Minidust posted:

in all seriousness, mastering the basic back and front bumps will cover like 99% of moves you're likely to take! Looking back on my limited ring time, I think the only sells that really threw me were a CrossRhodes-like maneuver and a mis-timed Pedigree

Open Marriage Night posted:

At the latest GCW show in Detroit, Matt Cardona did a "Boo! Yeah!" spot using Danhausen and his action figures.

The337th posted:

I don't understand what I'm supposed to be picturing here

were they both using action figures to hit each other?

Gaz-L posted:

This is one of those things where it's hard to divorce yourself from your current knowledge, because I can't think of anything especially mindblowing Michaels and Janetty did back in the day, they were just doing the same stuff a dozen other RnR Express ripoffs were doing, just they did it better than almost anyone but Morton and Gibson.

Alaois posted:

Chris Jericho told a now-famous story where the first time WWE did one of those gimmick PPVs where matches were decided by fan vote it was actually a shoot and they genuinely didn't know what matches were gonna happen, and his match ended up being against Shelton Benjamin who he'd never wrestled before. So they're calling the match in the ring, and Jericho asks Shelton what his finisher is. Shelton says "T-Bone Suplex" but because they're in the middle of a match in a loud arena, Jericho can't hear him clearly so he hears "Beeboo Crawshanks" and thinks to himself "I have no idea how to set up or take the Beeboo Crawshanks"

Chris Jericho in Undisputed posted:

It was an interesting concept and totally legitimate: none of the performers (including me) knew how many votes each match was getting until the show actually started. However, while all of the other workers at least knew who their opponent was (just not the stipulation), I had to prepare for an Intercontinental title match against one of eighteen possible contenders. Christian, Batista, Shelton Benjamin, Jonathan Coachman, Chuck Palumbo, Billy Gunn, Rosey, Outback Jack, and seemingly everybody else on the roster who wasn’t booked were potential opponents.

...

I went to the ring with absolutely no idea who I’d be facing for the title. Then a drumroll played and the results of the vote were put up on the Tron. Shelton’s music played and the crowd got to their feet, excited that he had won the election. Shelton was really getting over at the time and his offense and leaping ability were among the best I’d ever seen.

Incidentally, I hadn’t been told the finish beforehand either, and after a few seconds referee Mike Chioda told me that Vince wanted Shelton to go over with his finish. That was fine with me, but I’d never worked with Shelton before and had no idea what his finish even was. I whispered, “Okay, but what’s his finish?”

Mike looked at me funny and I could tell he was getting more instructions over the IFB that was jammed in his ear. He finally looked up, his instructions complete, and mumbled, “Tawboww munchex.”

I couldn’t understand what the hell he said, and I asked him again. “Huh? What’s his finish?”

“Beeboo Crawtaints.”

“What is it?”

“Steve-O Rufinks.”

Chioda had a habit of mumbling instructions while in the ring so fans wouldn’t understand what he was saying, but now I couldn’t understand him either. At that point I had the most confused scowl on my face, and when I saw myself on the Tron, I wondered if Vince thought I had that look because I was pissed that I had to drop the title. In reality I was just trying to decipher Chioda’s mumbo-jumbo. When Shelton climbed into the ring, I told him he was winning the match with his finish. He had to suppress a smile as he heard what Vince wanted, and I hissed at him to stop grinning and tell me his finish already.

“T-bone suplex,” he whispered with an exultant look on his face.

The match began and I called the whole thing in the ring, which was a challenge, but it turned out to be one of my favorite performances ever. It was such a rush to be flying by the seat of my spandex live without a net, and I got into a zone. Finally I shot Shelton into the corner, and when he reversed me I jumped straight to the second turnbuckle and leaped back toward him.

I wasn’t sure what a T-Bone Suplex was, so I came off with my arms and legs extended like Patrick the starfish. I figured that no matter what it was, he could give it to me if I gave him enough space. Sure enough, he caught me in midair and flipped me over his head for the three-count and the victory.

The337th posted:

I don't understand what I'm supposed to be picturing here

were they both using action figures to hit each other?

Erin M. Fiasco posted:

One time I misheard MJF telling me to do a basic front bump on a move and I somehow did the only perfect flip bump I will ever do in my life off what I think was supposed to be a snapmare.

apophenium posted:

I'm trying to watch some old PWG stuff and Excalibur and Disco Machine are doing commentary and it is incredibly out of pocket. Was this pretty common for indy promotions in the early/mid 2000s? I'm hoping they'll chill out a bit as I keep watching. An unfortunate factor of the time I guess.

Suplex Liberace posted:

have i got a t***** (word that would be the singular form of the title of a film about the potential horrors of nuclear war in 1980s Britain) for you

Suplex Liberace posted:

have i got a thread for you

History Comes Inside! posted:

forkboy84 posted:

early ROH has insane misogyny and a good deal of homophobia too.

apophenium posted:

What is it

C. Everett Koop posted:

the very first match iirc

The D in Detroit posted:

Is there any reason Tuesday was selected as the day for shows like Taboo Tuesday and Tuesday in Texas?

Ganso Bomb posted:

The FTC just approved a ban on noncompete clauses in the US. I wonder if this will have any impact on wrestling companies, or if they’ll continue to skate by on the “independent contractor” line?

Diabolik900 posted:

Anyone who actually knows what they’re talking about can feel free to correct me, but I’ve heard that WWE doesn’t technically use non-compete clauses for wrestlers. When they release someone, they technically are just giving them notice that they’ll be released in 90 days. They’re still under contract, just not being used, for those 90 days. If that’s true, I don’t think this would actually affect them, but I’m by no means a legal expert.

Ganso Bomb posted:

The FTC just approved a ban on noncompete clauses in the US. I wonder if this will have any impact on wrestling companies, or if they’ll continue to skate by on the “independent contractor” line?

Diabolik900 posted:

Anyone who actually knows what they’re talking about can feel free to correct me, but I’ve heard that WWE doesn’t technically use non-compete clauses for wrestlers. When they release someone, they technically are just giving them notice that they’ll be released in 90 days. They’re still under contract, just not being used, for those 90 days. If that’s true, I don’t think this would actually affect them, but I’m by no means a legal expert.

Rusty Shackelford posted:

It really would depend on if the company wants to spite you or not.