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The Mango Sentinel
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Bayley is for real. She's the one, guys.
She's still living in last gen. F-
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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slightconfuse
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FallingEdge
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Right now, Wii U is the best next gen system. I love mine.
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Deleted member 47027
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but...it's not next gen. It's cool if it's fun, but next gen it ain't.
It almost looks like she's petting Paige....almost.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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I love my Wii U as well. But it would be so much better if Nintendo was actually a competent company. Reminds me a lot of the WWE :lol
Agreed, I'm having a great time with mine
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Did Taker vs Batista truly make Batista?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISyxDTpKx1I
Wrestlemania 23! The Animal tries to put an end to The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISyxDTpKx1I
Wrestlemania 23! The Animal tries to put an end to The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak.
WWF In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage 2/18/96
Jake Roberts vs Tatanka
I didn't know Tatanka was still around in 1996. This is actually a Free For All match. Jake looks fucking terrible. This was before he had a custom made shirt, so he just has a cut off shirt that looks like a trash bag. Plus, his nearly all green tights just draw more attention to his body. He should have been wearing black and have more designs on his tights instead of looking like a walking olive. Short and uneventful match that probably made people want to not buy the PPV. Jake wins with a DDT OUTTA NOWHERE. Why are snakes so god damn creepy?
Razor Ramon vs 123 Kid Cry Baby Match
The loser must wear a diaper. Kid comes out with a Razor teddy bear in a stroller. Razor knocks Kid down and then to the floor. Kid comes back in with a springboard lariatoo and some kicks. Fall away slam. Kid gets out of the Razor's Edge and bails to the apron. Razor knocks him off. When he heads out, DiBiase throws powder in his face. Ready To Rumble told me that doesn't work. Superfly Splash from Kid. Razor has all kinds of trouble doing the short chokeslam, so he just knees Kid in the face instead. Sleeper from Kid. Razor gets out by crotching Kid on the top rope. Razor rolls through a moonsault, nearly winning. Kid follows it with a spin kick. Super fall way slam! Kid gets powder kicked in his face. Razor's Edge. Another. Razor wins. After the match, he puts Kid in a diaper in the creepiest way possible.
TO THE BACK. Todd talked to Duke before the match. HHH attacked Drose with his own trash can and cut his hair. IT'S PAY BACK TIME.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Duke Droese
Droese knocks the shit out of HHH. Flair Flips everywhere. King is creepy and hits on Hunter's girl. It's on split screen for some reason. Pedigree is countered with an atomic drop. Big back drop to the floor. Duke is down and out. Instead of giving the girl a headset, they have her talk into the mic. Duke goes flying into the steps. HHH is so small. I mean, he's in shape, but if you look at him in 1996 and him in 1999 on, it's like a totally different guy. Double lariatooo. I'm calling the spinebuster the Dumpsterbuster. Duke hits his finish, which is a titlawhirl slam. Duke gets his trash can in the ring. The ref takes it, but misses the lid. HHH uses it, the ref no doubt saw it, but HHH makes the pin.
We're shown how Yoko left Camp Cornette.
TO THE BACK. Dok Hendrix speaks with Yokozuna, in Yoko's first promo. What a surprise, he speaks perfect English and sounds like a straight gangsta.
British Bulldog vs Yokozuna
Very short, barely 5 minutes. Yoko is too big. He's huge, has trouble getting up, has trouble moving. He's got a FAT ASS! Corny caused a DQ. Vader came out and attacked Yoko. Yoko is handcuffed to the ropes so Vader and Bulldog can knock him around. Yoko fights back as much as he could. Officials eventually break it up.
