FallingEdge
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Old Man Otani has no time for Low Ki's flippy shit;
Also, I forgot how weird CM Punk's war crate used to be;
i love me some early ROH
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October Wrasslin' |OT| Running around in our underwear making ugly faces
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i love me some early ROH
Do you understand the meaning of the word foreboding? It means badness is happening tomorrow.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Terrible Network numbers will bring much joy to my heart, friends.
HarryDemeanor
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As long as they can give me all the Nitros up to 2001 before the Network goes up in smoke I'll be okay,
Perspicacity
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To be fair you're a fucking idiot if you're buying pay-per-view.
Dr Duncan Steel
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GIANTS WIN WORLD SERIES YES YES YES YES YES
SF REPRESENT BABY
MADISON BUMGARNER IS THAT MOTHERFUCKER
SF REPRESENT BABY
MADISON BUMGARNER IS THAT MOTHERFUCKER
Net_Wrecker
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¡HarlequinPanic!
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back to the future 2 is the real turd of the series, friends.
Once that first 20 mins is up and its all just slumming around the suburbs and a casino....oof.
Once that first 20 mins is up and its all just slumming around the suburbs and a casino....oof.
Deadly Joker
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Same. I can't fucking wait.
BoboBrazil
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Tomorrow network numbers. Friday firings.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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after the lashing I got over batman forever I'm tempted to repay it in kind but fuck man I'm sleepy.
You win this time.
You win this time.
FallingEdge
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Watching The Era of Honor Begins, ROH's first show. Holy shit, this opening segment/match between Da Hit Squad and Christopher Street Connection... so much gay bashing. Incredible.
How does it compare to WSX? I liked WSX.
lovely ladies
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More shopzone dollars for everyone!
Owen is also the only wrestler in PWG with a perfect record.
Lucha Underground was great. It's like WSX fully realized but with luchadors. And we still havent gotten to King Cuerno, Fenix and Pentagon Jr!
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Mets fan is mad salty:
British Monsoon
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Back to the Future is a goddamn classic, as far as I'm concerned. I can't imagine anyone finding such a perfect, insanely quotable film to be boring. Best time travel film ever.
Yeah, that shit's pretty disgusting - I really want to know what was going through Gabe's head, as I can't quite believe anyone would actually think "OK, let's start this crowd off hot with two fat slobs from New Jersey beating the fucking shit out of a couple of gay guys".
Yeah, that shit's pretty disgusting - I really want to know what was going through Gabe's head, as I can't quite believe anyone would actually think "OK, let's start this crowd off hot with two fat slobs from New Jersey beating the fucking shit out of a couple of gay guys".
lolindiewrestling, friend. If you recall, Rob Feinstein was once attached to the group as Fun Athletic Guy. ROH in general was not nearly as "pure wrestling" as their marketing would want you to believe. I mean, they had a whole show named after and devoted to Abdullah the Butcher, the catchiest catch of all catch wrestlers.
If Big E/Xavier/Kofi had been a team in early ROH:
Nice Intentioned Guys Getting Athletic Sports
If Big E/Xavier/Kofi had been a team in early ROH:
Nice Intentioned Guys Getting Athletic Sports
Perspicacity
Banned
Someone at wwe.com is paid to create the kind of content Stro delivers here for free. Step your hustle game up brother.
Damn, that was a solid opening to Lucha Underground. Good matches, great main event, story development and character introductions from the off, decent production while feeling like something underground and even Vampiro was better than I thought he'd be.
Obviously, trigger warning for Konan, but the show managed to stay good in spite of him.
Obviously, trigger warning for Konan, but the show managed to stay good in spite of him.
Lucha Underground is something else, for one, it's fun! Boy, who knew you could watch an entire wrestling show not called NXT and end up with something that was enjoyable to watch for every minute and you wouldn't have to go "yeah, this segment saved the show." \
What an amazing concept.
Seriously though, backing the other people in here, great first showing. They have some pretty cool camera angles, but what I really like is the feel they give the show, the set is great and they really show you they're something different and just the same-old bs.
The best part though is how they have very well produced and pre-shot backstage segments to intercut with matches. None of this live interview crap, no, a shot of Chavo Guerrero sitting in the back after losing a match and the heel promoter talking down to him. Or Konnan meeting with said producer in his office. Great lighting and camera angles to emphasise what is happening. It really is something different and it worked great.
Commentary was good, Matt Striker is a great play-by-play guy and Vampiro did well as color announcer, but could have shown a bit more emotion here and there. Good production value all around, but Vampiro's mic was a bit low-grade (literally the only complaint I have on this).
The Main Event had Johnny Mundo (JoMo) vs. Prince Puma (Ricochet) which was as good as it sounds. It was better than any match on Hell in a Cell.
Lucha Underground was tons of fun, I want more! Watch this.
What an amazing concept.
Seriously though, backing the other people in here, great first showing. They have some pretty cool camera angles, but what I really like is the feel they give the show, the set is great and they really show you they're something different and just the same-old bs.
The best part though is how they have very well produced and pre-shot backstage segments to intercut with matches. None of this live interview crap, no, a shot of Chavo Guerrero sitting in the back after losing a match and the heel promoter talking down to him. Or Konnan meeting with said producer in his office. Great lighting and camera angles to emphasise what is happening. It really is something different and it worked great.
Commentary was good, Matt Striker is a great play-by-play guy and Vampiro did well as color announcer, but could have shown a bit more emotion here and there. Good production value all around, but Vampiro's mic was a bit low-grade (literally the only complaint I have on this).
