Yeah that's the funny thing. Vince is threatened by the mere idea of competition. NJPW does like 1/10th the business of WWE, but Vince still wants their Japanese wrestling market money.
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January Wrasslin' |OT| Big Month John
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There is evidence to the contrary regarding this.
PartTimeWarrior
(Today, 11:49 AM)
Wellness policy only applies to full time workers
OK some background on me. I was born in 1995 so when I properly got around to watching wrestling, WCW was dead (although I think I may have started around the time of the Invasion angle but I was pretty young and my memories of when I was a child aren't that good so I'm not sure). I have been somewhat catching up on WCW but this has been via OSW reviews of various WCW pay per views. So as of now my knowledge of WCW is the legendary David Arquette title run and the whole Dungeon of Doom shit.
What I'm saying is that my opinion of WCW is that its trash, it was always trash and should be remembered as such.
Now if anyone has any specific pay per views to suggest that would change my opinion, I'm happy to hear them. I've got a free subscription to the network until April (via that promotion they offered to me via email). Maybe someone could present to me a sum up of the quality of the WCW pay per views via some sort of spreadsheet containing grades that have been set by a respectable person over the internet.
excelsiorlef
Member
Dude 1993-1995 with the exception of Bret Hart and HBK was horrendous. Current product doesn't even come close to that bad.
That's for sure. Every now and then something pops up but, in general, the community is in better shape, even if some say otherwise.
I can't wait for that dumb fucking match. Not watching RAW and then suddenly there's a shark cage match is entertaining in a way they certainly didn't intend.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Back when UFC was nothing compared to what it is now and they were just starting on spike going head to head with wwf, vince offered mike goldberg $100K (the announcer) to quit ufc and turn up on raw and be the raw announcer. Vince told him to make everyone think he was doing the ufc show and leave at the last possible minute.
True. Also helps that the gimmick posters are gone.
Vince has some bizarre persecution complex. Listening to BTS reviewing this week in 1995, Vince gives a rare interview to press and goes off on a massive tirade about how WCW is aiming to put him out of business, how much a failure the organization is, some mad shade thrown at Hogan (well he may be smaller, balder and slower but if he came back here he could have a great match still!), the obsession with Turner, the idea that a massive media conglomerate wants to destroy his poor mom & pop wrestling company.
He hasn't fucking changed from that and probably needs something to channel that complex through, at the moment it seems to be NJPW.
He hasn't fucking changed from that and probably needs something to channel that complex through, at the moment it seems to be NJPW.
Lol yes I remember this. Vince is insane.
Oh god don't bring that heinous shit back up. The absolute worst.
LMAO what a jackass.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
What evidence are you talking about? I don't even know which point you're addressing - that WWE cares or that NJPW presents a meaningful threat to WWE's business. It's well known that Vince doesn't like other companies getting any run, but I don't think he's necessarily willing to spend millions of dollars in pursuit of that.
Nakamura and Styles are both putting in work for the company. Think about what NXT would be like if they didn't have Shinsuke Nakamura right now. They didn't sign those guys just to be mean to New Japan Pro Wrestling.
I should've specified I was talking about my point a view, as I said I was 4 so it doesn't really matter to me
even when RAW was bad a couple of years ago, it was still... somewhat entertaining.Right now it's bad and boring, just boring boring boring
The show opens with a Reigns and Owens promo, part timers standoff at some point, a couple of tag matches in the middle, 2h of commercials, bleh
RAW has been consistently unwatchable for like 2-3 years now.
esmith08734
Member
How does this Rumble thing work? Like the betting here on GAF?
WWE doesn't like anyone getting a name for themselves outside of the WWE bubble, why do you think they had the UK tournament or signing all the Indy stars?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
You get a number and if the guy who enters at your number wins, you win.
There's no prize at the moment, but I'm lobbying to have the winner get to pick the WrestleMania thread title.
Because signing random indie guys and not being required to actually put them in anything costs them very little but gives them additional exposure. They're not paying Pete Dunne all that much money to just be a hanger on.
Exactly. Vince wants every wrestler on the planet to suck off the teet of WWE.
EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH TIER
PROBABLY WORTH A WATCH IF YOU'RE STILL INTO WRESTLING TIER
YOU'RE PUSHING IT BUT THERE'S STILL SOME GOOD STUFF HERE TIER
THE WCW CHALLENGE SOMEONE SHOULD ALERT YOUR RELATIVES TIER
Enjoy.
Never forget that Vince gave the green light to those Billionaire Ted skits, which are quite possibly the most petty juvenile things I've ever seen. Vince is also a giant hypocrite too. He whined and tried to make WWE look like a victim when WCW was using Turner's checkbook to sign stars away from WWE, even though WWE did the exact same thing to the territories.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Well, you'll get god-tier Scott Steiner at least.
Plus a lot of eric's biggest stars were guys like hogan and savage, who vince thought didn't have any money left in them and wasn't even interested in.
slightconfuse
Banned
All of the maps and characters are free in overwatch.
Who cares about costumes.
Who cares about costumes.
Why would you torture yourself like that?
I'd have to have a steady supply of booze to get through that.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
I'm really looking forward to Kofi's spot where he escapes elimination in some unique way. It's one of those things in the rumble that's always great.
FallingEdge
Member
I think that is has been long confirmed that this era of WrassleGAF is equivalent to 2002-2005 WWE.
In other words, it is terrible.
In other words, it is terrible.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, I've posted the pictures a lot, but they make a good point. The reason they're signing every flippy indie guy under the sun:
Who do you think they're catering to at this point? The reason they sign every indie guy under the sun is because the entire roster of their developmental leagues and half of the main roster are indie guys now.
Who do you think they're catering to at this point? The reason they sign every indie guy under the sun is because the entire roster of their developmental leagues and half of the main roster are indie guys now.
I'd legitimately love to see Kofi actually win a Rumble. It feels like all of his big things are wasted.
Well, yeah. People should know this by now. He's Trump, man. He's Trump.
If Kofi wins the Rumble, it would start a New Day break up angle where another member would try to claim the match. "one of us wins, we all win."
esmith08734
Member
How do I enter?
Sir_Crocodile
Member
I mean, now would be the time. All the big draws for mania aren't title contenders anyway.
Stuck in your ways like Verne Gagne putting himself over in the 80's.
15 have entered the 2017 WrassleGaf Royal Ramble Lethal Lottery.
PM me to enter. No lurkers allowed. What jobber will you get?
Into the Light
Banned
Man Joker is so young.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
I have this weird feeling that once KO loses the Universal Championship, it's gonna be a long time before he has another world title run.
Kofi winning and then the New Day trying to Freebird Rules the main event of Wrestlemania would be amazing
Sir_Crocodile
Member
HBK: "We're called The Midnight Rockers"
Gagne: "Don't you think people will mix up the name with rocking chairs?"
jesus
He can be just like his hero Chris Jericho.
Into the Light
Banned
So you think WWE offered Omega an insulting deal and said kid you will have an opportunity etc...................and he said ummmm not thank you.
What's your opinion of ECW, new young poster who was 4 years old when I graduated high school?
BFIB
Member
I wonder if Trump kept any of Vinces hair.