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Aku posted:He was more active than Vince in the ring(who also did some insane spots for a 50+ year old man), but he was hardly a wrestler and it showed quite clear. The way he was booked was weird though: "stronger than a corporate suit should have been, but still not a WWE Superstar". He compensated with a lot of really dangerous spots, such as flying off the Titantron NUMEROUS times, and he even did the Van Terminator. Looking back it's really stupid, but I still hold a certain level of admiration for him. He also almost never won. Which was probably for the best, not only is he a McMahon, but he's a barely trained spot monkey.
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Aku posted:He was more active than Vince in the ring(who also did some insane spots for a 50+ year old man), but he was hardly a wrestler and it showed quite clear. The way he was booked was weird though: "stronger than a corporate suit should have been, but still not a WWE Superstar". He compensated with a lot of really dangerous spots, such as flying off the Titantron NUMEROUS times, and he even did the Van Terminator. Looking back it's really stupid, but I still hold a certain level of admiration for him. Anyone have a GIF of Vince's announce table spot from St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
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Also I can't help but love a guy who was on top of the Titantron about to do something really dumb, crossed himself, then jumped.
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May 18, 2014 15:39
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I also have a soft spot for his Blackman match (Summerslam '00?), Big Show match (Backlash '01), and Angle at KOTR.
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Speaking of the McMahons, was Shane vs Vince at Wrestlemania any good? Because I remember loving it as a kid
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schweens posted:Speaking of the McMahons, was Shane vs Vince at Wrestlemania any good? Because I remember loving it as a kid If you loved it that was as good as it needed to be.
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schweens posted:Speaking of the McMahons, was Shane vs Vince at Wrestlemania any good? Because I remember loving it as a kid Me too, it was wacky and overbooked as all get out, but the audience was a super into the angle, which really helped. If you're just watching it out of context, without any knowledge of the storyline, it's not that great. IIRC, Vince and Shane had a rematch a few months later on Raw that was dreadful.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Road Dogg and Josh Matthews spent like, half of Are You Serious? making fun of his weight. I used to think they were mocking Kidman 'just because' as a sort of running gag. Then he appeared on the BNB&Cody Show a couple weeks ago and it became quite clear they weren't really exaggerating about him.
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Not gonna lie, I kind of miss Shane O Mac and wish he would return to the company--if only to provide a good counter angle to Stephanie.
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TL posted:Me too, it was wacky and overbooked as all get out, but the audience was a super into the angle, which really helped. If you're just watching it out of context, without any knowledge of the storyline, it's not that great. e: it's also the one time where Linda managed to get a pop (because she didn't have to use her awful boring voice)
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ayn rand hand job posted:Anyone have a GIF of Vince's announce table spot from St. Valentine's Day Massacre? 
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St Evan Echoes posted:The finish is worth the price of admission, it's still Shane's best "holy poo poo" moment for me Do you have a link?
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After watching a few Young Bucks matches, I now have the questions: 1. What the gently caress are they wearing? 2. Did their mom make those costumes and is she guilting them into wearing them?
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May 18, 2014 19:23
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Can't be any worse than Double J's attire in WCW.
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Angular Landbury posted:After watching a few Young Bucks matches, I now have the questions: I wanted to say they took their gear from Rockers era Michaels, mannerisms from DX era Michaels as well as his superkick but realistically that gear is inspired by the Rock N Roll Express.
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iLikeMidgets posted:Do you have a link? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x119hb5_shane-mcmahon-vs-vince-mcmahon-wrestlemania-17_sport&start=1141
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ayn rand hand job posted:Can't be any worse than Double J's attire in WCW. Actually, if you mean those monstrosities with the strips of fabric on his chest, the ones he wore in WCW were downright tasteful and restrained compared to the eye cancer he wore in his first WWF run. WCW:  WWF:   
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Was Dan Severn pulling out of the Brawl for All because he had "nothing to prove" after beating Godfather them realizing that he'd kill the entire roster if he continued in the tournament?
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According to Bob Holly, yeah. Although it was more "Under those rules he'd wrestlefuck everyone to death. Yay for your tournament."
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His fight with Godfather was boring and embarrassing, but that was the best way to beat a guy who had...off the top of my head, like 8 inches of height and 120 pounds on him.
