BronsonLee
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That's how wrestling should be shot, dammit! From the floor!
....Says the floor cameraman
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September Wrasslin' |OT| because Triple H is good for business
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That's how wrestling should be shot, dammit! From the floor!
....Says the floor cameraman
bean breath
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Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
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Deleted member 47027
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FAVE FIVE Intercontinental Champions
5. The Mountie
4. Razor Ramon
3. Rick Rude
2. Owen Hart
1. Honky Tonk Man
With the exception of the Mountie, all of these men who held the IC title, to me, elevated the title and made it something special. Moreso than people like Kurt Angle or HHH, these four people made the belt something special, and it belonged around their waists.
Agree? Disagree? Give us your Fave Five.
5. The Mountie
4. Razor Ramon
3. Rick Rude
2. Owen Hart
1. Honky Tonk Man
With the exception of the Mountie, all of these men who held the IC title, to me, elevated the title and made it something special. Moreso than people like Kurt Angle or HHH, these four people made the belt something special, and it belonged around their waists.
Agree? Disagree? Give us your Fave Five.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
1. Dean Douglas
2. Marty Jannetty
3. The Mountie
4. Ezekiel Jackson
5. Curtis Axel
2. Marty Jannetty
3. The Mountie
4. Ezekiel Jackson
5. Curtis Axel
Nocturnowl
Member
1. Ezekiel Jackson
2. Chyna
3. Curtis Axel
4. Albert
5. Joint entry for the many reigns of early 1999
Instant classics right there.
Damn it Spider, I already typed this up and I ain't dropping it now!
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
What about the creator of the Honk-a-Meter, Santino Marella? Where's HIS due!?
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Deleted member 47027
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Got you covered boss.
Yesssssss valuable member going for that brass ring! So beautiful!
Bo's gonna be everywhere by winter, forget being SNOWED IN
You're gonna be BO-ED IN!
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Got you covered boss.
Are you Patterson or Brisco? Stooge
BronsonLee
Member
Do you hate safety?
#teamhardcam
I have narrowly avoided the following things while filming floor cam:
People being tossed out of the ring
People diving out of the ring (fellow cameraman wasn't able to avoid one though :-/)
People getting hit with moves off aprons
People throwing stuff in the ring
Glass
Kenzans
Gusset Plates
Lighttubes
Coffee pots
Microwaves
Chairs
Tldr; I Am Frogger
TheWarrior
Banned
IC Title in the late 80's was so good, some great reigns and feuds. Warrior and Rick Rude era will stand out as my favorite
Then the title jumped the shark with Chyna and Jericho
I think Shelton Benjamin had a good run with it for the modern era.
and then Miz held it for a day after winning the preshow and the title has been shit since.
Then the title jumped the shark with Chyna and Jericho
I think Shelton Benjamin had a good run with it for the modern era.
and then Miz held it for a day after winning the preshow and the title has been shit since.
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Deleted member 47027
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I see him more as a WWF Champion than an IC holder, really. He was destined for more, for sure, but for some reason the IC title and Savage doesn't always sync up in my brain. That said he is still a fine, fine champion and would likely replace The Mountie.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
It's like on that dumb show Undercover Boss where the owner pretends to be a worker and scrubs toilets and shit to humble them or something. HHH was just doing grunt work to show how humble he is.
TheWarrior
Banned
funny thing was Warrior gave up the IC title after beating Hogan. HHH unified it with his WHC, he never got over that no sell on his pedigree.
Superman x JLA
Member
5. Ricky Steamboat
4. Honky Tonk Man
3. Ultimate Warrior
2. Razor Ramon
1. Randy Savage
4. Honky Tonk Man
3. Ultimate Warrior
2. Razor Ramon
1. Randy Savage
FallingEdge
Member
btw, HHH breaking some wrestling tropes
- ref bump and there was no interference or a screwy finish or reversal (for now)
- Bryan one up'd Orton on Raw and SD and still won the title
thank you based hhh
- ref bump and there was no interference or a screwy finish or reversal (for now)
- Bryan one up'd Orton on Raw and SD and still won the title
thank you based hhh
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Deleted member 47027
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Good list, but I will always question Warrior over Honky. Honky was truly great. Never seen a heel keep a title so well and have people foaming at the mouth for him to drop it. That Warrior pop when Honky put that open challenge was so good.
