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Not like the character had anything to really gain in that moment, anyway, and it defused the crowd's adoration counter to his own narcissism, so it ain't a bad pick
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So who, if anyone, was The Amazon supposed to be in NES Pro Wrestling? There were pretty clear one-to-one analogues for most characters. Fighter Hayabusa: Antonio Inoki Kin Corn Karn: Killer Khan King Slender: Ric Flair Giant Panther: Hulk Hogan Was never clear if Starman was a specific luchador or just an all purpose lucha invention. Who the gently caress was the Amazon?! Edit: was Great Puma Tiger Mask?
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Nehru the Damaja posted:So who, if anyone, was The Amazon supposed to be in NES Pro Wrestling? Starman and The Amazon are originals. you are correct on great puma.
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Apr 24, 2019 20:28
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Some speculate that The Amazon was an Abdullah the Butcher analog, what with the biting and stabbing people with a fork.
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Galaxy brain question: Did John Cena use the Flying Shoulder Tackle in his 5 Moves to honor his childhood nerd self’s use of Starman? I mean, the man had NES Pro Wrestling merch. It wouldn’t be too far a stretch.
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Wrestlers can only become top stars by channeling the spiritual energy of those who came before them. Austin channeled Lou Thesz by using his famous Press; as a Massachusetts native, Cena is channeling Gus Sonnenberg.
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Nehru the Damaja posted:So who, if anyone, was The Amazon supposed to be in NES Pro Wrestling? ...Wait, is that why Flair was called Dick Slender in Fire Pro?
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Gambit from the X-Men posted:What heel turn was the most poorly timed in kayfabe? They can't all be surprise briefcase cash-ins, but last night with KO/fi just seemed arbitrary, if hype (although will all understand that this is because the spirit of an angry baby randomly possesess the large Canadian body of Kevin Owens), and WWE wrestlers seem to have a tendency to turn when they're outnumbered and have nothing explicitly to gain in that moment (like the Shield breakup) Samoa Joe joining the Main Event Mafia.
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What are the best top-to-bottom WCW PPVs? For the purposes of this question, I'll be specific and say WCW rather than NWA. It always seems like there's something really bad for every good thing on every show, though admittedly I'm not too well-up on 1992 or thereabouts.
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Hedgehog Pie posted:What are the best top-to-bottom WCW PPVs? For the purposes of this question, I'll be specific and say WCW rather than NWA. It always seems like there's something really bad for every good thing on every show, though admittedly I'm not too well-up on 1992 or thereabouts. Great American Bash 89 is not only the best WCW ppv, but is in the running for the best ppv of all time.
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Randaconda posted:Great American Bash 89 is not only the best WCW ppv, but is in the running for the best ppv of all time. Thanks! I've heard a lot about it but never watched it. I should watch it. I've heard that 1989 and 1992 are the best years for WCW generally, and I'm quite rusty on anything before 1994 really so I appreciate any more suggestions. 
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Hedgehog Pie posted:What are the best top-to-bottom WCW PPVs? For the purposes of this question, I'll be specific and say WCW rather than NWA. It always seems like there's something really bad for every good thing on every show, though admittedly I'm not too well-up on 1992 or thereabouts. Bash 89 as mentioned plus Spring Stampede 94 and 99.
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Hedgehog Pie posted:Thanks! I've heard a lot about it but never watched it. I should watch it. '89 was amazing from a match standpoint, but it didn't translate into financial success, sadly. Flair/Steamboat, Flair/Funk and Sting/Muta were all amazing.
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Weren't the 2001 ones all pretty solid from an in-ring perspective?
