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I loved the Raw Bowl when it aired, and couldn't believe it didn't become a regular thing. I was nine years old and didn't know any better.
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Bigass Moth posted:They were quite literally running RAW in highschool gyms in this period. Want more fun? Go back and watch late-95 era to early 96 RAWs and realize that Diesel is playing what would become SCSA's character, to a T.
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Nov 25, 2013 16:42
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Bigass Moth posted:They were quite literally running RAW in highschool gyms in this period. And taping FOUR weeks of television at one time from them, as well.
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Nov 25, 2013 22:53
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Shiki Dan posted:And taping FOUR weeks of television at one time from them, as well. I once went to a Raw taping during the New Generation era and they were clearly doing several weeks including redo matches, because after 4 hours of mediocre wrestling I sure did want to see them do Kwang vs Adam Bomb for the third time that night I tell you what.
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Nov 25, 2013 22:59
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Any YouTube links to RAW in gyms?
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Nov 25, 2013 23:23
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spongeh posted:Any YouTube links to RAW in gyms?
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In watching Survivor Series last night, there was a heated argument about Daniel Bryan and the Face of the WWE. The people I watched with, argued that they couldn't see Daniel Bryan ever being the face of the WWE. I argued that it was because he wasn't much time at the top to be seen as the face of the WWE. One of their arguments against were the low PPV buyrates when he was in the main event. So here's the question. Do you see Daniel Bryan becoming the face of the WWE?
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Nov 26, 2013 02:28
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No. His ceiling is Chris Jericho or Kurt Angle, which is fine.
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Nov 26, 2013 02:35
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Has anybody ever bought a mask from http://www.corazonfairtrade.com/maskluchalibre1.html ? If so, how were the masks? The pictures look pretty great, but I'm always wary when I see something neat for such a low price.
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spongeh posted:Any YouTube links to RAW in gyms? Here's the full ep of that one listed before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6GyghuBQAs That's technically the university of Delaware Gym. Here's an action zone in a highscool gym https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2IQq1l8ojo And here is one of the matches (all the rest for the other four weeks were squashes between nobodies) from the highschool gym in Struthers, OH 1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB89pv0_Ny8
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LordPants posted:Here's the full ep of that one listed before Wow, my two childhood favourite midcarders in the opening match. Why must these have been the dark days? 
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Cromulent posted:They actually do a pretty good job of making it not look like a high school gym, but I'm fairly certain this one is from Liberty High School in NY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ZIFprXYM0 Christ, McMahon was such a terrible announcer. It just astounds me every time.
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Nov 26, 2013 10:29
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Is there a worse stipulation match in present day wrestling than PG-Era "I Quit"? I submit that no, there is not. Adding the referee constantly asking on the mic makes them painful to watch, and almost every finish is a ridiculous spot based on quitting due to fear of getting really hurt instead of actual pain. Submission matches are cool as hell, I Quit matches are glorified hardcore matches with annoying voiceovers and silly endings.
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Nov 26, 2013 10:49
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sticklefifer posted:Is there a worse stipulation match in present day wrestling than PG-Era "I Quit"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jCaWpyeW5s
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Exhibit B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H1Y66UYfHU I guess Over the Limit is the "lovely I Quit match" PPV.
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I think Brock and Cena could still pull off a good, violent I Quit match.
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The Duck of Death posted:I think Brock and Cena could still pull off a good, violent I Quit match. Yeah but that's cause it is Brock and Cena. Of course the question is how do you end such a match. By having someone else call the Quit for them? Because character-wise I don't think you would have either of them do it. Just beat each other with such brutality that eventually someone just stops them.
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Well, an I Quit is a blow off match, so I guess it could work, but not for someone who needs to not blow their heat off completely.
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Pinstripe Hourglass posted:Christ, McMahon was such a terrible announcer. It just astounds me every time. McMahon is campy in retrospect, but at the time, he was good for what he was: a screaming car salesman. He was apt at doing what he attempts to tell Cole to do via headset: sell the storyline and characters. Plus, as the boss, he had more of a hand in being a director. I don't recall ever catching it on camera, but I'd bet he was pretty busy giving hand signals to the ref/workers in the ring. Also: People (well, people like us) weren't as picky about the names of moves and stuff back then. We're more educated nowadays. And to be quite honest, there are times where I'd rather have Vince doing PBP than Cole. Then again, that's not meant to be a compliment to Vince.