Owen Hart vs HBK
HBK is putting his title shot at WM on the line. HBK enters from the roof, Tarzan style. UN BE LIEVABLE! HBK heads right into the ring and throws Owen out so he can dance. Did women really find his super girly dancing to be sexy? I get women and gay guys being into a buff dude doing sexy dancing, but HBK's dancing was so feminine and goofy. Who would find that attractive? They lock up, only for HBK to slide out and do a lap around ringside. He kissed a YAK with terrible hair. Really disliked this era of HBK. He was probably in his physical prime, but he spent so much time doing stupid shit like that. Owen tries the same thing. HBK dives on him. More comedy spots in the match. I don't even know who he's supposed to appeal to. Middle aged women? Owen stops that shit with a belly to belly. Owen should just stomp HBK's dick in the dirt. Spinning heel kick sends HBK to the floor. Corny almost gets some cheap shots in, but Earl caught him. Owen gets suplexed to the floor. HBK tries something off the apron, only to get crushed with a powerslam. Missile dropkick. Lariatooooooo. Sharpshooter! HBK nearly gets to the ropes. Owen pulls him back. He eventually made it back to the ropes. Enziguri! The move that put HBK out of action last year. HBK makes his come back. Flying forearm. Flying elbow. Owen dodges the superkick. HBK dodges the enziguri. Superkick! HBK is going to WM! This is a match that on paper should be amazing, but instead Shawn spends most of the match treating it as a complete joke and doing comedy spots. Then he dances with a kid after the match. This era of HBK is the worst to me. It's not at all a surprise that he did shitty numbers on top seeing how he was booked.
TO THE TODD. Todd brings acting president Roddy Piper, who makes reference to Michael Jackson and bookermen. The second being a reference to Brian Pillman's worked shoot at Superbrawl a few weeks prior. He officially announced HBK is the number one contender at WM. He doesn't feel bad for Yoko if he's that big and that dumb. Vader is obviously inbred, wears a jockstrap on his head, but it belongs there because Vader's nuts. Vader vs Yoko vs WM. Cornette and Mason come up to the stage. Redneck jokes. Cornette puts this shit head in his place. Piper spanks him. God damn, Roddy Piper after 1992 is awful.
Diesel vs Bret Hart WWF Championship Steel Cage Match
Diesel is basically the first tweener WWE had. At Survivor Series, he showed a little sympathy to Bret and it bit him in the ass, so he beat the shit out of Bret and has had a bad attitude ever sense. But he isn't a full heel. He's Kevin Nash. The cage gets used very early, with Diesel being the first one to hit it. Bret tries to leave. Nash climbs up and does his knees in the corner while standing on the top rope with Bret against the cage. Diesel picks Bret up in a bear hug and rams Bret into the cage. He tries to walk out the door. Bret hit the top rope, then headbutt Nash in the balls. They both fight over getting out, with Bret eventually giving it up to work over Nash's knee. Nash stops it by a short arm lariatoooo. Side slam. Bret climbs up. Nash goes for the door. Bret saw it out of the corner of his eye and went back to the leg. Press slam from the top. Poor Bret. He recovers with a second rope bulldog. Back suplex from Nash. More knee work. Diving elbow to the knee. Corner bump! Sounded extra vicious with the cage rattling as well. Bret nearly gets out. He's pulled back by his hair. Another corner bump. Bret shoves off Snake Eyes, sending Nash into the cage. Sharpshooter! Not quite. Diving elbow from the top rope. Nash hits a low blow while Bret is climbing. Bret then falls right on his balls again on the top rope. As Diesel is about to make it out, the Undertaker pops up from under the ring and pulls him down. Bret climbs out and smoke comes from the hole in the ring. Moments later, Nash pops out with his pants torn. Undertaker follows. Nash climbs out of the cage. The show ends not with Bret celebrating, but Taker playing mind games with Diesel. Title retained.
DQ Count: 1 out of 6 matches. Non-televised matches included Ahmed defeating Issac Yankem, Godwinns defeating the Bodydonnas, and Undertaker defeating Goldust by count out.
Cage match is good. One of Nash's best. HBK/Owen is probably the most disappointing match possible considering those two could have an amazing match and instead HBK works it as a comedy match, sells for a little bit, then pops up and wins with no problems. Then dances with some kid.
Jake Roberts vs Tatanka
I didn't know Tatanka was still around in 1996. This is actually a Free For All match. Jake looks fucking terrible. This was before he had a custom made shirt, so he just has a cut off shirt that looks like a trash bag. Plus, his nearly all green tights just draw more attention to his body. He should have been wearing black and have more designs on his tights instead of looking like a walking olive. Short and uneventful match that probably made people want to not buy the PPV. Jake wins with a DDT OUTTA NOWHERE. Why are snakes so god damn creepy?
