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Booblord Sagat posted:Another question, what exactly constitutes "Nature Boy" wrestling style? I always thought it was just a dumb nickname for Flair but that does not seem to be the case. No I'm pretty sure that's the case. Well, other than the fact that Buddy Rogers had the nickname first.
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Aug 13, 2011 04:55
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Here's a blog post with some recommended Henry matches. Haven't seen them so I can't personally vouch for the quality, but these guys usually know their stuff (although calling him "an elite worker" is silly).
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Sep 17, 2011 23:58
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Remember when he wrestled as Billy G? Had to be one of the most nonsensical name changes of all time. They didn't even give him a Kenny G gimmick.
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Oct 31, 2011 05:30
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Rankine Over Gash posted:What is the general PSP consensus about Bret Hart? is there an aknowledgement he is/was the best ever or are there non believers? Not even close to the best ever, probably not even the best WWF wrestler ever (I might put Austin and Eddie ahead of him, to name two), but yeah, he was pretty great.
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Nov 27, 2011 07:55
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I probably shouldn't have said "not even close" as if there was no discussion to be had. For what it's worth, Bret vs. Owen at WMX was the first match to plant the idea in my head that pro wrestling could be something resembling an art form. I'm sure I'm not alone in this.
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Nov 27, 2011 08:30
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Vader's ring name doesn't come from Star Wars, actually. It was the name of some legendary samurai and Inoki gave it to him in New Japan. Vader said this in an interview, although I don't have a link.
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Nov 30, 2011 06:41
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Atticus Finch posted:Did anyone here ever eat at WWE New York? And was it as bad as I imagine? Chicken fingers were pretty good IIRC.
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crankdatbatman posted:What is the general consensus of Backlash 2000? I loved that main event and wonder if I'm the only one who has that opinion. It kind of sucks HHH got the belt back at Judgment Day, but whatever. It may just be nostalgia, as I had just gotten into WWF/E in December of 99 and really liked the Rock, so seeing the Rock with the title for the first time was really cool for a 12 year old me. It was considered one of the WWF's best shows ever when it aired. Not sure how it would hold up now. I watched the Scotty/Malenko finish recently and it is still sickening.
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Feb 3, 2012 21:33
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Jerusalem posted:Just a reminder to people that the OP does have several links to sources of information, including star ratings, the sleazy stories link and witty/funny quotes regarding WCW from (or at least credited to) the Observer. Star ratings link is dead.
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Feb 6, 2012 03:19
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triplexpac posted:Talking about "swerves" in the WWE thread makes me wonder... what was the best swerve you can think of? One where you were honestly surprised, and it helped the story? First part was amazing, second completely killed it for me.
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Feb 7, 2012 22:19
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All this XFL talk reminds me of one of my favorite Onion articles.
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Mar 2, 2012 22:44
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TV Zombie posted:There's an asian woman that I've seen at all the NY Chikara shows that I've been to. Who is she? I'm kinda of lead to believe that she has some ties to Chikara instead of just being a random fan. Similarly, I've always wondered about the old lady in the front row of nearly every early 90s CMLL show. I assume she's now deceased as she'd surely be well over 100 today. EDIT: This site mentions a similar old lady being there as recently as 2007. The Duck of Death fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Mar 3, 2012 |
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Mar 3, 2012 22:02
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Perdido posted:I had completely forgotten about this match and also think that the statement that people tend to forget about a lot of his bigger matches rings true. To me, his matches are like his promos: heavy-handed essays that are usually a chore to sit through. He's had some great ones, sure. Did he add that much to them? I watched the cage match with Flair recently and it was awesome, but almost everything I liked about it came from Flair. Even a 50-year-old Tenryu seems a better choice for best in the world during Trips' peak.
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Apr 4, 2012 03:17
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Bearnt! posted:Has anyone ever won a 2/3 falls match 2-0? If we're including lucha, this match went two falls and is arguably the best match of 2012 so far.
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Apr 5, 2012 18:16
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Web Jew.0 posted:I'm having a hard time trying to think of someone his age who was as good a worker and as good a promo. Christian was a better worker and probably a better promo, but I guess he was in TNA when Edge got his big push.
