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Gavok posted:If I'm attending an episode of Dynamite, how late does the show go with all the Dark matches and the Rampage taping? about 45 minutes of Elevation, then the 2 hour dynamite, a brief intermission, then the 1 hour Rampage
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Holy hell. I just watched a WWE 9/11 video that has a (I think) recent interview with Vince. I haven’t watched anything WWE in probably a couple years. Did Linda get him an unlimited gift card at the local plastic surgeon or what? He doesn’t even look like himself anymore.
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Father Time caught up and punched Vince in the face about four years or so ago. It was very sudden Actually I remember him looking like death around the point Linda ran for office again and lost, which was 2012 DeathChicken fucked around with this message at 22:04 on Sep 9, 2021 |
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ncumbered_by_idgits posted:Holy hell. I just watched a WWE 9/11 video that has a (I think) recent interview with Vince. I haven’t watched anything WWE in probably a couple years. Did Linda get him an unlimited gift card at the local plastic surgeon or what? He doesn’t even look like himself anymore.
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He's a 76 year old bodybuilding, cocaine, and steak wrap with ketchup enthusiast. Every day he continues to live is proof that God is, in fact, mocked
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Is there any particular reason wrestling last names with -age are so popular? Adam Page, Christian Cage, Ethan Page, Nick Gage, Brian Cage...
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Koskinator posted:Is there any particular reason wrestling last names with -age are so popular? good sound to say
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Rage in the Cage
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Koskinator posted:Is there any particular reason wrestling last names with -age are so popular? it's not just wrestling: Johnny Cage, Luke Cage, Xander Cage, Nicolas Cage, Phineas Phage, Millia Rage, Spock The Rock Doc Ock and wait what was this post about again
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Lunatic Sledge posted:it's not just wrestling: Johnny Cage, Luke Cage, Xander Cage, Nicolas Cage, Phineas Phage, Millia Rage, Spock The Rock Doc Ock and wait what was this post about again Windham Rotunda in a blood-stained sweater.
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WWE has been garbage for over a decade, especially the last 18 months. But what are some good things WWE has promoted in the last 18 months? Bayley/Sasha? Drew's main event run? Lashley and the Hurt Business? Walter? Bianca (until SummerSlam)?
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All of those and Cameron Grimes if we're including WALTER because that means it includes NXT.
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Kosmo Gallion posted:WWE has been garbage for over a decade, especially the last 18 months. We're getting that choose-your-adventure movie about New Day and the Undertaker, so that's something.
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I was watching OSW's review of ECW One Night Stand 2005 yesterday, and I got to wondering: where does Kurt Angle retorting with "your mother taught me how" when the fans chanted "you suck dick" rate as far as talent responding to hostile chants go?
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edogawa rando posted:I was watching OSW's review of ECW One Night Stand 2005 yesterday, and I got to wondering: where does Kurt Angle retorting with "your mother taught me how" when the fans chanted "you suck dick" rate as far as talent responding to hostile chants go? It probably felt like a massive own for Angle to the live crowd. Watching back, it's not any better or worse - the camera caught the events of that night so I guess Angle wins?
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Gavok posted:We're getting that choose-your-adventure movie about New Day and the Undertaker, so that's something. i hope vince didn't get his hands on this, otherwise there will be a scene with the new day walking in on a naked see no evil kane with a 14" wallop
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Critical posted:i hope vince didn't get his hands on this, otherwise there will be a scene with the new day walking in on a naked see no evil kane with a 14" wallop Good lord, what a euphemism.
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Kosmo Gallion posted:WWE has been garbage for over a decade, especially the last 18 months. Probably a hot take but the Firefly Funhouse match was some wild, daring poo poo and I had a lot of fun watching it.
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Nah, that was actually really fun. Mainly because Cena sold his rear end off for it and let Bray poke holes in over a decade of SuperCena
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My hot take was that the Firefly Funhouse match was a letdown. Cool idea with cool aspects but the thrust was "How embarrassing that you've had an extremely successful career John" and Cena wearing an nWo shirt which was nothing to do with anything.
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keithy george posted:My hot take was that the Firefly Funhouse match was a letdown. Cool idea with cool aspects but the thrust was "How embarrassing that you've had an extremely successful career John" and Cena wearing an nWo shirt which was nothing to do with anything. The nWo stuff, I’d interpreted as drawing further parallels between Big Match John and the likes of Hogan, Nash and Hall, and how it was ultimately little more than a vehicle to bury homegrown stars and stall and ruin the careers of anyone coming up through the ranks.
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here's the explanation. John cena joined the nwo when that happened.
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Also how management also had a boner for the NWO. I haven't watched it since it happened, but I remember they made good use of a particular Bischoff promo.
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Does anyone have a breakdown of the pathetic WWE version of the nWo in 2002? I remember it being a revolving door where every single week there were people joining and leaving. Wasn't Booker invited and kicked out within a single episode of Raw?
