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May Wrasslin' |BO-T| It's hard for a post to become a thread
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bean breath
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Professor Beef
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Sucks for bean breath.
For the New Year's Revolution re-cap at Royal Rumble 2006, they basically edit out John Cena kicking out of the first Spear and edit in the crowd booing the cash-in. John Cena then enters to a way worse reaction than Edge.
They also do the WCW 1991 thing where the commentators have to pretend that something clearly hanging in wires from the ceiling is a "mysterious" floating object.
They also do the WCW 1991 thing where the commentators have to pretend that something clearly hanging in wires from the ceiling is a "mysterious" floating object.
Ricardo Rodriguez. They called El Generico El Local once (probably by mistake, El Generico makes way more sense to call a random luchador) and Rodriguez and Tyson Kidd were once the tag team of El Local #1 and El Local #2.
You mean Dallas.
Edit: There's no heat for the Edge/Cena match at RR 2006. Is it because they put it after the Rumble match? People just lightly boo both guys.
Unless you have something amazing the RR should always go on last.
British Monsoon
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It's partly the building - it's a damn hockey rink. The lighting in Hammerstein next week will surely be a lot better.
Also, Sinclair are finally investing in better production for ROH, but that won't be until their first non-NJPW UStream iPPV next month in Nashville.
Also, Sinclair are finally investing in better production for ROH, but that won't be until their first non-NJPW UStream iPPV next month in Nashville.
British Monsoon
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Right, but it's taken them a while to get back to this level - the HDNet ROH TV show was the best the ROH production has ever been, but since that deal ended and ROH got bought by Sinclair they've been trying to do production on a shoestring budget, so minor improvements have been the order of the day, rather than any big, product-enhancing production changes. It looks like they're finally willing to spend some money, though, so fingers crossed.
Black Republican
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arent u guys tired of the tna bashing?, even in the OP? sigh
By posting a couple of gif's of things that actually happened last month in TNA? How is that bashing?
haha, remember when ROH first made the announcement about the Sinclair purchase and that meant ROH would no longer be seen as indie because Sinclair is broadcasted into 24 percent of American homes and now there'll be bidding wars for talent between WWE, TNA, and ROH?
Sigh, good times.
I'm actively (that's right, Stro) looking for WWF logos in WWE Smackdown! Shut your Mouth and I've already found one. Someone has very carefully only used footage from after the name change for all videos I've seen so far though which is sort of impressive. I guess WWE makes the video packages and not Yuke's.
Anyone doing DDP Yoga? I'm getting the DVDs next week
Been at it for around 70 days now. Have lost 11 pounds or so. Very good, compact, convenient, and not overly difficult workouts.
But YOU GOTTA STICK WITH IT.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes down and how it'll look.
Seeing pictures of Nakamura and Okada at the ROH show really hurts their image. Like Liger's fine, kinda like when Muta went and it's kind of like 'oh it's just a legend going to help young kids out.' Even Kobashi looked weird in ROH.
But it just makes them look like garbage. There was a reason Vince sent guys like King to ECW instead of guys like Bret or Shawn. The closest you got was Bret/Funk. It tainted their image. This just looks like such a downgrade all around. I have no idea what NJPW is gaining out of this. Makes them look like yet another indie fed by comparison. Like Japanese wrestling isn't where it used to be buyrates-wise, but they're still the biggest company over there, and they're probably the second biggest pro wrestling promotion right now.
It ain't the territories anymore. It's too jarring to go from NJPW production to ROH production.
But it just makes them look like garbage. There was a reason Vince sent guys like King to ECW instead of guys like Bret or Shawn. The closest you got was Bret/Funk. It tainted their image. This just looks like such a downgrade all around. I have no idea what NJPW is gaining out of this. Makes them look like yet another indie fed by comparison. Like Japanese wrestling isn't where it used to be buyrates-wise, but they're still the biggest company over there, and they're probably the second biggest pro wrestling promotion right now.
It ain't the territories anymore. It's too jarring to go from NJPW production to ROH production.
I think the lack of sleep has finally caught up with me cause that just made me giggle my fucking ass off.
British Monsoon
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They want to expand internationally. They can't do that with WWE or TNA's help, no one really knows what Jarrett's GFW deal is about and doing a big New Japan tour of the US would be expensive as hell when they're finally turning a profit after years of Inoki/Yukes madness. What would you have them do? And jeez, if you think this makes them look like garbage, go back and watch those NJPW US shows they did in 2011 with JAPW.
