PartTimeWarrior
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WWE needs to do the right thing. Take Lawler off commentary and give his spot to Booker
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July Wrasslin |OT| The Rings a Field, the Field of War, Thats Where We Lay the Law
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StylesClash
Member
Christian relegated to panel duty again...injured or not that's gotta suck
Sweeney Tom
Banned
StylesClash
Member
*finger points again* YOU!
oh there are 2 matches now? unless naomi vs cameron got bumped
StylesClash
Member
They throw him out unannounced a lot of times so he might still have one!
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Best for business
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Both are happening pre-show. The alternative was having Naomi vs Cameron go 10 minutes, and lollllll at that
He's gonna get hit by Sting.
I'm amazed Adam Rose has outlasted Kizarny's tenure in the WWE, and I'm sure Adam is as well. 2009 was a rough year for WWE.
Nocturnowl
Member
Are you ready Gaf?
The perfect sign for the dawn of the demon era in 2014.
I hope Barrett's injury is in fact an elaborate swerve and the reason he's actually at battleground is so that after the hard earned winner of the battle royal expects to receive their title reward they get delivered the bad news from Barrett himself that he isn't forfeiting anything then they get elbowed in the face for good measure.
I'm listening to the podcast interview with Mark Henry where he talks about Kizarny and Shiek and all that shit, and I realize that WWE should really have Mark on color more regularly. He's got a ton of experience, and the man has a smooth voice when he's not screaming about how this is serious.
Too bad he'd be fed Vince lines anyways.
Too bad he'd be fed Vince lines anyways.
He's gonna come out like Sting - that would be gold-level trolling.
British Monsoon
Member
Hiroshi Hase (c) vs Nobuhiko Takada - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title - (NJPW 1988/03/11)
If you haven't seen this match, you probably should. It's pretty great. Both guys are insanely over and they tell a great story, with Hase desperate to put Takada away before he brutalises him. Inevitably, Takada gains the upper hand and the match becomes more about Hase trying to survive, let alone defeat Takada. The finishing stretch is magic, dodgy ref bump and all, Hase looks like a million bucks and Takada is as awesome as always. Recommended, friends.
If you haven't seen this match, you probably should. It's pretty great. Both guys are insanely over and they tell a great story, with Hase desperate to put Takada away before he brutalises him. Inevitably, Takada gains the upper hand and the match becomes more about Hase trying to survive, let alone defeat Takada. The finishing stretch is magic, dodgy ref bump and all, Hase looks like a million bucks and Takada is as awesome as always. Recommended, friends.
Lambda Pie
Banned
Hiroshi Hase (c) vs Nobuhiko Takada - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title - (NJPW 1988/03/11)
If you haven't seen this match, you probably should. It's pretty great. Both guys are insanely over and they tell a great story, with Hase desperate to put Takada away before he brutalises him. Inevitably, Takada gains the upper hand and the match becomes more about Hase trying to survive, let alone defeat Takada. The finishing stretch is magic, dodgy ref bump and all, Hase looks like a million bucks and Takada is as awesome as always. Recommended, friends.
one of my favourites. can you imagine how much bigger NJPW would've become if Takada stayed? he was going to be the new Inoki.
Morgadeth
Member
3 1/2 hours til Ruthless Aggression.
The 1 in 21 and 1, eating 21 burgers!
British Monsoon
Member
They certainly wouldn't have had to rely so much on Mutoh in the early 90's, but it might have also meant less chances for Chono & Hash. Also, there was a fair bit of bad blood between Takada and Choshu, as he was definitely seen as one of Maeda's guys and that might have hurt how well he was booked. He definitely had the potential to be a huge star though (as he proved on his own), but whether New Japan saw him that way is a different matter. And yeah, they definitely could have benefited if the UWF guys didn't leave the promotion a second time, as UWFi, RINGS and PWFG spread the talent too thin. Too many egos at play, I guess.
Ryback and Curtis Axel are secretly the best two dudes on the roster.
When is Axel gonna give him some sugar?
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Neither myself nor friend bean would be caught dead saying that Sina is number two after Bryan. Fuck that.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
If a tag team splits on the app, does anyone care?
Rybaxel will never split up! Don't say that!!
Jimmy King
Member
Is Rybaxel actually making me like Curtis Axel?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Let's not talk crazy here
Serpentine
Banned
You didn't like him before?
I wish early 90s WCW had better angles and interviews and whatnot. It has to have some of the best talent ever assembled on a roster. Or close to it. But it just lacks any compelling storylines. I love Rude, but the feud with Flair over Fifi was SO dumb. As if Rick Rude needed to 'steal' any woman away from Ric's broke, orange ass. And Ron Simmons turned heel, but who cares. Just seems like the most pointless heel turn in the history of wrestling because he only really worked as a babyface, as much as I loved DOOM.
And in this 6 man tag, you can't help but notice how shitty of shape Flair is in compared to the other guys in there: Rude, Sting, Austin, and Simmons. Even Big Bossman is in better shape and can get away with a less toned physique because he's huge and mostly covered up.
And in this 6 man tag, you can't help but notice how shitty of shape Flair is in compared to the other guys in there: Rude, Sting, Austin, and Simmons. Even Big Bossman is in better shape and can get away with a less toned physique because he's huge and mostly covered up.
Lambda Pie
Banned
he didn't job to Funaki either and didn't allow Pancrase to build one of Funaki's guys a nice revenge story. Rickson was too much of a mark for himself. kinda wish he' stay around for more 3 or 4 years, when the average Pride jobber was on his level.
StylesClash
Member
Dream do I have to call you out by name to get your attention? I have a matter to address with you.
Neither, whoever that is likes DB.
British Monsoon
Member
Just under 8 hours until the glorious G1 begins!
G1 Climax |OT| New Japan Pro-Wrestling
The WWE thing starts in, like, 1 hour 50 minutes
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
1 hour and 50 minutes
dream
Member
It's funny because the Gracie name means so little now. As much money as Rickson extracted from Japan, he could have made exponentially more if he enough business sense to give one away in order to build a story.
British Monsoon
Member
I'm still pissed I had to sit through all that New Japan vs Gracies shit. At least Nak managed to drag Daniel to an acceptable match, though. But, on a whole, it was fucking dire.
MMA dudes make for shit shootstyle wrestlers, unless they have a pro-wrestling background.
MMA dudes make for shit shootstyle wrestlers, unless they have a pro-wrestling background.
Lambda Pie
Banned
it's funny isn't it? he we are, 2014, and the only guy who can bring relevance back to the Gracie name is Rickson's own son.
i wouldn't be surprised of he's like his dad and ducks serious competition to sign for One FC or SFL.
Agreed. It was a good way for some of the talent to let off steam after the show.
You should probably not use tinypic, because tinypic swaps out images after a certain bit of time and it's also banned on GAF for that very reason.
http://wwexwire.tumblr.com/
So I made a WWE/The Wire crossover tumblr. Enjoy it before I decide to turn it into Shield slash fiction.
Either use minus or imgur. Imgur accounts have a 5mb upload limit though. While minus is way larger, can't remember how much though.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Tatanka's backstage
the next champ
the next champ
I'm going to start a Kickstarter project called "The Smark's Secret" if you'd like to get in on the ground floor, friend.
They're going to be regulation sized, fan friendly WWE signs, just like the ones they hand out to plants at TV tapings (e.g. "YES! YES! YES!" and "Paige is talented"), but the catch being that they're really just giant envelopes to sneak your real sign past security.
Taking preorders via PM.