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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Didn't he name Hulk Hogan "Hogan" specifically because he wanted him to have an Irish name? Apparently the McMahons are from Galway originally I thought that was to appeal to the irish market In New York, like he had Morales and I think Putski, but McMahon gon' McMahon. I think OTT are so small and boutique, with no chance for expansion into new markets. We're 1/16th the size of the UK in terms of population. It's amazing we have the scene we do.
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# ? Nov 27, 2018 15:20 |
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Wasn't the call to name him that Vince Sr's?I thought he had that name during his first run there when Blassie managed him and he was a heel. DVDVR reviewed some early 80's WWF and at one point Hogan cuts a promo on Tony Atlas that makes his later public issues with race seem less surprising. I mean, he was a heel, but yikes.
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# ? Nov 27, 2018 16:20 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Wasn't the call to name him that Vince Sr's?I thought he hot that name during his first run there when Blassie managed him. I'm not saying Hogan isn't a dirty racist, but there's a lot of promos from the 80s by various people where things are said that I find at the very least, horribly racist. Thinking about this, I guess I mean everyone was a massive racist and he definitely still is. Von Linus fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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Von Linus posted:I'm not saying Hogan isn't a dirty racist, but there's a lot of promos from the 80s by various people where things are said that I find at the very least, horribly racist. He tells Atlas all he's good for is shining his shoes and calls him a brown clown. I don't even think he got comeuppance.
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# ? Nov 27, 2018 16:25 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:He tells Atlas all he's good for is shining his shoes and calls him a brown clown.
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# ? Nov 27, 2018 16:32 |
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A promotion that NXT UK's Trent Seven is part-owner of. https://twitter.com/TheIndyCorner/status/1068965668303892481 https://twitter.com/themib/status/1068962811475304448 rovert fucked around with this message at 08:53 on Dec 2, 2018 |
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This will certainly be something
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 00:38 |
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FWIW Jordan Devlin's show last night, he started shouting about how he was staying put and going nowhere at the crowd, after his match. I dunno. He seemed pretty certain.
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 08:44 |
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A 8,000 odd seater https://twitter.com/DylanShah/status/1069308306118840320
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 09:18 |
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rovert posted:A 8,000 odd seater TBH the first I heard about this show was Jamesie on twitter asking if anyone knew about it the day before. I've heard more about Riptide or FCP than ICW for ages.
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 09:49 |
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I mean they peaked with the first Hydro show, they got me out there with the promise of doing draculahands with Finn Bálor, seeing Ricochet in person and chanting ‘you suck’ at Kurt Angle did all of those things, but apart from two standout matches, it really wasn’t that great e: how the gently caress did they think Lionheart vs. Jackie Polo would be a draw also, wow! An American finally went over in the Hydro! This is gonna mean great things for *checks notes* James Storm Venomous fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Dec 3, 2018 |
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Venomous posted:I mean they peaked with the first Hydro show, they got me out there with the promise of doing draculahands with Finn Bálor, seeing Ricochet in person and chanting ‘you suck’ at Kurt Angle Yeah I watched that first show ondemand. The best part was when the two lads in the casket match fought into the casket and the crowd started chanting 'Shagging' at them.
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 10:51 |
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Von Linus posted:Yeah I watched that first show ondemand. The best part was when the two lads in the casket match fought into the casket and the crowd started chanting 'Shagging' at them. tbh I thought that was loving disgusting and it put me off ever going back to an ICW show so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 11:00 |
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Venomous posted:tbh I thought that was loving disgusting and it put me off ever going back to an ICW show so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Well I didn't really think of it as homophobic, I guess. More like chanting 'X and X up a tree K.I. S. S. I.N. G.' . edit: thinking about I was probably hopelessly naive. Von Linus fucked around with this message at 11:52 on Dec 3, 2018 |
# ? Dec 3, 2018 11:47 |
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So how's that WWE partnership working out for you, Mark?
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# ? Dec 3, 2018 12:19 |
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UK money mark promoters are just on a whole nother level compared to US ones https://twitter.com/GolazoDan/status/1070114944216125440
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# ? Dec 5, 2018 03:33 |
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Chris James 2 posted:UK money mark promoters are just on a whole nother level compared to US ones They also got the bastard traitor YO-HEY This should be real good too. Irie going to pounce ZSJ into the stratosphere https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/1074991790372122624?s=19
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# ? Dec 18, 2018 14:19 |
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The February OTT show is about 1500-2500 seats, depending on arrangement. They're going with: Shigehiro Irie vs. Ilja Dragunov Jordan Devlin vs. David Starr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvLaqpuGmI The video is worth a look imo. WALTER vs. PAC
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# ? Dec 21, 2018 14:33 |
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Irie/Ilja should be great and it'd be great if they could do Irie/WALTER for a good crowd and a promoter who respects Big Shig enough to learn how to pronounce his name.
