Jimmy King
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Here's to hoping Ambrose, Ziggler and Harper get something good for Mania.
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February Wrasslin' |OT| Royal Reignble Fallout. NO HOLDS BARRED, SMARKS!
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BronsonLee
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Yeah, that's how that works in theory. Indy guys get paid if they make a comp for them, but not the promotions. Promotions could make a stink about it sure, but SMV's go to is basically 'it'll be too expensive a legal battle, so don't bother'. CZW owns the footage from when SMV filmed, for example, but they always refused to give up the master tapes, using that reasoning.
avengers23
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To be fair, odds are that any wrestler's nickname will be shitty. 'sup, Messiah of the Backbreaker.
avengers23
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I'm not sure what else BJ Whitmer could have been? He wasn't going to get picked up by WWE, and I don't think he could put a match together well enough or had the connections to go to Japan. He's not the best base, so I don't see him going to Mexico. He's kind of the typical indy wrestler.
Here's a quick cut out of Ishii for KRNFLX.
Thanks Vince for posting those. A lot of good avatars there for people not stuck with Prince Pretty.
Thank you very much. Awesome stuff
BronsonLee
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I dunno, I'm pretty goddamn partial to 'Stardust Genius' myself
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10 years ago or more he had a chance, but...he's going to go the way of The Lizard. He survived a hell of a lot of rotten bumps, too.
Mania should be 1 on 1. All hop aboard the Reigns train! ... then he'll lose it the night after to Rollins on RAW. Roman Reigns finally gets his dynasty run beginning Summer Slam, baby gurl. Balee dat, etc etc.
More WK9 impressions
Shibata looks like he doesn't even belong there. I feel his presence is that he should be main eventing all the time. His partner Goto ain't too bad either. Karl Anderson is 'eh'. Doc Gallows is okay. Ref lost control of the match in the middle and I did not like that. Crowd certainly popped when Shibata/Goto made their comebacks. The picture of them sitting on the canvas, arms crossed to their chests, and smiling all goofy like is a really cute picture.
AJ vs Naito was pretty good. Right away, Naito does a missle drop kick to AJ on the outside and they both land with a thud on the mat outside. Ow. This match is pretty good. Naito isn't terrible and neither is AJ. AJ's finisher has and will always be whack.
2 more matches to go!
More WK9 impressions
Shibata looks like he doesn't even belong there. I feel his presence is that he should be main eventing all the time. His partner Goto ain't too bad either. Karl Anderson is 'eh'. Doc Gallows is okay. Ref lost control of the match in the middle and I did not like that. Crowd certainly popped when Shibata/Goto made their comebacks. The picture of them sitting on the canvas, arms crossed to their chests, and smiling all goofy like is a really cute picture.
AJ vs Naito was pretty good. Right away, Naito does a missle drop kick to AJ on the outside and they both land with a thud on the mat outside. Ow. This match is pretty good. Naito isn't terrible and neither is AJ. AJ's finisher has and will always be whack.
2 more matches to go!
My current Pro Wrestling Fave Five:
1. Lucha Underground
Hot action on every show. Top notch production values. Fresh matches. Slick character background vignettes. Amazing energy from start to finish. This is easily the most entertaining hour of pro wrestling every week right now. So damn good.
2. WWE
Gotta give credit to the WWE post-Rumble. The triple threat on the PPV was great, the post-Rumble Raw interviews were great, the hype for Fastlane has been done well, and I've even enjoyed some of Smackdown. A lot of my enjoyment of their product has stemmed from Daniel Bryan, but they're doing a good amount of stuff right at the moment.
3. ROH
Alberto El Patron and Jay Lethal have been magical in the few exchanges they've had. There are some interesting story elements being thrown around with these new dudes in red masks. The action is typically solid, and The 13th Anniversary Show looks like a potential show of the year contender if the three big matches live up to their potential. Definitely feels like a bigger deal than Final Battle.
