Arrowgigantic
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Punk could beat Taker and it would be good, but at the same time Punk is all about retiring earlier rather than later so there's no way he should get that rub. He might even retire before Taker does at this point.
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And also he has no interest in the streak. IIRC he doesn't think it should be broken anyway.
British Monsoon
Member
Announced for the DGUSA Mania weekend shows;
April 6th - The Super Smash Brothers vs CIMA & ???
April 7th - CIMA, EITA & ??? vs Johnny Gargano, ??? & ???
CIMA has stated that he wanted to showcase the future of Dragon Gate, so for that purpose has picked rising star EITA and a 2nd mystery partner, someone who CIMA calls a "secret weapon" that has never been in DGUSA before.
Also, here's a great hype video for the big Career vs Respect match at SHINE 8 between Reby Sky & Jessicka Havoc;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvfZFd24E0
J-Hav <3
April 6th - The Super Smash Brothers vs CIMA & ???
April 7th - CIMA, EITA & ??? vs Johnny Gargano, ??? & ???
CIMA has stated that he wanted to showcase the future of Dragon Gate, so for that purpose has picked rising star EITA and a 2nd mystery partner, someone who CIMA calls a "secret weapon" that has never been in DGUSA before.
Also, here's a great hype video for the big Career vs Respect match at SHINE 8 between Reby Sky & Jessicka Havoc;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvfZFd24E0
J-Hav <3
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Taker vs Punk would have been more amazing if Punk still had the title. Title Streak vs Wrestlemania Streak.
Would have been more believeable. Punk would have come off as actually having a chance. Would they let a Part Timer with 1 or 2 matches a year take the title and a 500 day championship streak? Would they let Punk take the biggest and best streak in the industry?
Could have ended with Taker beating Punk, and taking the championship. Then the next day Taker retires on RAW. Walks out with the title. Goes into the middle of the ring. Flash and lights go out. Lighting flash back. Title is alone in the ring. Taker retires as WWE champion. Gets a proper send off. (Taker can do a Promo before this, not sure what'd work best).
The title is now vacant and they hold a battle royal for it where Punk, Cena, Ryback, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton and Miz fight for the title. One of them wins and this leads a possiblity of 5 fueds that would make sense. This would also damage Punk the least. He lost his streak to the greatest wrestler in WWE.
Would have been more believeable. Punk would have come off as actually having a chance. Would they let a Part Timer with 1 or 2 matches a year take the title and a 500 day championship streak? Would they let Punk take the biggest and best streak in the industry?
Could have ended with Taker beating Punk, and taking the championship. Then the next day Taker retires on RAW. Walks out with the title. Goes into the middle of the ring. Flash and lights go out. Lighting flash back. Title is alone in the ring. Taker retires as WWE champion. Gets a proper send off. (Taker can do a Promo before this, not sure what'd work best).
The title is now vacant and they hold a battle royal for it where Punk, Cena, Ryback, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton and Miz fight for the title. One of them wins and this leads a possiblity of 5 fueds that would make sense. This would also damage Punk the least. He lost his streak to the greatest wrestler in WWE.
mechashiva
Member
Could it be El Ligero? I've heard that name a lot and they were just in the UK. I've never seen his work though.
They could be putting EITA with a vet and grab Jushin Liger since he's in town.
I think it would be a big let down if "secret weapon" meant Trent Barretta but a Barretta is a gun.
There is a 0% chance that it is not Tomahawk T.T/Naoki Tanisaki/Tomakomai Penguin.
newdayrocks
Member
Congrats! Just got my discs in the mail yesterday. Have you been sticking to the diet?
British Monsoon
Member
The fact that CIMA specifically said that the 6-man tag would be about showcasing the future of Dragon Gate made me think of Japanese guys they haven't brought over yet, Naoki Tanizaki for instance. I'm not sure if they'd debut a guy totally new to Dragon Gate like that, but it would be cool to see El Ligero in DGUSA - here's a match of his from last year that's well worth checking out;
Akira Tozawa vs El Ligero - (PCW 06/02/12)
jae said:
Man, some of these names are getting so confusing, lol. Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin, Mr. Pii Pii Tomakomai Penguin, wtf?
mechashiva
Member
I'd love Tanisaki but he's Mad Blankey so it makes no sense for Cima. I do think its time to bring him. The problem is he has no name recognition in the states really. I don't think they're paying someone's flight from Japan and not giving them recognition/billing.
Fingers crossed for Don Fuji though.
mechashiva
Member
Yeah I guess I only read the report as EITA is the future and then one more guy. I read it again and you're right. When I went in December he was a guy that made a big impression.
