Good regardless of the bait-and-switch main event, but it's pretty hard to disregard the bait-and-switch. I just don't care to see AJ Styles do anything. My dollars aren't spent to see him.
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Good regardless of the bait-and-switch main event, but it's pretty hard to disregard the bait-and-switch. I just don't care to see AJ Styles do anything. My dollars aren't spent to see him.
BronsonLee
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I feel for ROH, but that shit sucks. AJ is the true Jobber of Time
Spider from Mars
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Because I don't give a shit about boxing so the upset is the only thing I want to see
I think Bray should have gone over convincingly at WM. Mostly clean. As clean as a heel can go over Cena. That Cena won, yet the story acts as if that didn't happen makes me think that was the original idea, but Vince changed his mind at the last second. And that makes me think that Cena will be on top for as long as his body holds out or until Vince dies. And Vincent Kennedy McMahon will no sell death.
I agree. MMA makes boxing completely obsolete in my opinion. We're at almost a decade of MMA being a big deal, yet boxing still gets crazy huge numbers for their big PPVs. I don't get it.
But I personally would watch the highest level of Mooey Tie or Jewjitsue, so I guess the idea that the highest level of strictly boxing still being a viable thing shouldn't be that surprising. My personal bias is that straight boxing is only as interesting as the personalities involved. To me, boxing hasn't been interesting since Tyson. But I also don't follow or give a shit about boxing and really never have. I find documentaries about boxing much more interesting than an actual boxing fight.
I knew who Floyd Mayweather was before his involvement with wrasslin, but I've still never seen one of his fights. I know who the Klitschkos are, but I've never seen one of their fights. If someone posted a picture of them, I would have no idea who they were. No one in MMA has the level of boxing ability as the top boxers, but boxing on its own isn't very interesting to me. I would would watch ADCC matches, though. I went to a Mooey Tie show as my cousin trained for fun for a while and his gym puts on shows from time to time, though not actually professional. One of the guys there went on to win actual pro tournaments, though. And the YAK fight was by far the best fight of the night. Legit mooey tie. With the music and everything. It was dope as fuck. He also did BJJ training for a while and the one time I went with him, I got to roll and a dude completely fucked me up by not only putting me in a triangle, but slamming my face into his knee first. I had two black eyes AND gi burn on my face for 2 weeks afterwards. The guy was a total shit head. Any real BJJ guy wouldn't take advantage like that.
I feel like MMA makes individual disciplines obsolete, but at the same time, the top level of any individual discipline almost always blow away what you'll see of them in MMA. Boxing is the most boring to watch on its own even at the highest level to me. I'll watch Tyson kill people and I do enjoy watching Ali fights, but boxing by itself has never been that interesting to me. I'd rather watch straight BJJ/MT/college wrestling than boxing. The training and dedication boxers go through is much more interesting to me than the actual fights.
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The talent disparity. Boxing is crazy is pacquao and may wether and everyone else
You should watch Glory kickboxing itsnthenbest parts of MMA and boxing
You should watch Glory kickboxing itsnthenbest parts of MMA and boxing
BronsonLee
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Give a goddamn A already Zach! 
lovely ladies
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Give a goddamn A already Zach!
He's not IGN! You gotta earn his A's.
Phoenixazure
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I'm rather miffed at no Okada vs Elgin. If anything, I'd drop Liger and have Okada win the ROH title off Cole. Also, would a scum/bullet club feud work? Had there been any talk of New Japan hosting ROH like what's going on here?
FallingEdge
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Just finished Wrestling Dontaku... sigh
I'm upset with AJ winning. I'm sure Elgin/Styles will be a great match but it is just disappointing to not see Okada defend the title. Not to mention that I'm flying out from Denver to watch the show in person just really sours me. I'm going to be greedy because of course, I want to see Okada and to get a main event like that... bleh. If I knew of this before hand, I wouldn't have put in the effort to try to get out to NYC. Still going to have fun and experience the city and meet up with WrassleGAF but right now I feel like I wasted a ticket. I paid to watch NJPW, not ROH. Of course, there are people who are on the other side of the fence, which is fine. I'm just ranting a bit right now. I don't even know who he will face? Strong? Would be dope if they announced Hero vs Okada. Maybe even have Cole wrestle Okada. Liger then can wrestle Strong. Fuck it, have Okada wrestle Tanahashi instead.
At least I get to watch Steen vs Nakamura which I'm hyped for. And I get to see NJPW wrestlers live. Prolly the only chance I get at that.
BAH. So damn annoyed right now.
I'm upset with AJ winning. I'm sure Elgin/Styles will be a great match but it is just disappointing to not see Okada defend the title. Not to mention that I'm flying out from Denver to watch the show in person just really sours me. I'm going to be greedy because of course, I want to see Okada and to get a main event like that... bleh. If I knew of this before hand, I wouldn't have put in the effort to try to get out to NYC. Still going to have fun and experience the city and meet up with WrassleGAF but right now I feel like I wasted a ticket. I paid to watch NJPW, not ROH. Of course, there are people who are on the other side of the fence, which is fine. I'm just ranting a bit right now. I don't even know who he will face? Strong? Would be dope if they announced Hero vs Okada. Maybe even have Cole wrestle Okada. Liger then can wrestle Strong. Fuck it, have Okada wrestle Tanahashi instead.
