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October Wrasslin' |OT| Dia de los Mil Muertes
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Arrowgigantic
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He is almost at Val Kilmer-in-Tombstone level.
Between the new talent initiatives flopping and so many established guys falling out with the company, the period between 2004-2011 is a lost generation for WWE.
I've seen very little from this era outside of the bigger PPVs. 2007 to 2011 especially is just a big dark void for me that I've made no effort to figure out.
So Lucha Elite now has a very limited roster but imo they've managed to maintain the great quality of their weekly shows so ¯_(ツ_/¯
Great quality on their weekly shows? Are we watching the same show? Their weekly pattern is shit single matches with awful finishes and mediocre trios matches
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Bull Dempsey
I watched quite a bit during that time and remember almost nothing about it. People mention things that happen in like 08 and I cannot recall it at all. Just a period a totally forgettable television.
Bluekaveli
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Imagine if Angle did become an ECW star. I wonder if he would've caught on as well without the training of Dory and being helped by top wwf guys.
That's odd because I would say 2008 was easily the best year since 2000, the only truly great year since 2000. You had two year long excellent feuds with Shawn Michaels and Jericho, and Edge vs Undertaker, the combination of Beth Phoenix and Santino doing great things every week, the rise of CM Punk and Jeff Hardy to the main event both winning world titles that year. Unlike today, you felt like you had to watch every week.
Jericho was so out of this world incredible as a heel that he was getting attacked outside the arenas. That was such a good time.
Sir_Crocodile
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Yeah edge/taker was great, they had an incredible HIAC match where Edge went crazy in a joker take-off and had zero fear of taker. They tore the house down.
Bluekaveli
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Hbk is my boy but the feud of 94 belongs to tatanka and Luger. Tatanka carried that feud so well .
"you sold out, you sold out, you sold out. "
Then everyone is swerved.
"you sold out, you sold out, you sold out. "
Then everyone is swerved.
Sibersk Esto
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In retrospect yeah, 2008 was a real good year.
2007 started strong but all hell broke loose after WM 23.
2007 started strong but all hell broke loose after WM 23.
Bluekaveli
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British Bulldog looked so good in his pinnochio vest during Summerslam 94
Word coming out from tonight's ICW show is WWE pulled Mick Foley from their biggest event of the year next month because Foley is needed for Survivor Series. However WWE is sending Balor over in Foley's place to make up for it. Balor has a good if brief history with ICW so it's win-win for me going over to see it.
Otunga is definitely worse than Striker.
Sir_Crocodile
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Sounds like an upgrade to me after Foley has been consistently devalued over the last few months being made to look like an idiot and take verbal tirades with no comeback from steph.
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Yeah giving them Balor instead is a pretty good exchange.
Sir_Crocodile
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Why does everyone always use that horrible promo shot of him. He looks like a goof
See I remember those things, but not when they happened. Or at least, I remember Hardy and Punk and the Michaels/Jericho feud. I don't remember anything about Edge feuding with Undertaker.
I remember Smackdown being really good for a while then...Yeah that period is kind of a blur for me. I just remember that being the time I started to really fall out of WWE.
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ICW is the most un PG promotion
Suprised wwe would send Balor.
Suprised wwe would send Balor.
But they both have a terrible fanbase
BewareTheBatsie
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All I really remember about Tyler Reks was that he claimed Cena gave him a lot of shit for using a Burning Hammer type move because it was similar to the AA.
Sir_Crocodile
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The La Familia angles ends with Edge & Vickie turning on each other and Vickie booking Edge in a HIAC match with taker, who Edge has screwed out of the belt numerous times and forced to leave the company.
BewareTheBatsie
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Ricky Ortiz got Layla
so joke's on us and WWE.com
I think the mall goth drawing power is probably stronger in Mexico than the States though
so joke's on us and WWE.com
I think the mall goth drawing power is probably stronger in Mexico than the States though
They main evented both Wrestlemania and Summerslam that year. You should check it out. Both really great matches.
It's actually starting to irritate me that I can't remember this stuff lol. I probably will go back and watch those shows.
Bluekaveli
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You really need to do yourself a favour. That feud was hot!
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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That Edge/Undertaker HIAC match is easily one of the best of its kind. Loooove the psychology of Edge basically turning it into a TLC match so he is in his element.
Pity about that post match stupidity though.
Bluekaveli
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I saw Taker walking last night! He was huge!
Sibersk Esto
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Who could forget Edge v Taker at WM 24 with a surprise appearance by Charles "Ultimate Warrior" Robinson?
I mean, in five or six years (probably less), you'll be forgetting about what's happening now. It's a dire state.
I found the Edge feud to be the most interesting feud for 'Taker since his Lesnar feud.
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LU house show at a carnival
Sir_Crocodile
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This is a sold show right - Cricket are paying for everything?
Dr Duncan Steel
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Cricket is also the sound the audience will make once it starts as well!
LU house show at a carnival
Updated with top rope breaking during the Jack Evans match.
LU house show at a carnival
The ropes weren't in a good state at all in the first match.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BL6t7gzgiH1/
Sir_Crocodile
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Just finished watching the 21st oct Road to Power Struggle show. Bucks match was pretty entertaining, Nick and ACH had a really good spot of "anything you can do"
https://twitter.com/njpwworld/status/789436701370294272
Sounds like BOLA day one lol. But at least BOLA's was the bottom rope
https://twitter.com/njpwworld/status/789436701370294272
Sounds like BOLA day one lol. But at least BOLA's was the bottom rope
Dr Duncan Steel
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We give a lot of flak on Roman and his Dad jeans. But my god Meltz is just shameful.
but Meltz IS a dad