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Apr 11, 2012 17:44
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Beer_Suitcase posted:Has anyone heard anything about the Necro vs. Vader match that happened on the 14th? Sounds like it was decent but short.
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Apr 18, 2012 21:00
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93-96 was probably the absolute peak.
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Apr 20, 2012 02:44
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achillesforever6 posted:I think WWE is at a higher level of PG for a while now, not quite PG 13 though, even then they get close to blurring that line. If Cena/Lesnar was in a movie it would probably get an R rating.
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May 21, 2012 04:55
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Matt Cruea posted:So what's a Ryback? Like, what does that name even mean? I don't get it. It's just a cook.
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May 23, 2012 12:34
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Cardboard Box posted:Austin was really pissed about that and being stuck on the undercard in a match against Scott Hall. On the other hand, it led to the greatest Stunner of all time.
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Jun 11, 2012 00:09
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Scott Keith once said that Angle carried Rey Mysterio to a good match. I think he even said Edge carried Undertaker at Mania 24.
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Jun 18, 2012 06:46
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I don't think Taker was ever billed as being that tall. He and Kane are both around 6'8" in reality. Big Show might have been 7'1" at his peak but he's no more than 7' now, which is how he's billed.
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Jul 19, 2012 02:02
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Big Show has talked about doing the moonsault in interviews.
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Jul 28, 2012 06:48
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This is my favorite ECW match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sGSPnUy1Sw
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Aug 9, 2012 00:58
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Maybe, but there are plenty of matches I've enjoyed more on the second or third viewing.
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Aug 18, 2012 01:30
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My, this is some stupid poo poo. Ross spent most of late 90s - early 00s talking about what a great athlete Billy Gunn was.
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Aug 27, 2012 00:40
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Remember when he was called Billy G? Doing that and not giving him a Kenny G gimmick may be the biggest missed opportunity of all time.
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Aug 27, 2012 03:34
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Julio Cesar Fatass posted:What's a good example of a strong style match? Please watch this match. You're welcome.
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Sep 1, 2012 14:48
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The simplest way to put it would be: Strong Style = NJ heavies King's Road = AJ heavies
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Sep 3, 2012 17:36
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:What frankensteiners/hurricanranas are you seeing? Maybe this one.
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Sep 11, 2012 16:11
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:Apparently there was a false report earlier, but they made a deal in July after negotiating since Mania. I guess Bryan has gotten too big to actually wrestle Finlay on Superstars like he did Regal, which is a shame. It could be an incredible match even now.
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Sep 15, 2012 21:21
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Come on, the guy was 7'7". Pirata Morgan may have carried Vampiro to a decent match once. If anyone could do it, he could. Yes, they definitely had a match, and while Pirata is one of my favorite wrestlers, I've never actually watched that match, because Vampiro was in it. The Duck of Death fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Sep 16, 2012 |
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Web Jew.0 posted:Not only did Triple H get a WWE title match at Wrestlemania that year anyway, his match went on last with crazy entrance theatrics, whereas Rey's match only got like nine minutes. And he didn't even pin the champ to win.
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Sep 23, 2012 18:14
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Funk is probably the best wrestler that ever lived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9W-io5xUJE
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Oct 12, 2012 16:51
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The street fight is probably HHH's best match. I'm not a big fan of the guy, but he did everything right in that one. Top five for Foley as well.
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Oct 22, 2012 22:13
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beaverseatwood posted:Octagon was probably the biggest star in Mexico in the 90s What?
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Nov 4, 2012 15:48
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I know who he is. It doesn't say anywhere on the Wiki page that he was the biggest star of the nineties.
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Nov 4, 2012 19:05
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MassRayPer posted:As lovely as his revenge was (it wasn't until a month later, Superbrawl was yet another Hogan win) it felt so good to see Flair beat Hogan. I don't care if it took outside help in a barbed wire first blood cage match that Flair won by pinfall, it felt gooooooooooooood. Don't forget he got the pinfall with a Figure Four. Flair literally pinned Hogan with a submission hold to win a first blood cage match.
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