Razor Ramon vs 123 Kid Cry Baby Match
The loser must wear a diaper. Kid comes out with a Razor teddy bear in a stroller. Razor knocks Kid down and then to the floor. Kid comes back in with a springboard lariatoo and some kicks. Fall away slam. Kid gets out of the Razor's Edge and bails to the apron. Razor knocks him off. When he heads out, DiBiase throws powder in his face. Ready To Rumble told me that doesn't work. Superfly Splash from Kid. Razor has all kinds of trouble doing the short chokeslam, so he just knees Kid in the face instead. Sleeper from Kid. Razor gets out by crotching Kid on the top rope. Razor rolls through a moonsault, nearly winning. Kid follows it with a spin kick. Super fall way slam! Kid gets powder kicked in his face. Razor's Edge. Another. Razor wins. After the match, he puts Kid in a diaper in the creepiest way possible.
TO THE BACK. Todd talked to Duke before the match. HHH attacked Drose with his own trash can and cut his hair. IT'S PAY BACK TIME.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Duke Droese
Droese knocks the shit out of HHH. Flair Flips everywhere. King is creepy and hits on Hunter's girl. It's on split screen for some reason. Pedigree is countered with an atomic drop. Big back drop to the floor. Duke is down and out. Instead of giving the girl a headset, they have her talk into the mic. Duke goes flying into the steps. HHH is so small. I mean, he's in shape, but if you look at him in 1996 and him in 1999 on, it's like a totally different guy. Double lariatooo. I'm calling the spinebuster the Dumpsterbuster. Duke hits his finish, which is a titlawhirl slam. Duke gets his trash can in the ring. The ref takes it, but misses the lid. HHH uses it, the ref no doubt saw it, but HHH makes the pin.
We're shown how Yoko left Camp Cornette.
TO THE BACK. Dok Hendrix speaks with Yokozuna, in Yoko's first promo. What a surprise, he speaks perfect English and sounds like a straight gangsta.
British Bulldog vs Yokozuna
Very short, barely 5 minutes. Yoko is too big. He's huge, has trouble getting up, has trouble moving. He's got a FAT ASS! Corny caused a DQ. Vader came out and attacked Yoko. Yoko is handcuffed to the ropes so Vader and Bulldog can knock him around. Yoko fights back as much as he could. Officials eventually break it up.
Owen Hart vs HBK
HBK is putting his title shot at WM on the line. HBK enters from the roof, Tarzan style. UN BE LIEVABLE! HBK heads right into the ring and throws Owen out so he can dance. Did women really find his super girly dancing to be sexy? I get women and gay guys being into a buff dude doing sexy dancing, but HBK's dancing was so feminine and goofy. Who would find that attractive? They lock up, only for HBK to slide out and do a lap around ringside. He kissed a YAK with terrible hair. Really disliked this era of HBK. He was probably in his physical prime, but he spent so much time doing stupid shit like that. Owen tries the same thing. HBK dives on him. More comedy spots in the match. I don't even know who he's supposed to appeal to. Middle aged women? Owen stops that shit with a belly to belly. Owen should just stomp HBK's dick in the dirt. Spinning heel kick sends HBK to the floor. Corny almost gets some cheap shots in, but Earl caught him. Owen gets suplexed to the floor. HBK tries something off the apron, only to get crushed with a powerslam. Missile dropkick. Lariatooooooo. Sharpshooter! HBK nearly gets to the ropes. Owen pulls him back. He eventually made it back to the ropes. Enziguri! The move that put HBK out of action last year. HBK makes his come back. Flying forearm. Flying elbow. Owen dodges the superkick. HBK dodges the enziguri. Superkick! HBK is going to WM! This is a match that on paper should be amazing, but instead Shawn spends most of the match treating it as a complete joke and doing comedy spots. Then he dances with a kid after the match. This era of HBK is the worst to me. It's not at all a surprise that he did shitty numbers on top seeing how he was booked.
TO THE TODD. Todd brings acting president Roddy Piper, who makes reference to Michael Jackson and bookermen. The second being a reference to Brian Pillman's worked shoot at Superbrawl a few weeks prior. He officially announced HBK is the number one contender at WM. He doesn't feel bad for Yoko if he's that big and that dumb. Vader is obviously inbred, wears a jockstrap on his head, but it belongs there because Vader's nuts. Vader vs Yoko vs WM. Cornette and Mason come up to the stage. Redneck jokes. Cornette puts this shit head in his place. Piper spanks him. God damn, Roddy Piper after 1992 is awful.
