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    JULY 2020 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    3 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

    After Mania, Hogan and Slaughter had at least one Boot Camp Match. That would've been a really cool stip for Mania. Add a bit more violence and chaos (though I actually like the match they had.)

    I was always amazed they continued the feud after Mania 7 and did this match on the house show loop when it would've been perfect for the blow-off on PPV. Of course we got the match made in hell instead which I have a fondness for

    WRESTLING ON THE INTERNET NOT FROM THE NOW

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    3 hours ago, Pete said:

    "I'm not going to try and run you down, because I can't." That is fucking ACES. Superstar puts on a clinic in building up his opponent.

    On the one hand I’m kinda sad that I’ve only ever really got to see his WWF run, but on the other hand I’m happy because it’s still shown how great Eadie was in that role 

    JULY 2020 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    2 hours ago, MavsFan77 said:

    To answer the trivia no he’s not, and it’s happened quite recently. Jon Moxley won the AEW world title from Le Champion at Revolution which was on February 29, 2020. 

    Which raises a semantic question: is a world title still one that has been defended over seas (which AEW hasn’t) or is it now just a title which is shown on tv around the world? 

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    JULY 2020 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    1 hour ago, MavsFan77 said:

    But I thought Cody could use it anyhow, and was just choosing not to? That’s the narrative he put out last year. That he was somehow legally entitled to it, but he preferred being known only as Cody, because he’d “worked hard”, and built up the name in New Japan and ROH.

    Fucking LOL to that! 
     

    Anyway, wrestling trivia time. Is Sting the only person to have ever won the world title on a leap year day?

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    JUNE 2020 WRESTLING PICTURES

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    - The master of the brawl

    - Most versatile wrestler of all time

    - Longevity and ability to get over everywhere

    - Every promo was gold

    - Made you care about his match

    - A very giving wrestler

    - Cut his career in half, and you'd have two Hall-of-Famers

    Happy 76th birthday to (one of) the greatest of all time

    terry_funk_by_missi_love_d7zzho7-fullvie

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    JUNE 2020 WRESTLING GIFS

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    12 hours ago, thee Reverend Axl Future said:

    But when the Superstar was really the Superstar, he burned so brightly and greatly. He was a very very influential worker, looks and interview-wise and especially the muscles and "cool heel" archetype.

    I do dig the crazy Florida stuff with Kevin Sullivan and BJHaynes as well, but its campy as heck.

    - RAF

    I love his resurrection promo after being attacked by Sullivan. "I will break these chains that bind me!"

     

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    The Old School Questions thread

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    13 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

    I didn't know heel Briscos were really a thing. I mean, I knew they had some heel runs somewhere, but I didn't know it was in the Carolinas. Any good examples of this?

    I remember reading an interview with Jack yeeeears ago, it wasn’t intentional but they liked how the dynamic was playing out against Steamboat and Youngblood so just ran with it.

    The folks who run Mid Atlantic Gateway continue to do gods work

    JUNE 2020 WRESTLING DISCUSSION

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    I watched Halloween Havoc 91 yesterday too! What an absolute clusterfuck that match was but if it wasn’t the most amazing spectacle when I was a kid! 

    Everyone shits on 91 WCW with Flair leaving and the influx of cartoony gimmicks, but having been working my way through all the Clash’s and PPVs since furlough I’ve got to say it’s such a breathe of fresh air when Dusty comes in. Lots of new faces and pushes and a modern presentation after Ole’s reliance on old faces and reserved booking and mediocre production. You can tell Dusty’s time in WWF had a major influence 

    The Old School Questions thread

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    7 hours ago, BloodyChamp said:

    So does anybody have the Bobby Eaton face turn or am I mistaken and they just piped in chants? They did that back then? Lol!

    IIRC, Cornette and Lane had gone and the piped chants were a way to turn him without any sort of instigation. As @Infinit said, just as he seemed to be settling into working as a plucky face they turned him and put him with the Dangerous Alliance.

    RE: Los Angeles @Death From Above, I remember reading in Lous Thesz's book the LA territory was always awful for pay offs (perhaps for similar reasons to Florida), as a result the cards used cheap workers and the promoter was a bit of a scumbag. I can only assume it never really recovered properly from this. 

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