That's awesome. Good work man!
He was kicked out of MB last month. He is currently wrestling in Mexico with Eita. It's him.
British Monsoon
Member
And again WCCW was the place where I got my introduction to Percy Pringle before he came to the WWF as Paul Bearer. The guy had an incredible lineup of wrestlers he's managed. I'm trying to remember but, didn't he also manage The Undertaker back in WCCW as well?
R.I.P.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
That's crazy. A very special BANG to you.
Any chance you can do a non-looping .gif of this? i.e: Ending right after Kanyon says Bang.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Just realised if TNA are moving out of the Impact Zone, that red head in the crowd is prolly not gonna be on anymore.
She hasn't been on there since January. Damn shame too.
British Monsoon
Member
I'm not sure if he ever did, but I do remember Teddy Long being his manager in WCCW;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46g0Y5_APw
mechashiva
Member
slightconfuse
Banned
Taker/ Paul Bearer on Regis and Kelly is amazing
http://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=TS5J3ZnLvsg&desktop_uri=/watch?v=TS5J3ZnLvsg
http://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=TS5J3ZnLvsg&desktop_uri=/watch?v=TS5J3ZnLvsg
HisshouBuraiKen
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AAaaaahahahahaha, thank you man, that just made my afternoon.
Keyser Soze
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I do not understand this...
FallingEdge
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WCW Thunder 2/21/2001
TO THE BACK. Disco and Alex Wright are in the back. Disco convinces Alex to team up again to face AJ Styles and Air Paris because it is such an easy win. Alex hates Disco, but he agrees.
Hugh Morris comes to the ring. He calls out Rick Steiner for what he did to Lash on Nitro. However, SCOTT Steiner is the one to come out. Rick attacks from behind. Hugh fights him off and Scott comes back out. The mid carders empty out in support of Hugh.
TO THE BACK. Steiners walk in the back. The rest of Flair's group meets in a stairwell. Lex vs Palumbo tonight. Kanyon may or may not be an official member of the group. Vito is looking for JTB when he comes across The Leftovers. Meat implies that JTB is fucking Vito's sister. Vito challenges Meat to a match and a brawl breaks out.
Air Raid vs Boogie Knights
Yes, AJ and Alex Wright in the same match! A dream match if there ever was one. Alex just works over the indyrific Air Paris. God, what a terrible looking body and outfit. AJ clearly has something. Just in the way he moves you can tell he's got something special in him. It's a shame he got bad tats and is a bum now. Super flying stomp from Alex. Drop kick Doomsday Device. I don't think Air Raid has had any offense. It's really weird seeing how small AJ was. He's put on a lot of muscle over the years. He hits what I think was an attempted flying tea bag.
AJ pins Disco with a top rope cross body! AJ's first televised win. Disco and Alex get into a fight after the match.
A Kid Romeo video airs. It's more homoerotic than anything Kwee Wee does. It's a lot of him in a Speedo dancing and turning women away.
Shawn Stasiak vs Big Vito
Stasiak has a new look with stubble and darker, slicked back hair. It's kind of sad they just kind of gave up on Vito. It really seemed like they had a lot of faith in him and were trying to push him to the next level by teaming with Sting/Booker and going toe to toe with Nash and Steiner. Then the thing with Reno started and he went back down the cards and then reformed The Mamalukes and went back to his jeans and shirt gear. Stasiak does a Perfect Plex, which Tony calls as a version of the Pittsburgh Plunge. Obviously it's a Perfect Plex that he stole from Hennig not even a year ago. I mean, he still comes out to the JHV of Perfect's theme. Meat wins with a hangman's neckbreaker.
TO THE BACK. Crowbar talks about how wrestling has changed and how he was deeply offended by Jarret's American Dweem impression. They're doing a lot of promos with guys just talking with out an interviewer. It's kind of like proto Reaction stuff, actually. Buff and Kanyon walk to the ring.
A Hugh Morris package airs. He's LITERALLY the heart and soul of WCW. Literally.
Buff Bagwel/Kanyon vs Cat/DDP
Buff's pyro didn't go off. He didn't look happy. A man needs his pyro! Hey, remember when Buff fucked Kim this time last year? And remember when Kanyon kept Kanyon Cutting (BANG) Buff's mom last summer? Now they're buddies who joke around and have a good time. Even though Kanyon tried to break his mom's neck multiple times. Cat and DDP actually work quite well together. The Rock did a lot of bad for wrestling when every one decided they needed to have a taunting elbow move. Just in WCW, Cat, Mike Sanders, Disco, Vito, Scott Steiner (kind of), and DDP for a while had goofy taunting elbow or knee drops. Cat pins Buff with the Feliner. No Kanyon Cutter? BULLSHIT.
