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LividLiquid posted:80% of the population aren't in broadcasting. It's inexcusable. Would you say it's literally inexcusable?
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Pneub posted:Sports Entertainment Superstar coops Wait, so it's Terry Taylor's website? If I were to start some tape trading for WCW and ECW, what would be some good years or general eras to focus on? I mean, I know both have plenty of bad but I'd like to have some sequential episodes and PPVs to watch without constantly screaming and clutching my head
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oldpainless posted:And how the gently caress do you break someone's neck and not apologize? I imagine it'd be pretty goddamn awkward to go "Uhh... sorry for... breaking your neck? Sorry? Oh jeez..."
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Aug 8, 2010 17:06
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CVagts posted:I'm gonna ask this: does anyone else think that Bryan Danielson's continual references to ties and whatnot in his indy bookings might hurt his chances to get back into WWE? Like if someone tells Vince about it, Vince might see it as Danielson mocking what he got fired for, and that would essentially kill his chances to come back. I don't think there is much in the way of consistent logic for what will and will not bite you in the rear end in the world of pro wrestling.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Quick one: what's the story behind Christian's rear end cream? I've seen the picture of him holding the tub and that's it. He has a problem.
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Where's the best place to buy Chikara DVDs? I'm interested in the King of Trios DVDs but 1.) Smart Mark Videos only has the last two and 2.) I can't justify dropping 60 dollars for the full event right now 
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apsouthern posted:Other than ebay, where most will be lovely pirated copies, Smart Mark is the only place to buy them (and they have a sale on at the moment so you'll save 25% on that $60). Yessss thank you. I couldn't find them for some reason. Now, the question is, if I had to get one King of Trios event, which one should I sink my teeth into?
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Orgophlax posted:But their name still has wrestling in it? That's it, you're depushed.
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Sep 30, 2010 04:57
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I'm really beginning to think that the early Japanese and indy deathmatch scenes were kind of like a "Rated M for Mature" version of Chikara.
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bobkatt013 posted:Wasn't that also the trip that had Juvi get high as gently caress and run around a hotel naked and get into an altercation with a cop? I would honestly be surprised if that's the only time that happened.
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Mar 13, 2011 21:16
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Are there any notable masked wrestlers whose identities are still unknown?
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Jun 11, 2011 19:33
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ChampRamp posted:Why did Rey quit the platform jump? I completely forgot. Probably so he'll still have something resembling knees left.
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Jul 21, 2011 23:14
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DannoMack posted:All of this is somehow true. Kane defies all logic. Well, yeah. I mean, he voted for Ron Paul, didn't he?
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Aug 19, 2011 20:38
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Law posted:I'm writing a paper on masculinity and I'm doing a bit on professonal wrestling. There was this duo I read about earlier in the year, they were basically there as token gay characters to be mocked by all the other wrestlers but I can't for the life of me remember their names. I've tried googling them but it didn't come up with anything. IIRC it wasn't out right stated that they were gay but it was heavily implied. I couldn't say what they were in since I know next to nothing about wrestling but they were around in the last 10 years or so. Jeez... With all of this "help", maybe you should stop the idea of a paper on masculinity and focus it on why mankind as a whole probably wouldn't suffer if pro wrestling was nuked.
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Oct 10, 2011 18:51
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triplexpac posted:Did the wrestling dream thread get axed? I can't find it and I had so many wrestling dreams last night Looking at it, apparently some wrestling rape dreams or whatever came up and the thread got gassed.
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Nov 1, 2011 17:46
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My parents never really wanted me watching it, especially my mom. Eventually, my dad relented and sat me down to tell me about how fake it was. Apparently my dad had done work with varying Tennessee-based feds in the '80s as a cameraman and video production assistant, and he knew a lot of the wrestlers and managers. I got to learn about a ton of the tricks of the trade and was probably hell to talk to in the eyes of the other kids that just wanted to believe, but oh well. I still had flashes of "OH poo poo THAT'S TOTALLY REAL" Also my mom was working as a general assistant in one of the feds, and some territory star that went nowhere tried to get her as a ring rat. Yyyyup.
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At least one of the wrestlers my dad worked with would score his forehead before the match and put makeup over it, so when someone punched him in the forehead it'd bust open. Never really heard of this practice since but that was my introduction to the concept of blading.CombineThresher posted:Was it Wildfire Tommy Rich? Man, I have no idea and I'm not sure I want to know.
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Nov 10, 2011 03:10
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Wasn't there something in previews about a WCW invasion storyline? It probably has to do with that.
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Rodney the Piper posted:Let's see, other wrestlers who come off as assholes according to Internet lore: Didn't Abby have a tendency to screw other black workers out of appearances in Japan so that he'd be the only major black dude?
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Mar 21, 2012 17:48
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tzirean posted:Get thee to the puro thread, and Ditch will probably happily educate you. Your education will involve pain. Physical pain. My question: I've heard that the luchador Oro was important, but last night I tried to find footage of him and all I could find was footage of his death. I can find plenty of footage of Owen Hart that's not his death announcement/his supposed death video/his tribute show/lovely music video tributes but none of Oro that aren't literally watching him die. So basically, 1.) does anyone have any match footage of the supposedly important Oro? 2.) is he only remembered because of his young death or what?
