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December Wrasslin |OT| Dean Ambrose, Muscleless Agent of SHIELD, Every Week :(
British Monsoon
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Oh yeah, PWG have had trouble with the Briscoes no-showing a bunch of times before, right?
Aiii said:
I just get "WWE Pay Per Views are currently not available in your area." Guess WWE really don't want my money,
Just another reason why New Japan is superior - biggest show of the year, $35 bucks, live worldwide;
http://wrestlekingdom.jp/en/
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/njpw1972
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Deleted member 47027
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You just HAD to remind me. I'm so goddamned hyped for Wrestle Kingdom. GOD. SO HYPED. Gonna be amazing.
DKehoe
Member
Some of the set ups were amazing. Like the "do you support the military?" with her being so embarassed about being aggressive towards the call only for her rage to grow when Cena got revealed again.
British Monsoon
Member
Seriously, it's going to be a great show. There isn't a single match I'm not at least a bit hyped for, except for the random multi-man tag to open the show.
Actually, I just noticed that Akebono & BOB FUCKING SAPP have been added to the opening match to make it an 8-man tag! WTF?
Professor Beef
Banned
You're right. That makes Rock BETTER.
Perspicacity
Banned
Better? Or... butter?
British Monsoon
Member
Lol, from the ROH newswire today;
"Everybody in the Briscoe family is safe after an unruly Christmas party that saw Mark Briscoe almost lose his hand."
Oh, Dem Boys. It'll be interesting to see what happens when their ROH contracts expire early next year, as I feel they've done pretty much everything there is for them to do in ROH - they, more than anyone else on the roster, could really benefit from a change of scenery. Also, Dem Boys are pretty much a perfect gimmick for WWE.
"Everybody in the Briscoe family is safe after an unruly Christmas party that saw Mark Briscoe almost lose his hand."
Oh, Dem Boys. It'll be interesting to see what happens when their ROH contracts expire early next year, as I feel they've done pretty much everything there is for them to do in ROH - they, more than anyone else on the roster, could really benefit from a change of scenery. Also, Dem Boys are pretty much a perfect gimmick for WWE.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
War crate.
Yep, they're infamous for no showing PWG
The best part about this isnt even Okada, its fucking Gedo, his bandana and him screaming at something
I'd rather see them in TNA where they can still be dem boys.
British Monsoon
Member
Yeah, but...TNA.
Also, you remove the swearing, Jay's homophobia and eagerness to juice, and they're pretty much a PG tag team as it is.
It's pretty hilarious that the MVP of Japanese wrestling for 2012 spent two years doing sweet fuck all in TNA. Talk about a waste of talent.
I liked the one where they robbed a smoothie store because it made them look like bad criminals for three reasons.
1. They made no effort hiding their identities. JTG even did a bunch of poses and shoutouts towards the security camera.
2. Shad was in the background the entire time wrecking the place while searching for cash.
3. They were robbing a smoothie store! How desperate for cash do you have to be in order rob one of those places?
BillRiccio
Member
I am most certainly in for this. The two free WIF shows were fun and this seems like it will also be pretty good.The main event should deliver and the rest of the card looks solid. The CHIKARA roster is going to have some nice new additions in the near future. I'm really looking forward to seeing the Devastation Corporation in a competitive match and of course that hot new sensation Latvian Proud Oak.
British Monsoon
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Oh man, some bad PWG news - El Generico is injured and unable to compete in DDT4! Instead, Kevin Steen's new partner for the tournament will be Willie Mack.
Couple of changes to the Wrestle Kingdom VII card;
Daichi Hashimoto picked up a hand injury on ZERO1's Christmas Eve show, so will be unable to make his New Japan debut at Wrestle Kingdom
- in his place, Z1 patriarch Shinjiro Ohtani will team up with Keiji Mutoh to take on TenKoji.
Also, Shinsuke Nakamura says Bob Sapp is now an honorary member of CHAOS and will compete in the opening match, while legendary sumo Akebono joins MVP, Manabu Nakanishi & Strongman to even out the numbers.
Good episode of The Art of Wrestling w/ Colt Cabana this week as his guest is CZW/PWG wrestler Drake Younger;
http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/
3.0 put up a good fight against the Corporation, easily their toughest test yet, but Frightmare & Hallowicked should provide a more competitive match-up - I don't fancy Frightmare's chances of doing much damage to either Max Smashmaster or Blaster McMassive.
And, yeah, there's some pretty good gimmicks on the student roster - Juan Francisco de Coronado could get some epic heat if introduced right, and I really enjoy Jervis Cottonbelly's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' gimmick.
Couple of changes to the Wrestle Kingdom VII card;
Daichi Hashimoto picked up a hand injury on ZERO1's Christmas Eve show, so will be unable to make his New Japan debut at Wrestle Kingdom
- in his place, Z1 patriarch Shinjiro Ohtani will team up with Keiji Mutoh to take on TenKoji.Also, Shinsuke Nakamura says Bob Sapp is now an honorary member of CHAOS and will compete in the opening match, while legendary sumo Akebono joins MVP, Manabu Nakanishi & Strongman to even out the numbers.
Good episode of The Art of Wrestling w/ Colt Cabana this week as his guest is CZW/PWG wrestler Drake Younger;
http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/
3.0 put up a good fight against the Corporation, easily their toughest test yet, but Frightmare & Hallowicked should provide a more competitive match-up - I don't fancy Frightmare's chances of doing much damage to either Max Smashmaster or Blaster McMassive.
And, yeah, there's some pretty good gimmicks on the student roster - Juan Francisco de Coronado could get some epic heat if introduced right, and I really enjoy Jervis Cottonbelly's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' gimmick.