Jeff Jarrett vs Crowbar
Crowbar is now a traditionalist. This is despite him wrestling in jeans, getting a job straight from a gas station, and being in hardcore garbage matches for the past year. He was offended at Jeff making fun of Dusty. EVERYONE makes fun of Dusty. Come on. He's the easiest guy in wrestling history to parody. Crowbar's splash off the apron had to be killer on his knees. Crowbar injured his leg getting tossed out of the ring and Jeff goes after it. Jeff wins clean with the Stroke. He's about to give Crowbar the Shattered Dreams, but Dustin makes a save.
TO THE BACK. Ric talks with Rick and Animal. Ric wants them to take out Hugh so Scott doesn't get too worked up over him.
A Shane Douglas package airs. It's him talking about breaking into wrestling and a history lesson over the issues between he and Flair. When he started out, he asked Flair to watch his matches and help him out. Shane realized Flair wasn't watching his matches. Really, that's what started all that shit? Ric Flair, the world champion and booker, not having time to watch a rookie's match? He claims that Ric Flair's heart lives on in Shane Douglas. Wat.
TO THE BACK. Security tell Sean O'Haire he's banned from ringside. Buff sucker punches Sean.
Lex Luger vs Chuck Palumbo
This is weird. 6 months ago, Lex was the face and Chuck was the heel. Lex cuts a long pre match promo about how rich he is, how big his house is, all of his cars, his successful businesses. Palumbo and O'Haire had such an odd face turn. One week they decided they were now faces and that was that. Out of the blue they were mad they got help from the other Thrillers and now they are faces. That's it. Palumbo rolls up Lex while he was flexing. Lex puts Chuck in the Rack after the match. O'Haire comes out and saves Chuck. Buff pulls Lex out of the ring.
TO THE BACK. O'Haire says he's going to fuck up Totally Buffed. Animal and Rick Steiner look for Hugh. Hugh was hiding and locked them in the locker room. Scott heads to the ring.
Scott Steiner vs Hugh Morris
Hugh gets powerbombed out of the corner. "NO YOUR MOTHER SUCKS!" I don't know, both guys are phoning it in. I think I'm phoning it in, too. It's noon and I haven't even been to bed yet. Gross German to Steiner. He landed on his head.
Animal and Rick break the door down in the back. Hugh misses a moonsault. Belly to belly superplex! Hugh passes out to the Recliner. Steiner wins. Scott is about to break a leg when DDP comes out. DDP doesn't seem to mind too much. But he'll kill Scott if Scott kills Hugh. Eye for an eye shit here. It's getting biblical up in this bitch.
Nitro had two Kanyon Cutters. Thunder had none. Nitro was better.
TO THE BACK. Disco and Alex Wright are in the back. Disco convinces Alex to team up again to face AJ Styles and Air Paris because it is such an easy win. Alex hates Disco, but he agrees.
Hugh Morris comes to the ring. He calls out Rick Steiner for what he did to Lash on Nitro. However, SCOTT Steiner is the one to come out. Rick attacks from behind. Hugh fights him off and Scott comes back out. The mid carders empty out in support of Hugh.
TO THE BACK. Steiners walk in the back. The rest of Flair's group meets in a stairwell. Lex vs Palumbo tonight. Kanyon may or may not be an official member of the group. Vito is looking for JTB when he comes across The Leftovers. Meat implies that JTB is fucking Vito's sister. Vito challenges Meat to a match and a brawl breaks out.
Air Raid vs Boogie Knights
Yes, AJ and Alex Wright in the same match! A dream match if there ever was one. Alex just works over the indyrific Air Paris. God, what a terrible looking body and outfit. AJ clearly has something. Just in the way he moves you can tell he's got something special in him. It's a shame he got bad tats and is a bum now. Super flying stomp from Alex. Drop kick Doomsday Device. I don't think Air Raid has had any offense. It's really weird seeing how small AJ was. He's put on a lot of muscle over the years. He hits what I think was an attempted flying tea bag.
AJ pins Disco with a top rope cross body! AJ's first televised win. Disco and Alex get into a fight after the match.
A Kid Romeo video airs. It's more homoerotic than anything Kwee Wee does. It's a lot of him in a Speedo dancing and turning women away.