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Perigryn posted:Here's one I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF48xEhgQL0 (not very clear though) Yeah, I knew all of that but that's some more context than I've heard on his status. I've seen his death a few times trying to find clips Thanks for this one!
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Apr 4, 2012 20:18
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sexy_trash posted:What mdae the Elks Lodge in Queens so great for ECW shows? Unfixed gas leak.
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Sep 24, 2012 09:35
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Miles O'Brian posted:Wheres a good place to buy masks? I want to dress as a Luchador for Halloween. I don't trust ebay in this regard, a lot of them look to be poor quality or material. Dress shirt, jacket optional (required). Turtleneck sweater, jacket required. Sideless tank top if you're uncultured.
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Frot Lesnar posted:It's not but it is probatable to be a backseat mod. Mods? You and Web Jew.0 are gonna be in a tag team match against Save Russian Jews and sportsgenius86 tonight
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Oct 20, 2012 02:26
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God Of Paradise posted:Anyone seen Takeshi Miike's first movie? It's called A Human Murder Weapon, and it stars Megumi Kudo, Onita, and Combat Toyoda of FMW fame? I can't find it anywhere. I have a bootleg VCD of this with no subs. I can look at it and pretend I understand Japanese, if that's cool.
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So I was watching some old lucha movies last night and I'm really digging the looks of this Tinieblas fella. I see he was a bodybuilder they hired specifically for his role. Was he any good in the ring? Does he have any really noteworthy matches that I should look into? Am I barking up the wrong tree by asking about lucha? These questions also apply to Tinieblas, Jr.
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Okay, one more Lucha question: Are there any big lucha "supercards" or huge events I should look into? The only Lucha event I know is Triplemania, which I've never seen in its entirety. Is there a particular year for Triplemania I should get started on? (the 1995 card on IVP looks pretty good so far)
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Jan 6, 2013 20:28
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LordPants posted:First if you can find the Triple Mania with Konnan wrestling a loser leaves town match (The year before Jake where his opponent refused to do the job), and then the one against Jake when AAA was like, the third biggest promotion in the world or something crazy. This looks like a good couple of answers, thanks! I am entirely too enthralled with lucha culture and fighting style for how little I actually watch the stuff.
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MrBling posted:I'm partial to the Owen Hart tribute match that Bret and Benoit had on Nitro when it comes to his great matches. Offering a resounding "hell yes" for this. Maybe a general WCW's cool midcarders thread, since apparently some pretty good talent went underutilized there.
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Bigass Moth posted:When Misawa died, did the WWE acknowledge it at all? He never wrestled for them, but he was a big name who's death was directly linked to an in-ring accident. iirc Punk wrote Misawa's name on his armbands and Yoshi Tatsu wore a copy of Misawa's tights
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May 29, 2013 23:25
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gfanikf posted:I would love to see a reoccurrence or some evolution of the concept for a show on the WWE network...if it ever launches. I hope that it comes back with different hosts every season so that there can be elitist internet flame wars about who the best hosts were
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Halloween Jack posted:Who's the ugliest man in the history of pro wrestling? I ask because I just reread the article where Bryan rates wrestling beards, and I can't think of anyone in wrestling uglier than Mad Dog Vachon. "The French Angel" Maurice Tillet
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Speaking of Santino, has anyone been able to find footage of any of his matches in Battlarts?
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'Medieval' and bamboo variants? I'm imagining crude iron folding chairs and ring bells made out of bamboo.
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Supreme Allah posted:Has there ever been a Fencer gimmick in pro wrest.? I am pretty sure WWE never had one at least Does this count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46duiLNlRI4&t=163s MassRafTer posted:There was Cryme Tyme. Dang.
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Halloween Jack posted:This makes me wonder if there's any list of wrestlers who died while still active [and not because of drugs]. I was trying to figure out if Jerry Blackwell was still active when he died in a car accident. There must have been some prominent wrestlers who died by violence or in vehicle accidents. Magnum TA, Harley Race, and Danny Hodge all survived car accidents, and Ric Flair survived the plane crash that ended Johnny Valentine's career; that's just off the top of my head. I think there's a distressing amount of Luchadores who got murdered while still active.
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The arm-pinning motion of the heart punch is necessary to over-extend the pectoral muscles and allow unrestricted access to the thoracic cavity, and to incapacitate the opponent so as to prevent them from slipping, dodging, or otherwise nullifying the effects of the punch. Furthermore, supporting the upper body provides a solid striking surface, not unlike a karate black belt chopping a brick in two.  I swear, if you're not going to take our sport seriously...
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Oct 1, 2013 15:21
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Justin Godscock posted:I think we'll get it when Vince formally retires and gives the keys to Steph/HHH and finally kisses wrestling goodbye and after WWE changes under new management. I can see Vince as the kind of guy that goes "gently caress it, what do you want to know?" with old age and hires a biographer to write his book as a WWE publication. If Steve Jobs hired somebody to write an honest book that's not flattering to him at times because it's truthful then I can really see anyone with ultimate power in their company (or even industry at times) doing it (except for Trump). assuming that Vince won't just walk away into the ocean when he retires
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WeaponX posted:Samoa Joe's got a Wasn't "the Red Rooster" Terry Taylor supposed to be pretty goddamn good before he became... y'know...
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Tato posted:Like the Seahawks could have just beaten up the 49ers right before the Super Bowl started, run onto the field and been allowed to legally compete. I'm okay with this becoming a thing.
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