British Monsoon
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But it's also not the most enticing of matches to headline a big Sumo Hall show. I don't think anyone believe Goto has a realistic shot of winning the belt
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March Wrasslin' |OT| Forecast for Wrestlemania...cloudy with a heavy chance of Reigns
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But it's also not the most enticing of matches to headline a big Sumo Hall show. I don't think anyone believe Goto has a realistic shot of winning the belt
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
I don't have anything against the huckster but let's not pretend his final wwe run was some noble act of altruism~
Where else was he gonna go? What a guy does when he has no power ain't worthy of respect, friends
Where else was he gonna go? What a guy does when he has no power ain't worthy of respect, friends
Mr. Luchador
Member
Is there a case that Hogan (with NWO) helped elevate Sting to the next level?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
waka waka
if we pretend wm2000 never happened and just think of backlash 2000 as the wrestlemania of that year, it works surprisingly well.
Mr. Luchador
Member
¡HarlequinPanic!;155943997 said:
Perhaps, but I'm watching it all again and things just feel different when you're watching it. He comes across as humble to be back in the WWE and the reception he's getting. He takes more bumps and does more spots in those 12 months than he did his entire time in WCW.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
Now you jus' talkin' fer the sake of talkin'
slightconfuse
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Sibersk Esto
Banned
"King of Strong Style" Hulk Hogan
dr3upmushroom
Banned
What's happened to the amount of signs at shows? It's like 10% of what it use to be.
A MercMan in every corner! Fuck how was that a selling point... I was thinking that they new to drop this controlling heel corporate leader and put in place a senile McMahon that doesn't give a shot what goes on an it brings about chaos.
DM, there's a house show at the Honda Center, formerly the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim on March 21. Do you want to go?
Nocturnowl
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Makes it kind of fortunate on my part that WM2000 was the first PPV I actually watched at the time so it had nothing else to be compared to.
Sting was already over before Hogan got there. There was a reason he was the one that was the nWo's rival. He was the Cena of WCW.
Difference is that Bischoff was willing to take Sting off the card for a bit to let people want him back, we had that great build to Starrcade.. then it was all fucked by Hogan's meddling at the last second and the booking that happened afterwards.
(just my opinion)
. Perspicacity
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Shame that the Misfits logo is pretty tarnished by the Hot Topic crowd at this point, otherwise this is pretty rad
Serpentine
Banned
Honestly the Misfits logo is also being tarnished by the Misfits in 2015
Perspicacity
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Yeah I suppose the Misfits have done a lot of really hard work to kill their own brand before the tweens even got on board
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
I wasn't aware anyone other than Tweens could give a flip about any version of the misfits without Danzig. The more I know!
FallingEdge
Member
still love how Steph is just a static image
spindashing
Banned
And HHH's title is photoshopped on.
remember when every match graphic was the wrestler doing some sort of short 'imma gonna beat you up' that they'd repeat two times and sometimes it just looked awkward
like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7NSEoG_UiY
like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7NSEoG_UiY
UrbanDandy
Member
Two things I wanted to ask:
1. Back then did you notice the lighting was very bright in the arenas? (reference to Paracelsus' links)
2. Did WCW have a "JR" of their own ans Dr. Death basically played as himself?
1. Back then did you notice the lighting was very bright in the arenas? (reference to Paracelsus' links)
2. Did WCW have a "JR" of their own ans Dr. Death basically played as himself?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
i miss those
spindashing
Banned
UrbanDandy
Member
Happy b-day Alucard!
Mr. Luchador
Member
w00p House Party at Alucards - theme Lucha Underground.
CoolBatteryCharge
Member
Holy crap, I miss that stuff so much.
Haha, yep. It's still awkward and awesome.
HBK. Happy birthday, kid.
::shakes hand::
StylesClash
Member
Fuck Hogan. Then. Now. Forever.
Watching these matches from the 1970s is a completely different experience. It's very much submission-based grappling. Basically, catch-as-catch-can scientific wrestling with guys trading holds for minutes at a time.
Would a match like this bore people and welcome boos today, or could it work if it's just from time to time?
EDIT: Thanks for the birthday wishes, dudes. Had a bunch of pizza and pasta, and a giant apple pie from Costco instead of a bday cake. Did a potluck bday lunch at our place. 7 adults and 5 kids 2.5 years old or under. Was fun. Everyone's gone now and it's nap time at the Alucard household.
Would a match like this bore people and welcome boos today, or could it work if it's just from time to time?
EDIT: Thanks for the birthday wishes, dudes. Had a bunch of pizza and pasta, and a giant apple pie from Costco instead of a bday cake. Did a potluck bday lunch at our place. 7 adults and 5 kids 2.5 years old or under. Was fun. Everyone's gone now and it's nap time at the Alucard household.
slightconfuse
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Guys like zack sabre, drew Gulak and Timothy thatcher seem to bringing the style back. Recommend watching the last few evolve shows
UrbanDandy
Member
I think I need to check out some of these Europeans. I've read enough of Bootaaay singing their praises on here.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I once showed some friends who don't give a fuck about wrestling a Billy Robinson and Jumbo Tsurata match and they thought their headlock battle was sick.
Shawn Michaels had one were he punched himself in the face.
edit: He started doing it in 2004. So goofy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oEVsNnLEk0
Carnby
Member
Those were awesome.