Shawn Stasiak vs Big Vito
Stasiak has a new look with stubble and darker, slicked back hair. It's kind of sad they just kind of gave up on Vito. It really seemed like they had a lot of faith in him and were trying to push him to the next level by teaming with Sting/Booker and going toe to toe with Nash and Steiner. Then the thing with Reno started and he went back down the cards and then reformed The Mamalukes and went back to his jeans and shirt gear. Stasiak does a Perfect Plex, which Tony calls as a version of the Pittsburgh Plunge. Obviously it's a Perfect Plex that he stole from Hennig not even a year ago. I mean, he still comes out to the JHV of Perfect's theme. Meat wins with a hangman's neckbreaker.
TO THE BACK. Crowbar talks about how wrestling has changed and how he was deeply offended by Jarret's American Dweem impression. They're doing a lot of promos with guys just talking with out an interviewer. It's kind of like proto Reaction stuff, actually. Buff and Kanyon walk to the ring.
A Hugh Morris package airs. He's LITERALLY the heart and soul of WCW. Literally.
Buff Bagwel/Kanyon vs Cat/DDP
Buff's pyro didn't go off. He didn't look happy. A man needs his pyro! Hey, remember when Buff fucked Kim this time last year? And remember when Kanyon kept Kanyon Cutting (BANG) Buff's mom last summer? Now they're buddies who joke around and have a good time. Even though Kanyon tried to break his mom's neck multiple times. Cat and DDP actually work quite well together. The Rock did a lot of bad for wrestling when every one decided they needed to have a taunting elbow move. Just in WCW, Cat, Mike Sanders, Disco, Vito, Scott Steiner (kind of), and DDP for a while had goofy taunting elbow or knee drops. Cat pins Buff with the Feliner. No Kanyon Cutter? BULLSHIT.
Jeff Jarrett vs Crowbar
Crowbar is now a traditionalist. This is despite him wrestling in jeans, getting a job straight from a gas station, and being in hardcore garbage matches for the past year. He was offended at Jeff making fun of Dusty. EVERYONE makes fun of Dusty. Come on. He's the easiest guy in wrestling history to parody. Crowbar's splash off the apron had to be killer on his knees. Crowbar injured his leg getting tossed out of the ring and Jeff goes after it. Jeff wins clean with the Stroke. He's about to give Crowbar the Shattered Dreams, but Dustin makes a save.
TO THE BACK. Ric talks with Rick and Animal. Ric wants them to take out Hugh so Scott doesn't get too worked up over him.
A Shane Douglas package airs. It's him talking about breaking into wrestling and a history lesson over the issues between he and Flair. When he started out, he asked Flair to watch his matches and help him out. Shane realized Flair wasn't watching his matches. Really, that's what started all that shit? Ric Flair, the world champion and booker, not having time to watch a rookie's match? He claims that Ric Flair's heart lives on in Shane Douglas. Wat.
TO THE BACK. Security tell Sean O'Haire he's banned from ringside. Buff sucker punches Sean.
Lex Luger vs Chuck Palumbo
This is weird. 6 months ago, Lex was the face and Chuck was the heel. Lex cuts a long pre match promo about how rich he is, how big his house is, all of his cars, his successful businesses. Palumbo and O'Haire had such an odd face turn. One week they decided they were now faces and that was that. Out of the blue they were mad they got help from the other Thrillers and now they are faces. That's it. Palumbo rolls up Lex while he was flexing. Lex puts Chuck in the Rack after the match. O'Haire comes out and saves Chuck. Buff pulls Lex out of the ring.
TO THE BACK. O'Haire says he's going to fuck up Totally Buffed. Animal and Rick Steiner look for Hugh. Hugh was hiding and locked them in the locker room. Scott heads to the ring.
Scott Steiner vs Hugh Morris
Hugh gets powerbombed out of the corner. "NO YOUR MOTHER SUCKS!" I don't know, both guys are phoning it in. I think I'm phoning it in, too. It's noon and I haven't even been to bed yet. Gross German to Steiner. He landed on his head.
Animal and Rick break the door down in the back. Hugh misses a moonsault. Belly to belly superplex! Hugh passes out to the Recliner. Steiner wins. Scott is about to break a leg when DDP comes out. DDP doesn't seem to mind too much. But he'll kill Scott if Scott kills Hugh. Eye for an eye shit here. It's getting biblical up in this bitch.
Nitro had two Kanyon Cutters. Thunder had none. Nitro was better.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Thanks Stro, much appreciated!
funkystudent
Member
Would be cool if taker paid tribute to Bearer next week.
