slightconfuse
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Main Event of Night one is pretty great. some hellacious bumps
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September Wrasslin |OT| Team WWF vs. The World
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British Monsoon
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Just watched the final GAEA show from 2005, lots of fun stuff here for the promotion's swansong, most notably Mazumi Ozaki vs Sakura Hirota in an awesome comedy match, with Hirota impersonating the original Tiger Mask to finally get the victory over her long-time nemesis, and an excellent main event as Chigusa Nagayo passes the torch, retiring against her student Meiko Satomura. Very stiff, hard-hitting match, and I can't overstate how much I love Scorpion Rising;
Also, Japanese retirement ceremonies are always cool;
I'm still undecided if I'll buy this one. The card is looking good, but I don't have much faith in ROH's ability to pull it off without a hitch - the real test will be if they can stream a big show like Final Battle with no technical problems. GBH should be a big show, but I'd guess quite a few will stay away after recent technical issues.
Also, Japanese retirement ceremonies are always cool;
I'm still undecided if I'll buy this one. The card is looking good, but I don't have much faith in ROH's ability to pull it off without a hitch - the real test will be if they can stream a big show like Final Battle with no technical problems. GBH should be a big show, but I'd guess quite a few will stay away after recent technical issues.
Net_Wrecker
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Also, Japanese retirement ceremonies are always cool;
Jesus, it's like Prototype but backwards.
Professor Beef
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That's how it starts. Soon you'll say "his theme is kinda catchy, that shao kahn voice is still kinda dumb though," and so on and so on etc.
This user is on your Ignore List.
bean breath
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It's somewhat reminiscent of HHH's retirement ceremony.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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ok lol that got me
I apologize.
Here's a new "Kane as a dog" pic that I found.
And here's a weird new Kane/anime pic that I found.
I'm really considering watching some of this stuff just to find out what the connection is between that stuff and Kane. Why do so many of these fans cross over?
I sincerely apologize for posting this. I'm just genuinely curious if anyone knows what this anime is, and what connection it could have to Kane. I don't apologize for the dog pic, though. That's a cool pic.
His RVD hand me downs are the worst part of him. He's pretty much doing what he was in Nexus, just with a different name. The air brushed singlets feel low rent to me. And seem really weird for his character as "BAMF asskicker machine guy". Is it not strange to anyone else that he takes the time to get specialized air brushed singlets? I didn't even know air brushing was still available for anything besides black/white jeans and car hoods.
How does one even begin to clear that from the ring? You would need a machete to cut through most of it.
Wouldn't it be pretty easy to pull out.
Anyone know where this tradition started? Back when I used to be heavy into Japanese wrestling, I thought it was so cool, but now I'm wondering what the significance of it is?
I'm gonna pretend this post never happened and you're going to keep being the best at the things you do.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Ryback CAN win me over, it's not an ever-burning hatred like I feel towards Cena, but I'm just not seeing anything from him right now. If he makes a Michael Elgin style turn towards having entertaining matches, I'll be the first person to jump on the Ryebread train. Until then, fast forward x4.
I think the airbrushed singlets are alright. It's either that or generic black trunks like every meathead in the last 15 years. I'll take RVD: Gears of War Edition over that anyday.
It's a show of respect. It looks amazing and adds a lot to certain matches/ceremonies. I wish every audience cared about the performers enough to do stuff like that.
bean breath
Member
Like when Hulk Hogan turned heel.
Any idea of how it got started?
billy beane
Banned
WCW fans cared about their product enough to throw things into the ring.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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that anime is pretty cool, i think its still on NetflixI apologize.
Here's a new "Kane as a dog" pic that I found.
And here's a weird new Kane/anime pic that I found.
I'm really considering watching some of this stuff just to find out what the connection is between that stuff and Kane. Why do so many of these fans cross over?
I sincerely apologize for posting this. I'm just genuinely curious if anyone knows what this anime is, and what connection it could have to Kane. I don't apologize for the dog pic, though. That's a cool pic.
You're about to get killed in this thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42289138&postcount=802
Might wanna let the hounds know you did not intend to offend.
Yeah, but what is it? I haven't watched anime since toonami was big on afternoons.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Why you gotta ask all these hard questions, yo? I look like Bootaaay? Get outta here.
No idea.
Streamers, soda cups, toilet paper, it's all the same. AT LEAST THE PEOPLE USED TO CARE
bean breath
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TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
Elfen Lied
billy beane
Banned
There are people who care about WWE now. Crazy people, but they exist.
Some of them post in this thread.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
YOU'RE A BAD REF
British Monsoon
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Net_Wrecker said:
Definitely. They always seem to go to such effort to make sure they have the correct colour streamers for each wrestler, and the results are really cool. No idea as to the origins of it though, just one of those odd idiosyncrasies of Japanese wrestling, like the fans throwing their seat pillows into the ring at Sumo Hall in appreciation of an awesome match, or the strange synchronised jumping thing wrestlers & refs do when someone botches a chain sequence that I've never quite understood.
Professor Beef
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That anime is called Elfen Lied, SoulPlaya. Very gory stuff.
Bootaaay, please, answer my question.
I'll intrigue you by posting one of my favorite matches ever, Hayabusa vs. Sasuke!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3zNt6Rv4aM
billy beane
Banned
Is this the one where they kill a puppy?
Thanks! I'll try to check it out tonight.
And also very awesome.
Nocturnowl
Member
Yeah, pretty much the only noteworthy thing I remember aside from some limb lobbing antics, not that great, to me at least.
TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
well.... see you guys in a few weeks lol
Officerrob
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Wait, people are actually Ryback fans now? Am I missing something? He can't sell, gets winded after a few minutes, can't cut a promo, has a shitty finisher, he's a safety hazard to guys he's in the ring with, and his offense looks bad except when he uses it on guys who weigh 95 pounds.
British Monsoon
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Can't find anything about the origins of the streamers. Ultimately, I'm gonna have to go with; because it looks cool.
And that's a real fun match! Sasuke is awesome. Love that handpring plancha at 16:20.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Pro wrestling is more than a dude's workrate and safety to his coworkers.
I think the Subway skit won gaf over.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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Good enough reason for me.
And yeah, FMW produced some of the best matches of the 90's, but ultimately got little recognition. Hayabusa literally sacrificed his body for that company.
Net_Wrecker
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bean breath
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Nocturnowl
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Hah, the lack of wrasslin' knowledge is staggering.
The use of streamers dates back to the past where Japanese festivals would have the locals shower an individual representing a God with streamers as a blessing ritual so it didn't bring forth calamity and.....okay no one's buying this right?
The use of streamers dates back to the past where Japanese festivals would have the locals shower an individual representing a God with streamers as a blessing ritual so it didn't bring forth calamity and.....okay no one's buying this right?
I am! Keep going.
The Kane fan knows what he's talking about!
Hunico is already in a tag team with Primo.
No, but it's Japan and they've done weirder things.
slightconfuse
Banned
Borne should team with Gabriel. 2 high fliers
Know what I take away from these new comparison shots? Rock has the exact same entrance animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVyOvr6p9LM