At least I get to watch Steen vs Nakamura which I'm hyped for. And I get to see NJPW wrestlers live. Prolly the only chance I get at that.
BAH. So damn annoyed right now.
BronsonLee
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JOIN ME IN MY DESPAIR EDGE
We can cry about it over delicious mountains of food
We can cry about it over delicious mountains of food
Flying from Denver? Damn dude, I'm sorry. I'm just taking the subway 10 minutes to the venue, and I barely follow NJPW, and I'm bummed. Can't imagine your disappointment.
And not just to have it not be Okada, but to put it on AJ effing Styles instead of a Japanese wrestler. Paid to NJPW indeed, and now we're getting that garbage.
FallingEdge
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;_;
I won't be selling my ticket cause I still want to watch the event, I'm just gonna have a chip on my shoulder. At least I can buy a ton of merch to make me feel better.
*flips table*
My biggest worry is all future IWGP title matches. It is going to be a Bullet Club cluster fuck.
I'll take borderline amateur level kick boxing over straight boxing any day. It's just so antiquated at this point in time. When I still kept up with MMA, my favorite parts were leg kicks and guys working on the mat. The majority of crowds in the US get bored or boo when stuff is on the ground too long, but I love seeing guys work to get a submission or better position. Way more interesting to me than seeing guys hang and bang. UFC stands stuff up too soon. A big part of the greatness of PRIDE was that guys had a lot of time in that first round to set stuff up and try to work on the mat. I'm not talking GSP shit of laying on a guy, not letting him up, and throwing punches every 15-20 seconds so the ref doesn't stand you up.
In fact, GSP was one of the major factors in my losing any and all passion I had for MMA. His fights completely soured me on the entire sport. I was super into it for a while. The last full show I watched was Chael/Anderson II. Before that, it was Couture/Big Nog. There were a number of factors that made me lose interest. The main one was complete over-saturation of the product. That, poor officiating forcing stand ups, guys like GSP, and Dana White made me lose interest to the point where nothing can get me back. I post in the MMA thread just to throw random wrestling shit in there, and I only know about results for shows based on people in here and because I still have a Yahoo email that I check once in a while.
It's kind of sad because MMA had its hooks in me for a few years. At this point, the only MMA I want is gifs from Lambada and old PRIDE shows. I'd much rather watch top level BJJ and mooey tie than UFC at this point in time.
Give a goddamn A already Zach!
The only thing even near an A that he's going to get for years is Beach Blast 1992. Maybe GAB 1992 if he's really into Southern smash mouth tag team wrasslin.
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GLORY is all the fun you need for combat sports. It has an amazing hook, it can give you great entertainment.
Spider from Mars
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I loved renting Pride and UFC tapes from blockbuster as a kid. I lost interest when Pride was bought by UFC. I only watch occasionally now.
FallingEdge
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Yeah, I never been to NYC and always wanted to visit so when I heard the show was happening and this might be my only chance to watch NJPW, I jumped on it. I'm sure I'm going to have a fun time regardless at the event, I'm just moot about it right now. As BronsonLee said, at least there will be food. And lots of it.
What I find funny is that people are still saying we are getting NJPW vs ROH in the main event because Styles signed with NJPW. Cmon man.
What's the hook? PRIDE Jr? PRIDE was SO much better than UFC. Everything about it was better. I really don't think there is anything that UFC does better than PRIDE. I prefer the ring to the cage. I prefer PRIDE's rules over the unified rules. I like Goldy and Rogan, but Japanese announcers are the best. No matter how successful and big UFC gets, it will never compare to the pageantry of PRIDE.
Over the years, I've really come to dislike Dana and everything he stands for. He's a legitimate embarrassment to the sport. I've seen fast food workers with more professionalism than him. He isn't Vince (yet obviously thinks of himself in the same manner as Vince/Vince's character) and that he's been made to be as big of a star as anyone in the UFC is ridiculous. Imagine if David Stern was portrayed as as big of a star as Jordan or Lebron.
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GLORY is all about ENTERTAINMENT brother! I loved PRIDE too. I'm not defending UFC at all though.
That's total BS. Styles v. Elgin is TNA v. ROH in the minds of 99% of people, regardless of Styles's way past or current employers, and who gives a shit about that.
If you want an entirely random but necessary food recommendation, head up to 74th and Amsterdam (about 10 minutes from the venue) and go to Levain Bakery for the best cookie you'll ever eat. It's enormous too. #bulklife.
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Popgaf and WrassleGAF share a lot of common ground. Embrace it!
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I don't think this thread has as many gifs... it's not possible to have that much gifs.
We only seem to not have as many gifs because some snitch complained about the abundance of gifs.
FallingEdge
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Yup. First thing I thought of too lol.