The Main Event had Johnny Mundo (JoMo) vs. Prince Puma (Ricochet) which was as good as it sounds. It was better than any match on Hell in a Cell.
Lucha Underground was tons of fun, I want more! Watch this.
LEGITSHOOK.COM PRESENTS
WCW Monday Nitro 11/18/96
Go home show for WW3.
Well, a show of everything that makes WCW WCW. The debut of La Parka, Eddie vs Benoit, TMF vs Ultimo, the nWo causing trouble, a main event talk segment with a huge SWERVE, cops, and WE'RE OUTTA TIME. The good news is that La Parka has arrived. The bad news is that he didn't do any dancing.
WCW Monday Nitro 11/18/96
Go home show for WW3.
- La Parka vs Juventud Guerrera
- Ultimo Dragon vs That Motherfucker Dean Malenko WCW Cruiserweight Championship
- Amazing French Canadians vs American Males
- Lex Luger vs Hugh Morrus
- Bobby Eaton vs Jeff Jarrett
- Big Bubber vs Jim Powers
- Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero
Well, a show of everything that makes WCW WCW. The debut of La Parka, Eddie vs Benoit, TMF vs Ultimo, the nWo causing trouble, a main event talk segment with a huge SWERVE, cops, and WE'RE OUTTA TIME. The good news is that La Parka has arrived. The bad news is that he didn't do any dancing.
I hope they take off, but I'm concerned about them only being on El Rey, which I don't think most people get?
The best part about them is that as much as they're about wrestling, they ARE "an entertainment company," which is what Vince calls the WWE. I'm ready for LU to challenge the WWE, but it's a pipe dream for now due to the low TV market penetration.
Of course, if more people get El Rey than I think, we could have something special here.
I'll be curious to see the rating for the show, which I hope we'll get.
It's not just on El Rey, it's also on UniMás in Spanish.
I think them being on El Rey actually works in their benefit if their ratings are low, it's a young network so ratings don't have to be huge for them to be renewed for a second season. As long as it's doing okay, they'll give it another shot.
I think them being on El Rey actually works in their benefit if their ratings are low, it's a young network so ratings don't have to be huge for them to be renewed for a second season. As long as it's doing okay, they'll give it another shot.
Spike's whole "man network" concept is insulting.
British Monsoon
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Hey, Johnny Mundo. Your finisher still fucking sucks.
Friends, using Bing Rewards, I have $75 in Amazon credits. I see I can purchase WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 for $99. Should I get it?
what the hell..
why is it so expensive?
Parkour though.
I dunno, 2nd hand titles of "yearly sports releases" drop in price like they're nothing the second a new title is out, you can get old WWE games for 5 bucks tops.
For sure. They go for 1.99 at EB sometimes. At least, they did the last time I was at an EB.
ROH Announces "Tag Wars" on the road to Final Battle.
Basically, there will be three tag matches featuring six teams, and the winners of those three matches will go into a four-way against reDRagon at the end of the night. Should be fun. Any idea of who the six teams will be?
The Young Bucks
The Addiction
Monster Mafia
The Decade (Strong and Jacobs?)
The Briscoes (Maybe?)
War Machine (Maybe?)
The Kingdom (Maybe some combination of Cole, Bennett, and Taven?)
I'm wondering if they're saving up for the return of Raymond Rowe so that War Machine can get in on this. Or maybe they'll have that Red Scorpion and Grey Wolf team again, which I wouldn't reeeaaally want to see in this tournament, as they're too green and aren't over. What I'm really hoping for is an appearance by The Forever Hooligans.
Basically, there will be three tag matches featuring six teams, and the winners of those three matches will go into a four-way against reDRagon at the end of the night. Should be fun. Any idea of who the six teams will be?
The Young Bucks
The Addiction
Monster Mafia
The Decade (Strong and Jacobs?)
The Briscoes (Maybe?)
War Machine (Maybe?)
The Kingdom (Maybe some combination of Cole, Bennett, and Taven?)
I'm wondering if they're saving up for the return of Raymond Rowe so that War Machine can get in on this. Or maybe they'll have that Red Scorpion and Grey Wolf team again, which I wouldn't reeeaaally want to see in this tournament, as they're too green and aren't over. What I'm really hoping for is an appearance by The Forever Hooligans.
Says the guy who thinks the "Meltzer Driver" is the greatest thing ever.
The Back To The Future franchise is one of the most remarkable movie franchises in history. If you told a studio today to back a franchise that has no significant gun violence, no on screen body count, and Marty's romantic situation has already been settled in the first 20 minutes of part 1, they would laugh right in your face and send you to the psych ward. It's a sci-fi comedy action-adventure, with very little action, and mostly contains a very pedestrian adventure starting a teenager, and an old scientist.
British Monsoon
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The Meltzer Driver actually looks effective, though - Starship Pain, or whatever the hell Morrison's calling it these days, looks like ass because he never actually hits the thing. It's just a flashy Arabian press corkscrew flip with zero impact.
TheWarrior
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It makes much more sense to buy the network for 3 months no commitment. Rumble, Mania, and SummerSlam for abnout $40 bucks a year instead of the $120 a year for all of the PPV's
Shit you can even buy MITB and still make out on the deal and not have to feel forced to watch the rest of the inconsequential PPV's
Shit you can even buy MITB and still make out on the deal and not have to feel forced to watch the rest of the inconsequential PPV's