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Hedgehog Pie posted:I've heard a few stories about the lengths Pillman went to in order to sell the Loose Cannon character, some of which I've seen evidence of (unexpectedly manhandling a fragile "off-limits" Bobby Heenan in WCW) and others which seem a bit weirder (taking a poo poo on the floor in someone's house and possibly eating it?). I think the appeal though is in the perfect storm of him being involved in a tasteless Attitude Era rape angle, almost immediately dying due to a drug problem, and then that horrible interview with his widow on the next Raw. If I'm remembering correctly the Heenan thing was something he had talked to Heenan (and only Heenan) about before doing it at least.
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Red posted:Wasn't Benoit supposed to put over Punk for the show he missed? He was probably super paranoid about being phased out. If I'm remembering the news from that weekend correctly, he was supposed to go over Punk in that match.
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Takuan posted:If I'm remembering the news from that weekend correctly, he was supposed to go over Punk in that match.
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davidbix posted:Yes, but he WAS super paranoid about it, thinking he was being phased out when he was actually put in the ECW spot BECAUSE of how respected he was. Ah, ok, that's what I was remembering.
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And that led to Nancy Grace's bizarre "He was about to be demoted to the Four Horsemen" line
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Just wanted to say that Amazon Prime has listed Dark Side of the Ring Confidential as Season 3 which it is not. Unless you are interested in Conrad and the producers talking about past episodes, avoid it.
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The Plane Ride From Hell was very high on my wishlist for season 3, that's going to be really interesting (and horrifying) to dig into. Sounds like even more awful poo poo happened during it than I realisedMacrame_God posted:Brian Pillman (Season Premiere) This list is missing the confirmed ep on Dynamite Kid
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i hope the nick gage episode is just an hour of talking heads saying "yeah he's cool as hell"
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Vince MechMahon posted:When does season 3 debut? Not announced yet
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If you don't like the Nick Gage episode you might be a cop caller, MDK
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Have you folks been watching the Confidential episodes? They're kinda interesting...also one of the producers keeps wearing Nancy Sullivan sweatshirts.
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I watched the Road Warriors episode and I unfortunately found it lacking, it could easily have been a two-parter. They fast-forward through a lot of JCP/NWA/WCW as well as a lot of their last WWF run. Also, no mention of how many times they ran the “Animal finds a new partner” storyline with Heidenreich, etc after Hawk died.
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I did like Animal's story about how Hawk was a literal teen movie villain growing up, fighting people in high school and then on the off chance you beat him he was your best friend
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I was watching a video about hosed up stuff that happened on live TV, and it mentioned Bruno Sammartino having a match with a guy who died in the ring after Bruno scoop slammed him. Seems like a possible episode. I'd actually never heard about this before.
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i never heard of it either bix contact The Sack
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Back in those days, champions were expected to kill a man in the ring. It may seem barbaric now, but that's how they protected the business.
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How did a guy get into the ring in such bad shape he died from a slam? Wasn't the sports commission actually doing poo poo back then, too?
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Vince MechMahon posted:How did a guy get into the ring in such bad shape he died from a slam? Wasn't the sports commission actually doing poo poo back then, too? Well, he had a heart attack during the slam. But we don't know if poor health or some hereditary condition was the cause. He was also 46
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Come on and SLAM
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Vince MechMahon posted:How did a guy get into the ring in such bad shape he died from a slam? Wasn't the sports commission actually doing poo poo back then, too? dude people die from tripping and bonking their head on the curb. rings back then may as well have been made of cement.
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Work stiff, become a stiff.
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I remember at one point during the AWA produced movie "The Wrestler" starring Verne Gagne and Ed Asner, at one point Ray Stevens kills a guy during a match, and the film's like "Well, it happens!"
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JOHN CENA posted:i never heard of it either "On February 18, 1961, Sammartino had an afternoon match at Sunnyside Gardens, a small arena in Queens, NY, against 46-year-old Chick Garibaldi. During the match, Garibaldi suffered a heart attack after being body slammed, and died. Sammartino later found out that Garibaldi was using steroids. Whether one had anything to do with the other, that was the catalyst for Sammartino’s hatred for steroids."
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MAY 6th! https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing/status/1380241662274895875?s=20
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Kanyon is gonna be hard to watch. Such a tragedy.
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Prepared to get real mad at everything watching the Kanyon ep
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Luna Vachon gently caress YES
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Ganso Bomb posted:Luna Vachon gently caress YES I wasn't aware there'd be that much to say about her, until I looked at her Wikipedia page, and... yikes.
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Ganso Bomb posted:Luna Vachon gently caress YES I popped when I saw her name come up; that episode is gonna be... full of uh... history. and hopefully the only possible passing mention of Bull Nakano anywhere in this series. e: Just noticed that with a Jake the Snake episode, they're covering a current wrestler who has absolutely had a career resurgence but as a sober person who is still in recovery and doing their best day by day. Wonder if they'll ever do an episode for Dustin Rhodes because that dude went through some poo poo. Was wondering if they'd do one a while ago but figured they wouldn't as he's still active in AEW but if Jake is getting one... the escape goat fucked around with this message at 06:57 on Apr 28, 2021 |
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I'm glad I know of like 3 out of the 12 and even the 3 I do know it's barely anything and more just name recognition
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Tbf, how many Japanese businesses DON'T have ties to the Yakuza, especially pro wrestling companies.
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Hedgehog Pie posted:Tbf, how many Japanese businesses DON'T have ties to the Yakuza, especially pro wrestling companies. Was Tenryu's WAR promotion connected at all?
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Red posted:Was Tenryu's WAR promotion connected at all? I've seen Tenryu implied to be connected a few times, so quite possible
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I wonder if the rate things are going, that we're going to see a Dark Side of the Ring episode based on Drake Wuertz.
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Armitage posted:I wonder if the rate things are going, that we're going to see a Dark Side of the Ring episode based on Drake Wuertz. His descent makes me sad. I used to really like him. His guerilla warfare match with Sami Callihan for a title shot is my favorite PWG match and the subsequent title match he had with Adam Cole was also really good. I think it's only a matter of time before a Teddy Hart episode. Joey Ryan, also. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Apr 28, 2021 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I think it's only a matter of time before a Teddy Hart episode. Joey Ryan, also. Pretty sure Teddy Hart will be dead in a few years, so, yeah.
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I'm very excited for all of you to learn about Juche Thought.
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