And dood, give me all the suggestions. I'm going to be making a thread asking for some so by all means, throw it out there. I want to eat everything.
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3-Panel-Jiff for tonight
This one is titled:
"Nobody Saw That"
3-Panel-Jiff for tonight
This one is titled:
"Nobody Saw That"
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It always weirds me out how long Shane Douglas has actually been around. Just WEIRD.
UFC is SORELY missing in the entertainment department. They think the TUF can cover it, but Dana is wrong. PRIDE was the best because it came the closest possible to being legitimate pro wrestling. And it isn't like I quit MMA because it wasn't more like pro wrestling. My favorite part of MMA is guys working on the mat, which is generally not interesting to people who aren't somewhat educated. A crazy knock out is always rad, but nothing is better than a master on the mat working at getting a hold to make someone tap out.
I'm all about sweeps and subs. I would 100% watch an ADCC tournament if it was televised. Much sooner than I would watch a UFC PPV or Fight Night. MMA lost me and I don't think it will ever get me back. But fuck do I love old PRIDE shows. The same cousin who did MT/BJJ had Choke and I watched it at least 15 times. I remember renting the first few UFC shows as a kid. I was probably 8 or 9. It's not like I got into MMA with TUF. TUF reminded me that MMA existed and that I liked it, but I most definitely watched the earliest shows as a kid. My passion definitely reignited after TUF, but it burned out once UFC started running so many god damn shows.
My favorite part of Choke (besides the ridiculous breathing exercise) was Sgt. Craig Pittman being in it.
Fuck Dana. He's a true blemish on the sport and his company. He's probably the singles most unprofessional president of any major company in the US.
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Stro we need to organize MMA Classix Night and watch the David vs Goliath UFC event.
THAT was good shit.
THAT was good shit.
Jesus, Hulk Hogan's Wrestlemania 4 promo is still so good. Maybe it is cocaine fueled, but it has something neither Savage or Warrior had.
It's fucking nuts, but you can completely understand it. It makes you feel like a part of his insanity where as Warrior promos always just felt like, 'yeah, there's warrior babbling about stuff. He seems confident about it, and I like the colors, so I guess I'll cheer him'(I didn't.) But Hogan comparing slamming Andre to the Biblical Flood just paints such an awesome picture. You really do picture yourself as a kid being dragged through the flooded Atlantic City by the pythons, brother.
Sad he never had any promos close to as good as that one.
It's fucking nuts, but you can completely understand it. It makes you feel like a part of his insanity where as Warrior promos always just felt like, 'yeah, there's warrior babbling about stuff. He seems confident about it, and I like the colors, so I guess I'll cheer him'(I didn't.) But Hogan comparing slamming Andre to the Biblical Flood just paints such an awesome picture. You really do picture yourself as a kid being dragged through the flooded Atlantic City by the pythons, brother.
Sad he never had any promos close to as good as that one.
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This is great. Awesome job, Sunflower
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This is great. Awesome job, Sunflower
Thank you Guzim!
The 3-Panel-Jiff Tales are worth telling.
Spider from Mars
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I remember watching Tank Abbot try and throw a dude over the cage in the early UFC tapes I watched as a kid. Just dudes in sneakers and sweatpants and some without gloves beating the shit out of each other in true redneck fashion.
What kind of suggestions -- quick stops or nicer sit-down joints?
I would recommend doing Shake Shack for burgers + Levain Bakery for a cookie the size of your fist as a lunch stop. Both up in my neighborhood and only 4 blocks apart, so you can hit them in the span of an hour back-to-back, and it's only 10-15 minutes max from the venue, so it's convenient.
Here's some recommendations that first spring to mind, only one of which is a rather fancy restaurant you'll need a reservation for...
- For soul food, Amy Ruth's in Harlem (Sylvia's is overrated tourist trap; Red Rooster is too bougie and also a tourist trap, but very good).
- For BBQ in NYC, Blue Smoke.
- For Korean BBQ, the joints in Koreatown (walking distance from the venue) are all similar, so you can't go wrong. The best Korean is way out in Flushing, Queens.
- For baller ass burgers in a fancy dining setting, Minetta Tavern's $26 Black Label Burger is untouchable. Burger, caramelized onions. Nothing else is put on the burger, nothing else is allowed. Need a reservation, but my lord is it worth it.
- For fancy pizza, Motorino.
- For New Yawk street slice pizza, Joe's in Greenwich.
- For high-quality American comfort, Shopsin's.
- For a market with a bunch of random places, Chelsea Market. Tourist-heavy but with good reason.
- For a bar near Manhattan Center, Stout has good food + quality beer selection. About two avenues away from the venue.
Don't forget punching each other in the groin over and over and over and over.
I like Mark Burger a lot. So good.
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It was like the WCW version of Saturday Night Main Event...
unless you're referring to a totally different Clash of the Champions then I have no clue.
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That's the one. Go to the WWE Network Schedule for May 5th and you can start the first ever one. Good stuff.
WCW and CompuServe are the most mid-90s combination of companies possible.
I've been waiting for this post since I found out about AJ winning this morning.