The *~*NEW*~* Wrestling, MMA & Boxing Picture Thread

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Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Sydney Bottocks posted:

Same here! My favorite title of all time is still the old NWA TV title:

I also always liked this version of the NWA US title:

And of course the top title in Bill Watts' UWF:

And, even though I was never a huge AWA fan, I always liked this version of their tag title:

I have to ask this Sydney, but are you me? Because seriously, those are some of my all-time favorite belt designs as well. I also loved the NWA Western States Heritage Championship

and to this day, the "Hogan '86" title is my favorite version of the WWE Championship

# ¿ May 12, 2013 18:52

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# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 06:56

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Sydney Bottocks posted:

I don't think so, though the evidence (apparently we're both fans of wrestling, Doctor Who, and Rik Mayall) is pretty staggering

Anyhoo, for content, since the first fed that actually got me into wrestling was WCCW, here's some WCCW title belts, the design of which I also liked:

Also, it looks like the NWA TV title belt design style was a pretty popular one throughout the 1980s.

And I always loved the design of the WWF tag titles from the 1980s:

I love me some rasslin' title belts

Don't forget, the NWA used the Hogan '86 belt as the basis for the design of their World Tag Titles.

# ¿ May 12, 2013 19:35

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Gar posted:

When did Nash have a handlebar?

Probably when he was one half of The Master Blasters

# ¿ Jun 12, 2013 22:12

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

njsykora posted:

I choose to believe he takes the title on all his dates.

You're mistaken.

The title is his date.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2013 22:14

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Valeyard posted:

The WWE website sure post some pretty photos

What . . . What the hell is HHH wearing?

# ¿ Aug 20, 2013 23:00

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

KungFu Grip posted:

His special guest referee attire????

The shirt, yes. But those . . . pants? And are those ninja shoes?

# ¿ Aug 20, 2013 23:18

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Kifisonfire posted:

Dorks. They look like a couple of dorks.

We almost didn't get this picture, if that person's figure at the top is any indication.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2013 00:08

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

NienNunb posted:

I never knew I wanted Zeb Coulter to have a bullwhip until this moment.

That whip is called "Shoo-Baby", and he's used it for years.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2013 09:04

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

KungFu Grip posted:

So a little while ago the AJPW Triple Crown belts were retired because they are really old and have some serious wear and tear. Like these belts are so old they still have buckles in the back. Well here's some recent pictures of them in all their current glory:

So, did they replace the Triple Crown with one new strap, or three?

# ¿ Oct 23, 2013 19:37

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Cardboard Box posted:

I believe Goldberg has talked about this, iirc he'd douse himself in cold water beforehand so it didn't hurt as bad

Didn't he also say that it ruined his gear each and every time?

# ¿ Nov 3, 2013 15:08

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

EugeneJ posted:

That makes Punk look really old

I still don't understand why he's going with the Wolverine muttonchops.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2013 20:04

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Perigryn posted:

He only wore it like... 2-3 times at most.

And it was never televised. I think it was just a couple of house shows against Bad News Brown.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2013 17:57

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

flashy_mcflash posted:

What was the reason for it? Were they looking to change his gimmick a bit? Seems like a kind of elaborate prop for something only used on two house shows.

I think it was for a gimmick match? Because Brown got ahold of it and used it against Hulk and wasn't DQ'd for it, then Hulk managed to wrestle it away, and use in retaliation.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2013 18:06

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Hoarr posted:

They were just beefed up wrestlers where you could peel their skin off.

You could tear apart the Sid Vicious figure and expose his brain and I'm not too sure about the Goldberg one.

Still not as bad as the WWF ones you could fill with water and make "sweat".

# ¿ Nov 16, 2013 16:28

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Red is Dead posted:

Wasn't that the match where Colt Cabana tries to beat up one of the LOD?

Say what? What's the story behind this?

# ¿ Nov 18, 2013 19:49

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

I thought it was Kurt Angle for a moment. That should be enough.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2013 22:12

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Say Nothing posted:

Davey Boy Smith started out looking like this...

You don't get to this size from that without some serious steroid abuse.

Can we get comparisons photos of Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio? Because those guys went from small as hell in ECW to roid monsters in WWE.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2013 17:52

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

CombineThresher posted:

Enough steroids talk, let's look at some fat wrestlers.

Excuse me, but that man is clearly a slim, trim, 217 pounds.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2013 23:51

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

bobkatt013 posted:

Happy Holidays!!

The little kids in the foreground in the second picture totally make this.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2013 16:51

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

sticklefifer posted:

That site also reminded me that The Undertaker was once called 'Skyscraper' Mark Callous. It's a good thing WWE came up with their own gimmick because otherwise we'd have The Streak held by a guy dressed as a building.

No, he replaced an injured Sid Vicious in the tag team called "The Skyscrapers" with Dan Spivey, since they were all six-eight. Of course, they followed on from "The Twin Towers", Barry Windham and Lex Luger, the year before.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2014 23:46

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Deadpool posted:

We got a hot new talent down in NXT.