Diesel vs Bret Hart WWF Championship Steel Cage Match
Diesel is basically the first tweener WWE had. At Survivor Series, he showed a little sympathy to Bret and it bit him in the ass, so he beat the shit out of Bret and has had a bad attitude ever sense. But he isn't a full heel. He's Kevin Nash. The cage gets used very early, with Diesel being the first one to hit it. Bret tries to leave. Nash climbs up and does his knees in the corner while standing on the top rope with Bret against the cage. Diesel picks Bret up in a bear hug and rams Bret into the cage. He tries to walk out the door. Bret hit the top rope, then headbutt Nash in the balls. They both fight over getting out, with Bret eventually giving it up to work over Nash's knee. Nash stops it by a short arm lariatoooo. Side slam. Bret climbs up. Nash goes for the door. Bret saw it out of the corner of his eye and went back to the leg. Press slam from the top. Poor Bret. He recovers with a second rope bulldog. Back suplex from Nash. More knee work. Diving elbow to the knee. Corner bump! Sounded extra vicious with the cage rattling as well. Bret nearly gets out. He's pulled back by his hair. Another corner bump. Bret shoves off Snake Eyes, sending Nash into the cage. Sharpshooter! Not quite. Diving elbow from the top rope. Nash hits a low blow while Bret is climbing. Bret then falls right on his balls again on the top rope. As Diesel is about to make it out, the Undertaker pops up from under the ring and pulls him down. Bret climbs out and smoke comes from the hole in the ring. Moments later, Nash pops out with his pants torn. Undertaker follows. Nash climbs out of the cage. The show ends not with Bret celebrating, but Taker playing mind games with Diesel. Title retained.
DQ Count: 1 out of 6 matches. Non-televised matches included Ahmed defeating Issac Yankem, Godwinns defeating the Bodydonnas, and Undertaker defeating Goldust by count out.
Cage match is good. One of Nash's best. HBK/Owen is probably the most disappointing match possible considering those two could have an amazing match and instead HBK works it as a comedy match, sells for a little bit, then pops up and wins with no problems. Then dances with some kid.
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Owen's powerslam! :O Wowzers. Looks fantastic. Fuck HBK.
I figure I'd enjoy him a lot more if he didn't have that UTTER SHIT period.
I figure I'd enjoy him a lot more if he didn't have that UTTER SHIT period.
I always credited that Mania match with HHH as the thing that really made him
Mr. Enigma
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Jake actually had his customized shirt when he came back at the '96 Rumble. He must have just fucked up and not had it for that PPV.
Gee, I wonder what could have distracted him...
BECAUSE HES THA SHOWSTOPPA
People who hate Cena/typical WWE babyfaces need to go back and watch HBK's face run in 1995-1996. He was unbearable.
Dude, the fans knew it. Well, MSG fans did. Sid was over as fuck that night at Survivor Series 1996.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo8iOOU_5Io
WHO'S THE MAN?
YOU'RE THE MAN!
Nocturnowl
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Such an inspiring figure is our Triple G.
One of Batista's very best matches right here, I have a lot of praise for this match.
I recall Batista was understandably not happy about its placement in the middle of the show so he aimed to steal it and you know what? I think he and Taker did steal the show that year.
In a show with two face versus face title encounters for the top titles I think this one beat Cena/HBK in every way, very well paced for what was essentially a big man encounter and it uses its briefer time span to deliver a WM main event quality match that made Cena/HBK look drawn out by comparison.
Going back to the match length point it really does make me think that sometimes a little bit less can be more regarding big main event matches if the action flows well.
GuardsmanGreg
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I know I'm a little late on the Skyrim talk (And super late on the whole hi again guys post for my Wrasslegaf brethren) but I figure'd I'd throw my hat in for liking the game but I completely understand why people think it's complete buttgarbage. The gameplay(sans exploration) is absolutely abysmal. There are no memorable characters in the game whatsoever. I'd say that it's better than Oblivion but worse than every other Bethesda game besides Fallout 3(Which New Vegas trumps in every single aspect). The world itself, while visually interesting, seems barren and lifeless. With that being said, however, I enjoy exploring the world of Skyrim. Plus it's the only game where you can have Macho Man Randy Savage fly overhead and reign hellfire down on you.