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Halloween Jack posted:His fight with Godfather was boring and embarrassing, but that was the best way to beat a guy who had...off the top of my head, like 8 inches of height and 120 pounds on him. I have not seen the fight but I've heard it described as "Severn knocks him down and goes for a submission, realizes there's no submissions, and takes him down over and over until he has 10 million points"
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That sounds more like the fight between Blackman and Mero, which is pretty entertaining as Blackman just totally neutralizes Mero's boxing with textbook takedowns, over and over. If I remember right, Severn/Godfather is slow and boring because Godfather's sheer size makes it hard for even a guy like Severn to take him down, so they spend a lot of time clinched up with Godfather trying to punch and Severn working the takedown. I mean, Severn dominates and Godfather is hanging on for dear life, but it doesn't make either guy look good.
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In the same vein of brawl for all, who's the legit toughest guy on the roster today? Who'd win a huge UFC style, wwe only tourney? I'd probably bet on Reigns or Cesaro.
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Brock Lesnar, most likely. After that, I would bet on Swagger--if I remember right, he and Nick Nemeth are the most decorated amateur wrestlers on the roster, and Hager is a heavyweight.
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I have to imagine Brock would win a UFC tourney, as he's the only guy to actually compete in MMA there. Unless you're counting Batista or that time Del Rio got his block knocked off by Cro Cop.
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So long as no one's allowed to beat his guts in.
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joshtothemaxx posted:In the same vein of brawl for all, who's the legit toughest guy on the roster today? Who'd win a huge UFC style, wwe only tourney? Brock, by a mile. If you take him out of the running, then fatherdog posted:Assuming everybody read the rules and fought with a smart strategy (probably a bad assumption, but hey, whatever) the winner is almost certainly gonna be the guy that can rack up the most takedowns in a round, so yeah probably Swagger. If everybody decides to stand around and swing for the fences, it'll probably be the guy who currently has had the fewest concussions.
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I would love to see them do a shoot ppv, just to see how well Cena does.Halloween Jack posted:Brock Lesnar, most likely. After that, I would bet on Swagger--if I remember right, he and Nick Nemeth are the most decorated amateur wrestlers on the roster, and Hager is a heavyweight. Why would you do this
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Sir Jebus posted:I would love to see them do a shoot ppv, just to see how well Cena does. I can answer your question. Poorly. He would do very poorly.
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Now I want to see Cena attempt to shoot rapadoo Lesnar and get his head smashed in.
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Sir Jebus posted:I would love to see them do a shoot ppv, just to see how well Cena does. Because if someone wants to talk about their pre-WWE NCAA careers, you'd mention them under their real names so someone could check it out if they wanted?
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jscolon2.0 posted:Because if someone wants to talk about their pre-WWE NCAA careers, you'd mention them under their real names so someone could check it out if they wanted? Literally in the same sentence he said "I would bet on Swagger".
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Or you could go to Wikipedia, where they will happily tell you "Nick Nemeth, otherwise known by his fake name 'Dolph Ziggler', is a fake stuntman known as a 'professional wrestler' performing choreographed fake bullshit [citation needed]."
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Sir Jebus posted:Literally in the same sentence he said "I would bet on Swagger". Which is probably force of habit, because he also says "Hager" later in the sentence?
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jscolon2.0 posted:Which is probably force of habit, because he also says "Hager" later in the sentence? Which is equally as annoying and pointless, much like answering "Who in the WWE would win in a fight" by using someones real name and not their WWE name.
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Fauxhawk Express posted:From the little bit of ECW I watched on the network yesterday from around '98-'00, there is quite a lot of misogyny in that figure as well. ohh yeah, totally. ECW's a thing that I really loved when I was young but is pretty hard to watch for me now, same with a lot of the Attitude Era. Cardboard Box fucked around with this message at 00:48 on May 19, 2014 |
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Sir Jebus posted:Which is equally as annoying and pointless, much like answering "Who in the WWE would win in a fight" by using someones real name and not their WWE name. Of course you would use someone's shoot name if they're going to be in a shoot fight, it only makes sense! As the ultimate shooter, Brock Lesnar already goes by his shoot name.
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Shima Honnou posted:Of course you would use someone's shoot name if they're going to be in a shoot fight, it only makes sense! Who would win in a fight between Stephen Farrelly vs Stuart Bennett?
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Dean Malenko knows literally every wrestling move ever invented and his nickname was the Shooter, that must count for something
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Sir Jebus posted:Who would win in a fight between Stephen Farrelly vs Stuart Bennett? Brock Lesnar.
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