Man, you're killing me with your decision of who you mark for today. HTM is AWFUL. I can't believe he had such a long IC run. Mountie was also pretty terrible as a singles guy.
Superman x JLA
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I hated Honky Tonk Man when I was a kid. Now I realize he was doing some awesome heel work.
Ref bump, and they actually had a second ref ready to go just in case.
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Deleted member 47027
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HTM's IC reign was the stuff of legends. Mountie is horrible, but I had a weird attachment to him as a kid. Kind of viewed him as the Anti-Big Boss Man.
HTM's truly deserving of the title of the Greatest IC Champ of All Time, bar none. Spectacular work. Him and Rick Rude were just incredible at getting people to hate them.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Well, when you hold the title hostage and threaten to quit if you drop it like HTM did, you get to keep it for a while.
BronsonLee
Member
But stuff like this doesn't allow for shit like the CHARLES ROBINSON SPRINT at Mania
Dude is a beast
HTM was a legitimately awful wrestler. That era had a lot of really bad guys. Honky was right up at the top of the list. He may have been a good heel, but he was an atrocious wrestler. Legit shoot bad, and I've seen some of his pre-HTM work. Worse than Glacier for sure.
BronsonLee
Member
Oh, and while I'm on the floor cam memory power hour:
One of my favorite running gags ever is Shawn Michaels hating the floor cam guy, leading up to him taking one out in Badd Blood, then doing it again at Mania
FUK U SHAWN
One of my favorite running gags ever is Shawn Michaels hating the floor cam guy, leading up to him taking one out in Badd Blood, then doing it again at Mania
FUK U SHAWN
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Deleted member 47027
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I feel the same way that Cody was the last one who made a real effort, instead of the placeholder belt. Still suffering from a lack of focus.
Honky is a bad wrestler, yes, but he's a great storyteller in the ring. He toed the line between the negative real-hate and some people (like yourself, it sounds) just wanted him OFF TV instead of enjoying and watching his antics. Me though, I loved it. Great dude.
The Incarnation
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Yeah, still betting on injured ref not being cleared medically to get back into the match and the second ref should have been the one to finish. Leading to HHH taking the belt off Bryan and giving it back to Orton on Raw tonight.
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*great dude on TV to watch
BronsonLee
Member
I get the feeling Trips is going to try and be all 'lol title reversal' only to get cockblocked by Vinny Mac
TheWarrior
Banned
Rick Rude generated extreme levels of heat amongst me and my siblings. We all hated Honky Tonk man but mostly because we couldn't understand why he was a wrestler. I think him and Brutus the Barber had a good feud, that was one of thos feuds where the heel never got what was coming to him, and Jimmy Hart was in drag for some of those matches.
HHH doing Undercover Boss as a jobber would be excellent. Just watching him try and hold off on ripping off his disguise and burying everyone with Pedigrees.
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Deleted member 47027
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Deleted member 47027
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What character? I'm always the same dude.
You're the one people should watch out for.
funkystudent
Member
WWE should licence that "here comes the boom" song for Bo Dallas but remix so it says "here comes the Bo!"
Well I do declare! How dare you say something like that. If there were pvp in FFXIV and we were somehow on the same server I would END you, buddy!
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Deleted member 47027
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You can't end what was never alive!
I still might server transfer, but I want no part of FF14-GAF. But I wouldn't mind WHMing for my Sokantish friend
Anyways, last night. Tend to agree that it was a bit of a wash. Enjoyed Punk beating the snot out of Heyman, but that was about it. Really should have had the Haitch at least come out to try to screw over Daniel last night. True filler PPV through and through. Here's hoping tonight is better.
Conrad Link
Member
The McMahon family has been shitting on the Armstrong family for years! I couldn't stand it any longer, I wont let you ruin a worth champion, a worthy hero in Daniel Bryan.
You're fired!
The title is vacant, Orton vs Bryan at the next PPV to decide who the real champion is (lol 3 time WWE Champion D-Bry! Woo!) Enjoy your 'WWE month' (3 weeks) of build.
You're fired!
The title is vacant, Orton vs Bryan at the next PPV to decide who the real champion is (lol 3 time WWE Champion D-Bry! Woo!) Enjoy your 'WWE month' (3 weeks) of build.
Spider from Mars
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He could wear a mustache and people would be too afraid to call him out. I want to watch Undercover Jobber