Walk out with the urn and do his kneeling pose or something. Maybe get Kane involved if they want.
Walk out with the urn and do his kneeling pose or something. Maybe get Kane involved if they want.
I already posted in the dedicated Paul Bearer thread this morning, but I'm still bummed about his death, and it feels worse the more I think about how amazing he was at his craft, and how great of a person he was outside of it. There is not a single person that can say something bad about him, and that's an excellent example of how to live your life.
billy beane
Banned
You guys talk about this yet?
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/daniel-bryan-josh-reddick-beard-off-challenge-26096519
My boy Reddick is winning at the moment.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/daniel-bryan-josh-reddick-beard-off-challenge-26096519
My boy Reddick is winning at the moment.
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Deleted member 47027
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I work in real estate and have a natural reflex of avoidance when it comes to Realtors just due to the nature of the business, but I guess I'm going out with one in a couple days. She didn't tell me her age but word around the campfire is she's 50+, and she has had cosmetic surgery (she has some heaters now) - unsure what I'm getting myself into, but fuck it.
Fuck it indeed.
As my dad always said to us when we were teenagers: "Op een oude fiets moet je het leren!"
translated: you have to learn to ride on an old bike.
Pretty much all advise my dad has given me that was worth a damn involved getting some. I think this says alot about how I turned out.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
My dad or anyone in an elder capacity never gave me any advice, but I did alright for myself on my own. Now I will really need to learn how to ride on an old bike as opposed to something more my age
So what are the chances of WWE pushing a whitehouse.gov petition created by Zeb Coulter between now and Mania?
I gotta give the edge to mah boy D-Brine!
I gotta give the edge to mah boy D-Brine!
Officerrob
Banned
So apparently this happened during the Smackdown tapings (not a spoiler):
Babyface ADR simply isn't getting over, pretty sad when they are begging for reactions
Babyface ADR simply isn't getting over, pretty sad when they are begging for reactions
Perspicacity
Banned
I can't remember who said it, but it's totally true that turning Del Rio face does make me like him a little more but more than anything it just makes me like Ricardo less.
He can pull off both sides pretty well since he has that arrogant look when he dresses himself up.
That said, Miz turns face, still makes bad jokes, has pouty lips, same boring moveset, and has the same boring Miz TV. It's turned into another Ted Dibiase Jr thing where they're trying so hard to get him over and for people to cheer for him.
That said, Miz turns face, still makes bad jokes, has pouty lips, same boring moveset, and has the same boring Miz TV. It's turned into another Ted Dibiase Jr thing where they're trying so hard to get him over and for people to cheer for him.
BillRiccio
Member
As if Wrestle Mania weekend wasnt already awesome enough we get this!
sf2fanatic
Member
Fuck I just read that.
Very sad news.
RIP!
That's some serious sad news. I just watched him the other day on championship wrestling from Hollywood and he looked in great shape. He was alot slimmer now than his days as takers manager
Dark Ninja
Member
Pretty sure that happens quite often not with individual wrestlers but Vince or HHH will have to come out and basically tell the crowd to wake up.
Edit: Actually you know what Rock did this live on Raw and Wrestlemania telling people what to chant and walking them through the chants.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
He got surgery and was very thin after 2003ish
During his last run, he wore a fat suit
sf2fanatic
Member
He'll definitely be missed. Was managing my #1 wrestler in my fav 5 in Ricker
Dave Meltzer
Banned
But he's a Latino hero! This makes no sense!
A Latino hero that thinks the US is the greatest place in the world instead of Mexico.
Punk beating Taker is shit.
If HBK, Mr. Wrestlemania, isn't allowed to do it no one should.
edit - they should have just made ADR like DiBiase. They made him rich, should have put that angle to use instead of just product placement
Pristine_Condition
Member
Yep. There's two ways that could go--either Taker has seen what Punk has done over the last 3 years, and now respects him and wants to make up for that STUPID incident, or he's a bitter bitch who still remembers that Punk back-talked him in Oct 2009.
I never understood that story in the first place. Here you've got The Undertaker, a guy who has protected his gimmick and honored Kayfabe about as well as anyone could possibly be expected to in the modern age of wrestling, telling CM Punk (a guy whose gimmick should pretty much preclude him from ever wearing a suit,) telling him he should basically be out-of-character in airports and wear a suit. I still can't figure it out, other than it being a "we need to put this young guy in his place" sorta hazing thing.
I noticed that on Raw as well, but also felt the Raw crowd was dead overall as well.
Seems like Ricardo's entrance is more over than Del Rio