Dusty?!?1?!? drat, he's lost weight!

# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 17:55

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

John Cena posted:

i must be in the vast minority of self admitted belt marks who isn't really that fond of the classic NWA title. it just looks so minor league

Can't stand it either. It looked so terribly out of date in the '80s, not to mention now. Don't like the Undisputed either. It's just too drab and boring. Add some color to it, and it might be passable.

# ¿ Apr 17, 2014 21:28

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

I always like the Hogan 86 title

and the old NWA Western States belt

# ¿ Apr 18, 2014 21:19

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

sticklefifer posted:

Tajiri looks a hell of a lot less sneaky without the beard.

That's just how sneaky he is.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2014 23:34

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

theacox posted:

That face is just so extremely punchable.

as punchable as this?

I don't think so.

# ¿ May 7, 2014 13:08

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Gonzo McFee posted:

Mark Briscoe's head looks like a mogwai in mid transformation.

He looks like one of the Bearenstein Bears.

# ¿ May 19, 2014 21:56

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

xNarUtoRKOrton420x posted:

Heath Slater is going to grow up to be Paul Bearer

I keep seeing The Sandman.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2014 14:50

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

-Atom- posted:

Looking at this picture, from left to right. "Oh, god, what happened to the man? Is he just KO'd? Injured?" Scans across to the rest of the image. " . . . the hell?"

DekeThornton posted:

Yup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFBLaxyc8yA

Also, don't forget Joanne Calderwood.

She fights in a plaid skirt? That's awesome.

Rhonne posted:

So I came across this WWE article about their dream Hardcore matches and each one comes with an amazing poster:

I want to know the thought process that led to this matchup.

Obviously, WWE is wishing Daniel Bryan dead. Or they're using it to promote a laundry detergent that washes blood, brains, and beard out of fuzzy boots.

# ¿ Jul 18, 2014 00:42

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

LobsterMobster posted:

She fights in a plaid skirt because she's Scottish.

I just googled her, and she's actually a fighter? Because she just looks so sad in her pictures. Like if you told me she was constantly be forced to fight against her by mentally abusive spouse, I could believe that. I mean seriously, she looks like she wants no part of this fighting business.

# ¿ Jul 18, 2014 00:57

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Miz or, uh, The Beverly Brothers for Ohio?

Oh, wait, no. Brian Pillman!

# ¿ Aug 8, 2014 18:15

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Maybe Hero's trying to get his job back with the WWE? He knows he won't get a job because he'll never have a Cesaro body, but he could get a job if he turns into the new King Kong Bundy.

# ¿ Aug 9, 2014 14:40

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Capsaicin posted:

WWE.COM is my favorite superstar.

And they did a good job of plugging WWE Network in that interview too!

# ¿ Aug 12, 2014 21:35

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Gonzo McFee posted:

His gimmick for a while was Preppy little shithead and they kept his name as Ted. Sometimes the gimmicks are just in front of you.

A lot of times you don't want the son of the wrestler in the shadow of his famous father, because all it will do it cause fans to resent the son for not being the father.

However . . .

Trust fund prep/frat boy Ted Dibiase Jr being financed by his famous and well known father is such a drat perfect gimmick. TNA shits on a lot of gold that gets handed to them, but man, when WWE fucks up, they really gently caress up.

# ¿ Aug 13, 2014 23:27

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

sexy_trash posted:

Vince really cracks me up

I'm honestly surprised that the 9.99 flag isn't bigger. MUCH BIGGER. And draped off the side of the building, completely covering the facade.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2014 00:42

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

TwoDogs1Cup posted:

Feels so right

Frankston posted:

Looks pretty good to me.

Nope, looks pretty bad.

Now if it was him walking out of a pawn shop with a fistful of cash and the belt in the window, then it'd be pretty good.

Dean's championship should be custom made, out of beer cans and beef jerky.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2014 21:30

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Daniel Bryan posted:

I guess a company wants to expand a subdivision he lives in and he's unhappy about it.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/26397099/urton-lane-residents-concerned-about-ball-homes-expansion?clienttype=generic&smartdevicecgbypass

Someone's going to get hit with a tennis racket.

# ¿ Aug 29, 2014 22:41

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Alteisen posted:

These are awesome.

Bonus points for using the correct WWF title.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2014 16:02

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

If it's good enough for Indiana Jones and the Eighth Doctor Who, it's good enough for me!*

*I actually do not own, or wear, one.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2014 19:10

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Kifisonfire posted:

Putting fake Sting from an NJPW match on the packaging seems like a pretty WWE thing to do.

They need better copy editors. Two of the matches on the back of The Ultimate Warrior's DVD (vs HTM, and vs Andre) are both listed as being IC matches at SummerSlam.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2014 19:24

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# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 06:56

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Del Raminos posted:

The guy in the white shirt and dark hat is heavily invested in how all of this is going to play out.

# ¿ Sep 26, 2014 22:21

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