With that said, I'd like to say Hello again Wrassle-gaf! I went to lurk only mode around July-ish in order to get ready for a cross-country move and only recently has stuff around the Guardsman household calmed down. I will say if anyone ever tells you to move across the USA in the span of a single week tell them to go to hell. Anyway, this is a wrasslin thread and i'm not going to bore you guys with more non-wrasslin' crap. At the risk of putting the thread on repeat I have to say that Goldust's return to the 'E has been really impressive. The tag division is much better than whatever hell the main event scene is right now. Hopefully they won't fumble The Shield's future as those dudes really are main event material. Roman Reigns especially seems like Vince's picture perfect main event star. I do worry they'll fuck up his rise to the main event scene though like they did with Antonio Cesaro.
I watched all of the Streak matches recently and this match is easily top five. I haven't really watched much of Batista(I stopped watching around 2002 and started back up in 2011) but that match really sold me on him.
With that said, I'd like to say Hello again Wrassle-gaf! I went to lurk only mode around July-ish in order to get ready for a cross-country move and only recently has stuff around the Guardsman household calmed down. I will say if anyone ever tells you to move across the USA in the span of a single week tell them to go to hell. Anyway, this is a wrasslin thread and i'm not going to bore you guys with more non-wrasslin' crap. At the risk of putting the thread on repeat I have to say that Goldust's return to the 'E has been really impressive. The tag division is much better than whatever hell the main event scene is right now. Hopefully they won't fumble The Shield's future as those dudes really are main event material. Roman Reigns especially seems like Vince's picture perfect main event star. I do worry they'll fuck up his rise to the main event scene though like they did with Antonio Cesaro.
I watched all of the Streak matches recently and this match is easily top five. I haven't really watched much of Batista(I stopped watching around 2002 and started back up in 2011) but that match really sold me on him.
Damien, obviously!
HBK in-ring babyface was good because it meant no babyface hbk on commentary.
THAT was terrible. With Vince laughing at his lame jokes. I think he was on there once with Heenan as well, and you could tell Heenan didn't think he was any good on commentary at all.
THAT was terrible. With Vince laughing at his lame jokes. I think he was on there once with Heenan as well, and you could tell Heenan didn't think he was any good on commentary at all.
Mr. Enigma
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I just watched the '96 Rumble again because of the review. You can feel the huge disgust in Mr. Perfect's voice once Shawn Michaels starts doing his little stripper routine after he wins. He goes from kayfabe hesitantly complimenting him like a heel commentator would to, "What the hell is he doing, McMahon?" "What is this whole thing about?" "Instead of getting naked, he should worry about Diesel behind him."
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It really is a phenomenal match. Batista works it at pretty much his very best - and he's at home when it comes to picking up and tossing around big guys like Taker. They both did a lot of great stuff. Definitely a top 5 streak match, if not his best.
TheWarrior
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I was just watching WM15 on youtube. Really fun show and some great matched
But damn do I miss Ryan Shamrock
But damn do I miss Ryan Shamrock
bean breath
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I have an idea for a stealth wrestling OT thread:
Best and Worst Sports to Attend Live
I'm ill equipped to be the OP though, so someone please take this torch that I'm passing and be the John Cena to my Rock.
Best and Worst Sports to Attend Live
I'm ill equipped to be the OP though, so someone please take this torch that I'm passing and be the John Cena to my Rock.
TheWarrior
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Usually not around this late on Sundays, but what gets more posts, an episode of TD or Smackdown?
I got WM12
Also, I like those Bethesda games. Cave/building crawling is awesome when you'd rather do something other than go outside and live your actual life.
That dance was terrible. Even the hottest hot girl wouldn't look sexy doing it. I don't know who it was appealing to. Kids? Why would a dude be sexy dancing for kids? Straight men? Why would a straight dude be sexy dancing for other straight dudes? Gay dudes? Why would gay dudes find that terrible dance sexy? Child bearing age women? Who would see that dance and think "this guy is probably good at fucking"? I'm left to conclude that HBK in 1995-1996 was meant to cater to middle aged women.
No idea, haven't even been on GAF for a week yet myself
bean breath
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I bet everyone in this thread has at one point done the Shawn Michaels in-ring pose IRL. So Strobogo is wrong, as usual.
The pose and the dance aren't the same thing.
I did a Jeff Jarrett strut after I got my high school diploma.
bean breath
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You're showing your age with that one.
I bet young Professor Beef did Daniel Bryan's Yes chant.
FallingEdge
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I've done the YES chant multiple times at EVO.
As a matter of fact, see that guy in the black shirt in the middle? That's me. Yup, Started that ish, imma mark
As a matter of fact, see that guy in the black shirt in the middle? That's me. Yup, Started that ish, imma mark