

 

[jmdajr]

With Total Divas being such a success their next show should really be reality show centered on Vince McMahon. Maybe break him and Linda up beforehand and make it a dating show. I would watch that live daily if they could produce it.

absolutely

 

[Ithil]

Watching Smackdown, Ryback's new Bullyback character is by far the best thing he's done as Ryback, he actually has a personality. He's basically Biff Tannen.

 

[Kurita]

Man, I stopped watching wrestling a long time ago, like last year's Wrestlemania.
But when I lurk around here you guys seem to have a lot of fun, maybe I should start watching again... Though I'm afraid I'd be completely lost if I just watched the latest RAW or something.
Are there any must-see shows (be it weeklies or PPV) from 2013 that I should watch to get what the hell is going on?

 

[KissVibes]

I love Curtis' commitment to being Fandango at all times.

Also, here's a shot of JTG:

Pretty sure he stole his outfit from wardrobe.

 

[jred2k]

It reallllly bothers me how much Riley's face just looks like one of those weird face morphs done to Miz.

 

[KissVibes]

Alex Riley looks like The Miz mixed with a resident of Whoville.

 

[gurudyne]

It reallllly bothers me how much Riley's face just looks like one of those weird face morphs done to Miz.

He does look like the Miz. And Dolph looks like a blond trollface.jpg.

 

[FallingEdge]

Man, I stopped watching wrestling a long time ago, like last year's Wrestlemania.
But when I lurk around here you guys seem to have a lot of fun, maybe I should start watching again... Though I'm afraid I'd be completely lost if I just watched the latest RAW or something.
Are there any must-see shows (be it weeklies or PPV) from 2013 that I should watch to get what the hell is going on?

lol fun. Come back in this thread when Cena wins

To answer your question, I would just watch SummerSlam this Sunday and go from there. You should pick things up quickly.

If looking for stuff overseas, G1 Climax 23 just ended in NJPW. Great way to get started there.

If you are interested in the US indy scene, PWG (my current fav), ROH, AAW, DGUSA/EVOLVE are your top choice.

 

[BFIB]

Man, I stopped watching wrestling a long time ago, like last year's Wrestlemania.
But when I lurk around here you guys seem to have a lot of fun, maybe I should start watching again... Though I'm afraid I'd be completely lost if I just watched the latest RAW or something.
Are there any must-see shows (be it weeklies or PPV) from 2013 that I should watch to get what the hell is going on?

I don't get to watch near as much as I'd like, but Bootaay and Falling Edge are always willing to link some great matches that us who don't get to follow religiously can watch from overseas.

As far as current goes, SummerSlam is Sunday, and there is a SS thead in the off-topic forum with some synopsis on the matches.

 

[Perspicacity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=INWe9c4F0Qs

UGH. UGH. UGH.
UGH. UGH. UGH.
UGH. UGH. UGH.
UGH. UGH. UGH.

This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting hate speech.

 

[gurudyne]

This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting hate speech.

You're welcome.

Spoiler

That's what he gets, calling Darren Young a Cena-wannabe. The monster.

 

[Serpentine]

I've also been thinking of making some 'documentary' series that would never be made otherwise. Feel free to chime in with your suggestions:

"The Pedigree - Hunter Hearst Helmsley's Aristocratic Hits" - a collection of snooty HHH

"A Retrospective: Vader in the Attitude Era" - Vader's unenthusiastic Attitude Era runs

"Year One: Dave Batista" - Batista's first year in WWE. So bad.

"NXT: Season 2 Highlights"

"WWE Diva Division's Greatest Matches" 2009-2012 Diva's championship matches

Got any others?

This is a Test: The ECW run of Test

The Greatest Hits of Stevie Night Heat

The Many Themes of Wade Barrett

former WWE writer Alex Greenfield on Vince McMahon wanting to censor Christian's face on television:

fucking lol

 

[Nocturnowl]

I just rewatched SummerSlam 2011. This Sunday is going to be a repeat of that, I'm betting.

Ah, you must mean Christian spending the last 5 minutes of his WHC match being obliterated.

 

[strobogo]

This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting hate speech.

Lol. I tried to catch up on all the comments today, but there were too many. I wish YT had a comment system like most message boards.

 

[Professor Beef]

I wish YT had a comment system like most message boards.

So you could make your further descent into madness a bit easier?