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sticklefifer posted:Is there a worse stipulation match in present day wrestling than PG-Era "I Quit"? I submit the Last Man Standing match. There's only 2 possible finishes. Either 10 full seconds of a man laying down doing nothing or a bullshit finish that does nothing to finish or even advance a feud, like that time Cena duct taped Batista to the ring post
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dsriggs posted:like that time Cena duct taped Batista to the ring post Which was repeated earlier this year at the Rumble when ADR and Ricardo duct taped Big Show to the bottom rope.
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Nov 26, 2013 15:55
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Vince McMahon always sounded like he was caught off guard in the middle of a yawn when he was trying to sell something. He was pretty dreadful.
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dsriggs posted:I submit the Last Man Standing match. There's only 2 possible finishes. Either 10 full seconds of a man laying down doing nothing or a bullshit finish that does nothing to finish or even advance a feud, like that time Cena duct taped Batista to the ring post You are both wrong. Unless you mean in the current era. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz7g5o_05-89-11-15-ric-flair-vs-terry-funk-i-quit-match-clash-ix_sport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Ps_pE_LQA
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Gonzo McFee posted:Vince McMahon always sounded like he was caught off guard in the middle of a yawn when he was trying to sell something. He was pretty dreadful. His delivery makes more sense when you think of it as Vince doing a (bad) Howard Cosell impression.
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dsriggs posted:I submit the Last Man Standing match. There's only 2 possible finishes. Either 10 full seconds of a man laying down doing nothing or a bullshit finish that does nothing to finish or even advance a feud, like that time Cena duct taped Batista to the ring post Cena vs Edge Backlash. Cena vs Umaga, Royal Rumble 07. Though depends on which era you count those in. The Batista one was bad though
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CombineThresher posted:His delivery makes more sense when you think of it as Vince doing a (bad) Howard Cosell impression. That's exactly what he was going for.
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I quit matches are perfectly fine as a gimmick still. That said I never ever need to see another John Cena I quit match. They all suck.
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The ADR/Swagger I Quit match at Extreme Rules this year was extremely silly and that's why I liked it.
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LvK posted:Has anybody ever bought a mask from http://www.corazonfairtrade.com/maskluchalibre1.html ? If so, how were the masks? The pictures look pretty great, but I'm always wary when I see something neat for such a low price. They're cheap masks, fit and finish are fine, nothing particularly great. I've gotten a couple which have held up to 4-5 years of booze fueled halloween shenanigans without falling apart.
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Cromulent posted:They actually do a pretty good job of making it not look like a high school gym, but I'm fairly certain this one is from Liberty High School in NY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ZIFprXYM0 "I'm going to send him back to OZ!" That's a shoot, brotha.
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ThatCguy posted:They're cheap masks, fit and finish are fine, nothing particularly great. I've gotten a couple which have held up to 4-5 years of booze fueled halloween shenanigans without falling apart. EXACTLY the answer I was looking for. Thanks!
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Man, that site has Punk's mask, but not La Parka's. Madness.
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Skinty McEdger posted:I quit matches are perfectly fine as a gimmick still. That said I never ever need to see another John Cena I quit match. They all suck. Cena's I Quit Match with JBL at Judgment Day is really good, though. One of Cena's best.
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VogeGandire posted:Man, that site has Punk's mask, but not La Parka's. Madness. I noticed that they don't have the blue Huracan Ramirez one I want anymore (  ) so I think they just remove them from the page when they run out of stock. This probably explains why it's mostly the weird ones that are still up.
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LvK posted:I noticed that they don't have the blue Huracan Ramirez one I want anymore ( Get the Super Calo mask and be a boss.
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Is there a way WWE could reasonably cycle workers in and out so as not to overexpose people, or increase the chances of burnout/injury?
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Plenty, but that would potentially cost money so it will never happen.
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The wrestlers would also refuse to do it, since they would think there spot is threatned. Its the same reason a lot return early from injuries.
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bobkatt013 posted:The wrestlers would also refuse to do it, since they would think there spot is threatned. Its the same reason a lot return early from injuries. I've always thought the way to do it is to keep people on TV but give everyone one month off house shows a year.
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MassRafTer posted:I've always thought the way to do it is to keep people on TV but give everyone one month off house shows a year. They should be doing that regardless. Though, I was really thinking of having "seasons", or something. I thought of maybe assigning guys to a league, where they work 11 months out of the year, and get one off. I don't know. They put on 51 Raws a year, and have 6 hours of TV a week to fill. I'm going to get sick of Damien Sandow vs. Sheamus.
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