4. NJPW
I've enjoyed the post-WK9 stuff, but there are far too many random tag matches on their shows. That said, you can always count on some quality in-ring action, though some guys seem to mail it in with the hectic schedule they're working right now. I'd almost prefer that they slow it down, but that would probably mean less money in NJPW's pockets, so I get it. Looking forward to the next big PPV.
5. TNA
The red-headed step child who still thinks it's the 90s and walks around in his Metallica Master of Puppets t-shirt as if the album just came out 3 years ago. You can count on some pretty good matches here and there, but overall, this company has lost the plot, which is a shame when you consider their talent roster.
1. Lucha Underground
Hot action on every show. Top notch production values. Fresh matches. Slick character background vignettes. Amazing energy from start to finish. This is easily the most entertaining hour of pro wrestling every week right now. So damn good.
2. WWE
Gotta give credit to the WWE post-Rumble. The triple threat on the PPV was great, the post-Rumble Raw interviews were great, the hype for Fastlane has been done well, and I've even enjoyed some of Smackdown. A lot of my enjoyment of their product has stemmed from Daniel Bryan, but they're doing a good amount of stuff right at the moment.
3. ROH
Alberto El Patron and Jay Lethal have been magical in the few exchanges they've had. There are some interesting story elements being thrown around with these new dudes in red masks. The action is typically solid, and The 13th Anniversary Show looks like a potential show of the year contender if the three big matches live up to their potential. Definitely feels like a bigger deal than Final Battle.
4. NJPW
I've enjoyed the post-WK9 stuff, but there are far too many random tag matches on their shows. That said, you can always count on some quality in-ring action, though some guys seem to mail it in with the hectic schedule they're working right now. I'd almost prefer that they slow it down, but that would probably mean less money in NJPW's pockets, so I get it. Looking forward to the next big PPV.
5. TNA
The red-headed step child who still thinks it's the 90s and walks around in his Metallica Master of Puppets t-shirt as if the album just came out 3 years ago. You can count on some pretty good matches here and there, but overall, this company has lost the plot, which is a shame when you consider their talent roster.
If "Booger Red" is not an awesome Nickname I don't know what is
Jimmy King
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Wesker is the captain now.
Lady Destroyer, friend.
Just for you guys from the Twitterverse...
Is it tugging on your heart strings?
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Really Alucard? Again?
Fucking hell.
Fucking hell.
Just for you guys from the Twitterverse...
Is it tugging on your heart strings?
Its tugging on my short term memory since it was posted like two hours ago.
Jimmy King
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At the moment, fave five all around:
5. Dean Ambrose
4. Luke Harper
3. Daniel Bryan
2. Seth Rollins
1. Brock Lesnar
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Damn no Rusev love...
Just for you guys from the Twitterverse...
Is it tugging on your heart strings?
I really hate this year's WM logo...it looks like a f2p game app.
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I'm totally over Brine, because the more I think about Seth cashing in on Lesnar the more perfect it seems.
vince pls
vince pls
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It works, considering the success of WWE Immortals and Supercard, as well as evoking a mental callback to the WWE Network, and their Play button.
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That's a really boring Wrestlemania logo.
Mr. Luchador
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Fave Five most Enjoyable WWE Peoples
5. The Bellas
4. Cesaro & Kidd
3. Luke Harper
2. Seth Rollins w/ J&J Security
1. Rusev
He'll be champ. Don't you worry about that!
BronsonLee
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No lie, at the Rumble live during the three way, I totally expected Bork to just murder Rollins when coming back, but when Rollins flipped out of the German and pasted him with the briefcase twice, I thought they were gonna give it to him for a split second.
And then Brock was all NAW SON
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How are you gonna say "Fave Five" and list 9 people!
The Shapesmith
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5. Brock Lesnar
4. Dolph Ziggler
3. Bray Wyatt
2. Seth Rollins
1. Daniel Bryan
Those are my fave WWE five currently. Yes I'm a Daniel Bryan fan and I won't apologize for it haha.
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Fav 5!