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Gaz-L posted:Weren't the 2001 ones all pretty solid from an in-ring perspective? mostly passable, but no real stand out great matches
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MassRafTer posted:Bash 89 as mentioned plus Spring Stampede 94 and 99. I think I've seen you cite Spring Stampede 99 as the last one that's really any good full stop before, so that'll be an interesting one to go back to! Pope Corky the IX posted:New Blood Rising I think I've seen all of the Russo ones and had to think for a moment as to which one this was. I think it was the one where Goldberg refused to follow the script!!!, no? On that note, what is the WORST WCW PPV? Souled Out 97? Gaz-L posted:Weren't the 2001 ones all pretty solid from an in-ring perspective? I think I've seen Sin. It was okay, it just kind of felt like a party that's long been over. It's pretty cool that you can just hang out with a few people and chat, but you have this throbbing memory that the place was jumping mere hours earlier.
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dont get me wrong Sin, Superbrawl Revenge, and Greed are much better than most 2000 WCW PPVs, but those were awful shows, with a stretch of what might honestly be the two or three worst PPVs of all time. so stunning mediocrity was a vast improvement
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Every 2000 PPV where J****** wins the main event are tied for worst of all time.
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Gaz-L posted:Weren't the 2001 ones all pretty solid from an in-ring perspective? Sin and Super Brawl are pretty boring but Greed is great.
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Halloween Jack posted:Every 2000 PPV where J****** wins the main event are tied for worst of all time. say his name. Jarrett. poison.
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Halloween Havoc 97 had a great card with a laughably bad main event. Rey vs Eddie is legendary, DDP vs Savage is a great showcase.
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I feel like the gap between "good" and "so bad its good" is wider in wrestling than it is in film. By which I mean, I don't care if I pay for a movie that's laughably bad, and I will eagerly go see that movie years later. Whereas I eagerly watch old bad PPVs, but I'd probably be pissed if I'd paid for them at the time.
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A lot of that's probably that for a long time PPVs cost $30-50 and movies don't cost you that unless you really like your theater snacks or buy a lot of impulse expensive physical media editions. They're also 3 hour investments of time which most movies aren't. And a bad match is just like 10-20 minutes of boring where a bad movie at least has a moving narrative and changing scenes.
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AkumaHokoru posted:say his name. Jarrett. poison. If anyone still says that any wrestler can be a main eventer with the right push, Jarrett is the perfect argument against it.
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Halloween Jack posted:I feel like the gap between "good" and "so bad its good" is wider in wrestling than it is in film. By which I mean, I don't care if I pay for a movie that's laughably bad, and I will eagerly go see that movie years later. Whereas I eagerly watch old bad PPVs, but I'd probably be pissed if I'd paid for them at the time. wcw would manage to accomplish this on the same show within 1 episode.
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AkumaHokoru posted:say his name. Jarrett. poison. If you say his name double times he'll appear behind you, steal your belt, and shove gold in your pants
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:If you say his name double times he'll appear behind you, steal your belt, and shove gold in your pants If you dont have a belt he hits you with a guitar and calls you slapnuts.
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I loved in TNA when the sparkler on his guitar would misfire and just blow the drat thing apart.
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Have any more details come out about the ending to WrestleMania? Who botched what, if anything?
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Have any more details come out about the ending to WrestleMania? Who botched what, if anything? The company botched the entire show.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:The company botched the entire show. Kofi won 
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Have any more details come out about the ending to WrestleMania? Who botched what, if anything? The crucifix pin was the planned finish. Ronda's shoulders weren't all the way down for 3 during it, because she was selling the struggle a bit too much. So lovely, unsatisfying finish was how it was scripted.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I loved in TNA when the sparkler on his guitar would misfire and just blow the drat thing apart.
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Is there any wrestler out there that wrestles as safely as ZSJ does while also making it entertaining? Who are the other mat wizards I should be looking out for?
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Aphrodite posted:The crucifix pin was the planned finish. Ronda's shoulders weren't all the way down for 3 during it, because she was selling the struggle a bit too much. The lowest paid person was blamed for the "error"
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Spuckuk posted:Is there any wrestler out there that wrestles as safely as ZSJ does while also making it entertaining? Hechicero is as good as ZSJ.
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Negro Navarro also
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Did Sid actually poo poo himself during the main even of Wrestlemania 13?
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