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August Wrasslin |OT| The Sunday of Summer
- Thread starter Plywood
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The Attitude Era was trash.
Serpentine
Banned
He'll always be a cool motherfucker because of They Live.
Yep, this is where i'll remember him most from. RIP
Frecklestein
Banned
GODDAMMIT! Another wrestler!
RIP Piper
Even though he got trashed on here, there's no denying he was one of the best heels of all time.
Personal views on his wrestling and promos aside though, wasn't he kind of a fairly open racist..? Or am I remembering him wrong?
Ambrose is Reigns' cheerleader at best. Cesaro might be getting a concerted push but probably going to end in nothing.
RIP Roddy, another legend who I don't know jack about
I have seen They Live but not a single match by the Hot Rod.lovely ladies
Member
Cesaro's actually moving upward. He might be the 4th or 5th top face now.
Frecklestein
Banned
Yep. When there wasn't homophobia or racism from the talent/commentary team, it was ALLLLL over the crowd. It's kinda hard to watch sometimes, honestly.
Ambrose is Reigns' cheerleader at best. Cesaro might be getting a concerted push but probably going to end in nothing.
RIP Roddy, another legend who I don't know jack about
Bret Vs. Roddy is probably my favorite match with him. A really great story told in the ring.
Beyond his obvious feuds with Snuka and Brown that made you raise a eyebrow...I never heard of him being racist.
Was this before or after the DX / Nation locker room angle? If after, could be a fan reacting to that.
Frecklestein
Banned
Got ya, just wanted to make sure.
It was a little out of hand though. You guys have to admit that. It was reminscent of midnight wrasslegaf circa 2013
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That picture reminds me when we all watched TNA one night in hopes of some good Joker Sting antics. That was... awesome.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
fixed
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Not sure what the timeline was between the invasion night of WCW and DX/Nation feud
Frecklestein
Banned
Smackdown was GODLIKE.
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Deleted member 47027
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Thanks for adding a patch to that
...Dude....that fucking roster man.
Frecklestein
Banned
As much as it sucks, I'm glad it was from natural causes as opposed to some of the crazier stuff a lot of wrestlers ended up dying from. 61 is still damn young though :/
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Roddy
They were at about the same time, but I can't figure out the week the locker room thing was without hunting it down on the network.
MickeyPhree
Member
RIP Rowdy. You'll always kick ass and chew bubblegum!
avengers23
Banned
Gonna need a Put On These Glasses Match at SummerSlam, WWE. Tie it in with Green Arrow vs. Stardust. Arrow forces Stardust to put on the glasses, and he sees through his paint to Cody Rhodes underneath. And that's how the Stardust gimmick is put to rest.
RIP, Piper.
RIP, Piper.
I have this girl who is now a casual fan that sometimes watches with me and it blows her mind. I feel like I'm always saying in a clumsy half-explanation "...1998!"
Frecklestein
Banned
That era also did a great job of passing the torch to younger guys, and letting them share the spotlight with established talent.
Attitude era sticks out a lot due to nostalgia, but it's generally pretty trashy, and honestly, good matches aren't as common as a lot of people think they were. But when Ruthless Aggression came around, we got some damn good wrestling.
Something I loved so much about that era and the brand split back then, is that RAW and Smackdown almost felt like two completely different shows. Smackdown obviously being the better of the two, but when Evolution wasn't dominating RAW, it was pretty good too.
Dental Plan
Member
I'm gonna watching Wrestlemania 12 and They Live tonight.
RIP Roddy Piper
RIP Roddy Piper
Professor Beef
Banned
Plywood OTs are the best OTs.
Except for today. RIP in piece, Hot Rod.
Except for today. RIP in piece, Hot Rod.
Liquidsnake
Banned
No No No No.
Damn Roddy.
Damn Roddy.
That Hollywood Backlot Brawl was the best thing ever.
jinxthejiv
Member
Rip Rowdy Roddy Piper
That was supposed to be Dennis Rodman believe it or not.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
It's kind of a shame how Brock leaving around WM XX dismantled the whole brand though. JBL was thrust into the world title picture out of nowhere and Smackdown was filled with lame feuds and never really recovered. It was that time period that put the final nails in the coffin for the cruiserweight and women's divisions in WWE.
I keep forgetting we have that, I usually only joined when we had PPVs.
Are we moving to Discord?!?!
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Man.. 2015 is not a good year for Wrestlers.
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Nyteshade517
Member
still remember going to one of those Raw Reunion or Homecoming shows (whatever they called it) and Ric Flair brought out Piper, Million Dollar Man, IRS, and Arn Anderson to help against the Spirit Squad
edit: this is the one http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhj1r_flair-vs-spirit-squad_sport
edit: this is the one http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhj1r_flair-vs-spirit-squad_sport
Frecklestein
Banned
Yep, Brock leaving seriously fucked everything up. They gave that man EVERYTHING. Off the top of my head, The Rock, Taker, Credible Big Show and of course Kurt. Who knows where Cena would even be if Lesnar just stuck around.
slightconfuse
Banned
Da fuck
Nooo
Nooo