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# ? Dec 21, 2018 14:39 |
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https://twitter.com/WrestleGatePro/status/1083719633767710725
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# ? Jan 11, 2019 15:09 |
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Still incredibly dubious about that promotion
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# ? Jan 11, 2019 15:17 |
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BswIMN2n_jI/
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# ? Jan 17, 2019 23:43 |
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You guys....Progress have announced a show with Kaiju Big Battel in London
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# ? Jan 18, 2019 09:32 |
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Gaz2k21 posted:You guys....Progress have announced a show with Kaiju Big Battel in London We're 3 steps away from John Cena vs Dr Cube
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# ? Jan 18, 2019 20:35 |
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Chuck Mambo cut his hair and this makes me very upset.
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 00:14 |
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Lumbermouth posted:Chuck Mambo cut his hair and this makes me very upset. Please tell me his theme or finish is Mambo #5
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 00:23 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Please tell me his theme or finish is Mambo #5 It is neither! He's one of the first ProJo (now Knucklelocks Gym) graduates and is a lovely golden retriever of a man. Like, he comes out to third wave ska and at one point had a time traveling surfboard? PROGRESS are trying to turn him heel with this new stable of underused talent and I imagine the haircut was part of that.
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 00:44 |
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Lumbermouth posted:PROGRESS are trying to turn him heel
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 02:37 |
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Lumbermouth posted:PROGRESS are trying to turn him heel with this new stable of underused talent and I imagine the haircut was part of that. He's been working heel in Attack Pro for a while, and I still can't quite accept him as a baddie.
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 09:19 |
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WrestleGate, the promotion that sprung out of nowhere and booked a bunch of Japanese wrestlers, is running its first show this weekend.
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 14:30 |
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do UK promotions not have enough money to offer exclusive contracts?
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 17:01 |
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coconono posted:do UK promotions not have enough money to offer exclusive contracts? No. Most US promotions don't either. It's basically ROH, WWE and potentially AEW.
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# ? Jan 21, 2019 22:36 |
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Gaz-L posted:No. Most US promotions don't either. It's basically ROH, WWE and potentially AEW. correct but the US talent pool is more geographically diverse and you're less likely to see the same 15 faces on each roster page.
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# ? Jan 22, 2019 18:04 |
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i dont like the new british heavyweight championship. old one looked classy new one looks like a bad replica of the NEVER belt
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# ? Jan 24, 2019 12:06 |
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:WrestleGate, the promotion that sprung out of nowhere and booked a bunch of Japanese wrestlers, is running its first show this weekend. https://twitter.com/BritWresRound/status/1088538012944871424
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# ? Jan 25, 2019 02:04 |
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Best promo package I've seen in awhile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSm5bX-oYoI
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# ? Feb 7, 2019 22:50 |
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duckdealer posted:Best promo package I've seen in awhile. Front row for this. Very Very Excited.
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# ? Feb 8, 2019 09:38 |
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Can either Rovert or Von Linus explain what dirt OTT have on everyone to be able to have Jushin Thunder Liger and Pete Dunne both booked on the same show? (And I guess being able to do a WWE vs. AEW match in WALTER/PAC)
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# ? Feb 15, 2019 13:41 |
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I'd honestly bet it's as simple as 'WWE doesn't care about Ireland'. (I doubt NJPW or AEW care that much what their talent does when they don't have shows booked)
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# ? Feb 15, 2019 14:22 |
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Can either Rovert or Von Linus explain what dirt OTT have on everyone to be able to have Jushin Thunder Liger and Pete Dunne both booked on the same show? (And I guess being able to do a WWE vs. AEW match in WALTER/PAC) I don't know. I think that they have an effective monopoly on Irish wrestling at this point, if you are a name and you want to work Ireland there's nowhere else to go, and it doesn't look like Irish Wrestling can really get higher than the 2300 seat venue they work at their largest. They also don't seem to conflict their dates too much with the UK shows, so they can bring people over to work 2 shows, one for Progress and one for them, or one for Revpro and one for them, increasing the payday without *really* allowing a competitor to prosper. They'll never be world of sport, they'll never have a tv channel slot. And Joe knows people all over the place, and OTT have a fantastic reputation for the crowd, for the hospitality for wrestlers, for their production, for everything. That's the best take I have on it. It's something I think about a lot and if anyone knows better than me I'm all ears.
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