5. Brass Ring Club
4. Daniel Bryan
3. Luke Harper
2. Seth Rollins
1. Brock Lesnar
I don't watch this shit every week though
5. Brass Ring Club
4. Daniel Bryan
3. Luke Harper
2. Seth Rollins
1. Brock Lesnar
I don't watch this shit every week though
Mr. Luchador
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It should be 10, as I missed out Lana!
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Main Roster, friend.
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Real talk, whenever Rollins moves on from J&J Security, it'll be a sad day. His current heel run is one of the best things WWE has done so far this decade. Very believable and he's not hurting his character with every loss he suffers.
Jimmy King
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I've got nothing but love for Alex. He's one more stellar segment away from taking over Ambrose, maybe even Harper.
Oooh, I like this game. Here we go...
5. Daniel Bryan
4. Shinsuke Nakamura
3. Jay Lethal
2. Seth Rollins
1. Brock Lesnar
Oddly enough, no LU guys, but Pentagon, Mundo, and Prince Puma are all climbing the charts. So is Drago for that matter. Blah. This list would probably be different tomorrow.
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He's really awesome and fun to watch.
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yes? he's very good
he's amazing for a big guy
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He's their best hoss aside from Brock
Jimmy King
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WWE main roster does not include NJPW, ROH, or Lucha Underground no matter how much you want it to.
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And he's adaptable. He can brawl, work a more technical style, fly a little, hoss up, tag teams, singles, whatever.
Looks at these Fave Fives, it's pretty evident there is quite a bit of positive going on in the WWE right now. It's really disheartening to see how they can put out a good product when they want to, but they just don't try for about eight months of the year. I really wish Survivor Series could become important again. It would be such a good anchor to that time of the year between Summer Slam and Royal Rumble when they really don't give a shit.
Agreed. His character has been very well-protected, and that MitB briefcase has done a lot to elevate him. He's a character study in how you actually build up a guy by giving him a chance, getting behind him, but also putting him in the ring and seeing if he can sink or swim on his own. Thankfully, Rollins has delivered the goods in-ring. When I think of him, I think of his fall off the hell in a cell with Ambrose, his foot on Edge's head, he elbow onto Brock, his curb stomp finisher, and his all-around dickish persona. He's made me remember moments and things about his character, which is way more than I can say for guys like Wyatt, Ziggler, and even Ambrose. Ziggler had that ladder match at TLC and the big win at Survivor Series...which was ultimately nullified, so it lost a ton of its impact.
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All Time Top Ten Managers
10) Lana
9) Classy Freddie Blassie
8) Miss Elizabeth
7) Slick
6) Mr. Fuji
5) Captain Lou Albano
4) Jimmie Hart
3) Paul Heyman
2) Paul Bearer
1) Bobbi Heenan
10) Lana
9) Classy Freddie Blassie
8) Miss Elizabeth
7) Slick
6) Mr. Fuji
5) Captain Lou Albano
4) Jimmie Hart
3) Paul Heyman
2) Paul Bearer
1) Bobbi Heenan
I think people just want the rest to have WWE style budgets/arenas and the roster.
Nobody wants to see anyone under WWE management.
Mr. Luchador
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Rusev is the best thing in WWE for me right now. It's so simple and I'm honestly surprised at how well they've booked it and hooked people in. However a ton of credit needs to go to Lana and Rusev for making it really believable. When the flag botched last week, the way Lana and Rusev reacted was brilliant. They never missed a beat, totally stayed in character and improvised well.
What I've also really enjoyed is watching the shows from the 80s on The Network and comparing Rusev and Nikolai Volkoff; it's two similar gimmicks but done in entirely different ways. I'm sort of hoping that there's a 'PLEASE STAND FOR THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM' at Wrestlemania, the heat will be nuclear.
He can work, has a character and mannerisms he never breaks from. He's fun to watch.
What I've also really enjoyed is watching the shows from the 80s on The Network and comparing Rusev and Nikolai Volkoff; it's two similar gimmicks but done in entirely different ways. I'm sort of hoping that there's a 'PLEASE STAND FOR THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM' at Wrestlemania, the heat will be nuclear.
He can work, has a character and mannerisms he never breaks from. He's fun to watch.
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