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Deleted member 47027
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That 8man tag should still be entertaining. Strongman is ridiculous, but let's just add some BOB SAPPU. My god.
Cryme Tyme's beginning was ridiculous. They tried to act like the vignettes were parodies of racial stereotypes, except at the end of each video, they'd play the stereotypes straight. They were all basically a white guy is uneasy and makes some kind of racial comment. Cryme Tyme are all "how dare you, that's a terrible stereotype", and then they'd act exactly how the stereotyping guy thought, completely justifying the white dude and reinforcing the negative trait they were "parodying".
They had to run a disclaimer on the website because they knew it was super offensive and the only way they got away with the whole thing was because CT were faces.
They had to run a disclaimer on the website because they knew it was super offensive and the only way they got away with the whole thing was because CT were faces.
One thing I love about WIF is it brings back the sillier "throw anything at the wall and see what sticks" gimmicks that Chikara used to do. Their current method of having almost every new gimmick be tied in with their big storyline or with an existing faction is fine but feels limiting and overdone, especially recently with the Gekido despite the fact I am a fan of that storyline.
British Monsoon
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Yeah, I can see the reasoning behind waiting for storylines to bring guys up, but it would be nice to see a few random new characters thrown in for good measure. I don't think Archie had much of a storyline when he started, and if he did I don't think anyone could have seen the direction his storyline would turn over the course of the year.
I've enjoyed the Gekido storyline, but I feel it could have been better had they been given more defined gimmicks - 3 of them are just evil ants, The Shard is evil Jigsaw and the only one with a proper gimmick, 17 (master of 17 forgotten submissions that even Quack doesn't know), gets dropped from the storyline altogether.
Same as anyone, make shit up on the fly. I think the Colony/Gekido mix-up teams at King of Trios this year was a result of 17 getting 'injured' (no idea if it was storyline or what, he just seemed to disappear). Also, Quack is pretty ruthless with guys who no show - Lince Dorado hasn't worked Chikara since missing a big show during the BDK storyline in 2011.
sf2fanatic
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British Monsoon
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Speaking of the Rumble and of Kane, you Kane fans realise that the 2013 Rumble will be where Ryback breaks Kane's record for most eliminations, right?
slightconfuse
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Kane will probably break hbks record as well
Nocturnowl
Member
Feels bad man.Yes, I said that months ago.
That would soften the blow at least.
I wonder how Kane and Bryan will interact in the RR match? should be fun.
slightconfuse
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In guessing Kane elimates dbry to break the record
Yes, I said that months ago.
Kane will get eliminated by Ryback too
At this point, I'm expecting Kane to work the concession stand at WM.
When he retires, it'll be on Superstars, and he'll job to Roman Reigns. Then, during his non-televised retirement speech, HHH will come out, spit in his face, pedigree him, and Kane will just walk out while HHH is celebrating in the ring. Afterwards, GGG will work as a member of the ring crew until he's 90 (and he'll set up the ring at multiple shows each day).
One day, at age 83, he'll climb onto the top rope when no one is watching, and execute a perfect top rope clothesline. He'll then stand up, dust himself off, shed a tear, and go back to work before Mr. Stephanie McMahon fires him. At age 90, he'll die after breaking his back lifting a turnbuckle stand, and the only thing that will be found on him will be a wallet full of pictures of his family. The WWE will then throw his carcass in their storage warehouse.
EDIT: And people will still be posting fan art of him that will go unnoticed by the company.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
What if Kane has an angle where he starts making his own fan art?
You must mean when he forms a random tag team with Jeff Hardy in the comedy tag team portion of the next Kane cycle.
That sounds about right.
-Pyromaniac-
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High drama in TNA. He knows guys.
He knows.
He knows.
BadAss2961
Member
TNA is so fucking weird.
Brooke is hot.
Brooke is hot.
DKehoe
Member
Alright, update on current participants in the GAF Rumble before I go sleep.
me, Sunflower, Linkified, G-Fex, Guzim, Bootaaay, A Pretty Panda, Entropia, Jamie OD, RBH, SousedLouse, strobogo, Aiii, Judderman, Dork Knight, somedevil, Parallax, Frackh, Net_Wrecker, Professor Beef, Ithil, Laserfrog, Reneledarker, Mr. Sandman, BillRiccio
Remember PM me to say you want in, if you post it in the thread I may miss it.
me, Sunflower, Linkified, G-Fex, Guzim, Bootaaay, A Pretty Panda, Entropia, Jamie OD, RBH, SousedLouse, strobogo, Aiii, Judderman, Dork Knight, somedevil, Parallax, Frackh, Net_Wrecker, Professor Beef, Ithil, Laserfrog, Reneledarker, Mr. Sandman, BillRiccio
Remember PM me to say you want in, if you post it in the thread I may miss it.
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Deleted member 47027
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Would you log onto Steam already?
The Fronde
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Watching TNA for the first time ever. It's pitiful. I'm embarrassed for the wrestlers. The crowd is silent. And that announcers sound sleepy. The production and camera angles are so cheesy. Brutal all around.
Fuck yes! I love that cheesey 80's/early 90's stuff.
At the Royal Rumble PPV, they need this playing in the background while it shows wrestlers standing in front of a blue screen doing 5-10 second promos saying how they're gonna win the rumble!!
D'aaw I don't know what to say! Thanks Sunflower, thanks for all your help this year too.
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Deleted member 47027
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That will do. Happy trails, it was my GOTY.
-Pyromaniac-
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Meanwhile on TNA....
3MB needs to do it.
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