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So, I stopped watching wrestling in 2002, watched from 96 on, adored ECW, wrote full time at xwrestling.com. I've been brought back by the grantland articles about CM Punk, and have rekindled my love affair with wrestling. I've been trying to catch up a bit on the time I missed, can someone explain the Edge/Lita thing to me? What the gently caress was with the booking there? How did they get away with all of that? I find myself  the entire thing and can't believe it all happened. So my questions are simple: What the gently caress? How the gently caress was this ok? What kind of drugs was McMahon on?
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Aug 29, 2011 19:21
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Just watching some of these videos it seemed a lot more explicit than even in the attitude era. The "live sex" segment was...uncomfortable to watch. I don't think I've seen WWE programming that overtly sexual.
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Aug 29, 2011 20:02
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triplexpac posted:I hated that name so much at first. Thought it was so drat corny. I think workers should realize that as long as it moves merch it is probably fine. Eh, I don't know if it was on the same level as the Val Venis stuff which was kinda campy and funny, this was just like...ok so they're actually "loving" in the middle of the ring, this is kinda creepy. So some of you said there were worse things? I'm afraid to ask for links...But, lets rip this bandaid off.
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Aug 29, 2011 20:33
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Oatgan posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcBOB_xGW5I 
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Aug 29, 2011 20:51
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Lone Rogue posted:"Why are you doing this?" I saw Coach on Sportscenter and it kinda messed with my head.
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Aug 29, 2011 21:06
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I was reading in the 3 year recap thread that Wade Barrett was a main eventer for a long time? What happened to get him so buried?
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Aug 29, 2011 22:05
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Lone Rogue posted:
Vinces gonna Vince, then? I like CM Punk's shoot where he said "McMahon is a millionaire who should be a billionaire." A true statement if I've ever heard one. edit: Oh this is magical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duzwm9GWSN8&feature=related bean mom fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Aug 29, 2011 |
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Aug 29, 2011 22:36
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sticklefifer posted:I seem to remember hearing that they have a choice between comped airfare or comped hotels, so a lot of guys choose hotels and then drive everywhere so they'll spend less. I don't remember the context so take it with a grain of salt. That's crazy. All of that should be comped for everyone on the traveling show. I'm not surprised but it's crazy to me.
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May 1, 2013 22:45
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MassRanTer posted:It's not true. The reason wrestlers drive is because most of the tour is within the same region, so you fly in from where you live, do a show, drive to show #2, drive to show #3 and fly home. The world champions get first class airfare for when they fly as well as other established main eventers. There doesn't seem to be a science behind exactly who gets that full time. This makes a lot more sense, thanks. I just always imagined them like a giant band and crew, just one with like, 75 members.
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May 2, 2013 04:04
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsxtGBMQGq4 Its funny to me how many of the dance moves when the dancing starts resemble lucha moves and chain wrestling.
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May 3, 2013 07:39
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May 5, 2013 01:16
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The quality of austin's matches went to utter poo poo near the end. He was so immobile from the knee injuries that it was painful to watch him go through his matches at the end. Everyone's marking out for the idea of punk/austin but austin is far more immobile than taker at this point. It would probably be 5*'s promo wise but 2* wrestling product
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May 6, 2013 19:42
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If anyone's REALLY bored, like, REALLY bored, someone linked me a cultural studies PHD candidate's Dissertation on WWE. I haven't read it all yet, and there's some hilarious glaring errors so far, but it might be a fun read for some of you. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=cgu_etd quote:Stylizing, Commodifying, and Disciplining Real Bodies:
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May 19, 2013 19:48
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Lawyer tiem: adapted from another guy because writing it out is difficult for me at the moment: As a rule, personal names are considered to lack sufficient distinctiveness to serve as a trademark. As such, they offer little to no protection for brands that consist of them. Under the law, they are characterized similarly to descriptive marks.* Personal names are only capable of trademark registration if they acquire “secondary meaning”. Secondary meaning is a legal term of art. In some cases, it may be assumed by five years of continuous and exclusive use with specific goods or services. But this “continuous and exclusive” rule of thumb is an imperfect and imprecise one. In reality, broad protection for personal name trademarks comes from a combination of notoriety, advertising and longstanding continuous and exclusive use. These factors combine to transform a personal name in the mind of the public into a brand. Of course, this transformation can be greatly aided by the wise counsel of a good trademark lawyer, who ensures that i’s get their dots and t’s win their crosses at the appropriate times. If a certain amount of notoriety attaches to a personal name and registrations are handled properly, latecomers with the same or similar names may be prohibited from using their names in a commercial context.