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Does anyone have a breakdown of the pathetic WWE version of the nWo in 2002? I remember it being a revolving door where every single week there were people joining and leaving. Wasn't Booker invited and kicked out within a single episode of Raw? So it started with Hogan, Hall and Nash. Hogan got a huge reaction at Mania, so WWE turned him face from that point and he left the group. X-Pac returned and joined Hall & Nash, but Hall was soon released as Scott was always going to be Scott. Big Show and Booker T joined, with there being a brief angle with Flair being affiliated with the group, but not a member. Shawn Michaels was last member added. Booker lasted a little longer than a week, but was (super) kicked out the group a week after Michaels joined. An angle started with HBK saying Triple H was either going to join the group, or he would be against them. Nash was injured for most of the nWo run, but made his return in a multi man tag match where he blew out his quad. As this meant none of the original three were involved, WWE cut their loses and abandoned the idea. Michaels soon returned to in ring action after this and feuded with Trips, and the rest is history. Pitwar fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Sep 10, 2021 |
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My hot take is that the Cena firefly funhouse stuff was pretty neat, but a) it was a vignette and not a match and b) as with everything else WWE it ultimately led to nothing whatsoever and as such is a bit of a letdown in retrospect.
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My favorite little trivia thing about the WWE nWo angle is that there was an Austin/Rock vs. nWo handicap match and for about 90 seconds, we got the only in-ring instance of Hogan vs. Austin.
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Gavok posted:My favorite little trivia thing about the WWE nWo angle is that there was an Austin/Rock vs. nWo handicap match and for about 90 seconds, we got the only in-ring instance of Hogan vs. Austin. On a Raw no less.
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Pitwar posted:X-Pac returned and joined Hall & Nash, but Hall was soon released as Scott was always going to be Scott. This wasn't entirely Scott's fault, as he signed with WWE because they promised him a limited schedule and they of course lied and kept him on the road all the time, where of course he fell back into bad habits.
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CombineThresher posted:This wasn't entirely Scott's fault, as he signed with WWE because they promised him a limited schedule and they of course lied and kept him on the road all the time, where of course he fell back into bad habits. He looked a mess from their debut at No Way Out. Reduced schedule or not, he was in no state to be back. It certainly didn't help that WWE used him more than promised, but I think that just sped up him getting released for his issues, rather than avoiding it.
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Pitwar posted:He looked a mess from their debut at No Way Out. Reduced schedule or not, he was in no state to be back. Yeah, it absolutely stomped the gas pedal on the issues that led to his release, but he also asked for a lighter schedule specifically because he knew what the road would do to him and they still hosed him over.
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Am I also right in thinking that they did a bit just prior to Wrestlemania where Austin covered him in beer? Classy! (yeah I know stone cold covered lots of people in beer and it was great but scott hall was identified both on- and off-screen as an deeply troubled alcoholic) I don't think the WWE NWO was ever going to work, if it was ever even supposed to. Austin didn't want to work with Hogan, and Rock was too over and too smart to fall victim to their antics on a regular basis (unlike the massive WCW midcard). In addition to Hogan quickly being turned face and Hall probably not being in good enough shape to be back on the road, I feel like Nash knew that he could no longer game Vince like he could WCW, so he just became Big Sexyless and stopped trying even at the things he was good at. Then there was the supposed affiliation with heel authority figure Flair, but that angle got unceremoniously nipped in the bud too for reasons I've never been sure about (Plane Ride maybe?). X-Pac, Big Show and Booker might have worked as additions with Shawn as the ringleader, but none of them really needed it, as became evident when they just re-debuted HBK again but as a face. X-Pac was gone shortly after, Booker finally became an underdog face again, and Big Show continued being Big Show.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Does anyone have a breakdown of the pathetic WWE version of the nWo in 2002? I remember it being a revolving door where every single week there were people joining and leaving. Wasn't Booker invited and kicked out within a single episode of Raw? There was also the Rock promo that just buried all of them. It was great. "Honk, honk."
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CombineThresher posted:Yeah, it absolutely stomped the gas pedal on the issues that led to his release, but he also asked for a lighter schedule specifically because he knew what the road would do to him and they still hosed him over. I can't possibly imagine why Vince "I have no sympathy for addicts, they aren't tough enough to handle their problems" McMahon would promise Scott Hall an easier schedule and then renege. Unfathomable.
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate it. And wasn't Hall on that medication that makes you vomit if you drink alcohol when Austin was pouring beer all over him? Or was that someone else like Jake?
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I bailed on WWE during the Austin heel run so I wasn't around for spring 2002, but it's wild how much poo poo they were throwing at the wall before Brock going over at SummerSlam sent them in a newer direction. The nWo's back! Now it's not! Hogan's back! Now he's good! Now he's a champ again! Triple H is back! Now he's good! Now he's bad! poo poo, throw the belt on Taker, why not! Hey, Rock's back from Hollywood, let him have a run at the top before he bails! Ooh, here's Eric Bischoff! He's back...and better than ever! It's like they fed attitude era into an AI bot and then beat it with a bat
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D.N. Nation posted:It's like they fed attitude era into an AI bot and then beat it with a bat This is perfect!
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Thanks everyone, I appreciate it. Yeah, it was Hall. I seem to recall that Austin was not happy with his direction in the company at the time and was taking it out on Hall.
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During a mini program between Austin and Guerrero, Eddie said they wrote a segment specifically to test his sobriety where Eddie and Austin interacted in a bar
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