Similarly, this is why they're running shows in Taiwan and Thailand, putting more into the FantasticaMania events and sending their top guys like Nakamura & Tanahashi to indies in the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada, etc.
That's just an assumption based on them being hardcore fans. Judging by the reception they were most familiar with Liger and not nearly as familiar with the other NJPW guys as one would expect. Much of the crowd didn't seem to know all the signature spots and taunts, which they would if they followed New Japan.
They did seem to know Okada, probably because Okada has so much hype around him. Now this might be because it's in Toronto, and maybe New York will be different, but I imagine this was the first time seeing a lot of the NJPW guys for a good chunk of the crowd.
They did seem to know Okada, probably because Okada has so much hype around him. Now this might be because it's in Toronto, and maybe New York will be different, but I imagine this was the first time seeing a lot of the NJPW guys for a good chunk of the crowd.
BronsonLee
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The fanbase for ROH has absolutely changed since they went to Sinclair. It's a little less in our wheelhouse and more general now.
...But our entranceway is still better popozao
...But our entranceway is still better popozao
British Monsoon
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I popped for Jado managing to get the Crossface of Jado on Tanahashi, but it got little reaction - Korakuen Hall would've lost their shit for that spot.
*edit, hey, Bronson, how was the CZW title match last night? Worth a watch?
*edit, hey, Bronson, how was the CZW title match last night? Worth a watch?
BronsonLee
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OMERTA
FUUUUUUUUCK NO. They got screwed over in the worst way by Masada not being there and Dickinson getting pulled. Watch for the finish. That's it. That crowd was not having it.
Marvel
could never
Damn that was funny.
Spiderjericho
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I watched NXT this morning. Ricardo's outfit wasn't flattering. Either do the cardio to burn the love handles or wear an outfit that doesn't make you look um so pudgy.
Also, Charlotte isn't half bad in the ring. I'd like to see her up against the takeover opponent.
The women seem like the best workers right now in NXT.
British Monsoon
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Damn, that's disappointing - I saw the spoiler on twitter and got excited, Biff's pretty awesome.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Yep. Loving the addition of Alexa. Interested to see what this Veronica broad has when she debuts.
I am definitely more interested in New Japan after the show last night. Will try to actively seek out their shows and pay for an iPPV here and there. Nakamura, Tanahashi, and Okada are the real deal. At the show, I could feel a change in speed and psychology when the New Japan guys had their matches. More methodical and WWE-paced than ROH-paced. It was really cool to experience and see that only 3 rows away.
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And you didn't even get to see the Boma Ye. Such tragedy.
Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4DHIIUS2Ms
Ibushi's amazing, wish he had come with.
If you're talking about the NXT angle where Sami disguises himself as a luchador to fight Bo Dallas then he was supposed to be El Local. Just nobody picked it up at the time because the El Local gimmick was only used once or twice before then.
Edit: Beaten. Sorry.
British Monsoon
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NXT's newest referee;
Happy for Drake, hope he has a long career with WWE.
Happy for Drake, hope he has a long career with WWE.
Oh, so Sami Zayn was disguised as Ricardo Rodriguez?
Baby Curt Henning promo(it's so vanilla), Buddy Rose going insane and Billy Jack Haynes swallowing a mountain of steroids.
Andre the Giant vs Hulk Hogan - Showdown at Shea with Cole and Foley commentary dubbed over
Andre the Giant vs Hulk Hogan - Showdown at Shea with Cole and Foley commentary dubbed over
I watched the Ibushi vs. El Generico match series that Bootaaay posted several months ago. He is indeed incredible.
The New Japan guys carry themselves like bigtime stars. Whereas guys like Taven, Lethal, Young etc act and give off the air that they are small-time wrestlers, Tanahashi, Nakamura and co carry themselves like stars. It's all in their mannerisms. They seem utterly focused on the match going on in the ring and not on just doing stuff to impress a crowd. It was amazing to be so close to guys who are legit heroes in their country.
Last night was the equivalent of Hogan, Savage, and Bret coming over to wrestle in a small promotion overseas somewhere. Just mind-blowing that ROH pulled off that deal.
British Monsoon
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Buddy Rose was awesome, shame he couldn't stop himself from becoming super fat. Portland's a lot of fun, young Curt, Stan Stasiak, Karl Kox, Rip Oliver, Buddy Rose, etc. I just wish there was more footage available, that youtube channel's a great archive though.