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May 19, 2013 20:19
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Perry Normal posted:Actually, "loose, sloppy and lovely" are pretty good descriptions of most of Miz's in-ring work. You posted my post before I could post 
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May 19, 2013 21:54
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE1jJ45DVnU this doesnt deserve its own thread or any other mention really
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May 21, 2013 01:54
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http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-unscripted-disasters-in-pro-wrestling/ fun little cracked article. Sad no lesnar/holly entry though.
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May 24, 2013 00:38
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bobkatt013 posted:So what? It is known that its the one indy that they will get paid and treated right. there's a lot to hate about ICP but they treat their workers really well.
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May 24, 2013 00:44
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How about the Voice of the Voiceless? That never ended up going anywhere beyond being a way for punk to heel it up.
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May 29, 2013 22:12
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what the everliving gently caress was quack thinking
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Jun 5, 2013 02:00
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I get what quack was trying to do with this angle but its 1. Waaaaay too meta for most wrestling fans 2. Literally insane to intentionally alienate your biggest fans on the company's fan page.
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Jun 5, 2013 20:35
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Bard Maddox posted:Michael McGillicutty never stopped running: I love how betrayed he looks when he finally realizes sheamus ditched him.
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Jun 14, 2013 06:08
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Shadow225 posted:Is this show comedy spots, or was this just a comedy match? SMS has more comedy matches that it does regular matches. There's so many old school classic comedy spots they use every week, its such a throwback of a show.
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Jun 15, 2013 03:06
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ZDar Fan posted:This made me picture Bo in a bubble bath, so now I hate you forever Don't you mean the Bo-bble bath?
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Jul 24, 2013 01:40
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Jerusalem posted:I want as much as Peter McNeeley got to fight comeback Tyson, adjusted for inflation. Then I'd chicken out like McNeeley should have. Excuse me, but that's "Hurricane" Peter McNeeley, who promised that he would wrap Tyson in his "cocoon of horrors"
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Aug 22, 2013 01:51
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Ghostpilot posted:I'd always known him as the slow-in-the-head, 2x4 waving super patriot, but I've heard from a few places recently that Hacksaw Jim Duggan was not someone to trifle with. As in, approaching Haku levels of "don't gently caress with this guy." Could anybody elaborate on this? well, that 2x4 used to be a tree.
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Mar 3, 2014 08:06
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DeathChicken posted:ECW got around that problem by having Motorhead cover Enter Sandman. I have no idea why WWE couldn't do this too, given Lemmy is Triple H's best buddy and all. That doesn't quite get around it. Metallica still presumably has songwriter's copyright, so they can still nix it.
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Mar 18, 2014 22:18
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9YvDfiAXT8 can someone explain some of this?
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Jun 30, 2015 06:28
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I mean I see joey ryan so
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Jun 30, 2015 06:31
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SpaceWolfPurrp posted:He's a pro wrestler and its a song about a pro wrestler I don't understand.
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Jun 30, 2015 06:35
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I think I'm just drunk and everything amazes me. carry on 
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Jun 30, 2015 06:36
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Do you think that Christian will get a Hall of Fame induction separate of a (guaranteed) Edge and Christian entry?
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Jul 5, 2015 03:47
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So, imagine this You wake up and suddenly find yourself in a wrestling ring and steve austin has a microphone and two beers. He offers you one. What do you do?
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Jul 17, 2015 08:23
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St Evan Echoes posted:I'd just take the beer correct answer
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Jul 17, 2015 17:44
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My wrestling question is when do you all find the free time to watch all these other federations and the old stuff too? I seem to have a hard limit of 4 hours a week and then Wrestling disgusts me.
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