 

[Kaladin]

The 8/15 edition of Hardcore Justice Impact did 1,319,000 viewers, which was up from last week's 1,179,000 but down from 7/18 Destination X Impact, which did 1,494,000 viewers.

7/11/2013 1,190,000
7/18/2013 Destination X 1,494,000
7/25/2013 1,314,000
8/1/2013 1,246,000
8/8/2013 1,179,000
8/15/2013 Hardcore Justice Part 1 1,319,000

So if The Rock went to TNA, it would be "The million watching at home?"

 

[strobogo]

Yes. I really dislike the new comments first type of system.

 

[jred2k]

The 8/15 edition of Hardcore Justice Impact did 1,319,000 viewers, which was up from last week's 1,179,000 but down from 7/18 Destination X Impact, which did 1,494,000 viewers.

7/11/2013 1,190,000
7/18/2013 Destination X 1,494,000
7/25/2013 1,314,000
8/1/2013 1,246,000
8/8/2013 1,179,000
8/15/2013 Hardcore Justice Part 1 1,319,000

So if The Rock went to TNA, it would be "The million watching at home?"

And "The Hundreds in Attendance"

 

[Kaladin]

I could just hear The Rock trolling the fans when they sing-a-long with "and millions".

 

[somedevil]

The 8/15 edition of Hardcore Justice Impact did 1,319,000 viewers, which was up from last week's 1,179,000 but down from 7/18 Destination X Impact, which did 1,494,000 viewers.

7/11/2013 1,190,000
7/18/2013 Destination X 1,494,000
7/25/2013 1,314,000
8/1/2013 1,246,000
8/8/2013 1,179,000
8/15/2013 Hardcore Justice Part 1 1,319,000

So if The Rock went to TNA, it would be "The million watching at home?"

Impact had its most viewers in January when they were doing 1.5-1.6 million viewers and after that nothing close to that until the Destination x show.

They actually did 1.7 million viewers and that show was the end of the Claire Lynch storyline.

 

[KissVibes]

Ah, you must mean Christian spending the last 5 minutes of his WHC match being obliterated.

YOU JUST MADE THE LIST.

 

[Professor Beef]

YOU JUST MADE THE LIST.

Is the list of intelligent people who know Christian will never hold a major championship again? Because I'd like to be on that list.

 

[FallingEdge]

Man, remember when Christian was actually entertaining with Edge? Those were good times.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

I will post this in the Summerslam thread but:

here's the submission form to be the King of Summer 2013

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gjvBs2AojQbvNsHPoc6FeMs5D2-WiySTy6KDncXwpM8/viewform

Need more entries, 5 is unacceptable

 

[KissVibes]

Is the list of intelligent people who know Christian will never hold a major championship again? Because I'd like to be on that list.

IT'S THE LIST OF IDIOTS THAT I'M GOING TO FLIP THE SWITCH ON AND KICK YOUR ASSES.

 

[Nocturnowl]

YOU JUST MADE THE LIST.

If it makes you feel any better i'd much sooner see him win than ADR but lets face reality, Christian is enhancement talent at this point.
Don't worry, you'll get to join us Kane fans praising how much of a great guy your wrestler of choice is for putting people over because it's all they can really do seeing that they sure as hell aren't winning any major titles anymore.

 

[strobogo]

Sadly, Christian was NEVER going to be a top guy. I consider him the Bobby Eaton of his era, which I think is a higher compliment than 12 time world champion.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Sadly, Christian was NEVER going to be a top guy. I consider him the Bobby Eaton of his era, which I think is a higher compliment than 12 time world champion.

Bobby Eaton is a far more valuable figure than Christian ever has been.

 

[slightconfuse]

Christians TNA run was good for the first 2 years or so

 

[Morgadeth]

Is the list of intelligent people who know Christian will never hold a major championship again? Because I'd like to be on that list.

Same here.

 

[strobogo]

Bobby Eaton is a far more valuable figure than Christian ever has been.

I would agree with this also, but I think Christian has been the closest thing to a Bobby Eaton WWE has had, particularly from his return from TNA on.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

I would agree with this also, but I think Christian has been the closest thing to a Bobby Eaton WWE has had, particularly from his return from TNA on.

Problem is, Christian isn't self-aware at how bad he is. He can't be good at being pathetic because he legit thinks he's good.

 

[KissVibes]

I'm quitting this thread.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Anyone checking out Sportsnation on ESPNews? They gonna interview a WWE wrestler right now

E:

Spoiler

Shoe in the house