It's a work, brother. I'm grabbing that brass ring. Haar will be back after the LETHAL LOTTERY. I hope I get something good, and by good I mean repulsive.
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August Wrasslin |OT| The Sunday of Summer
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It's a work, brother. I'm grabbing that brass ring. Haar will be back after the LETHAL LOTTERY. I hope I get something good, and by good I mean repulsive.
My. Man.
dream
Member
Remember when WCW Saturday Night had these shootish sitdown interviews?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Discussion topic: you are given complete creative control over a wrestling show. What 'feel' do you go for? Is there a wrestling company or a specific era in a wrestling company that you would style yourself after?
I've expressed my love for heyman era smackdown in the past, so that would be my answer. A lower key focus. Gimmicks, but more focused and grounded. Clear divisions and a more sports feel.
I've expressed my love for heyman era smackdown in the past, so that would be my answer. A lower key focus. Gimmicks, but more focused and grounded. Clear divisions and a more sports feel.
Frecklestein
Banned
All the women standing up and cheering and the men booing because of their wives swoonin' lol
The other good thing about divisions, is when a smaller guy goes up a peg or two, you really feel the size difference and the underdog situation, because you're so used to seeing him paired with guys his size. But at the same time, if those divisions were enforced, it would've probably robbed us of a lot of great smaller guys having the spotlight.
sf2fanatic
Member
Fox your boy Cesaro on fire now. He definitely getting his IC push
Frecklestein
Banned
I wouldn't touch that belt, the curse is too real
dream
Member
I like how Doug Dillinger just swooped in with the quickness.
I think growing up watching 90s southern peaches explains my taste in women today.
sf2fanatic
Member
Damn them legs Lilian..
dream
Member
Watching all this old footage makes me respect Rick Rude for looking and acting like a man. A guy who would have your back after drinking a few beers and smoking a pack of cigarettes at the local college bar. He was cut from a different cloth than today's crop of sissies like Seth Rollins and Daniel Bryan.
Frecklestein
Banned
sf2fanatic
Member
I second nomiate a Scott Steiner and Rick Rude month
E: yup that gif. She can handle herself
E: yup that gif. She can handle herself
Probably something to do with Flair blading against Vince's wishes.
Professor Beef
Banned
Sir, I'm going to shake your hand and put you on the No Snitch List.
sf2fanatic
Member
King Paco has fallen on hard times lately right?
CrashSimonFaye
Banned
Paige bothers me for some reason.
Hidden One
Member
Dental Plan
Member
I come to WrestleGAF after Raw and see everyone posting about Rick Rude.
I love this place.
I love this place.
It's her inner chav you're seeing.
Lisa needs braces.
Professor Beef
Banned
My coworker was apparently at Raw tonight. Front row facing the hard camera too. I might have to watch just to see if I can catch him.
Frecklestein
Banned
Just got around to watching the Steven and Paige podcast from tonight. My god is it awkward. Austin is so like.. "I just asked my daughter how her day was after school" levels of I don't give a shit, but I wont let you know I don't.
Please, for the podcast specifically, PLEASE have established WWE performers, and not people my age. We haven't done shit in life yet.
Please, for the podcast specifically, PLEASE have established WWE performers, and not people my age. We haven't done shit in life yet.
Avon Barksdale
Member
Scott Steiner is suffering from a case of washed-up steroid gut.
There's actually been a hint or two about this on commentary throughout the season and not just during the recent angle. Stuff like
Matt joking about Vampiro being thousands of years old.
Frecklestein
Banned
He's become what he's always hated..
Ninja Scooter
Member
He hates Superstar Billy Graham?
Mr. Enigma
Member
Steiner slowly turning into Lord Tensai.
Officerrob
Banned
But she's a 10 year vet!!!
I feel really bad for aging pro wrestlers. They are crucified whenever they get out of shape and to get INTO shape (or the shape that "impresses") have to resort to ludicrous amounts of drugs, dietary morbidities, and borderline body dysmorphic criticism.
I get really sick thinking about the "pressures" to look like an action figure and be as nimble as a gymnist. Something's gotta give.
I guess this is kind of hitting home because I talked to a colleague today who was telling me he fell out of wrestling and felt awful when he went to a Wrestling convention a few years back. They had all sorts of promotional material with all these old school wrestlers. When he officially got to the event - he told me they pretty much all looked nothing like what he saw on TV.
:/ I start thinking whats gonna happen to guys like Orton, Daniel Bryan, and the lot in 20-30 years. Will they be at Random Hotels in the middle of the Mid West trying to get us to buy a shirt and pay $20 for a picture?
Edit:
One the most depressing things I've ever seen is Lex Luger post stroke.
I get really sick thinking about the "pressures" to look like an action figure and be as nimble as a gymnist. Something's gotta give.
I guess this is kind of hitting home because I talked to a colleague today who was telling me he fell out of wrestling and felt awful when he went to a Wrestling convention a few years back. They had all sorts of promotional material with all these old school wrestlers. When he officially got to the event - he told me they pretty much all looked nothing like what he saw on TV.
:/ I start thinking whats gonna happen to guys like Orton, Daniel Bryan, and the lot in 20-30 years. Will they be at Random Hotels in the middle of the Mid West trying to get us to buy a shirt and pay $20 for a picture?
Edit:
One the most depressing things I've ever seen is Lex Luger post stroke.
Marvel
could never
Not the only one, it's fucked up how we treat them just for aging.
Agreed, I can appreciate someone staying in shape, but whenever I see guys like the Rock or Hunter in his prime, I have to just shake my head. The amount of drugs and physical alterations required to achieve those results are incredibly damaging.
I think fans are sometimes also to blame. I mean how many times on message boards have you seen posters praising wrestlers (Rick Rude for example) for their physique. Worst is when people start mocking people for losing hair. I remember the Wrestlemania match this year where Sting came out, and my Whatsapp friends group just kept mocking his bald spot.
The worst thing is most people can't see what's happening on the inside to these guys. Pro wrestlers, or more importantly, the general population has no real conscience on the damage sustained to the liver, kidney, heart, tendons etc.- on a long term basis. It's sickening what the 80s and 90s era wrestlers were doing to themselves.
FlammableD
Banned
i own this shirt
Marvel
could never
Yeah the 80's and 90's were insane.
I bought the best in the world shirt myself just two days ago. I have no idea why.
FlammableD
Banned
No reason not to.
Marvel
could never
Pleased with the purchase, not the biggest punk guy but the design I have always felt was great.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Rude's best music was Smooth Operator imo
UrbanDandy
Member
avengers23
Banned
She's a young woman.
She's not a man.
She touches her hair a lot, and she talks a little too fast.
She sounds rehearsed, like Cena.
Thus, WrassleGAF's verdict is minus 5 stars, no buys.